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Face Queen Azshara’s most devoted champions in an epic new raid—The Eternal Palace.

Ten thousand years ago, as the seas engulfed Zin-Azshari, Queen Azshara forged a dark bargain with N’Zoth that transformed her loyal subjects into the sinister naga. Through millennia of brutal conquest, Azshara has built a new empire from the ruins of the old and now holds dominion over the depths that once threatened to claim her. Ever the gracious host, she has invited the Alliance and Horde alike into her eternal palace to witness her glorious ascension… and their ultimate demise.

Raid bosses: 8

Difficulties: Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic, Mythic

Level: 120

Raid Finder Minimum Item Level: 380

Raid Unlock Schedule:

July 9 – Normal and Heroic Difficulties

July 16 – Mythic and Raid Finder Wing 1 (Abyssal Commander Sivara, Blackwater Behemoth, Radiance of Azshara)

July 30 – Raid Finder Wing 2 (Lady Ashvane, Orgozoa, The Queen’s Court)

August 13 – Raid Finder Wing 3 (Za’qul, Queen Azshara)


Abyssal Commander Sivara
A master of both martial and magical arts, Abyssal Commander Sivara has ruthlessly led Azshara’s vanguard to countless victories.


Blackwater Behemoth
Summoned from depths unknown, the Blackwater Behemoth lurks in an abyss so dark that not even the naga dare to venture into it. Only Azshara is capable of taming the beast, and she has trained it to faithfully guard her treasures.


Radiance of Azshara
Using her handmaiden as a willing sacrifice, Azshara has forged into being an elemental of storm and arcana. Powered by the soul of the devoted vassal, the resulting monstrosity is the avatar of Azshara’s radiance.


Lady Ashvane
Priscilla Ashvane’s relentless pursuit of power has ultimately led her to the Eternal Palace and into a dark pact with Queen Azshara. But what Ashvane receives in return for her loyalty may be more than she bargained for.


Orgozoa
Orgozoa tends to Azshara’s hatchery, preparing for the day her incubating horrors are unleashed upon Azeroth.


The Queen’s Court
For ten thousand years, the Queen’s Court has never failed to enforce the word of Azshara. Now, the queen’s most powerful servants stand ready to fulfill her final decree.


Za’qul, Harbinger of Ny’alotha
The harbinger for the end of days, Za’qul shreds the last vestiges of sanity from a world in chaos, laying the foundations for Azeroth’s new master.


Queen Azshara
Queen of the Naga, Empress of Nazjatar, and one of the most powerful entities Azeroth has ever known, Azshara has plotted and schemed for millennia in preparation for this fateful moment. Now, with all the pieces in place, the time has finally come to reveal her endgame.


New Achievements
Completing the following achievements will earn players the meta-achievement Glory of the Palace Raider and reward the Azshari Bloatray mount: You and What Army?, Fun Run, Intro to Marine Biology, Simple Geometry, If It Please the Court, A Smack of Jellyfish, Lactose Intolerant, ‘The Best of Us

All Difficulties

• The Grand Reception: Defeat the following bosses in The Eternal Palace—Abyssal Commander Sivara, Blackwater Behemoth, Radiance of Azshara
  
• Depths of the Devoted: Defeat the following bosses in The Eternal Palace—Lady Ashvane, Orgozoa, The Queen’s Court
  
• The Circle of Stars: Defeat the following bosses in The Eternal Palace—Za’qul, Queen Azshara

Normal Difficulty and Higher

• You and What Army?: Defeat Abyssal Commander Sivara in The Eternal Palace while all three of her lieutenants are alive and engaged in the fight on Normal difficulty or higher.
  
• Intro to Marine Biology: Defeat the Blackwater Behemoth in The Eternal Palace after collecting 50 samples of sea life from within the Darkest Depths on Normal difficulty or higher.
  
• Fun Run: Defeat Radiance of Azshara in The Eternal Palace after running eight consecutive complete laps around her arena on Normal difficulty or higher.
  
• Simple Geometry: Defeat Lady Ashvane in The Eternal Palace after having each cast of Arcing Azerite pass through her on Normal difficulty or higher.
  
• A Smack of Jellyfish: Defeat Orgozoa in the Hatchery in The Eternal Palace after incubating a baby Zoatroid on Normal difficulty or higher.
  
• If It Please the Court: Perform various emotes to earn Queen Azshara's Favor in The Eternal Palace, then defeat the Queen’s Court on Normal difficulty or higher.
  
• Lactose Intolerant: Defeat Za’qul in The Eternal Palace right after killing ten Twinklehoof Bovine on Normal difficulty or higher.
  
• The Best of Us: Defeat Queen Azshara in The Eternal Palace with one player still alive who is currently affected by Essence of Azeroth on Normal difficulty or higher.

The Eternal Palace Meta-Achievement

• Glory of the Eternal Raider: Complete the Eternal Palace raid achievements listed: You and What Army?, Fun Run, Intro to Marine Biology, Simple Geometry, If It Please the Court, A Smack of Jellyfish, Lactose Intolerant, The Best of Us.

Reward: Azshari Bloatray

Heroic Difficulty or Higher

• Ahead of the Curve: Queen Azshara: Defeat Queen Azshara in The Eternal Palace on Heroic difficulty or higher, before the release of the next raid tier.
  
• Cutting Edge: Queen Azshara: Defeat Queen Azshara in The Eternal Palace on Heroic difficulty or higher, before the release of the next raid tier.

Mythic Difficulty

• Mythic: Abyssal Commander Sivara: Defeat Commander Sivara in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.
  
• Mythic: Radiance of Azshara: Defeat Radiance of Azshara in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.
  
• Mythic: Blackwater Behemoth: Defeat Blackwater Behemoth in The Eternal Palace.
  
• Mythic: Lady Ashvane: Defeat Lady Ashvane in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.
  
• Mythic: Orgozoa: Defeat Orgozoa in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.
  
• Mythic: The Queen's Court: Defeat the Queen’s Court in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.
  
• Mythic: Za'qul: Defeat Za’qul in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.
  
• Mythic: Queen Azshara: Defeat Queen Azshara in The Eternal Palace on Mythic difficulty.

Title Reward: The Eternal

I don’t want my XP to be 5% because some random troll que’d up on twink char and joined our group.
This won’t happen. The change only affects groups that manually invite player characters who have XP off. There is no impact on players who find themselves automatically grouped by the matchmaker while doing PvP or Group Finder dungeons.

This change also doesn’t affect anyone who has turned off XP for their own benefit, such as plundering old raids while keeping their level low enough to use their Aggramar’s Stride boots.

We’ll have our next stress test for WoW Classic on June 19, 2019 4:00 PM EST. This stress test will be accessible to anyone with an active World of Warcraft game account in the Americas & Oceania region. For players who have not yet tested World of Warcraft Classic, the game will become available for download late tomorrow, June 18.

For this stress test, all races and classes will be available for creation, and the maximum character level will be capped at 15. In addition to the open world, there will be instanced content available at that level. This will include Warsong Gulch for PvP as well as Ragefire Chasm, Wailing Caverns, and Deadmines. Of course, Deadmines will be a challenge for players to complete at this level.

Please focus as much play as possible during the first three hours of the stress test. During this time, we’ll be looking for more issues to address under initial launch conditions. The stress test realm will remain available for 48 hours.

If you encounter any issues during the test, please let us know by using the in-game bug reporting tool. If there is anything you’d like to discuss further, feel free to post here in the Classic Discussion forum.

Thank you very much!

Do you have to have BFA on your account with the active subscription?
You do not have to have BFA to participate in this stress test. It’s available to everyone in the region with an active WoW subscription.