Update - Added Transmogrification Rules.

Patch 4.3 Raid Preview: Dragon Soul
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
World of Warcraft patch 4.3 will offer players the opportunity to take the fight to Wyrmrest Temple and beyond, assisting Thrall and the Dragon Aspects as they seek to bring an end to the Black Dragonflight once and for all. 10- and 25-person raids will get to take on Deathwing himself, with three levels of difficulty to consider and epic gear to claim.

Forged by Deathwing during the War of the Ancients, the Dragon Soul harnessed the power of the other dragonflights, until it was ultimately destroyed. After recovering a version of the artifact from the Caverns of Time, Thrall and the allied dragonflights now rally at Wyrmrest Temple in a desperate bid to use its might to defeat Deathwing.

Created by the titans as a sanctuary for all Dragonkind, the crumbling Wyrmrest Temple is now the final hope for the forces allied against the black dragon Neltharion, once the Earth-Warder and protector of Azeroth, now Deathwing the Destroyer. It is here that the remaining aspects -- Alexstrasza, Ysera, Nozdormu, Kalecgos, and Thrall -- have gathered to empower the Dragon Soul -- Azeroth's last chance to stop the great behemoth. As they begin to charge the Dragon Soul with energy, Deathwing and his entire army assault Wyrmrest Temple. Players must thwart the attacking forces long enough for Thrall to charge the Dragon Soul.

Before you face Deathwing the Destroyer, you must prevail against six mighty bosses.

The most powerful elemental still under Deathwing's sway, Morchok -- once a passive guardian -- is now convinced that his only respite will come with Azeroth's demise. Morchok rages against the foundation of Wyrmrest Temple, Azeroth's last beacon of hope in the Hour of Twilight.

Countless ages ago, Warlord Zon'ozz and his soldiers waged endless war against the forces of C'Thun and Yogg-Saron. Millennia have passed, but the warlord still serves the chaotic might of the Old God N'Zoth. Deathwing has now unleashed this legendary faceless one to crush the defenders of Wyrmrest Temple.


Since the fall of the Bastion of Twilight, Yor'sahj the Unsleeping has eagerly assisted Deathwing, providing the Destroyer with the means to release more faceless ones from their prisons deep beneath the earth. Their numbers are endless and their power is beyond reckoning, and Yor'sahj intends to reap a grim reward for his faithful service.


Hagara the Binder, one of the first students of arcane magic under the Forsaken, showed surprising potential for one who had started learning so late in life. But in her undisciplined attempts to bind elementals into servitude, she was ensnared and twisted by the Windlord, Al'Akir. Now fiercely loyal to the Twilight's Hammer, Hagara binds others for her elemental masters to torment.

More an abomination of dark energy than a dragon, Ultraxion has spent his short life absorbing the essence of captured nether dragons. Ultraxion is the only twilight dragon Deathwing has praised, and his arrogance is overshadowed only by the crackling energies surging through his twisted form. Loyal to his master, Ultraxion swears to bring about the fall of Wyrmrest Temple.


Though once vast in number, only a few dozen twilight dragons now remain. Astride these hardened survivors are the last vestiges of the Twilight's Hammer's army: the elite drake riders of Deathwing's personal escort. Led by the insidious Warmaster Blackhorn, they move with unholy purpose, driven to protect their dark master.


When Deathwing first channeled the Dragon Soul's power against the other dragonflights, the massive energies that he unleashed threatened to break him apart. Rather than forgo this weapon, he had adamantium plates fused to his scales to hold his body together. Later reinforced with elementium, these plates are now his weakness -- the sole vulnerability to Deathwing's lethal presence.

Your assault on the massive Deathwing will begin a battle unlike any other. It is a fight so wide-ranging and intense that it comprises two unique encounters, taking place across Azeroth. Taking to the skies, players will parachute from soaring gunships to attack the monster mid-flight and attempt to weaken him by ripping away his armor, exposing the molten flesh beneath. Should they succeed, they will plunge into the depths of Maelstrom for the final encounter.

No adventurer has yet taken on an enemy so large and dangerous and lived to tell the tale. Will you?

Transmogrification Rules
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Since we announced the transmogrification feature coming to World of Warcraft with patch 4.3, we have monitored thousands of follow-up comments, questions and suggestions from players all over the world.

What follows is our current list of rules for transmogrification. This is a set of rules that we expect to change over time, and is not intended to be 100% comprehensive, but we hope that it can be referenced to answer most questions that players currently have about what they can and cannot expect to be able to do with transmogrification.


  • The character must be able to equip both items.
  • Only uncommon (green), rare (blue) or epic (purple) items may be transmogrified. (exceptions: a select few of these items will prevented from being used to transmogrify if they are inappropriate)
  • Items must share the same armor type (examples: plate for plate, cloth for cloth)
  • Weapons must be the same weapon type (exceptions: Guns, Crossbows, or Bows)
  • Guns, Crossbows, and Bows can be used to transmogrify Guns, Crossbows, or Bows.
  • Main hand weapons can only be used to transmogrify Main hand weapons.
  • Off-hand weapons can only be used to transmogrify Off-hand weapons.
  • One handed weapons can be used to transmogrify a Main hand or Off-hand weapon.
  • Using an item for transmogrify makes it soulbound.
  • Using an item for transmogrify makes it non-refundable.
  • Using an item for transmogrify makes it non-tradable.
  • Heirlooms and Account Bound items can be transmogrified.
  • Heirlooms and Account Bound items can be used to transmogrify.
  • Legendary items cannot be transmogrified.
  • Legendary items cannot be used to transmogrify.
  • Fishing Poles cannot be transmogrified.
  • Fishing Poles cannot be used to transmogrify.
  • Mailing an item strips its transmogrification.
  • Placing an item in Void Storage strips its transmogrification.
  • Vendoring an item strips its transmogrification.
  • The displayed enchant will be that of the currently equipped item.
  • There may be individual items that are excluded from being transmogrified on the basis that they were originally added to the game as absurdities. (examples: a weapon that looks like a fish, or a chest piece that is invisible)
This article was originally published in forum thread: Patch 4.3 Raid Preview: Dragon Soul started by Boubouille View original post
Comments 211 Comments
  1. mmoc128c07d6b9's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by vertex705 View Post
    pretty sure they're placeholders... 4.3 is still a ways away, not even on PTR yet

    remember Marrowgar's old model anyone?
    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_daJvL0lhAh...arrowgarv1.jpg
    The small tentacle thingy, the big tentacle thingy and the big dragon are final I'd guess, Dragonriders could use the mount you get from DW, the elemental could get a nice model, casterguy will be a casterguy :/
  1. Callace's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by GuiZe View Post
    Didn't think that Old Gods were opponents like the Elemental Lords.
    They're 'evil', so I guess it's logical, like Sith.
  1. mmoc6ac5ce06ba's Avatar
    "As they begin to charge the Dragon Soul with energy, Deathwing and his entire army assault Wyrmrest Temple. Players must thwart the attacking forces long enough for Thrall to charge the Dragon Soul."

    Am I the only one sitting here and thinking OMFG MH v2.0. Please for the love of god no more waves of mobs...
  1. Syegfried's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by -Ethos- View Post
    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
    Before you face Deathwing the Destroyer, you must prevail against six mighty bosses.
    Morchok and Hagara the Binder dont have pictures attatched to them, probably because theyve not been modeled yet or are just incomplete.
    Just noticed.Names, no pics. I was really hoping for Chromatus but owell...

    I just hope they come up with some "Unique" models for those left.

    INB4 Hagara is a Generic undead male/female on warlock set and Morchok being some generic elemental... Would be a sad day, seeing there is 0 new models at the moment on the last raid of the expansion.
  1. Killaim's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Caiada View Post
    "It is here that the remaining aspects -- Alexstrasza, Ysera, Nozdormu, Kalecgos, and Thrall -- have gathered"

    That's the actual quote. It strongly implies Thrall is included in the "Aspects" category now.
    Considering there's a comma before "and Thrall", I doubt he's included in the aspects, but the double dashes condratict that. Then again the double dashes are used weirdly anyway /shrug.

    As for the boss models, kinda sad there aren't new ones (unless they are placeholders), but hey, you can't expect members of the same race, be it a faceless or a dragon, to have way different features than others, now can you.
  1. kaintk's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by CrosbyForMVP View Post
    I still don't understand the reasoning behind not allowing Legendaries right off the bat. Makes no sense to me. If they're going to be added in the future, why not just implement them now?
    you don't inderstand that blizzard and me by the way, don't want to see everyone with tf or wg everywhere ?? lol, man you're not serious;p

    legendary are legendary in skin also..
  1. xskarma's Avatar
    Found the quote for anyone still doubting if Thrall could be an Aspect

    Just as he had exchanged his armor for robes in order to
    fight another sort of battle—one to calm and heal the earth
    —Thrall realized he had exchanged his ability to help as an
    individual for something far greater. He was not, could
    never be, an Aspect. But he was what helped bind them
    together, to do what they needed to.
    Straight from Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects
  1. -Ethos-'s Avatar
    I doubt they'll replace the Dragon models with new ones seeing as "only a few dozen twilight dragons now remain". Doesnt really make sense to build brand-new models.
  1. Caiada's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Killaim View Post
    Considering there's a comma before "and Thrall", I doubt he's included in the aspects, but the double dashes condratict that. Then again the double dashes are used weirdly anyway /shrug.

    As for the boss models, kinda sad there aren't know ones (unless they are placeholders), but hey, you can't expect members of the same race, be it a faceless or a dragon, to have way different features than others, now can you.
    Whether there's a comma before it or not is grammatically correct either way and sort of implies the same thing. I think it's an absolutely crazy idea and would like more of an explanation, but it seems to be what they're saying... Maybe he's like a temporary aspect substitute or it's somehow a necessary step to use the Dragon Soul.
  1. Nobar's Avatar
    Could they have waited another week so I actually have the money to sub again? IT TEMPTS ME SO!
  1. SintorXI's Avatar
    I really hope these boss models are placeholders, because if not I will be severely disappointed with the art team.
  1. CrosbyForMVP's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by kaintk View Post
    you don't inderstand that blizzard and me by the way, don't want to see everyone with tf or wg everywhere ?? lol, man you're not serious;p

    legendary are legendary in skin also..
    Legendaries are legendary, and if you have them from when they were current content, or if you have had the patience and dedication to grind the raids every week since then to get them, why shouldn't you be allowed to show them off? And as for the straw man argument that "zomg everyone will have legendaries," it's simply not true. If I remember correctly, the most wide spread legendary is the TF, and it's still only like 3% of the population that has it. If you think 3% is "everyone," then I don't know what to tell you.
  1. Explosion_Rex's Avatar
    It's stated in "Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects" that it is impossible for Thrall, or any non-dragon to become an aspect. He's just a placeholder Earth Warder since they don't currently have a black dragon that can fill the role. So can we please stop wild speculation based on poor reading comprehension?
  1. bigjenk's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by CrosbyForMVP View Post
    I still don't understand the reasoning behind not allowing Legendaries right off the bat. Makes no sense to me. If they're going to be added in the future, why not just implement them now?
    Premium feature :P
  1. Caiada's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Explosion_Rex View Post
    It's stated in "Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects" that it is impossible for Thrall, or any non-dragon to become an aspect. He's just a placeholder Earth Warder since they don't currently have a black dragon that can fill the role. So can we please stop wild speculation based on poor reading comprehension?
    It's more like arguing over a poorly worded paragraph, but sure.
  1. bigjenk's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by CrosbyForMVP View Post
    Legendaries are legendary, and if you have them from when they were current content, or if you have had the patience and dedication to grind the raids every week since then to get them, why shouldn't you be allowed to show them off? And as for the straw man argument that "zomg everyone will have legendaries," it's simply not true. If I remember correctly, the most wide spread legendary is the TF, and it's still only like 3% of the population that has it. If you think 3% is "everyone," then I don't know what to tell you.
    Bad percentage since everyone averages how many characters?

    Guild I am in has almost the entire raid having a thunderfury.
  1. Flaks's Avatar
    Where the eff is Chromatus?
  1. lucem's Avatar
    who is Chromatus?
  1. Syegfried's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by lucem View Post
    who is Chromatus?
    http://www.wowpedia.org/Chromatus

    Most badass boss blizzard could come up with. I mean, its all the aspects in one dragon. And hes MASSIVE.
  1. ralphie's Avatar
    No chess or gunship?????

    /sadface

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