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It looks like progress on the Stormwind repairs may be made during Warlords of Draenor!
Warlords of Draenor Alpha - Reagent Bank
Warlords of Draenor will add another tab to your regular bank with 98 slots to store profession reagents. Keep in mind that profession reagents will now form much larger stacks, with many stacking to 200.
Warlords of Draenor Alpha - Void Storage Size Increase
Warlords of Draenor also increases the size of Void Storage, adding a second tab with the same number of slots as the first.
Warlords of Draenor Alpha - Garrison Blueprint Prices
If you choose to avoid questing or other activities that reward blueprints for your garrison while leveling, you can still purchase blueprints for the buildings at level 100.
Currently every building's blueprint costs 5,000 gold, with the exception of the stables, which cost 1,000 gold. Keep in mind that this is early alpha, so prices can and will likely change before release.
Warlords of Draenor Alpha - New Quests
Several new quests were added in the latest build, many of them being tracking quests or quests for rare spawns and treasure found in the world.
We have listed the others below, but you can find the full list of new quests on the WoWDB Beta site and our original Warlords quest preview here.
| Level | Name | Objective | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rise of Aku'mai | Kill Aku'mai the Devourer | ||
| Looking For Help | Find a local fisherman that can help our cause. | ||
| Blingtron 5000 Daily | |||
| 100 | Darkmoon Iron Deck | Return the Iron Deck to the Darkmoon Faire when it comes to town. | |
| 100 | Darkmoon Moon Deck | Return the Moon Deck to the Darkmoon Faire when it comes to town. | |
| 100 | Darkmoon Visions Deck | Return the Visions Deck to the Darkmoon Faire when it comes to town. | |
| 100 | Darkmoon War Deck | Return the War Deck to the Darkmoon Faire when it comes to town. | |
| Fire Ammonite Daily | Mak'jin wants you to collect 10 Fire Ammonite Eggs from Frostfire Ridge. | ||
| 90 | Avenge and Reclaim | Slay Kadar's killer and retrieve the book. | |
| 90 | Breakers Invasion! | Speak with Legionaire Grimjaw in your garrison. | |
| 90 | Starting a Work Order | Give the alchemist's assistant enough Blackrock Ore and Frostweed to start your first Alchemy Lab work order. | |
| 90 | The Mysterious Flask | Speak to the Lo'nash at your garrison. | |
| 90 | The Alchemist | Find Kadar. | |
| 90 | The Apprentice | Rescue Ang'kra. | |
| 90 | Honor and Remember | Gather Frostweed and Fireweed seeds. | |
| 90 | What We Need | Collect 10 Drudgeboat Salvage. | |
| 90 | What We Got | Have Skaggit get the peons working, collect Lady Sena's Stash of Stone, find and learn Gazlowe's missing blueprints. | |
| 90 | We Require More Materials | Gather 50 Materials. | |
| 90 | We Need An Army | Speak with High Overlord Saurfang. | |
| 91 | The Ogron Live? | Slay Groog. | |
| 90 | Mission Probable | Use the Command Table to send Olin Umberhide on a mission. | |
| 25 | The Rise of Aku'mai | Kill Aku'mai the Devourer |  Blackfathom Deeps |
| Cordana Summon |  Talador | ||
| 92 | Slumberbloom | Use rocks to destroy the slumberblooms |  Shadowmoon Valley |
| 92 | Oath of Shadow Hunter Rala |  Frostfire Ridge | |
| 92 | Mulverick's Offer of Service | Frostfire Ridge | |
| 92 | We Be Needin' Supplies | Speak with Shadow Hunter Rala at Darkspear's Edge in Frostfire Ridge. | Frostfire Ridge |
| 90 | The Land Provides | Collect 30 Frozen Plant Matter. | Frostfire Ridge |
| 92 | The Dark Lady's Gift | Frostfire Ridge | |
| 91 | The Bounty of Bladespire | Take your share of the plunder for Durotan's chest. | Frostfire Ridge |
| 90 | The Den of Skog | Kill Skog. | Frostfire Ridge |
| 90 | The Den of Skog | Kill Skog. | Frostfire Ridge |
| 94 | It's a Matter of Strategy | Speak to Hol'wud to secure a flight to Talador. | Frostfire Ridge |
| 93 | Basic Skulltaking | Take the skulls from 5 dead Skulltakers. | Gorgrond |
| 93 | Skulltaker's Revenge | Kill 10 Fungal Lurchers. | Gorgrond |
| 93 | Mysterious Pod | Bring the Glowing Red Pod to Grulkor at Red Zangar in Gorgrond. | Gorgrond |
| 93 | Rangari Station | Follow the Broken Road to Rangari Station. | Gorgrond |
| 93 | The Fara Faucet | Slay 6 Seed Sentries. | Gorgrond |
| 96 | Krikka and Vakora Tracking | Spires of Arak | |
| 100 | Bonus Objective: Cleaning Out the Pale | The Forgotten Caves |
World of Warcraft 10th Anniversary Reward
Hogs will be one of the 10th Anniversary rewards this year. Right now it uses a smaller version of Hogger's model.
Warlords of Draenor Alpha - New Items
Some new items were added to the database today, including the gear from Frostfire Ridge and some other items listed below.
| Level | Type | Slot | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Book |  A Treatise on Mining in Draenor | |
| 100 | Book | A Compendium of the Herbs of Draenor | |
| 100 | Book | A Guide to Skinning in Draenor | |
| 100 | Book | Fishing Guide to Draenor | |
| 100 | Alchemy Recipe | A Treatise on the Alchemy of Draenor [TEMP] | |
| 10 | Cloth | Head |  Magic Bunny Hat |
| 10 | Cloth | Wrists |  Lasso Bracers, Powerup |
| 10 | Cloth | Wrists |  Lasso Bracers, Humanoid |
| 1 | Consumable |  Dance Hat |
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Hunter (Forums / Skills / WoD Talent Calculator)
Any chance we ever see a ranged attacking hunter pet? I feel hydras would be the best for it. Pathing issues makes more appealing.
Would love to do these, need to talk to class guys about balance. (Muffinus)
Update: Rylaks now tameable (exotic). Hook wasps have joined the wasp family. Still no unicorns. (Muffinus)
Can we get a hint as to what a Rylak is? Is it a new creature we've never seen from datamining, or an older creature we had?
Iron Skyreaver is a Rylak. (Muffinus)
PvP
is PVP gear going to exactly match pve? or different model sets? different colours?
Same models. Mostly likely different colors. (holinka)
Hi unsure of this has been asked/answered, but will PvP gear change with spec as PvE gear will in WoD? This would be amazing.
yes it will! (holinka)
Garrisons
I'm liking the idea of having the garrison outposts in zones - kind of a home away from home away from home!
That's the idea! You will be able to do some basic garrison functions from the outposts too, like missions! (Source)
How big will the Outposts be?
They are good sized quest hubs.
Will some of your followers be found at the outposts?
We are contemplating that for sure.
Will we have to micromanage the remaining outposts that we establish as well, or will they be of a more passive nature?
The outposts are passive. You can choose to interact with missions there as a bonus while you are in that zone. (Source)
so if armory is an artillery strike what does a mage tower grant?
The current design on the Mage Tower is that you summon a Guardian Orb help you in combat. (Source)
for the workshop in gorgrond can i pick my champion? Like a champion of the alliance?
It actually summons a random champion from a pool each time. All have unique effects. (Source)
What does the arena do for you?
New missions and bonuses and specs to improve the gorgrond ability and follower upgrades. (Source)
Let's say I build a sparring arena in Gorgrond and a Lumber mill in my SMV garrison. Will I get both perks in Gorgrond or only one?
You would not be able to do that since your choice in Gorgrond rewards the corresponding building plan for your garrison.
I mean at max level and I build a lumber mill in my garrison, but a sparring arena in Gorgrond.
You will get the bonus you chose in that zone. In this case, you would have access to the Sparring Arena bonus in Gorgrond. (Source)
Wasn't it said that you could get the plan you didn't choose via other means?
It mentioned you can buy the other at 100, but I think it's only for the Garrison. Would love clarification.
For the garrison, yes. The outpost is currently a one-time decision. (Source)
Breeding pets is no longer a planned feature, right? Is the stable only used to house pets and trainers now?
Its the Menagerie now, and yes, no breeding. It will offer some very cool pet battles bonuses though! (Source)
I hope there will be things you can place in your Garrison that you can get in various ways. Boss drops, lootable rare objects
Monuments are currently planned to unlock via achievements. Buildings and followers come from MANY sources. Keep in mind, the focus of the garrison is gameplay. Customization is very cool, but not the main draw.(Source)
Are you still considering allowing us to move the Garrisons to another zone at max level, or is that now completely scrapped?
No plans for that at launch, could always happen in the future though. (Source)
Reading part 1 of the Garrison blog it seems like you can't opt out without it drastically hurting your experience.
What in particular gave you that reaction? (WatcherDev)
raise an army capable of toppling the Iron Horde, and the Garrison is integral to that experience
That's accurate in terms of the story though. Your mission in Draenor is to build a base and rally an army against the Iron Horde. (WatcherDev)
If you just want to run dungeons or do BGs or whatever else and then raid/PvP/etc. at 100, though, you can absolutely do that. (WatcherDev)
I think I asked this before, but how do garrisons events works. is there conditions to trigger an event or gain new enemies?
Yep, various conditions, not quite ready to talk about them yet. Ideally, it feels like a response to YOUR actions in Draenor. (Muffinus)
You guys may have answered this elsewhere but will garrisons have their own banks?
You can access your bank from the Storehouse, or one of the Stables specializations. (Muffinus)
Hunter (Forums / Skills / WoD Talent Calculator)Any chance we ever see a ranged attacking hunter pet? I feel hydras would be the best for it. Pathing issues makes more appealing.
Would love to do these, need to talk to class guys about balance. (Muffinus)
Update: Rylaks now tameable (exotic). Hook wasps have joined the wasp family. Still no unicorns. (Muffinus)
Can we get a hint as to what a Rylak is? Is it a new creature we've never seen from datamining, or an older creature we had?
Iron Skyreaver is a Rylak. (Muffinus)
PvP
is PVP gear going to exactly match pve? or different model sets? different colours?
Same models. Mostly likely different colors. (holinka)
Hi unsure of this has been asked/answered, but will PvP gear change with spec as PvE gear will in WoD? This would be amazing.
yes it will! (holinka)
Garrisons
I'm liking the idea of having the garrison outposts in zones - kind of a home away from home away from home!
That's the idea! You will be able to do some basic garrison functions from the outposts too, like missions! (Source)
How big will the Outposts be?
They are good sized quest hubs.
Will some of your followers be found at the outposts?
We are contemplating that for sure.
Will we have to micromanage the remaining outposts that we establish as well, or will they be of a more passive nature?
The outposts are passive. You can choose to interact with missions there as a bonus while you are in that zone. (Source)
so if armory is an artillery strike what does a mage tower grant?
The current design on the Mage Tower is that you summon a Guardian Orb help you in combat. (Source)
for the workshop in gorgrond can i pick my champion? Like a champion of the alliance?
It actually summons a random champion from a pool each time. All have unique effects. (Source)
What does the arena do for you?
New missions and bonuses and specs to improve the gorgrond ability and follower upgrades. (Source)
Let's say I build a sparring arena in Gorgrond and a Lumber mill in my SMV garrison. Will I get both perks in Gorgrond or only one?
You would not be able to do that since your choice in Gorgrond rewards the corresponding building plan for your garrison.
I mean at max level and I build a lumber mill in my garrison, but a sparring arena in Gorgrond.
You will get the bonus you chose in that zone. In this case, you would have access to the Sparring Arena bonus in Gorgrond. (Source)
Wasn't it said that you could get the plan you didn't choose via other means?
It mentioned you can buy the other at 100, but I think it's only for the Garrison. Would love clarification.
For the garrison, yes. The outpost is currently a one-time decision. (Source)
Breeding pets is no longer a planned feature, right? Is the stable only used to house pets and trainers now?
Its the Menagerie now, and yes, no breeding. It will offer some very cool pet battles bonuses though! (Source)
I hope there will be things you can place in your Garrison that you can get in various ways. Boss drops, lootable rare objects
Monuments are currently planned to unlock via achievements. Buildings and followers come from MANY sources. Keep in mind, the focus of the garrison is gameplay. Customization is very cool, but not the main draw.(Source)
Are you still considering allowing us to move the Garrisons to another zone at max level, or is that now completely scrapped?
No plans for that at launch, could always happen in the future though. (Source)
Reading part 1 of the Garrison blog it seems like you can't opt out without it drastically hurting your experience.
What in particular gave you that reaction? (WatcherDev)
raise an army capable of toppling the Iron Horde, and the Garrison is integral to that experience
That's accurate in terms of the story though. Your mission in Draenor is to build a base and rally an army against the Iron Horde. (WatcherDev)
If you just want to run dungeons or do BGs or whatever else and then raid/PvP/etc. at 100, though, you can absolutely do that. (WatcherDev)
I think I asked this before, but how do garrisons events works. is there conditions to trigger an event or gain new enemies?
Yep, various conditions, not quite ready to talk about them yet. Ideally, it feels like a response to YOUR actions in Draenor. (Muffinus)
You guys may have answered this elsewhere but will garrisons have their own banks?
You can access your bank from the Storehouse, or one of the Stables specializations. (Muffinus)
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