Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination Live this Week!
Patch 9.1 is going live today in North America. Here is what you can expect on launch day as well as in the weeks to come!
What is Coming this Week?
- Official Content Update Notes
- Chains of Domination Main Campaign Story
- Covenant Assaults
- New Zone - Korthia, The City of Secrets
- New Faction - Death's Advance
- 45 New Mounts
- Torghast Updates
What is Coming next Week?
- Flying in Shadowlands
- Sanctum of Domination Raid
- July 6 – Normal and Heroic Difficulties
- July 13 – Raid Finder Wing 1 and Mythic Difficulties (The Tarragrue, The Eye of the Jailer, The Nine)
- July 27 – Raid Finder Wing 2 (Soulrender Dormazain, Remnant of Ner’zhul, and Painsmith Raznal)
- August 10 – Raid Finder Wing 3 (Guardian of the First Ones, Fatescribe Roh-Kalo, and Kel’Thuzad)
- August 24 – Raid Finder Wing 4 (Sylvanas Windrunner)
- Shadowlands Season 2
- Tazavesh, the Veiled Market
Chains of Domination Content Update Notes
You can read the official Chains of Domination Content Update Notes by clicking the banner below!
Miscellaneous Highlights
- Korthian Armaments - Korthian Catch-Up Gear
- Item level 200 catch-up gear found in Korthia
- Rewarded from certain daily quests.
- Purchased for 1000 stygia each from the new Death's Advance reputation quartermaster in Korthia.
- Dropped from rares in Korthia or from chests.
- Can be upgraded 6 times to a final item level of 233 by spending Cataloged Research, a new currency earned by activities in Korthia.
- Item level 200 catch-up gear found in Korthia
- Players who find themselves behind in Renown will now have an increased chance to receive Renown as a reward from all relevant activities.
- Changing to a new Covenant will now refill your available Conduit Energy.
- Each shoulder can now be transmogrified separately.
- Kiatke, the Cataclysm Timewalking vendor, now sells several unavailable classic recipes.
- Newly created Helm, Neck, Bracer, Belt and Ring Runecarving armor pieces will now always be created with a socket.
- Permanently remove the Eye of the Jailer effect by completing the quest, "Focusing the Eye."
- Unlock riding ground mounts in The Maw and Korthia by completing the introductory storyline to Korthia.
Chains of Domination Main Campaign Story
Patch 9.1 continues the story of Shadowlands with several new chapters, the finale of which was unavailable for testing in the PTR, most likely for intense spoilers. Click the banners below for our preview.
Covenant Assaults
Covenant Assaults are a new bi-weekly activity found in the Maw that function identically to the minor assaults found in Visions of N'Zoth.
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- Unlocked early into the main campaign on 9.1
- Resets on Tuesdays at 7am PT and Friday at 7pm PT (US) or Wednesday at 8am CET and Saturdays at 8pm CET (EU)
- Each assault focuses on a specific Covenant fighting in a specific area of the Maw. You do not need to be part of that Covenant to do the assault.
- Complete 4 quests in the area and then fight the Mawsworn commander boss to finish the assault.
- Rewards per Assault
- 1000 Reputation with specific Covenant
- 350 Reputation with Death's Advance
- Specific Covenant Chest that contains
- Possible Korthian gear piece
- 200 Stygia
- 50 Soul Cinders
- 1 Korthite Crystal
- 3 Archivist's Codex Relics, which are needed for the currency to upgrade Korthian Gear.
- Chance for Covenant Specific Rewards
New Zone - Korthia, The City of Secrets
Korthia, the City of Secrets is a new zone added into the Maw in Chains of Domination. It provides new daily challenges, quests, rewards, and catch up mechanics as well as serving as the main location for progressing the main campaign! Learn more about what to expect from this zone by clicking the banner below!
New Faction - Death's Advance
Patch 9.1 introduces a new faction to earn reputation and rewards with!
Chains of Domination Mount Guide
Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination brings 45 new mounts to collect! Check them out in our guide!
Torghast Updates
Torghast has undergone some significant changes, including a revamped scoring system and new currency rewards! Learn more by clicking the banner below!
Unlock Flying in Shadowlands
Players will be able to unlock flying in the initial Shadowlands zones by progressing the main campaign in Chains of Domination. Flying will be locked account wide for all zones, but the Maw will still only allow ground mounts. Learn more by clicking the banner below!
Sanctum of Domination Raid Preview
Sanctum of Domination launches July 6 in NA (July 7 in EU) and brings 10 new boss encounters on Normal and Heroic. Mythic and Raid Finder Week 1 unlock seven days later, with the weekly reset. Check out our previews below for boss abilities, loot and more!
Shadowlands Season 2 Mythic+ and PvP
Tazavesh, the Veiled Market Mega Dungeon
Chains of Domination introduces us to a new mega dungeon! Click the banner below for the official preview!
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