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Patch 9.2 - Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Official Preview 

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Stoy
Published on 2022-02-10 06:06 PM

Patch 9.2 The Eternity’s End Content Update Goes Live February 22

Patch 9.2 - Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Official Preview
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Pursue Zovaal's forces into the Sepulcher of the First Ones and prepare for the most epic Shadowlands raid yet—coming with the start of Season 3.

The Jailer has breached the Sepulcher, the mysterious heart of the Shadowlands. Should he control its primordial power, he will reshape the cosmos with Death at the fore. As Zovaal prepares to dominate reality, champions of Azeroth charge forth to stop him. Will their resolve outmatch his?

Raid bosses: 11
Difficulties: Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic, Mythic
Level: 60
Raid Finder Minimum Item Level: 220

RAID UNLOCK SCHEDULE
March 1 – Normal and Heroic difficulties. Note that the last three bosses (Lords of Dread, Rygelon, and The Jailer) will NOT be available in this first week.
March 8 – The remaining three bosses unlock for Normal and Heroic. All bosses are available for Mythic. Raid Finder Wing 1: Ephemeral Plains (Vigilant Guardian, Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener, Artificer Xy'mox, Halondrus the Reclaimer) becomes available.
March 22 – Raid Finder Wing 2: Cornerstone of Creation (Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle, Prototype Pantheon, Lihuvim, Principal Architect) becomes available.
April 5 – Raid Finder Wing 3: Domination's Grasp (Anduin Wrynn, Lords of Dread, Rygelon) becomes available.
April 19 – Raid Finder Wing 4: The Grand Design (The Jailer) becomes available.

Vigilant Guardian

This eternal guardian lies in wait, keeping a timeless vigil over the entrance to the Sepulcher of the First Ones.

Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener

With the Sepulcher of the First Ones vulnerable, devourers swarm in to feed their hunger. Among these aberrations is the ravenous Skolex. As the great worm consumes vast amounts of ephemera, the Sepulcher is thrown out of balance and threatens to collapse upon itself.

Artificer Xy'mox

After his defeat in Castle Nathria, Artificer Xy'mox sank back into the shadows to plot his next heist. With the Sepulcher of the First Ones now vulnerable, Xy'mox has summoned the full might of the Xy Cartel to plunder the ancient knowledge and powerful relics buried there.

Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle

Dominated by the Jailer, Dausegne leads the Mawsworn in a battle to gain control of the Forge of Afterlives. The Jailer plans to use its power to unleash an eternity of torment upon all of reality.

Prototype Pantheon

Bereft of the cosmic spirits of the Eternal Ones, these incomplete host bodies can only carry out their base directives without mercy or compassion. With the enemy at the gates, Lihuvim has little choice but to activate these dangerous prototypes.

Lihuvim, Principal Architect

With meticulous care, Lihuvim weaves ephemera into being in accordance with the hallowed will of the First Ones. Now this process is threatened as Mawsworn forces seek to claim this power.

Halondrus the Reclaimer

For eons Halondrus traversed the cliffs of the Sepulcher of the First Ones, fulfilling its sacred purpose of reclaiming ephemera and returning it to the great cycle. With intruders now throwing this pattern into anarchy, the ancient keeper will do whatever it must to maintain order.

Anduin Wrynn

Controlled by Domination magic, Anduin is being forced to aid the Jailer's plan to remake reality. As time runs out to stop him, the champions of Azeroth must make a difficult choice: defeat the young king to save the cosmos, or risk everything in order to restore his soul.

Lords of Dread

Using subterfuge and guile, the nathrezim have worked for eons to bring the Jailer's plan to fruition. Now, on the brink of their master's victory, they only need to complete one final task to ensure none are left to resist the new order of the cosmos.

Rygelon

Drawn to observe the fateful events unfolding within the Sepulcher of the First Ones, Rygelon succumbed to the Jailer's domination. Now this constellar turns its cosmic power against any who would oppose the Banished One.

The Jailer

For untold millennia, the Jailer patiently unfolded his plan to reach the heart of the Sepulcher. Now poised upon the precipice of his final victory, the heroes of Azeroth must rally to prevent the Jailer from dominating all of reality.

COSMIC SPOILS
The path to the Banished One’s defeat is paved with treasure.

New Mounts and Class Sets

Mounts: Zereth Overseer (Mythic-difficulty Jailer), Shimmering Aurelid (Glory of the Sepulcher Raider)

Class Sets: Each class can obtain an all-new 5-piece set that confers fabulous power to those determined enough to procure them.

NEW ACHIEVEMENTS, NEW REWARDS
Complete the following achievements to earn a coelenterate mount and title worthy of saviors of reality.

Glory of the Sepulcher Raider: Complete the listed Sepulcher of the First Ones raid achievements—Amidst Ourselves; Coming to Terms; Four Ring Circus; Power ON; Shimmering Secrets; The Protoform Matrix; We Are All Made of Stars; Where the Wild Corgis Are; Wisdom Comes From the Desert; Xy Never, Ever Marks the Spot; Damnation Aviation.

Mount Reward: Shimmering Aurelid

Mythic: The Jailer: Defeat The Jailer in Sepulcher of the First Ones on Mythic difficulty.

Title Reward: Guardian of the Pattern

TIME-LIMITED ACHIEVEMENTS
Those who defeat The Jailer on Heroic or Mythic difficulties prior to the next raid tier can earn these achievements that they can proudly /flex.

Ahead of the Curve: The Jailer—Defeat the Jailer in the Sepulcher of the First Ones on Heroic difficulty or higher before the release of the next raid tier.

Cutting Edge: The Jailer—Defeat Defeat The Jailer in the Sepulcher of the First Ones on Mythic difficulty before the release of the next raid tier.
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Free Character Transfers Now Available -- Season of Mastery 

by
Stoy
Published on 2022-02-10 06:05 PM

Free Character Transfers Now Available - Season of Mastery
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We have made the following Season of Mastery Free Character Transfers available in this region:

NA: From realm - To realm - Type
  • Lionheart - Shadowstrike - Normal
  • Obsidian Edge - Shadowstrike - Normal
  • Barman Shanker - Jom Gabbar - PvP
  • Mutanus - Jom Gabbar - PvP
  • Nightfall - Jom Gabbar - PvP
  • Swamp of Sorrows - Jom Gabbar - PvP

EU: From realm - To realm - Type
  • Bonescythe - Dreadnaught - PvP
  • Ironfoe - Dreadnaught - PvP
  • Quel’Serrar - Kingsfall - Normal

Please note that restrictions apply:
  • A character cannot move if the character:
    • is a guild leader.
    • has active auction listings or bids.
    • has mail.
  • You may be required to change your character’s name once you’ve reached the destination realm.
  • You cannot move a character to a PvP realm where you already have a character belonging to the opposing faction.
  • This is a one-way, irreversible move. Blizzard Customer Support cannot monitor or modify a free character move.

During periods of high usage, free character moves may take up to several hours to complete.

For more information, please see our complete guide to moving your character.
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Frost Mage 9.2 Tuning - Icy Propulsion ICD Change Reverted 

by
Lumy
Published on 2022-02-10 12:21 AM

Eternity's End PTR Development Notes - February 8, 2022

Frost Mage 9.2 Tuning - Icy Propulsion ICD Change Reverted
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Hello. Thank you for the feedback.

After further consideration, we will be reverting the Icy Propulsion ICD change, and we will instead further reduce the damage of Frozen Orb and Blizzard.

Our goal with the initial change to the internal cooldown was to help curb some of the power that it has gained over the expansion from other bonuses and changes such as: the uncapping of Frozen Orb, the upcoming tier set bonus, and iLvl increase of the conduit itself. However, we recognize that the Icy Veins uptime it has provided as the expansion progressed is something that Frost Mages have grown accustomed to, and losing that power in Eternity’s End would end up feeling like a regression in both performance and enjoyment of how the spec plays.

These updates will be coming to the PTR shortly and our development notes will be updated to reflect the changes.
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Blizzard on Free Character Transfers for Season of Mastery Realms 

by
Lumy
Published on 2022-02-09 02:10 AM

Blizzard on Free Character Transfers for Season of Mastery Realms
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We’re currently investigating offering a number of Free Character Transfers on Season of Mastery realms, as soon as later this week.

In this region (NA), the arrangement could look like this:

From realm - To realm - Type
  • Lionheart - Shadowstrike - Normal
  • Obsidian Edge - Shadowstrike - Normal
  • Barman Shanker - Jom Gabbar - PvP
  • Mutanus - Jom Gabbar - PvP
  • Nightfall - Jom Gabbar - PvP
  • Swamp of Sorrows - Jom Gabbar - PvP

In this region (EU), the arrangement could look like this:

From realm - To realm - Type
  • Bonescythe - Dreadnaught - PvP
  • Ironfoe - Dreadnaught - PvP
  • Quel’Serrar - Kingsfall - Normal

We’ve followed community discussions on this subject very closely, and appreciate your feedback!

World of Warcraft Hotfixes - February 8, 2022
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Burning Crusade Classic

  • Fixed an issue that caused Mother Shahraz in Black Temple and Al’ar in Tempest Keep: The Eye to swing faster after performing a parry.
    • Developers’ note: This behavior was not true to reference, and they should now behave after parrying as they did in original Burning Crusade.

WoW Classic Era and Season of Mastery

  • Blackrock Depths
    • Fixed an issue that prevented players from looting the Arena Spoils due to Elder Morndeep's radiant presence.
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Patch 9.2 PTR - Build 42257 

by
Lumy
Published on 2022-02-09 01:40 AM

Patch 9.2 PTR - Build 42257
Build 42257 will be deployed to the PTR realms soon.

Build Highlights
  • The Hall of Fame title for defeating the Jailer has been changed from "Famed Slayer of The Jailer" to "Famed Slayer of The Banished One"
  • Feral and Guardian Druid Tier Sets have been nerfed
  • Frost Mage AoE abilities have been nerfed
  • Lots of music has been added in this build

Eternity's End PTR Development Notes - February 8, 2022

Patch 9.2 Music
This PTR build added lots of Patch 9.2 music! There is a playlist below, or you can check out each individual set of music:




Achievement Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Draenor Garrison
Expansion Features
  • Filling the Ranks Raise 20 garrison followers to level 100 40. Reward: Unlocks Dwarven Bunker/War Mill, Level 3 Blueprint. 5 points. Account Wide.
  • Following Up Raise a follower to level 100. 5 points. 40. 5 points.
  • Raising the Bar Raise 10 garrison followers to level 100. 5 points. 40. 5 points.

Dungeons
Feats of Strength

Shadowlands
Quests



Spell Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Item Set Bonuses
  • Architect's Aligner While Berserked, you radiate [ 45% [ 26.6% of Attack Power ] Cosmic damage to nearby enemies and heal yourself for [ 61% [ 39.7% of Attack Power ] every 1 sec.
  • Sickle of the Lion Entering Berserk causes you to strike all nearby enemies, dealing [ 700% [ 320.2% of Attack Power ] Bleed damage over 10 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
  • Tea of the Grand Upwelling Drinking Thunder Focus Tea summons a Progenitor Rune of Healing, increasing all healing dealt while inside its bounds by 123. 450.

Mage (Forums, Talent Calculator)
  • Frozen Orb Launches an orb of swirling ice up to 40 yards forward which deals up to [ 325.4% [ 300% of Spell Power ] Frost damage to all enemies it passes through. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. Grants 1 charge of Fingers of Frost when it first damages an enemy. Enemies damaged by the Frozen Orb are slowed by 30% for 3 sec. 100 yd range. Instant.

Frost
  • Blizzard Each time Blizzard deals damage, the cooldown of Frozen Orb is reduced by 0.5 0.3 sec. Mage - Frost Spec. Mage - Frost Spec.
  • Blizzard Ice shards pelt the target area, dealing [ 102.4% [ 97.3% of Spell Power ] Frost damage over 8 sec and reducing movement speed by 50% for 3 sec. Each time Blizzard deals damage, the cooldown of Frozen Orb is reduced by 0.5 0.25 sec. Mage - Frost Spec. Mage - Frost Spec. 2.5% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 8 sec cast (Channeled). 8 sec cooldown.
  • Frozen Orb Launches an orb of swirling ice up to 40 yards forward which deals up to [ 325.4% [ 300% of Spell Power ] Frost damage to all enemies it passes through. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. Grants 1 charge of Fingers of Frost when it first damages an enemy. Enemies damaged by the Frozen Orb are slowed by 30% for 3 sec. Mage - Frost Spec. Mage - Frost Spec. 1% of Base Mana. 40 yd range. 15 sec cast (Channeled). 60 sec cooldown.

Item Effects
  • [DNT] Consume Enhancement Consume this crystal to gain its enhancement temporarily. This effect will last for 15 min. Only works in Shadowlands outdoor areas or Oribos. Instant. 3 sec cast.
  • [DNT] Use Lure AI Cast 1 sec cast. Attaches the Aurelid Lure to your fishing rod. 1 sec cast.
  • Assembling Combine Kismetric Circlet with 100 Trace Engimet, 10 Anima Ephemera Strands and 5 Eidolic Particles. 5 sec cast. Reagents: Trace Enigmet x 100, Item #187728 x 10, Eidolic Particles x 5, Item #187791.
  • Earthbreaker's Impact Cause the ground to quake beneath your feet, dealing 0 Nature damage split between all nearby enemies over 8 12 sec. Damage increased per target hit. While quaking, you can sense nearby tectonic weak points. Moving over a weak point will deal an additional 0 Nature damage to all nearby enemies. Instant. 3 min cooldown. 20 sec global cooldown.
  • Mother's Skinning Knife Skin a creature from up to 40 yards away. Not effective on creatures above level ctrmax2,067. Affects only targets up to level 49. 40 yd range. 1 sec cast.
  • Recalibrate "Recalibrate" a Malfunctioned Poultrid. 20 yd range. 3 sec cast (Channeled). 8 sec cooldown. 1 sec cast. 8 sec cooldown.
  • Twisted Judgment (New) 30 yd range.

Raid & Dungeon Abilities
  • Crushing Prism Halondrus encases several players in prisms of light that inflict 1 Cosmic damage every 1 sec and reduce movement speed by 2%. This effect grows These effects grow in intensity for 16 sec. Unlimited range. Instant.
  • Dark Eclipse Rygelon envelops several players with dark magic, inflicting 10 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 15 sec. Explodes as |5 a Dark Eruption upon expiration or death. Unlimited range. Instant.
  • Deconstructing Energy Lihuvim causes protoform energy to collapse around several players, inflicting 10 Cosmic damage every 1 sec for 6 sec. After 6 sec, this energy explodes outwards inflicting 40 Cosmic to all enemies within 8 yards. In addition, any Unstable Motes in the area are destroyed. Limited to 1 target. 300 yd range. Instant.
  • Dimensional Tear Xy'mox marks players, after 8 sec the mark detonates, inflicting 20 40 Arcane damage to players within 6 yards and creating a wormhole at their location. Players can travel between wormholes. Unlimited range. Instant.
  • Glyph of Relocation Xy'mox marks his primary target, inflicting 10 Arcane damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. When Glyph of Relocation expires it inflicts 90 105 Arcane damage to all players and pulls them to the target, afflicting the primary target with Arcane Vulnerability for 60 sec. This damage is reduced the farther players are from the blast. 100 Energy. 300 yd range. Instant.
  • Glyph of Relocation Xy'mox marks his primary target, inflicting 10 Arcane damage every 1 sec for 5 sec. When Glyph of Relocation expires it inflicts 90 105 Arcane damage to all players and pulls them to the target, afflicting the primary target with Arcane Vulnerability for 60 sec. This damage is reduced the farther players are from the blast. 300 yd range. Instant.
  • Hopebreaker Anduin plunges Kingsmourne into the ground unleashing a wave of maw energy, inflicting 20 40 Shadow damage to all players and an additional 1 Shadow damage every 2 sec until Anduin reaches 100 willpower. This effect stacks. 300 yd range. Instant.
  • Hopelessness Anduin intensifies the darkness within players afflicting them with Hopelessness. Afflicted players suffer 4 2 Shadow damage every 1 sec and after 30 sec marked players explode, inflicting Coming into contact with the same mark also causes this explosion. 300 yd range. Instant.
  • Hopelessness Anduin intensifies the darkness within players afflicting them with Hopelessness. Afflicted players suffer 4 2 Shadow damage every 1 sec and after 30 sec marked players explode, inflicting Coming into contact with the same mark also causes this explosion. 300 yd range. Instant.
  • Hyperlight Barrage Cartel gunships bombard the area with ordnance, inflicting 60 80 Arcane damage to players within 5 yds of the impact. Instant.
  • Necrotic Venom Trilliax causes random enemies to erupt with violent energy that inflicts 9 Arcane damage every 0.5 sec to allies within 7 yards for 40 sec. This effect will also disrupt nearby scrubbers, draining their energy by 0% 4% every 0.5 sec and increasing their movement speed by 70%. Each scrubber being drained inflicts 11 Arcane damage every 0.5 sec. 100 yd range. Instant.
  • Protoform Cascade A wave of protoform energy motes crash over the area, each inflicting 80 Cosmic damage to enemies players within 2 yards of the impact point. 300 yd range. Instant.
  • Sterilize Trilliax causes random enemies to erupt with violent energy that inflicts 9 Arcane damage every 0.5 sec to allies within 7 yards for 40 sec. This effect will also disrupt nearby scrubbers, draining their energy by 0% 4% every 0.5 sec and increasing their movement speed by 70%. Each scrubber being drained inflicts 11 Arcane damage every 0.5 sec. 100 yd range. Instant.
  • Sterilize Trilliax causes random enemies to erupt with violent energy that inflicts 9 Arcane damage every 0.5 sec to allies within 7 yards for 40 sec. This effect will also disrupt nearby scrubbers, draining their energy by 0% 4% every 0.5 sec and increasing their movement speed by 70%. Each scrubber being drained inflicts 11 Arcane damage every 0.5 sec. 100 yd range. Instant.
  • Suffering The Jailer delivers a massive attack that inflicts 30 Shadow Physical damage to all players and causes them to bleed for an additional 10 Shadow Physical damage every 3 sec for 21 sec. Unlimited range. Instant.



Garrison Talents
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Unknown Shadowlands Garrison Talent Category (8)
  • Creatian Tier 4, Column 1. Spell: |L290-Allows Pocopoc to activate Echoed Jiro, granting you increased movement speed, additional Progenium Progenitor Essentia from gathering, or reducing the radius at which enemies will detect you. $@garrspelldesc|l



Strings Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
  • SPELL_FAILED_CUSTOM_ERROR_640 (New) - Pocopoc is unavailable to summon during the questline A Means to an End.



Misc Changes
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Character Titles
  • %s, Famed Slayer of The Banished One - Name changed from "%s, Famed Slayer of The Jailer" to "%s, Famed Slayer of The Banished One".

LFG Dungeons
Dungeons
  • The Primus Returns - Map: Torghast Map > Torghast. Roles: 1-5 damage.

Map Areas
Sepulcher of the First Ones
  • Sepulcher of the First Ones - Music: RAID_92_Sepulcher_Terrestrial_Walk_Foyer.
  • Sepulcher of the First Ones > Broker's Sting - Music: RAID_92_Sepulcher_Ephemeral_Walk.
  • Sepulcher of the First Ones > Devouring Pit - Music: RAID_92_Sepulcher_Ephemeral_Walk.
  • Sepulcher of the First Ones > Domination's Grasp - Music: RAID_92_Sepulcher_Anduin_Walk.
  • Sepulcher of the First Ones > Ephemeral Plains - Music: RAID_92_Sepulcher_Ephemeral_Walk.
  • Sepulcher of the First Ones > Genesis Cradle - Music: RAID_92_Sepulcher_Terrestrial_Walk_Creation.
  • Sepulcher of the First Ones > Shimmering Cliffs - Music: RAID_92_Sepulcher_Ephemeral_Walk.
  • Sepulcher of the First Ones > The Grand Design - Music: RAID_92_Sepulcher_Cosmic_Walk.

Zereth Mortis
  • Zereth Mortis > Locrian Esper - Music: ZONE_92_ZM_Interiors_Large. Pet battle levels: 25-25.

Map Difficulties
  • Torghast - Normal Scenario - Name changed from "Torghast > Torghast - Normal Scenario" to "Torghast - Normal Scenario".

Maps
Shadowlands
  • Torghast - Name changed from "Torghast > Torghast" to "Torghast".

Mounts
Ground Mounts
  • Anointed Protostag - Ground Mount. Anointed Protostag. "Only those most esteemed by the Enlightened are trusted with the reins of this rare cervid." Source: PH Vendor: Vilo Zone: Zereth Mortis Faction: The Enlightened - Revered Cost: 5,000[Spell_AnimaBastion_Orb.BLP]
  • Heartlight Vombata - Ground Mount. Heartlight Vombata. "The Enlightened revere all creations of the First Ones, yet for many, the vombata of Zereth Mortis are the most beloved. These creatures are equal parts trusted beast of burden and beloved companion." Source: PH Vendor: Vilo Zone: Zereth Mortis Faction: The Enlightened - Exalted Cost: 5,000[Spell_AnimaBastion_Orb.BLP]
  • Patient Bufonid - Ground Mount. Patient Bufonid. "Some bufonids will sit perfectly still for hours or days at a time if left to their own devices. Fortunately, they're also quite agreeable if a rider would like to move more often than that." Source: Quest: [PH] The Patient Bufonid Zone: Zereth Mortis
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