Blizzcon 2014 Recap I: Patch 2.1.2
Goblins vs Gnomes Card Reveal: Goblin Auto-Barber & Goblin Sapper
Hero Rotation for Week of November 11, 2014
The End Game Tournament - Semifinals
Warlords of Draenor Launch Timer
We have one more news post coming tomorrow with some final guides. Let us know what questions you still have about release day content or useful addons we should mention in the comments! Keep in mind that raids and the new rated PvP season don't start for a couple weeks, so those aren't release day content.
Warlords of Draenor - Garrisons: Profession Buildings
Many players have been asking how the small profession buildings work or if they have to build them recently, so today we are taking a look at the Alchemy Lab as an example. The full details are below, but the short version is:
- If you build a profession building without the profession, you can craft most of the lower level things, such as weaker flasks and weaker armor and weapons.
- If you build a profession building with the profession, you can build all the things for that profession, and you get extra materials that are crafted with a daily cooldown.
- In the Alchemy example below, you cannot make the best flasks without having Alchemy, but you can make weaker flasks with the building.
- In the Alchemy example below, you get Alchemical Catalyst (daily cooldown) from the daily cooldown as an Alchemist. You can also get some from Work Orders with the building. If you have both the profession and the building, you will get more per day than you would with just the profession. If you only have the building, you can still get some of the daily cooldown material through work orders.
- You can purchase some recipes for gold and some for an item from a separate daily cooldown. These were sold by a vendor in the profession building and vendors in Ashran on beta.
Warlords of Draenor - Garrisons: Alchemy Lab
The Alchemy Lab takes up a Small plot, which can also be used for profession buildings, a Salvage Yard, and a Storehouse. Once upgraded to Tier 3, your garrison will have three Small plots available.
Abilities
This building is good for producing Alchemy items without the profession or producing Alchemy items faster with the profession.
- Level 1 - Allows the production of Alchemy items and work orders.
- Level 2 - Allows followers with the Alchemy trait to work here, granting a unique bonus. Also allows up to 14 work orders at one time.
- Level 3 - Allows up to 21 work orders at one time.
Level 1 Unlock
If you don't have Alchemy as a profession, you can wait until you upgrade your Garrison to Level 2 and all of the Level 1 blueprints will unlock.
Level 3 Unlock
The Level 3 version of this building is unlocked by completing the Working More Orders achievement, which requires you to complete 250 work orders in your garrison.
Work Orders
The Alchemy Lab allows you to turn in 5 x Frostweed for a Alchemical Catalyst.
For a bonus, you can assign a follower with the Alchemy ability to your building. The follower will also give you a daily quest every day that gives you a free Alchemy Experiment, which contains some extra potions.
Profession Leveling
If you have the Alchemy profession, you will loot Mysterious Flask from something in Draenor. Doing so will take you through a short quest line to Avenge and Reclaim, which rewards the scroll to increase your max alchemy level and the blueprints for the level 1 building.
If your Alchemy isn't capped at 600 yet, be on the lookout for profession fragments. These drop from mobs in Draenor and can either be combined with some materials or turned in to NPCs at your garrison for skillups.
Daily Cooldown
One important thing you can craft is a Secret of Draenor Alchemy, which you can trade for different Alchemy recipes in your garrison or at vendors in Ashran.
The other daily cooldown is the Alchemical Catalyst. Alchemical Catalyst are used for Greater Flasks and the Alchemy trinket.
This spell will produce 4 to 10 Alchemical Catalyst depending on your skill level. The closer you get to 700, the more you will produce. Upon reaching 700, you will learn Alchemical Catalyst, which changes from a single daily cooldown to a daily cooldown that can accumulate up to three charges, allowing you to miss a few days and still make all of your cooldowns.
Keep in mind that work orders will help to produce more Alchemical Catalyst and if you need even more you can purchase them for 10 x Primal Spirit each.
Crafting Without Alchemy Profession
If you don't have the Alchemy profession, an NPC in the Alchemy Lab will assist you in crafting many Alchemy items. The new items you can craft at each level are listed in the table below.
Name Level Reagents Skill Draenic Mana Potion Level 1 1 600 600 600Crescent Oil Level 1 1 600 600 600Draenic Swiftness Potion Level 1 600Draenic Invisibility Potion Level 1 600Draenic Water Breathing Elixir Level 1 600Draenic Living Action Potion Level 1 600Pure Rage Potion Level 1 600Draenic Water Walking Elixir Level 1 600Draenic Agility Potion Level 2 1 600 600 600Draenic Intellect Potion Level 2 1 600 600 600Draenic Strength Potion Level 2 1 600 600 600Draenic Armor Potion Level 2 1 600 600 600Draenic Channeled Mana Potion Level 2 1 600 600 600Draenic Agility Flask Level 3 1 700 700 700Draenic Intellect Flask Level 3 1 700 700 700Draenic Strength Flask Level 3 1 700 700 700
Crafting With the Alchemy Profession
You should be able to craft any of the Draenor Alchemy items, including Greater Flasks, which require having Alchemy.
All of the following items require you to have the Alchemy Profession:
Name Level Reagents Skill Draenic Philosopher's Stone 1 700 700 700Draenic Stamina Flask 1 700 700 700Greater Draenic Agility Flask 1 700 705 710Greater Draenic Intellect Flask 1 700 705 710Greater Draenic Strength Flask 1 700 705 710Greater Draenic Stamina Flask 1 700 705 710Draenic Rejuvenation Potion 1 600 600 600Transmorphic Tincture 1 600 600 600
Interface Art
Level 1 Alliance Screenshots
Level 1 Horde Screenshots
Level 2 Alliance Screenshots
Level 2 Horde Screenshots
Level 3 Alliance Screenshots
Level 3 Horde Screenshots
Apexis Crystals
Apexis Crystals are a new currency added in Warlords of Draenor. They are used for the legendary quest line, can be used for Seal of Tempered Fate, and are used to purchase armor, mounts, pets, transmog gear, and other items.
Obtaining Apexis Crystals
Most of your Apexis Crystals will come from completing a daily quest that requires killing mobs in the level 100 part of each of the Draenor zones. Each day in your garrison's Town Hall you will be offered a choice between two missions, with solo missions rewarding 800 Apexis Crystal, group missions rewarding 1000 Apexis Crystal, and an Ashran mission rewarding 1,000 Apexis Crystals.
When you arrive at the area, you must fill a progress bar to 100% by killing mobs and interacting with objects in the area. Depending on the quest, mobs may give ~1 percent each while objects will give you ~2-3 percent each. The mobs you kill in this area will sometimes drop a few Apexis Crystals each, increasing the total earned from this quest.
Another reliable source of Apexis Crystals are the work orders done in your garrison. When picking them up, there are often some Apexis Crystals along with the regular work order output.
If you have an Inn / Tavern in your garrison, you can pick up a daily dungeon quest that has a chance of giving you a small amount of Apexis Crystals.
There are a few other less reliable sources, starting with The Liberation of Shattrath mission that rewards 1,000 Apexis Crystals. You can also defend your garrison from invasion every week and obtain some Apexis Crystals depending on how well you did. Apexis Crystals can also drop from rare spawns / elites, which usually have a small number of crystals on them.
Bonus Rolls
In Warlords of Draenor there are several ways to earn bonus rolls (Seal of Tempered Fate). If you have excess Apexis Crystals you can spend them on seals, with the cost doubling for each turn in per week.
- Sealing Fate: Apexis Crystals - 1,000 x Apexis Crystal
- Sealing Fate: Heap of Apexis Crystals - 2,000 x Apexis Crystal
- Sealing Fate: Mountain of Apexis Crystals - 4,000 x Apexis Crystal
Legendary Quest Line
You will need to collect 4,986 Apexis Crystals for part of the legendary quest line that comes after clearing a few heroic dungeons: Draenor's Secret Power.
Armor
Apexis Crystals can also purchase armor that can be upgraded to item level 655. There are three tiers of each item, starting at item level 630, then going to 645, and finally 655.
- Legs - 5,000 + 11,500 + 20,000 = 36,500 Apexis Crystals for item level 655 legs.
- Head - 5,000 + 11,500 + 20,000 = 36,500 Apexis Crystals for item level 655 head.
- Hands - 4,000 + 10,500 + 17,000 = 31,500 Apexis Crystals for item level 655 hands.
- Waist - 4,000 + 10,500 + 17,000 = 31,500 Apexis Crystals for item level 655 waist.
- Wrist - 3,000 + 9,000 + 14,500 = 26,500 Apexis Crystals for item level 655 wrist.
- Cloak - 3,000 + 9,000 + 14,500 = 26,500 Apexis Crystals for item level 655 cloak.
Level Type Slot Name Cost 630 Cloth Hands Windcrystal Wraps 4000 × 630 Cloth Legs Windcrystal Leggings 5000 × 630 Cloth Head Windcrystal Hood 5000 × 630 Cloth Waist Windcrystal Cord 4000 × 630 Cloth Wrists Windcrystal Bracers 3000 × 645 Cloth Hands Exceptional Windcrystal Wraps 1 × , 10500 × 645 Cloth Legs Exceptional Windcrystal Leggings 1 × , 11500 × 645 Cloth Head Exceptional Windcrystal Hood 1 × , 11500 × 645 Cloth Waist Exceptional Windcrystal Cord 1 × , 10500 × 645 Cloth Wrists Exceptional Windcrystal Bracers 1 × , 9000 × 655 Cloth Hands Flawless Windcrystal Wraps 1 × , 17000 × 655 Cloth Legs Flawless Windcrystal Leggings 1 × , 20000 × 655 Cloth Head Flawless Windcrystal Hood 1 × , 20000 × 655 Cloth Waist Flawless Windcrystal Cord 1 × , 17000 × 655 Cloth Wrists Flawless Windcrystal Bracers 1 × , 14500 ×
Level Type Slot Name Cost 630 Leather Legs Crystalhide Legguards 5000 × 630 Leather Hands Crystalhide Grips 4000 × 630 Leather Head Crystalhide Cowl 5000 × 630 Leather Wrists Crystalhide Bracers 3000 × 630 Leather Waist Crystalhide Belt 4000 × 645 Leather Legs Exceptional Crystalhide Legguards 1 × , 11500 × 645 Leather Hands Exceptional Crystalhide Grips 1 × , 10500 × 645 Leather Head Exceptional Crystalhide Cowl 1 × , 11500 × 645 Leather Wrists Exceptional Crystalhide Bracers 1 × , 9000 × 645 Leather Waist Exceptional Crystalhide Belt 1 × , 10500 × 655 Leather Legs Flawless Crystalhide Legguards 1 × , 20000 × 655 Leather Hands Flawless Crystalhide Grips 1 × , 17000 × 655 Leather Head Flawless Crystalhide Cowl 1 × , 20000 × 655 Leather Wrists Flawless Crystalhide Bracers 1 × , 14500 × 655 Leather Waist Flawless Crystalhide Belt 1 × , 17000 ×
Level Type Slot Name Cost 630 Legs Crystal-Leaf Legguards 5000 × 630 Head Crystal-Leaf Helm 5000 × 630 Hands Crystal-Leaf Gloves 4000 × 630 Waist Crystal-Leaf Chain 4000 × 630 Wrists Crystal-Leaf Bracers 3000 × 645 Legs Exceptional Crystal-Leaf Legguards 1 × , 11500 × 645 Head Exceptional Crystal-Leaf Helm 1 × , 11500 × 645 Hands Exceptional Crystal-Leaf Gloves 1 × , 10500 × 645 Waist Exceptional Crystal-Leaf Chain 1 × , 10500 × 645 Wrists Exceptional Crystal-Leaf Bracers 1 × , 9000 × 655 Legs Flawless Crystal-Leaf Legguards 1 × , 20000 × 655 Head Flawless Crystal-Leaf Helm 1 × , 20000 × 655 Hands Flawless Crystal-Leaf Gloves 1 × , 17000 × 655 Waist Flawless Crystal-Leaf Chain 1 × , 17000 × 655 Wrists Flawless Crystal-Leaf Bracers 1 × , 14500 ×
Level Type Slot Name Cost 630 Plate Legs Crystal-Plated Legplates 5000 × 630 Plate Head Crystal-Plated Greathelm 5000 × 630 Plate Waist Crystal-Plated Greatbelt 4000 × 630 Plate Hands Crystal-Plated Gauntlets 4000 × 630 Plate Wrists Crystal-Plated Bracers 3000 × 645 Plate Legs Exceptional Crystal-Plated Legplates 1 × , 11500 × 645 Plate Head Exceptional Crystal-Plated Greathelm 1 × , 11500 × 645 Plate Waist Exceptional Crystal-Plated Greatbelt 1 × , 10500 × 645 Plate Hands Exceptional Crystal-Plated Gauntlets 1 × , 10500 × 645 Plate Wrists Exceptional Crystal-Plated Bracers 1 × , 9000 × 655 Plate Legs Flawless Crystal-Plated Legplates 1 × , 20000 × 655 Plate Head Flawless Crystal-Plated Greathelm 1 × , 20000 × 655 Plate Waist Flawless Crystal-Plated Greatbelt 1 × , 17000 × 655 Plate Hands Flawless Crystal-Plated Gauntlets 1 × , 17000 × 655 Plate Wrists Flawless Crystal-Plated Bracers 1 × , 14500 ×
Level Type Slot Name Cost 630 Back Back Shard-Covered Dreadcloak 3000 × 630 Back Back Refractory Heartcloak 3000 × 630 Back Back Crystal-Edged Bladecloak 3000 × 630 Back Back Crystalclasp Stormcloak 3000 × 630 Back Back Crystal Reinforced Doomcloak 3000 × 645 Back Back Exceptional Shard-Covered Dreadcloak 1 × , 9000 × 645 Back Back Exceptional Refractory Heartcloak 1 × , 9000 × 645 Back Back Exceptional Crystal-Edged Bladecloak 1 × , 9000 × 645 Back Back Exceptional Crystalclasp Stormcloak 1 × , 9000 × 645 Back Back Exceptional Crystal Reinforced Doomcloak 1 × , 9000 × 655 Back Back Flawless Shard-Covered Dreadcloak 1 × , 14500 × 655 Back Back Flawless Refractory Heartcloak 1 × , 14500 × 655 Back Back Flawless Crystal-Edged Bladecloak 1 × , 14500 × 655 Back Back Flawless Crystalclasp Stormcloak 1 × , 14500 × 655 Back Back Flawless Crystal Reinforced Doomcloak 1 × , 14500 ×
Mounts / Pets
There are lots of mounts and pets you can purchase after grinding the required reputation for them. Pets generally cost 2,000 crystals and mounts cost 5,000 crystals.
Transmog Gear
Horde players with a Trading Post have access to a Laughing Skull vendor with some transmog gear.
Level Type Slot Name Cost Model Viewer 1 Cosmetic Head Frozen Visage of the Laughing Skull 1,000, 1000 × Modelviewer1 Cosmetic Head Bloody Visage of the Laughing Skul 1,000, 1000 × Modelviewer1 Cosmetic Head Golden Visage of the Laughing Skull 5,000, 1000 × Modelviewer1 Cosmetic Head Visage of the Laughing Skull 1,000, 1000 × Modelviewer
Misc Items
There are also some zone buff potions, a follower, and other items you can buy.
Level Type Slot Name Req. Faction Req. Standing Cost 1 Other Permanent Time Bubble Council of Exarchs Honored 1,000, 50 × 100 Consumable Sha'tari Elixir Sha'tari Defense Friendly 5, 1 × 100 Consumable Arakkoa Elixir Arakkoa Outcasts Friendly 5, 1 × 100 Consumable Exarch Elixir Council of Exarchs Friendly 5, 1 × 100 Consumable Laughing Skull Elixir Laughing Skull Orcs Friendly 5, 1 × 100 Consumable Steamwheedle Elixir Steamwheedle Preservation Society Friendly 5, 1 × 100 Consumable Frostwolf Elixir Frostwolf Orcs Friendly 5, 1 × 1 Consumable Contract: Dawnseeker Rukaryx Friendly 5,000, 5000 ×
Warlords of Draenor - Midnight Releases
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WARCRIMES Machinima Series Teaser
The WARCRIMES machinima series teaser has been released. This 10 episode series has a target release date of even later than the Warcraft movie, sometime in mid 2016.
The team is still looking for a 3-D Modeler proficient in 3DSmax or Maya, or a 2-D Artist that would love to lend their aid to designing the characters, hero art, promotional art, and several other people. If you are interested in helping, be sure to see the description on Youtube for an email address to contact.
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Blizzard released some nice Garrison art today.