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The Exalted: An Overview of all Reputations
Following
last weekend guide to all titles
, this guide provides an overview of all the factions in the game to help you work towards your
Exalted
and
Beloved
titles! Friendships (Tillers and Nat Pagle) do not count as reputations, and you must hit Exalted with all the factions on the same character, so this can be a bit of a challenge if you love alts.
We've broken it down the same way it's categorized on your character's reputation tab and provided summaries of each faction, their perks, and related achievements. We've also summarized some buffs that can provide reputation boosts.
Click the cut to read our reputation overview!
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Wowhead's Patch 5.4.2 Guide
Patch 5.4.2 is scheduled to go live on Tuesday, December 10th and this mini-guide covers all the patch changes and additions.
While this patch has no major new content, it has several big quality-of-life improvements for players:
cross-realm/faction mail for account-bound items and a cross-realm raid browser
. There were also some in-game store improvements, as well as the frosty Mage-only
Bipsi's Bobbing Berg
.
The in-game Blizzard Shop is now live today as well
, along with a huge sale on most mounts and pets!
5.4.2 PTR Patch Notes: Updated December 9
Shop Now Available
You can now browse and purchase a bevy of mounts and pets directly from within World of Warcraft through our newly added Shop interface.
We've made it possible for you to receive your new pal right in your inventory (or via mail if your inventory is full). Just click the Shop icon on the menu bar once you've logged in to a character, and you'll be able to pick out a new friend to add to your collection and start your adventures together
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The Entitled: Guide to All Titles
This guide covers all the titles in WoW from the serious to the silly, organized by topic and linked to their achievement and basic source details. Collecting titles became easier in Mists of Pandaria with account-wide titles and achievement progress.
Account-Wide Changes
In Mists of Pandaria, many titles became account-wide, meaning alts can use titles they haven't individually earned as long as they're at the minimum level it could be acquired at. For example, a level 80 alt could wear
<Name>, Death's Demise
if another character on the account earned it.
Only a handful of titles aren't account-wide, most notably RBG titles,
Justicar
,
Conqueror
, and
of the Shattered Sun
.
The other major change was account-wide progress on meta-achievements like
What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
. Players can work on holiday, PvP, and raid meta-achievements across characters now, instead of repeating the achievements on any character that needed the rewards.
A few notable exceptions include
Master of Pandaren Cooking
, [
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Vanity Collections: Guide to WoW's Tabards
This guide helps you find the perfect tabard to match your transmog or new armor! We've organized all the tabards by their source, as well as by expansion. We've also provided thumbnails of all the tabards--click on them to view them in our 3D modelviewer.
Tabards currently take up a lot of bag space, but there may be plans to consolidate them as a
collection in Warlords of Draenor
, similar to mounts and pets.
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Pilgrim's Bounty (November 25 - December 2) 2013 Guide
Pilgrim's Bounty
is here and it's time to reflect on your journeys across Azeroth, share plentiful food, and exchange stories with friends. Throughout this holiday, you can partake in feasts near major towns by sitting at a
bountiful table
and enjoying the foods you find there.
Due to its focus on food, this holiday is especially well-known for being a quick and easy way to level up cooking. However, with how easy cooking is to level in Mists of Pandaria, it's somewhat outshined by the expansion although it's still useful if getting to Pandaria is hard on a low-level alt. Still, players can purchase a
Bountiful Cookbook
, which grant easy skill-ups and foods such as
Pumpkin Pie
. Plus,
The Spirit of Sharing
can help you out with all the Mists of Pandaria rep grinds since it's a 10% reputation boost.
This holiday lasts from
November 25 at 11:00 AM
to
December 2 10:00 AM
.
Bountiful Tables
The main Pilgrim's Bounty fes
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Leveling Guide: Experience Gains, RAF, Heirlooms, Gear Basics
This is out of date for RAF. Recommend viewing
this
instead.
With the new Recruit a Friend program unveiled this week, it's the perfect time to think about leveling! This guide covers ways to improve your leveling experience and useful beginner info for new Recruit-a-Friend players! Patch 5.4 made it pretty easy to get epics once you're 90, so let's talk about what you need to do to get there!
We've covered the basics like how to gain experience, transportation, and talents, as well as ways to speed up leveling like experience buffs and Recruit-a-Friend. We also look at some gear details, like heirlooms that increase experience gained, scaling enchants, and gems that can be used at different levels.
Click the cut to read the guide!
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Day of the Dead (November 1st - 3rd)
Day of the Dead
runs from November 1st-3rd to close out Hallow's End. We've whipped up a small guide so you can know the quests and achievement for the event; make sure you don't skip out if you're an achievement hunter, as it boasts one achievement that you can only get for a few days!
New to 2013, the
Macabre Marionette
is a permanent battle pet!
Getting Started
Tip: Get some
Simple Flour
and
Ice Cold Milk
(at least 1 of each) before heading to a
graveyard
. This will save you traveling time when doing the quest below.
To take part in the events festivities, you must first locate
Catrina
, an undead female (and a reference to
La Calavera Catrina
), who can be found near the
graveyard
of any capital city. She will give you some information regarding the holiday itself, and it is most important that you remember to /dance with her--upon doing so, you will earn the only achievement for this holiday,
Dead Man's Party
. You will also gain the buff
Honor the Dead
, which will change you into either Catrina or her male counterpart, Chapman, for twelve hours.
Quests for
Macabre Marionette
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Siege of Orgrimmar: LFR Downfall Open 10/22, New Bosses and Loot
The fourth wing of
Siege of Orgrimmar
LFR, "Downfall," opened October 22th on US servers. This overview covers LFR's loot, vanity items, Dungeon Journal, and more!
For LFR, you will need ilvl 496 to queue up and the bosses drop ilvl 528 loot. Check out our
gearing guide
if you need to boost your gear a few points! If you're interested in special Garrosh weapons or achievements, you'll need to queue up for
Flex or higher
.
Check out our past
Siege of Orgrimmar
LFR previews:
LFR Underhold
,
LFR Gates of Retribution
,
Vale of Eternal Sorrows
. Also check out
Guild Ox
for their rankings a
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Hallow's End 2013 Guide (October 18 - November 1)
It's that time of the year again--ghosts and goblins, witches and warlocks unite!
Hallow's End
hits Azeroth today.
Hallow's End is one of my favorite holidays in World of Warcraft. Running from from
October 18 - November 1
, the holiday invites players to gather candy, wands, food, masks, and even vanity pets from inn keepers all over the in-game world. It's also great for alts that need reputation and experience between special quests and buffs!
Event Changes
This holiday is relatively unchanged from 2012. We did add a ton of maps in 2013 though for all the Candy Bucket locations!
Much like the Brewfest items had been, all Hallow's End rings (plus the helmet and sword) have been upgraded to ilevel 470 in Mists of Pandaria.
The Horseman's Horrific Hood
The Horseman's Sinister Slicer
Wicked Witch's Signet
Band of the Petrified Pumpkin
Seal of Ghoulish Glee
The Horseman's Ring
There's one new achievement in MoP:
Tricks and Treats of Pandaria
, which is an achievement fo
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Darkmoon Faire: Updated Guide and Moonfang Loot
The
is back in town this week and there's a new boss to kill for vanity loot--
Moonfang
!
Moonfang
can be summoned by first killing
Moonfang Snarler
and then a bunch of elite
Moonfang Dreadhowl
. Like the
Timeless Isle
rares, Moonfang is a shared tag.
Players can loot
Moonfang's Pelt
from
Moonfang
which starts
Den Mother's Demise
. This rewards 10x
Darkmoon Prize Ticket
, bringing the total number of tickets you can get per faire up to 155 per character.
Moonfang drops a variety of vanity loot:
Shimmering Moonstone
: Temporary mount that can be used during the Faire and disappears afterwards. Mount is a white wolf with glowing moon.
Moon Moon
: Summons the
Moon Moon
Beast battle pet with the following abilities:
Moon Fang
,
Howl
,
Moon Tears
,
Bite
,
Crouch
,
Moon Dance
.
Moon Moon
will do a special dance if you /dance with him!
Moonfang's Paw
: Disguise yourself as Moonfang for 10 minutes.
Moonfang Shroud
: Transform your helm.
To learn more about the Darkmoon Faire, check out our updated guide to the Dark
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Patch 5.4 Transmog Guide and New Transmog Set Filters
This guide takes a look at all the new transmog options added in Patch 5.4. There's many new sets from Tier 16 (PvE) and Season 14 (PvP), as well as some unique
Mogu'shan Vaults
recolors from
Timeless Isle
. There's also a ton of lookalike tier that doesn't have class restrictions if you want to resemble another class! Mouseover the links to see an image preview of the set.
In addition to the
transmog set database
, we've added some more transmog tools in Mists of Pandaria:
Filter This Set
: Some sets have a ton of matching gear options like
Darkmantle Armor
, so we've added a Filter button at the top of set pages. Now you can narrow down set pieces and see their sources (
filter view
).
Same Model As
: Our Same Model As tab now has images of all gear with the same design--perfect for easily seeing what gear looks alike. Click on the image to open it in our 3D Modelviewer.
Image Search Results
: Our Weapons and Armor search results now come with a
Gallery
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Brewfest 2013 Guide (September 20 - October 6)
Celebrated by both the Horde and the Alliance, the Brewfest is a time to enjoy the fermented fruits of the harvest: pretzels, cheese, and booze! The competing breweries Thunderbrew, Barleybrew, and the Ogres, all come together outside of all the major cities in a bid to outdo each other with their special ales, meads, and beers. Brave adventurers are invited to sit back, take a pull, and sample the finest wares these brewers have to offer!
During Brewfest, players can acquire the title
Brewmaster
and collect fun mounts like
Swift Brewfest Ram
! Like 2012, there are epics available:
Brawler's Statue
Mithril Wristwatch
Thousand-Year Pickled Egg
Coren's Cold Chromium Coaster
Bubbliest Brightbrew Charm
Bitterest Balebrew Charm
In addition, there are two MoP items from vendors:
Pandaren Brewpack
,
Brewhelm
.
There is also a special experience buff:
Brewfest Enthusiast
.
High Tinker Mekkatorque
and
Vol'jin
will give speeches by their camps at 6:15 AM and PM server time, and then buff every
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Patch 5.4 Gear Guide: SoO, Timeless Isle, and Crafted Items
With the raid
Siege of Orgrimmar
in Patch 5.4, it's time for another patch gearing guide! In this guide, we've organized all the new epic gear by armor type, base stats, and source to help you quickly browse the available gear options. We've covered
Siege of Orgrimmar
loot on all difficulties,
Timeless Isle
items, and some crafting gear.
We've also got some tips on how to gear up for
Siege of Orgrimmar
LFR which opens on September 17. While we do show LFR and Flex loot in our loot tables below, keep in mind that some of these items aren't accessible for a while due to the weekly gating system,
as detailed here
.
Siege of Orgrimmar
Loot and World Bosses
Siege of Orgrimmar
comes in four difficulties: LFR (ilvl 528), Flex (ilvl 540), Normal (553), and Heroic (566). There are also Warforged versions on Normal and Heroic.
Tier tokens:
Helm from
Thok the Bloodthirsty
(Wing 3)
Shoulders:
Siegecrafter Blackfuse
(Wing 4)
Chest:
Sha of Pride
(Wing 1)
Gloves:
General Nazgrim
(Wing 2)
Legs: Klaxxi Paragons (Wing 4)
In addition,
Garrosh Hellscream
drops a special ti
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Wowhead's Guide to Proving Grounds: Strategies, Bestiary, and Rewards
Proving Grounds
are new solo challenges in Patch 5.4 that both allow new players to learn a new role in a comfortable setting, or seasoned players to try something difficult and competitive.
This guide will help you get through challenges for each role and covers the following:
Rewards for beating various difficulties.
Rules to keep in mind for gear scaling and instance buffs.
Bestiary details for tank, healer, and dps challenges.
Detailed breakdowns of all waves on Gold and Endless, including some charts and videos.
The detailed strategy and bestiary sections were written experienced players of each role who spent substantial time testing Proving Grounds on the PTR:
DPS
:
Esoth
is a hunter in <Something Wicked> on Whisperwind, where he's been doing 25-man heroic progression raiding since Wrath of the Lich King. He writes the
Survival Hunter thread
on Elitist Jerks and maintains other WoW tracking projects on his personal blog, [url=
http://www
.
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Wowhead's Patch 5.4 Guide and Official Patch Notes
Patch 5.4 goes live on September 10th and we've got you covered so you can kill Garrosh in the
Siege of Orgrimmar
and get some epics in style! The Alliance and Horde have had enough of Garrosh's poor leadership and are storming the gates of Orgrimmar.
Besides a new 14-boss raid with a new mode of difficulty, Flex Mode, players can explore the
Timeless Isle
for vanity items and BoA epics. Plus, there's a new PvP season and players can finally finish their legendary questline to get a powerful cape!
We've got summaries of all the new content below, as well as links to blue posts and Wowhead's comprehensive PTR coverage.
Patch Notes and Overview
Players can finally kill Garrosh in the new raid,
Siege of Orgrimmar
.
There are 14 bosses and LFR loot is ilvl 528, Flex 540, Normal 553, and Heroic 566.
Flex mode
is a new raid type, in which players form a raid with 10-25 players and the bosses' health and damage will scale up or down. The difficulty is easier than Normal, but as it's intended to reward players for social interactions ins
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Patch 5.4 Battle Pet Guide: New Pets, Changes, and the Celestial Tournament
Patch 5.4 is a great patch for battle pets--in addition to new pets to collect, there's a weekly pet tournament where you can go up against Pandaria's finest!
This guide covers the following topics:
All the new battle pets, organized by source and showing their abilities and 3D models.
Details on the Celestial Tournament, including rules, enemy pet teams, and rewards.
Changes to battle pet passives.
Wowhead battle pet tools, including the
battle pet team calculator
and other resources and guides.
Battle Pet ability tweaks from the patch notes.
Click the cut to read the guide!
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Patch 5.4: Guide to All Profession Changes and Additions
In this guide, you'll find all the upcoming profession changes coming in Patch 5.4, from
Pierre
to new cosmetic glyphs!
We've also updated all of our profession guides:
Alchemy Overview
Archaeology Overview
Blacksmithing Overview
Cooking Overview
Enchanting Overview
Engineering Overview
Fishing and The Anglers Overview
Herbalism, Mining, and Skinning Overview
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Transmogrification Guide: All Cape Styles
Capes are the bane of transmogrification. There's so many options, they're never designed to match specific tier, and some of them cut into your cool weapons. Although there's a "show/hide cloak" option, hiding it is the easy way out.
With this guide, you can find the perfect cape to match the removed ones from Trial of the Grand Crusader, a crafted cape that's identical to a raid epic you've never seen, a completely unique model from a quest reward, or even a blue-quality version of your favorite tattered grey cape.
This guide is an update of our popular cape guide from Cataclysm--we've improved on it by not only organizing capes by style and length, but also by color! (Click on the toggle to view all capes of a certain color and their sources.)
If you have your
legendary cape already
and can't transmog your cape anymore, check out our other guides to armor transmog:
PvE and PvP Tier Armor
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Patch 5.4 Scheduled for September 10th
Blizzard posted the following
image and update
to their Facebook today. Patch 5.4 is scheduled to launch on September 10th!
They've also posted a patch prep guide with details on class, zone, PvE, and PvP changes. Of particular note:
There is no new progression Valor Point gear, but item upgrades are sticking around.
Justice and Valor won’t be converted in Patch 5.4, but with the PvP Season turnover, you can expect your Conquest to be converted to Honor as usual.
Battlefield Barrens
and the
Vale of Eternal Blossoms
are getting some major changes and removed content.
A new PvP season means there's a new tier of PvP gladiator gear to collect. Season 14 elite gear will require 27,000 Conquest Points and 2000 personal rating to purchase this time.
Also be sure
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Mists of Pandaria Legendary Cape Guide: Updated for 5.4
We've updated our guide to Mists of Pandaria's legendary questline with details on the cape rewards coming in Patch 5.4 and catch-up mechanisms!
Overview
All level 90 players in a raid can work on the legendary questline at the same time. it's been purposely designed to cut down on loot drama and the feeling that one person in your raid ends up overpowered.
This legendary series spans the expansion, with more elaborate rewards each tier.
The reward for
Chapter I: Trial of the Black Prince
, added in 5.0, is a
+500 stat gem
that can be placed into a special
Sha-Touched weapon
, of which there are versions on LFR, Normal, and Heroic difficulty. These gems only work in Sha-Touched weapons.
The reward for
Chapter II: Wrathion's War
, added in 5.1, is an additional prismatic socket,
Eye of the Black Prince
. This socket works on both
Sha-Touched
and 5.2 raid/crafted weapons, but not [url=
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