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5.1: Battle Pet Guide
Patch 5.1 introduces 37 new battle pets to capture and level up: this guide covers all of their locations, abilities, and method of acquisition, along with screenshots. Whether you just want to collect them for looks or finish some achievements, we've got you covered! We've organized this guide by:
Pets by Zone
Raiding with Leashes
Wild Battle Pets
Pets from New Tamers
Pets from Vendors
Pets from Professions
To learn more about pet battles, check out our
interactive Battle Pet Maps
,
visual battle pet database
, and
Ability filters
. Our 5.1 patch day guide also has a section documenting
pet battle additions
, such as Battle-Stones and UI changes.
In addition, WarcraftPets has launched some great
battle pet tools for 5.1
, including advanced ability filters for things like weather effects,
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5.1 Site Features: New Tooltips and Item Upgrades
Over this past week, the Wowhead team has implemented new site tools reflecting 5.1 changes: many Item Upgrade tools and redesigned tooltips!
Item Upgrades
Upgrading an item via currency is a unique feature added in 5.1 in which players can
permanently upgrade all ilvl 458+ gear by 8 ilvls
. It's not really obvious to calculate how an item will scale up, so we designed a bunch of tools to help you out!
Our
Item Comparison Tool
now supports Item Upgrades. An "Upgrade" option has been added to the item menu (click on the icon to access), which will automatically adjust the tooltip and all the stats. Go to
http://www.wowhead.com/compare
to get started!
Search results now display an "Upgrades" column between "Req." and "Side." This column displays icons if the item can be upgraded, and mousing over an icon shows an upgraded version for easy reference. There is also a new search filter: [url=
http://www.wowhead.com/items?filter=cr=18
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5.1 News: New Scenario Rewards, Old-World Boss Nerfs
Today's news round up covers new Blizzard features for scenarios and pet battles, information on just how exactly some of the old-world bosses were nerfed for soloing purposes, and insights into why LFR no longer shows you progress status when joining. We also have some information on new scenario rewards: some epics and recolored armor for transmog fun.
Updated Scenario Loot
WoW Insider
reported yesterday
that scenarios now have improved rewards, including ilvl 476 epics! Here's the details.
Pre 5.1,
Cache of Treasures
was rewarded for completing scenarios: it had a small chance to contain ilvl 463 armor with random stats.
In 5.1, players get
Greater Cache of Treasures
from completing any random scenario. This still can contain
Cache of Treasures
, as well as wider variety of loot. Lucky players can find an ilvl 476 epic item or an ilvl 463 weapon, while less-lucky players get an ilvl 450 armor item.
While the 476 items have the same color scheme as the old 463 items for that role, the 450 items have a different color scheme. So if you were say a
Rogue
that never had a shot at
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Patch 5.1: Operation: Shieldwall and Dominance Offensive Guides
While 5.1 only introduces two new factions,
Operation: Shieldwall
and
Dominance Offensive
, they've got a lot of content attached to them--World PvP, rare spawns, daily quests, and achievements. We provided an
overview of these factions
in our Patch 5.1 guide, as well as links to all of our PTR coverage, but it's convenient to have all the information handy on one page as well.
In this guide you'll find:
How to get started and unlock these faction hubs.
Information on the World PvP areas.
Rare NPCs: their loot, locations, and abilities.
Reputation rewards: rare trinkets, epics, and mounts.
Daily quests: their quest hubs, reputation gains, and maps.
An overview of your faction's epic questline.
Rewards purchased from commissions: guard reinforcements, items that summon wild pets, NPCs that buff players.
Patch Changes
5.4 Changes
Gear from the quartermasters has been repriced.
5.2 Changes
Sunsong Ranch now has [url=
http://wowhead.com/quests=12?filter=na=work+order;cr=8;crs=1;crv=5
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Patch 5.1 Hotfixes: November 28th
Classes
Shaman
now has a radius of 40 yards (was 30).
Warrior
now has a radius of 40 yards (was 30).
Quests
Quest targets on Bilgewater Beach in
Krasarang Wilds
will no longer improperly apply PvP flags to attacking players.
Agent Malley
, the Operation: Shieldwall Quartermaster, now accepts the proper currency for his wares.
The quest
Touching Ground
can now be completed correctly.
NPCs in Domination Point will no longer ask PvP Guards to assist them in combat.
Great Cranes now drop
Pristine Jet Crownfeather
more frequently.
Fixed an issue that would sometimes prevent players from witnessing their respective faction's landing on the shore of
Krasarang Wilds
.
Pet Battles
Mr. Bigglesworth
will no longer drop from
Kel'Thuzad
, as he can now be obtained from the achievement
Raiding with Leashes
.
Dungeons, Raids & Scenarios
Fixed an issue that could cause some playe
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Patch 5.1: Realm Event Time Changes, Transmogable Guild Cloaks
Today's 5.1 news round up covers everything from fun vanity items to event time changes. On the light-hearted side of things, we have information on a new disguise from
Blingtron 4000
and transmoggable guild cloaks. On the more serious side of things, we have information on standardized region-wide times for events like the
, which returned in 5.1 after a hiatus due to CRZ complications, when to expect Brawler's Guild Invitations on the BMAH, and clarifications on the new Beastmaster dailies like
Beastmaster's Quarry: The Crane
.
And in sad news, we have confirmation from
Dave Kosak on twitter
that the Warlock "green fire" questline everyone was looking forward to was pushed back to 5.2.
If all the 5.1 talk sounds new and foreign, check out our complete
5.1 Patch Day Guide
from yesterday!
Blingtron 4000: Let's Party!
Blingtron 4000
now wants to party in 5.1! There's now a Party dialogue option, which buffs you with
Dressed to Kill
lasting 60 minutes. This buff transforms you into a human with a stylish black-and-white pantsuit (
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Wowhead's Patch 5.1 Guide
Patch 5.1 is live today and we've got you covered on all the changes! While there's no new raids or dungeons this patch, there's plenty of things to keep players busy. There's a completely new way to increase the ilvl of your gear, new factions to grind reputation with for gear and mounts, dozens of new pets to collect, and solo PvE challenges with the Brawler's Guild. And if you've been curious to get back to the conflict between the Alliance and the Horde, new questlines and scenarios will cover these factions clashing on the shores of Pandaria.
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
Two new factions
offer new gear rewards and mounts while developing the Alliance and Horde conflict in Krasarang Wilds.
Players can
permanently increase the ilvl of their gear
through currency. Wowhead has developed several tools to display these stat increases for you.
The Brawler's Guild lets
players fight challenging solo bosses
for vanity rewards and achievements.
Five new scenar
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Patch 5.1 is November 27th, 50% off Mists of Pandaria
Blizzard is trying something a little different with announcing patch dates for 5.1--they've emailed all the fansites this evening confirming the release date! We'll be posting Wowhead's comprehensive 5.1 Patch Day Guide tomorrow, covering everything from the
new factions
to
battle pets
, as well as a few other surprises.
Zarhym
Patch 5.1, the first Mists of Pandaria content patch, is scheduled for release beginning on Tuesday morning, November 27 in North America.
Today is also Cyber Monday, so Blizzard is holding a sale for the digital version of Mists of Pandaria--it's 50% off through Thursday this week!
Still haven’t ventured to the shores of Pandaria? Snag a super deal on Cyber Monday by
saving 50% on World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
. That’s a discount of almost $20, making this a great opportunity to upgrade your Cataclysm account, or—if you’re already braving the
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5.1 PTR: Battle Pet Additions and Improvements
We're done a lot of coverage recently on things like the new
5.1 reputations
and the
Brawler's Guild
. However, if you want to do something a bit more relaxing in the patch, there's numerous pet battle additions and improvements in store!
Today's post highlights everything related to pet battles in 5.1--new pets to capture, UI improvements, Battle Stones, and more. And if you're looking for tools to help with pet battles on live, check out Wowhead's
Battle Pet Maps
and
visual database
, and all the great information at
WarcraftPets
.
New Pets
Several new wild pets have been added, mostly to fill out pet families that were scarce on capturable pets, like Mechanicals and Dragonkin. Click
here
for a full list
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5.1 PTR: New Daily Quests
Since we can't get enough of dailies on live, we're previewing the new faction dailies available in 5.1! The Alliance and Horde have landed on the shores of Krasarang Wilds, set up camp, and need your help in defeating the enemy.
(This has been updated as of 11/28 with further daily specifics.)
Operation: Shieldwall
and
Dominance Offensive
offer 5+ daily quests, which can either send you to your faction's base, your enemy's base, contested areas such as the Ogudei Shrine (
Mogu's Command
) or Blacksmith Oilfield (
Oil Baron
), or along the Krasarang shore. If you turn in many commendations (gotten from looting enemy NPCs), you can purchase items like
Sturdy Crab Crate
which start a short quest series and give you a 30 minute buff upon completion. Check out our complete list of commendation rewards, which do cool things like buff your allies or fortify your base,
here
.
There are four possible quest hubs you will be sent to: you can get 900 reputation a day before
Grand Commendation of Operation: Shieldwall
and other reputation bonuses are taken into effect. You can also do an additional Beastmaster group quest for +200 reputation.
Each daily quest gives [currency=396
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5.1 PTR: New Rare Spawns, Black Friday Sale
For those of who you love rare spawns, 5.1 adds several more for
I'm In Your Base, Killing Your Dudes
! Each hub in Krasarang Wilds has three rare NPCs that the opposing faction can kill for sweet rewards.
Rare NPCs
Champion of Arms:
Dalan Nightbreaker
/
Kar Warmaker
. Located at their base's walls, by the entrance.
Heroic Leap
: Leaps to players out of range.
Cracking Blow
: Inflicts 60% of the target's health as Physical damage along a line in front of the caster.
Champion of the Light:
Disha Fearwarden
/
Muerta
. Located inside their respective bases, close to their main fortresses.
Holy Bolt
and
Wrath of the Light
.
Champion of the Shadows:
Mavis Harms
/
Ubunti the Shade
. Respectively be found on the Alliance docks/Domination Point Tower.
Mortal Throw
: Inflicts 60% of the target's health as Physical damage for players at range.
Shank
: Stuns players in melee for 3 seconds.
Shadowstep
: Appears from up to 20 yards away.
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5.1 PTR: Legendary and Faction Quests
Since we last covered new quests in 5.1, there's been some big updates we wanted to share about legendary and faction quests. We datamined some possible rewards for the legendary chain in 5.1, including new gems and sockets. We also pieced together more of the epic 5.1 faction questlines and now know that they reward players with a mount!
Legendary Quests
There are upgraded versions of legendary gems:
Refined Crystallized Dread
,
Refined Crystallized Horror
,
Refined Crystallized Terror
.
Eye of the Black Prince
allows you to add another gem socket to your Sha-Touched weapon, similar to
Living Steel Belt Buckle
. These are for regular gems, not additional legendary gems.
Since we last covered the datamined quests, Blizzard has trimmed down the PvP requirements. Instead of winning 10 Battlegrounds, you only have to win one in
Temple of Kotmogu
and
Silvershard Mines
.
Two achievements have been added:
A Test of Valor
/
A Test of Valor
requires you to obtain 6000 Valor Points, and
Chapter II: Wrathion's War
/
Chapter II: Wrathion's War
is for completing all of Wrathion's 5.1 quests.
The Measure of a Leader
: Speak with Wrathion at the Tavern in the Mists.
The Prince's Pursuit
: Kill Horde forces along the southern shores o
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New Item Upgrade System in 5.1, WoW's 8th Anniversary, BWC Coverage
While 5.1 has a handful of new gear from reputation rewards, the majority of gear upgrades in 5.1 will come through a new currency-based upgrade system. Players can permanently increase the ilvl of their 458+ gear (both armor and weapons) by visiting a new Ethereal and cashing in spare currency.
Wowhead has created several tools for item upgrades:
Each item's page has toggle options to display upgraded stats.
An Upgrade column has been added to search result pages. This displays all the upgrade versions for an item in icon form, similar to dynamic quest rewards. Mousing over these icons will display the upgraded versions.
A new search filter has been added: "Can Be Upgraded" under General.
Advanced tooltip code
has been added so you can display a specific upgraded item's tooltip.
Read more about all the features here
.
Upgrade Amounts
Item Type
Currency
Stat Increase
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News Round Up: 5.1 Reputation Changes, "Modified By" Ability Tab
Today's news round up summarizes the reputation changes coming in 5.1, highlights Wowhead's recently improved "Modified By" tab, and features more
Battle.net World Championship coverage
.
If you're ever wondered what it's like to make art for Blizzard, you should also check out WoW Insider's interview with
Jessica Dinh
, one of the winners of Blizzard's first Student Art Ccontest. The winners got to spend several months interning at Blizzard and even put some finishing touches on Mists of Pandaria!
5.1 Reputation Changes
While the reputation grinds in Mists of Pandaria try some innovative things like removing reputation from tabards in dungeons, many players were not looking forward to repeating the grind on their alts.
In 5.1, each faction now has a special commendation that can be purchased at Revered from quartermasters which unlocks a 100% bonus reputation gain for all characters on the account.
Blizzard
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New Vol'jin Scenario, 5.1 PTR Patch Notes Updated
The Horde is getting some new scenarios in 5.1--today we're taking a look at the new Vol'jin one,
Dagger in the Dark
. We previewed
two new Alliance scenarios
this past weekend, so if you're team Varian, check them out!
Patch 5.1 PTR notes were also just updated--we've included the new parts below. Of note:
Brawler's Guild invitations can now drop from select Horde and Alliance NPCs.
Spirit of Harmony
can now be purchased for 600
at the Conquest Quartermaster.
Level 90 players can now queue for
Wintergrasp
and
Tol Barad
via the PvP tab to battle one another in these epic conflicts.
Dagger in the Dark
Screenshots
Vol'jin is ordered by the Horde to investigate the origins of the Saurok. He's not too happy to discover that the Mogu created them from dark magic, but Garrosh's loyal guards are thrilled by this discovery--they want to create an army of corrupted warriors, similar to the Mogu.
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Raid Preview: Terrace of Endless Spring
A small PTR patch hit servers early this morning, and while we thought at first that the Darkmoon Faire trinkets were nerfed, it turns out that they are
unchanged
(confirmed by
Daxxarri
)--the mechanisms behind displaying the procs were simply changed to help with scaling mechanics in 5.1. (It's a bit complicated, but most trinkets default display a base ilvl 463 proc you'd get in a Challenge Mode, and are then scaled accordingly on tooltips for higher ilvl items. Full details in
my comment
.)
Daxxarri
No! Bad! Stop pointing to data-mined content as fact. The change that got picked up was actually an adjustment to Darkmoon Card trinkets for Challenge Mode stat scaling.
The other notable addition was
A Test of Valor
, requiring players working on the legendary chain to earn 6000 Valor Points. We've got the full list of spell changes underneath the cut.
Raid Preview:
Terrace of Endless Spring
[scre
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5.1 PTR: New Alliance Scenarios - Lion's Landing, A Little Patience
The latest PTR patch opened up new scenarios for the Alliance and the Horde. Today we'll take a look at the two Alliance ones--"A Little Patience" and "Lion's Landing." In these scenarios, you help the Alliance defeat the Horde, in spite of being at a disadvantage, by using teamwork and organization.
Lion's Landing
In
Lion's Landing
, the Alliance find their base under attack by the Horde. Players work with SI:7 and other Alliance NPCs from Jade Forest questlines to defeat them.
[screenshot id=333501 width=2
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5.1 PTR: New Reputation Rewards, User of the Month
This latest PTR patch added rewards to
Operation: Shieldwall
and
Dominance Offensive
quartermasters! Rewards include ilvl 496 boots, rings, belts, and trinkets, as well as ilvl 458 trinkets, and commendation tokens (
Grand Commendation of Operation: Shieldwall
,
Grand Commendation of the Dominance Offensive
). The most interesting reward by far is
Grand Armored Wyvern
and
Grand Armored Gryphon
at Exalted. (Note: when these items were first datamined a few weeks ago, they had different stats and names, often appearing as duplicate copies of existing reputation rewards. If you are still seeing the old tooltips, try clearing your cache.)
To learn more about the new 5.1 reputation hubs, check out our
visual preview
and
list of quests and rewards
.
User of the Month Program
With all the additions in 5.1 for you to comment on, we thought it would be a good time to update you on our participatory-based User of the Month Program. Congratulations to October's winner, user
lightclaw
, who won a $75 Razer gift card!
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Blizzard Removes Brawler's Guild Realm First, More Heroic Vizier Hotfixes
The
Brawler's Guild
, a new feature in 5.1 that lets players test their mettle in soloing challenging bosses, has been at the center of a lot of debate recently for two reasons: participating in this content requires buying an invite from the BMAH or getting an invite from a friend, and there was a Realm First Feat of Strength tied to defeating all the bosses.
Blizzard clarified some things about the Brawler's Guild today--the invite system is here to stay, but the Realm First has been removed.
To learn more about the Brawler's Guild, check out our coverage of
invitations, achievements
,
rewards, and bosses
, as well as our
visual preview
.
We updated this post to include some more hotfixes made to
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok
this afternoon!
I thought I'd hop back
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Blizzard Dev Notes, Patch 5.0.5 Hotfixes
Earlier this week, the Blizzard Community Team shared notes from weekly developer meetings to fansites! While this is a partial transcript as not all questions and answers can be shared with the public, there's a ton of useful information covering a wide breadth of topics and it's a neat to see what's discussed at dev meetings.
We've summarized the highlights below, and be sure to check out (removed) the complete Q&A over at Wowjuju, as well as their extremely-useful (removed).
Classes
Several class issues and abilities were brought up:
Zen Pilgrimage
,
Hunter
pet storage, PvP Balance for
Rogue
and
Shaman
.
Challenge Modes
The instance creation cap can be dodged by resetting while inside the instance.
Challenge Mode mounts are intended to be account-wide.
Leaderboards are planned to not be reset this expansion.
PvP
Blizzard is happy with PvP vendors on the wall: map icons and in-game mail clarify their locations.
The rewards from random Battlegrounds and dungeon bonuses were changed to fit the new reward structure in MoP.
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