Tabard of Brilliance
Only one of eight epic tabards available in-game.
Useable at any level and therefore available for twinks.
Rarity: 2,000 UDE Points
Distribution: Booster boxes contains 2,400 UDE points and cost approx $60 USD (inc. shipping), therefore the average cost of obtaining this particular loot is $50.00
Tabard of the Defender
Only one of eight epic tabards available in-game.
Useable at any level and therefore available for twinks.
Rarity: 2,000 UDE Points
Distribution: Booster boxes contains 2,400 UDE points and cost approx $60 USD (inc. shipping), therefore the average cost of obtaining this particular loot is $50.00
Fangs of the Father Questline Guide
Rogues get two new legendary daggers with this patch and will be able to get them through a series of quests started by Lord Afrasastrasz in the Wyrmrest Temple.
Golad, Twilight of Aspects
Tiriosh, Nightmare of Ages
Your melee attacks have a chance to grant Shadows of the Destroyer, increasing your Agility by 17, stacking up to 50 times. Each application past 30 grants an increasing chance to trigger Fury of the Destroyer. When triggered, this consumes all applications of Shadows of the Destroyer, immediately granting 5 combo points and cause your finishing moves to generate 5 combo points. Lasts 6 sec.
Questline
Proving Your Worth -- Bring the ring to Lord Afrasastrasz at Wyrmrest Temple within the Dragon Soul raid encounter.
Hello, ! You've earned a reputation among the flight as having - shall we say - 'nimble fingers'.
We need someone of your skills for a matter of utmost delicacy. Before I reveal more, we need to know you're the right for the job.
When the course of battle takes you to the Eye of Eternity, I need you to pickpocket Hagara the Stormbinder to retrieve a cryptomancer's decoder ring. Are you up to the task?
A Hidden Message -- Deliver the Solved Cipher to Corastrasza at the Vermillion Redoubt in Twilight Highlands.
Corastrasza, currently stationed at the Vermillion Redoubt in the Twilight Highlands, has intercepted a coded message of grave importance. I'll let her explain the full situation, but we need your expertise to unravel the cipher!
Take your decoder ring to an ethereal thaumaturge in your capital city - he should know how to charge it. Acquire the encoded cipher from Corastrasza and use the ring to decode it for her. Hurry! Time is ticking...
To Ravenholdt -- Talk to Mostrasz within the cave just outside of Ravenholdt Manor in the Hillsbrad Foothills.
If the egg is in Ravenholdt Manor, we can't risk torching it in an all-out assault. I'll need someone slippery to get in there and find out for sure. That's you, .
Mostrasz will help you infiltrate the compound. Speak to him just outside and fly to Ravenholdt together. Good luck!
To Catch a Thief -- Follow Wrathion upstairs and speak with him at Ravenholdt Manor in the Hillsbrad Foothills.
Just beyond this cave lies Ravenholdt Manor. You need to get inside without being seen!
There - now I'll be able to keep an eye on you and communicate as you venture into the compound. Now sneak into that manor, locate the egg, and don't get caught...
Our Man in Gilneas -- Seek out Zazzo Twinklefingers near the ruins of Gilneas City in Gilneas.
If you wish to join my cause and slaughter the black dragons in hiding, prove yourself by taking down Hiram Creed. He's amassing an army in Gilneas.
We haven't been able to slip past his defenders, but we've got a man on the scene keeping an eye on him. Zazzo Twinklefingers, a very crafty arcane mage, is waiting for us to contact him just outside of the ruins of the Gilnean capital.
Find him and he'll direct you to the target.
Our Man in Karazhan -- Report to Zazzo Twinklefingers in the ruins just southeast of Karazhan.
Your next target is the Black Dragon Nalice, who is engaged in some sort of arcane debauchery beneath the ruined tower of Karazhan.
Your primary mission is to destroy her, but if you can bring me back a vial of her blood, I'll be able to use it to augment the power of the daggers I've given you. Your accomplice Zazzo has already been dispatched to the scene and awaits you there. He'll have more details.
Blood of the Betrayer -- Take the vial to Zazzo Twinklefingers at Karazhan in Deadwind Pass.
I've pinpointed Nalice to the Master's Cellar, an extended basement you'll find in the ruins up ahead.
Dragon cultists are everywhere, and Nalice has set up some strange arcane storage devices throughout the area. Perhaps you can use those to your advantage?
Sneak past the cultists, obliterate Nalice, and grab a vial of her blood for Wrathion.
I'll keep my eyes on you and pull you out if you get into any trouble. But I'm NOT coming in there with you!
Victory in the Depths -- Take the Vial of Preserved Dragonsblood, along with your daggers Fear and Vengeance, to Wrathion at Ravenholdt Manor in Hillsbrad Foothills.
Done! You'll want to get this back to Wrathion as soon as possible, along with those two daggers of yours.
I don't know what he plans to do with this stuff. Between you and me, sometimes that little dragon kid creeps me out. Good luck!
Assassinate Creed -- Talk to Zazzo Twinklefingers northeast of Gilneas City in the Ruins of Gilneas.
The city has been in chaos for days now. Hiram Creed, disguised as a Gilnean, has infected the lot of those dogs with his own draconic blood. Even the Forsaken are having trouble routing him out.
Only a surgical assassination can end this!
The bridge behind me is relatively unguarded. Slip in through merchant's square and head south - you'll find Creed in the middle of the military district.
I'll keep an eye on you and pull you out if there's any trouble.
...There Will be trouble!
The Deed is Done -- Report your success to Prince Wrathion at Ravenholdt Manor in Hillsbrad Foothills.
Prince Wrathion will be pleased to hear that you've succeeded. You should report back to him at Ravenholdt Manor.
The Prince has been known to be extremely generous to those who help him.
Cluster Clutch -- Bring the Shadowy Gems to Prince Wrathion at Ravenholdt Manor in Hillsbrad Foothills.
The daggers I have given you are lifeless shells. They can do great things, once they are given a means to contain the power I have in mind.
I need for you to acquire Shadowy Gems for me. The facets of these unusual stones are like windows into the infinite. They are often used by minions of the Twilight's Hammer to control the most powerful of elementals.
A great battle is raging around Wyrmrest temple. Collect Elementium Gem Clusters from Deathwing's minions and bring the gems to me.
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Cross Realm Heirlooms
People are still wondering about cross realm heirlooms.
This is as of 2011/12/01.
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Binds when picked up
Unique
Mount
Requires Level 40
Requires Journeyman Riding
Item Level 40
Use: Teaches you how to summon this mount.
The epic version will have extra armor on both tail and legs.
Both the rare and epic version can be learned by same character.
Both the level 20 mount (rare) and the level 40 mount (epic) can be traded in-game.
Each mount automatically adjusts speed to your highest land riding skill.
Firelands 4.3 Stealth Nerf
Some people seem to have noticed a "stealth" nerf to Firelands, Takralus got some more info on that below.
"Has anyone else noticed that Firelands seems to be a lot easier since the reset? We were doing Normal mode last night. Majordomo is even more of a pushover now he died so quick it was unreal and Rhyolith seemed to be moving a lot slower. "
We're also aware of reports that Rhyolith randomly becomes friendly during some encounters and we’re looking into that.
Now, we did remove Magma Geyser from phase 4 of the Heroic Ragnaros encounter, mainly because the encounter wasn’t playing out quite the way we wanted it to, not so much to make the fight easier.
"The fact that you could stand in a formation on the frost patch might have been unintended."
We could have increased the detection radius that triggered Geyser, but in general we try to avoid enacting changes that make an encounter more difficult once that fight has already been defeated. Doing so creates a frustrating experience for players who have to re-learn something they believed they had mastered. The adjustments to the health and damage of Ragnaros and his minions in September primarily affected the difficulty of phases 1-3 of the encounter; at that time, we also decided that Magma Geyser should be removed from phase 4, but the change was not one that could straightforwardly make via hotfix, so it did not take effect until the 4.3 patch.
So basically, yes, it’s a nerf, but it’s because we weren’t happy with the mechanic and the only two solutions for fixing that were to either make the fight harder or to make it easier. And, as stated above, we try to avoid making fights harder once they’ve gone live.
So, despite the insinuation that we just want more people to get the kill, the change isn’t remotely going to let a guild that hasn’t mastered the encounter just walk in and defeat it.
Diablo III Opening Cinematic – Spike Awards
In addition, Diablo III’s full opening cinematic will make its world premiere during the show. Check out Spike TV’s official announcement for full details, and tune into the VGAs on December 10 at 8:00 p.m. / 7:00 p.m. Central.
Swift Shorestrider / Wasteland Tallstrider
Requires patch 4.3 to be able to redeem.
The level 20 mount (epic) can be traded in-game.
Mount automatically adjusts speed to your highest land riding skill.
When learned, the Wasteland Tallstrider mount counts toward the Mountain 'o Mounts achievement.
Throne of the Tides booster boxes contain 36 boosters and cost approx $90 USD (inc. shipping), therefore the average cost of obtaining this particular loot with random chance is $605.00.
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Patch 4.3 Achievement List
Thanks to wow-achievements for the list.
Achievement Changes
Master of Alterac Valley no longer requires the Alterac Valley Blitz achievement.
Tol Barad Veteran now requires 25 victories in Tol Barad, down from 100.
Glory of the Cataclysm Raider now grants 25 points, up from 10.
Glory of the Firelands Raider now grants 25 points, up from 10.
Baradin Hold Guild Run now includes the new boss Alizabal.
New Achievements
World Events > Lunar Festival
World Events > Midsummers Festival
Desecration of the Alliance and Desecration of the Horde now require Extinguishing Northrend for completion. Those who completed it before the change will still retain the achievement.
The fires of Azeroth for Horde and Alliance now require Flamewarden of Northrend and Flame Keeper of Northrend. Those who completed it before the change will still retain the achievement.
World Events > Winter's Veil
Here is a hint at what the 2011 special item will be for Winter's Veil.
World Events > Darkmoon Faire
Come One, Come All!
Attend the Darkmoon Faire.
Step Right Up
Play five different Darkmoon games.
Blastenheimer Bullseye
Score a bullseye when launched from the Darkmoon Cannon.
Quick Shot
Score a Quick Shot at the Shooting Gallery.
Darkmoon Duelist
Win the Darkmoon Deathmatch and receive a Pit Fighter trinket.
Darkmoon Dominator
Win the Darkmoon Deathmatch twelve times and receive a Master Pit Fighter trinket. 20
Fairegoer's Feast
Consume one of every Darkmoon food and drink.
Darkmoon Dungeoneer
Turn in all five dungeon Darkmoon Artifacts.
Darkmoon Defender
Turn in all three battleground Darkmoon Artifacts.
Darkmoon Despoiler
Turn in all nine Darkmoon Artifacts.
Taking the Show on the Road
Launch off Darkmoon Fireworks in every friendly capital city.
Faire Favors
Complete at least six profession-based quests at the Darkmoon Faire.
I Was Promised a Pony
Ride a Darkmoon Pony.
Feats of Strength
Murkablo Proud owner of Murkablo from the 2011 BlizzCon.
Proud Owner of the 2010 Vintage Winter Veil Gift, the MiniZep Controller.
Proud Owner of the 2009 Vintage Winter Veil Gift, the Red Rider Air Rifle.
Fangs of the Father Wielder of the Fangs of the Father.
Fangs of the Father - Guild Edition Wielder of the Fangs of the Father
Dungeons & Raids
Glory of the Dragon Soul Raider Complete the Dragon Soul raid achievements listed below.
Destroyer's End Defeat Deathwing on Normal or Heroic Difficulty in the Dragon Soul raid. Title: Destroyer's End
Heroic: Madness of Deathwing now rewards the "Savior of Azeroth" title
Don't Stand So Close to Me Defeat Morchok in Dragon Soul on Normal or Heroic Difficulty without any two
players (three players on 25-player mode) ever being within 5 yards of each other while Morchok is channeling
Black Blood of the Earth.
Holding Hands Destroy the final Crystal Conductor during Hagara's lightning phase on Normal or Heroic Difficulty,
while all raid members are part of the final Lightning Conduit.
Chromatic Champion Destroy Deathwing in Dragon Soul on Normal or Heroic Difficulty after beginning the
encounter on each Aspect's platform:
Heroic: Hagarath The Stormbinder
Heroic: Yor'sajj the Unsleeping
Tol'Barad
Guild - Raids & Dungeons
Heroic: Well of Eternity Guild Run






