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 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 
3 1 600 600 600
Crescent Oil Level 1 
3 1 600 600 600
Draenic Swiftness Potion Level 1 1 3 600
Draenic Invisibility Potion Level 1 1 
3 600
Draenic Water Breathing Elixir Level 1 1 
3 600
Draenic Living Action Potion Level 1 1 
3 600
Pure Rage Potion Level 1 1 
3 600
Draenic Water Walking Elixir Level 1 1 
3 600
Draenic Agility Potion Level 2 1 
1 1 600 600 600
Draenic Intellect Potion Level 2 1 3 1 600 600 600
Draenic Strength Potion Level 2 1 
1 1 600 600 600
Draenic Armor Potion Level 2 1 
3 1 600 600 600
Draenic Channeled Mana Potion Level 2 1 
1 1 600 600 600
Draenic Agility Flask Level 3 
1 
4 1 700 700 700
Draenic Intellect Flask Level 3 1 
4 1 700 700 700
Draenic Strength Flask Level 3 1 
4 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 
5 1 1 700 700 700
Draenic Stamina Flask 1 
4 1 700 700 700
5 Greater Draenic Agility Flask 5 
1 5 1 700 705 710
5 Greater Draenic Intellect Flask 5 
1 5 1 700 705 710
5 Greater Draenic Strength Flask 5 1 5 1 700 705 710
5 Greater Draenic Stamina Flask 5 1 5 1 700 705 710
Draenic Rejuvenation Potion 1 3 1 600 600 600
3 Transmorphic Tincture 1 
5 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
630ClothHands
Windcrystal Wraps4000 × 
630ClothLegs
Windcrystal Leggings5000 × 630ClothHead
Windcrystal Hood5000 × 630ClothWaist
Windcrystal Cord4000 × 630ClothWrists
Windcrystal Bracers3000 × 645ClothHands
Exceptional Windcrystal Wraps1 × , 10500 × 645ClothLegs
Exceptional Windcrystal Leggings1 × , 11500 × 645ClothHead
Exceptional Windcrystal Hood1 × , 11500 × 645ClothWaist
Exceptional Windcrystal Cord1 × , 10500 × 645ClothWrists
Exceptional Windcrystal Bracers1 × , 9000 × 655ClothHands
Flawless Windcrystal Wraps1 × , 17000 × 655ClothLegs
Flawless Windcrystal Leggings1 × , 20000 × 655ClothHead
Flawless Windcrystal Hood1 × , 20000 × 655ClothWaist
Flawless Windcrystal Cord1 × , 17000 × 655ClothWrists
Flawless Windcrystal Bracers1 × , 14500 × Level Type Slot Name Cost
630LeatherLegs
Crystalhide Legguards5000 × 630LeatherHands
Crystalhide Grips4000 × 630LeatherHead
Crystalhide Cowl5000 × 630LeatherWrists
Crystalhide Bracers3000 × 630LeatherWaist
Crystalhide Belt4000 × 645LeatherLegs
Exceptional Crystalhide Legguards1 × , 11500 × 645LeatherHands
Exceptional Crystalhide Grips1 × , 10500 × 645LeatherHead
Exceptional Crystalhide Cowl1 × , 11500 × 645LeatherWrists
Exceptional Crystalhide Bracers1 × , 9000 × 645LeatherWaist
Exceptional Crystalhide Belt1 × , 10500 × 655LeatherLegs
Flawless Crystalhide Legguards1 × , 20000 × 655LeatherHands
Flawless Crystalhide Grips1 × , 17000 × 655LeatherHead
Flawless Crystalhide Cowl1 × , 20000 × 655LeatherWrists
Flawless Crystalhide Bracers1 × , 14500 × 655LeatherWaist
Flawless Crystalhide Belt1 × , 17000 × Level Type Slot Name Cost
630MailLegs
Crystal-Leaf Legguards5000 × 630MailHead
Crystal-Leaf Helm5000 × 630MailHands
Crystal-Leaf Gloves4000 × 630MailWaist
Crystal-Leaf Chain4000 × 630MailWrists
Crystal-Leaf Bracers3000 × 645MailLegs
Exceptional Crystal-Leaf Legguards1 × , 11500 × 645MailHead
Exceptional Crystal-Leaf Helm1 × , 11500 × 645MailHands
Exceptional Crystal-Leaf Gloves1 × , 10500 × 645MailWaist
Exceptional Crystal-Leaf Chain1 × , 10500 × 645MailWrists
Exceptional Crystal-Leaf Bracers1 × , 9000 × 655MailLegs
Flawless Crystal-Leaf Legguards1 × , 20000 × 655MailHead
Flawless Crystal-Leaf Helm1 × , 20000 × 655MailHands
Flawless Crystal-Leaf Gloves1 × , 17000 × 655MailWaist
Flawless Crystal-Leaf Chain1 × , 17000 × 655MailWrists
Flawless Crystal-Leaf Bracers1 × , 14500 × Level Type Slot Name Cost
630PlateLegs
Crystal-Plated Legplates5000 × 630PlateHead
Crystal-Plated Greathelm5000 × 630PlateWaist
Crystal-Plated Greatbelt4000 × 630PlateHands
Crystal-Plated Gauntlets4000 × 630PlateWrists
Crystal-Plated Bracers3000 × 645PlateLegs
Exceptional Crystal-Plated Legplates1 × , 11500 × 645PlateHead
Exceptional Crystal-Plated Greathelm1 × , 11500 × 645PlateWaist
Exceptional Crystal-Plated Greatbelt1 × , 10500 × 645PlateHands
Exceptional Crystal-Plated Gauntlets1 × , 10500 × 645PlateWrists
Exceptional Crystal-Plated Bracers1 × , 9000 × 655PlateLegs
Flawless Crystal-Plated Legplates1 × , 20000 × 655PlateHead
Flawless Crystal-Plated Greathelm1 × , 20000 × 655PlateWaist
Flawless Crystal-Plated Greatbelt1 × , 17000 × 655PlateHands
Flawless Crystal-Plated Gauntlets1 × , 17000 × 655PlateWrists
Flawless Crystal-Plated Bracers1 × , 14500 × Level Type Slot Name Cost
630BackBack
Shard-Covered Dreadcloak3000 × 630BackBack
Refractory Heartcloak3000 × 630BackBack
Crystal-Edged Bladecloak3000 × 630BackBack
Crystalclasp Stormcloak3000 × 630BackBack
Crystal Reinforced Doomcloak3000 × 645BackBack
Exceptional Shard-Covered Dreadcloak1 × , 9000 × 645BackBack
Exceptional Refractory Heartcloak1 × , 9000 × 645BackBack
Exceptional Crystal-Edged Bladecloak1 × , 9000 × 645BackBack
Exceptional Crystalclasp Stormcloak1 × , 9000 × 645BackBack
Exceptional Crystal Reinforced Doomcloak1 × , 9000 × 655BackBack
Flawless Shard-Covered Dreadcloak1 × , 14500 × 655BackBack
Flawless Refractory Heartcloak1 × , 14500 × 655BackBack
Flawless Crystal-Edged Bladecloak1 × , 14500 × 655BackBack
Flawless Crystalclasp Stormcloak1 × , 14500 × 655BackBack
Flawless Crystal Reinforced Doomcloak1 × , 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.
Level Type Slot Name Req. Faction Req. Standing Cost
1Companion Pets
Nether Ray FrySha'tari DefenseRevered10, 2000 × 1Companion Pets
Son of SetheArakkoa OutcastsRevered1,000, 2000 × 1Companion Pets
Draenei Micro DefenderCouncil of ExarchsRevered1,000, 2000 × 1Companion Pets
Bone WaspLaughing Skull OrcsRevered1,000, 2000 × 1Companion Pets
Indentured Albino River CalfSteamwheedle Preservation SocietyRevered1,000, 2000 × 1Companion Pets
Captured Forest SproutlingSteamwheedle Preservation SocietyRevered1,000, 2000 × 1Companion Pets
Frostwolf PupFrostwolf OrcsRevered1,000, 2000 × 40Mount
Mosshide Riverwallow50,000, 5000 × 40Mount
Armored IrontuskSha'tari DefenseExalted5,000, 5000 × 40Mount
Shadowmane ChargerArakkoa OutcastsExalted5,000, 5000 × 40Mount
Dusty RockhideCouncil of ExarchsExalted5,000, 5000 × 40Mount
Ironside WarwolfLaughing Skull OrcsExalted5,000, 5000 × 40Mount
Domesticated RazorbackSteamwheedle Preservation SocietyExalted5,000, 5000 × 40Mount
Swift FrostwolfFrostwolf OrcsExalted5,000, 5000 × 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
1CosmeticHead
Frozen Visage of the Laughing Skull1,000, 1000 × 
Modelviewer
1CosmeticHead
Bloody Visage of the Laughing Skul1,000, 1000 × Modelviewer
1CosmeticHead
Golden Visage of the Laughing Skull5,000, 1000 × Modelviewer
1CosmeticHead
Visage of the Laughing Skull1,000, 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
1Other
Permanent Time BubbleCouncil of ExarchsHonored1,000, 50 × 100Consumable
Sha'tari ElixirSha'tari DefenseFriendly5, 1 × 100Consumable
Arakkoa ElixirArakkoa OutcastsFriendly5, 1 × 100Consumable
Exarch ElixirCouncil of ExarchsFriendly5, 1 × 100Consumable
Laughing Skull ElixirLaughing Skull OrcsFriendly5, 1 × 100Consumable
Steamwheedle ElixirSteamwheedle Preservation SocietyFriendly5, 1 × 100Consumable
Frostwolf ElixirFrostwolf OrcsFriendly5, 1 × 1Consumable
Contract: Dawnseeker RukaryxFriendly5,000, 5000 × Warlords of Draenor - Midnight Releases
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker
/ Official Forums
)
We are holding a midnight signing event at a local Gamestop near us here in Irvine, and if anyone is around I definitely encourage you to come down, pick up a copy, and get your game box or game memorabilia signed. More info on that here: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/166...ent-11-10-2014
Obviously that’s just not an option for most of you, but I thought it’d be a good time to plug it again. ;D As far as midnight releases go, from what I understand they tend to be determined on a store-by-store basis based on preorders. As you said, with the proliferation of digital downloads, especially now with the Digital Deluxe edition for World of Warcraft, and especially because WoW is an online game (and people have reasonably fast internet connections these days), it’s going to have some impact on physical game sales.
And, just in case it's an issue with buying it digitally directly from us, you can also start playing at Midnight if you purchase a digital copy of the standard or Digital Deluxe editions at GameStop before they close on Wednesday night.
I lost interest in releases when Blizzard decided to release them at 3AM. There is no sane reason for a midnight PST release, forcing the rest of the country - if they want to participate at launch - to stay up to ungodly hours in the midst of a work week.
I don't know if this is accurate at all or not, but I always just assumed it was a decision based on intelligent server engineer load balancing. Fewer people staying up to play right at launch means more time to fix any issues before the vast majority of people run into it. Midnight EST means 9pm on PST, which would mean, like, approximately infinitely more people playing right at launch. *shrug* Seems like a good reason, anyway.
Blue Tweets
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
PvE
Guessing that once we hit 91 bosses from Mists and players will gain from the "Solo Changes" allowing us to solo MSV ect?
The combat modifiers only apply pre-Mists, offsetting changes to item scaling. Mists gear and beyond still scales exponentially. (WatcherDev)
PvP
In PvE you have to leave a balance or gear and skill for the group to win. In PvP you should balance it evenly so only skill wins.
I think that's one opinion, but it isn't one we agree with. (holinka)
WoW tries to balance RPG power progression without letting it get out of control. (holinka)
There's no power progression in SC2, Hearthstone, LoL. It's competitve and fair, at least you know you got beat by skill not gear
Sure, it works for some games. Do we want all games to be the same? (holinka)
Also 2 of the 3 games you mentioned (LoL, Hearthstone) do have power progression. (holinka)
We've made a lot of effort to make the game more accessible, especially on the gear front. (holinka)
Enter a BG at 100, you're automatically ilevel 650. Never been easier to get started. (holinka)
If I come late into the season I'm base level most others are base + X over me, fair perhaps but still slaughters esp if high skill
This is the very essence of an RPG. You become more powerful as you play. Done a lot to prevent that power gap from being too large (holinka)
RPG is typically PvE. Competitive games don't have this disparity b/c it's not fair. How is gear disparity fair in PvP?
WoW is an RPG. WoW PvP is RPG PvP. With some effort, everyone can get the best PvP gear for their character. (holinka)
They're two different beats. I think we could treat them as such. In competitive place there is no gear disparity so why in game?
A central pillar of WoW is your character and their gear. WoW PvP is taking that character and that gear into PvP combat. (holinka)
I think PvP is more about being the best at your class rather than out gearing your opponent. at least it should be.
We disagree that this is how it "should be" for all the reasons I have mentioned. (holinka)
I'd also point out that it can be *more* about skill than gear, without gear being of zero value. (Celestalon)
PvP should be about only skill not out gearing your opponent. like in competitive play.
There is a spectrum of how powerful gear can be in RPG PvP. We think "enough to feel rewarding" is better than "meaningless." (holinka)
Understand that you disagree. (holinka)
Lore
Well in the AU, Garrosh was never born. There are some massive differences.
Correct, this is one of a few exceptions where differences were not caused by Garrosh's interference. (_DonAdams)
I just mean big differences like that in general. Really makes you wonder what else could be that different.
Understandable, but I'd recommend not worrying too much about it. Our goal was to show old Draenor, with very few exceptions. (_DonAdams)
Yeah, Garrosh. Main character, never exists in this timeline. No baby, Garrosh. Timeline was chosen for this fact.
We made exceptions to avoid weirdness (baby Garrosh) but the goal is to show you old Draenor as closely as possible. (_DonAdams)
You have to understand that the exceptions cause the weirdness... it's a double edge'd sword, really.
I understand, but I urge you not to extrapolate these differences to assume the whole world is different. (_DonAdams)
World
In previous years, the Horde wickerman used to be outside the city. Should be trivial to move it back outside.
seems like wickerman and other NPCs should be outside the ruins same as SW gates. 11months to update
It was moved inside because the area is cooler. Want to keep it there if we can resolve flagging issues. (_DonAdams)
but then why is it at SW, since that's not the main place for the worgen!!! It's Darnassus.
I felt that SW was more appropriate as the Gilneans sharing their tradition with other humans and remembering their humanity. (_DonAdams)
Also it's way more convenient for Alliance players to go there. (_DonAdams)
so is Ogrimmar for horde. So that last argument is invalid. But I can imagine that they only want to introduce it to other humans
Org is more convenient, but UC is where it's been historically located. Would have felt very weird to move it that far. (_DonAdams)
Garrisons
Quick question: Is the barn to only way to get Savage Blood apart from buying it from the AH?
Yep! (Muffinus)
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.
Your Presence is Requested
Blizzard released some nice Garrison art today.
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker
/ Official Forums
)
Commander,
The Iron Horde offensive has been temporarily driven back, but we need to establish a base of operations on the other side. That’s where you come in. Thanks to Khadgar we’re able to open small, temporary portals to Draenor to get supplies through—but your support will be limited. It will be up to you to build a Garrison, choose the soldiers that will follow you into battle, defend our supply lines, and ultimately dismantle the Iron Horde before they can mount another attack on Azeroth.
Good luck, and we’ll see you in Draenor.
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