Inside Azeroth: January 2018
The people of Azeroth have survived to fight another day. While the stench of fel still hangs in the air, the cosmic shifts in the skies above Azeroth suggest things seem to be looking up.
But there’s still much more to be done—and as we ring in the new year, it’s time once again to make a few resolutions. Will you vow to gain more achievements? Take your Mythic Keystone difficulty to new heights? Fish all the fish of Azeroth? Or will you simply vow to be a better citizen of the world, with good will in your heart for everyone (except the opposite faction, of course).
After you’ve looked at what’s ahead this month, share your WoW resolution for 2018 with us in the comments below.
It may be a new year, but the fight against the Burning Legion continues on Argus and in the latest raid dungeon, Antorus, the Burning Throne.
[January 2]
Antorus, the Burning Throne Raid Finder Wing 3 Opens
Players can now use the Raid Finder to access the third section of Antorus, the Burning Throne: Hope’s End.
[January 2–9]
Battleground Bonus Event
While this event is active, random Battlegrounds will award Honor at an increased rate. Glory awaits in the fields of battle!
[January 7—13]
Darkmoon Faire
Meet Silas Darkmoon and his troupe, play games that test the mind and nerve, and behold exotic sights from the four corners of Azeroth…and beyond!
[January 9—16]
Legion Dungeon Event
While this event is active, the final boss of each Legion dungeon awards an extra item when defeated.
[January 9–16]
PvP Brawl: Shado-Pan Showdown
Step into Tiger’s Peak Arena and get ready for the Shadow-Pan Showdown. You’ll race for control of a center control point to activate one of two bosses. The first to kill the other team’s boss wins!
[January 16]
Antorus, the Burning Throne Raid Finder Wing 4 Opens
Players can now use the Raid Finder to access the final section of Antorus, the Burning Throne: Seat of the Pantheon.
[January 21—23]
Call of the Scarab
Commemorate the ringing of the Scarab Gong and the opening of the gates of Ahn’Qiraj. Represent your faction by gathering supplies or by slaying Twilight and Qiraji forces. The winning faction gets to fly their banner next to the Scarab Gong for the rest of the year!
[January 23–30]
The Burning Crusade Timewalking Dungeon Event
While this event Is active, players level 71 or higher may access a special Timewalking Dungeon Finder queue, which scales players and their items down to revisit past dungeons from The Burning Crusade expansion. While Timewalking, bosses will yield loot appropriate for a player’s regular level. During The Burning Crusade Timewalking, you can assemble a raid group of between 10 and 3- players, travel to Shattrath City in Outland, and speak with Vormu to access a Timewalking version of the Black Temple raid.
[January 23–30]
PvP Brawl: Deepwind Dunk
Can you even dunk? If you want to win this brawl, you’re going to need to work on your skills: Dunkball has come to Pandaria! You’ll race to claim balls from the map’s center, northern, or southern mines, take them to your enemy’s base, and then go for a magnificent long-range shot—or go all-in for the dunk.
[January 30–February 6]
Arena Skirmish Bonus Event
While this event is active, Arena Skirmishes will award Honor at an increased rate. Will you answer the call to battle?
[January 31]
Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl
The mages of Azeroth like to relax, too. Hop into a portal at your local watering hole and join the Tavern Crawl.
Patch 7.3.5 Testing
Patch 7.3.5 testing continues and you can help make World of Warcraft a more satisfying place to level up in. Learn how in our blog post then head to the PTR forums to share your feedback.
Contests
Blizzard Entertainment Student Art Contests 2017
Blizzard Entertainment’s university relations and World of Warcraft development teams are proud to present the seventh annual Blizzard Student Art Contest! We’re calling on college and university students to submit original artwork or animations that would be a great fit for World of Warcraft.
Show us something we’ve never seen before but that would still be an artistic fit within World of Warcraft. You can see previous winning submissions here.
Online submission forms are available on our contests page, and you can enter up until 11:59 p.m. PST on January 28, 2018. Learn more here.