Wow Ice cold spoilers edition

We're getting the long awaited Patch 3.3.2, and with it, season 8, some nice little class changes, and of course, Arthas. We've already seen a leak of the promised final cinematic that occurs after the Lich King battle. Don't click on the link if you don't want to see it, it's a pretty big spoiler.


Of course, a new patch means a lot of downtime. So, While you're waiting through the 3 AM to 11 AM Pacific downtime for the servers to come up and the patch to download, have a serving of some of the hottest news and best articles from the past 7 days, and be sure to stay tuned for lots more Patch 3.3.2 news in the coming days.

Hot News and Features

• Vol'jin clarifies what you should do with the voodoo in last week's Ask A Faction Leader.


• Patch 3.3.2 brings a new Ashen Verdict strength ring for plate melee classes. Check out the stats.


• Patch 3.3.2 also brings some updated states to tier 10 plate tank armor, and we have more details for those as well.


• Patch 3.3.2 brings with it a new mount for raiders: Invincible, steed of Arthas.


• Patch 3.3.2 is also the start of a new arena season. Check out the look of the new season 8 gear.


• Ghostcrawler recently offered some insight into Blizzard's talent redesign philosophies for Cataclysm.


• Ever wanted to show off your WoW characters to your Mafia Wars family? Blizzard now has an official facebook armory app.

Class News and Guides

• Shifting Perspectives helps your tree be all it can be with a Restoration 101 guide.


• Lichborne looks at Plagueworks loot for death knights. Also, Ghostcrawler confirms that yes, death knights are a melee class.


• Totem Talk has gearing help for the fresh level 80 elemental shaman.


• Encrypted Text has more roguely advice for raiding Icecrown Citadel.


• Pimp My Profile offers help to a protection warrior. We also released a protection 101 guide for warrior tanks.


• Spiritual Guidance wonders if the Hybrid Tax is too high for a shadow priest. We also have a look at discipline and holy gear from ICC-25 and a look at food, flasks, and potions for priest healers.


• Scattered Shots discusses hunter strategy for Plagueworks.


• The Light and How to Swing it looks at Crimson Halls loot for paladins. We also have a holy 101 guide for new paladin healers.


• Arcane Brilliance has an arcane 101 guide for mages.


• Blood Pact has a guide to using SimulationCraft to gear up your warlock.


• We discuss gearing up your tank.

Items, Dungeons, PvP, Professions, and More

• Blizzard recently offered a behind the scenes look at the making of the Gunship Battle.


• Ready Check takes on Rotface.


• Raid Rx says: Billy, don't be a hero.


• Blizzard wants you to work hard for your trinkets, at least for now.


• Cataclysm is coming, and with it, reasons to make sure you're wearing class-appropriate gear.


• WoW Rookie offers fresh instancing tips for new level 80s.


• The Overachiever looks at dungeon and raid titles.


• Insider Trader checks out the most popular crafted gear on the armory.

Odds and Ends

• Check out the latest issue of Byron the Tauren Rogue!


• To joy of some and the sorrow of others, the night elf mohawk is gone, at least for now.


• WoW.com continues to welcome new columnists to our fold. This time, we have a new Lore columnist. We also have the first issue of our new Lawbringer column, which covers legal issues related to the World of Warcraft.


• Blizzard recently launched a battle.net account security page.