Blizzard has released the official patch notes for the upcoming patch 8.1.5 for World of Warcraft. We have reviewed them and highlighted the key points.
Patch 8.1.5 will be released on March 13 on the European servers and it brings some changes. Now that the official homepage has the patch notes in English, we summarize the five most important changes for you.
Allied Races: Kul Tiran and Zandalari Trolls
The feature that many players are looking forward to in patch 8.1.5 is the new allied races. For the Alliance, the humans of Kul Tiras will be playable, and for the Horde, the Zandalari trolls. For both races, you need to meet some requirements:
- Exalted reputation with the Proudmoore Admiralty (Alliance) or the Zandalari Empire (Horde)
- A character at level 120
- Completion of the War Campaign up to and including “Tides of Vengeance”
- The story achievement “A United Nation” (Alliance) or “Zandalar Forever!” (Horde)
If you meet the requirements, you will need to play a short scenario. As a reward, you will then gain access to the new races. If you play one of the races without a boost to level 110, you will even receive an exclusive transmog set.
The Story of the War Campaign Continues
For those who want to know what happens after the Battle of Dazar’Alor, the War Campaign continues in patch 8.1.5. The war efforts of both factions will continue and the tension will rise.
In patch 8.1.5, there are especially more problems for the Horde. After the story of Saurfang continued in patch 8.1, it now revolves around another adversary of Sylvanas.
More to Do with Professions
A completely new questline for most professions in World of Warcraft is coming. Those who have already reached level 150 in a crafting profession from BfA can visit their teacher in Zuldazar or Boralus with patch 8.1.5.
You will receive quests, at the end of which you can grab some rewards and new recipes. For example, leatherworkers will receive an enhancement for their war drums, and inscriptionists can heal themselves with the blood of the dead. However, jewelcrafters will receive a particularly hefty bonus.
Changes to Dungeons and Mythic+
For the dungeons in Battle for Azeroth, one of the possibly most important changes is coming. The changes specifically affect two of the least popular dungeons for Mythic+, King’s Rest and the Shrine of the Storm:
- While “Swarming”, some non-boss enemies have been removed from the dungeons
- Tormented souls from the new affix “Siphoning” now go closer to the target before casting
- many enemies with low health no longer trigger death effects from certain affixes
- The timer for King’s Rest and Shrine of the Storm has been increased by 3 minutes
- Some enemies in the Temple of Sethraliss have been nerfed
Mythic+ is a popular feature in WoW and thanks to fan tools, groups can even easily meet outside of WoW. With the changes, many keystones should now be a bit easier to play.
New Features: Brawler’s Guild and New Raid
With patch 8.1.5, two new features are making their way into the game. The next season of the Brawler’s Guild is starting and a new raid is opening its gates.
The Brawler’s Guild can be found as usual in Bizmo’s Brawlpub (Alliance) or in the Shlae’gar Arena (Horde). Several ranks await you, where you have to prove your strength in various fights and maybe uncover a secret while doing so.
The new raid, the Crucible of Storms, is also coming with patch 8.1.5, but only later. According to the patch notes, the 2-boss raid will open in mid-April. You can soon look forward to a strange story and special loot, with which you can even kill your friends.
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If you are still in doubt, find out here for whom the return is worth with patch 8.1.5:
