Heroes,

‘Twas the season of Winterveil, and since it’s that time,

The following article is written in rhyme. 

Here’s all of the updates that you can expect: 

This checklist will tell you just what is on deck:

• December CoA Open Beta Test
• Winterveil Event on All Realms
• Tempest Keep on Elune
• Raid Trials on Area 52

Conquest of Azeroth: Winterveil Open Beta Test

From 12/13 to 12/22, EVERYONE can play 6 of CoA’s new classes FOR FREE in the Winterveil Open Beta Test!

During this week-long Open Beta Test, you can play:

• Tinker
• Starcaller
• Chronomancer
• Templar
• Runemaster
• Stormbringer

The Winterveil Open Beta Realm starts on December 13th @ 18:00 SERVER TIME! 

Up first on the docket, a daring new quest:
The Third Conquest of Azeroth Open Beta Test!

On December 13th 6 new classes await!
So mark your calendars for this upcoming date:
The Test Realm will launch on December 13th @ 18:00 Server Time!
This sentence is just here to finish the rhyme.

And of course: DON’T FORGET TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY 
So that CoA can improve before release day.

FILL OUT THE SURVEY HERE:  https://forms.gle/saNfmKtYcSE1P7Cc6

Then Conquest of Azeroth on sale goes,
To curb any lingering holiday woes.
If the Beta Test alone doesn’t quench your CoA thirst,
Grab the Alpha and explore Conquest of Azeroth first!

The Conquest of Azeroth Bundle is on sale for 55% off starting RIGHT NOW! 

Exclusive Mount with $50 DP Purchase

But that’s hardly all for the holiday cheer:
There’s a new mount, exclusive, debuting this year.
To all Heroes who order at least $50 DP (in a single transaction, not cumulative)
You’ll ADDITIONALLY receive this brand new mount for free.

It flies!

So gather your allies, the season’s begun,
Winterveil wonders for everyone!

And since that’s the end of the Winterveil theme,
The rest of the document won’t rhyme.

 

For Heroes who don’t like deciphering rhymes:

• The next Conquest of Azeroth Open Beta Test is December 13th through December 22nd
• From now until 12/13, get the limited-time exclusive Mildly Munched Gingerboard Mount free with any DP order of $50 or more
• Take the CoA Survey to make your voice heard!!
• The CoA Bundle is on sale RIGHT NOW for 50% off

The Feast of Winterveil

The Feast of Winterveil starts December 15th! 

As this festive season settles on Azeroth, you can look forward to cheer and celebration–and a grumpy World Boss who will absolutely try to spoil your season. Challenge Grumpus to complete a unique Daily Quest and claim exclusive cosmetic rewards!

Get into the season with Winterveil Quests! Visit Great-father winter, enjoy Smokywood Pastures seasonal delights, and maybe even save a reindeer.

Tempest Keep on Elune

Tempest Keep released TODAY, December 7th @ 18:00 Server Time, on Elune!

Challenge Kael’thas Sunstrider, lord of the Blood Elves, in one of TBC’s most iconic raids. Enter Tempest Keep as a Wildcard Hero, face down familiar danger and custom mechanics, and claim the spoils within. Will you overcome his arcane might, or fall to the power of the Sun King?

Raid Trials on Area 52

TBC Raid Trials levels 1-3 are now available on Area 52 for ALL TBC raids!

Do you crave the toughest PvE challenges on Azeroth? Does the thrill of savage boss encounters and deadlier raids get your blood pumping? You’re in luck:

What are Raid Trials?

Raid Trials allow you to increase the difficulty of your raid beyond normal limits. This increases the health and damage of all creatures and bosses in the raid, and additionally reduces your healing. This makes raids much tougher to complete, even with more powerful gear from later tiers. But if you can overcome them, you’ll achieve rare cosmetic rewards that only the mightiest raiders will ever see.

Raid Trials emphasize mastery of mechanics from the fights you know and love. The difficulty will be congruent between trial levels regardless of the raid you're in. This means damage and health from bosses in Raid Trial level 1 in Karazhan will be comparable to that in Black Temple. This breathes new-life back into older Raids, as the mechanics will once again be challenging even with gear that far surpasses what is initially available within that tier.

Raid Trials progress linearly: you’ll need to complete level 1 before unlocking level 2, and so on. However, only one member of your team needs to have the level unlocked–so as long as one person in your party has completed Karazhan on level 5, your entire group can attempt level 6.

Additionally, you can progress through Raid Trials as you please: you’re not limited by a weekly reset, and you can attempt to push as far as you like. You can reset your Ascended Lockout as much as you want to attempt harder difficulties. You won’t get repeat boss loot on the additional lockouts though.

How do I Activate Raid Trials?

As the highest tier of difficulty, Raid Trials can only be accessed in Ascended raids. To activate them, enter the Raid you want to challenge and open the Trial UI. From there, you can set the difficulty and earn bonus rewards for your raid team. You must be the raid leader to activate Raid Trials. 

Additionally, You must kill all the bosses in that instance to collect the rewards, you cannot kill Moroes with 1 group and Midnight with group 2. Your team needs to complete the instance together to get rewards. 

Each Raid has unique cosmetic rewards as well as its own Leaderboard: this means you can show off your prowess by claiming the #1 spot across multiple raids.

Gather your strongest allies if you hope to have a shot at completing them.

Rewards

Raid Trials offer tons of rewards both cosmetic and practical. 

First, Raid Trials offer Raid Trial Caches: when you complete a Raid Trail level for the first time, you’ll get a chest of relevant Ascended gear. 

Second, finishing a Raid Trial awards you with a number of Triumphant Raider’s Tokens equal to the level you completed: you’ll get 1 token for completing a level 1 Raid Trial, 5 for completing a level 5 trial, 10 for a level 10, etc. These tokens can be exchanged at the Raid Trial Vendor for exclusive cosmetic rewards.

Third, each raid has its own unique cosmetic rewards:

• Unique Set
• Unique Weapon
• Unique Achievement for each raid and level
  • Realm Firsts for them as well!

The Raid Trial vendor also has multiple unique mounts, pets, and more.

Unique Cosmetic Set: Black Temple:

Unique Cosmetic Weapon: Karazhan

Unique Vendor Cosmetics:

Leaderboards

Raid Trials will feature Leaderboards on the website so that top guilds can compete with one-another for spots. Push deep into Raid Trials and earn your place amongst legends!

With new fun and features now firm in your sight,

Happy Winterveil to all, and to all a good fight!