World of Warcraft: The War Within Latest News and Updates!
INTRODUCTION
Hello everyone and welcome to another InstantCarry blog post! The release of World of Warcraft: The War Within is just around the corner, and the prepatch has brought significant updates that have players excited. The changes to currency and gear collecting have made the process more enjoyable, and the introduction of Threads of Destiny has launched the first of the new “2.5D” animated cinematics. These cinematics dive into the story of Queen Ansurek and Xal’atath, with Xal’atath playing a prominent role.
In other news, the War Within beta has stirred up quite a bit of controversy, especially regarding transmog changes, leading to swift responses from the developers. Promises for patch 11.0.5, which is already encrypted on the PTR, include further adjustments. Players can also expect new class changes, the introduction of the new Mythic+ affix called “Devour,” and the full War Within soundtrack is now available, with Evi sharing her top picks from the World Soul Saga.
The Weekly Reset WoW News – Cinematics, Music and much more! (Video)
How the Devour Affix Works on The War Within Beta – Is It Afflicted 2.0?
One of the major changes in the War Within beta is the introduction of the Devour affix, also known as Xal’atath’s Bargain: Devour. This is the fourth Xal’atath affix and has some similarities to the removed Afflicted affix.
Here’s how the Devour affix works:
- Void Rift: Xal’atath periodically casts Void Rift on all players. This ability applies a 53% health absorb shield to all players, and interestingly, it doesn’t scale with key level. It also deals 2% of maximum health every second and lasts for 15 seconds.
- Dispelling: The absorb effect can be dispelled by any type of dispel (Poison, Curse, Disease, or Magic). If the effect isn’t dispelled within the 15-second window, it heals all enemies for 10% of their maximum health.
- Lingering Void: If the healing absorb is healed off or the effect is dispelled, players gain a stack of Lingering Void. Gaining all 5 stacks grants players a 10% health boost and a 20% increase in crit chance.
- Punishment: If the Void Rift effect is not removed in time, all enemies will gain a stack of Mending Void, healing them for 10% of their maximum health. This makes it crucial for players to either heal or dispel the effect quickly, similar to the old Afflicted affix week, where having extra dispellers was key to preventing mobs from healing.
- Tools: Spells like Mass Dispel are invaluable for clearing a full wave instantly, while the Poison Cleansing Totem is also effective at managing this affix.
The introduction of the Devour affix adds a new layer of strategy to Mythic+ dungeons, requiring careful management of healing and dispels to avoid giving enemies an advantage.
CONCLUSION
The various information that was provided in these Weekly News will hopefully help you stay tuned with what awaits us! Various changes and balance issues across the World of Warcraft: The War Within are definitely being worked on and with the tenth WoW expansion on the horizon we hope that the game will keep on improving.
With that we will conclude this post. Feel free to bookmark our InstantCarry blog, and we’ll do our best to bring you News, Updates and latest Information about our favorite games!
If you need help with anything in any iteration of WoW, feel free to check our services. If we do not offer it on the site, you can Request a Service, or get in touch with our Livechat or Discord Support – we are active 24/7!
Thank you again for taking the time to read our posts and we will keep them coming. Have a great day, and stay safe! We’ll leave you with a video about the Devour affix.