Return to the Broken Shore and take the warblades from Caria Felsoul.ĭelve into the catacombs beneath Karazhan and retake the scythe from the Dark Riders. Storm the Broken Shore to take out the traitor Varedis Felsoul. Seek out the shards of Frostmourne in Icecrown Citadel where they lay after the defeat of the Lich King, and reforge them into a pair of runeblades.ĭelve into the catacombs beneath Karazhan and retake the blade from the Dark Riders. Travel to the Legion world of Niskara to slay Gorelix and steal the axe from him.
DEATH KNIGHT HIDDEN APPEARANCES PATCH
Īs of patch 9.0.1, the ability to transmog any artifact appearance for any Specialization was made available, previously players were only able to while within its corresponding specialization. All artifact traits were disabled as the final result of the artifact instability. Netherlight Crucible augments also ceased to benefit the weapon. Any relics added to the weapon would continue to increase the weapon's item level, but no longer offered any traits. The main artifact ability was also no longer usable, however, some were introduced as talents to the class (such as ). With the release of patch 8.0.1, the artifact weapons can continue to be used as normal weapons, but all traits added to the weapon was "burned away", and disabled. Some visual effects represented the instability that resulted from the send-off, with for example Artifact Power varying wildly. Patch 7.3.5 added the send-off for artifact weapons and as such ended the Legion storyline, with the weapons having to be used in order to neutralize the sword Sargeras used to impale the world in Silithus.
A catch-up mechanism was added to reduce the time taken to earn artifact power for secondary specializations and alts. The process of acquiring an artifact is determined by the character's class and spec.
The artifacts represented a greater power than the heroes of Azeroth had ever wielded before, a power which was needed in order to defeat the Burning Legion. Following the Broken Shore experience, players set about acquiring the artifact for their character's current specialization.