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We had a great show this past week — Michael Sacco jumped in via dialup from his country home to join Turpster and I to talk about the most popular stories in World of Warcraft over the past seven days. We talked about Mr. T and his mohawk grenade , how the new tier 10 system will work in patch 3.3 , the beautiful axe that is Shadowmourne , and what it means for weapons coming in Cataclysm . Plus, we answered your emails (including wishing one of our listeners a happy birthday), and we even played two operatic intros by our new friend Ethan B . I don’t know anything about opera, but seems to me that dude has quite the vocal chords on him. And finally, we talked about our bid for the Podcast Awards — we’re asking you to vote for us every day until the end of the month. If we win, we’ll not only give away the SleepPhones prize to one lucky listener, but we’ll record a Warcraft bedtime story for them (and all of you others via mp3 download). Please vote! Thanks, enjoy the show. Get the podcast: [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the WoW Insider Show directly in iTunes. [ RSS ] Add the WoW Insider Show to your RSS aggregator. [ MP3 ] Download the MP3 directly. Listen here on the page:

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The latest build on the PTR has uncovered the stats of the World of Warcraft’s newest legendary weapon, the two-handed axe Shadowmourne . Apparently bandied around by random GMs on the PTR, players were able to see the highly impressive stats of this weapon, which requires an epic quest to complete. MMO-Champion also has it in its database, the entry of which can be viewed here . Notable among its features, aside from the ridiculous +223 Strength and 344.1 DPS, are three red sockets and an interesting proc. The sockets can combine for a total of 68 Strength when socketed with Bold Cardinal Rubies and obtaining the +8 Strength bonus. If we understand it correctly, the proc also stacks Strength for a total of 360 before firing off a damaging effect, presumably resetting the Strength bonus to 0. Needless to say, even without the proc, this Item Level 284 weapon is the best two-handed melee weapon in the game and should serve players well into the next expansion. Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King . With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to Arthas. WoW.com’s Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news. Filed under: Paladin , Warrior , Patches , Items , Death Knight Patch 3.3 PTR: Shadowmourne revealed originally appeared on WoW.com on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments

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Patch 3.3 PTR: Shadowmourne revealed

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Following its announcement at BlizzCon ‘09, players have been looking forward to seeing just how the new legendary two-handed axe, Shadowmourne , will be created and how it’ll function. Today, Blizzard fills us in on the details … well, sort of. In their official preview of the weapon , Blizzard fleshes out its backstory as the Ebon Blade’s premier anti-Arthas weapon. Forged from the hardened blood of Yogg-Saron, empowered with the souls of the deceased, encased in ice from Arthas’ own Frozen Throne, the axe is intended to be a true match for Frostmourne. But at what cost? Blizzard has yet to reveal the weapon’s stats, but the soul-stealing proc on it is pretty neat. Here’s hoping it’s not too much of a pain to craft. Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King . With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to Arthas. WoW.com’s Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news. Filed under: Patches , News items , Lore Patch 3.3: Official Shadowmourne preview originally appeared on WoW.com on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments

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Patch 3.3: Official Shadowmourne preview

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A 7-minute YouTube clip pieces together sound files mined from the latest build of Patch 3.3 PTR . The sound files feature the Lich King delivering lines from Icecrown Citadel 5-man and raid dungeons, as well as the Shadowmourne quest line. These files are filled with spoilers, so readers who wish to keep everything a surprise should steer clear of continuing on. The video is embedded after the jump. Again, be warned that these files are full of spoilers! Patch 3.3 is the last major patch of Wrath of the Lich King . With the new Icecrown Citadel 5-man dungeons and 10/25-man raid arriving soon, patch 3.3 will deal the final blow to Arthas. WoW.com’s Guide to Patch 3.3 will keep you updated with all the latest patch news. Continue reading Patch 3.3 PTR: Lich King audio files mined from latest build Filed under: Instances , Lore , Bosses , Wrath of the Lich King Patch 3.3 PTR: Lich King audio files mined from latest build originally appeared on WoW.com on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments

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Patch 3.3 PTR: Lich King audio files mined from latest build

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Filed under: Patches, Items, Wrath of the Lich King Everyone’s favorite* dataminer, Boubouille of MMO-Champion, brings us more details on the upcoming legendary.

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