Essences
The easiest way to earn Echoes of Ny’alotha
Echoes of Ny'alotha are a new currency in World of Warcraft in patch 8.3.
How do you feel about the changes to Corruption and Legendary cloak catch-up mechanics?
Blizzard surprised us all this week by announcing changes to Corruption and Echoes of Ny'alotha, as well as to how quickly you could level up your Legendary Cloak, and then almost immediately hotfixing some of those changes live.
New catch-up mechanics let you buy the Corruption you want and upgrade your cloak faster
Starting this week, you'll be able to buy specific types of Corruption to apply to gear, removing the randomness from the system — and making it a lot easier for new 120s to gear up.
Account-wide Essences get another hotfix — but is it enough?
When Azerite Essences went account wide, we covered the new system and told you everything you need to know about the new currency Echoes of Ny'alotha.
Patch 8.3: Everything you need to know to be ready for patch day
Patch 8.3 is coming out today!
Last chance! What you need to finish before patch 8.3
With patch 8.3 arriving tomorrow, there are several things you can do now to get a running start with respect to loot, your Heart of Azeroth, and grinding your Auction House rivals into a fine paste.
Patch 8.3 will have new catch-up gear, but I wonder if we need catch-ups in other areas
There's a whole host of catch-up gear coming in patch 8.3, available through doing the quests in Uldum and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms as the forces of N'Zoth attack both regions.
Essences won’t be account-wide in patch 8.3, but they will be easier to get
Introduced in patch 8.2, Essences for the Heart of Azeroth were unequivocally a great addition to the game.
In patch 8.3 Formless Void Essence lets you copy Essences from other players
It's a tradition in World of Warcraft going all the way back to Cataclysm and the Dragon Soul raid that the last raid -- especially if it has any sort of Old God theme like Dragon Soul or Siege of Orgrimmar did -- will have weird items with unusual procs and powers that fit the theme of chaos, madness, and corruption of those selfsame Old Gods.
Blizzard has improved the Azerite progression system, but it’s still a frustrating mess
Azerite has been a major focus and main power system in Battle for Azeroth, but it hasn't fared well.
