Patch 7.3.5: Everything You Need to Know

Patch 7.3.5 will be live January 16th for US and January 17th for EU along with the final LFR wing of Antorus, The Burning Throne. We have rounded up all the important things that are coming for the patch so that you can be prepared for launch day.

Increased Backpack Size

Attaching the Authenticator to your account gives you 4 additional backpack slots.

• This will give you a total of 20 slots for the backpack.
• If you already have it then you will gain the 4 slots when the patch is live.
• You can use the Android & iPhone app version or the physical version.
• For those who have not used the authenticator for their account,  you will also get the Core Hound Pup battle pet. This battle pet was added in 2009 in Patch 3.3 for linking an authenticator.

Mythic+ Dungeons

Combat Resurrection Change - This is now a shared resource with a 10-minute recharge with a maximum of 5 charges. 

Profession Changes

Rich Illusion Dust - This has replaced several Enchanting & Tailoring reagents for level 1 - 60 recipes.

Legendary Changes

Awoken Titan Essence

• This is now sold by Arcanomancer Vridiel as a vendor item versus from a quest reward.
• Cost: 300 Wakening Essence.
• This also means you will no longer need to go pick up the quests for every upgrade.

Purified Titan Essence

• This creates a Legion Legendary for your loot specialization by way of Synthesizing.
• This is sold by Arcanomancer Vridiel.
• Cost: 1000 Wakening Essence.
• This is Bind on Pickup.
• This does not affect the chance of earning a Legendary through the normal RNG methods.
• If you purchase this on a character that has all the available legendaries, it will create BOA legendary token for another class.

Wakening Essence Currency

• You can start saving your Wakening Essences now for use after the patch.
• Saving your emissary cache's to open after the patch is live will not make a difference, they will contain increased Wakening Essence.
• The rate at which you acquire the Wakening Essence has been increased.
• They now drop from all sources.

Dalaran Mailroom

The full breakdown of this quest line including the achievements can be found here: Dalaran Mailroom Breakdown

Ulduar Timewalking 

Ulduar is being added to Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking. With this addition, some changes were made to the raid.

• There will no longer be 10 and 25 man difficulties. They have been merged into Normal difficulty.
  • Raid size is 10 - 30 players.
• The gear that dropped from both previous difficulties will drop from the Normal difficulty.
• Glory of the Ulduar Raider (10 player) & Glory of the Ulduar Raider (25 player) achievements will be merged into Glory of the Ulduar Raider.
  
  • Completing this will award both the Rusted Proto-Drake and the Ironbound Proto-Drake.
• During a Timewalking event, the loot drops will be 930 ilvl gear.

Pet Battle Achievements

New meta achievement Family Brawler. Complete the 10 achievements listed below:

• Aquatic Brawler - Win 10 PVP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 aquatic pets.
• Beast Brawler - Win 10 PVP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 beast pets.
• Critter Brawler - Win 10 PVP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 critter pets.
• Dragonkin Brawler - Win 10 PVP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 dragonkin pets.
• Elemental Brawler - Win 10 PVP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 elemental pets.
• Flying Brawler - Win 10 PVP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 flying pets.
• Humanoid Brawler - Win 10 PVP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 humanoid pets.
• Magic Brawler - Win 10 PVP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 magic pets.
• Mechanical Brawler - Win 10 PVP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 mechanical pets.
• Undead Brawler - Win 10 PVP pet battles through Find Battle with a full team of level 25 undead pets.

The reward for completing the meta achievement are the Master Trainer's Tabard.

Zone Changes

Faction Embassies

• These embassies have been added in preparation for the Allied Races.
• Several notable faction NPC's can be seen in each Embassy.
• Players can set their hearth to their faction embassy.
• The embassies also serve as a hub for professions.
  
  • Alliance Embassy: Stormwind
    • Located near Wollerton Stead.
    • Void Elf & Lightforged banners present.
      
      • Clicking the banners brings up a UI containing racial info and unlock requirements.
    • Allied race npc's for the Alliance are also around the embassy.
    • Notable NPC's include:
      • AlleriaWindrunner
      • Anduin Wrynn
      • Velen
      • Turalyon
      • Genn Greymane
      • Muradin Bronzebeard
  • Horde Embassy: Orgrimmar
    • Located in the old Goblin Slums.
    • Allied race NPC's for the Horde are also around the embassy.
    • Nightborne and & Highmountain banners present.
      • Clicking the banners brings up a UI containing racial info and unlock requirements.
    • Notable NPC's include:
      
      • Sylvanas
      • Rokhan
      • Baine Bloodhoof
      • Saurfang
      • Liadrin
      • Gallywix

Nighthold, Suramar

• The Nighthold is un-instanced for Horde players.
• This is a mini-hub for the Nightborne faction.

Thunder Totem, Highmountain

• Thunder Totem has what is left of the uncorrupted Bloodtotem refugees.
• They came to Thunder Totem looking for a refuge safe spot.
• Housing for the Bloodtotem can be found around Thunder Totem.

Silithus: The Wound

• This is now a level 110 zone.
• You can revert this zone to before the wound by going to Zidormi by Valor's Rest.
• Once you have completed Antorus, The Burning Throne, you will receive a starter quest to investigate the wound. This will take you on a small quest line.
• New Toy: Doomsayer Robes - Drops from world creatures
• New Pets: Silithid Mini Tank - Found in the pet journal, but no other information at this time. Drops in Silithus
•  Ogmot the Mad
  • This rare patrols in a circle around the little bonfire in the middle of Twilight Outpost. (28, 74)
  • Kill him to loot Ogmot's Dream Journal. Wowhead has some speculation on the meaning of the journal entries that will likely contain spoilers. Check it out here.

SELFIE Camera Update

S.E.L.F.I.E. Camera Mkll is a new upgraded camera which includes new filters that you can get for your camera.

• You will need to have the old camera on your in order to get the quest for the upgrade.
  • If you no longer have it, the quest giver will give you a new one when prompted.
• Original filters are included with the new camera.
• The quest givers are located in Stormwind & Orgrimmar
• The new camera has a new ability for background filters.
  • In order to use the background filters, you will need to collect them.
  • Collecting them is similar to how we collected the jukebox music scrolls.
  • The ones we know of so far are:
    • Firelands Filter
      • Viewing the Firelands sky.
      • How to get: Take a selfie with Ragnaros in Firelands.
    • Frostmourne Filter
      • Viewing the souls trapped within Frostmourne.
      • How to get: Unknown
    • Sha Filter
      • Viewing the sky while under Sha influence.
      • How to get: Unknown
    • Twilight Filter
      • Viewing the Twilight Realm.
        • How to get: I tried all of the raids that involve the Twilight Realm in an attempt to figure this one out. I was not successful.
    • Argus Filter
      • Viewing Argus in the sky.
        • How to get: Unknown

PVP Additions

• New battleground: Seething Shore
  • This will not be available when the patch is live, but rather as the story in Silithus unfolds.
  • Click here for the Seething Shore Breakdown & video.
• Vicious War Fox Mount
  • Available for both factions.
  • Purchasable at the Vicious Saddle vendors in Stormwind and Orgrimmar.

Holiday Dungeons

• Dungeons will now be available to level 20 characters.
• The rewards scale with the players current level.
• New items have been added to several holiday dungeons.
  • Example: A sturdier Sturdy Love Fool & new Lunar Festival Hats. 

Leveling Updates

• Zone Scaling
• Leveling Changes
• Flying Changes

Future Content

• Artifact Weapons
  • With the datamined dialogue, cutscene, and other information, it is likely this will happen either at the end of Patch 7.3.5 or a pre-expansion patch. My guess is something like a 7.4 patch perhaps.
• Unlocking Allied Races
  • We know we will be able to unlock Allied Races with the Battle For Azeroth pre-order.
  • This suggests that some of the Allied Races will be playable either at the end of Patch 7.3.5 or a pre-expansion patch.
  • It stands to reason that Blizzard would want us to be able to unlock the Allied Races so that we can level them for use in BFA.

Check out the video breakdown here:

You can read the full patch notes here: Blizzard Official Patch 7.3.5 Notes.

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