•	https://www.wowhead.com/guides/patch-8-2-rise-of-azshara-bfa-wow-overview
•	https://www.wowhead.com/news=292443/rise-of-azshara-official-patch-notes

*Information subject to change . . . obviously

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What Do Day 1
https://www.wowhead.com/guides/comprehensive-nazjatar-guide#nazjatar-storyline-welcome-to-nazjatar

•	Log in > given quest = !The Warchief’s Order

•	9 Intro to Nazjatar quests THEN 10 Magni Quests ending with !Back Out to Sea

•	!Scouting the Palace = 20th quest, completes Welcome to Nazjatar (⅓ of primary story)

•	Nazjatar Basics (6 Quests: !Create Your Own Strength - !Down Into Nazjatar)
•	!Down Into Nazjatar unlocks bodyguards, work on immediately

•	Naga Secrets (9 Quests: !Insight into Our Enemies - !Clearing out the Cache) (⅔ Story)

•	10 Quests for final third of story

•	Side Stories will unlock more world quests
•	Kelya’s Grave (3 quests) (Flight whistle for Nazjatar)
•	Mrrl and the Murloc Traders (2 quests)(Daily Quest Unlock)
•	Special items, change daily, check first daily
•	Mardivas’ Puzzles (5 quests) (New WQ)
•	start from looting chests in Nazjatar
•	Mardivas’ Laboratory (2 quests) (5 manapearl +500 rep repeatable weekly)
•	start from looting elementals
•	Shandris and Thalyssra’s Past (4 quests)
•	Origin of the Snapdragons (3 quests)
•	Collector Kojo
•	Ancient Technology (4 quests) (unlock 410-440 crafted gear)
•	started at the Broken Abyssal Focus

•	Do Starting quests in Mechagon to set up the zone and get access to Pascal
•	Access to Mechagon after !Becoming a Friend

•	New Mega Dungeon does not become available until Eternal Palace release July 9, TWO ( 2 ) weeks after 8.2 release - Two weeks to get raid ready
•	Begin working on Essences
•	Begin working on Professions; Raid entrance required for 440 pieces
•	Begin working on/farming for Benthic gear
•	Cap of ilvl 425 for Benthic Gear; Eternal Palace Heroic is 430
•	Cap of 415 for Benthic Azerite



Azerite

•	4 outer rings always unlocked at 50
•	+5 ilvl center still require Azerite levels to unlock = 60 for heroic, 65 for mythic
•	Emissary, Island Expedition, Weekly M+ Cache, and PvP rewards buffed
•	Azerite Knowledge (AK) will be adjusted through blizzard control, this means that blizzard will effectively control what neck level we should be at
•	51 is 50k ap in the first two weeks (Before ak starts on july 9)
•	453k  ap to 55 in first two weeks
•	https://www.wowhead.com/news=292614/artifact-knowledge-and-artifact-power-changes-reverted-on-8-2-ptr

Mythic +

•	Increased scaling per level of key difficulty
•	Keys will be about equal to +2 levels from S2, higher keys will be close to +3
-  +10 in S3 will be a +12 from S2, +15 will be close to +18 from S2

•	ilvl increase to rewards does not start until July 9

•	Many changes to dungeons, ability damage tuning, mob count changes, total mob count per some dungeons increased, and some pack location and composition changes.
https://www.wowhead.com/news=292447/mythic-dungeon-mob-count-changes-2-beguiling-emissaries-now-give-count

•	New seasonal Affix; Beguiling (it is LESS brain-dead than Reaping)
•	begins July 9

•	3 Emissaries of Azshara
•	Locations within dungeons change week to week
•	No After-Death Effects (like bolstering or Bursting)
•	Give mob count of 4 (Standard mob count)

•	Arcane Emissary [Bright Pink/White with big bubble]
•	Reflects 150% dmg while in bubble
•	10x avg mob health
•	Cannot be CC
•	Any dmg will knock it back, tauntable
•	If knocked into another pack, will pull that pack
•	Lasts 20 seconds (timer runs only while emissary is in combat)
•	Does melee

•	Tides Emissary
•	CC immunity aura (knocks/interrupts included)
•	Able to be CC’d (8 sec cap, no DR)
•	Can be killed (655k hp in +10)
•	Does melee

•	Void-Touched (Shadow) Emissary
•	True sight (No stealth or invis)
•	1 mil health at +10
•	Immovable, cannot be CC
•	9 sec cast = 50% of player health as shadow dmg, 60yrd, LoS
•	DMG increase buff for every cast (Subsequent casts will do more dmg)

Essences

https://www.wowhead.com/guides/heart-of-azeroth-essence-overview#essencesources-raiding

•	Major slot unlocked by first Magni quest after Nazjatar intro questline (Neck lvl35 req)
-  MINOR slots @ 55 and 65
-  +3% Stam increase @ 53, 57, 62, 67

•	Freely swap essence while in rested area
•	Rank 3 is cap for power level for an essence, Rank 4 is cosmetic
-   Rank 3 > Rank 2 > Rank 1

•	Note: Based on tuning the Crucible of Flame Essence for DPS is one of the better Essences (Rank 2 CoF > Rank 3 Other Essence, (r2 CoF = 54 neck level)
•	CoF awarded during intro/Magni quests

•	Unclear if achieving Rank 4 for an essence will unlock previous ranks
•	Very doubtful
•	See Conflict and Strife Essence, M+ Essence, Mega Dungeon Essence

•	Check wowhead guide (linked at the start of section) for the effects of every Essence.

•	There are 11 sources in total and I have listed them below
•	The first 5 give different Essences depending on Spec, but if you do it for 1 spec you get the unlock for other specs
•	Highlight of Essences to work on (involve player progression):
Vision of Perfection - Mega Dungeon + Pascal Unlock/Progression
Memory of Lucid Dreams - Nazjatar Bodyguard + Quests

Essence Sources

1.	M+
-  Rank 2; +7 Key in time
-  Rank 3; 15 weeks of weekly chests
-  Rank 4; +15 in time of every dungeon for the S3 Keystone Master Achieve
- not sure if completing this will grant rank 3 automatically, skipping 15 weeks

2.	Raiding
-  Require Aqueous Reliquary (9 for r1, 18 r2, 27 r3)
-  These drop from 3rd boss, 6th boss, and last boss (3 per full clear)
-  Unclear if unique per raid or can obtain more via more difficulties; potentially 6 first week of raid (July 9)

3.	PvP Islands / Battlegrounds
-  Rank 1; complete !Storming the Battlefield from Mugambala quest giver, next to PvP weekly chest
-  Rank 2; 15,000 honor from Battlegrounds/PvP Islands/Brawl/Epic Battleground
-  Rank 3; 50,000 honor from...
-  Rank 4; 100,000 honor from…

4.	Nazjatar Reputation - Unshackled
-  Rank 1; Honored +10 manapearls
-  Rank 2; Revered + 25 manapearls
-  Rank 3; Exalted + 50 manapearls
-  Rank 4; Random Paragon supply reward

5.	Mechagon Reputation - Rustbolt Resistance
-  Rank 1; Honored + S.P.A.R.E. Crate + Galvanic Oscillator
-  Rank 2; Revered +...+...
-  Rank 3; Exalted +...+...
-  Rank 4; Random Paragon supply reward

6.	Warmode in Nazjatar
- Essence: Ripple In Space
-  Rank 1; Complete quest !Drowning the Alliance (Kill 15 alliance in Nazjatar WM)
-  Rank 2; Achievement “Fighting on Two Fronts”
-  Rank 3; Weekly Call to Arms quest reward x 10
-  Rank 4; Loot 25 War supply chests in Nazjatar while an assassin WM

7.	Mega Dungeon
 - Essence: Vision of Perfection
-  Rank 1; Kill King Mechagon in the new mega dungeon
-  Rank 2; Obtain quest item from King Mechagon, Upload Blueprint, Craft Perfectly Timed Differential
-  Rank 3; Progression Sprockets(x4) from King Mechagon
-  Rank 4; Complete Mega Dungeon w/ 0 deaths

8.	Rated PvP
 - Essence: Conflict and Strife
-  Rank 1; 500 Conquest + 1 Weekly PvP Chest
-  Rank 2; 1000 Rating in Rated PvP + Weekly Chest
-  Rank 3; 15 weekly PvP chests
-  Rank 4; 2100 Rating + Weekly Chest

9.	Island Expedition
 - Essence: Worldvein Boon
-  Rank 1; Complete a week of Island Expeditions
-  Rank 2; 15 Weeks of Island Expeditions
-  Rank 3; Complete a special mission with a pirate follower after the 15 weeks
-  Rank 4; Random from Mysterious Treasure Map reward

10.	Heart Forge Quests (Related to Azerite neck level gates)
 - Essence: The Crucible of Flame
-  Rank 1; Complete intro quest / unlock heart forge (this is given)
-  Rank 2; Neck level 54
-  Rank 3; Neck level 60
-  Rank 4; Neck level 70

11.	Nazjatar Bodyguard + Quests
- Essence: Memory of Lucid Dreams
-  Rank 1; Complete !Down into Nazjatar (get 1 bodyguard to level 3)
-  Rank 2; Complete !Down but not Out (get 3k exp across all bodyguards)
-  Rank 3; 6k exp combined
-  Rank 4; Rank 30 with EACH bodyguard
-  300 exp baseline per day, there are items from Mrrl and elsewhere to boost this
	-  R1 ~2 days, R2 ~10 days, R3 ~20 days, R4 ~87 days

Professions
https://www.wowhead.com/news=291589/professions-in-patch-8-2-new-recipes-and-gumdrops-on-the-profession-reboot

•	All professions have a new material, except enchanting
•	Skill cap increase from 150 to 175
•	All crafted gear now has a socket, so crafting gear is going to be easy early boost
•	requires raid access to further the Abyssal Focus - which is used to craft the gear
•	Level 410-440 new crafted gear require a questline to unlock !Ancient Technology from the Broken Abyssal Focus in Nazjatar
•	75 Manapearl for first tier (410 gear)
•	425/440 gear require 20 then 200 raid drops (amounts dropped unknown)
•	Note: 440 ilvl cap from professions gear, Mythic Eternal Palace is 445

Unlock Flying

•	REVERED with BOTH new factions;
-  Rustbolt Resistance (Mechagon)
-  Unshackled (Nazjatar)

-  Inscription Contracts available for both factions; Recipes appear to be available @ revered?? Friendly to use the contract, so possibly available @ friendly
-  Darkmoon Faire begins July 7 - July 13 (Save Lego Pet Encounters for DMF)
	-DMF gives 10% reputation buff

Nazjatar Rep:
•	Rep gained from Story Quests and World Quests
•	CHECK Mrrl first before WQ or anything
•	killing Rares will give +50 rep once (40 in total)
•	Legendary Pet Battle encounters +250 rep per Lego Pet (1 time only) (12 Encounters)
•	https://ptr.wowhead.com/guides/nazjatar-legendary-pet-strategies
•	Summons from the Depths (PvE Event every couple of hours) +150 rep repeatable
•	Mrrl Daily - Spreadsheet for ease of daily headache, Save a copy of this to use
•	https://bit.ly/2IRko2W
•	Credit: WTBGold

Mechagon

https://www.wowhead.com/news=291162/mechagon-in-8-2-rise-of-azshara-new-zone-with-secrets-and-exploration

•	https://ptr.wowhead.com/guides/mechagon-junkyard-tinkering

•	Access through Tiragarde Sound; The Rusted Vault after completing !Becoming A Friend quest in Nazjatar
•	Mega Dungeon not available until July 9
•	Lots of Bag Space for collectible items req for Pascal/mechagon advancement
•	Ignore flame turret repairs (eats collectibles for useless reward)
•	Fuel Cells very important (random drop in zone)

•	Rep gained via (Higher reputations unlock more reputation sources)
•	Story quests
•	WQ,
•	DAILY quests(Not WQ)
•	Lego Pet Battle Encounters (8 in total +75 rep ea.)( 1 time only)
•	https://ptr.wowhead.com/guides/mechagon-legendary-pet-strategies




Residuum

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/443645594108690433/586791282370674689/unknown.png

•	Will carry over from S2, values inflated in S3
•	+20 keystone completion will give ~27,500 residuum in weekly cache
•	Normal = 415, Heroic = 430, Mythic = 445


Class Changes

	https://www.wowhead.com/guides/class-changes-rise-of-azshara-patch-82

•	Slight Prot Warrior + Outlaw nerfs (not egregious nerfs)
•	Warriors still very strong
•	Vengeance + Guardian Buffs
•	Dps Warrior + Frost DK buffs + Unholy buffs
•	Possible tuning before July 16


Benthic Gearing
https://www.wowhead.com/guides/benthic-gear-effects-nazjatar
•	Pieces have unique effects, only work in Nazjatar AND the new raid Eternal Palace
•	These unique effects do NOT detract from the secondary stat values
•	+speed
•	+Swim speed
•	heal after killing a naga
•	+dmg to aberrations, Note: 2 bosses in Eternal Palace are Aberrations
•	dmg proc
•	mastery after killing an aberration
•	5% mount speed
•	25% reduced falling dmg
•	AoE dmg proc
•	2% reduced frost dmg
•	2% reduced shadow dmg
•	Bodyguards give special Benthic items that have special effects
•	AoE dmg proc (bracers)
•	AoE dmg and Threat proc (belt)
•	Heal/Dmg proc (gloves)

•	385 start for all pieces - No: tertiary, socket, war/titanforges

•	425 cap for all Benthic pieces - Note: Heroic Eternal Palace is 430
•	415 cap for Azerite Benthic gear
•	Obtained via;
•	WQ, Nazjatar emissary
•	Murloc Trader quests
•	Purchase for 5 Manapearls

•	Upgraded via Manapearls
•	First upgrade 385 > 400 (15 ilvl)
•	20 Manapearl

•	Subsequent Upgrades -   +15 ilvl for Azerite armor,  +5 ilvl for all other gear
•	50 Manapearl for Azerite Armor
•	10 Manapearl for all other gear

•	Manapearls are obtained via (all sources in Nazjatar);
•	Story Quests
•	WQ
•	Mrrl
•	Weekly Repeatable quests
•	Treasure Chests (1-4 per chest) - only immediately repeatable source
•	Special Note: Broken Isles/Antorus had a cap of 100 chests per character per day, may be similar here
•	Mission Table Quest
•	Rares in Nazjatar (re-killable once daily)