Embark with us on a comprehensive exploration of the exciting Radiant Echoes pre-patch event for “The War Within”, as we delve into its key features, activities, and rewards. The Radiant Echoes event offers players an immersive experience that revisits iconic zones across Azeroth while facing memories and enemies from the past. This enthralling event serves as a prelude to the upcoming expansion, allowing you to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead in “The War Within”.
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What’s In It For Me?
Participating in the Radiant Echoes pre-patch event for “The War Within” offers an array of enticing rewards and opportunities, preparing you and your characters for the adventures that lie ahead. Here’s a closer look at some of the key benefits of engaging with this event:
- Item Level 480 Veteran 1/8 gear (upgradeable to ilvl502): This catch-up gear serves as an excellent boost for your alts, enabling them to be better equipped in the early stages of “The War Within”. While this gear will eventually be replaced as you progress through the expansion, it provides a solid foundation that lasts until around level 75, where players can begin finding new and upgraded equipment through questing.
- Time-limited rewards: The Radiant Echoes pre-patch event offers several exclusive rewards that will no longer be obtainable once “The War Within” is live. These limited-time items include:
- This Takes Me Back Feat of Strength
- Two unique Battle Pets – Remembered Construct and Remembered Riverpaw
- The Remembered Golden Gryphon and Remembered Wind Rider mounts
- Two Warband-bound bags – Defender’s Hefty Satchel (32-slot bag) and Recruit’s Reagent Bag (30-slot reagent bag), offering ample storage for your adventuring needs as you progress through the expansion
- The Band of Radiant Echoes, a Heirloom Ring that is Warband-bound
These time-limited rewards not only add an element of excitement and urgency to the event but also provide significant benefits for players who wish to optimize their character’s abilities and appearance in “The War Within”.
When is the Pre-Patch Event?
The Radiant Echoes pre-patch event for “The War Within” promises a thrilling experience as players are transported back to iconic zones across Azeroth, facing memories and enemies from the past. This exciting event serves as a prelude to the upcoming expansion and will run from 30th July until the official release day on 26th August.
Radiant Echoes Event
The Radiant Echoes pre-patch event in “The War Within” presents an engaging and immersive experience as players journey through three distinct zones, each teeming with memories from Azeroth’s past. These zones – Dustwallow Marsh, Searing Gorge, and Dragonblight – are invaded by memories and enemies reminiscent of their respective narratives. The event is designed to run perpetually with a rotational cycle between the three zones, gradually accelerating in frequency as “The War Within” pre-patch progresses.
Event Schedule
Rotations timings for each zone invasion are:
- From 30th July to 5th August: Each zone change occurs every 60 minutes.
- From 6th August to 12th August: Each zone change occurs every 60 minutes.
- From 13th August to 26th August (until the expansion officially launches): Each zone change occurs every 30 minutes.
Players can effortlessly access these events through portals in Legion Dalaran, located near Remembrancer Amuul in the Chamber of the Guardian’s lowest floor. An indicator will showcase which zone is currently active during each Radiant Echoes event phase.
As players participate in and complete the Radiant Echoes events, they earn Residual Memories, a currency used to purchase exclusive Radiant Echoes rewards from various vendors spread across the event zones. The three phases of each event – which include combat encounters with enemies and collecting resources – allow for both progression-focused players and those looking to farm for resources in anticipation of “The War Within” to benefit from this engaging pre-patch experience.
Furthermore, associated weekly quests are available per zone, offering unique rewards aligned with each location’s lore:
- The Forgotten Hero in Dustwallow Marsh offers the Broken Masquerade quest for a weekly reward.
- The Memory of a Duke in Searing Gorge presents the Champion of the Waterlords quest for its respective weekly reward.
- The Echo of the Silver Hand in Dragonblight introduces the Only Darkness quest, tied to its own weekly accolade.
Phase 1: Scattered Memories
Upon successfully vanquishing the Congealed Memories in the first phase of a Radiant Echoes event, players will find themselves ushered into Phase 2. Here, memories become scattered across the map within the affected zone, and the event’s objectives shift to a more nuanced and explorative focus. Players must complete six specific tasks reminiscent of Azeroth’s storied history in order to fulfill the phase’s requirements.
Phase 2: Remembered Boss
As players conclude their tasks in Phase 2, all scattered memories will once again coalesce into a powerful final boss. In Dustwallow Marsh, players face Remembered Onyxia; in Searing Gorge, they encounter Remembered Ragnaros; and in Dragonblight, the Remembered Lich King arises in a thrilling confrontation.
Post-Event: Lingering Memories
After successfully completing the Radiant Echoes event and defeating the iconic final boss for a given rotation and zone, players can still opt to engage with remaining enemies in designated areas within that zone. This allows them to continue accumulating Residual Memories, the currency required to purchase exclusive Radiant Echoes rewards, as the event transitions to a new location.
By engaging with these lingering hostile forces, players can still earn and stockpile Residual Memories while waiting for the next zone’s Radiant Echoes event rotation or between event phases. This feature provides additional opportunities for resources and progression during “The War Within” pre-patch, ensuring that participants are well-prepared and equipped as they embark on their adventures in Azeroth.
