Patch 3.3 at WoTLK x4 Hardcore

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Dear players! We are glad to inform, that 22.07.2026 at 17:00 GMT the following content will become available for WoW Circle WoTLK x4 Hardcore:

- Added "Icecrown Citadel" raid: Heroes of Azeroth with Tirion Fordring will end the rule of Lich King;
- Starting from 22.07.26 ICC will be open in normal mode, 29.07.26 we will open heroic. Zone buff level will be 0% till getting https://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=4576 in HEROIC MODE (achievement is only given for 25 people heroic), we will launch a poll about buff % later;
- Added the following dungeons "Forge of Souls" "Pit of Saron" "Halls of Reflections" opened by a quest line in Dalaran;
- Added legendary https://www.wowhead.com/item=49623/shadowmourne quest line;
- Added new boss to the Vault of Archavon - Toravon the Ice Watcher;
- Added vendors selling items for Emblem of Frost;
- Added new T10 and A8 sets (with the beginning of a new season);
- Added new weekly quests;
- Added new items to wintergrasp vendors;
- Kirin Tоr rings will be raised to 3.3 patch;
- Actual 3.3 currency (badges) from our lootboxes will not drop till getting https://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=4576 in HEROIC MODE (achievement is only given for 25 people heroic), but 3.2 currency (badges) will;
- Players https://www.wowhead.com/?item=49426 from 3.2 patch will be replaced by https://www.wowhead.com/?item=47241, some time after closing ICC 25 HC all the Emblems of Frost that have been replaced will be returned;
- 7th arena season will end on 27.07.26 at 07:00 GMT, after that 8th season will start in several days, and A8 gear vendors will become active. Arena points/honor/stone keeper's shards, commendation signets will be reset to zero when the new season starts;
- Quests with arena points reward will be removed from all the characters before the start of a season, so we recommend to turn them in by 07:00 GMT - 27.07.2026, in common this is about quests, you get via our ingame menu (.menu) in «Special quests» section;

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Within the fourth HC season we combined both previous modes by taking the best features, please welcome: «No right to fail: Adaptation Master». You will have to create your character 22.07.26 at 17:00 or later, enable the new mode in a pop up window, after that the following features will become actual for your character:

- You can only use uncommon gear or less.
- Gear becomes worn out faster than in normal mode.
- When you cast an ability (spell) there is a small chance to apply a 2 minute cooldown on it, be careful when selecting an enemy, you luck may leave you anytime.
- Added temporary effect, increasing experience gain and stamina by 5%. You can get it by killing rare of elite enemy (NPC) solo, if level difference is no more that 2. Another option - everytime you complete 3 quests you get this buff.
- Honor the fallen heroes! Added temporary buff https://www.wowhead.com/?spell=33779, that will be applied to the whole server when a HC character of level 30 and more dies. Only works in an open world.
- Players, who are the first to complete «Adaptation Master», can get class(!) achievements like https://www.wowhead.com/?achievement=465
- Players deal 15% less, and get 55% more damage when fighting mobs.
- An option to switch «Adaptation Master» (hc+)» to «No right to fail (hc)» via .menu will be implemented, can only be used before character death.
- After reaching 80 level all hardcore players will get "quest" window offering either to proceed in HC, or switch to normal (softcore).
- Interaction between "No right to fail" and "Adaptation Master" players completely disabled, you will no longer have an option to join the party with level difference of 5 and more, healing applying buffs will no work also default "No right to fail" restrictions will work, restrictions can be removed in future after getting realm first.
- Added an option to take part in a trial for Death Knights, you can create a hardcore DK if you already have a 55+ level HC character, to get HC mode from.
- Removed mail usage restriction from 80 level «No right to fail» characters.
- We also wanted to add that all the increasing/decreasing damage multipliers have been disabled since may 2026 for 80 level, so you do not need asking to disable it.

Players who will not complete «Fragile Hero» (hc+)» by 20:59:59 - 21.07.26, will be forced to classic «No right to fail» mode.

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Realm First! Fall of the Lich King (25 HC)!

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