Blood Death Knight Mage Tower Artifact Appearance (UNOBTAINABLE) Unholy Death Knight Mage Tower Artifact Appearance (UNOBTAINABLE) Frost Death Knight Mage Tower Artifact Appearance (UNOBTAINABLE) Havoc Demon Hunter Mage Tower Artifact Appearance (UNOBTAINABLE) Protection Paladin Mage Tower Artifact Appearance (UNOBTAINABLE) Retribution Paladin. Players in Patch 7.2 can unlock new artifact appearances by completing a special Mage Tower Class Challenge for A Challenging Look. These new appearances will be difficult to acquire.

1. Death Knight Mage Tower Appearances
2. Death Knight Mage Tower Appearance Light

Recently, the players learned the Artifact appearance from completing a Mythic +15 keystone would be available in Battle for Azeroth. The only appearance going away will be the Mage Tower. To quote the Ryan Reynolds meme, but why? The developers weighed in with their reasoning.

The Mage Tower is active for three days before it’s destroyed, so time is limited. If you’re determined to give it a good run each time the tower is available, you might want to spend some time under the shadow of the Sentinax to gather as many Nethershards as you can. Beating the Unholy DK Mage Tower on my Alliance alt:D My DPS peaked at 1,899,767. Pretty much 1.9 million DPS. The Artifact appearance is called 'Death's Deliverance', and it's amazing! Blood Death Knight Mage Tower Artifact Appearance (UNOBTAINABLE) Unholy Death Knight Mage Tower Artifact Appearance (UNOBTAINABLE) Frost Death Knight Mage Tower Artifact Appearance (UNOBTAINABLE) Havoc Demon Hunter Mage Tower Artifact Appearance (UNOBTAINABLE) Protection Paladin Mage Tower Artifact Appearance (UNOBTAINABLE) Retribution Paladin.

The Mage Tower appearance will be akin to the Legendary Cloaks and other legendary quest lines from recent expansions, wherein it will serve as a badge of honor from Legion saying “I was here” and “I did this”.

I personally think trying to keep the Mage Tower challenge balanced and up-to-date would be a bit of a distraction from current content, and it’s probably not something the development team would want to devote time to. I’d much rather the development team focus on Battle for Azeroth content, and make something like Mage Tower again in the future when the timing is right.

This isn’t anything new, so I encourage you to take opportunities as they are available to try and complete the challenge! :)

These rewards act as souvenirs and signposts from expansion to expansion. But do the rewards live up to the challenge of getting them?

Challenging content and its rewards

It’s revealing that Ornyx brings up the Legendary cloak from Mists of Pandaria. After a short break during Throne of Thunder, I returned to World of Warcraft late in Mists. When I learned of the Legendary cloak and its time-limited nature, it spurred me to two actions. One, I resubscribed to WoW much sooner than I otherwise would have. Second, it provided a powerful motivator and tangible goal for my playtime as Warlords of Draenor approached. Both of these are benefits for Blizzard.

While it’s true that time-limited content isn’t anything new, it’s something that’s changed over time. I got my Rhok’delar the night before the Cataclysm prepatch, and today it’s out of players’ reach. But right now now I could go to Molten Core to try to get the Bindings of the Windseeker or Sunwell for Thori’dal or Black Temple for the Warglaives of Azzinoth. Some of these rare items are more rare than others… but does their rarity make them feel special?

Is time-limited content really a badge of honor?

Mists was two expansions ago, and the most use I’ve gotten out of the Legendary cloak since is a couple of transmogs. And when I do use it, few players recognize it for it is.

Even today, at the end of Legion, I don’t get many comments on my Mage Tower appearance. If you don’t play the class or keep up with external sites like Blizzard Watch, you might not even know what the challenge appearances look like. I could group with a Warlock tomorrow who had his Mage Tower appearance and I’d be clueless. While I’ll look on my Mage Tower appearances with pride, it isn’t much of a badge of honor if no one recognizes it.

Could Blizzard keep challenges balanced?

Ornyx talks about the effort to keep the Mage Tower balanced and up-to-date. One solution would be to use a Herald of the Titans type system where the challenge had to be completed with a certain item level. It would not surprise me if the targeted item level was lower than what many players are using today to beat the Mage Tower.

But item levels can’t compensate for changes to class mechanics. In Battle, and every subsequent expansion, classes will get their abilities changed. Some would trivialize the challenge, but others would make it harder. In Battle, tanks will be more vulnerable to magic damage since most of their active mitigation abilities give them armor rather than damage reduction. The first phase of the current tank challenge has the players fighting Inquisitor Variss. All of his attacks deal magic damage. This wouldn’t require a simple rebalancing — you’d have to redesign the whole fight.

While it’s true players can get the +15 achievement in Battle, we’ve learned it will more difficult. Instead of a single +15 dungeon, players will have to complete every Battle dungeon at +15. While it’s a lesser-known challenge, there’s also been no word on if the challenge tame for Fenryr in the Halls of Valor will still be obtainable in Battle.

What do you think?

So what camp are you in? Do you prefer exclusive content that shows off your accomplishments? Or would you rather the challenge to continue, so dedicated players in the future can earn the same rewards?

For lore about mage towers, see Mage tower.

The Mage Tower is a building that can be built at Deliverance Point on the Broken Shore.

Description

Harness arcane energies to quickly move Legionfall forces throughout the Broken Isles and uncover challenging agents of the Legion.

Building Buffs

While the Mage Tower is active, Fel Treasures and one of the 4 changing buffs will be available.

• Fel Treasures: Completing construction of the Mage Tower provides you with access to:
  • Artifact Challenges: The Council of Six provide access to a series of unique challenges, allowing worthy heroes to test their might and skill.
  • Veiled Wyrmtongue Chests: The power of the Mage Tower pulses across the Broken Shore, revealing the lucrative Veiled Wyrmtongue Chests.
  • Portal Network: The Kirin Tor provide access to portals which can be used to move quickly around the Broken Isles.
• Changing buffs:
  • Knowledgeable: When you loot an item which grants Artifact Power in a Raid or Dungeon, there's a chance you will receive a bonus Artifact Power token.
  • Light As a Feather: You are able to waterwalk while mounted.
  • [Power Overwhelming]: Completing World Quests has a chance to grant an extra Artifact Power token.
  • Reputable: Increase reputation gains with the Armies of Legionfall by 30%.

Challenges

When the tower is active and you've met all of the requirements, a new quest will become available to you. This quest is a continuation of your Class Order campaign and will ask you to take care of a little unfinished business via a solo encounter. You'll need to face a powerful foe to earn your new appearance. These appearances have been inspired by previous class questlines that led to weapons like [Anathema] / [Benediction] and [Rhok'delar, Longbow of the Ancient Keepers].^[1]

Death Knight Mage Tower Appearances

• [110] Closing the Eye: Survival Hunter, Subtlety Rogue, Havoc Demon Hunter, Frost Death Knight, Arms Warrior
• [110] An Impossible Foe: Feral Druid, Outlaw Rogue, Unholy Death Knight, Fury Warrior, Fire Mage, Elemental Shaman
• [110] The God-Queen's Fury: Arcane Mage, Assassination Rogue, Retribution Paladin, Enhancement Shaman, Demonology Warlock
• [110] Feltotem's Fall: Discipline Priest, Windwalker Monk, Beast Mastery Hunter, Destruction Warlock
• [110] The Highlord's Return Blood Death Knight, Vengeance Demon Hunter, Guardian Druid, Brewmaster Monk, Protection Paladin, Protection Warrior
• [110] End of the Risen Threat: Holy Priest, Holy Paladin, Mistweaver Monk, Restoration Druid, Restoration Shaman
• [110] Thwarting the Twins: Shadow Priest, Affliction Warlock, Marksmanship Hunter, Balance Druid, Frost Mage

Patches and hotfixes

• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17):No longer permanently built.
  
• Hotfix (2018-06-26): 'The Mage Tower on the Broken Shore is now permanently built, and will remain accessible through the remainder of Patch 7.3.5.'
  
• Hotfix (2017-04-03): 'Mage Tower: Knowledgeable is now less lucrative in dungeons of lower difficulty.'
  
• Patch 7.2.0 (2017-03-28): Added.
  

References

1. ^Patch 7.2 Preview: A Challenging Appearance!

Subzones of the Broken Shore Deliverance Point Mage Tower Felrage Strand The Hijacked Portal The Lost Temple Soldier's Torment The Veiled Isles Acherus: The Ebon Hold

Death Knight Mage Tower Appearance Light