Good Tuesday Morning, everyone. It's a normal maintenance day today, from 5 AM - 11 AM PDT, so we'll all have plenty of time to browse WoW Insider this week. This week was pretty big on Warcraft cakes for some reason, and also featured yet another Beta build. Look below for more of the latest and greatest WoW news of the past week:

Hot News and Features

• As always, be sure to check out our Ask a Beta Tester articles for the answers to your questions about the Wrath of the Lich King Beta.
• Still looking for a place to camp out at midnight on Wrath release day? How about the 7-11?
• Check out our gallery of some of the coolest achievements coming in the expansion.
• Blizzard has removed all those realm first titles from the Beta, for better or for worse. Probably mostly for the better.
• If you're looking to bolster your social network and step up your game in WoW, check out our list of the 10 people you should know (or be).
• Tirion Fordring: Be sure you know all about the man, the myth, and the legend before the expansion goes live!

Wrath Class News

• Warriors get to do some pretty cool things with shields in Wrath. It's also worth noting that they have a lot of awesome changes coming, many added in the latest build.
• Rogues are also seeing some pretty promising changes.
• If you're looking for a good way to test your DPS capabilities without the fear of dying, you're in luck in Wrath: There's usable training dummies in Dalaran!
• Hunters will want to keep an eye on Big Red Kitty's videos of all the new pet types in Wrath, especially the long wished for Core Hounds. Aspect of the Viper got more tweaks too.
• Critical strikes for Shadow Priest? It isn't a dream anymore.
• Don't worry, Affliction Warlocks, you aren't left out of the critical strike fun either. Also check the new Warlock glyphs.
• Tankadins and Retadins: Your day is coming, says Ghostcrawler.
• Shamans got some nice new glyphs in the last build.
• Death Knights got thier first round of glyphs as well.

Wrath Items, Professions, and Miscellany

• Naxxramas 10 man is here. Check out the new loot.
• The best new loot in the latest build, though, is obviously the penguins.
• Even old loot is getting some love, though, as some old tier 6 gear has started to change to reflect new Wrath mechanics.
• Racial abilities are getting some overhauls in Wrath.
• Cooks also get some good stuff.
• In awesome Wrath news, Karazhan has been 3 manned. Can soloed heroics be far behind?
• If you're in Beta and having trouble hitting 80, don't sweat it, just go grab a premade character.
• Engineering can expect more sweet treats, as personal transporters get updated into wormholes. The question is, can non-engineers turn into their evil twin now?
• Jewelcrafters will be likely be even more in demand in Wrath as people try to get the perfect gem cut.
• It's a given that your handy Riding Crop will be getting changed in Wrath, but not even the devs are sure what that change will be yet.
• Here's something cool to watch out for: Server-side macros.

News in the Key of Not-Wrath

• If you're still trying to get an Amani War Bear, you'd best move fast. It'll be gone with the content patch.
• Blizzard music is now on iTunes, including many great pieces from the Warcraft universe.
• Is this piece of Blizzard fan art homage or plagarism? I'd honestly have to go for the latter myself.
• Fans of the old Flintlocke webcomic may want to check this out.
• Seriously though, can't we all agree that it's time for weapon skill to go?
• The rumors continue to fly in the mobile WoW department, this time stoked by a major mobile company that claims to be working with Blizzard.
• That's right. You know it's awesome. Dual-wielding Frostmournes, baby.

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