Happy Tuesday morning, everyone. This week has felt a little quieter than the past few, possibly because everyone's finally digging in and pushing to get those last few Pandaria factions to exalted. That said, there's still been plenty of patch 5.1 coming in from the PTR, and we've been writing lots of excellent guides and short tip posts to give you an edge in whatever you're doing in Mists.

Downtime this morning is limited to rolling restarts at 5 a.m. PDT, so there's no time like the present to arm yourself with knowledge before you plunge back into the game. Read on for our usual roundup.

Hot news and features

• Check out the latest live server hotfixes for October 16.
• Check out the latest updates to the patch 5.1 PTR notes.
• Patch 5.1 will feature a lot of new hunter pet spawns.
• Patch 5.1 will include PvP sound announcements.
• Patch 5.1 allows you to upgrade your battle pets.
• Wowhead has dug up new details on the patch 5.1 Karasang Wilds quests.
• Heading into heroic dungeons? Check our 5 second guide to level 90 heroic bosses.

• The Conquest Points hotfix has many PvPers more than a bit disappointed.
• We have a guide to getting started with reputation at level 90.
• We have a guide to defeating the saurok and mogu sorcerer rare spawns.
• Hallow's End is here, and we have an achievement guide.
• Are you a member of the Roll Club? We'll show you how to join.
• This week, we feature a Shado-Pan transmogrification set for leather wearers.
• Zarhym weighs in on ghost flight in Pandaria.

Class news and guides

• The Shockadin build is making a come back in Mists.
• Check out our guide to healing monks.
• The Light And How To Swing It examines retribution paladin gear. We also discuss the new paladin tank gearing paradigm.
• Blood Pact offers some addons for raiding warlocks.
• Shifting Perspectives has a guide to leveling talents for druids in Pandaria.
• The Care And Feeding of Warriors looks at reputation gear.
• Encrypted Text analyzes the position of rogue DPS.
• Lichborne has a guide to primary professions for level 90 death knights.
• Scattered Shots helps you avoid pulling aggro.
• Raid Rx has tips for healing through the Feng the Accursed boss fight.
• Arcane Brilliance offers advice for the new level 90 mage.

Professions, items, dungeons, PvP, and more

• Getting exalted with the Klaxxi and Golden Lotus factions gives you some extra rewards.
• We have a guide to collecting Ironpaw Tokens, which can be redeemed for cooking gear, cooking supplies, and fun vanity item rewards.
• Get your level 85 alts out to Halfhill and start farming vegetables.
• We have a guide to fishing in Pandaria.
• Addon Spotlight has a bunch of Mists-related addons this week.
• Experience the Legend of the Brewfathers achievement the way its meant to be achieved.

Odds and ends

• Know Your Lore lays out the origin of the saurok. We also answer some FAQs about Mists lore.
• 15 Minutes of Fame delves into the works of WoW Insider's published authors.

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