Legion Invasions

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This article concerns content exclusive to Legion.

The Legion Invasions was the unofficial name for the pre-expansion events that took place before World of Warcraft: Legion launched on August 30, 2016. The invasions began after the release of the pre-patch on August 9, 2016.

These events were available to all characters, with pre-order or purchase of the expansion not required. This was a one-time event, lasting for only a limited time, and ended with the full release of Legion on August 30, 2016.

During this event, the Battle on the Broken Shore was also made available to players of level 98 and above. The Broken Shore scenario is separate from this event, and is still included as part of the Legion intro quest chain.

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Demon Hunter (Illidari) camps have appeared in Orgrimmar and Stormwind City with vendors. Invasions occur as phased Scenarios that have a related umbrella quest in parts of known zones around Azeroth (Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor only). Completing the scenarios will reward a new  [Nethershard] currency, which can also be dropped by some demon mobs, as well as a chance to get item level 685 - 700 gear. Vendors in the capitals and invasion zones will sell additional gear for Nethershards.

Zones and quests

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Six zones ( Azshara, Dun Morogh, Hillsbrad Foothills, Northern Barrens, Tanaris, and Westfall) can possibly have an invasion. Invasions do not require players to have completed Broken Shore quest lines. Players of both factions may take part in any invasion scenario, regardless of the zone in which it is located.

Active zones will feature an icon on the world map over the zone like this:
The icon should have a tooltip identifying the invasion quest, how much time is left to complete the quest, and the number of  [Nethershards] rewarded.

Entering an active invasion zone should auto-start a related quest:

Zone quests
Horde-favored	Alliance-favored	Neutral
Invasion: Azshara	Invasion: Dun Morogh	Invasion: Tanaris
Invasion: Hillsbrad Foothills	Invasion: Westfall
Invasion: Northern Barrens

Various key objectives will appear on the zone map:

	← Demon Commander
	← Invasion Site
	← Legion structure

Completing one invasion quest rewards  Stand Against the Legion and all six rewards  Defender of Azeroth: Legion Invasions.

Zone invasion stages

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Stage 1

• Defend an Invasion Point, like the Crossroads in Northern Barrens or Kharanos in Dun Morogh.

Stage 2

• Defeat the  Demon Commander as well as two lieutenants.

Stage 3

• Kill the demons at the Invasion Sites and Legion structures around the zone. Enemies will have markers on the map.
• Progression in the zone increases with killing mobs and saving friendly wounded NPCs.

Stage 4

• Defeat the Invasion Point mini-boss.
  • These mini-bosses will take several level 100 players to defeat, with attacks like Flame Fissure from volcanoes, Shadow Gale and Fragment of Argus.

During stages

• Factions can intermingle while taking down the demon enemies
• Some faction leaders may also help out, like  Trade Prince Gallywix in Azshara,  Marin Noggenfogger <Baron of Gadgetzan> in Tanaris, and  Muradin Bronzebeard and  Moira Thaurissan <Queen of the Dark Iron> in Dun Morogh.
• Vehicles like Demolishers in Azshara and Mechatanks in Dun Morogh will be available to help speed up combat. There are also special objects you can throw to deal more damage, like bombs in Dun Morogh.
• Several buffs you can earn during the event are Hero's Resolve and Inspiration.

Nethershards

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Nethershards are earned for different parts of the event, with a maximum of 260 per event:

• Completing Stage 1 rewards 15 [Nethershards].
• After Stage 2, Defeating the Demon Commander and lieutenants should reveal a  [Small Legion Chest] (appears in player's bags) that contains 35 [Nethershards].
• Clearing the zone of Invasion Sites for Stage 3 rewards 60 [Nethershards].
• After Stage 4, defeating the  Demon Lord should reveal a  [Large Legion Chest] (appears in player's bags) that contains 90 [Nethershards].
• Completing the invasion rewards 60 [Nethershards].

Demon hunter (Illidari) camps in invasion zones as well as Stormwind and Orgrimmar have Nethershard vendors to buy buff items, cosmetic items, and gear related to the event.

Rewards

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 [Small Legion Chest] can contain:

• Fel-Touched non-weapon gear

 [Large Legion Chest] can contain:

• Fel-Touched non-weapon gear^§
• Chance for [Coalesced Fel]
  • Any level above 10 can get this, but only level 98 and above can use it.

Plus a chance for:

•  Strength weapons
  • Fel Hacker^§ (One-Handed Axe)
  • Fel Lord's Warmace^§ (Two-Handed Mace)
•  Agility weapons
  • Hellfury Longbow^§ (Bow)
  • Wrathguard Shortblade^§ (One-Handed Sword)
  • Fel Barbed Spear^§ (Polearm)
  • Wyrmtongue Spiteblade^§ (Dagger)
  • Eredar Splitter^§ (One-Handed Axe)
  •  [Glaive of the Fallen] (Warglaives)
•  Intellect weapons
  • Staff of the Inquisiton^§ (Staff)
  • Corrupted Argus Gavel^§ (One-Handed Mace)
  • Eredar Battle Blade^§ (One-Handed Sword)
  • Inquisitors Wand^§ (Wand)

^§ These items will scale to level appropriate gear when they drop from  [Small Legion Chest] or  [Large Legion Chest].

[Nethershards] earned can be spent at Nethershard vendors who will sell the following:

 Illidari Darkdealer

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• 2 for [Battle-Mender's Dressing] (heal 10%/8 sec)
• 10 for [Felstone] (fel effects)
• 10 for [Potion of Fel Protection] (dmg reduce)

Captive Wyrmtongue <Reluctant 'Quartermaster'>

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• 50 for [Demon Commander's Drape] (ilvl 700, +Prime Stat, +STA/Crit/Mastery, back)
• 50 for [Infernal Cord] (ilvl 700, +STA/Crit/Haste, neck)
• 50 for [Legionnaire's Fel Pendant] (ilvl 700, +STA/Haste/Mastery, neck)
• 50 for [Legion Bound Ring] (ilvl 700, +STA/Haste/Mastery, ring)
• 50 for [Nether Twisted Band] (ilvl 700, +STA/Crit/Mastery, ring)
• 50 for [Mo'arg Clan Token] (ilvl 700, +STR, trinket)
• 50 for [Felstalker Spine] (ilvl 700, +AGI, trinket)
• 50 for [Inquisitor's Talisman] (ilvl 700, +INT, trinket)
• 100 for [Glaive of the Fallen] (warglaive weapon)
• 150 for [Felbat Pup] (pet)
• 150 for [Coalesced Fel] (Fel-Touched weapon upgrade)
• 200 for [Ensemble: Fel-Infused Cloth Armor] (transmog)
• 200 for [Ensemble: Felshroud Leather Armor] (transmog)
• 200 for [Ensemble: Fel-Chain Mail Armor] (transmog)
• 200 for [Ensemble: Felforged Plate Armor] (transmog)

Images

A legion ship attacking Gadgetzan from the skies above Tanaris.

Videos

Legion World Quest and Demon Invasion Developer Q&A

Q&A with Jeremy Feasel and Josh Allen

Notes

• Invasions occur in 4 hour blocks and active zones align to hour boundaries and tend to be synchronized, so there is a period of inactivity before zones become active again.

• Players at level 10 and above are able to fully participate in the scenario:
  •  [Small Legion Chest] and  [Large Legion Chest] have loot scaled to player's level.

• Players below level 10 may still engage in the demons for considerable experience, however:
  • The scenario is not tracked as normal for them (i.e. seen above the quest tracker), so they must pay attention to the announcements made in the zone
  • They will not receive either of the chests after bosses die
  • Should they achieve level 10 at any point during the scenario, the scenario will reset and they can do it all over again.

Tips for lower level players

Lower level meaning below level 90 or so.

• Attack demons in towns and settlements with buildings and helper NPCs.
• Start attacking smaller demons to see how you do. Attack larger ones, if they can be killed easily solo.
• Be very careful attacking elite and boss mobs. Try to attack at range, if possible.
• Make sure to have bandages and food. Duck into buildings to go out of combat and eat/heal up.
• Beware of Area of Effect and Damage over Time attacks by bosses. They can insta-kill or kill you before you can get away.

See also

• Assault on the Broken Shore (added in Patch 7.2)
• Battle on the Broken Shore
• Broken Shore
• Burning Legion
• Dark Portal Opens
• Legion Assaults on the Broken Isles (added in Patch 7.2)
• Nethershard vendors
• War in the Broken Isles
• World of Warcraft: Legion

External links

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Official WoW Site (US) Preview: Demon Invasions Blizzard Entertainment July 13th, 2016

Official WoW Site (EU) Preview: Demon Invasions Blizzard Entertainment July 13th, 2016

Guides

Wowhead Legion Prelaunch Event and Invasions Author: Wowhead

Old  Wowhead News Demon Invasion Preview: Stand Against the Legion by perculia 2016/06/09 6:52 PM

News

Official WoW Site (US) Legion Pre-Expansion Demon Invasion Event Infographic by Blizzard Entertainment September 2nd, 2016

BlizzardWatch Level your alts to 100 with Legion’s demon invasions By Elizabeth Harper August 24, 2016 5:00pm

Official WoW Site (US) Broken Shore, Demon Hunters, and Invasions Now Live Blizzard Entertainment August 9th, 2016

Official WoW Site (US) Prepare for Broken Shore, Demon Hunters, and Invasions August 9 Blizzard Entertainment August 8th, 2016

Official WoW Site (EU) Invasions and Demon Hunters Arrive August 10 Blizzard Entertainment August 8th, 2016

Official WoW Site (US) Invasions and Demon Hunters Arrive August 9 by Blizzard Entertainment July 29th, 2016

Official WoW Site (EU) Invasions and Demon Hunters Arrive August 10 by Blizzard Entertainment July 29th, 2016

WoW Official Game Site (US) The Legion Pre-Expansion Patch Arrives July 19 Blizzard Entertainment 7/15/2016

WoW Official Game Site (EU) The Legion Pre-Expansion Patch Arrives July 20 Blizzard Entertainment 15/07/2016

WoW Official Game Site (US) The Legion Pre-Expansion Patch Is Nearly Here Blizzard Entertainment 7/8/2016

WoW Official Game Site (EU) The Legion Pre-Expansion Patch Is Nearly Here Blizzard Entertainment 08/07/2016