hidden artifact appearances – My Life, or Something Like It

Today marks the unlocking of the first raid to hit the Broken Isles since Legion‘s launch back on August 30th. Normal and Heroic difficulties of the seven boss raid are available to raid teams as of today. Mythic and LFR: Wing 1, will open up next Tuesday. For a full breakdown of all the reasons we’re heading into the Emerald Nightmare today, check out Blizzard’s Raid Preview: 7 Eerie Reasons to Enter the Emerald Nightmare on the official website. If you’ve been itching to take down Xavius since finishing Val’Sharah, you’ll finally get the opportunity.

Also included in this week’s unlocks for World of Warcraft are world bosses and Mythic + 5-man dungeons. In addition to loot, the world bosses will help players earn new artifact appearances via Unleashed Monstrosities, and may even drop hidden artifact appearances for some classes. Additionally, if you’ve been looking for a little more prestige and difficulty out of your 5-man experiences, you can start collecting Mythic Keystones to make your runs just a little more involved. A full preview of the system was also offered on the official website just last week. Some dungeon modifiers include increasing health and damage by bosses (Tyrannical), constant player-damage (Decay), and an all-time tank favorite where tanks generate less threat (Skittish). Various achievements will be rewarded according to Keystone use and progress, in addition to the improved loot the reward system includes.

Finally, for those who run to the beat of a different World of Warcraft drum, today also marks the start of Legion‘s first PVP season. Are you going to start raiding today? Let us know in the comments, or talk to us on Twitter and Facebook.