Summary
World of Warcraftjust shared a bunch of new information about Overcharged Delves, including a Titan-themed Hearthstone toy and mechsuit mount fans can earn from them. This new Delve challenge mode arrives inWorld of Warcraftas a part of Patch 11.1.7.
Recently,World of Warcraftmarked June 17as the release date for Patch 11.1.7. Titled Legacy of Arathor, this content update introduces some exciting features to the game, including a campaign chapter in the Arathi Highlands, Lorewalking, and the Combat Assistant UI feature.
The update also adds a new system called Overcharged Delves, and now,World of Warcrafthas shared a helpful video on Twitter that goes into detail about them. Overcharged Delves are special affixes unique to six differentDelves fromWoW: The War Within. Two will be active every day, identified by crackling lightning over the Bountiful Delve symbol on the map. Players who conquer the unique traps, enemies, and mechanics in Overcharged Delves will be rewarded with new gear, Delve currency, and more.
Completing at least four of these Delves awards the Overcharged Delver achievement and the Redeployment Module, a Titan-themed Hearthstone toy. To facilitate this, fans can collect Titan Disc Shards from Overcharged Delves, which can then be used to unlock special upgrades from Overcharged Titan Consoles that are only active in these special instances. Unlocking every skill at this console awards the Titan Console Overcharged achievement, as well as the OC91 Chariot, a Titan mech suit mount.
Beyond that, players can also obtain the Durable Information Securing Container – a powerful belt that works in and out of Overcharged Delves – via a short quest from Dagran at the Delver’s Headquarters. Similar toCyrce’s Circlet fromWoWPatch 11.0.7, the D.I.S.C. can be upgraded and equipped with special powers by completing weekly quests.
Delves have been a big hit since they were added inThe War Within, and Overcharged Delves promise some exciting twists on the formula. If the new system is popular with fans, it is possible Blizzard could iterate on the affixes and bring them back in some form infutureWorld of Warcraftupdates and expansions.
