Summary
World of Warcrafthas made it so that defeating Zevkir in his lair no longer counts as a completed delve for the Great Vault. This meansWorld of Warcraftplayers cannot fill the bottom row of their Great Vault by farming Zevkir’s Lair anymore.
Zevkir is the final boss ofWorld of Warcraft: The War Within’s inaugural delve season. The giant Nerubian monster caninvade most other delves inWorld of Warcraftlike the Butcher fromDiablo 4, but players who gain access to his lair can defeat him to get rare items and exclusive upgrades.
However,World of Warcraftjust made a change to Zevkir’s Lair that fans should know about. As of the weekly reset on October 8, clearing Zevkir’s Lair no longer gives credit towardsWorld of Warcraft’s Great Vault, the weekly grid players can earn gear from by finishing in-game challenges. This means fans cannot beat Zevkir eight times to fill up the bottom row of the Great Vault anymore, and must instead complete other delves or world activities.
Zevkir’s Lair Nerf in World of Warcraft: The War Within
Whilesome delves inWorld of Warcraftare easier than others, they usually take between 10 and 20 minutes depending on the difficulty, objectives, and layout. On the converse, Zevkir’s Lair is a straightforward showdown with the eponymous boss that takes a matter of minutes.World of Warcraftimplemented this change to make it so players of a sufficient power level would not just farm Zevkir to quickly complete their weekly challenges.
From a balance standpoint, this change makes sense. If one delve takes a fraction of the time it takes to complete the others, most fans will just do it instead of interfacing with the rest of the system. Farming a single boss over and over again defeats the purpose of delves in the first place, so it is probably a good thing thatWorld of Warcraftmade this controversial change.
That said, manyWorld of Warcraftplayers aren’t happy about it. Some fans, especially those who would rather focus on raiding orMythic dungeons inWoW, liked having an easy avenue to fill out their bottom row of the Great Vault, and don’t want to spend hours clearing other delves in order to do so. Luckily, players can only choose one item from the Great Vault every week anyway, so even if fans don’t enjoy delves, they can still obtain powerful gear by focusing on the content they like instead.
World of Warcraft: The War Within
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In this opening chapter of The Worldsoul Saga, you’ll journey through never-before-seen subterranean worlds filled with hidden wonders and lurking perils, down to the dark depths of the Nerubian empire, where the inscrutable Harbinger of the Void has gathered her arachnid forces to bring Azeroth to its knees.
