Icecrown Citadel Gets Zone Buff [World of Warcraft]

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With the 3.3.3 patch around the corner, raiders in Icecrown Citadel get the blessing from their respective commanders to boost health, healing and damage. Get more details after the break ...

When players logged in to World of Warcraft on Tuesday after the server reset, raiders in ICC found a new presence in the entry hall. King Varian Wrynn for the Alliance and Garrosh Hellscream for the Horde were on hand to offer buffs to raiders ready to make their way to the Lich King.

The new buffs, called Strength of Wrynn and Hellscream's Warsong, offer 5 percent buffs to players in health, healing and damage. However, talking to Wrynn or Hellscream gives you the option to turn the buff off if you wish to continue with the unnerfed experience.

There are plans for more buffs in 5 percent increments, up to 30 percent, but there is no timeframe yet for those to be implemented.

According to this post from Zarhym:

As many of you may have noticed, the Icecrown Citadel raid buffs have been activated. These buffs increase total health, healing done and damage dealt by 5% for all raid members. In addition, the number of attempts on the final bosses of each wing and the Lich King allotted raid groups on Heroic difficulty has been increased to 35. These buffs -- referred to as Strength of Wrynn for the Alliance and Hellscream’s Warsong for the Horde -- can be deactivated by speaking to your faction’s leader at Light’s Hammer.

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