Prismatic Manapearl – New Nazjatar Currency in WoW Patch 8.2

Introduction

The test on PTR continuous and the community get more and more interesting and important information concerning the upcoming 8.2 Patch. This time the new currency will be in the center of our attention.

The  Prismatic Manapearl appears to be a new Battle for Azeroth currency that is in circulation in  Nazjatar – the new zone that will be added in the Rise of Azshara. Several ways of obtaining this currency are expected, such as rewards for the completion of the World Quests, finding treasures, and daily bounties. Players will need the  Prismatic Manapearl to buy different Items like new gear, Mounts and Battle Pets. We shall overview all the rewards one may get and will start with the new Benthic Gear.

Benthic Gear System

Benthic – the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.

Wikipedia

The very word Benthic means the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. So, literary, everything is created to show Players that they are actually at the bottom of the sea. The Benthic gear system provides 385 Item Level pieces of armor that can be upgraded to 430 Item Level. Each Benthic piece of gear has a unique combat or exploration effect as well.

The developers had mentioned drawing inspiration from previous endgame zones such as the Isle of Thunder and Timeless Isle (both in Pandaria), Tanaan Jungle (Draenor), and Argus (Legion) while constructing Nazjatar. A common trait of all these zones is a special gear system, intended to catch up returning Players and to make it easier and faster for active Players to level their secondary Characters.

So as it was said above, one can purchase the tokens for the Benthic gear with  Prismatic Manapearl currency. The corresponding NPC vendors are located in Nazjatar –  Finder Palta for the Horde related Players and  Artisan Itanu for the Alliance. These tokens cover the eight major armor slots plus cloaks. Trinkets, rings, and weapons are not covered by Benthic gear, but these slots have interesting systems in  Mechagon, the other zone in Patch 8.2. If you want to learn more about the  Mechagon zone, about its treasures, quests, encounters, and rewards – read our massive  preview concerning this subject.

Armor tokens are:

• Benthic Girdle;
• Benthic Bracers;
• Benthic Helm;
• Benthic Chestguard;
• Benthic Cloak;
• Benthic Leggings;
• Benthic Treads;
• Benthic Spaulders;
• Benthic Gauntlets.

Each token costs 5  Prismatic Manapearl. And of course, there always is an opportunity to increase the Item Level of a specific piece of armor until it will be equivalent to heroic loot from the Azshara’s Eternal Palace Raid, which is 430 Item Levels right now. The following Items will be allowed to purchase by Players:

• Azsharan Pearling Kit is sold for 20  Prismatic Manapearl. It empowers a Benthic item to Item Level 400. This new version of the concrete Item is called Pearled.
• Azsharan Pearling Enhancement is sold for 10  Prismatic Manapearl. It increases the Item Level of the already Pearled piece of gear by 5 points each time, up to Item Level 430.
• Azsharan Azerite Pearling Enhancement is sold for 30  Prismatic Manapearl and increases the Item Level of a Pearled Azerite item (Helm, Shoulders, or Chest) by 15 points, up to Item Level 430.

All of these upgrade Items are Bind on Account.

Mounts

The next very interesting small group of goods is the main faction related Mounts. There will be only two of them which make it somewhat special to transport collectors around the world.

The Horde representatives may have the  Unshackled Waveray and it will cost them 250  Prismatic Manapearl and Exalted reputation status with a new Horde related faction the  Unshackled. The NPC’s name is  Finder Pruc.

Those, loyal to the Alliance will be able to get the recolor version, the  Ankoan Waveray. This flying Mount will cost Players the same 250  Prismatic Manapearl and Exalted reputation status with a new Alliance related faction the  Ankoan. The vendor’s name will be  Artisan Okata.

In case you are interested in other Mounts which will be added with the Patch 8.2 release, check our full Mount  preview. You will be impressed.

Pets

Finder Pruc (Horde) and  Artisan Okata (Alliance) both sell a cute Aquatic Battle Pet  Pearlescent Glimmershell for 40  Prismatic Manapearl. Do not miss it!

Essences

Basics

Essences are new special active abilities for the Heart of Azeroth Artifact. The Essences’ system itself looks a lot like a Glyph system. There will be one Major and two Minor slots available on the whole and each Essence may be put in either of them, causing different changes in the class mechanics. A Major slot provides a powerful active ability, while Minor adds the passive effect. To unlock new Essence slots Players will have to upgrade their Artifacts. New abilities will become active at Artifact levels 55, 60, and 65. Essences will have up to four different quality ranks just like gear Items and there will be quite a variety of ways to obtain them, such as Quests, Dungeons, Raids, PvP, and other outdoor activities. Quite unexpected thing, but higher ranked Essence might not necessarily have a straight damage boost. They may provide more stats, additional charges or utility elements. For those Players who are into top PvP rankings or prefer Mythic+ raiding, there is the highest level of the Essences – the Legendary one. Once a Hero obtains a top-level Essence he will gain a substantial cosmetic appearance change, so everyone around instantly recognizes it once he fires off the upgraded ability. As long, as there are not any usable changes between the Legendary and Epic quality Items, we will not mention them in here, but just remember that you will surely stand out of the crowd!

And now we will take a closer look at the three Essences we now know about.

Memory of Lucid Dreams Essence

This Essence provides personal resource generation bonus for all classes in the game, changing based on the Player’s current specialization primary resource.

Memory of Lucid Dreams Major Powers:

Rank 1: (Instant, 3 Minutes Cooldown). Clear your mind and attune yourself with the Heart of Azeroth, increasing your {resource} generation rate by 100% for 10 Seconds;

Rank 2: (Instant, 3 Minutes Cooldown). Clear your mind and attune yourself with the Heart of Azeroth, increasing your {resource} generation rate by 100% for 10 Seconds;

Rank 3: (Instant, 3 Minutes Cooldown). Clear your mind and attune yourself with the Heart of Azeroth, increasing your {resource} generation rate by 100%, and your Leech by 874 for 10 Seconds.

Memory of Lucid Dreams Minor Powers:

Rank 1: Your spells and abilities have a chance to refund 50% of the {resource} spent on them and immediately heal you for 6201;

Rank 2: Your spells and abilities have a chance to refund 50% of the {resource} spent on them and immediately heal you for 6201;

Rank 3: Your spells and abilities have a chance to refund 50% of the {resource} spent on them and immediately heal you for 10,860 of Health. When Lucid Dreams refunds some {resource} to you, gain 543 Versatility for 8 Seconds.

All four possible tiers of the Memory of Lucid Dreams Essence are available to purchase and the prices are expected to be the following:

Uncommon quality – 5  Prismatic Manapearl;

Rare quality – 25  Prismatic Manapearl;

Epic quality – 50  Prismatic Manapearl;

Legendary quality – 75  Prismatic Manapearl.

Unbound Force Essence

To get an opportunity to purchase these Essences, Players must raise their reputation with new factions,  Unshackled for the Horde and  Ankoan for the Alliance. The higher is the version of the certain Essence, the more it will cost and the higher reputation status will be needed.

The  Uncommon quality of the Item costs 10  Prismatic Manapearl and needs the Honored reputation status with the correlating faction.

The  Rare quality of the Unbound Force Essence will cost 25  Prismatic Manapearl and will need the Revered reputation status with the corresponding faction.

Unbound Force Major Powers:

Rank 1: (Instant, 1 Minute Cooldown). Unleash the forces with the Heart of Azeroth, causing shards of Azerite to strike your target for 12,225 Fire damage over 2 Seconds. This damage is increased by 300% if it critically strikes;

Rank 2: (Instant, 1 Minute Cooldown). Unleash the forces with the Heart of Azeroth, causing shards of Azerite to strike your target for 12,225 Fire damage over 2 Seconds. This damage is increased by 300% if it critically strikes and has a 25% increased critical strike chance.

Unbound Force Minor Powers:

Rank 1: Each time you critical strike, you gain a stack of Reckless Force, up to 5. Every 10 Seconds, your next spell or ability will blast your target with a bolt of Azerite energy, dealing 606 Fire damage per stack of Reckless Force;

Rank 2: Each time you critical strike, you gain a stack of Reckless Force, up to 5. Every 10 Seconds, your next spell or ability will blast your target with a bolt of Azerite energy, dealing 758 Fire damage per stack of Reckless Force.

Aegis of the Deep Essence

The same situation happens with the last Essence under our discussion – one has to raise a certain reputation status with the corresponding faction to get a chance to obtain Essences he wants.

The  Uncommon quality of Aegis of the Deep Essence costs 10  Prismatic Manapearl and needs the Honored reputation status.

The  Rare quality Item will cost 25  Prismatic Manapearl and will need the Revered reputation status.

Finally, the  Epic quality version is being sold for 50  Prismatic Manapearl and will need the Exalted reputation status.

Aegis of the Deep Major Powers:

Rank 1: (Instant, 2 Minutes Cooldown). The elements protect you, reducing the damage you take from each attack by 1,955 for 10 Seconds;

Rank 2: (Instant, 1.5 Minutes Cooldown). The elements protect you, reducing the damage you take from each attack by 1,955 for 10 Seconds;

Rank 3: (Instant, 1.5 Minutes Cooldown). The elements protect you, reducing the damage you take from each attack by 1,955 for 10 Seconds. While active, heal for 2,715 of Health when damaged.

Aegis of the Deep Minor Powers:

Rank 1: You gain 113 Versatility for each enemy within 10 yards, up to 565 Versatility;

Rank 2: You gain 113 Versatility for each enemy within 10 yards, up to 565 Versatility. While below 35% of Health the Versatility amount is doubled;

Rank 3: You gain 113 Versatility for each enemy within 10 yards, up to 565 Versatility. While below 35% of Health the Versatility amount is doubled. Additionally, you heal for 1,224 of Health every 4 Seconds for each stack of Aegis of the Deep on you.

If you want to know more details about the new Artifact system in Patch 8.2, you are welcome to familiarize yourself with our complete  Preview.

Be prepared for 8.2 launch with tons of gold from Overgear sellers.