World of Warcraft Shadowlands: What are the calls, what happened to the emissaries

Calls replace Emissaries in Shadowlands and can be found in your Alliance Sanctuary.

Calls are daily quests that can be found in your Alliance's Sanctuary in the Shadowlands. There are no traditional emissaries to speak of, but appeals work the same way. There are a maximum of three available at any one time, and if you clear them all, only one will refresh each day. So if you miss a day you will return to two calls, and if you skip two days you will have three calls. Otherwise, you will have access to one call per day if you follow them.

Unlike Emissary Calls, you'll often need to do more than just complete World Quests. They will still send you all over the Shadowlands, so you won't be stuck with just clearing objectives in your Covenant's area. You may simply have the option to clear some dungeons in the area associated with the call, loot chests to progress, or even kill rare mobs. You might even be asked to collect items from Torghast: the offer is a bit more varied with Callings, but nothing too dramatic.

Calls will have the usual blue exclamation mark associated with dailies, but with the main campaign shield surrounding it. You can also check which calls are available by viewing your Shadowlands Covenant Sanctuary Report (the icon at the bottom left of the minimap, assuming you haven't changed your UI on the Maw, and vice versa). The Covenant menu has a dedicated area for calls on the left, and you can hover your mouse over each one to see what the quest is, what the reward will be, and how long it will take to reset completed calls. Keep in mind that calls will always appear in your sanctuary, so be sure to pick them up before you go on an adventure.

Regarding rewards, Callings grant Tribute chests. These will always contain a handful of Anima items and several trash items that sell for a few hundred gold each. You will usually walk away with at least 35 Anima and 1000 Gold, but you might get lucky and get better rewards. There is always a chance for better items, but Anima and Trash items are guaranteed. Calls also evolve at level 50, so if you upgrade an alt with Threads of Fate, you can start knocking out calls as soon as you select the option.