wow World of Warcraft Patch 8.2.5 Content Hub

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It's time to find out what awaits us in Patch 8.2.5 which is now available for playtesting on Public Test Realms.

Welcome to our Patch 8.2.5 content hub. We will be frequently updating it with links to our latest news coverage.

Patch 8.2.5 Release Date Speculuation

You can now pre-download Patch 8.2.5 ahead of release through the Battle.net app.

Official Patch Notes

To learn more about what's coming in Patch 8.2.5, check out the official patch notes.

Allied Races

While no Allied Races have been confirmed for Patch 8.2.5, we're speculating that Blizzard is adding Mechagnomes and the Vulpera of Vol'dun this time around.

• The Future of Allied Races
• Vulpera Coming in Patch 8.2.5

New Goblin and Worgen Models

Blizzard is adding new models for both races introduced back in Cataclysm. Blizzard confirmed that there will be no Heritage Armor in 8.2.5.

• Goblin and Worgen Models Preview

Celebrate 15 Years of Warcraft

November 2019 marks the 15th anniversary of World of Warcraft, and players who log in during the event period will receive a celebration package in the mail with a Lil' Nefarian pet and other in-game goodies. Throughout the duration of the event, you’ll be able to participate in three unique raids with iconic encounters from past expansions along with an old-school-inspired Alterac Valley battleground. Players who defeat all nine bosses in the raid wings will receive the Obsidian Worldbreaker, a Black Dragonflight mount inspired by Deathwing. Players who participate in Alterac Valley will receive a new anniversary event currency which can be exchanged for two new mounts: the Stormpike Battle Charger (Alliance) and the Frostwolf Snarler (Horde).

• Obsidian Worldbreaker Mount Preview
• Frostwolf Snarler & Stormpike Battle Charger Mount Preview
• 15th Anniversary Alabaster Mounts

Honeyback Harvester (Bee Mount)

Alliance players will finally be able to get their hands on the long-awaited Bee mount (Honeyback Harvester)

• Where Is My Bee Mount?

New Timewalking Raid: Firelands

When Cataclysm Timewalking is active, max-level players will be able to form raid groups and enter the Sulfuron Spire once more. As with previous Timewalking raids (Black Temple, Ulduar), your gear and power are scaled to the challenge, and all the bosses and rewards you expect lie in wait.

Party Sync

Blizzard is experimenting with a new mode in the forthcoming patch that makes it easier for players in a party to do quests and play together: Party Sync. When players activate Party Sync, everyone in the party becomes aligned to the same quest state, including phases. By mousing over a quest in your tracker, you can see who is on the quest, what their progress is, and who’s ready to turn in the quest. There’s something else we’re going to try out on the PTR, a “replay” quest feature. This will allow players who have already completed certain quests to replay those quests with their friends for rewards that are appropriate to their current level, regardless of the original level of the quest.

They're also relaxing level restrictions on queueing for instanced content with your friends. This allows lower-level players to queue for content in their level range, and higher-level players can choose to join them by having their level scaled down while they’re in the instance. This feature will be available for dungeon instances for PTR Week 1, with PvP instances being flagged in the following weeks. Please note that unlike Timewalking, when your level is scaled down via Party Sync you will temporarily lose access to abilities and powers (such as Azerite traits) with requirements that exceed your reduced level.

• Party Sync Detailed

Recruit A Friend Returns

Coming in 8.2.5 is a revamped Recruit A Friend system. If you have active game time you’ll be able to recruit your friends—both brand-new to the game and returning champions—to share in your adventures. To do so, you’ll be able to use a new URL generation tool to create a custom link to give to your friends. By following the link, you’ll be connected to each other and will be able to see if they have purchased game time, resulting in rewards for you! For each month your recruits have active game time, you’ll earn a new reward such as unique pets, mounts, game time and more. These rewards unlock per month and scale with how many months your recruits have subscribed for. And, of course, with Party Sync you’ll be able to journey with your friends on any of your characters. We’ll have more information about Recruit A Friend rewards before 8.2.5 release.

• Recruit-a-Friend Mount Preview: Explorer's Dunetrekker

The Story Continues...

We datamined new models for Wrathion, Valeera, Zekhan, and Calia Menethil in 8.2.5 Build 31337. Wrathion is part of the story in the new patch and he's involved in a Karazhan Scenario and we also found a new Hearthstone Tavern in the game.

Phone Login

In Patch 8.2.5, you can use your phone to log into the game.

• Log In to World of Warcraft with Your Phone

Battle Pets

New butterfly pets and the anniversary battle pet Lil' Nefarian await in 8.2.5!

• All Patch 8.2.5 Battle Pets

Build Highlights

In the following section, you'll find a summary of what's been added in the latest 8.2.5 PTR builds.

• Patch 8.2.5 Build 31521: Highlights
• Patch 8.2.5 Build 31401: Highlights
• Patch 8.2.5 Build 31337: Highlights
• Patch 8.2.5 Build 31337: New Creature Models
• Patch 8.2.5: Initial Development Notes

Important 8.2.5 information, all in one place!