WoW Classic Season of Discovery Survival Guide (What's new in WoW Classic's Season of Discovery?)

The WoW Classic Season of Discovery will be the second seasonal patch for WoW Classic, introducing an entirely new content timeline combined with a fresh start for everyone playing. Below is a short list of the major changes made for the Season of Discovery.

• Brand new Instanced and World content including the redesigned Blackfathom Deeps 10-player raid and the Battle for Ashenvale World PvP event.
• Rune Engravings: Unique item enchantment that can be affixed to your Gloves, Chest, Pants Belts, Helmets, Bracers and Boots that will completely redefine the way you play many of your favorite Classes and Specializations.
• There is no longer a debuff limit on enemies.
• Meeting Stones at dungeons are now Summoning Stones, just as they are on all later versions of WoW.

• Two new Rune Engraving Slots; Helmet and Bracers.
• New profession recipes to discover.
• New 20 player raid, The Temple of Atal'Hakkar.
• New rewards for the Blood Moon event in Stranglethorn Vale for level 50 characters.
• 50% increased experience gained from level 40-49.
• New PvE content, Nightmare Incursions. Teleport into the Emerald Nightmare and defeat corrupted members of Emerald Nightmare, offering a new alternative way to level from 25-50 and a new Reputation that will offer unique rewards for both those leveling and those at max level.
• Brand New PvP ranking reward sets for level 50 characters.
• Dual-Spec added so your character may have two specializations they can switch between at a moments notice.
• Reworked Dungeon rewards for Blackrock Depths, Maraudon, Uldaman, and Zul'Farrak.

• Two new Rune Engraving Slots; Belt and Boots.
• Two new faction-agnostic mounts.
• 20 new profession recipes to discover.
• Removal of GDKP runs.
• New instanced and world PvE and PvP content such as the new 10 player version of the Gnomeregan raid and the Blood Moon in Stranglethorn Vale with much more to be announced as the level cap is raised. This of course will include all kinds of new loot and gear to best optimize your character.
• Level 40 Mount cost halfed.
• Addition of the Discoverer's Delight buff, increasing experience gained by 100% from level 1 to 39.
• Increased base Gold rewards from all quests until level 40.

Season of Discovery will launch on April 4th, 2024.

There are massive class changes in Season of Discovery largely thanks to the Rune Engraving system which is the major feature of this season.

Rune Engravings are augments you are able to place on your Gloves, Chest, Pants, Belts, Bracers, Helmets and Boots that will allow you access to new abilities, make current abilities stronger or just complete rework the way an ability functions. Rune Engravings are specific to item slots, certain engravings can only go on your Gloves, others on your Pants or Chest, while this does somewhat limit customization it allows for a much easier to balance experience. Some of the most notable added Rune Engravings are Metamorphosis for Warlocks allowing them the ability to tank with their new found Demon form. Regeneration for Mages allowing them to apply a buff to their allies transferring damage dealt from the Mage to be converted into healing for anyone currently with the buff. And last but certainly not least Just a Flesh Wound for Rogues which will enable them also to be able to tank due to the added critical damage avoidance and massive increase in threat generation. These examples merely scratch the surface of what is going to be a completely new way to play Classic World of Warcraft so make sure to checkout our guides below on how to best utilize runes for every class and specialization.

As mentioned above, the meta is expected to shift significantly in raids for the Season of Discovery. If you want to read more about the new raid meta and how classes are performing, check out our tier lists linked below.