WoW Classic Season of Discovery Survival Guide (What's new in WoW Classic's Season of Discovery?)
The following guide covers everything about the new Season of Discovery seasonal realm launching for Classic World of Warcraft.
What to Expect 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, Cloak, Rings, 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.
Phase 6 Changes
- Scourge Invasion event throughout Azeroth and select dungeons like Stratholme, Scholomance, Razorfen Downs, and Shadowfang Keep.
- New 20 player version of Naxxramas with optional difficulty affixes, this raid can be completed with as many as 40 players but will scale for the amount of players inside.
- New 'Undead Slaying' gear added to Scourge Invasion rewards.
- Brand new 5 player dungeon Karazhan Crypts.
- New 'Soul' Shoulder augments.
Previous Phase Additions
- All Runes are now able to be purchased in each races starting area.
- New 20 player version of The Temple of Ahn'Qiraj with optional difficulty affixes, this raid can be completed with as many as 40 players but is scaled for 20.
- New 10 player version of The Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj, this raid can be completed with as many as 20 players but is scaled for 10.
- New Instanced versions of the four Nigtmare Dragons.
When Will Phase 6 of Season of Discovery Launch?
Phase 6 begins November 12th, 2024 with the Ahn'Qiraj raids unlocking December 6th.
Class Changes
There are massive class changes in Season of Discovery largely thanks to the Rune Engraving system which is the major feature of this season.
What are Rune Engravings?
Rune Engravings are augments you are able to place on your Gloves, Chest, Pants, Belts,
Bracers, Helmets, Cloaks, Rings 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.
Class Role Rankings
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.
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This guide has been written by Sellin, a former top 10 US raider and current season and several time Gladiator, long time WoW Player and passionate about all things Warcraft and Theorycrafting. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him on Twitch.
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