WoW Classic Season of Discovery patch roadmap: All upcoming update details

What's around the corner for Season of Discovery?

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Image via Blizzard Entertainment

World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery is in full swing, and even though Season Discovery realms are meant to be seasonal and last roughly one year, it will get a ton of new updates and features along the way.

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Season of Discovery is the second WoW Classic seasonal server, right after Season of Mastery. Essentially, it’s Blizzard Entertainment’s other take on the original game that was first released in 2004. It comes with new abilities, or Runes, Discoveries, fresh PvP events, old and iconic dungeons revamped as raids, and level-banded content.

Here are all the upcoming patch details for WoW Classic Season of Discovery.

How many patches will WoW Classic Season of Discovery have?

Unfortunately, at the moment of writing this article, we don’t know much about future Season of Discovery updates. But, judging by Blizzard’s hints from BlizzCon 2023, I’d say this fresh game mode will have at least four updates, including the release patch. 

Essentially, during the WoW Classic panel at BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard hinted at three more additional dungeons being converted into raids—Gnomeregan, Scarlet Monastery, and Karazhan. On top of that, players are supposed to get three new Runes, or abilities, with the first update, and, in total, you’ll have 12. So, this definitely proves my theory that Season of Discovery will feature three more updates after the release

WoW Classic Season of Discovery patch roadmap

Release patch

Lord Kelris channeling magic into a statue
Blackfathom Depths is the first raid in Season of Mastery. Image via Blizzard Entertainment

Season of Discovery rolled out on Nov. 30 worldwide and introduced a new server option for World of Warcraft Classic. In these realms, you can uncover new abilities and spells through the new Rune mechanic and make even more discoveries after hitting the max level 25.

Phase one also introduced the first reworked dungeon with Blackfathom Depths. This Ashenvale dungeon can now be played as both the regular dungeon and a new ten-person raid format that will be seen in future phases. Ashenvale itself was also reworked into a region-wide PvP zone with faction leaders.

Second patch

Screenshot of area in front of the Gnomeregan dungeon in WoW.
Gnomeregan could be the second raid in Season of Discovery. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Phase two is set to release at the end of January or at the beginning of February in 2024. In this phase, the level cap will raise to level 40. The update will also come with a new set of Runes, presumably with new abilities, spells, and passives waiting to be found.

Similar to Ashenvale, Stranglethorn Vale will be transformed into a PvP zone. Gnomeregan is the next dungeon shifted into a ten-person raid, with the expansive dungeon hosting new bosses, items, and fight mechanics.

Third patch

Players battle in the Scarlet Monastery dungeon in WoW Classic.
Scarlet Monastery should be the next destination. Image via Blizzard Entertainment

We don’t know a lot about this patch, but our best guess is your level cap will increase up to level 50, Scarlet Monastery will release as a raid, and you’ll likely get three more abilities in addition to your talents. 

Fourth patch

An in-game WoW screenshot of the entrance to the Karazhan raid in Deadwind Pass.
Karazhan is a fan-favorite WoW raid from The Burning Crusade. Image via Blizzard Entertainment

Finally, the fourth patch is supposed to increase the level cap up to 60, just like it normally is in WoW Classic. With that, you’ll get three more abilities, access to the remaining end-game content like Molten Core, and Karazhan as the big raid of the patch. More details will follow as soon as Blizzard reveals official information.

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Izabela Tomakic
Staff Writer & World of Warcraft lead. Izabela has a long history with writing and games like World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Fortnite, and The Sims. Before finding her home at Dot Esports in 2021, Izabela was an English teacher and a freelancer at Hotspawn, GGRecon, and Gameranx. In her free time, you’ll find her writing novels, wandering Azeroth, or inting on Summoner’s Rift.
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