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.
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
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
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
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
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.
