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Dragonflight: Seeds of Renewal Content Update Notes

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Discover the buried history of Azeroth and the Dragon Isles through the Azerothian Archives public event, explore Bel’ameth—a burgeoning new zone offering hope to the kaldorei, take dragonriding to the skies of old-world continents, storm Dragonflight dungeons alongside NPC companions, complete new campaign chapters in the continuation of the Dragon Isle epilogues, and more!

DISCOVER BEL’AMETH

Bel’ameth, the arms of the Goddess, rests beneath the new World Tree, Amirdrassil’s boughs and is a place for the kaldorei to seek much-needed repose and solace. This new night elf settlement lies adjacent to the Ohn’ahran Plains in the Dragon Isles. [LEARN MORE]

DRAGONRIDING AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE

The skies of Azeroth and beyond can be yours in the saddle of your dragon. In Dragonflight: Seeds of Renewal, dragonriding will be expanded to all old-world continents wherever flying is available.

AZEROTHIAN ARCHIVES

Discover the history of the Dragon Isles and meet a unique cast of characters, hear stories of old, and witness the iconography of a time before. Participate in Solo and Group activities within Traitor’s Rest with a Weekly Public Event, plenty of opportunity to explore, and earn rewards like Battle Pets, Mounts, and a Transmog set. [LEARN MORE]

RECLAIMING GILNEAS

King Greymane is ready to retake his kingdom, but Gilneas isn’t as empty as expected. Help reclaim what was lost and return the kingdom to Gilnean hands.

FOLLOWER DUNGEONS

Follower Dungeons are available for all 8 of the original Dragonflight dungeons on Normal difficulty. Queue solo or partner up with up to four players in your party and queue into any follower dungeon. Once entering the dungeon, a follower NPC will join your party and fill any role that wasn’t filled by one of your pre-existing party members. [LEARN MORE]

OUTLAND CUP

On January 18 through January 31, soar through the Outland skies with the dragonrider racing event, Outland Cup.

Challenge thirteen races across Outland in Normal, Advanced, and Reverse variations to earn Riders of Azeroth Badges to exchange for rewards with Maztha in Valdrakken. Complete all Outland Cup races on Gold to earn the achievement Outland Racing Completionist: Gold, Outland Racer title, and Ruby Riders of Azeroth tabard. Head to Valdrakken and speak to Lord Andestrasz near the Rostrum of Transformation to pick up the initial quest.

New rewards are available for purchase with Riders of Azeroth Badges: Drake Racer’s Scarf, Outlandish Drake Racer’s transmog set, new dragon customizations, Valdrakken Accord Insignia, and Manuscript of Endless Possibility that randomizes mount customizations each time you mount up on a customizable mount.

  • The introductory quest for the Outland Cup has been changed to require the player to complete all the races.
  • Players will now be rewarded with 80 Riders of Azeroth Badges for completing the quest.
  • Mount customizations will now be used when racing in the Outland Cup.
  • Players will be granted a maxed out Dragonriding Talent Tree when racing in the Outland Cup.
  • Players that haven’t unlocked dragonriding yet will also be able to fly the race courses using loaned dragonriding mounts.
  • The Grotto Netherwing Drake and Flourishing Whimsydrake have been added the the list of available loaned dragonriding mounts.
  • Since worldwide dragonriding is now available, you will no longer be dismounted after completing the race if dragonriding is unlocked on that character. If dragonriding hasn’t been unlocked, you will be dismounted after completing a race.

NEW CHARACTER CUSTOMIZATIONS

Get creative with your characters! It’s time to hit the salon and change things up with five new hair colors for trolls and one new skin tone for draenei. Unique customizations for Warlock Tyrant and Darkglare demons are also on their way. [LEARN MORE]

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Players who have previously completed Trading Post Enthusiast will be granted the static Gleaming (Sun) and Moonlit (Moon) transmog sets when they next login. Anyone who completes it going forward will get all 3 sets immediately.

CHARACTERS

  • DRACTHYR
    • New Passive Ability: Empowered Soaring – Soar is now equivalent to dragonriding, granting access to vigor and all dragonriding abilities.
    • New Passive Ability: Expedited Takeoff – Soar’s cooldown is reduced to 10 seconds.
    • Soar dragonriding will become available after learning dragonriding on the account and the Evoker has completed the Forbidden Reach starting experience.
    • Familiar Skies (Racial) has been removed.

CLASSES

  • Multiple Class talents that were previously Shadowlands Covenant Abilities (such as Convoke the Spirits, Divine Toll, and Sepsis) have had their spell visuals updated to match their Class visual kit. We’ll be adding a way to revert these talents back to their Shadowlands visuals in a future update.
  • DEMON HUNTER
    • Elysian Decree is now Chaos damage (was Arcane).
    • The Hunt is now Chaos damage(was Nature).
  • EVOKER
    • Source of Magic now lasts 1 hour (was 30 minutes).
    • Preservation
      • Developers’ note: We would like maintaining Reversions to feel more rewarding for Preservation Evoker, even when playing an Emerald Blossom focused build. As a result, we are tying in casts of Reversion with Essence Burst. This should make the rotational flow of Preservation smoother and more enjoyable. Since this introduces more mana-free spell casts, we are also increasing mana costs to compensate. 
      • Essence Burst may now trigger from casts of Reversion.
      • Mana cost of most spells increased by 10%.
      • Grace Period now increases your healing by 10/20% on targets with your Reversion (was 5/10%).
      • Timeless Magic now also affects Temporal Anomaly, and reduces the mana cost of Reversion, Temporal Anomaly, Echo, and Time Dilation by 10/20% (was just duration at 15/30%).
  • MAGE
    • Shifting Power is now Arcane damage (was Nature).
  • MONK
    • Mistweaver
      • Dance of the Wind has been redesigned – Your dodge chance is increased by 10% and an additional 10% every 4 seconds until you dodge an attack.
      • Ancient Teachings now additionally increases Stamina by 5% while active.
      • Teachings of the Monastery now highlights Blackout Kick on the action bar when it reaches max stacks.
      • Thunder Focus Tea now has additional functionality with Expel Harm, causing it to transfer 25% more healing to damage and create a Chi Cocoon on yourself.
      • Tea of Plenty now has the possibility to grant Expel Harm and Enveloping Mist instead of Essence Font and Renewing Mist.
      • Secret Infusion now has additional functionality with Expel Harm, granting Versatility.
      • Faeline Stomp has been renamed to Jadefire Stomp.
      • Awakened Faeline has been renamed to Awakened Jadefire.
    • Windwalker
      • Dance of the Wind has been redesigned – Your dodge chance is increased by 10% and an additional 10% every 4 seconds until you dodge an attack.
      • Faeline Stomp has been renamed to Jadefire Stomp.
      • Faeline Harmony has been renamed to Jadefire Harmony.
      • Way of the Fae has been renamed to Path of Jade.
      • Fae Exposure has been renamed to Jadefire Brand.
  • ROGUE
    • Echoing Reprimand changes to Physical damage (was Arcane) and damage increased by 43% to account for armor.
  • SHAMAN
    • Earth Elemental, Fire Elemental, and Storm Elemental (as well as the Primal versions of these elementals) now have a reduced size in instances for the Shaman’s allies and enemies. For the Shaman, the Elementals still appear large.
    • Updated the tooltip of Thorim’s Invocation to include a value for the damage of Lightning Bolts and Chain Lightnings triggered by the effect. Functionality unchanged.
  • WARRIOR
    • Spear of Bastion has been renamed to Champion’s Spear.
    • Elysian Might has been renamed to Champion’s Might.
    • Piercing Verdict has been renamed to Piercing Challenge.

ITEMS

  • REVIVAL CATALYST
    • Renascent Dream charges are now granted weekly (was every other week).
  • Discover the Dragon, Explorer’s League, and Tuskarr appearances for Pepe located in the Dragon Isles.

PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER

  • SHAMAN
    • Enhancement
      • Developers’ note: We’re removing a previous PvP reduction to the base damage of Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning and focusing the reduction on spells triggered during Ascendance to target burst damage.
      • Lightning Bolts and Chain Lightnings triggered by Thorim’s Invocation now deal 30% reduced damage in PvP combat.
      • Thorim’s Invocation now increases the damage of Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning by 20% in PvP combat (was 10%).
  • WARRIOR
    • Fury
      • Slaughterhouse (PvP Talent) now triggers off of Odyn’s Fury and Onslaught damage, in addition to Rampage damage.

QUESTS

  • DRAGONFLIGHT EPILOGUE QUESTS
    • A small quest chain where players join the Aspects as they reflect on the events of Dragonflight and look to the future, are introduced to the new night elf city of Bel’ameth, and can stay awhile and listen to the conversations of key characters throughout Valdrakken.

USER INTERFACE AND ACCESSIBILITY

  • A preview window has been added to the “Quest Text Contrast” setting in Accessibility Options.
  • Art has been updated for predictions and absorbs on unit frames.
  • The skull icons on the instance difficulty banner (near the minimap) have been updated with new art.
  • In the Transmog Sets pane, you can now favorite individual set pieces from collected appearances by using right-click. Each set piece also now says its slot type in the tooltip (e.g. “Shoulder”).
  • Limited-time (holiday) Traveler’s Log activities will now be marked as such, with the time left shown.
  • The Trading Post catalogue now displays a list of all items included in a bundle.
    • Each item is a clickable button that will preview it on your character.
    • Multiple items can be selected and previewed together if they occupy different slots.
  • All appearances received from quest rewards will now have a chat message.
  • Interacting with the Auction House quantity field should now be a much more consistent experience.
  • Most toasts can now be immediately dismissed with a right click. This includes toasts that appear near the top-center of the screen, such as Great Vault unlocks.
  • Edit Mode Frame Snapping Improvements:
    • Can now snap a frame to any intersection of grid lines.
    • Can now snap a frame’s center to any grid line (previously only available for center purple grid lines).
    • Edges of frames can now snap to the horizontal and vertical center lines regardless of whether the grid is enabled.
  • A hex code field has been added to the Color Picker. The Color Picker now previews transparency and shows a before and after comparison of the chosen color.

 

 

 

To view all content update notes, click here.

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Take Flight When Seeds of Renewal Goes Live January 16

Quote from: Blizzard

Discover the buried history of Azeroth and the Dragon Isles through the Azerothian Archives Public Event, explore Bel’ameth—a burgeoning new zone offering hope to the kaldorei, take dragonriding to the skies of old-world continents, storm dragonflight dungeons alongside NPC companions, complete new campaign chapters in the continuation of the Dragon Isle epilogues, and more!

Seeds of Renewal Zone Overview: Discover Bel’ameth

Discover Bel’ameth, the arms of the Goddess, a much-needed place for the kaldorei to seek repose and solace. This new night elf settlement lies adjacent to the Ohn’ahran Plains in the Dragon Isles. It rests beneath the new World Tree, Amirdrassil’s boughs. [Learn More]

Dig Into the Dragon Isles with the Azerothian Archives

Dig into the history of the Dragon Isles and meet a unique cast of characters, hear stories of old, and witness the iconography of a time before. Participate in Solo and Group activities within Traitor’s Rest with an hourly Public Event, plenty of opportunity to explore, and earn cosmetic rewards like Battle Pets, Mounts, and a Transmog set. [Learn More]

Gilneas Reclamation

King Greymane, the Old Wolf, is ready to retake his kingdom, but Gilneas isn’t as empty as expected. Help reclaim what was lost and return the kingdom to Gilnean hands. To begin this storyline, speak to Genn Greymane in Stormwind or Calia Menethil in Silverpine Forest.

Follower Dungeons

Tank, heal, and DPS alongside follower NPC companions that join you on your Dungeon adventures. They will be available in all eight Normal difficulty Dragonflight Dungeons—queue solo or partner up with a friend or two. These companions will allow players to learn about Dragonflight dungeons at their own pace. [Learn More]

New Character Customizations

Trolls, Draenei, Warlock Tyrant, and Darkglare demons get a glow-up in the Seeds of Renewal content update—get creative with your characters! Trolls, it’s time to hit the salon and change things up with five new hair colors. Unique customization for Draenei, Warlock Tyrant, and Darkglare demons are incoming, along with customization achievements. [Learn More]

Dragonriding Available Worldwide

The skies of Azeroth and beyond can be yours while adventuring. In Seeds of Renewal, Dragonriding will be expanded to all old-world continents wherever flying is available.

Uncover the buried history of Azeroth, soar the skies, and discover more adventure in Seeds of Renewal. We’ll see you in the Dragon Isles, Azeroth, and wherever your journeys take you!

Take the Lead in Follower Dungeons

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In the Seeds of Renewal, players level 60-70 will have the opportunity to play through Normal difficulty Dragonflight dungeons solo, or with friends, with a little help from a few NPC teammates. You’ll be able to earn appropriate level gear for your specialization within these dungeons the same as you would running through any Normal difficulty dungeon.

Whether you want to experience the dungeon for the first time as a solo player or you want to have a friend or two join you to learn the mechanics and boss fights, you can queue to join this new type of dungeon feature right within the Group Finder (I) tool.

Dungeons Available:

  • Ruby Life Pools
  • Nokhud Offensive
  • Brackenhide Hollow
  • Halls of Infusion
  • Algeth’ar Academy
  • Neltharus
  • The Azure Vault
  • Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr

Choose your role as either a healer, damage dealer, or tank within the dungeon as you would normally and NPC followers will fill in the gaps to complete your group of five.

Your new NPC friends will help buff you and even lay out a mage table for when you get peckish for a bite or two in the dungeon.

Once in the dungeon, you can make the choice to either lead the party through the dungeon, have another player in your group lead, or be led by one of the NPCs in you party. Simply toggle on “Dungeon Assistance” when you want to let go of the reins and let them lead the way. Your new followers, whether supporting you or leading, will go at your pace allowing you to explore the dungeon and get comfortable in your role within the dungeon.

When you want to take the lead again, you can turn off the Dungeon Assistance by clicking on the updated selection in the center of your screen.

Follower Dungeons are a fun and easy way to sharpen your skills in Dragonflight dungeons, gear up, or spend quality time exploring with a friend or two alongside your new NPC friends.

We look forward to seeing you in the Dragon Isles!

Dragonflight Twitch Drop: Get the Grim Campfire Toy January 16!

Quote from: Blizzard

In Dragonflight’s latest update, Seeds of Renewal, discover the buried history of Azeroth and the Dragon Isles through the Azerothian Archives Public Event, take Dragonriding to the skies of old-world continents, storm Dragonflight Dungeons alongside NPC companions, complete new campaign chapters in the continuation of the Dragon Isle epilogues, and more! Commemorate the occasion with new Twitch Drops! Watch any Dragonflight stream on Twitch.tv from January 16, 10:00 a.m. PST, until January 23, 10:00 a.m. PST to earn The Grim Campfire Toy.

Eligibility

To participate, you must link your Twitch account by visiting https://account.battle.net/connections. If you have changed your password or made any changes to your Twitch or Battle.net account, you will have to relink your accounts. When you relink, there will be a 7-day cooldown before you can relink a new Twitch account. After you’ve claimed your rewards on Twitch, please make sure you’re logging into the Battle.net region you’d like to receive the drop(s) on, as the first region you log into will be where your items will be delivered. It can take up to 24 hours to receive your reward(s) in game after claiming. Read our Frequently Asked Questions section for more information.

How do I Earn Twitch Drops?

Start Time: January 16, 10:00 a.m. PST (18:00 GMT)
End Time: January 23, 10:00 a.m. PST (18:00 GMT)

Watch at least four hours of WoW: Dragonflight content while these Twitch Drops are active on any channel to earn the Grim Campfire Toy.
A small pile of skulls in a campfire with an ethereal blue glow

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How do I link my battle.net and Twitch accounts?
A. Sign into your Battle.net account at https://account.battle.net/connections and click the Connect link for Twitch, then follow the instructions to sign in and link your Twitch account to Battle.net.

Q. What devices can I use to earn and claim drops?
A. You can earn and claim drops using your PC/Mac web browser or on the Twitch app for Android or iOS. Twitch apps on game consoles, smart TVs, and other TV apps do not support drops.

Q. Do I need to watch the same channel the entire time to earn my drops?
A. You can earn progress towards a drop on any eligible channel in the World of Warcraft category on Twitch. You can, for example, watch half an hour on one channel and then switch to another channel without losing your progress. You cannot earn progress faster by watching more than one channel at a time.

Q. Will I receive my drop rewards in-game automatically?
A. To receive your rewards, you must claim the drop on the channel you’re watching or in the Drops Inventory menu on Twitch.

Q. Do Twitch Drop rewards expire?
A. Earned Twitch Drop rewards will expire seven (7) days after they’ve been claimed if a Battle.net account has not been linked.

Q. As a streamer, how do I get Twitch Drops on my channel?
A. All you need to do is ensure your Twitch and Battle.net accounts are linked and that you’ve opted into Drops (see Drops Streamer Home).

Q. What regions are eligible for these Twitch Drops?
A. Participating regions include North America, Latin America, Europe, The Middle East, Africa, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Dig Into the Dragon Isles with the Azerothian Archives

Quote from: Blizzard

Discover the history of the Dragon Isles and meet a unique cast of characters, hear stories of old, and witness the iconography of a time before. Participate in Solo and Group activities within Traitor’s Rest with an hourly Public Event, plenty of opportunity to explore, and earn cosmetic rewards like Battle Pets, Mounts, and a Transmog set.

When Dragonflight: Seeds of Renewal arrives the week of January 16, players can head to the Roasted Ram Inn to collect the quest “To the Archives!” and begin their journey to Algeth’ar Academy in Thaldraszus where they will be directed to meet with Lead Archivist, Eadweard Dalyngrigge and his team of archaeologists and archivists at Traitor’s Rest.

This is the site of the famed Battle of Traitor’s Rest between Neltharion’s troops and all the cultures of the Dragon Isles from eons ago! There’s so much to be uncovered, discovered, and recovered here, and we’re going to need all the Archivists on deck to make it happen.

Excavation

Visit Geo-Archaeologist Roska Rocktooth to receive an elemental assistant specific to each site to help you discover Finds to excavate. Once a Find is located, plant a shaman totem and instruct your elemental pal to carefully excavate the spot to reveal a myriad of interesting Finds, from relics to enemies to take down.

Locating small and large Finds alike will trigger a minigame to challenge burgeoning Archivists—players must keep the element bar balanced using their elemental assistant to dig the relic up.

Technoscrying

Every site contains items that must be sought to reveal scenes from the distant past. Report to Techno-Archaeologist Zenata to receive a set of goggles called Technoscryers that help you locate specific items with directional pings and alerts leading you to their location.

Once an item is located, Zenata calibrates your goggles, and upon doing so, you’ll witness a scene from the past that will give context to the items or provide a small story.

Research

The more you know! Codicological Archeologist Nirobin uses his own mix of blue and bronze magic, along with a Relic, to create arcane familiars to assist in collecting related information from the site that the Relic is from.

Each site has its own type of adorable familiar that spawns copies of itself. Those copies seek out sources of related information. Players can accompany the original familiar and absorb the information once found. Weekly Quest completion helps to fill out Nirobin’s tome with more and more details on each site’s story.

Rewards

Small sites are available for those who like solo adventures, and those who wish to group up with their mates can join in group activities at large sites that last ten minutes with multi-stage scenarios. Players can participate in various activities, including excavating and fending off enemies. Once the event timer runs out, players will have to defend themselves against Doomshadow after the event to gain more pages to fill out their tomes.

Along with green, blue, or purple tomes that offer items and reputation once opened, players can gain the following rewards from Provisioner Aristra at Algeth’ar Academy:

Start digging when Seeds of Renewal comes to Dragonflight. See you in Azeroth!

Fly Into Endless Adventures Astride the Auspicious Arborwyrm Mount

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Lunar New Year Offerings

Sprout to life astride the steadfast Auspicious Arborwyrm mount* with dynamic flight and soar the skies of Azeroth in speed and style by purchasing this mount from in-game or the Blizzard Shop. Or, get it at no additional charge when you sign up for a 6 or 12 Month Subscription; you’ll receive the newest Lunar New Year offer—the Auspicious Arborwyrm mount—in the World of Warcraft along with the twiglike Cypress pet** for your Wrath of the Lich King Classic characters.

Players who purchased the 12-Month subscription will automatically receive the Auspicious Arborwyrm and the Cypress pet. Players on an existing 6-Month recurring subscription with a future renewal date will receive these items at no additional charge, no later than January 23, 2024 (must be redeemed by July 31, 2024)

Purchase 6 or 12 Months Now

Now on the Shop: Auspicious Arborwyrm

Soar the skies of Azeroth in style with dynamic flight! Sprouting to life only once every sixty years, this living wooden mount combines the patience of a tree and the grace of a dragon.

Purchase Now

*Mount not available in World of Warcraft® Classic games
**Pet not available in modern World of Warcraft®.

Hotfixes: January 8, 2024

Quote from: Blizzard

January 8, 2024

Classes

  • Demon Hunter
    • Vengeance
      • Fixed an issue that prevented Volatile Flameblood’s Fury generation from correctly randomizing each time it triggers.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond’s Fall
    • Blight of Galakrond
      • Fixed an issue where the slimes that revive Dazhak and Loszkeleth could sometimes melee players.