WoW Shadowlands 9.2.5 COUNTDOWN: Release Time, Patch Notes, & Latest News

WoW Shadowlands patch 9.2.5 will be the final hurrah for the expansion after the Eternity's End update and before the new Dragonflight expansion.

It's set to bring on a number of new features to the game such as the highly-anticipated Cross-Faction play, a new arena, Enigma Crucible, Renown catch-up accelerations, and more.

With that in mind, here's all the latest news around WoW Shadowlands 9.2.5 as we count down to its release time.

UPDATED - WoW Shadowlands 9.2.5 is live!

After more than eight hours in maintenance with two extensions, WoW Shadowlands 9.2.5 is finally live!

Once logged in, players will be able to experience everything the update has to offer. This includes Cross-Faction play, the new arena, the improved reporting system, and more.

WoW Shadowlands 9.2.5 delayed, maintenance extended

Initially scheduled for a 6 pm EST release, WoW Shadowlands 9.2.5 has been delayed to a 8 pm EST release time due to WoW's maintenance being extended.

This has been announced by Blizzard via the official Blizzard CS Twitter account.

WoW Shadowlands 9.2.5 Release Date & Time

After sitting in the Public Test Realm (PTR) since mid-March, Shadowlands' 9.2.5 patch is finally going live on Tuesday, May 31st.

Players can expect the update to be in-game following the weekly reset maintenance, which is expected to end at 6pm EST. To make sure you don't miss out on all of the new features coming to Shadowlands, follow along with our countdown below!

As always, maintenance hours are a rough estimate, meaning that servers could go live before or after the time allotted by Blizzard.

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WoW Shadowlands 9.2.5 Patch Notes Highlights

WoW Shadowlands 9.2.5 will shake things up in the expansion as players await more news on Dragonflight, and tests some new features we may see incorporated in the next expansion as well.

Credit: Blizzard Entertainment

With that, here are the highlights of the WoW Shadowlands 9.2.5 patch notes.

• Cross-Faction Instances
  • Players will be able to directly invite players from the opposite faction via BattleTag or Real ID, or if you are members of a cross-faction WoW Community
    • They will be able to partake in numerous activities. These include Group Finder listings for Mythic dungeons, raids, or rated arena/RBGs
• New Arena: Enigma Crucible
• Solo Shuffle Brawl changes
  • Item level requirement raised to 252
• Renown catch-up accelerated through Renown 60
  • One Renown will be guaranteed in the following instances:
    • Mythic and Mythic+ dungeons
    • Torghast Layers 9-16
    • Defeating a Shadowlands raid encounter
    • Winning a Rated Battleground
• Classes Changes
  • Death Knight PvP nerfs
  • Warlock PvP nerfs
• Torghast, Tower of the Damned
  • All wings are now open (previously 2 wings available per week)
  • Layers 1–8 are now unlocked by default
  • Layers 9–12 now unlock after completing Layer 8
  • Layers 13–16 now unlock after completing the previous Layer
• User Interface and Accessibility improvements

For the full patch notes click here.

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New Reporting System arrives in 9.2.5

Adding on to the number of new features and changes coming in 9.2.5 is an update to player reporting in-game.

Aiming to make it easier to "report disruptive or poor player behavior", Blizzard has now modernized the tab. It functions like this:

1. Right-click the player's name in chat or another applicable area
2. Click 'Report Player'
3. This will open a popup allowing you to select the appropriate reason for the report as well as allow you to add additional details
4. Click ‘report’

Additionally, Blizzard has added a Social Contract, one that upon logging into 9.2.5 for the first time will prompt players to accept before entering. The contract outlines behavior that will make the overall player experience more positive, providing an outline of behaviors that are not acceptable within the game.

For more information visit Blizzard's full article on the new system here.

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