WoW Classic Season of Mastery is the game's latest update, allowing players to start fresh. Below, we have what you should know when WoW Classic Season of Mastery gets going and how it works.
Latest - Season of Mastery launches today
After weeks of wait, we're finally ready for World of Warcraft Season of Mastery.
Here's everything you should know.
WoW Classic Season of Mastery Release Date
While the full final release date hasn't been revealed, it has been confirmed that WoW Classic Season of Mastery will have an Open Beta that begins on October 5.
As soon as it's live, we'll be sure to let you know.
How WoW Classic Season of Mastery Works
Below is the intro description from Blizzard, explaining the thinking behind Season of Mastery.
"We will launch new WoW Classic realms for Season of Mastery. These realms will invite new and current Classic players to begin fresh at level 1 for a complete reset of WoW Classic’s content, starting again at the very beginning of the World of Warcraft saga."
Phase Schedule
They've also explained that Season of Mastery will have six content phases, with the phase unlocks being more regular. They should unlock every couple of months, with all six being over within 12 months. Below is the planned phase schedule.
Phase 1 (WoW Classic Season of Mastery Launch)
- Molten Core
- Onyxia
- Maraudon
- PvP Honor System and Battlegrounds (up from Phases 3 and 4)
Phase 2
- Dire Maul
- Azuregos
- Kazzak
Phase 3
- Blackwing Lair
- Darkmoon Faire
- Darkmoon deck drops begin
Phase 4
- Zul’Gurub
- Green Dragons
Phase 5
- Ahn’Qiraj War Effort begins
- Ahn’Qiraj raids open as the war effort dictates
Phase 6
- Naxxramas
- Scourge Invasion
WoW Classic Boss Changes
Blizzard are also planning some Raid Boss changes to make the earlier ones more challenging than they have been. Below is the changes they're planning:
"These changes currently include (but are not limited to):
- World buffs (like Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer and others) disabled in Raid instances
- Restoring mechanics that were removed early on to some Raid bosses
- No boss debuff limit (up from 16 debuffs in WoW Classic)
- Increased health on bosses, to offset player buffs and the removed debuff limit
Other Changes in Season of Mastery
Some other changes are also coming to WoW Classic with Season of Mastery. They are:
- Increased experience gains
- Meeting Stones converted to Summoning Stones
- Increased Mining and Herbalism nodes
As and when more is revealed about Season of Mastery, we'll let you know.