Phase 7 for theSeason of Discoveryversion ofWorld of Warcraftis now live for players.
With it comes the beloved Naxxramas raid that requires a minimum of 20 people, compared to the traditional 40-player raid that exists in vanillaWorld of Warcraft. Up to 40 players can enter the raid, though.
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Blizzard reveals the future of Season of Discovery, including the Naxxramas raid, and teases brand new content to World of Warcraft.
Before Naxxramas opens for players on February 6th, the Scourge Invasion will take place. Blizzard hints at some big changes compared to the Scourge Invasion we have experienced.
The biggest change with Phase 7 ofSeason of Discovery, though, is the introduction of the all-new Karazhan Crypts, a five player max-level dungeon in Deadwind Pass. The Karazhan Crypts are one of several pieces of cut content from the originalWorld of Warcraftrelease thatBlizzardteased duringSeason of Discovery’s announcement at BlizzCon 2023.
For those looking for a more traditionalClassic WoWexperience, theMolten Core and Onyxia raidsfor theWorld of Warcraft20th anniversary servers went live last month.
Patch Notes for Phase 7 of World of Warcraft: Season of Discovery
Blizzard is also bringing some updates to Naxxramas, offering new difficulty modes and updating the gear you’ll obtain.
For more information, check out the full list of patch notes below.
Keep in mind that Blizzard loves to keep things secret with Season of Discovery, so there will be plenty of surprise waiting for players beyond what’s listed below.
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Scourge Invasions
The Scourge Invasion event will begin after the 1.15.6 patch goes live with normal patch maintenance in each region. In Season of Discovery, the Scourge Invasion event will include differences from previous iterations of WoW Classic.
In addition to the outdoor Scourge Invasion activities, the following dungeons also have an additional boss that can appear and drop new loot that is unique to the Scourge Invasion event:
Karazhan Crypts
New to Season of Discovery, the foreboding tombs of Karazhan Crypts is available as a five-player dungeon, with a 24-hour lockout, in Deadwind Pass.
Developers’ notes: This content is unique among small group content in WoW Classic, and some players may find their expectations of how dungeons work in World of Warcraft to be challenged by the structure and pace of the dungeon. It’s inspired by old-school tabletop game dungeon crawls and early first-person roleplaying computer games, and much like many things in Season of Discovery, it’s somewhat experimental.
The remainder of this section of the patch notes are spoilers for Karazhan Crypts. If you wish to maintain the surprise of discovering the dungeon’s secrets, skip reading this section!
Some players may be more comfortable waiting for others to begin to understand the dungeon and emerge to share what they have discovered, before attempting to tackle this content.
The dread citadel, Naxxramas is coming to Season of Discovery on August 24, 2025.Naxxramas is now tuned for 20 players, and the zone will allow up to 40 players into the raid.
