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Blizzard has revealed thatWorld of Warcraft Classicwill start Season of Discovery’s seventh and final phase on January 28, introducing the Karazhan Crypts dungeon and the Scourge Invasions event. Just over a week later, on February 6,World of Warcraft Classicguilds can enter the fabled Naxxramas raid, which will offer new twists for players to overcome.
Phase 7 of Season of Discovery will go live just two months after Phase 6 tookWorld of Warcraft Classicplayers back to Silithus for the Scepter of the Shifting Sands quest chain and the Ahn’qiraj raids. AsWorld of Warcraft’s raid squads delved into Ahn’qiraj to take down threats like the Old God C’thun,players reported seeing a mysterious Shadowy Figurethroughout the desert ruins. Though players speculated that the Shadowy Figure was Xal’atath, the main antagonist ofWorld of Warcraft: The War Within, the mysterious NPC only left passing comments about the Old Gods in Phase 6. It remains to be seen if the Shadowy Figure will make one final cameo in Phase 7.
AlthoughPhase 7 will be the finale of Season of Discovery, there will be new challenges forWorld of Warcraft Classicplayers to face soon.According to Blizzard, Phase 7 will begin on Tuesday, January 28, following some server downtime for maintenance. As soon as servers come back online,World of Warcraft Classicteams can take on the new Karazhan Crypts 5-player dungeon in Deadwind Pass, which takes adventurers underneath the fabled tower of Karazhan, which eventually became a 10-player raid inThe Burning Crusade. Alongside Karazhan Crypts, the Scourge Invasion event will see swaths of undead monsters invade various zones and cities throughout Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms. Players can also undertake new Scourge Invasion quests at Ligh’s Hope Chapel in the Eastern Plaguelands. Collecting Necrotic Runes from undead foes will allow players to purchase new consumable items.
World of Warcraft Classic’s Season of Discovery Phase 7 Goes Live January 28
New runes from the Rune Brokerslocated in the starting zones and capital cities will also be available once Season of Discovery Phase 7 begins. Just over a week later, starting on February 6, the Naxxramas raid will open for players to challenge. Like the Ahn’qiraj raid before it, Naxxramas will offer additional challenges to players who choose the “Empower” difficulty option. After clearing each of Naxxramas' four wings,World of Warcraft players can enter the Frostwyrm Lair to face the raid’s last two bosses, Sapphiron and Kel’thuzad.
Though Season of Discovery will soon launch its last phase,World of Warcraft Classicstill has a busy 2025ahead across all versions. Only time will tell what Blizzard’s plans are for Seasonal realms going forward.
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