20th Anniversary

Join the 20th Anniversary Celebration near the Caverns of Time, spread your wings as a new Dracthyr Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Mage, Warrior, or Warlock, ascend with a new Shaman Ascendance form, and more.

Summary

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Major Changes

New Dracthyr Class

The exposure to new races and their abilities in the Dragon Isles has expanded opportunities for growth among the dracthyr. In the 20th Anniversary Celebration content update, players will be able to create new Dracthyr as a Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Mage, Warrior, or Warlock. These newly specialized Dracthyr classes will begin at level 10 in the Forbidden Reach and will be sent to Chromie in their capital city after completing their introductory leveling experience.

Undertaking one of these new classes as a Dracthyr will allow you to choose between fighting as a Dracthyr or fighting in Visage form by activating Visage, which switches you between forms. You can additionally choose to toggle on Chosen Identity, which will automatically shift you into Dracthyr form when entering combat and Visage form when leaving combat.

Dracthyr Evokers will continue to use Dracthyr form during combat, as many of their abilities emphasize their draconic nature. With the addition of new classes to Dracthyr, we are making some further adjustments to their racials.
Wing Buffet cooldown has been increased to 3 minutes (was 1.5 minutes).
Wing Buffet no longer automatically shift you into Dracthyr form for all classes except Evoker. Evokers will continue to automatically shift into Dracthyr form for their Draconic abilities.
Wing Buffet now displays wing effects around your character if you use it while in Visage form.
Activating Visage is now off the global cooldown. It has a self cooldown of 1.5 seconds.
Soar will now cause you to shift back into Visage upon landing if you initially activated it while in Visage form, instead of being reliant on Chosen Identity to be activated.
Tail Swipe is no longer a racial for Dracthyr. Tail Swipe is now learned baseline for Evokers.
Dracthyr who have strayed away from Evoker magic have a reduced movement boost when using Glide.

New Raid: Blackrock Depths

Originally a Classic Dungeon, Blackrock Depths will be revamped as a raid for the 20th Anniversary Event! Here's a summary:

Blackrock Depths will be a 10-15 player raid.

Three difficulties: LFR, Normal and Heroic.

This raid will feature 8 bosses and 5 mini-bosses.

Item Level Table for Blackrock Depths, There are four item level tiers in Blackrock Depths.

Bosses 1-2: Lord Roccor, Bael'Gar

Bosses 3-5: Lord Incendius, Golem Lord Argelmach, The Seven

Bosses 6-7: General Angerforge, Ambassador Flamelash

Final Boss: Emperor Dagran Thaurissan

Timewarped Relic Coffer Keys for the 20th Anniversary Event

Relic Coffer Keys are a mechanic designed to help players obtain specific loot items from Blackrock Depths. A homage to the dungeon's original mechanic, Relic Coffer Keys work similarly to Dinars from Season 4 of Shadowlands. Relic Coffer Keys can be exchanged for Blackrock Depths loot pieces from vendors.Each difficulty has its own Timewarped Relic Coffer Key drop:
Raid Finder drops Chiave del Coperchio del Reliquiario Fuoritempo;
Normal drops Chiave del Coperchio del Reliquiario Fuoritempo;
Heroic drops Chiave del Coperchio del Reliquiario Fuoritempo.
Each main boss from Blackrock Depths drops 3 Relic Keys, while the 5 mini-bosses in the raid drop 1-2 Relic Keys each.
Timewarped Relic Coffer Keys have a limitation - You can only loot 120 Keys total per difficulty.
Loot from Blackrock Depths can be purchased from Relic Vendors in front of the Dark Iron Mole Machine by the celebration area in Tanaris. As every piece of loot costs 40 Relic Keys each, you're able to purchase a total of 3 items per difficulty from the Relic Coffer Vendors.
(PNG #223881) sells the Raid Finder Blackrock Depths loot. Every piece of gear she sells is ilvl584 Veteran 1/8.
(PNG #233209) sells the Normal Blackrock Depths loot. Every piece of gear he sells is ilvl597 Champion 1/8.
(PNG #224322) sells the Heroic Blackrock Depths loot. Every piece of gear she sells is ilvl610 Hero 1/6.

Chromie's Codex: Revisiting the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj

A new outdoor event is coming with the 20th Anniversary Event, where players revisit the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj! Players will be accompanied by Chromie, who uses a Codex to help them revisit the past. Here's what players can expect:

This is a 10-20 player scenario.
The scenario will be queueable via Group Finder but requires players to be at least level 15.
Invasions of Past Enemies: Scourge, Legion, and Qiraji.
Tichondrius, Ossirian, and Kel'Thuzad as event bosses.

Caverns of Time Events

Just outside the Caverns of Time, there will be several different mini-games and events for players to participate in.

Fashion Frenzy: Similar to Trial of Style, Fashion Frenzy is a mini-game for the fashion designers of World of Warcraft. Players are given a category to dress up in, and at the end, there’s a vote to see who wore it best!
Storyteller: Lorewalker Cho: Lorewalker Cho returns as our storyteller. Listen to stories of the past and participate as part of the audience!
Mount Mania: For mount collectors, this is your chance to show off your collections with Mount Mania!
Mount Mania Event Preview
Pet Corner: A place for players to show off all the pets they've collected throughout their time playing World of Warcraft, with the chance to even become some of their favorite pets!
Cosplay as Iconic Characters from World of Warcraft: Costumes will be available for players to dress up as iconic heroes and villains from World of Warcraft! This includes characters like Khadgar and Illidan, each with emotes and voice lines to bring the character to life!
Guest Relations: Get clues and solve riddles from visitors throughout the Caverns of Time. This event serves as a sequel to the Secrets of Azeroth event.

Korrak's Revenge PvP Battleground Returning

Korrak's Revenge is returning as the PvP Anniversary Event! This is a battleground in a modified version of Alterac Valley, where players summon bosses, complete quests, and fight towards victory!

Korrak's Revenge Quest

The Korrak's Revenge quest will be available for players to pick up and complete during the event. Completing this quest rewards players with a mount based on their faction!

Alliance: Stormpike Battle Ram
Horde: Frostwolf Snarler

Mount Descriptions:

Stormpike Battle Ram: Raised in the Alterac Mountains by the Stormpike Clan, trained to headbutt orcs.
Frostwolf Snarler: Raised in the Alterac Mountains by the Frostwolf Clan, trained to bite dwarves.

The PvP Vendors for this event will also be moved to the Caverns of Time Anniversary Hub for easier access!

World Bosses of the Anniversary Event

A variety of World Bosses will return to Tanaris, along with some new features!

Dragons of Nightmare
Doomwalker
Azuregos
Lord Kazzak
Sha of Anger
Archavon the Stone Watcher

Players will need to be at least Level 15 to participate in these World Boss Events.

Minor Changes

Arachnophobia Mode: Mounts will dynamically swap if the mode is enabled, including Bloodswarmers. Fixed issues with the mode being temporarily disabled when logging in or teleporting, and with creatures appearing too large or small when swapped.
Character Select Screen: The Warband Character List will stay collapsed or expanded across sessions. The search field now supports searching by realm name or specialization. New characters are placed in the campfire scene or below if there's no room. Added a toggle button to hide/show the interface and updated various icons.
Warband Bank: Refundable items can now be deposited, and reagents can be used for any crafting orders. Added improvements for currency transfers, interaction icons, and map/quest icons.
Other Changes: Raid progress tooltips are now visible in the Great Vault, and matchmaking value changes are better displayed in rated battlegrounds.