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Greetings, players!

With Dragonflight here, it is time to access the content of Season 1. As announced in the Expansion Release post, most content will be available alongside Season 1 and released on Monday 18th, at 10:00 (server time).
In this post, we will enter details and specifics about the content that will be unlocked now. Therefore, we will avoid explaining what we've already explained before and will mainly specify the new Season 1 content that will be available. Here we go!

 

 

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RAID - VAULT OF THE INCARNATES

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This raid will finally open its doors, and all eight bosses will be available to be challenged!
Each boss will use different mechanics and will have unique complexities, making each boss encounter unique. While all of them will be available since the release of Season 1, the Mythic mode will not be implemented until mid-late January, giving players about one month to conquer the entire raid on the other difficult modes.

The bosses on the raid will follow the next order, from left to right:

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From that list, we can distinguish three different types of bosses: The first four bosses (Eranog, Primal Council, Terros and Sennarth), Wing Bosses (Dathea, Ascended and Kuros Grimtotem) and the Final Bosses (Broodkeeper Diurna and Raszageth).

The bosses follow the next loot table:

Difficult Bosses 1 - 4 Wing Bosses Final Bosses
Raid Finder 376 382 385
Normal 389 395 398
Heroic 402 408 411
Mythic* 415 421 424

*Note: Mythic mode will be available in mid-late January.

 

All the remaining information about the raid (additional rewards, transmog sets, unique items) can be seen here.

 

 

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MYTHIC+ DUNGEONS

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Season 1 starts the seasonal affix Thundering, a new 8 Mythic+ dungeon pool rotation and an increase in item level rewards. We are going to mention them here briefly:

 

As we specified before, the 8 Mythic+ dungeon pool of this season will be the following ones:

 
 
The affix rotation will be as follows:
 
Week # Affix 1 (Level 2+) Affix 2 (Level 4+) Affix 3 (Level 7+) Seasonal Affix (Level 10+)
1 ability_toughness.gif Fortified ability_warrior_focusedrage.gif Raging spell_nature_earthquake.gif Quaking shaman_pvp_leaderclan.gif Thundering
2 achievement_boss_archaedas.gif Tyrannical ability_ironmaidens_whirlofblood.gif Bursting ability_backstab.gif Grievous shaman_pvp_leaderclan.gif Thundering
3 ability_toughness.gif Fortified spell_shadow_bloodboil.gif Sanguine spell_shaman_lavasurge.gif Volcanic shaman_pvp_leaderclan.gif Thundering
4 achievement_boss_archaedas.gif Tyrannical ability_warrior_focusedrage.gif Raging spell_nature_cyclone.gif Storming shaman_pvp_leaderclan.gif Thundering
5 ability_toughness.gif Fortified spell_holy_prayerofshadowprotection.gif Spiteful ability_backstab.gif Grievous shaman_pvp_leaderclan.gif Thundering
6 achievement_boss_archaedas.gif Tyrannical spell_shadow_bloodboil.gif Sanguine spell_fire_felflamering_red.gif Explosive shaman_pvp_leaderclan.gif Thundering
7 ability_toughness.gif Fortified ability_warrior_battleshout.gif Bolstering spell_nature_cyclone.gif Storming shaman_pvp_leaderclan.gif Thundering
8 achievement_boss_archaedas.gif Tyrannical spell_holy_prayerofshadowprotection.gif Spiteful spell_nature_earthquake.gif Quaking shaman_pvp_leaderclan.gif Thundering
9 ability_toughness.gif Fortified ability_ironmaidens_whirlofblood.gif Bursting spell_fire_felflamering_red.gif Explosive shaman_pvp_leaderclan.gif Thundering
10 achievement_boss_archaedas.gif Tyrannical ability_warrior_battleshout.gif Bolstering spell_shaman_lavasurge.gif Volcanic shaman_pvp_leaderclan.gif Thundering
 
 
Finally, the item-level loot table will be as follows:
 
Keystone Level End of Dungeon Ilvl Great Vault Reward*
2 376 382
3 376 385
4 379 385
5 379 389
6 382 389
7 385 392
8 385 395
9 389 395
10 392 398
11 392 402
12 392 405
13 392 408
14 395 408
15 398 411
16 398 415
17 402 415
18 402 418
19 405 418
20 405 421

*Note: The first Great Vault reward will be available 1 week after the Season 1 start (on December 25th!).

 

During this season, the following achievements and rewards will be active:

 

There will also be specific achievements and rewards when beating a Mythic+ level 20 or higher dungeon within the time limit: you will get the Keystone Hero achievement for that dungeon and a Teleport to the instance directly!

 

Check this link for more specific information about the Mythic+ dungeons this season (like detailed class guides and dungeon guides).

 

 

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PRIMAL STORMS AND WORLD BOSSES

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The Primal Storms will be the primary way to get PvE gear before adventuring on dungeons, raids, or trying to take down World Bosses. It will allow players to adventure in periodic Open World events, take down enemies, and get currencies to buy and upgrade gear. 

  • Elemental Overflow (the main currency that drops from Primal Invasion) from almost all mobs in the invasion. Elemental Overflow purchases the Rare quality (ilvl 359) gear from invasions.
  • Storm Sigil (a weekly currency) can be obtained once per type of invasion per week. Storm Sigils are used to upgrade Rare-quality invasion gear into Epic quality gear (ilvl385).

You may check this guide for more information about Primal Storms.

 

World Bosses will be the next step to getting more powerful gear. They will follow a weekly rotation in which only one boss will be available each time:

Basrikron (The Waking Shores) → Strunraan (Ohn'ahran Plains) → Bazual (The Azure Span) → Liskanoth (Thaldraszus).

The gear obtained from each boss will be limited. All the pieces will be ilvl 395. Each boss will drop one piece of equipment of each type and an extra one (5 in total):

World Boss Cloth Leather Mail Plates Extra
Basrikron inv_cloth_raidmageprimalist_d_01_belt.gi Belt of Living Earth inv_boot_leather_raidrogueprimalist_d_01 Stony Cragwalkers inv_mail_raidhunterprimalist_d_01_bracer Petrified Bracelets inv_chest_plate_raidwarriorprimalist_d_0 Hardened Shale Breastplate inv_10_dungeonjewelry_primalist_necklace Earthspeaker's Brooch
Strunraan inv_bracer_cloth_raidwarlockprimalist_d_ Stormshale Cuffs inv_leather_raiddruidprimalist_d_01_pant Tights of Twisting Winds inv_mail_raidhunterprimalist_d_01_belt.g Storm Chaser's Waistguard inv_boot_plate_raidwarriorprimalist_d_01 Striders of the Sky's Misery inv_10_dungeonjewelry_primalist_trinket_ Static-Charged Scale
Bazual inv_chest_cloth_raidwarlockprimalist_d_0 Magmatic Vestments inv_leather_raiddruidprimalist_d_01_belt Cinderfang Wrap inv_boot_mail_raidevokerprimalist_d_01.g Basalt Brood Stompers inv_bracer_plate_raidwarriorprimalist_d_ Shackles of the Dreaded Flame inv_10_dungeonjewelry_dragon_ring_2coile Smoldering Sulfuron Signet
Liskanoth inv_boot_cloth_raidwarlockprimalist_d_01 Frozen Footwraps inv_bracer_leather_raiddemonhunterprimal Glacial Bindings inv_helm_mail_raidevokerprimalist_d_01.g Horns of the Futurebane inv_belt_plate_raiddeathknightprimalist_ Icebound Girdle inv_cape_mail_raidevokerprimalist_d_01.g Frosted Scale Drape

 

There's more specific information about each boss, locations, attacks, etc... in this guide.

 

 

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CRIMSON GLADIATOR PvP SEASON

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The PvP Season 1, Crimson Gladiator, and the ranking will officially start for Arenas, Rated Battlegrounds, and Solo Queue. Since the entire Season is linked with the 3 mechanics, we will describe each mechanic and mention item ilvls, costs and rewards, and all possible achievements. However, remember that the Seasonal Gladiator rewards will be adjusted once the Season ends to match the total number of players who participated in it and the maximum rating achieved during the season.

 

First, players can get Drakebreaker Gear in Valdrakken this season using Bloody Tokens.
These tokens will be obtained automatically by having Warmode on and doing World Quests after reaching level 70. This is the most basic PvP gear with custom PvP bonuses and two, four and six-piece sets. The pieces have base ilvl 366.

The Drakebreaker Gear pieces can be upgraded to ilvl 385 using Trophy of Strife, a currency type of item that can be earned doing one of the four Sparks of Life quests delivered by various NPCs.

 

The following gear would be the Honor gear. This gear can be purchased using Honor, obtained from any PvP activity. Honor gear has a base item level of 340 (scaled up to 411 in PvP), and the base item level can be upgraded using Honor:

Armor Slot Purchase (ilvl 340) Rank 2 (ilvl 346) Rank 3 (ilvl 353) Rank 4 (ilvl 359) Rank 5 (ilvl 366)
Helm, Chest, Legs 875 500 625 1000 1250
Shoulders, Gloves, Feet 700 400 500 800 1000
Cloaks, Bracers, Rings, and Belt 525 300 400 600 750
One-Hand Weapons 875 500 625 1000 1250
Gladiator Trinkets 525 300 375 600 750
DPS Trinkets 700 400 500 800 1000
Two-Hand Weapons 1750 1000 1250 2000 2500
Off-Hands 425 250 300 500 625

 

 

 

Finally, the best PvP gear would be the Conquest one. The primary source of Conquest is winning rated arenas and battlegrounds. There is a weekly Conquest cap of 550, which is raised by 550 every week

To purchase the gear, you will need the following Conquest points: 

Armor Slot Conquest to purchase
Two-Hand weapons 1800
One-Hand weapons 900 to 1350
Helm, Chest, and Legs 875
Shoulders, Gloves, and Feet 700
Trinkets (DPS) 700
Trinkets (Gladiator) 525
Cloaks, Bracers, Rings, and Belt 500
Off-Hands Weapons 450

 

Despite the gear costing Conquest to be purchased, it will then cost Honor to be upgraded. The base item level will be 382 (upgradeable with Honor points) and will scale up to ilvl 424 in PvP (the highest ilvl during the Season). To upgrade the Conquest gear, you need a specific seasonal arena rating as requirement:

Upgrade level Rating Requirement
1 -> 2 Combatant I (1000)
3 Combatant II (1200)
4 Challenger I (1400)
5 Challenger II (1600)
6 Rival I(1800)
7 Rival II(1950)
8 Duelist (2100)
9 Elite (2400)

 

 

Finally, there will be a weekly arena rotation to ensure that players have a plan of what arenas they could encounter and strategies for them. The rotation will be as follows: 

Pool A Pool B Pool C
Nagrand Arena Nagrand Arena Nagrand Arena
Dalaran Arena Ruins of Lordaeron Hook Point
The Tiger's Peak The Tiger's Peak Tol'viron Arena
Enigma Crucible Empyrean Domain Ashamane's Fall
Empyrean Domain Blade's Edge Arena The Robodrome
Ashamane's Fall Maldraxxus Coliseum Mugambala
Maldraxxus Coliseum Black Rook Hold Arena Enigma Crucible
Nokhudon Proving Grounds Nokhudon Proving Grounds Nokhudon Proving Grounds

 

 

There will be rewards for the season's top players when Season 1 ends and we move to the next one. As we said before, we cannot specify how many players for each tier will win, primarily since most achievements and rewards are obtained during the season and not at the end.

 

If you need more information about the PvP season, you may watch the following pages:

 

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