WoW Weekly: 20th Anniversary Phase 3, SoD Phase 8, & Trial of Style

Posted 2025/03/21 at 12:34 PM by Archimtiros

WoW 20th Anniversary Edition Phase 3 Now Live

The WoW Classic 20th Anniversary realms Phase 3 update includes the addition of the Blackwing Lair raid, new Reputation rewards, new Class quests, and more!

Now Live

Blackwing Lair Raid Opens
Level 50 Class Quests
Reputation Rewards for Argent Dawn, Timbermaw Hold, Thorium Brotherhood, Silverwing Sentinels (Alliance), and Warsong Outriders (Horde)
Discover the Mysteries of Azeroth at the Darkmoon Faire

Arriving April 3

The gates to Arathi Basin open on April 3 at 3:00 pm PDT
PvP Honor Rank 11 Cap Removed
Gain access to titles and awards for ranking up to 14
Battleground Holidays: More Honor and Rewards

Learn more details from our previously published article.

Season of Discovery Phase 8 Goes Live Beginning April 8

The journey through Season of Discovery culminates with Phase 8 beginning on April 8! Experience new outdoor content, a new Legendary weapon questline, new stories and surprises, and the Scarlet Enclave raid dungeon.

Schedule

April 8: New Outdoor Content, profession content in New Avalon, and Scarlet Enclave-related quest content.
April 10: Scarlet Enclave Raid and Legendary Weapon Questline Available at 1:00 pm PDT globally.

Infiltrate New Avalon

Go behind enemy lines in disguise as you infiltrate the town of New Avalon within the Scarlet Enclave. Gain the trust of the citizens and tradesmen, learn new recipes, earn new rewards, and more.

New Legendary Weapon Questline

Warriors, Hunters, and Paladins can undertake an epic quest to restore a fallen weapon to its former glory. Will you succeed, or will this storied weapon remain shrouded in darkness? The future is uncertain.

New Raid: Scarlet Enclave

A splinter faction of the Scarlet Crusade needs your aid in fighting an insidious evil at Tyr’s Hand. They need your assistance in retaking the Scarlet Enclave for good, glory—and new rewards. Players can engage with eight new bosses as they make their way through this new raid dungeon and collect new eight-piece armor sets for their class.

Strut Your Stuff and Strike a Pose in the Trial of Style

Fierce fashionistas and dashing defenders of the Horde and Alliance, synchronize your wardrobes and prepare for a fashion battle. The Trial of Style has arrived, and it’s time to put your transmogrification skills to the test.

Look for new themes, decorations, and winning displays as the Trial of Style runway extends into Khaz Algar. Start your fashion journey by picking up the "Fashion Week" quest from Perfecto, chilling across from the Holiday Enthusiast near the Trading Post in Dornogal.

When: March 20–27
Where: Queue for the 6-player scenario at your friendly neighborhood transmog NPC.
What: Contestants will have two minutes to create transmog sets from items in their collection based on themes presented in the scenario. Two players at a time will be pulled up on stage to strike a pose and show off their creation—leaving the remaining four to vote on just who of the two has managed to capture the theme best.

Our previously published article includes more details, including a list of new rewards.

Announcing the World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2024 Winners!

Presented by Blizzard Entertainment’s Early Careers and World of Warcraft development teams, the 14th annual World of Warcraft Student Art Contest has drawn to a close.

After some fervent debate and impassioned deliberation, our judges sifted through the many remarkable entries and identified the winning entries.

Check out the winners and runners-up for each of the four categories in our announcement article.

Illuminate Your Wardrobe with the Heavenly Regalia Pack

Adorn yourself in the light and shadow of the cosmos with the Heavenly Regalia Pack, which includes two color variants, each an embodiment of celestial finery.

The Vestments of the Heavens can be worn as a complete ethereal ensemble, or use a few accent pieces to enhance your favorite outfit for the ultimate expression of fashion.

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World of Warcraft Tavern Music Soundtrack

Comment by acrodobeBuff Arcane.Comment by KryoWoWGGBuff Arcane.Comment by oomuBuff Arcane.Comment by LautnerBuff Arcane.Comment by MikeMJGWhen you take the original content and then warp and mutate everything so its faster and easier with extras that aren't even supposed to be in vanilla content - that is not "wow classic" or "classic" anything.

We are still waiting to have a realm with only vanilla content and no changes or tweaks. We are still waiting for vanilla to be added back to the only WoW that counts, retail WoW, so players can adventure in that content again with characters that were in that content when it was live.

Neither are happening. Just more classic expansions. Still no TBC realm. Still no Wrath realm. Still no Cata realm. Now just "vanilla" and "mop". Oh, and whatever you call SoD.

After all these years, how can they still not know what the MAJORITY of players want? Only caring for the whales and those that hate the game but play a lot. You know the type.

So I am hoping that one day, someone in charge will realize what mistakes they are making and bring back vanilla the way it should be.

As long as we have real WoW, aka retail WoW, I'm happy. But I feel bad for new players that end up starting with one of the non-classic "classic" realms, because they are NOT what they should be.Comment by MatriaxWhen you take the original content and then warp and mutate everything so its faster and easier with extras that aren't even supposed to be in vanilla content - that is not "wow classic" or "classic" anything.

We are still waiting to have a realm with only vanilla content and no changes or tweaks. We are still waiting for vanilla to be added back to the only WoW that counts, retail WoW, so players can adventure in that content again with characters that were in that content when it was live.

Neither are happening. Just more classic expansions. Still no TBC realm. Still no Wrath realm. Still no Cata realm. Now just "vanilla" and "mop". Oh, and whatever you call SoD.

After all these years, how can they still not know what the MAJORITY of players want? Only caring for the whales and those that hate the game but play a lot. You know the type.

So I am hoping that one day, someone in charge will realize what mistakes they are making and bring back vanilla the way it should be.

As long as we have real WoW, aka retail WoW, I'm happy. But I feel bad for new players that end up starting with one of the non-classic "classic" realms, because they are NOT what they should be.