WoW Season of Discovery Phase 4: Global release date and times

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World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery phase three increased the level cap to 50, added the Sunken Temple raid, and introduced Nightmare Incursions. It’s been over a month since phase three launched, so fans are wondering when phase four drops.

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Season of Discovery phase four will increase the level cap to 60, spice up the dungeon and raid pools, and introduce additional endgame activities. With this phase, you can head to old and iconic raids like Molten Core and Blackwing Lair. It’ll be interesting to see how Blizzard releases them given they typically come in different patches.

Here’s when WoW Season of Discovery phase four will be released.

WoW Season of Discovery phase four release date

WoW Season of Discovery Phase Four will be released on July 11 at 1pm PDT. There may be delays depending on how long it takes to implement this new phase, but these delays don’t usually last more than an hour or two.

Here are all the key release times:

  • July 11: 3pm CT (NA)
  • July 11: 10pm CET (EU North East)
  • July 12: 6am AEST (Australia)

Not all the Season of Discovery phase four content will drop when phase four goes live. The Tainted Scar and Storm Cliffs raid instances and the Onyxia’s Lair and the Molten Core raid instances will be rolled out from July 18.

  • Tainted Scar and Storm Cliffs raid available on July 18 at 1pm PDT / 10pm CET / 3pm CT.
  • Onyxia’s Lair and Molten Core raid available on July 18 at 1pm PDT / 10pm CET / 3pm CT.

What to expect from WoW Season of Discovery phase four

WoW Classic players fighting Ragnaros in the Molten Core raid
Molten Core. Image via Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard has released the phase four patch notes, and all the great content you can enjoy in phase four can be summarized as follows:

  • Level cap increase to 60.
  • New Runes and discoveries.
  • New raids and dungeons, including single-boss raid encounters.
  • New world event at Blackrock Mountain
  • New gear.

You will also see changes to the Nightmare Incursion events and even more buffs to experience gains while questing and completing all the newly-released WoW dungeons, reputation adjustments, rewards, and more quests.

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