Highlights

  • Blizzard reveals plans for World of Warcraft in 2024, with two roadmaps for classic and retail versions of the game, continuing popular features and introducing new content.
  • Major updates to Dragonflight and The War Within, along with Season of Discovery and Classic Hardcore, will continue alongside Cataclysm Classic.
  • The roadmap outlines a timeline for upcoming releases, including new raids, dungeons, patches, and expansions, providing players with expectations for the year ahead.

With 2023 drawing to a close, Blizzard revealed its plans for World of Warcraft in 2024 with two roadmaps for both the classic and retail versions of the game. Both roadmaps showed World of Warcraft players when to expect the next major updates to Dragonflight and The War Within, and confirmed that Season of Discovery and Classic Hardcore would continue alongside Cataclysm Classic.

The roadmap for 2024 followed in the footsteps of the 2023 roadmap for World of Warcraft. With features such as the Trading Post, more heritage armor quests, and two more seasons of raids and mythic dungeons, the 2023 roadmap gave WoW players some expectations for the year that followed. Suffice it to say, Blizzard has kept to that roadmap, and chose to bring back the format for the game's 20th anniversary.

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2024 will offer content right from the start for both Dragonflight and Wrath of the Lich King Classic. Though Wrath Classic will launch the Ruby Sanctum raid in January, Blizzard also confirmed that Dragonflight's Seeds of Renewal update would launch in January as well. In addition, Patch 10.2.6 was scheduled to launch in late winter, with an ominous pirate flag indicating its place on the roadmap. The timetable stated that Dragonflight Season 4 and Patch 10.2.7 would happen in the spring of 2024. Patch 10.2.7, titled "Dark Heart", will be the last content patch for Dragonflight, and will feature a new holiday event and heritage armor quests for Draenei and Troll players to unlock.

World of Warcraft 2024 Roadmap (Subject to Change)

  • Winter: Dragonflight Seeds of Renewal Update (January)
  • Winter: Wrath of the Lich King Classic Ruby Sanctum Raid (January 11)
  • Late Winter: Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6
  • Late Winter: Season of Discovery Gnomeregan Raid and Level 40 Cap
  • Early Spring: The War Within Alpha Test
  • Spring: Dragonflight Season 4
  • Spring: Classic Hardcore Self-Found Mode
  • Spring: Season of Discovery Raid and Level 50 Cap
  • Late Spring: Cataclysm Classic Pre-Patch
  • Late Spring: Dragonflight Dark Heart Update
  • Early Summer: The War Within Beta Test
  • Summer: Cataclysm Classic Launch
  • Summer: The War Within Pre-Patch
  • Late Summer: Season of Discovery Level 60 Cap
  • Late Summer to Early Autumn: The War Within Expansion Launch
  • Late Summer to Early Autumn: Cataclysm Classic Rise of the Zandalari Update
  • Autumn: The War Within Patch 11.0.5
  • Autumn: Cataclysm Classic Rage of the Firelands Update
  • Late Autumn: Season of Discovery Endgame Content Update

The Dark Heart patch will also feature Harbinger quests to tie in with The War Within, and an event called "Timerunning: Pandamonium" will give World of Warcraft players something different to take part in. Blizzard confirmed a summer to autumn window for The War Within pre-patch and expansion launch. The roadmap also indicated that the alpha and beta tests for The War Within would happen in early and late spring respectively, which will give players some time to test Hero Talents and provide feedback to Blizzard in the process.

The roadmap revealed Classic Hardcore's self-found mode was scheduled for a spring release window, and Season of Discovery will continue receiving new content including raised level caps and new runes. With Cataclysm Classic expected to launch in early summer, a busy year lies ahead for World of Warcraft players of all kinds.