Highlights

  • World of Warcraft Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal, will go live on January 16, bringing additional story content and customization options.
  • The Seeds of Renewal update will include Dragonflight epilogue quests, the new Night Elf city of Bel'ameth, and the Worgen retaking their fallen kingdom of Gilneas.
  • Players can also look forward to additional hair colors and unique customizations for Trolls and Draenei, as well as design updates for the Warlock's Tyrant and Darkglare minions.

In its first official post of 2024, Blizzard revealed that World of Warcraft Patch 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal, will go live on January 16. The update will arrive just over two months after the arrival of Patch 10.2, the final major patch for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, but Seeds of Renewal will bring additional story content and customization options.

The news of Seeds of Renewal's release arrived one day after World of Warcraft sneakily added a vendor in Valdrakken named Ms. Xiulan. At the time of writing, this Pandaren NPC acts as a "gold sink" for players with excessive amounts of currency to spend until the end of August. All the vendor's rewards are golden-colored cosmetics, such as the GIlded Regal Scarab mount. However, the addition was met with dubious reactions from World of Warcraft players, with some pointing out that similar bronze-colored rewards, including a Regal Scarab mount, are available at the January Trading Post for Trader's Tender. Whether Blizzard makes adjustments to Ms. Xiulan's wares or not remains to be seen.

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Later in January, the first major part of World of Warcraft's 2024 roadmap will be released. According to Blizzard, the Seeds of Renewal content update will go live on Tuesday, January 16, following maintenance. This update will allow players to experience the Dragonflight epilogue quests, explore the new Night Elf city of Bel'ameth, and witness the Worgen retake their fallen kingdom of Gilneas after over a decade. The kingdom was ransacked following Cataclysm and a siege from the Forsaken, but the Gilneans were able to escape to Kalimdor thanks to timely assistance from the Night Elves. In addition to those quests, WoW players will be able to take flight on their dragonriding mounts outside the Dragon Isles, as the ability to do so will be added to older continents.

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World of Warcraft: Seeds of Renewal Release Date

  • Tuesday, January 16 (following maintenance)

Players looking to customize their characters will be in luck, as Seeds of Renewal will add additional hair colors and unique customizations for the Trolls and the Draenei respectively. The Warlock's Tyrant and Darkglare minions will also have some design updates. Plus, World of Warcraft lore fans will have both the Azerothian Archives and the Follower Dungeons to fully immerse themselves in the story of the Dragon Isles.

It remains to be seen if these features will continue to be updated with each WoW expansion. Nevertheless, between the Seeds of Renewal content update and the ongoing Prime Gaming collaboration, the month of January is already shaping up to be a busy one in World of Warcraft.