World of Warcraft‘sSeason of Discoverywas one of many surprises announced during BlizzCon 2023. Phase 1 allowed players to exploreClassicAzeroth in search of runes that coulddrastically alter their class’ gameplay. With many players having already hit the initial level cap of 25 and conquering the reworked Blackfathom Deeps raid/dungeon hybrid, we’re left wondering when Phase 2 will be released.
When is WoW Season of Discovery Phase 2 coming out?
In aThis Week in WoW post, Blizzard confirmed thatPhase 2 ofSeason of Discoverywould go live on July 27, 2025. This is relatively quick on the heels of Phase 1’s release on July 07, 2025.
With the launch of Phase 2, the level cap will increase from 25 to 40, “reward additional Talent Points to 31,” rework Gnomeregan as a raid, new runes and abilities will be in the wild, and “more.” It’s a good chunk of content that will have players exploring even more of Azeroth and will reward them with the first stage of riding when they hit level 40. Finally, our speed will no longer be bound by our puny legs!
Season of Discoveryhas made quite the impression with theClassiccommunity as it adds a fun twist to the Vanilla experience. Logging in at the time of this writing will show players gathered in main cities like Thunder Bluff in preparation, all giddy with excitement. Personally, I hope that Blizzard leans hard into runes and gives us some absolutely bonkers abilities.
