Corrupted Blood incident comeback in Season of Discovery 2024
The Corrupted Blood incident is an eternal topic that comes back from time to time. This time, the outbreak happened in Season of Discovery at the end of 2024.
The infamous Corrupted Blood Incident — one of the most iconic moments in World of Warcraft history— has made an unexpected comeback in the Season of Discovery. However, this time, the chaos didn’t originate from Zul’Gurub’s Hakkar encounter but from the Sunken Temple raid introduced in the SoD expansion. Players noticed this issue and shared it on Reddit.
In 2005, the original outbreak of Corrupted Blood was caused by a hunter dismissing their infected pet during a fight with Hakkar in Zul’Gurub. The infection spread to capital cities, creating an in-game pandemic. Blizzard eventually deployed a fix to prevent the debuff from spreading beyond Zul’Gurub.
SoD brings back chaos with Corrupted Blood from Sunken Temple
In Season of Discovery, the new Level-Up Raid version of Sunken Temple introduced a similar debuff from the Avatar of Hakkar. Sharing the same name — Corrupted Blood — but with a unique Spell ID, the earlier fix overlooked this version of the debuff.
Some players exploited the oversight by carrying the debuff outside the raid, sparking a brief outbreak in SoD realms. While the debuff lasts for a shorter time outside the instance, it can still spread to other players and NPCs, creating momentary havoc in cities.
Community forums noted the issue earlier in SoD’s rollout, but no fix was deployed, possibly as a developer prank or oversight. Hardcore players can breathe easy, though. The issue is confined to SoD and hasn’t affected the classic Era servers. With Zul’Gurub set to release in 2025, players can expect that the safeguards will be in place to prevent a repeat of the 2005 disaster.
Conclusion
For now, the Corrupted Blood Incident is a nostalgic and chaotic reminder of World of Warcraft’s storied past. It’s good to see players experiencing some moments of the past in a fun and harmless way in Season of Discovery.
This isn’t the only excitement for SoD realms, as the Season of Discovery Phase 7 is just around the corner. With brand-new instances, challenging raids, the highly anticipated return of Naxxramas, and more, players have a lot to look forward to. Learn all about the upcoming features and changes in our comprehensive SoD Phase 7 overview.
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