WoW Season of Discovery Phase 8 new content guide
Season of Discovery Phase 8 is live! Explore everything new in WoW SoD 8 with our guide, including New Avalon, Legendary Ashbringer, fresh quests, professions, and more.
Table of Contents
Key takeaways:
- Season of Discovery Phase 8 is live, introducing New Avalon, the Scarlet Enclave raid, and the Ashbringer questline.
- You can access all new content without attunements by progressing through new quests and crafting the Scarlet Uniform. But it’s handy to have The Scarlet Key.
- Get your Scarlet Uniform as soon as possible. It’s the only way to access new quests, explore content, and move through New Avalon without fighting.
- The Ashbringer questline begins in the Scarlet Enclave, offering a legendary weapon for select classes.
- Check out our professions guide, almost every profession offers something useful in Phase 8, and all of it is only available in New Avalon.
Phase 8 of Season of Discovery has arrived, bringing major updates, new locations, and powerful rewards for players. Whether you’re returning after a break or just starting your SoD journey, this guide covers everything you need to get on track fast. From unlocking New Avalon and entering the Scarlet Enclave raid to chasing the Legendary Ashbringer and upgrading your gear.
We’ll walk you through the key quests, how to get the Scarlet Uniform, where to find the new raid entrance, and what you need to do to access it. You’ll also find tips on profession quests and efficient gearing paths to help you stay competitive in SoD Phase 8. Let’s dive in and make sure you’re ready for everything this phase has to offer.
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WoW SoD 8 new features
Phase 8 of World of Warcraft’s Season of Discovery is considered the final major content update for this series. Blizzard announced that “the journey through Season of Discovery culminates with Phase 8,” indicating that this phase represents the peak of the season’s content.
And peak it is! Phase 8 delivers a wealth of exciting content and features. The developers have introduced several key additions for WoW SoD 8, including:
- New Avalon: A crafting-focused town offering services like a bank, neutral auction house, and alchemy lab.
- Scarlet Enclave raid: A new 20-40 player raid featuring 8 bosses, designed to challenge groups equipped with Naxxramas-level gear.
- Legendary Ashbringer questline: A questline for Warriors, Hunters, and Paladins to obtain the legendary weapon.
- Scarlet Uniform: Craftable armor pieces that, when worn with a Scarlet Insignia, allow players to blend in with New Avalon’s residents.
- Profession quests and progression: New recipes and quests for crafting professions, including bigger bags and cooking feasts.
- Tier-3.5 Set Pieces and new loot: Introduction of new gear sets and loot to enhance character progression.
Let’s start by going over all the new features.
New Avalon guide
Here’s everything you need to know about New Avalon.
New Avalon entrance
You’ll find the entrance to New Avalon in the southeastern part of Eastern Plaguelands. Before charging through the Scarlet Crusade forces guarding the area, make sure to pick up the Season of Discovery Phase 8 starting quest listed below.
New Avalon map
Here’s everything you can find in New Avalon, if you arrive peacefully wearing a Scarlet Uniform. In this case, you’ll be able to interact with NPCs, complete quests, and purchase items.
How to unlock New Avalon
All Phase 8 content in Season of Discovery begins with the quest Scarlet Activities, given by Leonid Barthalomew the Revered. You can find him at Light’s Hope Chapel in the Eastern Plaguelands.
Leonid Barthalomew the Revered coordinates:
/way 81.6 57.8Progress through this questline to unlock and infiltrate New Avalon.
How to get Scarlet key for New Avalon
The Scarlet Key allows you to open locked doors in New Avalon and is an exceptionally useful item to have in Phase 8. The Scarlet Key has been in WoW since Vanilla.
How to get Scarlet Key:
- Go to the Scarlet Monastery: Library dungeon in Tirisfal Glades.
- Defeat the final boss, Arcanist Doan
- Loot Doan’s Strongbox located near the boss. The Scarlet Key is in it with a 100% drop.
Alternatively, you can approach the locked door in New Avalon, remove your Scarlet Disguise/Uniform, and let yourself be killed. Then, run to the locked room as a spirit and resurrect inside. Be sure to equip the Scarlet Uniform immediately afterward.
How to get Scarlet Uniform in SoD 8
Scarlet Uniforms are a new feature in Phase 8 of Season of Discovery. By wearing these crafted items, you can sneak into New Avalon to complete quests, buy Tier-3.5 gear, learn recipes, and take part in other activities.
To craft and use Scarlet Uniforms, you’ll first need to obtain the Scarlet Insignia. Make sure to check out the Scarlet Insignia guide for a full walkthrough.
During the New Avalon questline, you’ll need to collect at least four pieces of the Scarlet Crusade uniform. These can be crafted or bought from the Auction House. The crafting recipes drop in New Avalon and the Scarlet Enclave raid.
Here are some examples of Scarlet Crusade uniform pieces:
| Item | Type |
|---|---|
| Scarlet Augur’s Hood | Cloth |
| Scarlet Infiltrator’s Shoulderpads | Leather |
| Scarlet Huntsman’s Chain | |
| Scarlet Soldier’s Protectors | Plate |
Wearing at least four of these pieces, along with a Scarlet Insignia (gained from New Avalon quest), lets you interact with Scarlet Crusade NPCs without being attacked.
Alternatively you can wear just Tabard of the Scarlet Enclave
How to get Tabard of the Scarlet Enclave
The Tabard of the Scarlet Enclave lets you move freely through New Avalon without wearing the Scarlet Uniform or being attacked.
It can only be obtained by looting it from the Reborn Council, the sixth boss in the Scarlet Enclave.
How to get Scarlet Disguise
You can disguise yourself for 10 minutes by speaking with Inquisitor Jociphine. She will give you a 10-minute buff that allows you to walk through New Avalon without being attacked and interact with all NPCs.
Inquisitor Jociphine location:
/way 68.2 82.6How to get Scarlet Junkbox
Scarlet Junkbox is a weekly reward you should absolutely aim to get, as it contains many useful items and has a chance to drop a Tier-3.5 set piece.
Here’s how to get the Scarlet Junkbox:
- Speak with Bryon Steelblade, the blacksmith in New Avalon.
- Complete his weekly quest (either Prove Your Worth: Belt or Prove Your Worth: Gloves).
New Avalon professions in SoD 8
There are many new features for almost every profession. Let us guide you through all of them.
Alchemy in SoD 8
- Visit the basement of the Alchemy Lab and pick up the quest Unfamiliar Foulness (Alliance) or Oh, My Bleeding Hearts! (Horde).
- Complete the quest to earn Recipe: Major Discolored Healing Potion.
- Major Discolored Healing Potion is the best healing potion in the game.
- Use Elixir of Poison Resistance to remove the debuff caused by the Major Discolored Healing Potion.
- You can use this macro for this:
#showtooltip Major Discolored Healing Potion
/use Major Discolored Healing Potion
/use Elixir of Poison ResistanceEngineering in SoD 8
Visit Fizzlefuse in New Avalon and accept his quests to learn how to craft these items:
- Tinkerbox
- Tinkerbox: Nitro Boosts
- Tinkerbox: Teleport
- Pop-Up Shrub
- Tinkerbox: Magnetic Displacement
- Semisafe Transporter: New Avalon
Tailoring in SoD 8
Complete the quests Red is Not Dead and Holy Threads, given by Taylor Stitchings, to learn how to craft the Crimson Dawnwoven Bag and Crusader’s Knapsack.
Leatherworking in SoD 8
Complete the quests Pin Cushion and Bullet Heaven, given by Kyndra Swiftarrow, to learn how to craft the Kyndra Swiftarrow and Scarlet Ammo Pouch.
Cooking in SoD 8
Carrie Hearthfire offers four quests, with the most important rewards being the Specklefin Feast and the Grand Lobster Banquet.
Enchanting in SoD 8
First, you need to solve a small puzzle to enter the New Avalon Mage Tower:
- Run to the door to get a buff called Mystical Refraction.
- This lets you see colored crystals nearby. You need to match the crystal colors to the door’s color. For that:
- Run to the blue crystal.
- Run to the red crystal.
- Find purple crystal.
- Run to the door to enter the Mage Tower.
Once inside, search the bookcases to collect four books. Вisenchant them using Illusion Dust and Righteous Orb. You will receive four formulas, teaching you how to enchant:
- Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon – Grand Inquisitor
- Formula: Enchant Weapon – Grand Crusader
- Formula: Enchant Weapon – Grand Sorcerer
- Formula: Enchant 2H Weapon – Grand Arcanist
Blacksmithing in SoD 8
Bryon Steelblade, the blacksmith in New Avalon, offers a weekly quest for all players, but nothing specifically for blacksmiths. You can still craft Plate Scarlet Uniform here.
How to unlock Scarlet Enclave raid
There’s no attunement needed for the Scarlet Enclave raid, you can enter freely. Learn more about the raid in our full Scarlet Enclave raid guide.
Scarlet Enclave raid bosses:
- Balnazzar
- Beatrix
- Beastmaster Alexei
- Mason
- Solistrasza
- Reborn council
- Lilian Voss
- Caldoran
If you need to catch up on leveling and gear for Phase 8, be sure to check out this complete WoW SoD 8 leveling and catch-up guide.
How to get Ashbringer in SoD 8
In Phase 8 of Season of Discovery, players finally have a chance to pursue the legendary Ashbringer. Warriors, Hunters, and Paladins can start the quest by defeating High Commander Beatrix in the Scarlet Enclave raid to loot the Ruined Lightforged Blade.
From there, players will hunt for key items like the Hilt of the Ashbringer, along with rare reagents dropped from raid bosses. These will help to craft the Reforged Blade. The quest then continues in Mount Hyjal, where the Inert Ashbringer is transformed by fire and water near Nordrassil.
Read our How to get Ashbringer guide for more info.
Conclusion
Season of Discovery Phase 8 brings the most ambitious and rewarding content yet, from unlocking New Avalon and obtaining the legendary Ashbringer to diving into the Scarlet Enclave raid. With no attunement barriers and plenty of catch-up opportunities, now’s the perfect time to gear up and experience everything SoD 8 has to offer. Phase 8 is packed with challenges, lore, and powerful loot waiting to be claimed.
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