SoD Phase 4 release date: new surprise for Alliance and more!
Moments ago, Blizzard unveiled a preview for the upcoming phase of the Season of Discovery. SoD Phase 4 release date has been revealed along with a wealth of additional details!

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After eons of being stuck in Phase 3, finally, Blizzard has revealed SoD Phase 4 release date and a plethora of exciting features. We have compiled all the highlights in this article, so be sure to give them a look!
SoD Phase 4 release date: raids launch and key highlights
Season of Discovery Phase 4 is set to launch worldwide on July 11 at 1 PM (PDT). The two raids, Molten Core and Onyxia’s Lair will follow shortly after, becoming available starting July 25 at 1 PM (PDT). Alongside these updates, developers have provided a detailed roadmap of upcoming content, features, and changes planned for the Season of Discovery when Phase 4 goes live. Here are the key highlights:
- Level up to 60 faster with the updated Discoverer’s Delight buff:
- Level 1-49: +150% XP gained
- Level 50-59: +50% XP gained
- Discover new class runes for your Cloak and Ring
New World Buff for Alliance: Equivalent to Warchief’s Blessing
Alliance players can now benefit from the new World Buff, Might of Stormwind, equivalent to Horde’s Warchief’s Blessing. Might of Stormwind will give you the following:
- 300 increased hit points
- 15% haste to melee attacks
- 10 mana regeneration every 5 seconds. Please note: This buff does not stack with Warchief’s Blessing.
Raids and dungeons
Raids
Onyxia’s Lair, Lord Kazzak, and Azuregos will reset twice a week on static reset days:
- North America and Europe: Tuesdays and Saturdays
- Asia: Wednesdays and Sundays
Molten Core will reset weekly as usual.
Molten Core
- Raid size: 20 players
- Number of bosses: 11
- Fully revamped Tier 1 sets and revamped offset items
- The scalable difficulty system of Heat Level. It’s confirmed that the increased difficulty will come with the quantity of loot, not the quality.
Onyxia’s lair
- Raid size: maximum 40 players. The raid will ultimately be tuned to accommodate around 20 players.
- New and overhauled loot
Sunken Temple
Sunken Temple will give you a very generous amount of XP.
Dungeons
All Classic dungeons are now available, including Scholomance, Stratholme, Dire Maul (3 wings), Blackrock Spire, and Blackrock Depths’ second half.
World events
Blood Moon
- No major adjustments, and it won’t be a vector for new items or player power.
- The event will continue to happen on its normal timer.
- A new Blood Moon currency will arrive. When it’s introduced, Bloodstained Commendation’s cost will be reduced from 1 Silver to 25 Copper.
Nightmare Incursions
- Missions redesigned into daily quests.
- More solo-friendly: The difficulty of some creatures will be toned down.
- XP gained from Incursions will cap out at 53, but you can still do the quests until level 60 for more reputation.
New World Event: Blackrock Eruption
Participate in the new World Event: Blackrock Eruption. For more information on what it is, how it works, its system of reputation of honor and reputation, be sure to check out our article:
System updates
- New deterministic currency: Tarnished Undermine Real. Each player in the group can earn the new SoD Phase 4 currency from high-level dungeon bosses (over level 55) once per day, per boss. Tarnished Undermine Real will let you purchase a variety of crafting recipes, materials, items, and more.
There are more to come in SoD Phase 4, so be sure to watch the full video here:
Excited for SoD Phase 4? Will you return to the game now that the new phase is here? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
Comments
Finally they release on the mid at the summer. Come on….,,,,