WoW: Season 4 begins – This is what you need to know for tomorrow

On Wednesday, Patch 8.3 of World of Warcraft really kicks in. With Season 4, there are many new and harder contents.

Patch 8.3 of World of Warcraft has been live for exactly one week. This gave all players enough time to look at the content in Uldum and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms or just sample the patch. However, starting tomorrow (01/22/2020), things will change significantly, as a new season in Battle for Azeroth begins. We will tell you what new things are coming and why solo players will also experience some changes.

Season 4 in Patch 8.3 brings world bosses, hard dungeons, and more

With the start of Season 4, a new era begins especially for raid and dungeon players, as the difficulty of many dungeons is drastically increased. Additionally, a new raid and fresh world bosses are waiting for a beating. However, better loot is also in store.

Assaults switch their position: With the weekly reset, the positions of N’Zoth’s assaults change. This means that the major assault of the Black Empire now takes place in Uldum (for 7 days) while a smaller one occurs in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms (for 3.5 days). Players can earn new vessels to experience the Disturbing Visions.

New Disturbing Vision: The Disturbing Vision of Orgrimmar will disappear for now. Instead, players can experience the Disturbing Vision of Stormwind and must deal with new enemies and challenges. The difficulty level should be similar, so one can expect similar progress as in Orgrimmar. As usual, access requires a vessel, so entry is strictly limited to 2-3 visits per week.

Professions are being upgraded: Starting Wednesday, new recipes for crafting professions can drop from N’Zoth’s assaults. To do this, you first need to craft a Void Focus – the recipe for that can also be found with numerous mobs in the assaults. It’s worth spending a few minutes just farming enemies to get the recipes.

As in Patch 8.2, it is necessary to further upgrade the Void Focus. This is primarily done through the raid Ny’alotha.

A tip: Also get the new buff food, as the recipes are also available from the assaults. This buff food provides unique effects in N’Zoth’s Disturbing Visions, such as increased movement speed.

World bosses become active: With Season 4, the world bosses in Uldum and the Vale of Eternal Blossoms are also activated. Each week, only one of the two bosses will be present, but a visit should be worthwhile. After all, the bosses can drop items with an item level of 445, and they may also be corrupted. Don’t forget your coin for the bonus roll, which you can buy from the Ethereals in Boralus and Dazar’Alor as usual.

Raid Ny’alotha opens: The start of the season also marks the opening of the raid Ny’alotha with 12 bosses – at least in normal and heroic mode. The mythic mode will follow next week, before the LFR wings gradually open. Those brave enough can already seek out a raid group tomorrow and try to defeat N’Zoth.

By the way, the entrance to the raid is always at the assault of the Black Empire – so from Wednesday in Uldum.

Dungeons get harder: The difficulty of dungeons in the “Mythic+” range changes drastically. The base values for hit points and damage of the enemies in dungeons will be raised by a whopping 53%. However, the chests at the end of the dungeons can now also contain corrupted gear (even if it’s viewed critically), making a visit to the dungeons worthwhile again.

At the same time, there is a new affix “Awakened”, which places special obelisks with mini-bosses in the dungeons.

For the weekly chests, this now means a maximum item level of 475 – at least if you can complete a dungeon on “Mythic+15”.

PvP Season 4 begins: Last but not least, a new season also begins for PvP players. There are new gear sets to earn, and anyone who wants to prove their PvP skills in arenas or rated battlegrounds now has the perfect opportunity.

As you can see, a lot is changing tomorrow in World of Warcraft. Also, story fans will likely be pleased, as it won’t be long before the first guilds have defeated N’Zoth and we get to enjoy a new cinematic.

Are you looking forward to Season 4 of Battle for Azeroth? Or are you completely tired of it?