But other options are also conceivable. For instance, the river of souls may no longer be directed into the Maw or even more worlds and realms of the Shadowlands could be drawn within reach of the Maw.
Has this happened before? Yes. Over the past few years, Blizzard has repeatedly made large, visible changes when a specific raid triggered events. For instance, there was a long time after the battle against Kil’Jaeden in Legion when the world Argus was visible in the sky. The portal to it is still recognizable today as a red dot.
However, there have also been such changes in Shadowlands itself. For example, the Maw, which can be seen from Oribos, has significantly grown in size during the course of the campaign. After the finale, you can even see a thick stream of Anima from Revendreth flowing into the Maw, which only disappears after several battles in Castle Nathria.
The Venthyr have even more impacts to see. After Kael’thas Sunstrider was “liberated” from Castle Nathria, he is in the covenant sanctum of the Venthyr.
What kind of significant change we will see after the battle against Sylvanas in the Sanctum of Domination remains to be seen.
What do you think will happen there in the end and what consequences will it have?
The next raid will have a significant impact on the appearance of WoW: Shadowlands. There will be “clearly visible” changes.
Even after BlizzCon, new interviews with exciting information about Patch 9.1 Chains of Domination continue to be published. After all, the next update for WoW: Shadowlands will bring some interesting changes and advance the story around Sylvanas and Anduin. An initial cinematic makes you crave for more.
But the Shadowlands will also change significantly.
What was said? In an interview by Warcraft Radio with lead narrative designer Steve Danuser, several statements were made about the raid Sanctum of Domination. The most exciting is perhaps the following quote:
Without being specific, I can say that when you complete the Sanctum of Domination, you will notice a large, visible change in the Shadowlands.
What does this mean? The meaning is not entirely clear yet. However, the statement already leaves a lot of room for interpretation and ideas. After all, we know that the last boss in the Sanctum of Domination will be Sylvanas Windrunner.
Many players assume that Sylvanas will not be killed and instead some mechanism will be triggered or she will use a ability that has a significant effect on the game world afterward.
As this change should be “visible” in the Shadowlands, there are many possibilities. The simplest would be that the tower Torghast gets damaged and perhaps the upper part where the raid takes place is destroyed. This could be seen in the Maw.
Another possibility would be that the rift connecting the Maw and Icecrown becomes even larger. This way, the Maw could, for instance, threaten to engulf all of Azeroth.
But other options are also conceivable. For instance, the river of souls may no longer be directed into the Maw or even more worlds and realms of the Shadowlands could be drawn within reach of the Maw.
Has this happened before? Yes. Over the past few years, Blizzard has repeatedly made large, visible changes when a specific raid triggered events. For instance, there was a long time after the battle against Kil’Jaeden in Legion when the world Argus was visible in the sky. The portal to it is still recognizable today as a red dot.
However, there have also been such changes in Shadowlands itself. For example, the Maw, which can be seen from Oribos, has significantly grown in size during the course of the campaign. After the finale, you can even see a thick stream of Anima from Revendreth flowing into the Maw, which only disappears after several battles in Castle Nathria.
The Venthyr have even more impacts to see. After Kael’thas Sunstrider was “liberated” from Castle Nathria, he is in the covenant sanctum of the Venthyr.
What kind of significant change we will see after the battle against Sylvanas in the Sanctum of Domination remains to be seen.
What do you think will happen there in the end and what consequences will it have?
