It is easy to be caught up in the eagerness of looking at the new content coming with the World of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion that's launching soon, yet there are numerous things that players should do before the pre-patch arrives while they prepare to leave Shadowlands behind. The general excitement for new content can make players forget that there are several things vanishing from the game and unaware WoW players could miss out on rewards such as mounts, or face increased difficulty in obtaining them after Dragonflight is here.
The release date for the Dragonflight pre-patch has been officially announced as October 25, 2022. Following that, the full launch of the expansion will happen on November 28. As with all updates and expansions, there are going to be some achievements, transmogs, mounts, and titles from the Shadowlands expansion which will disappear with the updates. Additionally, there will be many new changes with the expansion which players can eagerly anticipate and prepare for as well.
Currently, World of Warcraft is providing its playerbase with buffs ahead of WoW: Dragonflight's pre-patch to help them in leveling their various characters and is encouraging players to get the most they can out of the Shadowlands content before returning to the land of the living. Blizzard has announced many changes which will happen - with content becoming more difficult or even going away with the new expansion. Several mounts and achievements will no longer be available after WoW: Dragonflight swoops in, so now is the time to focus on finishing up any loose ends.
It's Time To Level Those Alts Ahead of WoW: Dragonflight's Pre-Patch
The Winds of Wisdom experience buff is active right now to encourage players to work on getting characters to max level before the new WoW: Dragonflight expansion. This leveling boost offers a 50% increase in experience earned and is helpful for anyone who has taken a hiatus from the game and now may want a fresh start with a new character. It also is great for players who are wanting to work on getting their alts to max level for the new expansion because Winds of Wisdom increases the experience gained on any character that is played who is between the levels 10-59.
However, it is important to keep in mind that unlike the recent Joyous Journeys experience boost that lasted all the way through the pre-patch event in WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Classic, the Winds of Wisdom event does finish as soon as the pre-patch for WoW: Dragonflight is started rather than the at the launch of the full expansion. Unfortunately, because of this, the experience boost will not work on the new and highly anticipated dracthyr evoker.
WoW's Frostbrood Proto-Wyrm Mount Promotion Is Going Away
Blizzard is providing players with a crossover promotion between the retail edition of World of Warcraft and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic as an enticement to bring more fans to the WoW Classic experience. Right now, players have an opportunity to obtain the Frostbrood Proto-Wyrm mount easily by creating a death knight and playing through the starting WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Classic content for that character prior to the release of Dragonflight in November. Simply working through this quest line will unlock the beautiful undead Frostbrood Proto-Wyrm mount in the retail version of the game.
Shadowlands Season 4 Content Comes To A Close With WoW: Dragonflight's Pre-Patch
Dragonflight's pre-expansion patch will also signal the end of the Shadowlands Season 4 content with all of their achievements and rewards. This includes the Restoration Deathwalker mount which is only obtained by completing the Shadowlands Keystone Master: Season 4 achievement, reaching a Mythic+ rating of at least 2,000.
All Season 4 Rated PvP achievements and rewards will come to a close at the time of WoW: Dragonflight's pre-patch. This includes the Eternal Gladiator's Soul Eater mount and the Eternal Gladiator title, as well as the weapon illusion: Eternal Flux and the Season 4 Elite PvP Armor sets.
Just To WoW To Get This Mount Before It Wanders Away In Dragonflight
The easiest mount to obtain is the community-chosen Wandering Ancient mount. This free mount was created based on a Warcraft community poll held in 2020. While it is not confirmed, it is rumored that because this free reward is a Shadowlands mount, it will no longer be available after the Dragonflight expansion enters the scene. Anyone who owns the Shadowlands expansion can receive this mount simply by logging into the game. Players who may have taken a break from World of Warcraft will need to they have logged in and received this mount before November 28.
Vengeance's Reins & Fractal Cypher Of The Zereth Overseer Get Drop Rate Decreases
Both the mythic Sylvanas mount, Vengeance's Reins, and the mythic Jailer mount, Fractal Cypher of the Zereth Overseer, will still be available but will have increased difficulty in obtaining them after the new WoW: Dragonflight expansion arrives. As fated raids, they both are set to offer two mounts dropping with every kill throughout the Dragonflight pre-patch period. However, after the Dragonflight expansion has launched, the drop rate for each of these mounts will be significantly decreased.
Finishing Touches On Shadowlands Covenants & Campaigns Before WoW: Dragonflight
Each of the Shadowlands' Covenant paths offered wildly varying storylines. These weeks leading up to the pre-patch events of WoW: Dragonflight are a great time for players to finish up any Shadowlands campaigns if they were not able to complete the expansion earlier. The various covenant paths that characters could take each offer different rewards, transmogs, pets, toys, mounts, and more. While these rewards are most likely not going away soon, this is still a perfect time to play through any content that was missed.
The World of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion will have an incredible amount of new content and revamping of current content, and it is coming soon. The pre-patch could be arriving on October 25, 2022, and then the full expansion will launch on November 28. There isn't much time left for players who have not completed everything they would like to have done in the Shadowlands expansion or those who are looking ahead and want to prepare their characters and themselves before the dragonflights of Azeroth return to the Dragon Isles. This month is the perfect time to enjoy the content that Shadowlands provides while looking to the future of Azeroth.
Source: Blizzard
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