Timewalking

This article is about the dungeon mode. For the faction, see Timewalkers. For the level-scaling option available from Chromie, see Timewalking Campaigns.

Timewalking (colloquially referred to as Timewalker or Timewalker mode) is a dungeon difficulty added in patch 6.2.0 of Warlords of Draenor, allowing players to queue up for a randomly selected dungeon from a previous expansion. Timewalking difficulty scales down the character's power and gear relative to the dungeon. Loot obtained during this difficulty has the Timewarped tag, which scales up to an item level appropriate for use at the player's level. Timewalking is available for characters level 60 and up and requires a minimum item level of 180.

Killing bosses in timewalking dungeons will award Timewarped Badges which can be traded for valuable items at the timewalking vendors.

Timewalking dungeons

The following dungeons are currently enabled for the Timewalking difficulty in Shadowlands.

The Burning Crusade

• The Blood Furnace
• The Botanica
• Magister's Terrace
• Mana-Tombs
• The Shattered Halls
• The Underbog

Raid

• Black Temple

Removed

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 9.1.5.

• The Arcatraz
• The Black Morass
• The Slave Pens

Wrath of the Lich King

• Azjol-Nerub
• The Forge of Souls
• Gundrak
• Halls of Lightning
• The Nexus
• Utgarde Keep

Raid

• Ulduar

Removed

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 9.1.5.

• Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom
• Pit of Saron
• Utgarde Pinnacle

Cataclysm

• Blackrock Caverns
• End Time
• Lost City of the Tol'vir
• Stonecore
• The Vortex Pinnacle
• Throne of the Tides

Raid

• Firelands

Removed

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 9.1.5.

• Grim Batol

Mists of Pandaria

• Gate of the Setting Sun
• Mogu'shan Palace
• Scholomance
• Shado-Pan Monastery
• Stormstout Brewery
• Temple of the Jade Serpent

Removed

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 9.1.5.

• Siege of Niuzao Temple

Warlords of Draenor

• Auchindoun
• Bloodmaul Slag Mines
• The Everbloom
• Grimrail Depot
• Shadowmoon Burial Grounds
• Skyreach

Removed

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 9.1.5.

• Iron Docks

Legion

• Black Rook Hold
• Eye of Azshara
• Darkheart Thicket
• Vault of the Wardens
• Neltharion's Lair
• Court of Stars

Bonus Events

There are six different Timewalking Bonus Events: One for content from each expansion from The Burning Crusade through Legion. When one of these events is active, a Weekend Event quest to complete five timewalking dungeons will also be available.

Vendors

Timewalking NPCs

NPC	Location	Event
Auzin	Runeweaver Square, Dalaran (Northrend)	Timewalking
Cupri	Terrace of Light, Shattrath City (Outland)	Timewalking
Kiatke	Stormwind City; Orgrimmar	Timewalking
Kronnus	Warspear, Ashran	Timewalking
Tempra	Stormshield, Ashran	Timewalking
Vormu	Various	, , Timewalking
Aridormi	Krasus' Landing, Dalaran (The Broken Isles)	Timewalking
Mistweaver Xia	Celestial Court, Timeless Isle	Timewalking

Background

With the Black Temple a metaplot was started to be introduced in the Timewalking events:

• An unknown entity time-traveled to the Black Temple right before the original Illidari attack on Mardum and modified the battleplans for the incoming assault to make them even better. Vormu of the bronze dragonflight came too late to stop this modification of the timeline.
• Another unknown entity (or the same) time-traveled to Ulduar in order to tamper with and artificially age the titan locks holding Yogg-Saron in place, releasing the Old God forty millennia early.

History

Blizzard announced in May 2014 that they were working on a way for higher-level players to tackle lower-level dungeon and raid content, with abilities and gear scaled down to an appropriate level. Likely using the same technology used for Challenge Mode, the Proving Grounds, and scaled battlegrounds, Timewalker mode would allow players to experience older dungeons and raids at a challenging level.

The underlying system was largely implemented with patch 5.4.0 in September 2013, but was not yet accessible to players. However, some players have previously been able to access the mode through a bug in certain dungeons, allowing them to experience an incomplete version of the feature.

The plan is to initially introduce the feature for dungeons only.

Prior to the release of the official "Timewalking" name, the title "Timewalker" came primarily from game data listing this title as an additional category of instance. Due to the background addition of the new feature around the same time, as well as this obviously being a very fitting title for the new mode, the term has been widely adopted by players to refer to the planned feature.

Original levels

The subject of this section was removed from World of Warcraft in patch 9.0.1.

Before the level changes introduced in Shadowlands, timewalking for The Burning Crusade content was available for characters level 71 and up; Wrath of the Lich King for level 81 and up; Cataclysm for level 85 and up; Mists of Pandaria for level 91 and up; and Warlords of Draenor for level 101 and up.

Item levels

• The maximum item level for Timewarped items was 425 for level 120 characters.
• Gear scaled to the following item levels for their corresponding Timewalking event:
  • Classic - ilvl 60
    • Only available in the classic version of Alterac Valley, Korrak's Revenge, during WoW's 15th anniversary event.
  • Outland - ilvl 67
  • Northrend - ilvl 92
  • Cataclysm - ilvl 104
  • Mists of Pandaria - ilvl 116
  • Warlords of Draenor - ilvl 152

Notes

• When an item drops in a Timewalking dungeon, its item level is based on the player's level at the time of the drop and will not update after that.
• Timewalking only scales gear down. Items from older content will not scale up to the correct item level for the Timewalking difficulty.
• Legendary items scale as well, making them very powerful in Timewalking dungeons.
• Killing mobs within Timewalking dungeons rewards reputation for the appropriate factions of that expansion. The amount is similar to when running normal dungeons with a faction tabard such as  [Stormwind Tabard].
• All bosses in Timewalking dungeons and raids have a small chance to drop the  [Reins of the Infinite Timereaver], an infinite drake mount.

Patch changes

• Patch 10.1.7 (2023-09-05): Timewalking dungeons now reward satchels of helpful goods; these are the same satchels that come from running non-timewalking dungeons via the Dungeon Finder's random search.

  E.g.  [Icy Satchel of Helpful Goods] is available as a reward for doing Wrath of the Lich King timewalking dungeons.
  

• Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Timewalking now requires level 60 and item level 180.
  
• Patch 9.1.5 (2021-11-02):
  • Legion event added, along with a Mythic+ mode and the return of the Mage Tower challenges.
  • The list of available dungeons during Timewalking holidays has been adjusted:
    • Added: The Blood Furnace, The Botanica, The Underbog, Azjol-Nerub, The Forge of Souls, Utgarde Keep, Blackrock Caverns, Scholomance, Grimrail Depot
    • Removed: The Arcatraz, The Black Morass, The Slave Pens, Ahn'Kahet, Pit of Saron, Utgarde Pinnacle, Grim Batol, Siege of Niuzao Temple, Iron Docks
      
• Patch 9.0.5 (2021-03-09): Timewalking vendor now has an icon indicator on the zone map and minimap.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Minimum level requirement changed to 50 for all events.
  
• Patch 8.2.5 (2019-09-24): Firelands added for Cataclysm.
  
• Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): Warlords of Draenor event added.
  
• Patch 8.1.0 (2018-12-11): Fixed issues that could prevent groups from using the Premade Group Finder to form or backfill groups for Timewalking raids.
  
• Patch 7.3.5 (2018-01-16): Ulduar added for Wrath of the Lich King.
  
• Patch 7.2.5 (2017-06-13): Black Temple added for The Burning Crusade.
  
• Patch 7.2.0 (2017-03-28): Base item level of dropped items has been increased for level 110 players.
  
• Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Mists of Pandaria event added.
  
• Hotfix (2016-12-06): Many trinkets available from Timewalking holiday dungeons and vendors have had their effects adjusted to more closely match the power level of Legion trinkets.
  
• Hotfix (2016-08-02): Increased the adjusted item level of players in Burning Crusade and Cataclysm Timewalking dungeons.
  
• Hotfix (2016-07-27):
  • All bosses and some other mobs in the Wrath of the Lich King timewalking dungeons have had their melee damage reduced by 30%.
  • The target average item level that players now scale to in Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking dungeons has been increased.
    
• Patch 6.2.3 (2015-11-17): Cataclysm event added. Magister's Terrace added for The Burning Crusade. Pit of Saron added for Wrath of the Lich King.
  
• Patch 6.2.2 (2015-09-01):
  • Players now receive a [Timewarped Badge] when they complete a Timewalking dungeon. These badges can be redeemed at new vendors that appear during a Timewalking bonus event. The new vendors sell new toys, new mounts, in addition to gear that scales up to the character's level at the time of purchase.
  • Timewalking bosses who had unusual drops, such as  [Reins of the Blue Proto-Drake], now have a chance to drop those items when defeated while Timewalking.
    
• Patch 6.2.0 (2015-06-23): Added.
  

External links

World of Warcraft Community Site Patch 6.2 Preview – Timewalking