World of Warcraft: Classic Season of Mastery

	; World of Warcraft: Classic Season of Mastery
Developer(s)	Blizzard Entertainment; Portion of Team 2
Publisher(s)	Blizzard Entertainment
Platforms	Microsoft Windows, macOS
Release	WW: November 16, 2021;
Latest release	1.14.1
Latest preview	1.14.1
Genre(s)	MMORPG
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WoW Classic Seasons of Mastery — Season of Mastery Key art

World of Warcraft: Classic Season of Mastery is a fresh take on World of Warcraft: Classic since it debuted in 2019, giving players a chance to start fresh in a Classic setting in new realms.

Release

The open beta started on October 5, 2021. It was released on November 16, 2021.

Phases have been adjusted and will unlock every couple months in a 12-month period.

Phase 1 (Launch): Molten Core, Onyxia, Maraudon, PvP Honor System and Battlegrounds
Phase 2 (December 16):^[2] Dire Maul, Azuregos, Kazzak
Phase 3 (TBD): Blackwing Lair, Darkmoon Faire, Darkmoon deck drops begin
Phase 4 (TBD): Zul'Gurub, Green Dragons
Phase 5 (TBD): Ahn'Qiraj War Effort begins, Ahn'Qiraj raids open as the war effort dictates
Phase 6 (TBD): Naxxramas, Scourge Invasion

Changes

There are some changes to make raiding more challenging compared to the 2019 release. All the changes are listed on patch 1.14.1, with notable changes listed below:

World buffs (like [Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer] and others) disabled in Raid instances
Restoring mechanics that were removed early on to some Raid bosses
No boss debuff limit (up from 16 debuffs in 2019 Classic)
Increased health on bosses, to offset player buffs and the removed debuff limit

Due to the faster phase release cycle, there are a few quality of life improvements:

Faster leveling (increased experience gains), following along the lines of leveling from 1-60 in Burning Crusade Classic, from an [Adventure Awaits] buff
Meeting Stones converted to Summoning Stones
Increased Mining and Herbalism nodes