Season of Discovery reaches its next phase on January 28th, ushering in content rollouts in World of Warcraft Classic that include the all-new Karazhan Crypts dungeon and an updated Naxxramas raid.
When the update goes live after maintenance, Karazhan Crypts opens up for level 60 players. This is an all-new dungeon, featuring a special darkness mechanic. Not only will you have to work together with your party to solve puzzles, take on enemies, you'll have to make sure you stay in the light if you don't want to be a victim of “hidden hazards”. What those are is something you can discover if you want to veer into the shadows, but you might want to stick with your party and navigate within the light spaces to progress onward.
The Scourge is also about to march again, spreading undeath in service of the Lich King. Ally with Argent Dawn to work to stop them. This time, however, with The Scourge, “there is no end in sight”. Hmm.
Start with the quest Light's Hope Chapel from the Argent Recruiter. investigate the scourge activity and stop them at invasion points. These hotspots will appear on the map and when you get there, the rare undead you encounter have a chance to drop some helpful items when you defeat them. There are other places to look for additional enemies, particularly in dungeons.
Necrotic Runes are one thing you should be after, as they can be exchanged for a number of very useful items to help your battle against the spreading Scourge. And don't forget the Rune Brokers in starting zones and major cities. There, you can buy runes and rune-related discovery items for copper.
As with a number of other features reimagined for Season of Discovery, the Naxxramas raid is coming February 6th to experience in a new way. This time, the dungeon is tuned for 20 players although you can take up to 40. There are new mechanics and the Empower difficulty. This will help you take on Naxxramas at the highest difficulty with the help of Sanctified gear that you can improve with a new trinket, Seal of the Dawn. If you Empower a quarter of your team, you'll get more loot drops, including some new cosmetic items.
Taking on the bosses at the highest difficulty, using these new mechanics and items, will reveal additional secrets, teases the announcement.