WoW Dragonflight Season 4 Content Update Patch Notes - World of Warcraft Guide - IGN (2024)

The Season 4 Content Update for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is nearly here, bringing various changes to dungeons, the Northrend Cup, PvP updates, Class and Item tweaks, and more!

This page acts as a comprehensive breakdown of the Season 4 Content Update for WoW Dragonflight, including a link to the full Patch Notes.

Dragonflight Season 4

Season 4 Release Date

Dragonflight Season 4 releases on April 24th, 2024.

Awakened Raids

One of 3 Dragonflight raids will be available every week in an Awakened variation. Enemies within these raids will be stronger, and offer upgraded, higher item level loot as a result. The raids are as follows:

• Vault of the Incarnates
• Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
• Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope

You'll also receive a buff that increases your reputation gain with Dragonflight Reputations by participating in these Awakened Raids. The schedule is as follows:

• Vault of the Incarnates
  • Sign of Awakened Storms – Dragonscale Expedition, Maruuk Centaur, and Iskaara Tuskaar
• Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
  • Sign of Awakened Embers – Loamm Niffen, Soridormi, and Sabellian/Wrathion
• Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope
  • Sign of Awakened Dreams – Dream Wardens and Valdrakken Accord
• All raids Awakened
  • All the above reputations are increased

All 3 Raids will drop a new tier token which can be exchanged for new tier pieces, and you'll also earn 1 Antique Bronze Bullion a week per character by defeating Awakened bosses, and the cap will rise by 1 each week. 2 Bullion can be exchanged for weapons and items from the vendors in the Parting Glass in Valdrakken, and an additional vendor sells the Jigglesworth Sr mount for 3 Bullion, as well as other cosmetics.

The rewards available/attached to these Awakened Raids are as follows:

• Voyaging Wildering dynamic flying mount
  • Complete all 3 Awakened Raids on Normal difficulty
• Awakened Hero title
  • Complete all 3 Awakened Raids on Heroic difficulty
• Path Portals to the 3 Raids
  • Complete all 3 Awakened Raids on Mythic difficulty

Mythic+

All 8 Dragonflight dungeons now have an improved progression curve for Heroic, Mythic, and Mythic+. This includes more meaningful rewards and better overall pacing. The affected Raids are:

• Ruby Life Pools
• Brackenhide Hollow
• The Nokhud Offensive
• Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr
• Neltharus
• The Azure Vault
• Halls of Infusion
• Algeth'ar Academy

The associated rewards are as follows:

• Keystone Master mount - Infinite Armoredon
  • Earn the Dragonflight Keystone Master: Season 4 achievement
• The Draconic title
  • Reach a Mythic+ rating of 1500 during Season 4
• The Draconic Hero title
  • Reach a Mythic+ rating in the top 0.1% of all players in your region

PvP

PvP rankings will be reset with the debut of Season 4, alongside various new mounts, gear sets, titles, and more to earn! Some of which are:

• Vicious Dreamtalon
  • Rated Arena and Rated Battleground
• Draconic Gladiator's Drake & Draconic Gladiator title
  • Earn the Draconic Gladiator: Dragonflight Season 4 achievement
• Draconic Legend title
  • End the season in the top 0.1% of the Solo Shuffle ladder

Dungeon Changes

• The timer for Mythic Keystone dungeons has been removed
• Heroic difficulty (and its rewards) will shift towards the level of Mythic 0
• Mythic 0 difficulty (and its rewards) will shift towards the level of Mythic 8-10
• Mythic+ system will now work so that roughly Mythic 5 in Season 4 will equate to Mythic 15 pre-Season 4
  • Normal
    • Difficulty unchanged
  • Heroic
    • Mythic difficulty changes and mechanics will not be present in this difficulty
    • This remains a queueable experience
  • Mythic
    • There are no timers, affixes, or limitations on changing specializations or talents while in the dungeon
    • Mythic 0 is still on a weekly lockout under this model
  • Mythic+
    • Affixes would slot in at +2, +5, and +10:
      • +2 - Fortified/Tyrannical
      • +5 - Entangling / Incorporeal etc
      • +10 - Bursting / Bolstering etc

Crests and Flightstone rewards are also changing to match the same difficulty updates.

• As an example, a Mythic +2 in Season 4 will give the same number of Flightstones as a Mythic +12 in Season 3
• Bonus Flightstone awards for increasing any party member’s Mythic+ score remain unchanged
• Whelpling Crests are no longer available from Mythic+ dungeons, as those difficulties no longer exist. Players can continue to collect Whelpling Crests from many outdoor sources
• Players will earn 10 Drake Crests on successful completion of a Mythic 0 dungeon, as there is no timer to beat
• Wyrm Crests will be available in Mythic +2 to Mythic +5 dungeons in the same quantities as existing Mythic+ dungeons
• Aspect Crests will be available in any Mythic difficulty from +6 and up, also in the same quantities as existing Mythic+ dungeons

Northrend Cup

From April 30th to May 14th, you can partake in the Northrend Cup racing event. With a total of 12 races, each with Normal, Advanced, and Reverse variations, you'll have plenty to keep you busy.

Earn Riders of Azeroth Badges that you can exchange for various rewards with Maztha in Valdrakken. If you complete all races on Gold, you'll earn the following rewards:

• Gold
• Northrend Racer title
• Ruby Riders of Azeroth tabard

Classes

• Druid
  • Restoration
    • All healing done reduced by 5%. Does not apply in PvP combat
• Monk
  • Mistweaver
    • All healing done reduced by 13%. Does not apply in PvP combat
• Priest
  • Discipline
    • Atonement transfers 35% of damage to healing (was 40%)
    • Atonement healing increased by 70% outside of raids (was 50%)
• Shaman
  • Restoration
    • All healing done reduced by 5%. Does not apply in PvP combat

Dungeons & Raids

• Looking for Raid
  • In-combat resurrection spells in Looking for Raid difficulty now use the same shared-charge system as other raid difficulties
  • Groups in Looking for Raid difficulty now start combat with six in-combat resurrection charges, and gain a charge every 90-150 seconds, depending on group size
• Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
  • Echo of Neltharion
    • Volcanic Heart now targets 4 players on Mythic difficulty (was 5)
• Vault of the Incarnates
  • Raszageth
    • Hurricane Wing's pushback strength reduced by 10% on all difficulties
    • Lightning Devastation cast time increased to 4 seconds (was 3 seconds)
    • Flame Shield reduced by 23%
    • Shattering Shroud healing absorb reduced by 20%
• Dawn of the Infinite: Hard Mode
  • Dawn of the Infinite: Hard Mode tuning and rewards have been updated
  • Hard mode does not have a timer and rewards a Hero track item. Hard mode is intended to be more challenging than a standard Mythic difficulty dungeon
• Algeth'ar Academy
  • General
    • Spellbound Scepter Arcane Rain has been removed
    • Spellbound Scepter Mystic Blast can no longer be interrupted
    • Spectral Invoker's Arcane Missiles damage reduced by 50%
  • Encounters
    • Crawth
      • Firestorm frequency reduced to 8 seconds (was 5 seconds)
      • Savage Peck's initial damage reduced by 13%
      • Savage Peck's periodic damage reduced by 33%
      • Addressed an issue where Deafening Screech can go off after the cast is interrupted
    • Vexamus
      • Mana Bomb periodic damage reduced by 20%
      • Corrupted Mana now has a slight delay before inflicting damage to players inside of its effect
    • Echo of Doragosa
    • New Mythic mechanic: Unleash Energy – The Echo of Doragosa unleashes powerful arcane energy, inflicting Arcane damage to all players and opening Arcane Rifts in nearby locations
    • Astral Breath cast time has been increased to 3 seconds (was 2 seconds)
• The Azure Vault
  • General
    • Increased the Mythic+ timer by 2 minutes
    • Crystal Fury
      • Piercing Shard now has a precast visual
      • Piercing Shard impact area reduced by 25%
    • Conjured Lasher Mystic Vapors will now be cast less frequently
    • Arcane Tender's Erratic Growth cast time increased to 3.5 seconds (was 2.5 seconds)
    • Unstable Curator's Heavy Tome will now be cast less frequently
    • Drakonid Breaker
      • Shoulder Slam's knockback has been removed
      • Shoulder Slam now inflicts Physical damage and increases Physical damage taken by 10%
      • Shoulder Slam will now be cast less frequently
  • Encounters
    • Leymor
      • Erupting Fissures now follows current target player
    • Azureblade
      • Reduced the frequency of periodic damage from Overwhelming Energy to every 2.5 seconds (was every 2 seconds)
    • Umbrelskul
      • Oppressive Miasma removed in Mythic difficulty
      • Crystalize now pulses Arcane damage while the crystal is shielded
      • Crackling Vortex now has a larger movement radius
      • Detonating Crystals and Hardened Crystal now spawn closer to Umbrelskul's location
      • Addressed an issue where Detonating Crystals can fail to spawn
• Brackenhide Hollow
  • General
    • Withering debuff
      • No longer stacks
      • Periodic damage reduced by 16%
      • Haste reduction increased to 10% (was 2%)
      • Movement reduction increased to 10% (was 2%)
    • Fetid Rotsinger
      • Decay Totem health reduced by 20%
      • Addressed an issue where Withering cast by Decay Totem is inflicting more periodic damage than Withering from other sources
    • Rotbow Stalker
      • Renamed to Rotbow Ranger
      • Shoot now has a recast of 6 seconds
      • Diseased Meat renamed to Rotten Meat, and is now a Poison dispel
    • Brackenhide Shaper Summon Lashers and Touch of Decay have been removed
    • Stinkbreath
      • Violent Whirlwind radius reduced to 6 yards (was 7 yards)
      • Stink Breath now locks facing after targeting a player
      • Stink Breath now has a visual while casting
    • Wilted Oak
      • Necrotic Breath's casting visual has been updated
      • Necrotic Breath's cone width has been adjusted to match with the new visual
    • Gutstabber Withering Poison has been removed
    • Bracken Warscourge Bloody Bite has been removed
    • Claw Fighter Bloody Bite has been removed
    • Decay Speaker Rotchanting Totem has been removed
  • Encounters
    • Hackclaw’s War-Band
      • Predatory Instincts Haste bonus reduced to 5% (was 10%)
      • Mark for Butchery damage frequency increased to 1 second (was 0.5 seconds)
      • Gash Frenzy damage reduced by 21%
      • Gash Frenzy duration reduced to 15 seconds (was 45 seconds)
• Halls of Infusion
  • General
    • Dungeon checkpoint added after defeating Gulping Goliath
    • Normalized the spawn rate of Crashing Tsunami during the gauntlet
    • Containment Apparatus' Containment Beam damage reduced by 42%
    • Primalist Galesinger
      • Wind Buffet and Thunderstorm have been removed
      • New ability: Thunderstrike – Inflicts Nature damage to all players within 7 yards of impact
    • Primalist Earthshaker Rumbling Earth rim visual will no longer clip into the terrain
  • Encounters
    • Watcher Irideus
      • Titanic Fist now has a visual during cast
      • Power Overload now has a rim visual around afflicted player
      • Power Field now gradually grows to its full size
    • Khajin the Unyielding
      • Added rim visuals on Ice Boulders that will trigger Avalanche
    • Primal Tsunami
      • Cast Away now occurs at 60% health (was 100% energy)
• Neltharus
  • General
    • Each Burning Chain can only be used once
    • Burning Chain now stuns all enemies in it and increases their damage taken by 50% for 5 seconds
  • Encounters
    • Chargath
      • Fiery Focus pulsing damage near the Chargath has been removed
      • Fiery Focus now channels damage on current target
      • Grounding Chain now persists on defeated player
      • Grounding Chain now does a small knockback to the player when applied
    • Warlord Sargha
      • Curse of the Dragon Hoard now stacks
      • Curse of the Dragon Hoard duration reduced from to 30 seconds (was 5 minutes)
      • Azure Stone of Might has been removed
• The Nokhud Offensive
  • General
    • Nokhud Longbow
      • Multi-Shot has been removed
      • Rain of Arrows will now be cast less frequently
    • Nokhud Beastmaster Hunt Prey damage bonus reduced by 25%
    • Desecrated Ohuna Rotting Wind initial damage reduced by 30%
    • Ukhel Beastcaller Desecrating Roar frequency reduced by 25%
    • Nokhud Thunderfist Storm Shock has been removed
    • Primalist Stormspeaker Storm Bolt has been removed
  • Encounters
    • Balakar Khan
      • Frequency of Stormwinds during intermission has been reduced to every 10 seconds (was every 6 seconds)
• Ruby Life Pools
  • General
    • Primal Terrasentry Stone Missiles has been removed
    • Primalist Flamedancer
      • Blaze of Glory now has a 1 second delay before inflicting damage around the caster
      • Flame Dance’s end of channel damage reduced by 25%
  • Encounters
    • Kyrakka and Erkhart Stormvein
      • Infernocore duration increased to 4 seconds (was 3 seconds)
      • Infernocore periodic damage reduced by 25%
      • Flamespit targets reduced to 2 (was 3)
• Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr
  • General
    • Reduced the Mythic+ timer by 1 minute
  • Encounters
    • The Lost Dwarves
      • Fiery Surge damage reduced by 75%
      • Fiery Surge's frequency has been significantly reduced – One dwarf reduced by 33%, two dwarves reduced by 50%, and three dwarves reduced by 100%
      • Burning Pitch maximum radius reduced to 6 yards (was 10 yards)
      • Fiery Surge and Burning Pitch now properly scales with key level
      • Fixed an issue where Heavy Arrow was damaging pets
    • Sentinel Talondras
      • Earthen Shards initial damage reduced by 20%
      • Earthen Shards periodic damage reduced by 12.5%
    • Emberon
      • Burning Heat duration reduced to 6 seconds (was 10 seconds)
      • Seeking Flame’s visual has been adjusted to no longer clip into the terrain

Items

• Revival Catalyst charges have been reset to 1. One charge is earned each week (was every 2 weeks)

PvP

• Honor gained from the Battleground Blitz Brawl now contributes towards the PvP track in the Great Vault
• Monk
  • Mistweaver
    • Ancient Teachings healing transfer amount reduced to 375% in PvP combat (was 412%)
• Priest
  • Discipline
    • Atonement healing increased by 35% in PvP combat (was 15%)

Full Patch Notes

If you wish to read the Patch Notes in full, you can do so via the official Blizzard websites Dragonflight Season 4 Content Update blog post.