After the exciting Phase 4, World of Warcraft Season of Discovery will usher in its Phase 5 on September 26. Although compared with the previous Phases, Phase 5 seems to lack some of the content that players are accustomed to-Level Cap and leveling zones, other aspects will bring players a completely different experience.

In WOW SOD Phase 5, you will experience improved raids and equipment, PVP battlefields with better experience, and quality-of-life updates that player’s value most. This guide will introduce these changes to you so that you can be prepared for the official exploration.

Two New Raids

If you think that the bosses in the first few stages of WOW Classic SOD are very simple and no longer match your strength, then the new redesigned Raids in Phase 5-Blackwing Lair and Zul’Gurub will make you more excited.

The loot lists in these two Raids have been completely revamped, with more gear and items that are more suitable for Season of Discovery, and SOD Gold will be much more than before.

In addition, many bosses have been re-equipped, and you may have to develop some new strategies and combat techniques for them in Phase 5. For example, Blackwing Lair will adopt the same Difficulty system as Molten Core’s Heat system, which brings you more combat challenges.

In Zul’Gurub, Hakkar boss fight has also been redesigned with a new encounter mechanism, in which you can choose the boss you want to challenge in Edge of Madness portion of Raid. This may seem to add a lot of challenges for you, but in fact, the combat experience you gain from it is very worthwhile.

In the player community, many players are looking forward to WOW SOD adding some new 5-man dungeons in this phase. Although it is not known whether this proposal will be adopted at present, we can look forward to it.

New World Boss: Thunderaan

You may have already fought two World Bosses in Phase 4, Azuregos in Azshara and Lord Kazzak in Blasted Lands, and in Phase 5 they will both be in new dungeon areas in their original locations, and you can fight them again. In addition, there is a new World Boss added to the mix, called Prince Thunderaan.

Unlike the previous two World Bosses, you do not need to complete Thunderfury questline in this phase to fight Prince Thunderaan directly, which greatly improves your convenience and makes it easier for you to get his loot and SOD Gold.

Speaking of loot, Prince Thunderaan will drop the equipment that each Class needs before BiS, and there is even a SOD version of Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker, which has been greatly improved.

In addition, the standard number of players for this battle is 20, but you can lead up to 40 players to fight this new World Boss. My advice here is to go with a larger group, the better. There is strength in numbers and you will have an easier time against bosses.

New Runes And Easier Ways To Get Them

In the tradition of WoW Classic SOD, each new phase will provide a new set of runes for each class to try, such as the addition of Ring Runes that provide specialization bonuses for characters and builds in Phase 4. So what will you get in Phase 5?

From the information leaked so far, Phase 5 will add more useful Runes that can be used by multiple classes, so that you don’t have to rush when switching between multiple classes and save a lot of time to change Runes. In addition, you can also get more Runes in the endgame content of Phase 5.

At present, we know that there are two new Ring Runes for healing - one increases mana regeneration and the other increases the amount of healing output. In addition, some runes will be swapped to new equipment slots, which will make it easier for you to enhance your build. But these are just speculations, and the specific Runes usage and properties will have to wait for the official release of Phase 5.

Another new change to Runes is the currency. In Phase 5, you will first receive Rune tokens from Booty Bay SOD gear vendor Rix Xizzix, which are bound to your account. You will then need to give them to new vendors in the two capital cities to obtain rarer runes.

These rare runes include runes obtained from Dark Rider Questline and Wild Gods vendor, as well as Ley Lines Runes. This new mechanic will be very useful for both new players who are just beginning to explore WoW SOD and veteran players who have explored several stages, making these rare runes easier to obtain.

The above are some changes in WoW Season of Discovery Phase 5. I hope you will be satisfied with the changes brought to you by the developers in the official version of September 26. If you have questions about Phase 5, you are welcome to ask in IGGM Discord, where many players will be looking forward to it with you. You will also have the opportunity to win some Gold in it. I wish you a happy game!

Some time ago, World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery launched its Phase 4, in which Azuregos received a slight makeover. In Phase 4, Azuregos no longer appears in Azshara along with Lord Kazzak from Blasted Lands, but you can find him in the full Raid group in the new dungeon area of ​​the zone.

Compared to other bosses, defeating Azuregos is relatively simple, as it does not have a one-shot mechanic that cannot be dispelled. However, you must not take it lightly, and you still need to follow this guide to learn some strategies for defeating Azuregos and understand his location. It will also introduce what loot you will get after defeating Azuregos. Come and check it out!

Azuregos Location

To find Azuregos, you and your raid group should first go to the southern center of the zone - Azshara. When you or your group arrive here, you will see a road heading northeast. Follow this road until you are directly above the central mountain range in the area.

At the top of the mountain, turn east carefully without falling off the cliff, then continue southeast to Azuregos.

For Alliance players, head directly to Talrendis Point southwest of Azshara. Then head northeast at the fork in the road. Be careful not to head southeast too early to find Azuregos, as there will be a Horde encampment in the mountain that will block your progress.

For Horde players, head directly to Splintertree Post in Ashenvale, then follow the road east to Azshara. Again, be careful of Alliance NPCs at Talrendis Point, which you can fight or bypass. Then continue northeast until you see a turning point and reach Azuregos.

Once you reach Azuregos, you will see a dungeon portal in this location. This does not require any actions or coordination to unlock. If you can’t find the portal, you can look for a set of pillars where the portal will be, surrounded by crystals. Once you enter the portal, mount your mount, and you and your group can explore the area. Of course, your ultimate goal is to find and defeat Azuregos.

How To Defeat Azuregos?

Azuregos is a raid boss in World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery Phase 4, so he has a variety of abilities that can make the fight a bit complicated. But don’t worry, you only need to focus on the most important ones.

Before you start the fight, you need to do some preparation. Drinking Frost Protection Potion will help you mitigate damage and let your tank build up Threat for a few seconds before you can rush into the fight. But during the fight, you also need to pay attention to three of his mechanics.

Its Teleport ability will teleport everyone on your team to Azuregos and reset your aggro. Once this happens, your team’s DPS and healers must keep Tank safe and ensure that it can build up aggro again. This allows your other classes to take other actions.

For Casters and Mana-users, you should pay close attention to Azuregos’ Manastorm AOE ability. Because this ability will quickly deplete your mana, make sure you have a safe mana range. If Azuregos also has Magic Reflection active, don’t fight him head-on, and don’t waste your mana here.

As for melee players, you just need to be careful to stay behind the boss, slightly to the left or right, but mostly on the side of Azuregos. This way you can avoid being hurt by Azuregos’ Frost Breath frontal cone and his Cleave attack.

As I just said, be sure to keep your Tank aggro high, and for each class you need to choose the most suitable strategy, so that this boss battle is relatively simple. Here I need to remind you that during the battle, if someone dies, Azuregos will not restore a lot of health. Or it will become unbearable after three minutes, just like Lord Kazzak.

Azuregos’s Loot

In Phase 4, after you defeat Azuregos, you will get 11 rewards and a bunch of SOD Gold. They will drop from Azuregos as loot at different stages of the battle.

Most of these items are for different classes, but are more useful for caster and ranged classes. For example, Mature Blue Dragon Sinew gives you a quiver with lots of arrows, and Mage’s Cold Snap wand gives you super high damage.

But melee players don’t have to worry too much. You can find BiS cloaks and Puissant Capes suitable for many classes. In addition, you can also find an excellent two-handed sword called Typhoon.

The loot will scale with the size of your group, so if you only use 20 players to fight Azuregos, you will encounter less competition in terms of loot distribution. But there are two sides to every coin, so your fight will become a little more difficult.

In the World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery Phase 4, all World Bosses will reset twice each week. So if you don’t get the loot you want in a group of 40 people, you can try again.

That’s all you need to know before fighting Azuregos in WOW Classic SOD Phase 4. I hope this guide can be seen by you and helpful before you fight. Have fun playing on Phase 4!