Following its conspicuously release-window-free unveiling back in April, Blizzard has now confirmed World of Warcraft’s Dragonflight expansion will launch later this year.
Dragonflight, as detailed in Blizzard’s April reveal stream, will give players access to the long-hidden ancestral home of dragonkind, known as the Dragon Isles, introducing four new areas – the Waking Shores starting zone, Ohn’ahran Plains, Azure Span, and Thaldraszus – complete with new dungeons and raids.
Dragonflight also adds the Dracthyr Evokers – a new playable race-class hybrid that can, depending on a players’ chosen class specialisations, focus on either damage dealing or healing – plus a new skill-based flight system tied to customisable dragon companions.
Alongside all its headline features, Dragonflight also promises to bring improvements to some of World of Warcraft’s existing mechanics, including revamps for the game’s talent system, improved professions, plus an updated UI.
Blizzard says three digital versions of Dragonflight are now available for pre-order – the Base, Heroic, and Epic editions, costing £40, £55, and £75 respectively, each including a different selection of cosmetics – and there’s a £130 physical release that, alongside an Epic edition game code and Drakks pet, throws in a hardcover art book, mousepad, and five collector’s pins.