The Champions of Azeroth are completing their expeditions in the recently re-opened Forbidden Reach, and soon their attention will turn underground: Embers of Neltharion, Dragonflight’s next major content update, rolls out from May 2. 

As part of the Embers of Neltharion update, Dragonflight Season 2 will also go live shortly after, from May 9. Check out below for some of what will be included:

Embers of Neltharion

Launching from May 2, 2023, with the completion of regional maintenance. 

Major features include:

• NEW ZONE: Zaralek Cavern

• New quests, denizens to befriend, exploration, public objectives, and more await in this mysterious underground cavern.
• CROSS-FACTION GUILDS
• Guilds will have the ability to invite players of the opposite faction, which will include access to guild chat, bank access, and calendars. 
• NEW RENOWN TRACK: Loamm Niffen
• The Niffen will offer new reputation rewards and activities to unlock as players progress through this renown track.
• DRAGONRIDING UPDATES
• Enthusiasts will have access to new racing courses, glyphs, abilities, and a new drake—the Winding Slitherdrake.

Players can also look forward to updates to class tuning and balancing, HUD/UI updates, as well as loads of new gear, mounts, and pets to earn.

The fallen Earth-warder Neltharion, infamously known as Deathwing, kept a secret laboratory deep underground below the Dragon Isles. Both the newly freed Incarnates and a rebel band of Dracthyr led by Scalecommander Sarkareth pose a threat as they fight to gain access to the lab and control over Neltharion’s long-hidden secrets.

• NEW RAID: Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible

• Players will face nine bosses as they work to thwart the Incarnates as well as Scalecommander Sarkareth, whose forces seek to claim the legacy of the Dracthyr.
• Just like Season 1, Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties will release simultaneously.
• NEW MYTHIC+ ROTATION:
• The remaining Dragonflight dungeons will enter the fray: 

• Brackenhide Hollow
• Halls of Infusion
• Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr
• Neltharus
• Four dungeons returning from past expansions will provide new challenges to keep the M+ rotation fresh:
• Freehold, Battle for Azeroth
• The Underrot, Battle for Azeroth
• Neltharion’s Lair, Legion
• Vortex Pinnacle, Cataclysm
• Major changes to the Mythic+ system include the removal of a seasonal affix as well as a revamp of the base affixes. 

For more information on changes to Embers of Neltharion as we continue testing on the Public Test Realm, keep an eye on our In Development forums as well as our World of Warcraft blog.