Blizzard’s campaign of rolling outWorld of Warcraft Classic’s original patches in phases continues. The Rise of the Blood God update is now live in-game, re-releasing the Zul’Gurub raid forWorld of Warcraft Classicplayers to adventure through once more. Zul’Gurub isn’t all that’s been released inWorld of Warcraft Classic, though. There’s also new open-world bosses, the Stranglethorn fishing tournament, and the first hints of warning in Silithus.
Zul’Gurub is one ofWorld of Warcraft Classic’s most notable raids. The raid was first released all the way back in 2005 and wasWorld of Warcraft’s first 20-man raid. That’s compared to the typical40-man raidsthat came prior to it. Even with its lower player requirements, Zul’Gurub was packed with loot, featuring a full 5-piece armor set for each class and 120 Epic and Superior items in total. Zul’Gurub also features its own reputation with the Zandalar trolls.
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Five years after it was released,Zul’Gurubwas removed as a playable raid fromWorld of Warcraft. This was due toWorld of Warcraft’s ongoing story, which revamped Zul’Gurub into a new 5-man dungeon with new enemies and bosses. This is the first opportunity players will have to experience the original Zul’Gurub in near a decade.
In addition to Zul’Gurub, Blizzard is also adding the open-world bosses known as the Dragons of Nightmare. These are four green dragons corrupted by theEmerald Nightmare, each with their own loot pool of unique Epic gear. The dragons are each individually raid-level difficulty, and so offer even more end-game challenge for players to tackle.
World of Warcraft Classicplayers can experience all of the new content in-game right now. This isn’t the final update forWorld of Warcraft Classic, of course. There will be more instances, raids, and PvP content rolled out in the months and years to come. So long as there areWorld of Warcraft Classicplayers, this great throwback experiment will continue moving forward.
World of Warcraft Classicis available now on PC.
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