What to do before Dragonflight Launch and Dragonflight Pre-Patch
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When the Dragonflights of Azeroth return, you'll leave the Shadowlands behind. Before you journey back to the realm of the living, you may want to spend your remaining moments in the afterlife seeking out a few rewards that will no longer be obtainable (or more difficult to acquire) in the upcoming expansion—Dragonflight.

Continue reading for a full list, and make sure you collect what you need before time runs out.

Going Away with Dragonflight Launch

Leave the Shadowlands a Better Place

The Feat of Strength meta-achievement Back from the Beyond will no longer be obtainable, along with the Veilstrider title. Most achievement requirements can be completed solo, and you can use the Raid Finder to complete any raiding requirements. For the Mythic Dungeon achievements, you'll want to recruit allies and have an average item level of at least 250 or higher to get it.

Meet Your Fate Before You Go


Jigglesworth Sr.

The Fates of the Shadowlands Raids achievement (along with its rewards) goes away when Dragonflight launches. Rewards for earning this achievement include the Jigglesworth Sr. mount (Normal), the Hero of Fate title (Heroic), and Shadowlands Raid Teleports (Mythic).

Grab a New Crab on the Way Out


Carcinized Zerethsteed

The Carcinized Zerethsteed mount quest item, obtained from defeating the Jailer on Heroic difficulty or above, will no longer be available. The Jailer is the last boss in the Sepulcher of the First Ones, located in Zereth Mortis. To take on Zovaal, you'll need at least a 10-player raid with an average item level of 275 or higher if the raid is Fated.

Catch a Fallen Star

Get the We Are All Made of Stars Heroic and Mythic achievements (available on both non-Fated and Fated raids) while you still can. To attain this achievement, gather your allies and defeat Rygelon in Sepulcher of the First Ones while under the effects of Herald of the Cosmos. Everyone must stay alive throughout the encounter, or else the raid fails. But don't worry! Unlike past Immortal achievements, you can reset the encounter and try again.



Going Away with Dragonflight Pre-patch

Before the Dragonflight Pre-Patch, brave champions who have not already received Mythic+ achievements and rewards will want to do so before they fade away.

Season 4 Mythic+ Achievements and Rewards

Restoration Deathwalker Mount


Restoration Deathwalker

With the death of Zovaal the Jailer and the ascension of a new Arbiter, the Shadowlands is returning to its Great Purpose. Some deathwalkers recognize the role that mortal heroes have played and are willing to serve as mounts. Players wishing to earn the Restoration Deathwalker mount must reach the 2,000 M+ rating.

Last Stop, All Passengers Must Depart

Completing the Mythic Keystone level 20 or higher within the time limit, thus awarding portals to Grimrail Depot, Iron Docks, Operation: Mechagon, Return to Karazhan, and Tazavesh will be going away when Season 4 ends.

Season 4 Rated PvP Achievements and Rewards

Eternal Gladiator's Soul Eater Mount and Title

The Eternal Gladiator's Soul Eater mount and the Eternal Gladiator title are not long for this world. You'll want to be the top champion and win fifty 3v3 games at Elite rank to earn these rewards.

Weapon Illusion: Eternal Flux

If you're after the weapon illusion: Eternal Flux, there's still time. You can earn this illusion when you reach a 2,100 rating.

Season 4 Elite PvP Armor Set

The full transmog of the Season 4 Elite PvP Armor set can be unlocked at a 2,100 rating.



Difficulty Increasing When Dragonflight Launches

Before you venture back into the land of the living (and Dragons), you'll want to make sure that you try to earn the rewards listed below before the ability to acquire them increases once Dragonflight launches.

Once the Dragonflight pre-expansion update arrives, all Shadowlands raids will become Fated for the rest of the expansion. This may make these mounts more challenging to attain, but the bosses are guaranteed to each drop two mounts until Dragonflight launches.

Upon launch, the guaranteed drop rate for Vengeance's Reins obtained from defeating Mythic Sylvanas and the Fractal Cypher of the Zereth Overseer mount obtained from defeating Mythic Jailer will see a significant decrease. The number of dropped mounts will be reduced to one (currently two).

Vengeance's Reins


Vengeance

Vengeance served Sylvanas well, and now the ebony dragonhawk can serve you when you take the Dark Lady down. To defeat Sylvanas in Sanctum of Domination on Mythic difficulty, you'll want to recruit 20 of your bravest allies to enter the raid, and it's recommended that all players are at least 278 item level or higher.

Fractal Cypher of the Zereth Overseer Mount


Fractal Cypher of the Zereth Overseer

Enigmatic and aloof, this construct of the First Ones flies on a graceful stream of perfect geometric understanding. To get this mount, gather 20 of your strongest allies and take the fight to The Jailer on Mythic difficulty in Sepulcher of the First Ones. It is recommended that players are at least 265 item level or higher.



As you ponder your stay in the afterlife and prepare to return, which rewards are you hoping to bring back with you to the realm of the living?

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See you in the Dragon Isles!
This article was originally published in forum thread: What to do before Dragonflight Launch and Dragonflight Pre-Patch started by Lumy View original post
Comments 38 Comments
  1. Albertillo's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by The-Shan View Post
    On or before december 31st, the expansion could drop anywhere between mid October and december 31st, and given that this announcement occurred, it means they aren't expecting to delay passed the New Year like they did with Reforged.
    I suppose the prepatch PTR will end at mid October or almost November, so I would vote for end of November, or start of December for the expansion. But I'm surprised that we're like two-three months more or less before the release and we still don't know an actual date of release.
  1. Dracullus's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by The-Shan View Post
    guess its coming really soon huh?
    Oct 25th sounds even more likely after yesterday. They said they willl turn on all fated raids on pre-patch, would be strange to have rotation uncomplete, so 12 weeks and 4 cycles for season 4 would fit.
  1. MrLachyG's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by The-Shan View Post
    guess its coming really soon huh?
    that leak had pre-patch for DF at October 27
  1. FelPlague's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by SoundOfGuns View Post
    Blizzard sure likes their cheap fomo bullshit.
    You mean players. Blizz has tried to remove this stuff multiple times with the community backlash forcing them to continue it.
  1. Flame6's Avatar
    Lol @ everyone saying "EWW FOMO" are the same folks who go "NOOOO don't give my unique mount, thats not available anymore, to anyone else".

    There's nothing wrong with limited time items.
  1. Soeroah's Avatar
    Nice, only took them, what, two months into S4 and two months before it all becomes unobtainable to clarify the Fated rewards are indeed FOMO.
  1. Drusin's Avatar
    Why do they wait till the last minute to announce this shit?




    Quote Originally Posted by Flame6 View Post
    Lol @ everyone saying "EWW FOMO" are the same folks who go "NOOOO don't give my unique mount, thats not available anymore, to anyone else".
    Not me, I hate FOMO AND you can place anything from my collection on a vendor for 1 copper

    Fuck FOMO
  1. terminaltrip421's Avatar
    I'm just glad blizzard cross-promoted enough f2p games to ween me off wow (actually I ended up not logging in to wow wasting months worth of pre-paid game time). see you in-game again if wow ever becomes f2p.
  1. Cosmic Janitor's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by WowIsDead64 View Post
    Don't tell me what to do till SL's end. Tell me, when this s**t will finally end.
    For once I have to agree with you.
  1. Lady Atia's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Soeroah View Post
    Nice, only took them, what, two months into S4 and two months before it all becomes unobtainable to clarify the Fated rewards are indeed FOMO.
    Huh? That was clear from day one. Beta also confirmed it with the achievements moved to FoS.
  1. Linri's Avatar
    not gonna lie those are some pretty cool mounts
  1. tomolak's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by WowIsDead64 View Post
    Don't tell me what to do till SL's end. Tell me, when this s**t will finally end.
    Never! It's the afterlife after all, and it is forever!
  1. chiddie's Avatar
    Thanks for confirming that as a casual player who doesn’t play partied content I can happily forget about the game until DF launches, Blizzard!

    Really appreciate it.
  1. scubi666stacy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by chiddie View Post
    Thanks for confirming that as a casual player who doesn’t play partied content I can happily forget about the game until DF launches, Blizzard!

    Really appreciate it.
    Yeah. The only thing for which I log into the game, if I manage to find the time, is for Mage Tower.
  1. Soeroah's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Lady Atia View Post
    Huh? That was clear from day one. Beta also confirmed it with the achievements moved to FoS.
    Must have missed the information they were time limited when they got announced, do you happen to have a link?

    And there are still FOS obtainable in-game so that's not necessarily proof of intention. Blizzard have been inconsistent enough just making assumptions isn't good enough any more -they need to outright clarify how things are going to work well in advance. These Fated rewards are a good example, the slimecat was assumed to be LFR-able for months before the season finally went live and they changed the achievements to be 'normal or higher' a day or two earlier. They had *months* to tell people on the forums it would require normal or higher and they didn't.

    Now, as far as I can tell, they haven't said anything about whether the rewards would be obtainable post-Shadowlands until this announcement. I don't recall seeing anything about Fated raids disappearing after Season 4 is over, the schedule just says the rotation will continue until "they all become permanent". I could well be wrong, though, but as I said, I'd like to see a blue post saying as much - 'common sense' or 'history' aren't equivalent to confirmation with their track record.
  1. SoundOfGuns's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by FelPlague View Post
    You mean players. Blizz has tried to remove this stuff multiple times with the community backlash forcing them to continue it.
    Really? ...I did not know that, but somehow i have no doubts.

    - - - Updated - - -

    Quote Originally Posted by Flame6 View Post
    Lol @ everyone saying "EWW FOMO" are the same folks who go "NOOOO don't give my unique mount, thats not available anymore, to anyone else".

    There's nothing wrong with limited time items.
    No. At least i don't. I got enough of those too, so... I think Blizzard is fucking stupid to take out stuff like this. People joined 6+ years after WotLK and stuff like the black Protodrake and what have you are now just randomly gone. Its fucking mounts. Its shouldnt be locked out from people. Same for all the shitty Arena-Sets and what not.
  1. FelPlague's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by SoundOfGuns View Post
    Really? ...I did not know that, but somehow i have no doubts.
    They tried to make it so for example when you reached 2100 rating in a season you would get a token to buy a ranked pvp set from previous seasons.
    The pvp forums became so toxic they backed out of the idea, this was early legion.
  1. SoundOfGuns's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by FelPlague View Post
    They tried to make it so for example when you reached 2100 rating in a season you would get a token to buy a ranked pvp set from previous seasons.
    The pvp forums became so toxic they backed out of the idea, this was early legion.
    Aha. So pretty much "I WON IT AND NOBODY ELSE SHOULD"-Garbage... I don't want to insult PVPers, since i know not remotely all of them are like that. I have some of those Sets myself, even tho its been a while... ...but thats kind of what i expect from people who believe playing Flavor-of-the-month for cheap, unearned wins and satisfaction should be hold in such high regard... Especially as I find it hilarious to even think high arena ratings with a "current meta" lineup are even one quarter of the effort required that maintaining and successfully running a lasting High-End PVE-Raid is. In short; Im not surprised that cheesefest party screeched when someone entertained taking their entitlement down a notch.

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