World of Warcraft Rise of Azshara Release Date Revealed With New Trailer

The next update for Battle of Azeroth goes live soon.
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Another huge update is coming soon to World of Warcraft’s Battle of Azeroth expansion, this time bringing back the Queen of Tides. Rise of Azshara is coming soon, challenging players to travel deep into the heart of Azshara’s Eternal Palace for a new raid, exciting new zones, more armor, and so much more. You can check out the most recent trailer below from Blizzard:

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According to Blizzard, “Something sinister churns beneath the waves–the Queen of Tides’ return is imminent! Rise of Azshara, the next major Battle for Azeroth content update goes live June 25 and is packed with many new features, including the addition of Essences to the Heart of Azeroth system; two new zones to explore, Nazjatar and Mechagon; Heritage Armor for tauren and gnomes; new Benthic gear; a raid that takes players into the depths of Azshara’s Eternal Palace; and much more.”

For those that really enjoy a good challenge, the newest raid will feature 8 bosses in total with the below difficulties: 

  • Normal 
  • Heroic
  • Mythic

As for when the raids actually begin, those go live a little later on July 9th for both Normal and Heroic Players. 

The newest update arrives on Battle.net on June 25th! Are you excited for the next step of the latest expansion? Have you been enjoying how Battle for Azeroth has grown since its launch? Hit us with all of your fascinating WoW-related thoughts over on Twitter @PrimaGames! And don’t forget: “For the Horde!” 


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