World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is finally headed to the Emerald Dream proper in its next update, as a plotline years in the making comes to a head.
Called Guardians of the Dream, Dragonflight’s 10.2 update will see players traveling to Azeroth’s magical nature realm to defend its fledgling world tree, Amirdrassil, as the Fire Incarnate Fyrakk looks to claim the tree’s power for his own. The tree is of significant importance to the Night Elves, who plan to use the tree as their new home after Sylvanas and the Horde burned down their previous home, Teldrassil, as part of the lead up to 2018’s Battle for Azeroth expansion. Amirdrassil will host the game’s next nine-boss raid, where players will face off against Fyrakk.
It’s not the first time players have ventured into the Emerald Dream, which has long been a staple of Warcraft lore. It is, however, the first time the realm will be a fully playable zone. Blizzard said 10.2’s Emerald Dream is roughly the size of Dragonlight’s sprawling Ohn’ahran Plains zone. Players will be bringing their dragonriding mounts along for the ride, and acquire a new dragonriding mount, the Faerie Dragon.