World of Warcraft: Dragonflight pre-expansion patch unlock times

The second Dragonflight pre-patch is releasing today; here’s what it changes and when it arrives.

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While the official World of Warcraft:Dragonflightis still about two weeks away, the next phase of the Dragonflight pre-patch is launching today in North America and early tomorrow in Europe. This new patch is bringing theDracthyrEvoker class to players who’ve pre-ordered Dragonflight and for those that haven’t there are several other non-expansion changes showing up in game.

Here’s what you’ll need to know about what’s new today and exactly when this Dragonflight pre-patch launches:

When does the Dragonflight pre-patch unlock?

Blizzard has specified that World of Warcraft maintenance began at 7:00 am PT (10 am ET) and will end at 3:00 pm PT (6 pm ET) on November 15 for players in North America. It will begin at 3:00 am CET (2 am GMT) on November 16 for the EU region.

Here’s when maintenance is scheduled to end in North American and Europe:

This is Phase 2 of the Dragonflight pre-expansion patch, bringing in even more features and changes than the first patch phase from October.

Can you play a Dracthyr in the Dragonflight pre-patch?

If you’ve pre-ordered the Dragonflight expansion, you can create your first Dracthyr Evoker after the pre-patch launches. That means you’ll have access to play around with the extensive Dracthyr character creator for your human and dragon forms. You’ll start off with an Evoker at level 58 in their new race starter zone Forbidden Reach.

What else is new in the Dragonflight pre-patch?

For players that haven’t pre-ordered the expansion, there are other changes coming to the main game in the November 15 patch. Here’s what to expect:

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If you haven’t played since the October pre-patch, here’s the rest of the cumulative changes so far in the Dragonflight pre-expansion patches:

Blizzard support will track known issues with the pre-expansion pass over on theBlizzard support websiteas well.

Even if you haven’t pre-ordered the expansion, make sure to take a look at our list ofthings to do before Dragonflight launchesso you’re prepped for the Dragon Isles.

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