Those changes came together when Patch 10.2.5 launched in January 2024.
During the WoW Deep Dive panel at BlizzCon 2023, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas revealed that players would be able to Dragonride in all zones with Patch 10.2.5, covering Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Outland, and every other legacy region. The patch launched in January 2024 and delivered on that promise. Alongside this expansion of Dragonriding, players could continue using standard flying by toggling between the two modes from the mount interface, giving everyone the flexibility to fly however they prefer.
A second change in Patch 10.2.5 moved Dragonriding Glyphs to a permanent account-wide system. Previously earned through Dragon Isles exploration, Glyphs became evergreen unlocks: a character who discovers a Glyph grants it to the whole account, permanently. The change ended the concern that the skill tree would reset with future expansions.
Alongside Dragonriding expansion, Patch 10.2.5 brought full Dragonriding to Dracthyr characters, replacing their older Soar ability with the complete Dragon Isles moveset. Druids received preview access to Dynamic Flying in their Flight Form, a feature that was fully released in The War Within as part of a broader rework to how all classes handle aerial movement.
BlizzCon 2023 was the announcement event for The War Within, the first chapter of the Worldsoul Saga. The expansion launched in August 2024 and brought the following features:
Those War Within features all launched as announced when the expansion went live in August 2024.
The War Within was the opening chapter of the Worldsoul Saga, a multi-expansion arc centred on Azeroth's world soul. Explore WoW Midnight services is the second chapter, which launched in March 2026 and is the current live expansion, set in reimagined Silvermoon and Quel'Thalas. The Last Titan is the planned third and final chapter.
Patch 10.2.5 extended Dragonriding to all legacy WoW zones, made Dragonriding Glyphs an evergreen account-wide system, and gave Dracthyr characters full Dragonriding. Players can toggle between Dragonriding and standard flying in every supported zone.
An evergreen Glyph system means that every Dragonriding Glyph a player discovers is permanently unlocked for the whole account. Before Patch 10.2.5, Glyphs were tied to Dragon Isles progression. After the change, Glyph unlocks persist across characters and patches without resetting.
The War Within launched in August 2024. It was the first chapter of the Worldsoul Saga, announced at BlizzCon 2023. The expansion introduced Hero Talents, Warbands, Delves, Cross-Realm Guilds, and the Nerub'ar Palace raid.
The current expansion is World of Warcraft: Midnight, launched in March 2026. It is the second chapter of the Worldsoul Saga and is set in reimagined Quel'Thalas, including a rebuilt Silvermoon City. The War Within is the previous expansion.
The Worldsoul Saga is a three-expansion storyline announced at BlizzCon 2023. The War Within is chapter one, World of Warcraft: Midnight is chapter two, and The Last Titan is the planned conclusion. The arc focuses on the world soul of Azeroth and brings resolution to storylines running since Warcraft's earliest years.
Yes. Dynamic Flying is the renamed version of Dragonriding, introduced in The War Within (August 2024). The core mechanics (vigor, momentum, and Glyph upgrades) are identical; Blizzard changed the name to reflect that the system was no longer exclusive to dragon mounts and applied to all flying mounts in The War Within and beyond.
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