Weekly WoW Update (Sept 25, 2023) - Fresh Event, BlizzCon Guild Showdown

Key Takeaways

• Harvest Festival ran September 26 – October 2, 2023, asking players to honor fallen heroes at Uther the Lightbringer's tomb (Alliance) and Grom Hellscream's monument in Ashenvale (Horde).
• Turbulent Timeways launched week 1 on September 26, 2023 with Cataclysm Timewalking. Completing all five expansion weeks (Cataclysm, Burning Crusade, Legion, Mists, Wrath) earned the Sandy Shalewing mount via the Master of the Turbulent Timeways meta-achievement.
• PvP Brawl: Warsong Scramble ran September 26 – October 3 with changed rules: each team began with three flags, victory required 10 total captures, and players could score enemy flags without their own flags being at base.
• All Dragonflight owners received 500 bonus Trader's Tender; the September 2023 Trading Post bonus mount was the Crusty Crawler, earned by filling the Traveler's Log to 1,000 points.
• The BlizzCon 2023 Guild Clash on November 4 pitted four guilds — Echo, Golden Guardians, Liquid, and Method — across 3v3 Arena, a Mythic+ dungeon race, and an Amirdrassil raid showcase.

Here is a full breakdown of each event from the week of September 25, 2023.

Harvest Festival

The Harvest Festival returned September 26, 2023, running through October 2. Each year, the holiday invites players to pay tribute to those who gave their lives defending Azeroth. Alliance characters visited the tomb of Uther the Lightbringer in Western Plaguelands; Horde characters made the trip to Grom Hellscream's monument in Ashenvale. Both factions completed short quest chains rewarding Harvest Festival Bread, Harvest Boar, and a modest gold bonus (a yearly tradition stretching back to original WoW).

Turbulent Timeways: Week 1 — Cataclysm

Dragonflight Patch 10.1.7 brought the second run of Turbulent Timeways, a five-week rotating Timewalking event featuring a different expansion's dungeons each week. Week 1 started September 26 with Cataclysm Timewalking. The schedule that followed: Burning Crusade (October 3), Legion (October 10), Mists of Pandaria (October 17), and Wrath of the Lich King (October 24).

Standard Timewalking rewarded ilevl 415 gear from weekly caches. Turbulent Timeways pushed rewards higher: caches during the event contained ilevl 428–437 items on the Heroic Aberrus track, a meaningful upgrade for players still filling slots.

The major incentive for veterans was the Sandy Shalewing mount, awarded on completing the Master of the Turbulent Timeways achievement, which required finishing a weekly quest during each of the five different expansion weeks. Players who missed any single week had to wait for the next run of Turbulent Timeways.

For a guided run through any of the five Timewalking rotations, browse Timewalking carry options.

PvP Brawl: Warsong Scramble

Running September 26 – October 3, 2023, Warsong Scramble reworked standard Warsong Gulch with three rule changes. In standard Warsong Gulch, each team holds one flag and wins at three captures. In the Scramble:

• Each team started the match with three flags placed around their base.
• Victory required reaching 10 total flag captures, not three.
• Players could pick up and score an enemy flag even when their own team's flags were not all at base, removing the standard defensive-hold strategy.

Buff cubes scattered across the map added a tactical wrinkle: each cube granted a one-time ability: Arcane Prison, Discombobulator Ray, or Gripping Chain, each offering a brief advantage to the team that claimed them first. The scramble format turned the match into a high-tempo race rather than a turtle-friendly possession game.

Players whose Warsong Scramble performance sparked a longer interest in rated PvP could browse WoW PvP rating boost options to keep momentum going beyond the brawl window.

September 2023 Trading Post and Trader's Tender Bonus

September 2023 was a generous Trading Post month. The bonus mount for filling the Traveler's Log to 1,000 points was the Crusty Crawler — a large animated crustacean unique to September's rotation. Players who reached the point threshold claimed the mount without spending any Trader's Tender from their balance.

Separately, Blizzard granted all active Dragonflight owners 500 bonus Trader's Tender, enough to purchase a mid-range cosmetic from the monthly catalog outright. The Tender credited to accounts automatically during the grant window.

📌 Note for collectors: The Crusty Crawler was exclusive to September 2023's monthly bar; it wasn't available for direct purchase from the Tender shop that month. Players who logged in but didn't complete the bar missed the mount for that cycle.

BlizzCon 2023 Guild Clash

The biggest competitive announcement tied to this week's news cycle was the official reveal of the World of Warcraft BlizzCon Guild Clash, held November 4, 2023. Blizzard selected four guilds representing WoW's top raiding scene: Echo, Golden Guardians, Liquid, and Method.

The format covered three disciplines. In 3v3 Arena PvP, guilds fielded three-player teams in single-elimination, best-of-five brackets. In the Mythic+ dungeon race, two guilds ran keys head-to-head simultaneously in an MDI-style format. The third event was a new content showcase inside Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope (the Season 3 raid), where guild teams raced through four bosses to demonstrate execution speed against brand-new content that BlizzCon attendees were seeing for the first time live.

The Guild Clash was announced approximately six weeks before BlizzCon, giving participating guilds time to prepare team compositions across both PvP and PvE disciplines.

Frequently Asked Questions

What events were active in WoW during the week of September 25, 2023?

The week of September 25, 2023 saw Harvest Festival (starting September 26), Turbulent Timeways week 1: Cataclysm Timewalking (September 26), and PvP Brawl: Warsong Scramble (September 26 – October 3). Blizzard also announced the BlizzCon 2023 Guild Clash and confirmed the September 2023 Trading Post bonus mount as the Crusty Crawler.

What is Turbulent Timeways and how is it different from regular Timewalking?

Turbulent Timeways was a seasonal Dragonflight event that ran five consecutive Timewalking weeks, each featuring a different expansion's dungeons. Unlike a single-expansion Timewalking week, Turbulent Timeways ran Cataclysm, Burning Crusade, Legion, Mists of Pandaria, and Wrath of the Lich King back-to-back. Weekly cache rewards reached ilevl 428–437 on the Heroic Aberrus track rather than the standard ilevl 415. Completing all five weeks' quests earned the Sandy Shalewing mount.

What expansion's dungeons ran during Turbulent Timeways week 1 in September 2023?

Week 1 starting September 26, 2023 was Cataclysm Timewalking. The five-week schedule was: Cataclysm (Sep 26), Burning Crusade (Oct 3), Legion (Oct 10), Mists of Pandaria (Oct 17), Wrath of the Lich King (Oct 24).

How does PvP Brawl: Warsong Scramble differ from regular Warsong Gulch?

Warsong Scramble changed three core rules: each team began with three flags instead of one, victory required 10 captures rather than three, and players could score enemy flags without their own flags needing to be at base first. Buff cubes granting one-time abilities (Arcane Prison, Discombobulator Ray, Gripping Chain) were also added across the map.

Was the Crusty Crawler the September or October 2023 Trading Post mount?

The Crusty Crawler was the September 2023 Trading Post bonus mount, earned by completing the Traveler's Log to 1,000 points during September. It was not an October reward; the official Blizzard announcement for that month was titled "ChAAAArge into September's Trading Post."

Which guilds competed in the BlizzCon 2023 Guild Clash?

Echo, Golden Guardians, Liquid, and Method competed in the BlizzCon 2023 Guild Clash on November 4, 2023. The competition included 3v3 Arena PvP, a Mythic+ dungeon race, and an Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope raid showcase.

What is the Sandy Shalewing mount and how was it obtained?

The Sandy Shalewing was a flying mount awarded by completing the Master of the Turbulent Timeways meta-achievement. Players needed to complete a weekly quest during each of the five expansion Timewalking weeks across a single Turbulent Timeways series — Cataclysm, Burning Crusade, Legion, Mists of Pandaria, and Wrath of the Lich King.

What was the new Blizzard promotion from this week?

Blizzard distributed 500 bonus Trader's Tender to all Dragonflight account holders around the week of September 25, 2023. The Tender credited automatically without any in-game action required and could be spent on any available Trading Post items.

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