WoW WotLKDungeons & RaidsPatch 3.4.2
Wrath Classic Phase 3: Call of the Crusade, Level 80 Onyxia and the Isle of Conquest
Patch 3.4.2 arrived on June 20, 2023 with Trial of the Champion, the full Argent Tournament, Arena Season 7, the Isle of Conquest and Defense Protocol Beta. Two days later, on June 22 at 3:00 p.m. PDT, the Trial of the Crusader raids and a level-80 Onyxia's Lair opened.
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Two raids at the Crusaders' Coliseum, and Onyxia again
Trial of the Crusader and its Heroic version, Trial of the Grand Crusader, are 10- and 25-player raids in the Crusaders' Coliseum at the Argent Tournament. They are five arena challenges in a row: the Northrend Beasts, Lord Jaraxxus, the Faction Champions, the Twin Val'kyr and Anub'arak beneath the arena. The patch notes add that Normal and Heroic share a lockout and that bosses award more emblems and trophies than they first did.
Onyxia's Lair returned as a level-80 raid on the same day. The level-60 version of the encounter stays available through Zidormi.
What the June 20 update added
| Feature | What it does |
|---|---|
| Trial of the Champion | A 5-player dungeon: joust against the opposing faction's champions, face the Argent Crusade's champion, then the Black Knight |
| Argent Tournament | A quest hub north of Sindragosa's Fall in Icecrown, with jousting, daily quests and rewards |
| Arena Season 7 | A new PvP season |
| Isle of Conquest | A new 40-vs-40 battleground |
| Defense Protocol Beta | A harder Titan Rune mode whose bosses drop 10-player Ulduar loot |
The final boss of a Defense Protocol Beta dungeon also awards Sidereal Essence, which buys gear from 10-player hard-mode Ulduar at the Animated Constellation vendor in Dalaran. The mode starts from the Mysterious Device at the entrance of a Heroic dungeon.
Planning for the phase
Phase 3 was the first time Wrath Classic offered raid-level gear from three directions at once: the new raids, Defense Protocol Beta in five-player groups, and the Vault of Archavon, where Koralon the Flame Watcher arrived with the patch. Groups that skipped Ulduar's hard modes could still collect its 10-player items through the Titan Rune mode.
The raid guide lists each encounter's abilities and drops, and the 3.4.2 patch notes cover the class changes, including new glyphs.
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