TBC Anniversary Phase 2 launches May 14: SSC, The Eye, Arena Season 2, and Swift Flight Form
Blizzard has outlined what’s coming in the next phase of The Burning Crusade Anniversary. Wowhead’s roundup lists the global rollout and the headline features, including the two big raids and fresh progression targets around Outland.
Global launch: May 14 at 3:00 PM PDT / 23:00 BST.
What’s new at a glance
- Two raids: Tempest Keep – The Eye (Kael’thas Sunstrider) and Serpentshrine Cavern (Lady Vashj).
- Arena Season 2 with new rewards and updated progression.
- Swift Flight Form: a Druid questline that culminates with Anzu in Heroic Sethekk Halls, including the Idol of the Raven Goddess.
- New daily factions: Ogri’la and the Sha’tari Skyguard.
- New profession recipes: Engineering epic goggles and Alchemy discoveries, including raid-friendly cauldrons.
The raid section of Wowhead’s post also notes that access to Serpentshrine Cavern and The Eye requires preparation, so make sure your team has their prerequisites sorted ahead of pull time. Wowhead further mentions “SSC & TK post-nerf difficulty testing” slated for May 1; that’s context from Blizzard’s additional details, not a verdict on tuning.
If you’re lining up UI work before the gates open, keep it simple and focused. Clean raid frames and boss timers are the big wins for SSC and The Eye. Make room on your bars for consumables if your guild plans to lean into the new Alchemy cauldrons, and double-check your combat text/cooldown tracking so Arena Season 2 doesn’t surprise you with missing alerts. Druids starting Swift Flight Form may want a spare action bar slot ready for quest items inside Heroic Sethekk Halls.
Note: For the full list of official details and the exact launch timing, see Wowhead’s coverage of Blizzard’s announcement. There’s also community speculation on the broader roadmap over on MMO-Champion’s forum, but treat those posts as theorycraft until Blizzard confirms more.