Warcraft Rumble has been through some major changes since the game launched in 2023. If you are a new player who wants to know what the game used to be like or a returning player who is interested in what has happened while you were away, this article compiles all the major changes to the game since launch.
In the early days of Warcraft Rumble, most changes happened at the start of each season, but Blizzard has later on started spreading them out more and content is added midway through seasons as well.
Note that this article does not include a full list of balance changes, only the most impactful ones.
Welcome to the Warcraft Rumble timeline!
Season 1: 28 October 2023 - 10 December 2023
Sylvanas Windrunner Undead Leader added.
3 November
- Global launch!
Season 2: 10 December 2023 - 21 January 2024
Chimaera Beast Troop added.
Arathi Basin PvP map added.
Season 3: 21 January 2024 - 6 March 2024
Emperor Thaurissan Blackrock Leader added.
Enchants added to PvP (Collateral damage, Hero’s Resolve, Stonebind, Ward, and Adrenaline Rush).
PvP map randomized for every game instead of staying the same for the entire season.
31 January
- Major S.A.F.E. Pilot nerfs
Season 4: 6 March 2024 -17 April 2024
Witch Doctor Horde Troop added.
Coins, Mega Tomes, and Mythic Tomes added as an option to Daily Rewards.
XP Gem bonuses improved for early and mid collection levels.
Season 5: 17 April 2024 - 29 May 2024
Faerie Dragon Cenarion Troop added.
Darkmoon Faire recurring event added.
Quest XP increased to 2.5 times its previous amount.
PvP modifiers last for 3 weeks, down from 6 weeks (one modifier rotates each week).
24 April
- Blingtron’s Bounties recurring event added
3 May
- Spells changed to deal 50% damage to Barracks in PvP
Season 6: 29 May 2024 - 10 July 2024
Earth and Moon Cenarion Troop added.
Siege of Stormwind - the first co-op experience - added
Dungeon level cap lowered from 30 to 23.
PvP level caps at under 3000 Honor removed.
Guild size increased from 15 to 20.
Whelp Eggs Flame Burst talent damage nerf.
Deep Breath Double Dragon talent nerf.
5 June
- Molten Core Raid added
- Ragnaros Blackrock Leader added
Season 7: 10 July 2024 - 21 August 2024
15 July
- Moonglade zone added
25 July
- Cenarius Cenarion Leader added
- Onu Cenarius Leader added
- Ancient of War Cenarius Troop added
- Bog Beast Cenarius Troop added
- Moonkin Cenarius Troop added
31 July Molten Core buffs
- Execute damage against bosses nerfed
- Phase transition damage reduction added to bosses
- Magmadar aggro range increased
- Geddon AoE clear at phase transitions added
- Geddon health increased
- Geddon Burn added
- Golemagg blind spot against Whelps fixed
- Ragnaros Meat Wagon burn zone added
Season 8: 21 August 2024 - 2 October 2024
Dryad Cenarion Troop added.
Rare-O-Matic and Tinker’s Gem Grid Gadgets added
25 August
- Scholomance dungeon added
13 September
- Rumble team hit by the Microsoft layoffs with at least 25 people laid off (50+ remain)
26 September
- Gadget Bonanza recurring event added
Season 9: 2 October 2024 - 13 November 2024
Ysera Cenarion Leader added.
16 October
- Hallow’s End seasonal event added
- Headless Horseman Undead Troop added
- Dire Batlings Undead Troop added
29 October
- Core trading added (from Rare to Epic to Legendary)
- Technology to run multiple simultaneous events added
- Anniversary login event
6 November
- Siege of Ironforge added
Season 10: 13 November 2024 - 25 December 2024
Sylvanas Windrunner reworked into the first Split Leader (Horde/Undead).
18 November
- Pilgrim’s Bounty seasonal event added
- Eclipse Cenarion Troop added
- Treant Cenarion Troop added
4 December
- Malfurion Stormrage Alliance/Cenarion Split Leader added
- Winter Veil seasonal event added
- Quest XP increased by +80% (4.5 times what it was at launch)
- Open queue (LFR) for Sieges and Raids added
10 December
- Warcraft Rumble PC client launch!
14 December
- Anub’arak Beast/Undead Split Leader added
16 December
- Balance patch with buffs and nerfs to 10 minis
18 December
- Anub’arak nerfed after killing Onyxia with only Uncommon minis
- Raid bosses started to cleanse themselves of poison at phase transitions
24 December
- Orgrim Doomhammer Horde/Blackrock Split Leader added
Season 11: 25 December 2024 - 5 February 2025
1 January
- Mountaineer rework
- Mountaineer event
8 January
- Druid of the Claw Cenarion Troop added
- Winds of Change: Druid of the Claw event
9 January PvP rework
- One Honor rating, no more Leader-specific Honor.
- Top 100 ladder rewards.
- PvP match time shortened from 3 minutes and 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Overtime is still 1 minute.
- Victory Road PvP rewards that do not require winning games.
22 January
- Swole Troll Horde Troop added
- Winds of Change: Swole Troll event
27 January
- Balance patch with buffs and nerfs to 10 minis
- Most notably, the first Malfurion nerf and Ancient of War Lightning Rod nerf to 5 gold
3 February
- Spiderlings rework
- PvP modifiers last for 9 days, down from 3 weeks (one modifier rotates every 3 days)
Season 12: 5 February 2025 - 19 March 2025
5 February
- Spiderlings event
12 February
- Love is in the Air seasonal login event
14 February
- Balance patch with nerfs to all Split Leaders (Malfurion, Anub’arak, Orgrim Doomhammer, Sylvanas Windrunner)
20 February
- Emotes enabled in co-op
26 February
- Priestess Alliance Troop added
- Priestess event
- New event system that enables the use of any maps for event missions - the debut of Mythic event missions
Season 13: 19 March 2025 - 30 April 2025
19 March
- Balance patch with buffs and nerfs to 23 minis
- Frostwolf Shaman Earthwall Totem no longer heals Barracks in PvP
- Major buffs to Warsong Grunts Guard Duty talent, Molten Giant Bolster talent, Plague Farmer Splashing Pumpkins talent, Charlga (can hit air), and Onu
26 March
- Arthas Menethil Alliance/Undead Split Leader added
- Lich King event including Mythic event missions
- Heroic Siege of Stormwind added
16 April
- Friendly duels added (equal-level PvP with specific players, potentially enabling tournament play)
- Quest XP doubled (now 9 times what it was at launch)
- XP needed from level 1-19 reduced by around 20%
- Raids and Sieges give XP even if both you and your partner have already defeated the boss (up to the daily XP cap of 50k)
23 April
- Heroic Siege of Ironforge added
Season 14: 30 April 2025 - 11 June 2025
30 April
- Balance patch with buffs and nerfs to 15 minis
- Living Bomb explosion delay increased and damage to bosses nerfed by 50%
- Bloodmage Thalnos rework
