The Burning Crusade Anniversary Phase 3 PTR Update – Raid Testing Begins August 14th

Blizzard has released the Burning Crusade Anniversary Phase 3 PTR, with Black Temple & The Battle for Mount Hyjal raid testing beginning on August 14th! These raids will be available for testing all weekend, ending at 1:00 p.m. on August 17th.

The Burning Crusade Phase 3 Overview

We’ve opened the Burning Crusade Classic PTR for testing of Phase 3 content.

Phase 3 goes live on August 27 at 3:00 p.m. PDT / 6:00 p.m. EDT and includes:

New Raids
Black Temple (Illidan the Betrayer) and The Battle for Mount Hyjal (Archimonde).

New Daily Faction and Quest Hub
The Netherwing in Shadowmoon Valley.

Arena Season 3
Earn new rewards, updated progression, and more gear from Outland quartermasters.

Epic Gems
Enhance your gear!

Raid Testing
We plan to enable PTR raid testing at:

1:00 p.m. Friday, August 14

And PTR raid testing will conclude at:

1:00 p.m. Monday, August 17

For this raid test, we’re adding Haste and Destruction potions to be redeemable along side the normally available flasks with the the mark of illidari that come with Phase 3.