The Dragon Isles took the Kaldorei plot in a direction that not many World of Warcraft players were immediately happy with, trading the life of Malfurion Stormrage to bring Ysera back from the Shadowlands. While the game’s narrative director implied that this transaction is temporary, many night elf fans were dismayed that Azeroth’s iconic druid was put out of commission at a time when his people needed him the most. With Ysera returning to the fold, the Kaldorei needed a win to balance things out, and it looks like Blizzard Entertainment had something special in mind.

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Players who complete the Valdrakken Accord faction until Renown Level 19 will be able to witness a moment with Tyrande Whisperwind and Ysera standing on the western coast of the Ohn’ahran Plains, gazing out into the sea. This specific part of the Dragon Isles zone in World of Warcraft was tied to several encrypted files during the Dragonflight beta, and many players theorized that it would be the spot of the next World Tree to replace Tel’drassil. It would seem that those players were right, as the dialogue between Ysera and Tyrande seems to confirm that the world seed provided by the Winter Queen in Shadowlands will bloom off the shores of the Ohn’ahran Plains.

Given that Blizzard revealed a confident roadmap for World of Warcraft in 2023, it’s quite possible that the emergence of a new World Tree will play a large part in the patches to come. While the chances of it becoming a playable zone in either 10.1 or 10.2 are slim, at the very least, World of Warcraft players should expect to see the new World Tree blossom over the course of the expansion.

Many fans find it wishful thinking, but depending on where Dragonflight takes its story, Blizzard may be setting up the foundation of a new Cataclysm-level rework for the old world. Dragonflight has often been touted as the beginning of a new chapter for the Warcraft saga, and there may be no better way to set the tone for future expansions than to finally make the new player experience narratively coherent.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is available now for PC.

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