Dragon Isles

The Dragon Isles, once called the Broodlands, are where the dragonflights of Azeroth come from, and they are the main stage of the Dragonflight expansion. The land is full of primal elemental magic and life energy, and many creatures there grew scales, frills or spikes because of the draconic power around them.

After the Great Sundering drained much of their magic, the dragons left the isles in the care of titanic watchers, drakonid, dragonspawn and dryads, and the land stayed hidden for more than 10,000 years. When the elements woke again, the watcher Koranos lit the Beacon of Tyrhold, the veil fell and the dragons were called home. The Alliance and the Horde then sent a joint, non-military research team, the Dragonscale Expedition.

Four zones are for leveling and the fifth, the Forbidden Reach, is the starting area of the Dracthyr Evoker. You follow the zones in order, from the Shores at the bottom of the isles up to Thaldraszus at the top; the story moves zone by zone, but exploring inside each zone is fairly open.

Valdrakken sits in the west-central part of Thaldraszus and was the main hub for players during Dragonflight. It is a sanctuary city, home of the Valdrakken Accord formed by the united dragonflights. Each flight has its own enclave: the Obsidian Enclave with forges, the Sapphire Enclave with libraries, the Bronze Enclave with sand and hourglasses, the Emerald Enclave with plants and wild animals, and the Ruby Enclave with gardens and the Ruby Feast. There is also a marketplace, the Artisan's Market, and the Seat of the Aspects.

• At the start of the expansion, a boat leaves from Stormwind City and a gunship from Orgrimmar, carrying players with the expedition to the isles.
• Later you can reach Valdrakken through portals in the Pathfinder's Den in Orgrimmar and the Wizard's Sanctum in Stormwind City.
• Once you unlock Skyriding, you can fly anywhere on the isles, and flight paths in every zone link back to Valdrakken.

The isles hold these dungeons and raids: