WoW TBC Anniversary: Zul'Aman opens on 22 October

Blizzard has set the date for phase 4 of the Burning Crusade Anniversary realms: Zul'Aman opens worldwide at 23:00 UK time on 22 October, which in Central Europe is midnight going into 23 October. It is a level 70 raid in the Ghostlands for 10 players, it needs no attunement, and the lockout resets every 3 days. The 6 bosses are Nalorakk, Akil'zon, Jan'alai, Halazzi, Hex Lord Malacrass and, at the end of it, Zul'jin.

The raid is best known for what it asks of a group that is quick. Clear the bosses inside the timer and the raid frees the hostages and earns the Amani War Bear, a mount that has stayed rare because the timer is unforgiving. Zul'Aman also drops Badges of Justice, the currency players spend on gear from vendors.

Phase 4 is more than the raid, and most of the rest of it loosens old requirements. The Battle for Mount Hyjal and The Black Temple no longer need their attunement chains. The reputation needed for a heroic dungeon key drops to honoured. Doomlord Kazzak and Doomwalker, the 2 outdoor bosses, now drop loot that can be traded or sold rather than loot bound to whoever picked it up. And more raid tiers than before now pay badges, which spreads the currency across content people are already running.

All of it comes from Blizzard's own announcement, and the time in it is given in UK time, so European players are a day over: the first pull is on the night of 22 October in London and after midnight on 23 October in Berlin, Paris and Madrid.