Overpowered items in WoW Season of Discovery could cause big problems for future seasons

World of Warcraft Classic Season of Discovery is all about experimentation, rediscovering, and testing. Blackfathom Deeps has been converted into a raid with fresh loot, but this might become a problem in future updates.

Blackfathom Deeps is the first Season of Discovery raid and as such, it has different loot than it used to have as a dungeon. In the SoD raid, you can get your hands on Epic gear like Deadly Strike of the Hydra, Rod of the Ancient Sleepwalker, and Azshari Arbalest that make wiping at Twilight Lord Kelris worth it. And while this looks like amazing gear, it could give rise to huge problems in future updates. This gear is really strong, and it could even be compared to pre-BiS gear you get from end-game dungeons, as first noted by WoW content creator WillE. For example,  Rod of the Ancient Sleepwalker, a staff that drops from Twilight Lord Kelris, gives 15 Intellect, 14 Spirit, five Shadow Resistance, and 26 increased damage and healing done. Rod of the Ogre Magi, which drops in Dire Maul Tribute, has similar stats—11 Stamina, 14 Intellect, seven Spirit, one percent critical strike chance, and increased healing and damage done by 23. Essentially, this gear is quite similar, even though the first staff is obtained at level 25, and the other one at level 58.