Summary
- World of Warcraft's new Seafarer Pack cosmetic bundle, featuring a pirate ship mount and thematic pets, could be a hint about the game's next expansion.
- Previous shop bundles have teased future expansions, so players are speculating that this bundle points to a seafaring-themed expansion.
- Lore hints and fan theories also support the possibility of a watery expansion, with mentions of a dread pirate captain, mysterious island, and a returning villain.
World of Warcraft’s new Seafarer Pack cosmetic bundle might be a huge hint as to what the next expansion could be about. This collection of cash shop items share a loose theme that, if World of Warcraft follows precedent, could tease where the game could go in the future.
The Seafarer Pack is a bundle of four collectible World of Warcraft items players can buy from the cash shop for $27.49. The full pack includes the Dreadwake pirate ship mount, as well as three pets: Tottle the mini Tortollan, Cap’n Crackers the pirate parrot, and Dottie the alpaca. These cosmetic items are not new, but are being offered together at a discounted rate before they are removed from the shop indefinitely on September 17.
However, fans couldn’t help but notice these items all shared a common theme. The Dreadwake and Cap’n Crackers are both obviously related to pirates. Meanwhile, alpacas like Dottie are often used by the wayfaring Vulpera, and Tortollans like Tottle are known for traveling far and wide learning and sharing stories. While the exploratory theme of the Seafarer Pack makes sense given the name, many players suspect the bundle could be a subtle hint as to what the next World of Warcraft expansion could be.
Similar shop bundles have actually teased future World of Warcraft expansions in the past. In December 2021, WoW offered the Dragon Pack – a big batch of dragon-themed mounts and pets – only for it to reveal the Dragonflight expansion a few months later in April 2022. While that may not be the case this time, many players expect World of Warcraft to announce its next expansion at BlizzCon in early November, so the timeline would be pretty similar.
This isn’t the only thing players have seen that would suggest a seafaring expansion. Lore text from Dragonflight has given hints towards several plot points that would fit well in a watery expansion, including an elusive Night Elf dread pirate captain, a mysterious island called Avaloren, and the return of Queen Azshara, a fan-favorite World of Warcraft villain.
In the meantime, it appears World of Warcraft may be going to the Emerald Dream to protect the new World Tree from the Primal Incarnates in Patch 10.2. The update doesn’t have a name or release date yet, but many players expect to learn more some time after Patch 10.1.7 drops on September 5. Until then, players can only speculate as to where World of Warcraft will go next.
World of Warcraft is available on PC.