World of Warcraft Dragonflight is the ninth expansion for the ever-expanding MMORPG World of Warcraft, featuring a new adventure that takes place on the recently discovered dragon islands, the ancestral homeland of the dragons. After sleeping for countless ages, the island awakens, revealing itself to the rest of the world, overflowing with elemental magic and the life energies of Azeroth. In response, the flights of dragons return to Azeroth and rush to defend the islands.