PvE season

PvE seasons or Mythic+ seasons are periods in which Mythic+ dungeons scale to the item level available in the current-tier raid. Each season usually coincides with the start of the raid and a simultaneous PvP season.

PvE seasons usually begin with the following sequence:

• Mythic+ unlocks at the same time as the Normal and Heroic modes of a raid, but the end-of-dungeon rewards are capped at a reduced item level (preventing social pressures to grind many M+ dungeons) -- meanwhile, Mythic+ weekly Great Vault rewards are uncapped.
• The cap on end-of-dungeon rewards lifts in the following week, coinciding with the launch of Mythic raiding.
• LFR wings unlock each week thereafter.

After a major content patch or expansion pre-patch, some fansites declare a post-season for the purpose of tracking player accomplishments (leaderboards). This is the brief time after new content is available, but before the new scaling, and corresponding new raid, unlocks.

During each PvE season, there is a set of Feats of Strength achievements relating to attaining Keystone Master during that season. Beginning with Battle for Azeroth: Season Four, these achievements also award season-exclusive mounts.

• World of Warcraft: Classic - Content opens in seasons to mimic the order when raid tiers and other content became available.
• PvP seasons - Arena seasons have existed since The Burning Crusade, and expanded to include all forms of rated PvP content.