World of Warcraft's next patch will introduce a new Alliance capital city at the base of Azeroth's latest World Tree, one that will first and foremost serve as a new home for Night Elves. But unlike other Alliance capital cities, this one is open to the Horde as well.

The birth of the new tree, Amirdrassil, and the building of a new city amidst its roots, Bel'ameth, is the culmination of years of in-game storytelling. The Night Elves have been refugees ever since the events of 2018's Battle for Azeroth expansion, which saw the Horde, led by Sylvanas Windrunner, burn down the Night Elves' previous home.

Over the course of 2020's Shadowlands expansion and now Dragonflight, the Night Elves have been working to grow a new World Tree to call home. That dream has now become reality following patch 10.2, which saw players defending the blossoming World Tree from the Primal Incarnate Fyrakk. Now that Fyrakk has been stopped, the Night Elves are free to settle into their new home. The game's upcoming patch 10.2.5 will introduce Bel'ameth as a new city, albeit one members of the Horde are also welcome to visit.