The Dragonflight Codex

World of Warcraft: The Dragonflight Codex
Author(s)	Doug Walsh, Sandra Rosner
Artist(s)	Various
Pages	192
Publisher(s)	Blizzard Entertainment; Insight Editions
Publication date	December 26, 2023
Format(s)	Hardcover, Digital
ISBN 10	1647221587
ISBN 13	978-1647221584

World of Warcraft: The Dragonflight Codex is a comprehensive guide highlighting the magical abilities and the chronological evolution of the dragons, and the zones of the Dragon Isles in Dragonflight. It was released on 26 December 2023.

Description

Uncover the rich history of the legendary dragons of Azeroth with this official, lavishly illustrated guide from the iconic game World of Warcraft. With over 100 never-before-seen illustrations, World of Warcraft: The Dragonflight Codex is the ultimate WoW fan’s guide to everything dragons.

Journey across Azeroth and beyond with this comprehensive guide, highlighting the magnificent dragons of the video game World of Warcraft. With this immersive in-world field guide written by Archmage Khadgar of the Kirin Tor, get an in-depth look at draconic species and the newly awakened dracthyr, along with the magical abilities of World of Warcraft’s dragonflights, proto-dragons, and more!

After enduring years of hardship, the dragons of Azeroth must reclaim their legacy, and it is more important than ever to learn about their vast history and incredible abilities. Though the Dragon Isles stood dormant for 10,000 years, now the Watcher has reawakened, the beacon has been lit, and the dragons have come home—called to be Azeroth’s protectors once more. The New Age of Dragons has begun in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. From the untamed northlands of Azeroth, fans of World of Warcraft will be able to follow the history of the dragons from their origins as elemental drakes to the present day dragonflights in this new, all-inclusive dragon codex.^[1]

Inconsistencies and mistakes

Given the fact that the entries are written from Khadgar's point of view, these could, theoretically, be considered as in-universe mistakes instead of retcons.

The book mentions that when the twilight dragons attacked the dragon sanctums, the meeting at Wyrmrest Temple was answered by dragons and their mortal allies. However, in Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects, in that meeting there were only dragons and no mention of any mortal allies.
The book mentions that Zidormi grants glimpses into events such as the Legion's invasion of the Blasted Lands via the Dark Portal. This should say the Iron Horde's invasion of the Blasted Lands, as they were not aligned with the Legion when the attack occurred.
On page 76, one of Azuregos' titles is "Spirit of Azurego", which is a typo.
On page 95, it says that Lethon's taunts reverberated through the cursed woods of Darkshire, however it should say the cursed woods of Duskwood, as Darkshire is the name of the Alliance town.
On page 178, Zuluhed the Whacked was said to be the Warchief of the Dragonmaw clan. However, he never claimed the position of Warchief and held the tile of "Chieftain of the Dragonmaw" when he was killed.^[2]

Notes and trivia

In universe, the book was written by Archmage Khadgar, with the information being compiled from the libraries of Dalaran, Karazhan, the Dragon Isles and Kalecgos, Merithra, and Chromie answering his endless questions. Adventurers also provided information.
The book canonizes a legend about Westrift's bridge from Lands of Mystery.
The book canonizes Flametongues and provides more information for Wyrmkin and Scalebanes.
The book establishes canon locations of the Dragons of Nightmare, since in the game the dragons were spawning at all locations.
The beginning of the book contains a note about taking the book with a grain of salt, which leaves room for future story additions, changes, errors, and retcons.
The book contains a history chapter, similar to the one in the Chronicle series, albeit a shortened one and provides history relevant to dragons. It also contains entries for dragon characters, dragonflights, and dragonkin races and classes, similar to the Ultimate Visual Guides.
The original release dates were 15 August 2023, then 21 November 2023, before being moved to December.