This Week in WoW (TWiW) delivers the latest World of Warcraft news from the last week!
The War Within™ Pre-Expansion Content Update is Now Live!
Big changes arrive with the introduction of Warbands, Skyriding, class and system updates, and more with the pre-expansion content update. Take your first steps into the continuing story that will take you into the unexplored depths of Azeroth.
Get the Band Together for Warbands Expand the potential of all your World of Warcraft® characters with account-wide progression across your Battle.net® account, regardless of faction—including shared The War Within™ renown, a Warband bank, achievements, collections, and more!
Learn more about Warbands in our
overview article. Visions of Azeroth Strange visions are calling to the heroes of Azeroth. Players who have reached level 70 and have completed the final chapter of the
Dragonflight questline will be called to take their next steps into the story leading into
The War Within with the first part of the "Visions of Azeroth" questline.
Take to the Skies with Skyriding Dragonriding is here to stay and available for many flying mounts in all flyable areas. Players can also toggle between Skyriding (previously known as dynamic flight) or the flying style introduced originally in The Burning Crusade (TBC) which we’re calling Steady Flight. Learn more about Skyriding in our
previously published article.
Answer the Call of the Radiant Echoes Confront the memories of Azeroth during the new pre-expansion event and collect Residual Memories to purchase new items to add to your Warband collection.
When: July 30 – August 26
Where: Dalaran (hub), Dragonblight, Dustwallow Marsh, and Searing Gorge
Currency: Residual Memories – Half forgotten memories can be glimpsed in the light playing across this iridescent powder.
Levels: 10-70
Players with and without The War Within™ will be able to take part in this event for its duration. Learn more about this event in our
overview article. The War Within Pre-Expansion Update Notes Learn more about the changes in the pre-expansion content update in our
update notes.
Get Bonus Content from The War Within Pre-Purchase Gryphon Rider Sets Available With the launch of the pre-expansion content update, players who have
pre-purchased the Heroic or Epic Edition of
The War Within will be able to accept the quest, "The Stormrider’s Bond" from Kurdran Wildhammer in Valdrakken.
Completing this quest will reward three new alternate color transmog armor sets: Frenzied Deep, Shocking Silver, and Sparking Champion Stormrider’s Attire.
After completing Kurden’s quest, he’ll have another quest for you called "A Sacred Connection." Completing this quest will provide upgraded versions of these sets: Frenzied Deep, Shocking Silver, and Sparking Champion’s Stormrider’s Attire.
Players who have not begun these quests before the launch of
The War Within will be able to pick up a quest from Stormrider Bruelda in Dornogal.
Squally's Siblings Players who have pre-ordered the Epic Editon of
The War Within will be able to summon Squally from their collection to undertake the quest "Gryphons of a Feather" to seek out Squally’s three siblings—Flash, Gale, and Thundo— within the Dragon Isles to add to your battle pet collection.
The War Within goes live on August 26 at 3:00 pm PDT globally. Players who have purchased the
Epic Edition of The War Within will take part in Early Access beginning August 22.
The War Within™ Season 1 and Raid Schedule Overview
The War Within™ is almost upon us and with it, a new season will begin with new dungeons, new rewards, and new challenges.
Just the Facts - 7/22: Dragonflight Season 4 PvP Ladder Closes and Mythic+ 0.1% title rating qualification ends.
- 7/23: Pre-Expansion Content Update Goes Live
- 7/30: Pre-Expansion Event Goes Live
- 8/20: PvP Pre-Season begins with weekly resets
- 8/22: The War Within Early Access begins, Normal Dungeons open
- 8/26:The War Within Goes Live Globally at 3:00 pm PDT with Heroic Dungeons and Dragonflight Season 4 PvE rewards are retired.
- 9/10: The War Within Season 1 Begins with Normal and Heroic raid difficulty, Raid Finder Wing 1, Mythic 0 Dungeons, Heroic Seasonal dungeons, a new World Boss, and PvP Season 1
- 9/17: Mythic raids and Mythic+ dungeons open, Raid Finder Wing 2 opens, raid Story Mode opens
- 9/24: Raid Finder Wing 3 Opens
Dragonflight™ Season 4 End Dates The current season of PvP content will end at 10:00 pm PDT the night before maintenance in each region—July 22 at 10:00 pm PDT for NA, July 23 at 22:00 CEST for EU, and July 24 at 22:00 in Korea and Taiwan.
With the season’s end, it will no longer be possible to earn PvP seasonal rewards, titles, or Dragonflight Season 4 rankings, and titles will be awarded in the weeks after the season ends:
- Draconic Gladiator: End Dragonflight PvP Season 4 in the top 0.1% of the 3v3 arena ladder (requires 150 games won in Dragonflight Season 4).
- Draconic Legend: End Dragonflight PvP Season 4 in the top 0.1% of the Solo Shuffle ladder (requires 50 games won in Dragonflight Season 4).
Players can still queue for rated PvP modes for Honor, Conquest, and progress toward the faction-themed
Vicious Dreamtalon mount for Horde or Alliance.
Mythic+ 0.1% title rating qualification ends will also end on July 22 at the same time as the PvP season ends.
All PvE rewards currently available within Dragonflight Season 4 will no longer be available as of August 26.
The War Within With the start of Early Access on August 22, Normal difficulty dungeons will become available.
Dungeons - Ara-Kara, City of Echoes (Levels 70-80)
- Priory of the Sacred Flame (Levels 70-80)
- The Rookery (Levels 70-80)
- The Stonevault (Levels 70-80)
- Cinderbrew Meadery (Level 80)
- City of Threads (Level 80)
- Darkflame Cleft (level 80)
- The Dawnbreaker (Level 80)
With the launch of the expansion on August 26, Heroic difficulty dungeons will be available to play.
On September 10,
The War Within Season 1 will begin with Heroic and Raid Finder Wing 1 of Nerub-ar Palace opening, Mythic 0 dungeons also become available along with Heroic Seasonal dungeons and the new World bosses.
World Bosses - Kordac, the Dormant Protector
- Aggregation of Horrors
- Shurrai, Atrocity of the Undersea
- Orta, the Broken Mountain
On September 17, Mythic raids, Raid Finder Wing 2, Mythic+ dungeons and raid Story Mode will open.
On September 24 Raid Finder Wing 3 will open.
Stay tuned to the official site for more information on
The War Within.
What to Tackle in Dragonflight Before the War Within
While soaring the skies in the land of dragons, you'll want to ensure you complete the activities from around the Dragon Isles before their rewards are no longer available (or not as easily obtained) when
The War Within™ arrives on August 26.
Dragonflight Season 4
Raids
- Raids will no longer be "Awakened" when The War Within launches, and the following rewards, achievements, and teleports tied to them will no longer be attainable:
Voyaging Wilderling mount attained from Awakening the Dragonflight Raids. - "Awakened Hero" title attained from Heroic: Awakening the Dragonflight Raids.
- Raid teleports Path of the Primal Prison, Path of the Bitter Legacy, and Path of the Scorching Dream earned from Mythic: Awakening the Dragonflight Raids.
- Season 4 Awakened Raid Achievements:
Awakened Storms: Normal, Heroic, Mythic - Awakened Shadows: Normal, Heroic, Mythic
- Awakened Flames: Normal, Heroic, Mythic
After
The War Within launches, the ability to obtain the
Reins of Anu'relos, Flame's Guidance will become much more difficult. Learning the mount on any class also awards the
Feather of the Blazing Somnowl and the
Cinder of Companionship.
Dungeons
Keystone Hero Dungeon Teleports:
The Azure Vault,
Halls of Infusion,
Neltharus,
Algeth'ar Academy,
Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr,
Brackenhide Hollow,
Ruby Life Pools, and
The Nokhud Offensive.
See you in Azeroth!
Wield Otherworldly Weapons with the Cosmic Weapon Cache
Gain five armaments forged from the primal fabric of the cosmos when you procure the Cosmic Weapon Cache through August 30, 2024, from the in-game shop! Whoever assembled this collection and why remains a mystery, but wielding any one of these mystifying weapons will draw the eye of those who covet such power.
Add these otherworldly weapon Transmogs to your Collection through August 30, 2024:
- Taesavir, Sword of the Grand Design
- Seetheras, Broadsword of the Sunderer
- Gorridar, Darkblade of the Sunderer
- Voidsong, Stave of the Harbinger
- M’thos, Dagger of the Grand Design
Weapon Transmogs are not available as standalone purchases. This offer requires a
World of Warcraft® subscription or Game Time and is not available in
World of Warcraft Classic progression games.
The War Within™: Updated Character Screen and Character Services
With the release of the pre-expansion content update and Warbands, you’ll notice a difference in the character screen that will affect how you use Character Transfers, Level Boosts, Race Changes, and Faction Changes on your characters.
As the character selection screen shows all characters on the Battle.net account in one convenient location, some may show up as “gray” in the listing and are not available to select to use a Character Service on. To use a service for that character, you will need to select the realm that the character is from first by clicking on the “Realm” selection at the top of the screen and then apply the service to that character.
You can also hover your mouse cursor over a character listed on the right side of the screen to see additional information including the realm it is currently on.
Follow along on the official
World of Warcraft news site for all the latest developments as we journey through the week together.
