Midnight, the second chapter of the Worldsoul Saga will go live on March 2, 2026. Early access will start on February 27, 2026.
Prepare to face Xal’atath, the Harbinger and the Void in World of Warcraft®: Midnight™ launching worldwide on March 2, 2026, at 3:00 pm PST. Players who have purchased any edition of the Midnight expansion can secure Housing Early Access starting December 2, 2025.
Stake Your Claim with Housing Early Access and Come Home December 2!
With the release of the “The Warning” Midnight Prologue content update, players who have purchased any edition of the Midnight expansion can join a neighborhood, choose a house, and start customizing their new home with Housing Early Access! If you don’t have Midnight yet, don’t worry. You’ll still be able to begin adding to your Housing collection through a variety of activities and achievements, or by purchasing them from vendors throughout Azeroth. Learn more in our previously published article.
Your new home in Azeroth awaits!
Pre-Purchase World of Warcraft®: Midnight™— Adventure Is Calling You Home
Enhance Your Experience
Pre-purchase World of Warcraft: Midnight Epic Edition and unlock a slew of benefits to aid you in your adventures!
Get Early Access to Housing
Put down roots and begin designing your dream home in Azeroth during Midnight Prologue “The Warning” content update. With Housing Early Access, you’ll get a special preview of the new feature—explore, customize, and decorate with a limited selection before the full suite of options arrives with the launch of the expansion.
Midnight Housing Decor
Adorn your new home in Azeroth with Midnight-themed decor, including the Light-Infused Rotunda, Void-Corrupted Rotunda, Light-Infused Fountain, Void-Corrupted Fountain, and four iconic character Paintings.
Voidlight Surger
Embrace both the Light and the Void when you take to the skies on the Voidlight Surger flying mount, which cycles its appearance with unique visual effects!
Enhanced Level 80 Character Boost
Prepare for Midnight with this Enhanced Character Boost that will have you ready to begin leveling in Quel’Thalas.
Transmogs, Mounts, Pets, and More!
Get the Lightstrider and Voidstrider transmog sets, the Lightwing and Voidwing Dragonhawk flying mounts, the Doomfeathers and Hopeflutter Dragonhawk pets, additional Trader’s Tender, and 30 Days of Game Time.
Choose Your Edition
Epic Edition
The Epic Edition contains all features from the Heroic Edition, plus several additional bonuses. You’ll receive Beta Access and 3 days Early Access to Midnight, along with 30 Days of Game Time. This edition includes the Hopeflutter and Doomfeathers pets, the Voidlight Surger flying mount with dynamic color-changing effects, the Voidwing Dragonhawk flying mount, and the Voidstrider Raiment transmog set. Additionally, you’ll unlock the Midnight Housing Pack, featuring Rotundas, Fountains, and iconic character Paintings to personalize your home in Azeroth. You’ll also get a total of 2,000 Trader’s Tender to spend at the Trading Post.
Heroic Edition
This edition includes everything from the Base Edition, plus additional bonuses. You will get the Lightwing Dragonhawk flying mount and the Lightstrider Raiment transmog set to customize your character. In addition, you’ll receive a total of 1,000 Trader’s Tender to use at the Trading Post.
Base Edition
This edition includes World of Warcraft: The War Within, early access to the new Housing feature, and an Enhanced Level 80 Character Boost that comes with upgraded gear and reputation progress—so you’ll be well-prepared for your journey into Midnight. You’ll also receive 500 Trader’s Tender, which can be used at the Trading Post.
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| Base Edition | Heroic Edition | Epic Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| World of Warcraft: Midnight* | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| World of Warcraft: The War Within** | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enhanced Level 80 Character Boost*** | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Housing Early Access† | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Trader’s Tenders††† | 500 | 1000 | 2000 |
| Lightwing Dragonhawk (Flying Mount) |
| ✔ | ✔ |
| Lightstrider Raiment (Transmog Set) |
| ✔ | ✔ |
| Hopeflutter (Pet) |
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| ✔ |
| Doomfeathers (Pet) |
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| ✔ |
| Voidstrider Raiment (Transmog Set) |
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| ✔ |
| Voidwing Dragonhawk (Flying Mount) |
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| ✔ |
| Voidlight Surger (Flying Mount) |
|
| ✔ |
| Light-Infused Rotunda (Decor)†† |
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| ✔ |
| Void-Corrupted Rotunda (Decor)†† |
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| ✔ |
| Light-Infused Fountain (Decor)†† |
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| ✔ |
| Void-Corrupted Fountain (Decor)†† |
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| ✔ |
| Paintings of Alleria, Turalyon, Arator, and Xal’atath (Decor)†† |
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| ✔ |
| Midnight Beta Access† |
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| ✔ |
| 3-Days Midnight Early Access† | ✔ | ||
| 30 Days of Game Time | ✔ |
*World of Warcraft®: Midnight™ will be available on [insert date], and does not include access to future expansions.
**If you already have World of Warcraft: The War Within on your account, the expansion will not be re-granted. Upgrading to the Heroic or Epic Edition will not re-grant in-game items previously unlocked on your account.
***In-game items and Level 80 Character Boost are not available in World of Warcraft Classic games. Enhanced Level 80 Character Boost is only usable on the WoW® game account on which it was purchased or redeemed as a gift.
†Launch dates of Beta Access, Midnight Early Access, and Housing Early Access are subject to change. Minimum Midnight Early Access duration is 3 days. Limited time only. Actual play time is subject to possible outages and applicable time zone differences. Certain endgame features will not be available during Early Access periods. For more details on Beta and Early Access, please see our support article.
††Housing feature only available through purchase of, or entitlement to, World of Warcraft®: Midnight™. Decor items will be delivered during the 11.2.7 content update and will be available to use with Housing Early Access.
†††Trader’s Tender is granted only once per Battle.net® account and region upon first purchase of each edition, at a maximum of 2000 Tender from Epic.
Sign Up for the Midnight Beta
Sign-ups for the Midnight beta test are now open. Over the course of the test, we’ll be inviting community veterans, press, fansites, friends, and family to check out the upcoming expansion and give us feedback. Players who purchase or who upgrade to the Epic Edition of Midnight will also gain immediate access to the beta.
Players selected to participate will receive an email invitation directing them to download the game client directly from the Battle.net desktop app. Players who purchase the Epic Edition may also receive email notifications. As always, please be aware of phishing attempts—if you’re unsure whether your invitation is legitimate, please log in to your Battle.net account to verify that there is a Midnight beta license attached (under Your Game Accounts).
About Midnight
In Midnight, players will experience the next chapter in the Worldsoul Saga as things become more dire for the world of Azeroth. Xal’atath, the Harbinger, poses our greatest threat as she unleashes chaos in her wake with the ensuing invasion striking into the heart of the blood elf homelands in Eversong Woods.
Arriving over the glittering elven kingdom of Quel’thalas, the looming Voidstorm threatens to extinguish all light and cover the world in darkness. Players will level up to 90 and explore four new and reimagined zones to uncover the heart of Xal’atath’s machinations while seeking out new allies among the light and shadows alike.
Midnight Leveling and Zones
Play through four reimagined and new zones as you dig deeper into the ongoing story, meet new allies, and amass power to push back against the Void.
Eversong Woods
Immerse yourself in the revitalized Eversong Woods, with graphic updates breathing new life into this iconic blood elf homeland. A combination of the original Eversong Woods and the Ghostlands, the zone has been slightly expanded and connected to the Eastern Kingdoms. Players can take to the skies and Skyride through the zone, without loading screens, while experiencing the majesty of the glittering spires of blood elf architecture and golden foliage of the forests from above.
Zul’ Aman
The volatile neighbors to the blood elves, the Amani trolls reside in their capital of Zul’Aman. They are a proud people who have fought hard for their land and overcome significant hardships and challenges. Comprised of old forests and tall mountains with periodic rainfall, you’ll take a journey deeper into their culture and history as you explore all this zone has to offer.
Harandar
The home of the haranir is a fungal jungle where the roots of all the world trees converge. The haranir travel through the rootways to move around the world, observing Azeroth in secret but never intervening openly in the world’s affairs. In the zone lies the Rift of Aln, a primordial wound where the barrier between dreams and reality grow thin.
Voidstorm
Suffused with Void, this hostile land is host to Void creatures of all varieties. Everything here is hungry and ready to devour and consume weaker creatures for their power. Xal’atath and her Devouring Host rule over this world of cosmic predation. Chief among her followers are the domanaar: some of the most powerful void creatures the world has ever known.
Arator’s Journey
One of the available paths through the Midnight campaign, players will undertake a new questline alongside Arator, son of Turalyon and Alleria Windrunner. At the request of Alonsus Faol, you’ll recruit Arator for this continent-spanning adventure to seek out relics of the Light used by priests and paladins at the Sunwell when their reserves run dry.
You’ll first begin your journey in Eversong Woods, but it’s up to you how your story progresses beyond this first zone. There are three available paths you can tackle in any order: brave the ancient troll kingdom of Zul’Aman, investigate the gnarled hidden roots of Harandar, or accompany Arator on his journey to better understand his relationships with both his family and the Light. Learn more about the zones and Arator’s Journey in our previously published articles.
Meet and Befriend the Haranir
Earn the trust of the Haranir through a series of quests to unlock this new allied race. Haranir will be able to join either the Horde or the Alliance and play as a Druid, Hunter, Mage, Monk, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, or Warrior.
An unfamiliar people from a forgotten time, Haranir will arrive with a variety of customizations available to them. They can be adorned with bioluminescent paint on their face and bodies in a variety of patterns that can be selected when customizing your character. Learn more from our previously published article.
New Demon Hunter Specialization: Devourer
Unlock the new third specialization for Demon Hunters, the Devourer, which harnesses the Void with unique ranged abilities ripped from your enemies. Void Elves can also heed the call of the Demon Hunter taking up the mantle to push back against the hungering forces of the Void. Learn more.
New Delves, Dungeons, and Raids
Play Through New Delves
Undertake new challenges in Delves with a new companion at your side—the legendary blood elf rogue Valeera Sanguinar. You’ll plunder ten new Delves plus one new Nemesis Delve.
- The Shadow Enclave
- Collegiate Calamity
- Parhelion Plaza
- The Darkway
- Twilight Crypts
- Atal’Aman
- The Grudge Pit
- The Gulf of Memory
- Sunkiller Sanctum
- Shadowguard Point
- Torment’s Rise (Nemesis)
Conquer Eight New Dungeons
The expansion also introduces eight new dungeons, each with unique environments and storylines.
- Windrunner Spire
- Magister’s Terrace
- Murder Row
- Den of Nalorakk
- Maisara Caverns
- Blinding Vale
- Nexus-Point Xenas
- Voidscar Arena
Battle through Three New Raids
Face off against nine bosses split across three raid dungeons over the course of Midnight Season 1.
- The Voidspire
- The Dreamrift
- March on Quel’Danas
More Features
- Level to 90
- New Talents– Expanded talent trees with exciting new abilities and introducing Apex talents. Learn more.
- Renewed City Hub: Silvermoon City– Horde and Alliance will fortify within the streets of Silvermoon City, which will serve as a hub for both factions. Approximately one-third of the city will be designated exclusively for the Horde, while the remaining two-thirds will be accessible to both Horde and Alliance members. The city has been rebuilt from the ground up and the path of destruction the Scourge left behind mostly a memory.
- Prey– Track powerful targets throughout the zones of Midnight in three difficulties: Normal, Hard, and Nightmare. Successfully find and defeat your quarry to earn valuable new rewards as you progress through the system. Learn more.
- Arcantina– A refuge to the road-weary and those seeking a respite from the trials and travails of the life of an adventurer, the Arcantina serves as a crossway for all kinds. It is a magical tavern at the crossroads of nowhere and everywhere catering to travelers and heroes from all walks of life. It’s here you’ll meet up with some familiar faces for stories and quests sending you back out into Azeroth once more. Learn more.
- PvP Updates
- Take Arms in a New Battleground: Slayer’s Rise– Set in the Voidstorm, this 40 vs 40 epic battleground will pit the Horde and Alliance against each other in a race for control and conquest. Players with War Mode turned on will also be able to engage in World PvP in the outdoor area.
- Learn the PvP Ropes in Training Grounds– For players new to PvP, learn the ropes in the Training Grounds. Learn more.
- New Activities– Whether you’re looking for a challenge or just want to do a little more exploration into the stories found in Midnight, we’ve got you covered with some new activities that we’re sure will appeal to many playstyles. Learn more.
- User Interface (UI) Updates– We’re making improvements to Nameplates, adding Damage Meters to the base UI, and integrating boss alerts into our raid design in Midnight. Learn more.
- Transmogrification Updates– Take your transmog game further with the ability to save item slot appearances and outfits for any occasion. Whether you’re fighting in a dungeon, exploring a new area, or taking a rest in your house, you’ll be able to dress for the moment. Learn more.
- Updated Leveling Experience for New and Returning Players-Whether you’re new to Azeroth or returning to undertake the next chapter in the evolving story within Midnight, we’ve got you covered beginning with the release of the Midnight Prologue “The Warning “Content Update on December 2. Learn more.
We look forward to you joining us as we begin this new chapter in Azeroth’s story. To dive deeper into Midnight and its many features, you can visit our previously published compilation article.
