Midnight™— Adventure Is Calling You Home — World of Warcraft — Blizzard News


Return to the legendary kingdom of Quel’thalas to take up arms against a dark invasion when World of Warcraft: Midnight*, the second chapter of The Worldsoul Saga™, begins.


Here are some of the new features and content available with the Midnight expansion:


  • New Zones: Venture into four new zones filled with mystery and danger.
  • New Race: Discover Harandar and recruit the Haranir, a new playable race, by completing their story-driven quests.
  • Housing: Build, decorate, and personalize your home in Azeroth while completing themed Endeavors in your Neighborhood.
  • Prey: Engage in the Prey system—track powerful targets throughout Azeroth and beyond, but beware: your prey can strike back at any moment.
  • New Specialization: Unlock the Devourer specialization for Demon Hunters, harnessing the Void with unique ranged abilities ripped from your enemies.
  • New Dungeons and Raids: Challenge yourself in eight new dungeons and face nine formidable bosses across three raids as you unravel Xal’atath’s deepest secrets.
  • Updated New and Returning Experience: Enjoy a streamlined leveling experience focused on robust characters and epic stories, ensuring new and returning players are ready for Midnight.



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 the 11.2.7 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.


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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)



Doomfeathers (Pet)



Voidstrider Raiment (Transmog Set)



Voidwing Dragonhawk (Flying Mount)



Voidlight Surger (Flying Mount)



Light-Infused Rotunda (Decor)††



Void-Corrupted Rotunda (Decor)††



Light-Infused Fountain (Decor)††



Void-Corrupted Fountain (Decor)††



Paintings of Alleria, Turalyon, Arator, and Xal’atath (Decor)††



Midnight Beta Access



3-Days Midnight Early Access



30 Days of Game Time




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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).


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*World of Warcraft®: Midnight™ will be available on or before June 30, 2026, 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.

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