WoW Retail: Midnight Content Update Notes (Mar 2, 2026): what changed

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.

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.

Introducing the Devourer Demon Hunter, a third specialization that utilizes the power of the Void instead of Fel, like other Demon Hunters.

With the introduction of a new specialization, Demon Hunters also gain a new Hero Talent tree—Annihilator. This new tree is shared between Devourer and Vengeance Demon Hunters. Devourer Demon Hunters will also gain access to the Scarred Hero Talent tree (formerly called Fel Scarred).

Experience eight new dungeons, each with unique environments and storylines as you level up through the campaign.

Season 1 of Midnight begins the week of March 17, and with it, players will take their first steps into the Voidspire and Dreamrift raids with the March on Quel'Danas raid released shortly after. Face off against nine bosses split across three raids over the course of Midnight Season 1.

Take on new challenges through ten new Delves and one new seasonal Nemesis Delve alongside a new NPC companion—legendary blood elf rogue Valeera Sanguinar.

Face four new world bosses that rotate weekly when Midnight Season 1 begins: Lu'ashal, Cragpine, Thorm'belan, and Predaxas.

In Midnight, players can expand their specializations further with new Apex Talents, taking you deeper into the fantasy of your class. Available beginning at level 81, you'll unlock the first of these and provide your character with an extra boost of power as you take on new challenges.

Track powerful targets throughout the zones of Midnight in three difficulties: Normal, Hard, and Nightmare.

Set in the Voidstorm, Slayer's Rise is a 40 vs 40 epic battleground will pit the Horde and Alliance against each other in a race for control and conquest.

Build, decorate, and personalize your home in Azeroth with the new Housing feature. Join a Neighborhood, take on Endeavors, and make yourself at home.

Take your transmog game further with the ability to unlock and save full outfit sets across characters for any occasion. The updated transmog system also provides an additional opportunity for adding more customization and self-expression. You'll be able to unlock and save dozens of outfits. Unlocking outfit slots will cost gold, but once they are unlocked, switching between saved outfits is free.

Players will join a battle against smart game-controlled opponents in Arathi Basin, Silvershard Mines, and Battle for Gilneas.

Every class in World of Warcraft receives major combat design updates. This means new rotations, stronger class identities, and fresh talent choices.

Learn the basics of the Mythic+ keystone and affix system in the Adventure Guide Dungeon Journal, found under the Current Season tab.

New Mythic+ Affix: Lindormi's Guidance – Available in keystone levels 2-5. While Lindormi's Guidance is active, certain non-boss enemies will be afflicted with Temporal Sands, visually highlighting them and reducing their health and damage done by 5%. Defeating these marked enemies will fulfill 100% of the Enemy Forces count, providing a basic route through the dungeon. Additionally, the affix also prevents player deaths from reducing the timer.

Xal'atath's Bargain affixes have moved one level deeper into the system, from Mythic+ level 4 to Mythic+ level 5.

Dungeon titles are available for players who complete the highest keystone level dungeons each week.

The Mage Tower challenges are now a maximum level only experience.

• Developers' notes: To help preserve the intended difficulty and pacing of the encounters, the Mage Tower is now a maximum level only experience. In addition, each encounter has been rebalanced to provide a more consistent experience across all specializations.

Wild pets in Midnight zones do not require battling to capture.

Class set and raid weapon appearances will now change after an item has been fully upgraded to 6/6 on its upgrade track.

Acquiring a class set 4-piece bonus now unlocks a character-specific Feat of Strength that will enable Catalyst charges to drop from raid bosses, Mythic+, Bountiful Delves, and Rated PvP on that character for the remainder of the season.

• Developers' notes: The decision to spend Catalyst charges can be difficult early in a season as players anticipate looting more powerful armor in the same slot in the near future. For example, catalyzing a Veteran or Champion helm may feel like a mistake knowing that a Hero helm could be around the corner in your next Mythic+ dungeon. If a player decides to spend that charge and then receives that Hero helm, it may have to sit in their bags for up to two weeks before it can effectively be equipped. This change should empower players to chase their seasonal class set bonuses early on without reservation with the knowledge that additional Catalyst charges will likely be farmable for them just several weeks into the season. In addition, armor pieces with desirable secondary stats in non-set slots such as belts and boots should feel like more viable options earlier in the season.

Unbound Star-Eater (Dimensius, the All-Devouring), Keys to the Big G (Chrome King Gallywix), and Reins of the Ascendant Skyrazor (Queen Ansurek) Mythic difficulty mounts have had their drop rates significantly reduced.

Sky Golem and Mechanized Lumber Extractor no longer allow the player to remain mounted while picking herbs by default in Dragonflight and newer zones.

• Developers' notes: When they were introduced, these two mounts quickly became the only choice for herbalists. Beginning in Dragonflight, herbalists can unlock a profession skill that allows the gathering of herbs while mounted in newer zones, encouraging players to use any mount they like, including Sky Golem and Mechanized Lumber Extractor. These mounts will continue to function as before in all pre-Dragonflight content.

New Midnight recipes have been added.

Lowered the number of qualities for stackable reagents and consumables to 2 (was 3).

• Developers' notes: One goal of having qualities is so that players who invest time and effort into their professions can produce more valuable goods. We believe that, as far as reagents and consumables are concerned, this goal is better accomplished by having 2 qualities, normal quality and high quality, with the added benefit of simplifying the system a little.

Secondary stats from Professions Tools and Accessories will now apply to previous expansions, but will not apply to a higher expansion Profession.

• Example: Sunforged Needle Set is a Tailoring accessory that can be crafted in Midnight. When equipped, the secondary stat bonus will apply to Dragonflight, The War Within, and Midnight Tailoring, but will not apply to The Last Titan Tailoring.

Fractured Sparks no longer need to be combined into whole Sparks before they can be used in crafting. Whole Sparks drop instead of Fractured Sparks and Spark costs have doubled.

Engage with World of Warcraft content in a meaningful way thanks to a brand-new feature tab in their Adventure Guide—Journeys—with a significant update to how you track your in-game progress.

Added a setting that allows the player to automatically reset data when entering an instance.