World of Warcraft: Midnight‘s 12.1.5 update is now live, following its scheduled October 13 release in North America and October 14 release in Europe. The update adds a flexible Mythic single-boss raid against Kith’ix, the nine-chamber Labyrinth of Kindo’jan, a Season 2 midseason refresh, and Keystone Myth. Blizzard’s 12.1.5 update details cover the live content.
The Labyrinth includes a Tier 11 solo challenge, Mythic gear, cosmetics, and titles. The new story campaign, The Promise of Tomorrow, continues the Midnight saga in Quel’Thalas and Zul’Aman, alongside the Aqir Invasion outdoor event.
WoW: Forever adds a Paladin deep dive
Hunter and Druid spotlights cover talent updates, class-defining abilities, and new ways to play, while the Priest and Warrior preview details adjusted baseline abilities, refreshed Priest racial spells, and Warrior Rage and stance changes. The talent updates span Discipline, Holy, and Shadow Priests, as well as Arms, Fury, and Protection Warriors.
A new Paladin deep dive expands the class spotlights. It covers changes to Seals and Judgements, with more options for Holy healing and spell damage, Protection tanking, and Retribution damage.
The second WoW: Forever podcast episode discussed class design. Host Countdown To Classic was joined by Senior Game Designers Josh “Aggrend” Greenfield and Aidan Moon, Principal Game Designer Kris Zierhut, and content creator Sodapoppin.
Episode 4 turns to PvP. Countdown To Classic and guests Savix and Tips Out join Senior Game Designer Josh “Aggrend” Greenfield and Lead Designer Tim Jones to discuss the game’s approach to player-versus-player combat.
A Grrgle Twitch Drop and subscription bonuses
The Cuddly Gold-Colored Grrgle housing decor Twitch Drop is active through November 3 at 10:00 a.m. PST. Claiming it requires watching four hours of eligible World of Warcraft content on any Twitch channel. The event began October 13 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. Blizzard’s drop details include the event information.
The six- and 12-month subscription offers include access to retail World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Forever, and WoW Classic progression, currently Mists of Pandaria Classic. The offers also include bonus rewards, with some Forever items available after its November launch. Blizzard’s subscription offer details list the bonuses.
PAX Aus keynotes were scheduled for October 9 to 11
PAX Aus 2026 was scheduled to run October 9 to 11. Blizzard’s keynote preview listed presentations from Holly Longdale and Clay Stone, and identified Longdale as the Storytime keynote speaker scheduled to open the event. Her planned talk would draw on two decades in the game industry, including the evolution of Warcraft and the role of online communities in MMOs.
Which part of 12.1.5 are you most interested in, from the Kith’ix raid to the Labyrinth or the new campaign? Stay connected for more on the live update and WoW: Forever’s continuing class previews through X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
World of Warcraft: Midnight
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