World of Warcraft: Midnight moves into Season 1 on March 17, 2026. The initial season week brings a mix of open-world, dungeon, raid, and PvP content, while Mythic-level activity and the third raid follow in the weeks after launch.
What arrives on March 17, 2026 (Season 1 launch)
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- World Bosses
- Bountiful & Nemesis Delves
- Normal & Heroic Void Spire Raid
- Normal & Heroic Dreamrift Raid
- First wing of LFR opens
- Rated PvP
- Heroic / M0 Seasonal Dungeons
- Nightmare Track for the Preyseeker system opens
Week two – March 24, 2026
- Mythic+ dungeons open
- Mythic Void Spire becomes available
- Mythic Dreamrift becomes available
Week three – March 31, 2026
The third raid, March on Quel’Danas, opens on March 31, 2026 and will be available in Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties.
Roadmap beyond Season 1
During the State of Azeroth stream Blizzard outlined a broader plan for Midnight through the year and beyond BlizzCon. Here are the concrete items and timing shared for upcoming content.
Spring: Blizzard plans Void Assaults (noted as possibly similar to Legion’s Assaults) and a Prop Hunt mode. Those Void Assaults will escalate into further activity that includes a new raid, additional story quests, and the return of the Turbulent Timeways event.
Summer (patch 12.1): Patch 12.1 will add a new zone, another new raid, a new dungeon, additional Delves, more world bosses, plus Housing UI and social updates. Patch 12.1 also marks the start of Season 2.
After BlizzCon: Patch 12.1.5 will introduce another new raid and a new system called the Labyrinth, along with additional content and system updates. Patch 12.1.7 is planned to add extra story quests, holiday updates, a new standalone mode, and another Turbulent Timeways event. The timeline above is the roadmap detail Blizzard shared publicly, and more specifics and dates are expected as the year progresses and as plans firm up around BlizzCon.
Which piece of Season 1 are you racing to tackle first: world bosses and Delves on March 17, Mythic+ on March 24, or the March on Quel’Danas raid on March 31? Follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram and share your plans in the comments below.
World of Warcraft: Midnight
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