- Author: Luxrah
- Date: July 22, 2024
- Updated: July 27, 2024
- Expansion: World of Warcraft
The War Within pre-patch goes live tomorrow, and the expansion itself will soon be here! In preparation, Blizzard has released the schedule for the next couple of months of World of Warcraft, including the release schedule for the Nerub-ar Palace raid, various dungeon difficulties, and world bosses.
Dragonflight Season 4 comes to an end today as we prepare to transition into the pre-patch.
Normal dungeons will be open with the launch of early access for The War Within on August 22nd. Dragonflight Season 4 rewards and Heroic dungeons will be retired with the full launch on August 26th.
Season 1 officially begins on September 10th, at which point the following content will become available:
- Heroic & Mythic 0 dungeons
- Heroic Nerub-ar Palace
- Raid Finder Wing 1
- World Bosses
The other difficulties will become available a week later on September 17th:
- Mythic+ dungeons
- Mythic Nerub-ar Palace
- Story Mode Nerub-ar Palace
- Raid Finder Wing 2
Raid Finder Wing 3 will open the following week on September 24th.
The War Within™ is almost upon us and with it, a new season will begin with new dungeons, new rewards, and new challenges.
Just the Facts
- 7/22: Dragonflight Season 4 PvP Ladder Closes and Mythic+ 0.1% title rating qualification ends.
- 7/23: Pre-Expansion Content Update Goes Live
- 7/30: Pre-Expansion Event Goes Live
- 8/20: PvP Pre-Season begins with weekly resets
- 8/22: The War Within Early Access begins, Normal Dungeons open
- 8/26: The War Within Goes Live Globally at 3:00 pm PDT with Heroic Dungeons and Dragonflight Season 4 PvE rewards are retired.
- 9/10: The War Within Season 1 Begins with Heroic Raids, Raid Finder Wing 1, Mythic 0 Dungeons, Heroic Seasonal dungeons, a new World Boss, and PvP Season 1
- 9/17: Mythic raids and Mythic+ dungeons open, Raid Finder Wing 2 opens, raid Story Mode opens
- 9/24: Raid Finder Wing 3 Opens
Dragonflight™ Season 4 End Dates
The current season of PvP content will end at 10:00 pm PDT the night before maintenance in each region—July 22 at 10:00 pm PDT for NA, July 23 at 22:00 CEST for EU, and July 24 at 22:00 in Korea and Taiwan.
With the season’s end, it will no longer be possible to earn PvP seasonal rewards, titles, or Dragonflight Season 4 rankings, and titles will be awarded in the weeks after the season ends:
- Draconic Gladiator: End Dragonflight PvP Season 4 in the top 0.1% of the 3v3 arena ladder (requires 150 games won in Dragonflight Season 4).
- Draconic Legend: End Dragonflight PvP Season 4 in the top 0.1% of the Solo Shuffle ladder (requires 50 games won in Dragonflight Season 4).
Players can still queue for rated PvP modes for Honor, Conquest, and progress toward the faction-themed Vicious Dreamtalon mount for Horde or Alliance.
Mythic+ 0.1% title rating qualification ends will also end on July 22 at the same time as the PvP season ends.
All PvE rewards currently available within Dragonflight Season 4 will no longer be available as of August 26.
The War Within
With the start of Early Access on August 22, Normal difficulty dungeons will become available.
DUNGEONS
- Ara-Kara, City of Echoes (Levels 70-80)
- Priory of the Sacred Flame (Levels 70-80)
- The Rookery (Levels 70-80)
- The Stonevault (Levels 70-80)
- Cinderbrew Meadery (Level 80)
- City of Threads (Level 80)
- Darkflame Cleft (level 80)
- The Dawnbreaker (Level 80)
With the launch of the expansion on August 26, Heroic difficulty dungeons will be available to play.
On September 10, The War Within Season 1 will begin with Heroic and Raid Finder Wing 1 of Nerub-ar Palace opening, Mythic 0 dungeons also become available along with Heroic Seasonal dungeons and the new World bosses.
WORLD BOSSES
- Kordac, the Dormant Protector
- Aggregation of Horrors
- Shurrai, Atrocity of the Undersea
- Orta, the Broken Mountain
On September 17, Mythic raids, Raid Finder Wing 2, Mythic+ dungeons and raid Story Difficulty will open.
On September 24 Raid Finder Wing 3 will open.
Dungeon Item Rewards:
Difficulty |
Pre-Season |
Season 1 |
Great Vault |
|---|---|---|---|
Normal |
554 |
554 |
– |
Heroic |
Explorer 4 (567) |
Adventurer 4 (580) |
Veteran 4 (593) |
Mythic |
– |
Veteran 4 (593) |
Champion 3 (603) |
+2 |
– |
Champion 1 (597) |
Champion 4 (606) |
+3 |
– |
Champion 1 (597) |
Hero 1 (610) |
+4 |
– |
Champion 2 (600) |
Hero 1 (610) |
+5 |
– |
Champion 3 (603) |
Hero 2 (613) |
+6 |
– |
Champion 4 (606) |
Hero 2 (613) |
+7 |
– |
Hero 1 (610) |
Hero 3 (616) |
+8 |
– |
Hero 1 (610) |
Hero 4 (619) |
+9 |
– |
Hero 2 (613) |
Hero 4 (619) |
+10 |
– |
Hero 2 (613) |
Myth 1 (623) |
Stay tuned to the official site for more information on The War Within.
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