World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Midnight, finally has a release date: March 2, 2026. Those who have purchased any edition of the Midnight expansion can join a neighborhood, choose a house, and start customizing with Housing Early Access when the Midnight Prologue content update, The Warning, releases on December 2. If you haven’t purchased Midnight yet, you’ll still be able to begin adding to your Housing collection through activities and achievements or by purchasing items from vendors throughout Azeroth.
The Midnight expansion is available in three flavors: Base ($49.99), Heroic ($69.99), and Epic ($89.99). The base edition includes World of Warcraft: The War Within, early access to Housing, an Enhanced Level 80 Character Boost, and 500 Trader’s Tender. Upgrading to the Heroic Edition grants everything from the Base Edition, as well as the Lightwing Dragonhawk flying mount, the Lightstrider Raiment transmog set, and an additional 500 Trader’s Tender for 1,000 total.
The Epic Edition takes everything from the Heroic Edition and adds Beta Access, three days Early Access to Midnight, and 30 days of game time. Players also get 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. That’s not all, as it includes the Midnight Housing Pack, featuring Rotundas, Fountains, and iconic character Paintings to customize your new home in Azeroth. An additional 1,000 Trader’s Tender is the icing on the cake, for a total of 2,000.
Blizzard has also opened up sign-ups for the Midnight beta test, which, again, is included with the Epic Edition of Midnight. Over the course of the test, invites will be sent to community veterans, press, fan sites, friends, and family to provide feedback on the upcoming expansion.
If you’re like me and haven’t played World of Warcraft in quite some time, Midnight is the next chapter in the Worldsoul Saga, which was originally announced in November 2023. It brings Xal’atath, the Harbinger, who is invading the elf homelands in Eversong Woods. In Midnight, adventurers get to enjoy a new level cap of 90 as they explore four new and reimagined zones, including Eversong Woods, Zul’aman, Harandar, and Voidstorm. Midnight also brings new Delves, eight new dungeons, and three new raids.
There’s a lengthy list of features that are also new to Midnight, including expanded talent trees with Apex talents, a revamped Silvermoon City, Prey, which are powerful targets throughout the zones of Midnight, and Arcantina, a magical tavern at the crossroads of nowhere and everywhere. PvP veterans can look forward to a new 40 vs. 40 Battleground called Slayer’s Rise, while newbies can go through the Training Grounds to get their footing. Of course, there will also be new activities, UI and transmogrification updates, and an updated leveling experience for both new and returning players.
