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Hello Firestorm! We are happy to share some good news with you all!

The most anticipated content release is almost here: Patch 11.2.0 - Ghost os K'aresh! Season 3 and Patch 11.2.0 will be released on June 8, 2026!

 

To play on Patch 11.2.0 & Season 3, make sure your client is up to date with version 11.2.5 through the launcher if it isnt already.

 

 

NEW ZONE: K'ARESH

K'aresh… a broken world where reality itself feels unstable. Step into the Void and discover new storylines, activities, a void-touched raid, a new dungeon, and much more!

First of all, to be able to access to this zone, start the quest "A Shadowy Invitation" in Dornogal after completing all required prerequisites. Only the first three chapters (A Shadow Invitation, Void Alliance and Desert Power) will be available at the patch release, the rest of the chapters will unlock progressively!

Let's take a look at what you'll find in this zone:

MORE STORYLINES K'aresh is a new zone with many issues to resolve, start there storylines to know more about it:

The Legacy of T'uure Sojourner of K'aresh Ba'eth's Request

 

NEW RENOWNS This zone offers 2 new factions which you will be allied with:

The K'aresh Trust is the main progression faction in K'aresh, with 20 Renown levels, and it unlocks as you progress through the K'aresh campaign.

There are several ways to earn K'aresh Trust reputation, including killing rare mobs, completing questlines and story content, doing World Quests, and taking part in outdoor activities and events, all within K'aresh. Each Renown level requires 2,500 reputation to progress. The Renown Quartermaster is Om'sirik, located in Tazavesh.   

Manaforge Vandals is a new renown track, exclusive to the Manaforge Omega raid, with 15 Renown levels. To access the Manaforge Vandals Renown track, make your way to Shadow Point, where the Manaforge Omega raid is located. There, Zo’turu is the Renown Quartermaster for the faction. By completing and turning in the “Meet the Vandals” quest, you will unlock the Renown track. Renown is earned exclusively while in the Manaforge Omega raid. Each boss drops the following reputation values: Bosses 1-6: 450 Reputation each Boss 7: 600 Reputation Boss 8: 1,000 Reputation

 

NEW WORLD BOSS:

Reshanor, the Untethered is the new World Boss, he is located on the large landmass north of Tazavesh. Reshanor is a dual-phase fight, escaping into Untethered Space when his energy reaches zero. Players can follow him by going into pink bursts of energy coming up through the ground, hitting their extra action button to enter phase diving and continue fighting the boss.

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

SKYRIDING: Collect all Skyriding Glyphs in K'aresh, 8 in total, and complete the new races by picking up the quests!

OURDOOR ACTIVITY: WARRANTS: To be able to acces to this activity, you must reach Chapter 3 of the K'aresh campaing and make sure you have your artifact back unlocked as well. Then, Constable Zo'ardaz's call board in Tazavesh will offer new quests. Pick up the Warrant quest and complete the three prerequisite quests. Once all three are finished, you’ll receive the item needed to spawn the rare, and then you can spawn and defeat it.

WEEKLY BONUS OBJECTIVE: DEVOURER ATTACKS: It's a recurring outdoor invasion-style event where you must fight off Void forces and earn rewards for helping secure the area. Each "Devourer Attack" quest is on a 30 minute timer with the next one starting 30 minutes after the last quest boss was killed in the below order:

The Oasis Eco-Dome Primus The Atrium Tazavesh

 

But that's not all, there's more interesting content to explore. We’ve split it into sections, as each one is important, let's go!

 

 

NEW ARTIFACT: RESHII WRAPS & PHASE DIVING

The Reshii Wraps cloak is a new artifact cloak with the unique ability to allow players to transform their bodies into an energy form will be used throughout many activities, including the open world, the new dungeon, and even the raid.

The cloak is unlocked during the final quest of Chapter 3, “The Tabiqa”, this quest will also award you with your first Fiber, used to add a secondary stat of your choosing to your Reshii Wraps, as well as your first 3 Ethereal Strands, used to upgrade your Reshii Wraps.

 

After completion of this quest, you will receive the quest "A Skip Through the Void", which will bring you to a NPC called Hashim in the Overlook Zo'Shuul area in K'aresh. He will introduce you to Phase Diving and how to upgrade your Cloak.

Similar to tier set bonuses, the Reshii Wraps cloak adapts to specialization roles. In addition to these passive effects, you can customize your cloak with a single secondary stat of your choosing, determined by the Fiber socketed in your cloak:

 Chronomantic Fiber: Adds Haste  Dexterous Fiber: Adds Versatility  Energizing Fiber: Adds Mastery  Precise Fiber: Adds Critical Strike   You can obtain Epic-quality Fibers that grant more secondary stats (craftes by tailors):  Pure Chronomantic Fiber: Adds Haste  Pure Dexterous Fiber: Adds Versatility  Pure Energizing Fiber: Adds Mastery  Pure Precise Fiber: Adds Critical Strike   HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR RESHII WRAPS?  To upgrade your Reshii Wraps, you'll need to use Ethereal Strands to purchase additional enhancements by speaking with Hashim. These strands can be earned in Delves, Mythic Keystone Dungeons, and PvP matches across Khaz Algar. In K’aresh, you can additionally seek them within the Manaforge Omega and by completing Warrants. You can earn up to 15 strands to empower your cloak, with a limit of 3 strands per week. Each empowerment costs 3 strands and has 1 rank each.       RESHII WRAPS FOR ALTS: To unlock K’aresh on your alt, talk to Locus-Walker (Return to the Veiled Market) in the Foundation Hall to begin the skip, then speak with Omen to continue it. After that, head to Overlook Zosu and talk to Hashim to receive your new wraps (cloak). You can also purchase the base gems from the nearby vendor if needed.       PHASE DIVING   Phase Diving is a new gameplay feature that transforms you into pure energy and allows players to shift between different versions of the same area. By diving into another phase, players can discover hidden treasures, unique enemies, special events, and exclusive rewards unavailable in the normal version of the zone.   As mentioned above, after completing the quest "the tabiqa” and obtaining the Reshii Wraps, players will be introduced to Hashim and Shad’anis. This unlocks the quest “Another World,” which begins the introductory phase.      

The Phase Diving also have waypoints, known as Conduits. You can enter Phase Diving at any Conduit. Once you've visited a Phase Conduit at least once, you'll be able to teleport instantly to it from another waypoint, making travel across K'aresh much faster.

Here's the map with all Phase Diving waypoints in Karesh:

  This phase also includes a weekly quest called "More Than Just a Phase", which can be obtained from either Shad'anis in Overlook Zo'Shuul or Constable Zo'ardaz in Tazavesh, and tasks players with killing mobs, looting treasures, and completing World Quests while Phase Diving.      

NEW RAID: MANAFORGE OMEGA

Face the horrors of the Void in Manaforge Omega and battle through 8 bosses to stop Dimensius before the end begins!

Manaforge Omega will be available on LFR, Normal and Heroic difficulties. Mythic difficulty will come soon after!

Here's the raid boss list:

Plexus Sentinel Loom'ithar Soulbinder Naazindhri Forgeweaver Araz Adarus Duskblaze Fractillus Nexus-King Salhadaar Dimensius

 

 

NEW DUNGEON: ECO-DOME AL'DANI

Defend the Eco-Dome Al'dani from a Wastelander invasion and protect one of K'aresh's last hopes for restoration in this new three-boss dungeon:

Azhiccar Taah'bat & A'wazj Soul-Scribe  

There are also 4 achievements related to this dungeon:

Eco-Dome Al'dani: Defeat Soul-Scribe in Eco-Dome Al'dani. Heroic: Eco-Dome Al'dani: Defeat Soul-Scribe in Eco-Dome Al'dani on Heroic difficulty or higher. Mythic: Eco-Dome Al'dani: Defeat Soul-Scribe in Eco-Dome Al'dani on Mythic or Mythic Keystone difficulty. Keystone Hero: Eco-Dome Al'dani: Complete Eco-Dome Al'dani at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit.

 

 

SEASON 3

Season 3 brings a lot of new content to play, but there are some things that you need to know before start talking about content:  

A new Tier Sets Bonus, check this guide to know more about it: Manaforge Omega Tier Set Overview for Season 3: Patch 11.2 Ghosts of K'aresh   Reach 1600 rating in rated PvP, 2000 Mythic Rating, or defeat the final raid boss on Heroic or Mythic difficulty to complete the achievement " The War Within Season 3: Voidborne Victor", and you will be rewarded with a token to obtain a Catalyst Charge, allowing you to earn an extra charge.   The Weekly Vault will not be available due to season change. This means there will be no Great Vault rewards on the 8th, but any progress made from the 8th to the 14th will count toward next week's Vault, as usual.   Seasonal currencies (Valorstones, Crests, Conquest, Bloody Tokens and Restored Coffer Key) are being reset with the launch of Season 3.

 

THE WAR WITHIN SEASON 3 - MYTHIC

A new season with new rewards, challenges and dungeons begins for Mythic :

Priory of the Sacred Flame Operation: Floodgate The Dawnbreaker Ara-Kara, City of Echoes Eco-Dome Al'dani Tazavesh, the Veiled Market: So'leah's Gambit Tazavesh, the Veiled Market: Streets of Wonder Halls of Atonement

 

THE WAR WITHIN SEASON 3 - PvP (Astral Gladiator)

The new "Astral Gladiator" Season brings large PvP changes, new gear, additional item changes and new ways to upgrade your gear! The item level cap has been increased.

With this occasion, our current Season 2 will end on June 7, 2026. Season 2 rewards will be distributed a little later, during the week of June 22. We will make an announcement about this. More info here: http://fstorm.cc/TWW-PvP-S2

This season also introduces a new PvP island called Vanquisher’s Wake in K’aresh, where players with War Mode enabled can battle each other and complete the weekly Sparks quest.

 

THE WAR WITHIN SEASON 3 - DELVES

A brand new Delve will be added to the game, The Archival Assault. Also, this season, we will have another big challenge in a secret Delve, Voidrazor Sanctuary, where you must face Nexus-Princess Ky'veza!

This time, players will face another challenge: Brann has lost his stuff… again. Your objective is to get his stuff back completing this quest "Repossessed!" and you will receive a new mount: Delver's Mana-Skimmer!

Completing the Season Objectives grants exclusive rewards, including Achievements, a Title... Along the way, you will earn other rewards, including schematics, a toy, catch-up gear, and a Campsite!

 

 

MAJOR CLASS REWORK

Patch 11.2.0 includes major reworks especially for Death Knights, Mages and Hunters ,but all classes had their fair share of changes.  Here's a few links if you are interested in all changes:

Patch 11.2.0 Class Tuning and Changes Final Class Changes - Ghost of K'aresh  

Check our changelog to stay up to date with the latest changes and learn more about the class you're interested in: Live Changelog

 

 

ECOLOGICAL SUCCESION

A new activity where you work with Ve’nari and specialists to restore K’aresh by collecting animals from Azeroth and helping them thrive in eco-domes over several weeks. After finishing Chapter 4 of the K’aresh campaign (week 2), players can start Ecological Succession by picking up "The Oasis" from Om'talad near the Tazavesh Inn. This begins a short introductory questline that introduces The Oasis, your new eco-dome. 

After completing the introduction quest up to The Royal Procession, you'll unlock Ecological Succession weekly quest. Pick it up from Ve'nari in The Oasis. To complete it, fill the progress bar by doing various simple activities listed in your quest log.

There are various rewards for participating in Ecological Succession in K'aresh. First, you'll earn K'aresh Trust reputation. Second, completing each weekly quest will reward you with a Wriggling Pinnacle Cache, which has a chance to contain an amazing mount, Curious Slateback, several pets, and more!

Ecological Succession Guide - Unlocking, Weekly Quests, Rewards

 

 

OTHER FEATURES

PROFESSIONS:

Professions also have new updates:

Some professions will have new recipes and there are new gathering materials local to K'aresh: Phantom Bloom (and K'areshi Lotus) and Desolate Talus (and K'areshi Resonating Stone). These new reagents can be traded in Tazavesh (Om'mit) or in The Oasis (Om'kota)  for Herbalist and Metal&Stone crafting reagents or bought and sold on the Auction House.   Tailors can now purchase Pure Fiber recipes from NPC Om'sirik, the Renown Quartermaster, in Tazavesh and craft them to socket into the new artifact cloak, the Reshii Wraps: Pattern: Pure Chronomantic Fiber Pattern: Pure Dexterous Fiber Pattern: Pure Energizing Fiber Pattern: Pure Precise Fiber 

Profession guide and update

 

D.I.S.C BELT:

Obtained by completing the "Durable Information Storage Container" quest. It's a new and powerful belt where you can socket gems.

To upgrade the Durable Information Securing Container, you will need to complete 3 quests (Gathering An Upgrade, New Titan Directives and Pushing it to the Limit and use the item reward: Titan Memory Card tto upgrade the belt up to item level 701.

 

SINGLE BUTTON-ASSISTANT:

The Single-Button Assistant is a new feature that helps simplify combat rotations by suggesting or automatically using the next recommended ability with a single button press.

In other words, this button will not fully play your character for you but it will cycle through a prioritized list of abilities that your character knows and automatically use them against your current target

 

BORIS RETURNS!

Your favorite Tauren is back to get you well prepared for your new adventure!  From June 8 to June 15, Boris is your go-to if you want a quick Level 70 boost along with some gear to help you along the way!

But you must be wise with your choices! Boris can only help a single character on your account.

 

 

 

Greetings everyone! Our developers have been working on a highly requested quality of life system, bringing it back for you and your friends to enjoy with extra bonus: The Recruit a Friend system!

We had it once in the past but sadly we couldn't port it over to Valdrakken, so we made a new and improved version that everyone can benefit from.

 

 

Let's move on and see how it works:

First of all, you need to know that you will be able to use "Recruit a Friend" system once a month on one of your friends, as long as their account has no characters above level 59. Second, an invite is being generated every month with conditions which are;

You need to log at least once a month. Having a character with maximum level (80) that has at least 636 ilvl gear.

Not only that but also these invites we've mentioned stack up to 3 and can all be used at the same time if you wish.

Finally, you are going to have a track of the recruit you did in-game with details about the progress of the activities you need to do in order to obtain the rewards.

  

Note: If a character that has been invited via the RaF system is deleted, they will no longer be able to obtain the rewards

 

What about your friends?

Of course, you're inquiring what are my friends getting from a feature like this? Well, we didn't forget that so let's see;

Your recruited friends will get the same rewards we will mention below but there will be some additional rewards to them too which are; They will be rewarded by a level 70 boost that includes: A bag of 22 slots. 1000 gold. Master Ridding, Skyriding (Renewed Proto-Drake, Highland Drake, Cliffside Wylderdrake and Windborne Velocidrake included) and a Mount from your race. Full set ilvl 415 Teleport to Silithus to start TWW questline.

 

 

Recruit a Friend system REWARDS

Once the conditions and activities mentioned above have been met, there are several rewards you and your recruted friends will receive from using this feature, which are listed below:

150 Firestorm Points that can be spent on the shop. 300 Loyalty Points that can be spent on the shop. A full month of free VIP which you can read about here.

You need to fully relog in order to activate the benefits of the VIP.

 

 

How to Recruit a Friend?

It's very simple, all you need to do is to open the RaF menu from your friend's tab in-game, then the system is self-explanatory.

Once a RaF is completed, both players will be notified by a message in-game.

 

 

With this system, we hope you can bring all your friends over and have fun with them! Games are better with friends, right? Better together!

 

Greetings, everyone!

Our adventure continues, and we can't wait to show you what's next in The War within! Patch 11.1.5  will be released on April 13th, 2026!

 

 

HORRIFIC VISIONS REVISITED

Horrific Visions are back! Step into twisted versions of our capitals, Stormwind and Orgrimmar, that are now fully overtaken by N'Zoth's corruption.

In these instanced scenarios, you'll need to complete objectives while carefully managing your Sanity meter, if it drops to zero, the vision collapses and you fail!  Here's what's new and what's back in the revisited Horrific Visions:

DORNOGAL HORRIFIC VISION HEADQUARTERS

Press "M" to open the map of Dornogal city and look for the Horrific Visions mask icon, this is your central hub for all Vision activities. Here you'll find the Hourglass of Horrific Visions, a talent tree for unlocking run perks, vendors, and the NPC needed to enter Horrific Visions.

But, how to Enter Horrific Visions?

After completing the introductory questline, "Horrific Visions Revisited", you can use the Portal to Horrific Visions Revisited in Dornogal to queue. Starting a Horrific Vision places you in a corrupted version of Stormwind or Orgrimmar, which changes weekly.  

SOLO OR GROUP QUEUE

You can enter Horrific Visions solo or with a group. A new helper, Construct of Soridormi, can join you as a Tank, DPS, or Healer. Since it isn't affected by Sanity loss, solo runs are much easier to manage.  

FACELESS MASKS

The classic Horrific Vision Masks are back, increasing difficulty while unlocking better rewards.

These include:

Mask of Pain Mask of Dark Imagination Mask of the Long Night Mask of the Burned Bridge Mask of the Daredevil

Three new masks are also introduced:

Mask of Vengeance Mask of Multitudes Mask of the Nemesi

Each new mask adds its own effect to the Visions, changing how they play out and offering fresh challenges for players.  

RUNE ENCHANTS

One of the standout features returning with Horrific Visions is a new form of Corruption, not the old gear stat from Battle for Azeroth, but powerful helmet enchantments often called Rune Enchants or Corruption Enchants. 

These are slot-specific helmet enchants that grant strong procs and effects during combat. They replicate classic Corruption effects, such as Twisted Appendage, Infinite Stars, or Echoing Void, without the old drawbacks, it means not having Corruption stat and no penalties.

Rune Enchants add a strong layer of power customization beyond Horrific Visions, bringing back the feel of classic Battle for Azeroth Corruption procs without the hassle of managing a debuff. Because they can be used on high ilvl helmets outside the Visions, they also influence Mythic , PvE, and open-world content throughout the season. These runes and their effect are temporary. They only work during TWW Season 2 and deactivate when the season ends.  

How to Unlock the Rune Enchants?

To gain access to these enchantments, you need to progress through the Horrific Visions activity and complete two quests:

Borrowing Corruption Quest, rewards access to Lesser Runes. Requires: 500 Displaced Corrupted Mementos 8 Black Blood Residue (from Horrific Vision chests)

Once completed, you can buy the Lesser Runes from Augermu in Dornogal for Mementos.

Enhancing Corruption Quest, unlocks Greater Runes (more powerful versions)  Requires: 1000 Displaced Corrupted Mementos 8 Black Blood Coagulate (dropped from Lost zone chests, usually after doing objectives).

After completing these quests once, the enchant options become unlocked for your whole Warband, meaning alts can use them too once unlocked.

Here's a guide of best Corruption Enchants from Horrific Visions for All Classes in the War Within Season 2  

NEW CURRENCY: DISPLAYED CORRUPTED MEMENTOS

Completing Visions now grants a new currency, Displaced Corrupted Mementos, which can be spent at the vendors Augermu and Torie for:

Rune Enchants Mounts Toys Transmogs Weapon enchants Other cosmetic rewards

Here's a guide: Horrific Visions Revisited  

 

 

NEW SCENARIO: NIGHTFALL

 

Nightfall is a new world event that happens every hour in Hallowfall. In this scenario, players will join tasks forces with the new faction, Flame's Radiance, to help defend the Arathi against the Sureki.

As soon as Nightfall starts, you'll get a bunch of small tasks spread around the area, such as freeing recruits from webs, destroying ballistae, and fighting Nerubians.   

The final step gives you a quick pause before a one-minute wave of Nerubians, followed by their champion, Anub'Ranax, and defeating him ends the event. After that, you can collect your rewards: crests, crystals, valorstones, reputation with Flame’s Radiance...

Also, each week you can pick up the quest The Flame Burns Eternal, which sends you into a Nightfall scenario. To complete it, just join the event and defeat the lieutenant boss at the end. The quest is given by Mylton Wyldbraun and rewards:

25 Valorstones 15 Carved Undermine Crest 1 Radiant Service Satchel

 

 

 

NEW FACTION: FLAME'S RADIANCE

The Flame's Radiance is a new Renown faction introduced in Patch 11.1.5. It's a military force formed by Hallowfall's best defenders, they're united to protect the cavern from any outside threats

Their base of operations is located near the fields of Morgaen's Tears in Hallowfall, east of Mereldar. This hub houses the Renown Quartermaster and serves as the starting point for all major faction quests.  

 

How to Earn Renown?

You can progress your Renown with the Flame's Radiance, you must first accept an intro quest in Dornogal that will take you to Hallowfall, where the main camp of the faction is situated at Morgaen's Tears. 

You can earn Reputation through the following activities:

Nightfall Scenario: Participate in the Nightfall scenario and complete the weekly quest: The Flame Burns Eternal Daily quests: Complete daily quests linked to Sureki and Radiant Incursions alongside the Flame's Radiance. Rares: Each day you can kill specific rares and gain Flame's Radiance Reputation.  

Keep doing these activities each week, and you’ll steadily progress through the Renown track and unlock all the faction rewards.

 

 

SEASON 2 TURBO BOOST

 

If you've still got characters to fully gear up, or some trinkets that just won't drop for you, you're going to love and enjoy the Season 2 turbo boost in patch 11.1.5!

Here's what's coming up:

PUZZLING CARTEL CHIPS

A new weekly quest lets players earn Puzzling Cartel Chips, a special currency used to buy raid gear.

Where can I pick up the quest?

Located near the Great Vault in Dornogal, there’s a new objet nailed to the wall called "Bounty: Liberation of Undermine", where players can pick up the weekly quest. The first week you complete this quest, you will be rewarded with 3 Puzzling Cartel Chips, in the following weeks you will receive just one Chip. There's also a catch-up system that lets players who missed a few weeks complete the quest multiple times and claim all the pieces.

Important: You are limited to earning 9 Puzzling Cartel Chips per character, with each item costing 3 Chips, you will only be able to buy 3 items per character.

Where can I get my raid gear pieces?

Once you have 3 Chips, you can visit the dealer Consultant Wrexxle in Dornogal near the Great Vault and exchange three Puzzling Cartel Chips to purchase gear (trinkets, weapons and special items from the Liberation of Undermine Raid on Hero and Myth Track).  Keep in mind that you are limited to earning 9 Puzzling Cartel Chips per character, with each item costing 3 Chips, you will only be able to buy 3 items per character.  

HERO AND MYTH TRACK INCREASES

Hero and Myth gear upgrade tracks have been extended to 8/8 (up from 6/6).  

UPGRADE CURRENCIES AND WARBOUND-UNTIL-EQUIPPED GEAR DROP RATES

Crest caps are being removed, and Valorstones will be Warbound for the rest of the season. On top of that, Mythic chests will have double the chance to drop Warbound-until-Equipped gear. This should help players gear their alts more easily!  

PROFESSION GEAR UPDATES

Crafted gear is getting a boost as well. Once the turbo boost begins, any items crafted with a Spark of Fortunes or a Gilded Augmentation Matrix will gain 6 item levels, bringing the new cap up to 681.

Upgrading Crafted Pieces During Season 2 Turbo Boost Costs 30 Gilded Crests Each  

DELVE IMPROVEMENTS

Delves provide bonus Crests and Valorstones, along with improvements to Delver's Bounty rewards, Delver's Journey progress, and Brann's experience gains. For Delver's Journey, players will see increases to their Delver's Journey gains from Bountiful Coffers, Hidden Troves, Nemesis Strongboxes, and at the end of a Delve.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - PROFESSIONS

Now is possible to Reset Profession Knowledge Points! This option allows players refund all their spent knowledge points and redistribute them however they prefer. But choose wisely, each profession can only be reset once per expansion.

How to reset your Profession Specialization?

For Khaz Algar professions find Darla Fluxy in Dornogal, outside of the Crafter's Enclave:

 

For Dragon Isles professions find Siben in Valdrakken's Artisan's Market, next to the Jewelcrafting station:

 

Great news for you all!

The most anticipated content release is here: Season 2 - Undermine(d)!  

 

 

NEW ZONE: UNDERMINE

Undermine is a new subterranean metropolis introduced in patch 11.1. It is the capital of the Goblin Trade Empire, ruled by Gallywix, the Goblin King, where rival cartels vie for power.

Discover exciting new storylines, a brand-new travel system, a challenging new raid, a lot of activities, powerful cartels, and much more!

To be able to access to this zone, start the quest "When Opportunity Explodes" in Dornogal after completing all required prerequisites. Only the first three chapters (Trust Issues, Undermine Awaits and Uncovering the Truth) will be available at the patch release, and more chapters will unlock progressively!  

Also, when you progress a little further in the Undermine campaign, you will have the opportunity to create a teleport link between Undermine and Dornogal. To do this, head just across the street from Slam Central Station in Undermine and talk to Rustol. Accept and complete the quest Test Run, which permanently unlocks the teleport for your entire Warband.

 

 

 

NO LICENSE NEEDED TO D.R.I.V.E.

Patch 11.1 introduces a new traveling mechanic. Learn how to race through the streets of Undermine with the D.R.I.V.E. G-99 Breakneck!

But… What is this eactly and how to unlock it?  D.R.I.V.E. is the ultimate excuse for chaos on wheels in Undermine! It's really easy to unlock the mount G-99 Breakneck, you'll need to complete a questline starting with "No More Walkin' Here". This quest will be available after completing the campaign quest "Eyes from Above", from Undermine campaing chapter two "Undermine Awaits". 

DRIVE MECHANICS

Using D.R.I.V.E., players can move 3 to 5 times faster than a normal mount. Note that D.R.I.V.E. is not a mount but a unique vehicle for Undermine that can only be used in its zone. You can also use the G 99 for some cool driving but you will need turbo. 

When you mount your  G-99 Breakneck, you will see a new action bar for your vehicle.

 

Boost  (Default Keybind: 1) - Gain a massive burst of speed for a short duration. This consumes Turbo. Honk the Horn! (Default Keybind: 2 - Honk your horn, making your feelings known. Honking excessively will silence your Horn for a minute via Time Out!. Start Job (Default Keybind: 5) - Start a Shipping and Handling task. If you are already on a task, this will cancel it via  Clock Out. Eject! (Default Keybind: 6) - Dismount from your G-99 Breakneck.

The Turbo Bar above your vehicle bar tracks how much Turbo you currently have.

 

BOOSTING AND DRIFTING

you can use the  Boost ability to go even faster for a few seconds, but that ability consumes Turbo. You have a total of 100 Turbo available. Of course, Turbo does not naturally generate over time, you can generate Turbo by two means:

Drifting your vehicle: Hold down Spacebar while riding your car to start drifting, generating 2 Turbo every 0.5 seconds as long as you maintain the drift. Releasing your Spacebar will stop the drifting. In addition to regenerating Turbo, drifting allows you to make sharper turns.   Driving over Kaja'Cola cans: You'll occasionally find Kaja’Cola cans on the ground, usually in stacks of three. Running over each can restores 5 Turbo.

 

CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS

Your G-99 Breakneck is a highly customizable vehicle, meaning you can not only choose some colors but also adjust your car's behavior on the road. Mobber will be glad to help you change your vehicle’s appearance and behavior.  There are currently 5 ways in which you can customize your G-99. Customizations that can be obtained from vendors, by looting treasures or defeating Rares.

 

ACTIVITIES: SHIPPING AND HANDLING

D.R.I.V.E. mechanic adds Shipping and Handling activities to the game.Players must get around Undermine by following arrows and circles to pick up and complete some D.R.I.V.E. jobs. Nanny Tallulah will be your main provider of these activities. By completing such activities, you can receive Cartels renown, Valorstones, Resonance Crystals, Weathered Undermine Crest, Carved Undermine Crest, and gold.

Surge Pricing World Event Every hour at the half-hour mark, you can compete with other players in Shipping and Handling during Surge Pricing. To check when and where the next event will start, check your Quest Log by pressing ”L”.

During Surge Pricing, Shipping and Handling completions give you double rewards!

 

So.. Buckle up, because no plan survives first contact with D.R.I.V.E.! Speed, drift, PURE CHAOS!

 

 

 

NEW RAID: LIBERATION OF UNDERMINE

Step into the Liberation of Undermine raid to face Chrome King Gallywix and his powerful cartel.  Face eight new bosses, each with unique and epic mechanics. Join forces with your allies to overcome these challenges and finally liberate the city from Gallywix's rule once and for all! Liberation of Undermine will be available on LFR, Normal and Heroic difficulties. Mythic difficulty will come soon after! Available Bosses:

Vexie and the Geargrinders Cauldron of Carnage Rik Reverb Stix Bunkjunker Sprocketmonger Lockenstock The One-Armed Bandit Mug’Zee, Heads of Security Chrome King Gallywix

This raid also hides secrets and activities within, be sure to check them out and play with Bandit!

Here's a guide

 

 

 

NEW DUNGEON: OPERATION FLOODGATE

 

Operation Floodgate is a new dungeon added in Season 2.The entrance is located in the northern part of the Waterworks area of Ringing Deeps. You have to stop mad scientists working at this water dam. Join the covert operation to ruin Gallywix's plans!

Available Bosses:

Big M.O.M.M.A. Keeza Quickfuse and Bront Swampface Geezle Gigazap  

There are also 4 achievements related to this dungeon:

Heroic: Operation: Floodgate - Defeat Geezle Gigazap in Operation: Floodgate on Heroic difficulty or higher. Keystone Hero: Operation: Floodgate - Complete Operation: Floodgate at Mythic Level 10 or higher, within the time limit. Reward: Teleport: Operation: Floodgate Mythic: Operation: Floodgate - Defeat Geezle Gigazap in Operation: Floodgate on Mythic or Mythic Keystone difficulty. Operation: Floodgate - Defeat Geezle Gigazap in Operation: Floodgate.  

Here's a complete guide

 

 

 

SEASON 2

 

Season 2 brings a lot of new content to play, but there are some things that you need to know before start talking about content.

A new Tier Sets Bonus, check this guide to know more about it: All Patch 11.1 Undermine(d) Class Tier Set Bonuses in The War Within Season 2.   Regarding the catalyst, you will receive catalyst charges every two weeks, just like in Season 1.  Reach 1600 rating in rated PvP, 2000 Mythic Rating, or defeat the final raid boss on Heroic or Mythic difficulty to complete the achievement The War Within Season 2: Master Blaster, and you will be rewarded with a token to obtain a Catalyst Charge, allowing you to earn an extra charge.   The Weekly Vault will not be available due to season change. This means there will be no Great Vault rewards on the 12th, but any progress made from the 12th to the 18th will count toward next week's Vault, as usual.   Seasonal currencies (Valorstones, Crests, Conquest, Bloody Tokens and Restored Coffer Key) are being reset with the launch of Season 2.

THE WAR WITHIN SEASON 2 - MYTHIC

A new season with new rewards, challenges and dungeons begins for Mythic :

Cinderbrew Meadery Darkflame Cleft The Rookery Priory of Sacred Flame The MOTHERLODE!! (Battle for Azeroth) Operation: Floodgate  Theater of Pain (Shadowlands) Operation Mechagon: Workshop (Battle for Azeroth)

 

THE WAR WITHIN SEASON 2 - PvP (Prized Gladiator)

The new "Prized Gladiator" Season brings large PvP changes, new gear, additional item changes and new ways to upgrade your gear! The item level cap has been increased. With this occasion, our current Season 1 will end on January 11, 2026. Season 1 rewards will be distributed a little later, during the week of January 26th. We will make an announcement about this. More info here: http://fstorm.cc/TWW-PvP-S1

 

THE WAR WITHIN SEASON 2 - DELVES

Two brand new Delves will be added to the game, Excavation Site 9 and Sidestreet Sluice. Also, this season, we will have another big challenge in a secret Delve. This time, players will have to face the Underpin challenge. Someone has stolen Brann's hat! Your objective is to get it back and you will receive a new helicopter customizable mount called Delver’s Gob-Trotter!  Completing the Season Objectives grants exclusive rewards, including Achievements, a Title, and a mount skin for that new Delve mount.

Of course, our beloved companion, Brann, will venture with us into the Undermine and get new features to surprise enemies like becoming a Tank! and you can level him all the way up to level 80. Along the way, you will earn other rewards, including schematics, a toy, catch-up gear, and a Campsite!  

Here's a Delve Guide

 

 

 

CARTELS OF UNDERMINE

 

Upon setting foot in Undermine, players will find the city engulfed in intense conflict among the four prominent goblin Cartels:

Steamwheedle Cartel - The longest-standing Cartel, now specializing in high-quality alchemy under Noggenfogger’s leadership. Blackwater Cartel - A seafaring Cartel focused on shipping, trade, and luxury services, mostly legal. Bilgewater Cartel - Innovative engineers and explosive experts, formerly aligned with the Horde. Venture Company - Industrialists willing to acquire resources by any means necessary.

 

This new Cartel system allows you to choose one Cartel to work for, making it a priority for this time. Cooperating with a cartel of your choise will give you a chance to earn rewards via it's Renown system. The rewards are plenty: Valorstones, Crests, and even a brand-new mount: The Topskimmer Special!

 

Here's a detailed guide

 

 

 

BORIS RETURNS!

Your favorite Tauren is back to get you well prepared for your new big adventure!  During January 12 - 18, Boris is your go-to if you want a quick Level 70 boost along with some gear to help you along the way!

But you must be wise with your choices! Boris can only help a single character on your account.

 

 

 

Greetings, everyone!

Get ready for new content in Siren Isle  

NEW ZONE: SIREN ISLE

 

Siren Isle, once known to the Vrykul as Cyrandall, is a storm-lashed island steeped in mystery. During the Fourth War, the Ashvane Company mined its cliffs for Azerite, but when the war ended, its inhabitants vanished, leaving behind only the howling winds and the whispers of something ancient.  Drawn by the power of a whispering crystal, the Earthen, Goblins, and Arathi have established competing expeditions across the island, while the Bloodwake Vrykul, Darktide Naga, and Bilge Rat Pirates fight to seize control of its ruins.

To unlock Siren Isle, start "A Sonf of Secrets", a short questline offered by Dawn in the Foundation Hall of Dornogal.

Travel between Khaz Algar and Siren Isle aboard the Princess's Pride zeppelin, captained by Sky-Captain Cableclamp, which becomes available after completing the introductory questline. Finishing this introduction also unlocks a second route, the Mole Machine, stationed outside Gundargaz in the Ringing Deeps, providing quick passage to and from the isle.  

But there's more to find on Siren Isle: 

STORM PHASE The island itself shifts with the storm’s fury, alternating between Storm Inactive Phases with mob invasions and a Storm Active Phase. During the default Siren Isle phase, no storm is active. In this state, different groups of enemies invade the island, and these groups rotate weekly. The possible invasions include:      · Naga invaders - weekly quest: Serpent's Wrath      · Vrykul invaders - weekly quest: Legacy of the Vrykul      · Pirate invaders - weekly quest: Tides of Greed Each week's invading faction brings its own rare enemies and unique objectives to the isle. However, most rare spawns and excavation sites remain consistent regardless of the active invasion. After completing the first weekly quest on Siren Isle mentioned above, you’ll be able to enter this special phase, where a massive storm is affecting the isle. During the Storm Phase, you won’t be able to fly due to the effects of Seafury Tempest, and different mobs will appear across the island. You'll also find additional quests, including a weekly quest, that can be completed. Keep in mind that once the weekly reset happens, you’ll need to unlock access to the Storm Phase again for the following week. This phase allows you to obtain the secret mount Thrayir, Eyes of the Siren, which is accessed during an active storm event while completing Special Assignments. To release him, you must gather 5 runekeys and match them to the corresponding runestones. Click here to check out a full guide

 

FLAME-BLESSED IRON A new currency unique to the isle that can be used to trade for a variety of new rewards including mounts, pets, Warbound-Until-Equipped gear , transmog, and more!  This new currency will also be used to purchase Cyrce's Circlet Gems and help trigger a brand new event called Major Excavations.

 

MAJOR EXCAVATIONS  A new public event that offer an opportunity to unearth treasures and recieve loot caches. You’ll learn more about this in the next section.

 

FLY AND SIREN ISLE Normal fly won't be available on Siren Isle at launch,  but it will unlock in the coming weeks after players complete the necessary requirements. However, flying remains disabled during the Storm Phase. But there's another method that allows for limited flying on Siren Isle, the Experimental Go-Pack! These rockets propel you into the air and let you glide, giving you full control over your descent.  You’ll gain access to Go-Packs after completing the quest Peak Precision. You can purchase these rockets from Sally Boltwrench at Flotsam Shoal during the non-storm phase of Siren Isle. Each Go-Pack costs 10 Flame-Blessed Iron, lasts for 1 hour, and you can carry up to 10 at a time.

 

 

NEW PUBLIC EVENT: MAJOR EXCAVATIONS  

A new public event takes place on Siren Isle, where three sealed caves each imprison a terrifying foe. These sites have drawn the attention of the Earthen, Goblins, and Arathi: the Earthen seek to study the strange energies radiating from Shuddering Hollow, the Goblins crave the riches hidden within The Drain, and the Arathi aim to destroy the menace lurking in The Drowned Lair.

Players can donate their Flame-Blessed Iron to their chosen faction to help each faction break into these caves and uncover what lies within. You’ll need 150 Flame-Blessed Iron to start a Major Excavation. After the donation is completed, you’ll have a few minutes to reach the designated location before the explosives are deployed. Check your map to see the excavation’s exact position! When the countdown reaches zero, the cave will open, allowing you to enter.

Each excavation involves defeating a Rare Elite boss within the cave. For example, in The Drain, you'll encounter Gravesludge. Defeating the boss is essential for completing the excavation and unlocking its rewards. After the rare is defeated, you’ll receive a Crate of Bygone Riches, which contains valuables such as Flame-Blessed Iron, Valorstones, crests, gems for Cyrce’s Circlet, and Veteran gear.

 

 

CYRCE'S CIRCLET  

Cyrce's Circlet is a customizable ring obtained from “A Song of Secrets”, the main Siren Isle questline.

After completing the introductory quests to acquire your ring and learn how to use it, you’ll unlock a series of time-gated quests, each rewarding you with a Raw Singing Citrine. The ring starts at Item Level 642 and can be upgraded over six weeks to reach its maximum Item Level 658. A catch-up system will allow players to obtain missed Raw Singing Citrines from previous weeks by completing the related quests.

The ring provides baseline Stamina and features three empty sockets that can be filled with gems found across the isle, each offering unique effects. There will be four gems available per color. Once you have found a gem from its source, it will become available from the Siren Isle vendors.

In the first Yellow Socket, you must insert a Singing Thunder Citrine. In the second Blue Socket, you must insert a Singing Sea Citrine. The third Pink Socket is intended for a Singing Wind Citrine.

For more info about Cyrce's circlet gems, you can visit this guide

 

NEW STORYLINES AND MORE

 

This patch includes other interesting features and storylines, including:

LINGERING SHADOWS Join Orweyna and Gazlowe in a new chapter of The War Within campaign to uncover a familiar face in the darkness. This storyline becomes available on November 24.   FATE OF THE KIRIN TOR After Dalaran's fall, the Kirin Tor must decide their destiny. Having lost nearly everything, they now face the mistakes of their past and must choose the future course of their people in a storyline that becomes available on December 8. "If fate has brought Dalaran low twice, perhaps it was never meant to be rebuilt..."   OTHER FEATURES The Conquest and Crests cap will be removed with the release of patch 11.0.7. The number of Gilded Harbinger Crests needed to purchase a Nascent Gilded Harbinger Crest has been reduced to 60 (was 90). Warband Equipment Chests: Harbinger's Equipment Chest: Available from Agmera in exchange for Flightstones, with a required mythic rating of 1000. Forged Equipment Chest: Available from Lalandi (Conquest Vendor), in exchange for Conquest, with a required PvP rating of 1400 (any bracket). Currency rewards from Mythic (Crests, Gold, Valorstones) now scale by keystone level, up to 12.  

 

 

 

 

Greetings, Firestorm!

Let's start with a quick recap: Dornogal, our The War Within realm, launched on August 25 with most of the content. But now it's time to talk about Season 1, and this post will go over the details and specifics of the content being unlocked.

On Monday, September 1st, Season 1 of The War Within will start. This includes Mythic dungeons, rated PvP, and the release of the first raid, Nerub-ar Palace, in LFR, Normal, and Heroic difficulties, four new World Bosses and finally, a new battleground: Deephaul Ravine.  

General Season 1 Features:

WORLD BOSSES World Bosses are a good way to obtain more powerful gear, dropping item level 603 Champion gear. They will follow a weekly rotation, with only one boss available at a time.  Here's the World Boss list: Kordac <Dormant Protector> Aggregation of Horrors Shurrai <Atrocity of the Undersea> Orta <The Broken Mountain>   GREAT VAULT The Great Vault has been available since launch. This means that all activities completed between August 25th and August 31st will count toward the September 1st Vault reset. One change has been introduced in the Vault: in the PvP section, the previous PvP slot has been replaced by World Activities, which now includes Delves and other open-world activities.

 

NERUB-AR PALACE

Located in Azj'kahet, the first raid of the expansion, Nerub-ar Palace, will finally open its doors this Monday, September 1st, and all eight bosses will be available to challenge!

Each boss will use different mechanics and will have unique complexities, making each boss encounter unique. While all of them will be available since the release of Season 1, the Mythic mode will not be implemented for now.

Here's a list of its bosses:

Ulgrax the Devourer The Bloodbound Horror Sikran, Captain of the Sureki Rasha'nan Broodtwister Ovi'nax Nexus-Princess Ky'veza The Silken Court: Anub'arash and Skeinspinner Takazj Queen Ansurek

 

Item Level Raid Loot:

Raid Finder Difficulty: Item Level 584-593; Normal Difficulty: Item Level 597-606; Heroic Difficulty: Item Level 610-619; Mythic Difficulty: Item Level 623-632.  

Inside the raid, you can also pick up the quest Nerub-ar Palace: For Nerubian Eyes Only from Shadow Walker Tarvex. To complete it, you must collect the following on the same difficulty:

3 Signet of the Thousand Scars from Anub'arash 3 Signet of the Skeinspiner from Skeinspiner Takazj

Once the quest is complete, you’ll still need to defeat Ulgrax and Bloodbound Horror in order to activate the skip. This skip only bypasses Silkran and Rasha’nan, giving you direct access to Broodtwister Obi’nax, Nexus-Princess Ky’veza, and The Silken Court.

All the remaining information about the raid (additional rewards, transmog sets, unique items) can be seen here: Nerub-ar Palace guide

 

MYTHIC DUNGEONS

Similar to what happens with the raids, the Mythic dungeons will not be available until Season 1 starts (on September 1st, 2025). Following the same system, 4 dungeons will be from the current expansion, and the other 4 will be from the previous expansion:

Ara-Kara, City of Echoes City of Threads The Stonevault The Dawnbreaker Mists of Tirna Scithe (Shadowlands) The Necrotic Wake (Shadowlands) Siege of Boralus (BfA) Grim Batol (Cataclysm)  

During this first season, we will have some new additions regarding affixes:

At Mythic Keystone level 2, players will see their first affix depending on the week: Xal'atath's Bargain: Ascendant Xal'atath's Bargain: Voidbound Xal'atath's Bargain: Oblivion Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour At Keystone Level 4, Tyrannical or Fortified become active, alternating each week. At Keystone Level 7, a new affix named Challenger's Peril becomes active. At Keystone Level 10, both Tyrannical and Fortified become active at the same time. At Keystone Level 12, Xal'atath removes her bargains, and Xal'atah's Bargain is replaced with Xal'atath's Guile.  

Item-level loot table will be as follows:

Keystone Level End of Dungeon Ilvl Great Vault Reward Mythic 0 Veteran 4 (593) Champion 3 (603) Mythic 2 Champion 1 (597) Champion 4 (606) Mythic 3 Champion 1 (597) Hero 1 (610) Mythic 4 Champion 2 (600) Hero 1 (610) Mythic 5 Champion 3 (603) Hero 2 (613) Mythic 6 Champion 4 (606) Hero 2 (613) Mythic 7 Hero 1 (610) Hero 3 (616) Mythic 8 Hero 1 (610) Hero 4 (619) Mythic 9 Hero 2 (613) Hero 4 (619) Mythic 10 and up Hero 2 (613) Myth 1 (623)

 

During this season, the following achievements and rewards will be active:

The War Within Keystone Explorer: Season One: Complete a Mythic dungeon within the time limit during The War Within Season One. The War Within Keystone Conqueror: Season One: Attain a Mythic Rating of at least 1500 during Dragonflight Season One. Title reward: The Tempered. The War Within Keystone Master: Season One: Attain a Mythic Rating of at least 2000 during Dragonflight Season One. Mount reward: Diamond Mechsuit. The War Within Season 1: Spelunker Supreme: Defeated Queen Ansurek on Heroic or Mythic difficulty Token reward: Mark of the Spelunker Supreme The War Within Keystone Hero: Season One: Attain a Mythic Rating of at least 2500 during Dragonflight Season One. Item reward: Luminous Nerubian Catalyst Stone Tempered Hero: The War Within Season 1 You can also earn dungeon teleports by completing a timed Keystone Level 10 or higher run for that dungeon.

Check The War Within Season 1 Mythic Guide for more specific information about the Mythic dungeons this season (like detailed class guides and dungeon guides).

 

DELVES

Delves are a new type of short-form instanced content that you can run solo or in a group of 2-5 players, accompanied by an NPC companion, Brann Bronzebeard, who can take on the role of DPS or healer. Brann has both Combat Curios and Utility Curios and you can select 1 of each type to be active at any time. Like roles, Curios can only be swapped by clicking on the Explorers' League Supplies box and selecting "View Brann Bronzebeard's supplies". Curios drop from the treasure chests found in the Treasure Rooms at the successful conclusion of Delves.

Occasionally, Brann Bronzebeard at the Delver’s Headquarters offers a weekly quest rewarding 1 Pinnacle Cache, containing upgrade materials, gear, gold, and more. This quest rotates with other weekly quests and won't be available every week. Completions will also count toward the Great Vault.

When you reach a Delve entrance, a special User Interface appears with essential information for your run. It displays the Delve's name, a dropdown to choose the Tier of difficulty, and a short description of your main objectives. For example, your task is to free miners from spider webs, kill Nerubians, and so forth. On the right side, the UI lists the rewards you will receive upon completing the Delve:  

 

Players can access Delves while leveling, with the first tiers (1 to 3) available during zone progression. Tiers 4-11 unlock at level 80, once the campaign is complete and Season 1 starts. Each Delve features rotating story variants that change daily to keep the experience fresh. Sometimes, a Delve is marked as a Bountiful Delve, offering an extra chest at the end if you bring a Restored Coffer Key earned through world activities.

Isle of Dorn The Ringing Deeps Azj-Kahet Hallowfall Earthcrawl Mines The Waterworks The Spiral Weave Skittering Breach Kriegyal’s Rest The Dread Pit Tak-Rethan Abyss Nightfall Sanctum Fungal Folly   Underkeep The Sinkhole     Mystery 13th Delve Mycomancer Cavern

More info about Delves here: Delves Season 1 Guide for The War Within

 

PvP

Alongside the new raid and Mythic comes a brand-new PvP Season, Forged Gladiator: The War Within Season 1 Let's talk about PvP features:

WAR MODE War Mode gets some changes too: Bloody Tokens are now the sole currency for open-world PvP. Also, PvP gear scales up in arenas and battlegrounds as usual, but not in War Mode activities. For open-world combat, you can use valorstones and crests to upgrade your gear to the highest item level available outside instanced PvP.  

PVP GEAR

Honor Gear Honor gear can be purchased from Velerd located in the same room as Hotharn. In Season 1, Honor gear starts at Item Level 558 and the item level increases in BG or arena to 626. It follows the Explorer track, and you must spend Honor on the gear.   Conquest Gear Conquest gear starts at item Level 597 (639 in PvP instances) and the Conquest Quartermaster is Lalandi.   Crafted PvP Gear Competitor’s Recipes (crafted PvP gear plans) are sold by Hotharn, who also offers different PvP reagents. This gear has item Level 545, and in BG or Arenas, it increases to 606.   Tier Set A brand-new PvP tier set is coming, and in this guide you'll find all the details you need to know about it, from what it offers to how you can get it: Tier Sets Guide – Nerub’ar Palace (Wowhead)  

GREAT VAULT PvP section of the Great Vault has been removed with the introduction of Delves. As a result, players will no longer be able to obtain PvP gear from the Great Vault moving forward.  

WEEKLY CAP

The Bloody Token cap starts at 1,350 and increases by 550 every week. The Conquest cap starts at 1,600 and increases by 600 every week.

SOLO RATED BATTLEGROUND BLITZ Solo Rated Battleground Blitz is one of the main PvP features this season. It's a fast-paced 8v8 battleground mode where you queue alone or with a healer, climb the ranks, earn titles, and unlock seasonal rewards. Matches are objective-focused and packed with power-ups that keep the action moving.  

RATING & DECAY Regarding the rating, we will have a decay system as usual, where you will need to play at least 5 arenas per week to keep all rating. Here the rating you will lose:

First week: 25 Second week: 50 Until: 100  

ARENA ROTATION Finally, there will be a weekly arena rotation to ensure that players have a plan of what arenas they could encounter and strategies for them. The rotation will be as follows:

POOL A POOL B POOL C Nagrand Arena Nagrand Arena Nagrand Arena Dalaran Sewers Ruins of Lordaeron Hook Point Tiger's Peak Tiger's Peak Tol'Viron Arena Enigma Crucible Empyrean Domain Ashamane's Fall Empyrean Domain Blade's Edge Arena The Robodrome Ashamane's Fall Maldraxxus Coliseum Mugambala Maldraxxus Coliseum Black Rook Hold Arena Enigma Crucible Nokhudon Proving Grounds     Nokhudon Proving Grounds     Nokhudon Proving Grounds    

 

SEASON 1 REWARDS There will be rewards for the season's top players when Season 1 ends and we move to the next one. We cannot specify how many players for each tier will win, primarily since most achievements and rewards are obtained during the season and not at the end.

New Gladiator title: Forged Gladiator (and achievement Forged Gladiator: The War Within Season 1).  New Solo Queue title: Forged Legend (and achievement Forged Legend: The War Within Season 1). New Gladiator mount: Forged Gladiator's Fel Bat. Special currency: Mark of the Spelunker Supreme (rewarded from achievement The War Within Season 1: Spelunker Supreme). New seasonal title: The Elite (rewarded from achievement Elite: The War Within Season 1). New armor effect: Luminous Nerubian Catalyst Stone (rewarded from avhievement Web-Wrapped in the Finest Silks). New Battleground Blitz title: Forged Warlord (rewarded from achievement Forged Warlord: The War Within Season 1) New Battleground Blitz title: Forged Marshal (rewarded from achievement Forged Marshal: The War Within Season 1 New toy: Unbound Legend's Pennant New Gladiator Tabard: Forged Gladiator's Tabard. New Gladiator cloak: Forged Gladiator's Prestigious Cloak. New Vicious mounts: Vicious Skyflayer for alliance (Forged Combatant) and Vicious Skyflayer for horde (Forged Combatant).

 

More info about PvP here: The War Within PvP Season 1 Guide

 

 

 

The time is over, Firestorm's next expansion: The War Within will be released on Monday, August 25th on its realm Dornogal! The call to explore the hidden depths of the world has been answered. This expansion has been in development for over a year and in Beta phase for the past two months, and it's finally at a point where we can confidently say it's stable and with tons of content. Almost every part of the patch has been scripted and implemented. The time spent in both the Closed and Open Beta has truly paid off, and we really appreciate everyone who supported us by reporting issues, triggering crashes, and helping us identify and fix them.

Before we jump into TWW's content, let's clarify something that will likely interest many of you, character copy and restrictions:

Every character from Valdrakken will be copied over to The War Within oficial realm on August 23rd, 2025. The gold on the characters will be limited to 1.000 gold coins per character over level 60. (Lower-level characters or deleted characters will have their gold set to 0). The gold on the mailbox will be deleted. The auction houses will end and return to the mailbox automatically. The guild banks are gonna be wiped (items deleted and gold set to 0). Your guild bank won't be affected on Valdrakken, don't worry. Inventory items will no longer be considered tradeable, and you won't be able to sell them.

Important note: The client will actually run on version 11.1.5, but the content will be from patch 11.0.2, and class balance will reflect 11.1.5. Download the client via our new launcher!

Also, we will be giving a special and unique reward for those players who connect during the first week of release of The War Within (August 25 - August 31), so don't forget to connect in time and get yours as well! More info at the bottom!

Well, it's time, let's talk about The War Within. Enjoy it!

 

LEVEL EXPERIENCE

For new, returning, or current Firestorm players who want to level a character from the beginning, the starting zone is Exile's Reach and from there, you'll continue your experience by talking to Chromie and choosing where to go next.  

From levels 1 to 10: When you create a new character, you will automatically begin in Exile's . This zone includes a tutorial and a series of simple quests designed to help you get started in World of Warcraft. Allied races will start level 10, meaning they can skip the first part. Demon Hunters and Dracthyrs will still pursue their starting questline. The Earthen, the new allied race, begin in their own starting zone. After finishing it, they’ll be directed to Chromie to start a leveling zone.   From levels 10 to 70: At the moment, you can choose between Dragonflight, Shadowlands, and Battle for Azeroth. Dragonflight is selected by default, as it currently works best overall.   Finally from levels 70 to 80: You'll make your way into Khaz Algar and uncover the mysteries hidden within Azeroth, starting in Silithus, the beginning of the conflict, there you will find the introductory storyline "Visions of Azeroth"

 

WELCOME TO KHAZ ALGAR

Khaz Algar is a never-before-seen subterranean world off the western shores of Pandaria, full of secrets and hidden wonders. Discover four leveling zones filled with world activities and events and rare creatures, all teeming with loot waiting to be uncovered. Enlist a titan-forged race made of living stone by aiding them in their endeavors.

Isle of Dorn (Levels 70‑73): Located on the surface of Khaz Algar, the Isle of Dorn is a lush paradise where Dornogal, the main capital, stands as a massive Earthen fortress at the center of the isle. Here, you will also find the world activity The Theater Troupe.   The Ringing Deeps (Levels 73‑75): A colossal cavern where the Machine Speakers have been excavating and melting down raw materials in a massive, lava-fueled forge.  The world activity Awakening the machine is also placed here.   Hallowfall (Levels 75‑78): This once-glorious underground region is bathed in light from a massive crystal overhead. The people here, known as the Arathi, worship this light and have built a culture around it. The world activity Spreading the Light is located here.   Azj-Kahet (Levels 78‑80), down to the dark depths of the nerubian empire, where the malicious Harbinger of the Void is gathering arachnid forces to bring Azeroth to its knees.

 

NERUB-AR PALACE

Located in Azj'kahet, the first raid of the expansion, Nerub-ar Palace, introduced 8 new bosses with new systems. The raid will not be available during launch, but it will be open a week later alongside Season 1. When it becomes available, every difficult mode except Mythic will be available.

After a revelation of traitors in her court, Queen Ansurek decides she must eradicate the palace’s invaders herself. However, paranoia over whom she can trust gnaws at her psyche. With her allies dwindling, Queen Ansurek may delve into dark powers to attain victory, even if that means her most loyal soldiers become her next meal...

Here's a list of its bosses:

Ulgrax the Devourer The Bloodbound Horror Sikran, Captain of the Sureki Rasha'nan Broodtwister Ovi'nax Nexus-Princess Ky'veza The Silken Court: Anub'arash and Skeinspinner Takazj Queen Ansurek

 

THE WAR WITHIN DUNGEONS

The 8 new dungeons from The War Within will be available as soon as the realm opens, providing the first reliable and extensive PvE content of the expansion. Four of them can be accessed while leveling, and the remaining ones will unlock once you reach level 80. Level-Up Dungeons 70 - 80:

The Rookery: The Stormperch, located in the Keeper's Terrace in the northwest of the city, serves as the home of the Stormrooks and the base for Stormward Baelgrim and the Stormriders. Though it stood unbreeched for thousands of years, defending it is harder when the threat comes from within. Kyrioss Stormguard Gorren Voidstone Monstrosity   The Stonevault: High Speaker Eirich has neglected the Machine Speakers and their Stonevault, obsessed with the broken Awakening Machine. As earthen culture decays and their population declines, Machinists labor, loyalists patrol, and Eirich hides behind fanatical, corrupted followers. Sequestered behind Titan tunnels, he has undergone a terrifying transformation. E.D.N.A. Skarmorak Master Machinists, Brokk and Dorlita Void Speaker Eirich   Priory of the Sacred Flame, once a place for worshipers to contemplate the emperor's vision, is now led by acolytes who scorn the people of Mereldar for their weak faith. Sister Etna Blayze has called for help to uncover the secrets hidden in Prioress Murrpray's inner sanctum. Captain Dailcry Baron Braunpyke Prioress Murrpray   Ara-Kara, City of Echoes: Beneath the City of Threads lies Ara-Kara, City of Echoes, the deserted ruins of an older layer. Ansurek's forces are gathering deadly materials to force the ascension of all nerubian civilization, whether they are willing or not. Avanox Anub'zekt Ki'katal the Harvester  

Max-Level Dungeons:

Cinderbrew Meadery,  is a focal point of Unbound earthen culture, once under the dotage of Wenbrandt, who crafted a fiery, potent brew enjoyed by all earthen. After a hostile corporate acquisition by goblin entrepreneur Goldie Baronbottom, it now enters a new age of mass-produced cinderbrew. Brew Master Aldryr I'pa Benk Buzzbee Goldie Baronbottom   Darkflame Cleft was once a prosperous earthen mine until the Machine Speakers left and kobolds swarmed in. The workers fell under the rule of the tyrannical Candle King, a tall, bulky brute. It's time to liberate the intimidated kobolds! Ol'Waxbeard Blazikon The Candle King The Darkness   The Dawnbreaker: The Arathi have completed The Dawnbreaker, a warship built to shift the war against Azj-Kahet. As its ceremonial launch begins, General Steelstrike has called for heroic outsiders to witness the historic event, but things won't go as planned, and you'll need to act. Speaker Shadowcrown Anub'ikkaj Rasha'nan   City of Threads: Deep within the City of Threads lies the Transformatory, once a sacred hall of nerubian evolution. Now used to transform "worthy" nerubians into ascended, it must be stopped before it consumes all of Azj-Kahet. The Weaver and the Vizier are determined to do just that. Orator Krix'vizk of the Fifth Strand Fangs of the Queen The Coaglamation Izo, the Grand Splicer  

 

MYTHIC DUNGEONS

Similar to what happens with the raids, the Mythic dungeons will not be available until Season 1 starts (on September 1st, 2025). Following the same system, 4 dungeons will be from the current expansion, and the other 4 will be from the previous expansion:

Ara-Kara, City of Echoes City of Threads The Stonevault The Dawnbreaker Mists of Tirna Scithe (Shadowlands) The Necrotic Wake (Shadowlands) Siege of Boralus (BfA) Grim Batol (Cataclysm)

During this first season, we will have Some new additions regarding affixes: 

At Mythic Keystone level 2, players will see their first affix depending on the week: Xal'atath's Bargain: Ascendant Xal'atath's Bargain: Voidbound Xal'atath's Bargain: Oblivion Xal'atath's Bargain: Devour At Keystone Level 4, Tyrannical or Fortified become active, alternating each week. At Keystone Level 7, a new affix named Challenger's Peril becomes active. At Keystone Level 10, both Tyrannical and Fortified become active at the same time. At Keystone Level 12, Xal'atath removes her bargains, and Xal'atah's Bargain is replaced with Xal'atath's Guile.

 

DELVES

Delves are a new type of short-form instanced content that you can run solo or in a group of 2-5 players, accompanied by an NPC companion, Brann Bronzebeard, who can take on the role of DPS or healer. Brann has both Combat Curios and Utility Curios and you can select 1 of each type to be active at any time. Like roles, Curios can only be swapped by clicking on the Explorers' League Supplies box and selecting "View Brann Bronzebeard's supplies". Curios drop from the treasure chests found in the Treasure Rooms at the successful conclusion of Delves.

Completions count toward the Great Vault, where the previous PvP tag will be replaced by "World Activities," which will now include this new feature.

Players can access Delves while leveling, with the first tiers (1 to 3) available during zone progression. Higher tiers (4 to 11) unlock at level 80, once the campaign is completed. Each Delve features rotating story variants that change daily to keep the experience fresh. Sometimes, a Delve is marked as a Bountiful Delve, offering an extra chest at the end if you bring a Restored Coffer Key earned through world activities.

Important note: Delves will be limited to Tier 4 until Season 1 begins.  

Isle of Dorn The Ringing Deeps Azj-Kahet Hallowfall Earthcrawl Mines The Waterworks The Spiral Weave Skittering Breach Kriegyal’s Rest The Dread Pit Tak-Rethan Abyss Nightfall Sanctum Fungal Folly   Underkeep The Sinkhole     Mystery 13th Delve Mycomancer Cavern

 

CLASSES AND HERO TALENTS

This new expansion brings heavy rebalancing between classes and introduces the brand-new allied race, the Earthen. But the major feature is the Hero Talents system, an evergreen progression layer unlocked at level 71. Hero Talents offer self-contained talent trees with three unique paths per class (except Druids with four and Demon Hunters with two), each containing 11 talent nodes. Players earn one point per level from 71 to 80 to fill the tree.

Each Hero Talent tree starts with a keystone talent that defines the core mechanic and identity of the tree. This might be a new ability, an upgrade to an existing cooldown, or a triggerable buff. At the bottom sits the capstone talent, which reinforces the tree’s theme or adds new power to the keystone.

The system allows switching between Hero Talent trees at will, similar to current class talent management, and aims to offer both flavor and meaningful customization options without bloat.  

In addition, the expansion extends class availability for the Dracthyr race, who will be able to choose from Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Warlock, and Warrior, opening entirely new gameplay paths for them beyond the Evoker class.

 

PvP

The War Within introduces several updates focused on improving the PvP experience. Of course, it brings the classics, like a new PvP season, with transmog sets, custom achievements, titles and mounts, and also weekly map pool rotation to keep matches exciting and fresh week to week!   

POOL A POOL B POOL C Nagrand Arena Nagrand Arena Nagrand Arena Dalaran Sewers Ruins of Lordaeron Hook Point Tiger's Peak Tiger's Peak Tol'Viron Arena Enigma Crucible Empyrean Domain Ashamane's Fall Empyrean Domain Blade's Edge Arena The Robodrome Ashamane's Fall Maldraxxus Coliseum Mugambala Maldraxxus Coliseum Black Rook Hold Arena Enigma Crucible Nokhudon Proving Grounds     Nokhudon Proving Grounds     Nokhudon Proving Grounds    

 

Let's talk about PvP features:

DeepHaul Ravine, the new battleground this season.   War Mode gets some changes too: Bloody Tokens are now the sole currency for open-world PvP. Also, PvP gear scales up in arenas and battlegrounds as usual, but not in War Mode activities. For open-world combat, you can use valor stones and crests to upgrade your gear to the highest item level available outside instanced PvP.   Solo Rated Battleground Blitz is one of the main PvP features this season. It's a fast-paced 8v8 battleground mode where you queue alone or with a healer, climb the ranks, earn titles, and unlock seasonal rewards. Matches are objective-focused and packed with power-ups that keep the action moving.   Season 1: The first PvP Season, the Forged Gladiator: The War Within Season 1, will start one week after the realm's release (on September 1st, 2025). Consider the first week as some kind of inter-season period. After the season starts, players will compete on the PvP leaderboard to be able to win the Seasonal Rewards!   Weekly Caps: The Bloody Token cap starts at 1,350 and increases by 550 every week. The Conquest cap starts at 1,600 and increases by 600 every week.

PvP guide - Season 1 TWW

 

WARBANDS

This expansión introduces a new account-wide system, aspects such as renown, transmog, gear that has the "Warbound Until Equipped" attribute and currencies are shared, making progress feel smoother no matter which character you're playing.

Let's talk about this features:

Warband Bank: this is a new feature, which allows you to utilize resources account-wide and share them easily between alts, including gold. The Warbank has five different tabs, each capable of holding 98 items for a total of 490 slots. It can hold any item that isn’t soulbound to a character. By default, your Warbank has zero tabs unlocked. You can check the price to unlock each tab below.   Warband reputations, with this new change  players will no longer need to determine which characters to focus on a given faction for profession or power reasons (not available for all reputations in the game). For now is working for the Dragonflight factions and for the 4 new TWW factions.   Transferable currencies:  It brings the option to transfer some currencies easily between alts without having to buy items and mail them.  When you go to your currency tab, some currencies will have an icon showing they are transferrable. By clicking on that icon you will be able to select another character from your account to transfer the currency from. Note that some currencies have a conversion rate.   Warbound Until Equipped Gear: This is a new way to equip your alts. Whenever players earn loot, you have a chance of having warbound until equipped bonus loots in dungeons, delves and raid. You can send these items by mail or put it in the warbank and use them with the character you prefer.

The Warbanding Together questline is available and rewards the spell Warband Bank Distance Inhibitor, which summons a personal portal directly to your Warband Bank for 10 minutes.

 

SKYRIDING

Inspired by the Dragonflight system, Skyriding is a dynamic form of flying that uses momentum and abilities to reach high places and move quickly across the world. It uses a resource called Vigor, which regenerates naturally while gliding at high speeds or descending. Mastering altitude and momentum becomes key to maintaining flight. With proper use, players can reach a maximum speed of 705%, making Skyriding one of the fastest travel methods available.

Skyriding becomes fully available once players reach level 80 and complete the main campaign. Unlike in Dragonflight, you begin with a solid set of baseline abilities, so you can take off and maneuver from the start. However, to unlock the full talent tree, you’ll need to collect 38 Skyriding glyphs scattered across the expansion's four main zones.

Hundreds of mounts have been updated to support this mode, including Druid flight forms. Evokers can also skyride using their racial ability, Soar. Players can freely switch between Skyriding and the classic Steady Flight at any time using the new spell Switch Flight Style. To use Steady Flight on this new continent, you will need to unlock the achievement The War Within Pathfinder, as usual.

Each zone in Khaz Algar also features its own set of Skyriding race courses, with six per region, offering challenges, achievements, and rewards for those looking to test their flying skills.

 

OTHER FEATURES

This expansion offers a lot of content, let's talk about other features:

Professions: this feature now requires strategic planning and pacing of crafting activities: Patron NPC Orders System: A brand-new mechanic where specific NPCs (Patrons) in each Khaz Algar zone issue crafting orders for players.These orders reward Knowledge Points, Acuity, and Concentration, depending on the difficulty. Patrons solve the unpredictability of the old order system by guaranteeing rewards upon completion. Orders can require Rank 2 or 3 quality crafts and may cost significant Concentration, compelling players to plan around recharge timing. Two interconnected systems now integral to crafting progression Concentration: Acts as a reservoir (max 1000 points) that slowly regenerates and allows crafters to guarantee a higher rank output when slightly under-skilled. Ingenuity: A system chance-based that can refund 50% of used Concentration expense per craft if it triggers (“ingenious breakthrough”).   New Allied Race, the Earthen: Forged of living stone deep beneath Khaz Algar, the Earthen march into The War Within as the first neutral Allied Race, ready to fight for either faction. Also, you can choose to be any of nine playable classes: Hunter, Mage, Monk, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, or Warrior. Their strength comes to life through racials such as: Azerite Surge: Channel the ore in your veins to release a cone of azerite energy that damages enemies, heals allies at mid-charge, and detonates in a heavy burst at full power. Titan-Wrought Frame: Stone-hardened bodies add 10 % extra base armor to all equipped items, turning Earthen into walking bulwarks. And there's even more, additional racials boost gathering, exploration, and self-sustain, ensuring these granite heroes leave their mark on every battlefield.   The New Map Legend: A new feature that will facilitate your progression in the game. It will be easier to find quests, Limited Time Activities, dungeons, raids, delve or cave entrances, flightpoints, etc.   The new interface feature: Arachnophobia.   Trading Post: There are no significant changes to the trading post, and it will work as usual.

 

BORIS RETURNS AND A SURPRISE

Gear up, heroes! To celebrate the arrival of the expansion, we have two epic surprises waiting for you!

First, the legendary tauren Boris returns for one entire week, ready to boost a single character on your account straight to level 70. He'll even give to you a full set of starter gear, letting you charge into quests, dungeons, and more! But choose wisely, because Boris can only help a single character on your account.

And as a special token of our gratitude for your constant support and loyalty, every adventurer who logs in during the first week will receive the Timbered Sky Snake mount, letting you soar across Azeroth in unmistakable style. Enjoy the head start and charge into this new chapter with flair!

 

 

Greetings Firestorm!

The official release of The War Within is getting closer every day. We began this adventure by introducing the closed beta, where we progressively invited members of our community. That phase has now ended, and it's time to present the open beta, which will arrive on Firestorm on July 23! So, what's the difference between an open beta and a closed beta? In the open beta, you don't need an invitation or a key, because access is available to everyone. This allows us to test the server’s stability with a large number of players connected at the same time and playing the same content.

For your info, the characters you'll have in the open beta are the same ones from the closed beta. This character copy was done over a month ago from the Valdrakken (Dragonflight) realm, so it's perfectly normal if your gear, mounts, appearances, and so on don't reflect your current live characters exactly.

Important note: The client will actually run on version 11.1.5, but the content will be from patch 11.0.2, and class balance will reflect 11.1.5. Additionally, progress made during the open beta will not be saved, this is a test realm, and its progress will eventually be wiped.

 

 

DOWNLOAD THE TWW CLIENT

You'll need the TWW client to be able to log in! For now on, the only way to get this expansion is through our new Firestorm launcher, which offers the full client only.

Here's a step-by-step guide:

Click here to download our new launcher. Install our launcher. Execute the launcher. Select the The War Within client option. You need to select a folder where you want it to be installed. The folder should be on a compatible and not restricted folder. Once it's installed, just open it and log in!

 

 

TWW CONTENT AND STATUS

Let's talk a bit about the content and what The War Within has to offer:

LEVELING - "EARLY GAME": When you create a character (allied races, Dracthyrs, DKs and DHs excluded), you will be forced into this zone where every other new characters are too: Exile's Reach. This zone includes a tutorial, and some easy quests that will help you get started in World of Warcraft. Once you reach level 10 (allied races start there by default, and DKs and DHs too, right after their short intro questline), you can talk to Chromie to choose an expansion to “re‑live” all the way up to level 70. Currently, you can choose between Dragonflight, Shadowlands, and BfA, although you’ll receive Dragonflight by default, as it's the one that works best.   KHAZ ALGAR INTRO: Once you reach level 70, the quest "The War Within" will start automatically. You'll head to Silithus to begin your new journey, then continue to the Chamber of Heart for a few quests, and finally to Dalaran. This was already tested and it's working very well.   KHAZ ALGAR'S NEW ZONES: Khaz Algar offers four new zones full of events, quests, and adventures. Overall, we can say the functionality is good, but there’s still work to be done. Isle of Dorn (levels 70 - 73), Dornogal, the new capital, is also located here. The Ringing Deeps (levels 73 - 75) Hallowfall (levels 75 - 78) Azj-Kahet (levels 78 - 80)   NEW RACE: The Earthen Allied Race, the introduction questline of this new race is ready, and you will need to complete it to continue your adventure.   DUNGEONS: The 8 new dungeons of TWW are available and working well. There are level-up dungeons (70–80) that offer an alternative way to level up, as well as max-level dungeons. Level-Up Dungeons 70 - 80: The Rookery The Stonevault Priory of the Sacred Flame Ara-Kara, City of Echoes   Max-Level Dungeons: Cinderbrew Meadery Darkflame Cleft The Dawnbreaker City of Threads   DUNGEONS MM : The 8 dungeons are ready, and the testing carried out by players during the closed beta phase has been generally positive.  Here the Season 1 dungeons list: Ara-Kara, City of Echoes City of Threads The Stonevault The Dawnbreaker Mists of Tirna Scithe (Shadowlands) The Necrotic Wake (Shadowlands) Siege of Boralus (BfA) Grim Batol (Cataclysm)   NERUB-AR PALACE: Step into the first raid of The War Within, Nerub-ar Palace, now open in LFR, Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties! Prepare to face 8 bosses in the depths of Azj-Kahet.   DELVES: This new feature is already functional, but we’re still working on fixes and completing the remaining variants in time for the open beta.   WARBANDS: This new feature was developed a while ago. The remaining issues are currently being fixed, and we expect to receive more reports during the open beta.   SKYRIDING: This is a dynamic flying system inspired by Dragonflight, letting players use momentum and abilities to explore the world, with hundreds of updated mounts and forms. All features, including races, glyphs, and the still track are now ready and fully implemented and working.   PROFESSIONS: Professions bring several changes, as we mentioned in the devblog. Their development is still ongoing, and we're looking forward to receiving more feedback during the open beta, as many more players will be able to test them.   PvP: The BGs, wargames, skirmishes, arenas, and all PvP features are working. Both the new BG and the new arena (even though it’s from S2) are also available and functional. Fixes are still being applied, and we expect to receive more feedback during the open beta.   CLASSES: As we mentioned, class balance will follow version 11.1.5. Hero talents have also been implemented. They let you control your abilities more effectively or focus more on healing or damage, depending on your preference. However, there's still some work ahead to keep adjusting it.   WORLD EVENTS: The Theater Troupe and Awakening the Machine are ready. Spreading the Light is mostly complete. We hope to get feedback on these events during the open beta.

 

With that being said, if you encounter any issues there we'd be happy to hear about them on our bugtracker to make sure it gets the attention required.  

As always, our development and QA teams are working hard to ensure you have the best possible experience, together with the GM, support, and animation teams! We'll be back soon with more news about The War Within! Until then, we wish you a great time on Firestorm! We're grateful for your continued trust and support. The Firestorm Team.

 

 

Greetings Firestorm!

It's time to present you the new launcher we've been working on. The Firestorm launcher has been completely rebuilt, giving you a faster, easier way to download the game and a much more intuitive way to connect to our realms. Of course, it will receive regular updates. If you find any issues, please submit a report in the bugtracker.

This new launcher lets you download, uninstall and launch the game, read news, visit community spaces like our forum, open our support pages, and even the shop!

Click here to download the new launcher  

What's new?   Single, full-client download: The full client is now the only download option. This prevents issues caused by downloading while playing, such as corrupted partial files, mismatched versions, or confusing install paths.   Direct access: From the menu, you'll have direct access to Firestorm's support pages (shop support, technical support, etc.), as well as to our social media, web shop, and bugtracker.   Link old full clients: You can link any existing Firestorm full client to the new launcher however. The minimal version is not recommended in any case.   Fixes for old clients:  WotLK: This expansion will now be available in multiple languages. Cataclysm: The issue with this client is over, and it's now available in multiple languages. BfA: To avoid the issue with BfA client, you need to download it with this launcher. It is now fixed. Shadowlands: This client is now completely fixed.   Optional for Now; Transition plan

Using the new launcher is optional at this stage, for now you can still use the legacy launcher or torrent links to download every expansion, except The War Within, which is available exclusively through the new launcher.

Switching is optional at this stage, we encourage everyone to get familiar with the new launcher now, because the torrent links and legacy launcher will no longer receive updates and will eventually disappear as they will become obsolete.

Download the new Firestorm launcher today and be ready for what's next!

 

Greetings Firestormers!

The wait for the Closed Beta is almost over! Soon, players will be able to join the realm and start testing all the TWW content with us. Specifically, the TWW Closed Beta realm goes live on Firestorm on June 23rd, 2025. So what exactly is the Closed Beta? It's a development phase for an expansion where we launch a private server and invite players to log in, explore, and test everything we've developed so far. You'll be able to access all content developed so far with an exact copy of your Valdrakken characters. There's no set date yet for the character copy, but it'll happen automatically, so don't worry if you're missing an item, that's perfectly normal. Please note that any progress you make during the Closed Beta won't be saved to your account and your characters will be deleted afterward. So if you want to advance your characters, you'll have to wait until the official Firestorm realm launches, or for now keep playing on our Dragonflight realm Valdrakken.

 

GET INVITED

 

How to get invited to the Closed Beta?

To start, our most active players of the realm will automatically receive an invitation in their inbox, complete with instructions on how to log in. In recognition of their dedication and loyalty, they'll gain access to the realm, and they'll also receive an additional code to share with a friend. To take part, we'll enable a field in the Account Control Panel, just register there to be eligible for an invitation. But if you haven't been especially active lately and still want to join the Closed Beta, don't worry! We are going to organize several alternative ways to obtain access while the beta is running.

Once you've received your code, log in on this page and enter it in the new access field. After submitting the code, if it's valid you'll gain entry. Then simply log your character into the game!

We'll also hold periodic invitation waves, which will be announced on Discord. The codes will be also  shared across social media such as Discord, Facebook, etc, through game events and giveaways.

 

INSTALLATION GUIDE

 

Whether you were invited to the Closed Beta or just want to have the TWW client ready when the realm launches, we've prepared this download guide for you!

From now on, the only way to get this expansion is through our new launcher. It comes as a full-client installer, so you'll need to wait for the entire client to finish downloading before opening the game. This way, you won’t have to download anything while you play!

Here's a step-by-step guide:

Click here to download our new launcher. Install our launcher. Execute the launcher. Select the The War Within client option. You need to select a folder where you want it to be installed. The folder should be on a compatible and not restricted folder. Once it's installed, just open it and log in!

 

IMPLEMENTED CONTENT AND STATUS

 

Here, you will be able to see the available content for each aspect of the expansion.Since we published our The War Within Devblog, more and more content has been developed.

 

ZONES AND NEW RACE

Isle of Dorn 95% implemented  The Ringing Deeps 100% implemented Hallowfall 75% implemented  Azj-Kahet 90% implemented  Earthen Allied Race 100% implemented

 

RAID AND WORLD BOSSES

Nerub-Ar Palace 100% implemented World Bosses 95% implemented

 

DUNGEONS

The Rookery 100% implemented The Stonevault 100% implemented Priory of the Sacred Flame 100% implemented Ara-Kara, City of Echoes 100% implemented Cinderbrew Meadery 100% implemented Darkflame Cleft 100% implemented The Dawnbreaker 100% implemented City of Threads 100% implemented

 

MYTHIC DUNGEONS

Ara-Kara, City of Echoes 100% implemented City of Threads 100% implemented The Stonevault 100% implemented The Dawnbreaker 100% implemented Mists of Tirna Scithe 100% implemented The Necrotic Wake 100% implemented Siege of Boralus 100% implemented Grim Batol 100% implemented

 

CLASSES

Dracthyr (Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Warlock, and Warrior) 100% implemented Hero Talents 90% implemented Balancing (using 11.1.5 balance class tweaks) 95% implemented

 

 

SKYRIDING

Skyriding 100% implemented Races 100% implemented Glyphs 100% implemented Talents 100% implemented World quests 100% implemented Switch Flight Style 100% implemented

 

PROFESSIONS

Trainers 95% implemented Crafting Orders 100% implemented Crafting Recipes 95% implemented Profession Catch-up Mechanism 90% implemented Profession Bags 100% implemented Patron NPC Orders 90% implemented Profession Items 100% implemented Concentration and Ingenuity systems 100% implemented Specialization trees 95% implemented Weekly quests WIP- NYI

 

PvP

Gear and vendors 100% implemented New BG: Deephaul Ravine 100% implemented Solo Rated Battleground Blitz 100% implemented

 

WARBANDS

Warband Bank 100% implemented Warband reputations 100% implemented Transferable currencies 100% implemented Warbound Until Equipped Gear 100% implemented Warbanding Together questline 100% implemented

 

DELVES

Delves variants 48% implemented Bountiful Delves feature 100% implemented Weekly quests 100% implemented Zekvir's Lair WIP- NYI

 

GAME EVENTS

The Theater Troupe 100% implemented Awakening the machine 100% implemented Spreading the Light 75% implemented  Worldsoul Memory 20% implemented