Enter Nerub-ar Palace in Azj-Kahet, undertake Mythic dungeons, face new World bosses, engage in player-vs-player competition, and more in the first season of The War Within.
Week of September 11
Nerub-ar Palace Normal and Heroic difficulty, Raid Finder Wing 1
Mythic 0 dungeons
Heroic Seasonal Dungeons
Face New World Bosses
Kordac, the Dormant Protector
Aggregation of Horrors
Shurrai, Atrocity of the Undersea
Orta, the Broken Mountain
PvP season begins
Week of September 18
Nerub-ar Palace Mythic Difficulty and Raid Finder Wing 2
Mythic + dungeons
Nerub-ar Palace raid Story Mode becomes available
Week of September 25
Raid Finder Wing 3
Nerub-ar Palace Raid Overview and Schedule
Raid Bosses: 8
Difficulties: Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic, Mythic, Story Mode
Level: 80
Raid Finder Minimum Item Level: 567
Raid Unlock Schedule:
Week of 11 September – Raid Finder Wing 1: The Skittering Battlements (Ulgrax the Devourer | The Bloodbound Horror | Sikran, Captain of the Sureki), Normal, Heroic
Week of 18 September – Raid Finder Wing 2: Secrets of Nerub-ar Palace (Rasha’nan | Nexus-Princess Ky’veza | Broodtwister Ovi’nax), Mythic, Story Mode
Week of 25 September – Raid Finder Wing 3: A Queen’s Fall (The Silken Court | Queen Ansurek)
Gather your allies and traverse into the dark depths of Azj-Kahet into Nerub-ar Palace to bring the fight to eight new bosses, ending in a face-off against Queen Ansurek, but beware of the tangled web she weaves…or you may be her next meal.
Learn more from our Raid overview.
Mythic+
The War Within Season 1 brings new dungeons to the Mythic+ rotation:
Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
City of Threads
The Stonevault
The Dawnbreaker
Mists of Tirna Scithe (Shadowlands)
The Necrotic Wake (Shadowlands)
Siege of Boralus (Battle for Azeroth)
Grim Batol (Cataclysm)
Seasonal Rewards
Keystone Explorer
Complete a Mythic+ dungeon within the time limit during The War Within Season One.
Keystone Conqueror
Title: The Tempered
Attain a Mythic+ Rating of at least 2000 during The War Within Season One.
Keystone Master
Mount Reward: Diamond Mechsuit
Attain a Mythic+ Rating of at least 2000 during The War Within Season One.
Keystone Hero
Luminous Nerubian Catalyst Stone
Attain a Mythic+ Rating of at least 2500 during The War Within Season One.
End The War Within Season 1 with a Mythic+ Rating in the top 0.1% of all players in your region to earn the “Tempered Hero” title.
Also, there’s a chance to gain the Reins of the Sureki Skyrazor mount by defeating Queen Ansurek on Mythic mode.
“The Skyrazor was one of the most vicious abominations to emerge from Queen Ansurek’s experiments with the Black Blood of the Old Gods.”
PvP Season 1
The season brings a new PvP ladder, increased item level gear, fresh rewards, a new weapon illusion, tabard, cloak, pennant, and more!
Season 1 PvP Elite Transmog Set
Combatant I: The War Within Season 1 (1000): Cloak
Combatant II: The War Within Season 1 (1200): Legs, Bracers
Challenger I: The War Within Season 1 (1400): Gloves, Boots
Challenger II: The War Within Season 1 (1600): Chest, Belt
Rival I: The War Within Season 1 (1800): Shoulder, Helm
Rival II: The War Within Season 1 (1950): Weapon Illusion
Duelist: The War Within Season 1 (2100): Prestige Cloak
Elite: The War Within Season 1 (2400+): Forged Gladiator’s Tabard Forged Gladiator’s Tabard
Weapon Illusion
Earn the PvP Weapon Illusion when you unlock the Rival II Feat of Strength. Unlock additional Armor visual effects via the Luminous Nerubian Stone granted with the Elite Feat of Strength.
Bloody Tokens & War Mode Gear
Bloody Tokens are now obtainable and can be used to purchase War Mode gear.
PvP Mounts
Vicious Skyflayer: Earned as part of the Forged Combatant Achievement—win Rated PvP matches during Season 1 while at 1000 rating or higher. These mounts come in an Alliance and Horde version, with faction-colored armor.
Forged Gladiator’s Fel Bat: Win 50 games as a Gladiator in The War Within Season in 3v3.
Titles
Titles are earned based on PvP rating:
Combatant: Earn a PvP rating of 1000
Challenger: Earn a PvP rating of 1400
Rival: Earn a PvP rating of 1800
Duelist: Earn a PvP Rating of 2100
Gladiator: Win 50 games in 3v3 while at Elite rank.
Season Character Title “the Elite”: Earn the rank of Elite during The War Within Season 1.
Legend: Win 100 Rated Solo Shuffle rounds at Elite rank during The War Within Season 1.
Forged Legend: End Season 1 in the top 0.1% of the Solo Shuffle ladder. Requires 50 games won in Season 1.
Forged Gladiator: End Season 1 in the top 0.1% of the 3v3 arena ladder. Requires 150 games won in Season 1.
Battleground Blitz Title Rewards
Strategist: Win 25 Rated Battleground Blitz matches at Elite rank during The War Within Season 1.
Forged Warlord (Horde Only): End The War Within PvP Season 1 in the top 0.1% of the Rated Battleground Blitz ladder (requires 50 games won in The War Within Season 1).
Forged Marshal (Alliance Only): End The War Within PvP Season 1 in the top 0.1% of the Rated Battleground Blitz ladder (requires 50 games won in The War Within Season 1).
Season 1 PvP Pennant, Tabard, and Cloak
Forged Gladiator’s Tabard
Earned from achieving the Elite Rank during The War Within Season 1.
Forged Gladiator’s Prestigious Cloak
Earned from achieving the Duelist Rank during The War Within Season 1.
Forged Legend’s Pennant
Earned from achieving either the Legend: The War Within Season 1 Achievement or Strategist: The War Within Season 1 Achievement.
Unbound Legend’s Pennant
Earned from achieving the Solo Shuffle: Medic: The War Within achievement.
This pennant is earnable starting with Season 1 but is obtainable all expansion.
Unbound Strategist’s Pennant
Earned from achieving the Battleground Blitz: Medic: The War Within achievement.
This pennant is earnable starting with Season 1 but is obtainable all expansion.
Delves
Here’s a list of seasonal rewards for your efforts in Delves that you’ll want to obtain before the start of Season 2:
Nemesis: Defeat Zekvir in his lair before the release of the next season of Delves.
Reward: Zekvir’s Raptorial Spine
Hunting the Hunter: Defeat Zekvir in his lair on Tier 5 before the release of the next season of delves.
Reward: “Ascension Breaker” Title
Let Me Solo Him: Defeat Zekvir in his lair on Tier 5 without any other players in your party before the release of the next season of delves.
Reward: Delver’s Dirigible Schematic: Void mount customization
Good luck in the season ahead, champions!