{"id":32560,"date":"2025-11-27T11:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=32560"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:30:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:30:26","slug":"world-of-warcraft-midnight-expansion-finally-gets-release-date","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-11-27\/world-of-warcraft-midnight-expansion-finally-gets-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"World of Warcraft: Midnight expansion finally gets release date"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">World of Warcraft: Midnight expansion finally gets release date<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/World-of-Warcraft-.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280x854 size-1280x854\" alt=\"World of Warcraft: Midnight expansion finally gets release date\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1600px) 565px, (min-width: 1280px) calc(25vw + 172px), (min-width: 900px) 800px, (min-width: 380px) 91.8vw, calc(40vw + 178px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=412,height=275,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/World-of-Warcraft-.jpg 412w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=768,height=512,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/World-of-Warcraft-.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=792,height=528,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/World-of-Warcraft-.jpg 792w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/World-of-Warcraft-.jpg 1280w\" \/><figcaption>World of Warcraft. 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Midnight expansion is slated for release on March 2, 2026.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>With expansions launched, players will level up to 90.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>World of Warcraft: Midnight will bring a new playable race, new Delves, Dungeons, and Raids.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper narrow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content__main spgn__content\">\n\t\t<p><strong class=\"game\">World of Warcraft: Midnight<\/strong> expansion is slated for release on March 2, 2026, as was revealed by the game&#8217;s developing and publishing company Blizzard Entertainment on Nov. 26, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Midnight DLC will bring the next chapter of the Worldsoul Saga to the game, as Xal\u2019atath, the Harbinger, poses the greatest threat by unleashing chaos in her wake with the ensuing invasion striking into the heart of the blood elf homelands in Eversong Woods. Arriving over the glittering elven kingdom of Quel\u2019thalas, the looming Voidstorm threatens to extinguish all light and cover the world in darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-facade__wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.20%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"youtube-facade__img js-activate\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oK_-6glk2MM\/hqdefault.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oK_-6glk2MM\/hqdefault.jpg 658w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oK_-6glk2MM\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 659px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display:block;\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Midnight Arrives 3.2.26 | World of Warcraft\"\n\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"youtube-facade__button js-activate\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg height=\"60\" width=\"60\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M66.52,7.33a8,8,0,0,0-5.64-5.66C56.52,0,34,0,34,0S11.48,0,7.12,1.67A8,8,0,0,0,1.48,7.33,84.11,84.11,0,0,0,0,24a84.11,84.11,0,0,0,1.48,16.67,8,8,0,0,0,5.64,5.66C11.48,48,34,48,34,48s22.52,0,26.88-1.67a8,8,0,0,0,5.64-5.66A84.11,84.11,0,0,0,68,24,84.11,84.11,0,0,0,66.52,7.33ZM27,34V14l18,10Z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<polygon points=\"45 24 27 14 27 34\" fill=\"#fff\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"youtube-facade__iframe\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oK_-6glk2MM\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-src-autoplay=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oK_-6glk2MM?autoplay=1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tallow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tallowfullscreen\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Midnight Arrives 3.2.26 | World of Warcraft\"\n\t\t\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Players will level up to 90 and explore four new and reimagined zones of Eversong Woods, Zul\u2019 Aman and Harandar to uncover the heart of Xal\u2019atath\u2019s machinations while seeking out new allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides that, the expansion will bring Arator\u2019s Journey, a new questline alongside Arator, son of Turalyon and Alleria Windrunner. At the request of Alonsus Faol, players will recruit Arator for this continent-spanning adventure to seek out relics of the Light used by priests and paladins at the Sunwell when their reserves run dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full any-ratio-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OTVIIXALP99R1759441447922.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OTVIIXALP99R1759441447922.avif 1200w, https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OTVIIXALP99R1759441447922-792x446.avif 792w, https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OTVIIXALP99R1759441447922-412x232.avif 412w, https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/OTVIIXALP99R1759441447922-768x432.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the new expansion, players will also be able to earn the trust of the Haranir through a series of quests to unlock this new allied race. Haranir will be able to join either the Horde or the Alliance and play as a Druid, Hunter, Mage, Monk, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, or Warrior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full any-ratio-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3USDJSEG8OZ51756515106321.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3USDJSEG8OZ51756515106321.webp 1200w, https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3USDJSEG8OZ51756515106321-792x446.webp 792w, https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3USDJSEG8OZ51756515106321-412x232.webp 412w, https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3USDJSEG8OZ51756515106321-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The other new feature which will become available for unlock with the arrival of the new DLC is the new third specialization for Demon Hunters, the Devourer, which harnesses the Void with unique ranged abilities ripped from the enemies. Void Elves can also heed the call of the Demon Hunter, taking up the mantle to push back against the hungering forces of the Void.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-world-of-warcraft-midnight-new-delves\">World of Warcraft: Midnight New Delves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Shadow Enclave<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collegiate Calamity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parhelion Plaza<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Darkway<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Twilight Crypts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atal\u2019Aman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Grudge Pit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Gulf of Memory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sunkiller Sanctum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shadowguard Point<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Torment\u2019s Rise (Nemesis)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-world-of-warcraft-midnight-new-dungeons\">World of Warcraft: Midnight New Dungeons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windrunner Spire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magister\u2019s Terrace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Murder Row<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Den of Nalorakk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maisara Caverns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blinding Vale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nexus-Point Xenas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voidscar Arena<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-world-of-warcraft-midnight-new-raids\">World of Warcraft: Midnight New Raids<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Voidspire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Dreamrift<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March on Quel\u2019Danas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-facade__wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.20%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"youtube-facade__img js-activate\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vlVSJ0AvZe0\/hqdefault.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vlVSJ0AvZe0\/hqdefault.jpg 658w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vlVSJ0AvZe0\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 659px) 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