Midnight Expansion Info

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  • Midnight Gameplay Reveal | World of Warcraft
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Nf00VN0WM

  • Warcraft Channel has some shorts with a bit more info
    https://www.youtube.com/@Warcraft/shorts

  • World of Midnight Developer Panel | gamescom 2025 | World of Warcraft
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHa5CDWYtXg

World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Order Mounts, Pets, and Transmog Found on Live Servers
https://www.wowhead.com/news/world-of-warcraft-midnight-pre-order-mounts-pets-and-transmog-found-on-live-378241

New Allied Race for Midnight Announced - Haranir Can Be Druids!
https://www.wowhead.com/news/new-allied-race-for-midnight-announced-haranir-can-be-druids-378237

New Demon Hunter Specialization Revealed - Embrace the Void with Devourer
https://www.wowhead.com/news/new-demon-hunter-specialization-revealed-embrace-the-void-with-devourer-378233

Players Will Return to Blood Elf Lands in Midnight - Four New Zones with Player Choice of Order
https://www.wowhead.com/news/players-will-return-to-blood-elf-lands-in-midnight-four-new-zones-with-player-378231

First Tier of Midnight Will Feature Three New Raids and 9 Boss Fights
https://www.wowhead.com/news/first-tier-of-midnight-will-feature-three-new-raids-and-9-boss-fights-378222

In World Of Warcraft: Midnight, What’s Old Is New Again
Blizzard is reinventing the home of the Blood Elves for 2026.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/in-world-of-warcraft-midnight-whats-old-is-new-again/1100-6534043/

Art, Design, and Technical Direction of Midnight Interviews with AlterTime
https://www.wowhead.com/news/art-design-and-technical-direction-of-midnight-interviews-with-altertime-378327

Simplifying Professions in Midnight - Lowest Two Ranks of Crafted Quality Removed
https://www.wowhead.com/news/simplifying-professions-in-midnight-lowest-two-ranks-of-crafted-quality-removed-378355

The big WoW Midnight interview: Endeavor System, Black Blood, Beledar, and uniting the scattered tribes
https://www.destructoid.com/the-big-wow-midnight-interview-endeavor-system-black-blood-beledar-and-uniting-the-scattered-tribes/

Night Elf Houses in Horde Neighborhoods - Taliesin & Evitel Interview with Blizzard
https://www.wowhead.com/news/night-elf-houses-in-horde-neighborhoods-taliesin-and-evitel-interview-with-378345

Story Mode Dragonflight Raids, Silvermoon City & Sylvanas - PewPewMika Developer Interview
https://www.wowhead.com/news/story-mode-dragonflight-raids-silvermoon-city-and-sylvanas-pewpewmika-developer-378326

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In Midnight, you’ll also be able to join the fray for the first time as a Void Elf Demon Hunter.
It’s kinda hidden in the blue post so I thought I’d point it out individually.

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MIDNIGHT’S OFFICIAL PAGE ON THE SITE, DON’T FORGET TO OPT INTO BETA IF YOU AREN’T GETTING THE EPIC EDITION
https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/midnight

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“Key Character Paintings”

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I’m really hoping the pre-order stuff is a counterbalance to how Belf heavy everything is going to be. Please.

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They had a new race that was unique and interesting with Ethereals right there and then opted for night elf druids as the new race.

It’s freaking TWW all over again.

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I’m kinda irritated they threw void into my perfectly good fel class. I’m sure I’ll get over it if it’s fun, but still.

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The allied race kind of sucks. They could have done a bunch of different allied races for the Horde and Alliance but they just made Night Elves 2.

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Yeah, I’m not one of the people excited about Haranir. The overlap with Nelves and Trolls means a lot of eating other people’s lunch imo. I fear it will just be Orweyna supplanting Malfurion but otherwise being the basically the same.

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Would have been a lot more exciting it they did Earthen for Alliance and Haranir for Horde this expac, but now it just feels odd.

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I think I’m the only person on the planet who wants to play a harronir and it’s purely due to my unrepentant adoration of the avatar movies

but like. even i can recognize a patented ‘steve danuser knockoff race’ when i see one. and they’re the only race? no amani, no ethereals, not even a high elf race that’s just void elves with the void racials sanded off? really? steve danuser’s not-trolls? I mean, I’ll take em and I’ll like em, but I don’t want to be the only one at the lunch table enjoying the flavor of the slop

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Never thought I’d see smaller raids again but it is a pleasant surprise

edit~ Also the new delve companion is Valeera, neat

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Haranir don’t blow me away either but I can’t help but appreciate this latest nail in the high elf coffin. The idea that we’d return to Quel’Thalas after 20 years to stiff the blood elves and push slightly nicer, slightly purer blood elves is - er, was - obscene. To say nothing of the garbage bin they’d have dumped the void elves into.

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Venture into new zones filled with mystery and danger. These zones are designed to challenge players with unique environments and storylines that tie into the overarching narrative of the Midnight expansion.

  • Eversong Woods: Explore the reimagined Eversong Woods, a radiant forest of lyrical enchantment in the kingdom of Quel’Thalas. This majestic and awe-inspiring region combines autumnal and spring-like elements, offering a unique blend of vibrant colors and serene beauty. As you journey through Eversong Woods, you’ll encounter the newly rebuilt Silvermoon City, a testament to the resilience and grandeur of the blood elves. The zone is filled with mystery and danger, as you uncover the heart of Xal’atath’s schemes and seek out new allies among the light and shadows alike.

  • Zul’Aman: Explore the reimagined Amani troll capital of Zul’Aman, a vibrant jungle where ancient stone ruins are draped in moss and sunlight. Colorful banners and waterfalls highlight the resurgent Amani trolls’ stronghold, which has been fully rebuilt from the ground up, modernizing its visual aesthetics and supporting flight with Skyriding. Lush foliage, exotic flowers, and ceremonial altars evoke the grandeur and mystery at the heart of this storied zone. As you journey through Zul’Aman, you’ll encounter the formidable Amani trolls, who have rebuilt their capital with the aid of the Zandalari, and work to thwart their plans while uncovering the secrets of the Amani trolls’ resurgence.

  • Harandar: Explore the new and mysterious zone of Harandar. This bioluminescent primordial jungle sits at the confluence of the world trees’ great roots. As you journey through Harandar, you’ll encounter the enigmatic Haranir. Prove yourself to gain their trust and unlock them as a new allied race. The zone is filled with challenges and mysteries, as you work to uncover the secrets of the Haranir and their connection to the goddess Shul’ka.

  • Voidstorm: Explore the tempestuous Voidstorm, a zone shrouded in darkness and cosmic predation. This mysterious world, formed by the Void, is filled with tempestuous gorges and towering pylons of stabilizing metals and cosmic crystals. As you journey through Voidstorm, you’ll encounter the Voidscar Arena and the Nexus-Point Xenas, where the strong prey on the weak. The zone is filled with challenges and mysteries, as you work to uncover the secrets of the Void and thwart the machinations of Xal’atath.

(Wowhead hasn’t posted a nice easy to link article so I’ma just cannibalize the news post for story stuff)

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They are still more exciting than Earthen, at least. I was really pulling for Amani or Spellbreaker though, so at least some of the ambivalence is salt.

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Players face thrilling challenges against nine bosses split across in three epic raid encounters designed to test your skills and teamwork as you unravel the deepest secrets of Xal’atath. Each raid offers unique environments, formidable bosses, and engaging mechanics that will keep players on the edge of their seats.

  • The Void Spire: Ascend a towering structure filled with formidable foes and cosmic horrors, leading to a showdown with Dominus-Lord Averzian and Salhadaar in this six-boss raid.
  • The Dreamrift: Step into the permeable veil between primordial dreams and brutal reality in this single boss raid encounter. Join the Shul’ka in their hunt of an undreamt god that never should have been and put down half-birthed abominations that lash out against existence itself.
  • March on Quel’Danas: The story reaches a thrilling climax as the united armies of the elven tribes march on the iconic Sunwell Plateau.

The expansion also introduces eight new dungeons, each with unique environments and storylines. They will test your skills and teamwork as you face formidable adversaries and uncover the secrets of Xal’atath.

  • Windrunner Spire
  • Magister’s Terrace
  • Murder Row
  • Den of Nalorakk
  • Maisara Caverns
  • Blinding Vale
  • Nexus-Point Xenas
  • Voidscar Arena

Undertake new challenges in Delves with a new companion at your side—the legendary blood elf rogue Valeera Sanguinar.

  • The Shadow Enclave
  • Collegiate Calamity
  • Parhelion Plaza
  • The Darkway
  • Twilight Crypts
  • Atal’Aman
  • The Grudge Pit
  • The Gulf of Memory
  • Sunkiller Sanctum
  • Shadowguard Point
  • Torment’s Rise (Nemesis Delve)
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earthen are probably the most shockingly nothing feature ever centered in an expansion

just a big black hole in the middle of TWW. nobody likes them, nobody plays as them. imo indicative of a bit of a flaw with the writing team (also illustrated by the quel’thalas expansion featuring the harronir so heavily) that the modern wow writing team just can’t stop themselves from needlessly creating new races / cultures and focusing heavily on them. even in the expansion ostensibly about returning to an iconic warcraft location, they can’t help but sneak one in!

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The only new DH is void elves? Not even nightborne?

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All the news post mentioned was Void Elves.

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They look cool. That’s about it. They are just dwarves, but made of rock and with all the flavor bled out of them. It is like someone thought the idea of literal blank slate was so funny it needed to be added.

Edit: I will say, they have added multiple ARs in the past, so it isn’t impossible that Amani will still end up playable before Midnight is over.

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My guess was for the Void spec for Demon Hunters Void Elves would be allowed to be one, but then they would also give Blood Elf Demon Hunters the ability to look like Void Elves.

That was my assumption anyway.

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But Alliance gets 2 DH races and Horde just has 1?

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lmao
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