World of Warcraft Unveils The War Within Raid Schedule

World of Warcraft has revealed the full unlock schedule for the various difficulties of the Nerub-ar Palace raid, with the Mythic difficulty and Story Mode set to be available on September 17. Additionally, the Dragonflight Season 4 PvP rewards will be ending soon, while the PvE rewards will remain accessible until the full release of The War Within.

World of Warcraft: The War Within's Staggered Content Rollout Unveiled

World of Warcraft just released the full unlock schedule for the various difficulties of the Nerub-ar Palace raid in The War Within. Between early access, Story Mode, and staggered Heroic and Mythic releases, The War Within is doing things a little differently than what World of Warcraft fans might be used to.

The War Within is rapidly approaching, with the Pre-Patch starting on July 23, and Early Access arriving just under a month later. After World of Warcraft: The War Within launches on August 26, the next several weeks will unlock more and more content, with Mythic dungeons, raids, and even story quests being made available over this period.

Now, World of Warcraft has revealed the full release schedule for the expansion and the content that is unlocked in the weeks following its release. Heroic raids, Mythic dungeons, and most other The War Within Season 1 content unlock on September 10, two weeks after The War Within releases. However, unlike previous expansions, Mythic raids and Mythic+ dungeons won't be available until September 17, giving players a full week to clear the Heroic raids and begin gearing up for the most challenging content in World of Warcraft.

World of Warcraft: The War Within Raid Schedule

July 22

Dragonflight Season 4 PvP ladder closes

Mythic+ .1% title rating qualification ends

July 23

World of Warcraft: The War Within Pre-Expansion content update goes live

July 30

Radiant Echoes Pre-Patch event begins

August 19

WoW Remix: Mists of Pandaria ends

August 20

The War Within PvP Pre-Season begins

August 22

The War Within early access begins

Normal dungeons open

August 26

The War Within official launch

Heroic dungeons open

Dragonflight Season 4 PvE rewards retire

September 10

The War Within Season 1 begins with:

Heroic Nerub-ar Palace

Raid Finder Wing 1

Mythic 0 dungeons

Heroic seasonal dungeons

World bosses

PvP Season 1

September 17

Mythic Nerub-ar Palace opens

Mythic+ dungeons open

Raid Finder Wing 2 opens

Story Mode Nerub-ar Palace available

September 24

Raid Finder Wing 3 opens

Additionally, the new Story Mode raids coming in World of Warcraft: The War Within have been moved up to release on September 17, alongside the Mythic difficulty of the raids. Previously, this small, soloable version of the Queen Ansurek battle was going to be available on September 24, when the last wing of the Raid Finder difficulty of Nerub-ar Palace opened, but it seems World of Warcraft pushed its launch up a week, letting players challenge this new encounter a little earlier.

Fans should also be aware that Dragonflight Season 4 is ending in two parts. The cutoff for the PvP rewards for WoW: Dragonflight Season 4 ends with the maintenance for the Pre-Patch event, set to begin at 10 P.M. PDT. This means players have less than a day from press time to finish their PvP goals for Dragonflight. The PvE aspect of Dragonflight Season 4 will continue to be available until The War Within's full release, however, so fans still have time to earn these rewards.

Typically speaking, World of Warcraft expansions also have new story chapters that are released in subsequent weeks. While Blizzard hasn't revealed when these quests will be made available, fans can likely expect new chapters for the first few weeks, plus an epilogue to Nerub-ar Palace after the raid goes live on September 10.