World of Warcraft: Midnight Tips & Tricks

Before You Start

Use the pre-season week (launch through August 18) to gear up and hunt treasure before Midnight Season 2 fully begins -- Great Vault credit for Season 2 starts accruing during this window, with rewards claimable starting August 18.

Since World difficulty of The Tidebound Grotto Lair is confirmed available during pre-season and drops Season 2 Veteran gear, prioritize it early if you're looking to gear up before the season fully launches.

Approaching the New Story Content

Since the campaign continues directly from prior Midnight content involving Zul'jan and the search for Ula'tek's prison, catching up on that earlier campaign context will make the Coiled Isle's story beats land more clearly.

Preparing for the Venomous Abyss

Since the 8-boss Venomous Abyss raid and its Ula'tek final encounter are confirmed to arrive specifically with the start of Midnight Season 2 (not at the initial content update launch), don't expect to raid it immediately -- use the pre-season week to prepare instead.

Common Mistakes

• Assuming all new content is available immediately at launch -- some systems, including Voidcore bonus rolls and Bountiful Delves, are confirmed to unlock progressively across the pre-season and into Season 2.
• Skipping the Local story with Tokka -- it's confirmed as a genuine source of reputation and new fishing content specific to the Coiled Isle.

See the full data: World of Warcraft: Midnight Getting Started