The War Within™ pre-expansion content update goes live July 23 — World of Warcraft — Blizzard News

Big changes are coming with the introduction of Warbands, Skyriding, class and system updates, and more with the pre-expansion content update. Take part in a new event, Radiant Echoes, and begin your first steps into the ongoing story that will take you into the unexplored depths of Azeroth.

Rally the troops for warbands

Expand the potential of all your World of Warcraft® characters with account-wide progression on your Battle.net® account, regardless of faction – including shared The War Within™ Fame, a Warband Bank, achievements, collections, and more!

Learn more about Warbands in our overview article.

Visions of Azeroth

Strange visions call to the heroes of Azeroth. Players who have reached level 70 and completed the final chapter of the Dragonflight Quest line is called upon to take their next steps in the story, which is The war within with the first part of the quest series “Visions of Azeroth”.

Conquer the skies with skyriding

Dragon riding is here to stay and is available for many flying mounts in all flight-capable areas. Players can also switch between skyriding (formerly known as dynamic flight) or the flight style originally introduced in The Burning Crusade (TBC), which we call Steady Flight. Learn more about skyriding in our previously published article.

Answer the call of the radiant echoes

Face the memories of Azeroth during the new prep event and collect Remnant Memories to purchase new items for your warband collection.

When: 30 July – 26 August

Where: Dalaran (Center), Dragonblight, Dustwallow Marsh and Searing Gorge

Currency: Residual memories – Half-forgotten memories become visible in the light that plays over this iridescent powder.

Players with and without The War Within™ can participate in this event for its entire duration. For more information about this event, see our overview article.

The war within goes live worldwide on August 26th at 3:00 p.m. PDT. Players who purchased the Epic Edition of The War Within will participate in Early Access starting August 22nd.