Things to do before Midnight release: Major feats, mounts, and more!
Check out the must-do things before before Midnight prepatch, including completing Mythic+ dungeons, earning exclusive PvP rewards, and unlocking prestigious achievements.
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Key takeaways
- Midnight drops March 2, 2026.
- Content that will be gone with Midnight: Royal Voidwing mount quest, Horrific Visions related content, and more.
- Key achievements before Midnight: Twilight Ascension and alt leveling.
The War Within is almost over, and the start of Midnight is fast approaching. However, with all the excitement surrounding the new expansion, don’t forget about older activities. Some of these will become harder or impossible to complete once Midnight drops.
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Still don’t know what’s coming besides Midnight? Then you should read our WoW Roadmap overview.
When Midnight releases
Blizzard has announced that Midnight will release on March 2, 2026.
Things to do before Midnight: Preparation
When deciding what to do before Midnight, focusing on one target is crucial. Luckily, most of the Season 3 content is already out, so you can focus on things like leveling your alts, getting basic gear for them, managing addons, and wrapping up the Twilight Ascension event in World of Warcraft.
Concentrating your efforts on one type of content will maximize your rewards and help you achieve these prestigious feats more efficiently.
Manaforge Omega mounts
Unlike previous cases Royal Voidwing, as well as Unbound Star-Eater will stay the same in terms of getting them. However Blizzard warned players that they will remove Royal Voidwing mount quest when Midnight drops on March 2. So if you still didn’t get them, now’s the best time
Leveling your alts
You probably knew this was coming. Prepatch always offer players best moments to level up their characters. Midnighit is no exception, up to March 2 Winds of Mysterious Fortune offer insane amounts of XP increase. Also the XP amount required for levels 70 to 90 was massively nerfed allowing really fast leveling especially if you run Delves quests
For even more efficient leveling strategies check our our TWW leveling guide.
Twilight Ascension event
The Twilight Ascension event is the main limited-time event of the Midnight prepatch, and as you might expect, it offers many rewards along with achievements that will become unobtainable once Midnight releases. These rewards include Twilight’s Hammer cultist transmog, two mounts, three pets, and Champion-track gear for your alts, allowing a smoother transition into the Midnight leveling zones.
We’ve got a separate guide for this event that calculates how much currency you need and the approximate grind required.
The War Within meta achievement: Worldsoul-Searching
Just like any of the expansions before TWW has its own meta-achievement, in fact there are multiple. The main one is Worldsoul-Searching, but you will probably be interested in You Xal Not Pass too as it offers a mount too.
Meta achievements commonly require you to complete campaign quests, reputations, as well as some of exploration activities in the addon. The War Within hasn’t changed this formula much, so be prepared for lots of questing.
Brawler’s Guild
Finally, in this category we have the Brawler’s Guild. It returned in patch 11.2.7 and is currently active, offering plenty of rewards such as mounts, achievements, and Housing Decor. For more information, check out our Brawler’s Guild guide for World of Warcraft.
Things to do before Midnight release: Addons
Even so, Midnight has changed many aspects of the API, not all addons are actually banned for use. So now is the best time to choose the right addons. Before the release of Midnight, we recommend checking whether your addons still work, removing those that are no longer supported, and tidying up your WoW UI.
We also provide guides for setting up your UI in WoW, along with recommendations for the best Midnight addons.
TWW Delves activities
Delves is a unique solo content introduced in The War Within that will be in Midnight as well. Will focus on more minor activities this time, as many of Season 3 activities are now unavailable.
Brann
Chances are high that Brann is already max level, but if you haven’t leveled him up yet, do it! Besides achievements, you’ll gain a companion for legacy Delves TWW content in the future. You never know what might happen, so it’s worth taking care of this before the Midnight release in World of Warcraft.
Flickering Gates
One of the exclusive, though minor activities is Flash in the Void achievement. It requires you to open 100 Flickering Gates in Bountiful Delves. The reward is the title of “Flickering” and is exclusive to Season 3 of TWW. We’ve got a separate guide on this achievement.
Midnight checklist
| Activity | ✅ Done |
|---|---|
| Get Royal Voidwing mount (quest removed when Midnight releases) | ☐ |
| Get Unbound Star-Eater mount | ☐ |
| Level your alts (use Winds of Mysterious Fortune XP buff) | ☐ |
| Gear up alts with basic / Champion-track gear | ☐ |
| Complete Twilight Ascension event rewards and achievements | ☐ |
| Finish The War Within: Worldsoul-Searching meta achievement | ☐ |
| Complete You Xal Not Pass for mount reward | ☐ |
| Level Brann for Delves | ☐ |
| Complete Flash in the Void (open 100 Flickering Gates) | ☐ |
| Clear Brawler’s Guild rewards (mounts, achievements, decor) | ☐ |
| Check and update addons for Midnight compatibility | ☐ |
| Remove unsupported addons | ☐ |
| Set up and optimize your WoW UI | ☐ |
That’s it for our The War Within Season 3 checklist!
FAQ
When does The War Within end?
The War Withi will end on March, 2026 with Midnight release.
Would I be able to get Vicious Void Creeper mount after Season 3 ends?
Yes, however, the process will require obtaining Vicious Saddle.
Would I be able to obtain the Royal Voidwind once TWW ends?
No.
What is Ahead of the Curve (AotC), and why is it important?
Ahead of the Curve is a Feat of Strength achievement earned by defeating Dimensius on Heroic difficulty before Season 3 ends. Many raid groups require this achievement as proof of skill, making it valuable for future content.
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