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Curse of Ula'tek Is Live: Pre-Season Week Begins
Patch 12.1 is up after maintenance — Coiled Isle, Altar of Fangs, Delves, and Tidebound Grotto World Lair are available before Season 2 on August 18.
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Lairs Debut: Tidebound Grotto and Nymrissa Wavecaller
Instanced world bosses replace open-world zergs — World difficulty opens with 12.1; Normal, Heroic, and flex Mythic follow on August 18.
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Housing Updates: Blueprints, Pet Beds, and Level 12 Homes
Curse of Ula’tek adds shareable Blueprints, indoor/outdoor Pet Beds, house level 12, Artisanal Rooms, streamlined dyes, and movable entry rooms.
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Four New Neighborhood Endeavors Arrive
Amani trolls, kobolds, Ohn’ahran centaur, and tortollan Endeavors bring new activities, Community Coupons, and Housing Decor — including rugs.
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Pre-Season Details: What You Can Farm Before August 18
Blizzard’s pre-season guide covers Great Vault credit, Mythic 0 Champion gear, Delves, Tidebound Grotto World Lair, and when Voidcores return.
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Battle.net Discord Linking Comes With 12.1
Guild chat can sync with Discord in Curse of Ula’tek — enable it in Options → Social, then officers link channels from Guild Settings.
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Twitch Drop: Sorcerer's Grassy Garb Ensemble
Watch four hours of eligible WoW streams from August 11 to September 8 to unlock the Sorcerer’s Grassy Garb transmog set.
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WoW Weekly: Twitch Drops, Decor Duels, and Patch Prep
August 7’s weekly roundup highlights Sorcerer’s Grassy Garb Twitch Drops, the final Decor Duels surge, Turbulent Timeways, and Coiled Isle links.
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Follow the Snakes: Coiled Isle Overview
Blizzard’s zone preview for patch 12.1 covers Vaults of Atal’Utek, Curse Surges, the Altar of Corrosion, Renown, and cursed fishing.
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Official 12.1 Content Update Notes Are Live
Blizzard posted the full Curse of Ula’tek patch notes — Coiled Isle, Lairs, class tuning, housing blueprints, UI, and the +25% health/damage pass.
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UI Updates: Cooldown Manager, Pings, and Raid Frames
Curse of Ula’tek expands the Cooldown Manager to trinkets and potions, adds richer combat pings, and lets healers customize raid-frame buffs.
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Venomous Abyss Raid Overview and Unlock Schedule
Eight bosses, staggered Raid Finder wings from August 18 through September 8, Mythic mount and titles — Blizzard’s full Venomous Abyss preview.
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August Trading Post: Midnight Outlaw Ensemble
August’s Traveler’s Log bonus is the Ensemble: Midnight Outlaw transmog set, alongside a black-and-white themed shop rotation.
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12.1 PTR Development Notes: Class Tuning Pass
Blizzard’s July 31 Curse of Ula’tek PTR notes buff Havoc, Rogues, and Demonology, nerf Unholy AoE and Balance, and retune Season 2 sets, Delves, and PvP.
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Curse of Ula'tek Goes Live August 11
Patch 12.1 opens the Coiled Isle, continues the Midnight campaign, and sets up Season 2 with a new dungeon, Delves, Lairs, and more.
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Hotfixes: July 28, 2026
Blizzard’s July 28 hotfix pass includes Blood Death Knight talent fixes, World Boss reward bugs, and other Midnight corrections.
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Midnight Season 2 Begins August 18
Venomous Abyss, Mythic+ Season 2, PvP Season 2, Bountiful Delves, and Prey Nightmare Mode all unlock the week of August 18.
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