August 25 Reset: Class Tuning, RF Wing 2, Story Mode, and First Full Vault
Tomorrow’s weekly maintenance brings the big Season 2 class pass, Venomous Abyss Raid Finder Wing 2 and Story Mode, and the first full Season 2 Great Vault payout.
August 25 (NA; EU follows on the 26th) is the first “real” Season 2 reset — not just another hotfix day.
What’s unlocking
- Class tuning — Warlock pets +350%, Ret 4pc Divine Arbiter massive buff, Frost Mage Ice Barrier, BM AoE, Frost DK, Resto Druid dungeon help, and a long PvP list (full rundown)
- Raid Finder Wing 2 — The Essence of Venom (Entombed Sentinels, Vashnik the Malignant)
- Story Mode Venomous Abyss (story only — does not count for the raid Great Vault row)
- First full Season 2 Great Vault from this lockout’s raid / M+ / world progress
What to do before / after reset
- Finish Heroic bosses and timed keys that feed this week’s vault
- Hold spark / crest decisions until you see post-tuning sims if you’re on the fence
- Queue RF Wing 2 or clear Story if you just want the campaign beat
- RWF guilds may lean into Mythic splits with the new power spike
Voidcores / bonus-roll catch-up cadence from Blizzard’s pre-season notes still matter for week-two crafting — don’t dump everything the second maintenance ends.