WoW Midnight Season 1 kicks off: Raid, Mythic+ and open PvP - Game News

World of Warcraft: Midnight Season 1 officially launched on March 17, 2026, marking the first phase of “unlocking” the entire endgame system of the expansion.

This is the time when players start to access important activities such as boss hunting parties (raids), high-level dungeons, season PvP and upgraded short side system (Delves).

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+ Main content of Midnight Season 1 What’s there?

Midnight Season 1 brings a series of “unlocked” end-game content:

3 new boss hunting party events:
- The Voidspire
- The Dreamrift
- March on Quel’Danas (open in phases)
9 bosses divided equally in events
Dungeon Heroic and Mythic 0 (Mythic+ opens later)
New World Boss appears in many areas
PvP Season 1 officially begins
High-level short version (Delves) system (Tier 8+)

The notable point is: Blizzard Continue to use the “weekly unlock” model, giving players time to get used to it before the most difficult content appears.

+ Schedule to “unlock” content each week

Midnight Season 1 Do not open the whole thing from the beginning but divide it into each milestone:

Week March 17:
- Open event Boss hunting party at Normal level (normal), Heroic level (Voidspire, Dreamrift)
- Heroic & Mythic Dungeons 0
- PvP Season 1
- World Boss
Week of March 24:
- Open the event “Mythic” – boss hunting party
- Mythic+ officially opened
- Raid Finder Wing 2
March 31:
- Open the event “March on Quel’Danas” – boss hunting party
- More Delves content
April 7:
- Open the feature to combine groups to hunt bosses

This implementation helps keep the process going and avoids “digging through content” too quickly.

+ Mythic+ and competitive rewards

Midnight Season 1 also marks the return of the Mythic+ system with many new and old dungeons combined:

New dungeon belongs to Midnight
Old dungeons from previous expansions
Ranking system and rewards based on scores

Reward milestones include:

1500 points: title
2000 points: mount
2500–3000+: armor effect + premium bonus

In addition, the top 0.1% of players also receive special titles at the end of the season.

+ Equipment and skill sets according to character class (class set)

Midnight Season 1 Added a completely new class set:

Collected from boss hunting parties (raids)
Can be exchanged for special items at a later stage
Applies to both content play (PvE) and player battles (PvP)

These equipment sets will directly affect the optimal character build (meta build).

+ What does Season 1 mean for players?

Season 1 is the most important period of Midnight because:

Opens the entire endgame content loop (endgame)
Set up an optimal character build (meta build)
Activate the competitive system (PvP player battles and Mythic+ scoring dungeons)
Create a foundation for development in the following seasons

Simply put: if you miss this stage, you will “fall behind” compared to most players.