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01/23/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/23/2026 12:05

WoW Weekly: The Midnight Pre-Expansion Content Update is Now Live, and More!

Fresh challenges and new allegiances await you in Azeroth!

The Midnight Pre-Expansion Content Update is Now Live!

Players can explore the new User Interface (UI) updates, experiment with new combat design changes across all classes, walk the path of the Demon Hunter Devourer, and more.

What's Inside:

  • New Demon Hunter Specialization-Devourer
  • New Race and Class Combination: Void Elf Demon Hunters
  • Class Combat Design Updates
  • Stat and Item Squish
  • User Interface Updates
  • Transmogrification Updates
  • Player vs. Player (PvP) Training Grounds
  • Housing and Endeavors
  • Pre-expansion event
  • The Winds of Mysterious Fortune Returns

Read all about these features and more from our previously published article.

Twitch Drop Now Live! Get the Cuddly Green Grrgle Housing Decor Item

Get the Cuddly Green Grrgle Housing decor item starting January 20! Players who have claimed this new item from the Twitch Drop will also be able to visit Dennia Silvertongue in Silvermoon City to purchase more copies of this adorable item after the launch of Midnight on March 2. Additional copies can also be purchased from Tuuran in Stormwind and Gabbi in Orgrimmar (near the Trading Post) beginning with the release of the Midnight Pre-Expansion Content Update.

Watch 4 hours of any World of Warcraft content stream on Twitch.tv from January 20 at 10:00 am PST until February 17 at 10:00 am PST while these Twitch Drops are active to claim the Cuddly Green Grrgle Housing decor item.

Start Time: January 20, 10:00 am PST
End Time: February 17, 10:00 am PST

To participate, you must link your Twitch account by visiting https://account.battle.net/connections. If you have changed your password or made any changes to your Twitch or Battle.net account, you will have to relink your accounts. When you relink, there will be a 7-day cooldown before you can relink a new Twitch account. After you've claimed your rewards on Twitch, please make sure you're logging into the Battle.net region you'd like to receive the drop(s) on, as the first region you log into will be where your items will be delivered. It can take up to 24 hours to receive your reward(s) in-game after claiming. Read our Frequently Asked Questions section for more information.

Frequently asked questions can be found in our previously published article.

Warcraft Short Story: "The Void Between"

Through the span of their long lives, former Magister Umbric and Grand Magister Rommath forged an unlikely friendship. As their kingdom faced a series of trials unlike any other, Rommath hardened into the person he'd always been, while Umbric became something new. With word of a new threat rising against Silvermoon, Umbric must return from exile to offer his old friend an alliance.

Find out if these old friends can forge an understanding ahead of World of Warcraft: Midnight.

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Written by Alex Acks, Illustrated by Surfside3D

Return each week to the World of Warcraft news site, where together, we'll help you uncover your destiny. Lok'tar Ogar!

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