Patch 12.1.0 · Curse of Ula'tek
Midnight Season 2 Preview
Opens Aug 20 — five new dungeons, three returning dungeons, and the new Venomous Abyss raid.
Schedule
Aug 13 (Wed)
Patch 12.1.0 “Curse of Ula'tek”
New zone Coiled Isle opens, Season 1 ends. Gap week until Season 2 begins.
Aug 20 (Thu)
Season 2 begins
Mythic+ Season 2 starts + the Venomous Abyss opens on Normal, Heroic and Mythic. LFR wings roll out weekly.
Aug 27 (Thu)
Altar of Fangs joins M+
The new 3-boss dungeon joins the rotation one week late.
The 8 Mythic+ Dungeons
Five brand-new dungeons from the Coiled Isle and Silvermoon area, plus three returning from past expansions.
Altar of Fangs
Joins M+ on Aug 27
Murder Row
Den of Nalorakk
The Blinding Vale
Voidscar Arena
Ruby Life Pools
Dragonflight
Temple of Sethraliss
Battle for Azeroth
Kings' Rest
Battle for Azeroth
Affixes
No brand-new seasonal affix — instead Xal'atath's Bargain moves from +4 to +5, widening the on-ramp.
+2
Lindormi's Guidance
Learning affix — highlights and weakens guide mobs, no death penalty. Active through +5.
+5
Xal'atath's Bargain
The weekly rotating affix joins — one level later than Season 1's +4.
+7
Tyrannical / Fortified
One of the two applies on a weekly rotation.
+10
Tyrannical + Fortified
Both affixes apply simultaneously.
+12
Xal'atath's Guile
Bargain is removed and replaced by Guile — the final form for push keys.
Item Levels & Upgrade Tracks
Every track climbs 39 item levels over Season 1. Crest upgrade costs stay flat, same as Season 1.
Adventurer
259–276
Veteran
276–289
Champion
289–302
Hero
302–315
Myth
315–328
Above the Myth track, special currencies push gear to 334, and rare late-Mythic raid drops reach the season cap of 337.
New Raid
The Venomous Abyss
An 8-boss raid on the Coiled Isle themed around the Amani trolls and the serpent loa Ula'tek. Normal, Heroic and Mythic all open Aug 20.
- 1Nek'zali the Soulcoiler
- 2Entombed SentinelsTier · Gloves
- 3The Lost ExplorersTier · Shoulders
- 4Vashnik the MalignantTier · Chest
- 5SszorakTier · Legs
- 6The Twin FangsTier · Helm
- 7The Coiled Altar
- 8Ula'tekTier · Omni token
Five bosses drop slot-specific tier tokens, and Ula'tek drops an omni-token convertible to any slot. All 40 spec set bonuses are revealed — more complex than Season 1, aimed at more consistent damage profiles.
Mythic+ Quality of Life
Enemy Forces % in tooltips
Enemy tooltips now show their Enemy Forces contribution — no addon needed to learn routes.
Better ability telegraphs
Cone and line abilities get modern telegraphs, making dense pulls easier to read.
Tuning & reworks everywhere
Nearly every spec is tuned and several reworked, shrinking the gap between cooldown burst and sustained damage — expect a meta shake-up.
More in Patch 12.1
New content beyond M+ and raiding, confirmed on the early US patch.
Lairs
A new system replacing world bosses — instanced encounters for 15–25 flexible players, with difficulty up to Mythic. The first Lair is the Tidebound Grotto on the Coiled Isle.
Altar of Corrosion
An account-wide talent tree exclusive to the Coiled Isle. Earn points from outdoor activities and spend them on venom resistance and exploration perks. Island-only effects.
3 new Delves
Ring of Glory, Gnarldor Isle, and Venomfall Deeps join the pool, and existing delves gain 'venomous' variants.
Prey Season 2
Four new serpent-themed targets across the Coiled Isle, with Nightmare Mode returning.
Major Housing update
Blueprints let you save and share entire houses (cross-region supported), house level cap rises to 12, and pet beds arrive.
Omnium Folio — unchanged
Rune loadouts and empowerment carry straight into Season 2. No new runes; a catch-up unlock was added for late starters.
Combat pacing changes
Player health +25% and creature damage +25% slow down combat rhythm — defensives and healers gain value, which will shape the meta.
Pending confirmation
Reward anchors are confirmed — end-of-dungeon loot starts at 295 from a +2, and the top Great Vault reward is 318 (Myth track) at +10 and above. The full per-keystone table will be added after in-game verification, as sources still conflict. Some Korean names are PTR-based and may change. Wythic+ tier lists, comp analysis, and build stats switch to Season 2 data the moment the season opens.
Based on official Blizzard announcements and PTR data; subject to change at release.