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 raid opens on Normal and Heroic.
Aug 27 (Thu)
Altar of Fangs joins M+
The new 3-boss dungeon joins the rotation one week late. Mythic raid difficulty is expected the same week.
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 and Heroic open Aug 20.
- 1Nek'zali the Soulcoiler
- 2Entombed SentinelsTier · Gloves
- 3Vashnik the MalignantTier · Chest
- 4The Lost ExplorersTier · Shoulders
- 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.
Pending confirmation
Per-keystone reward item levels vary between sources and will be added once confirmed after the patch. Some numbers and Korean names on this page are PTR-based and may change at release. 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.