World of Warcraft has officially confirmed that The War Within Season 3 is ending on January 20, meaning players hoping to get rare achievements like Ahead of the Curve or Astral Legend have less than a month to do so. Not everything is going away with the arrival of the World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Expansion update, but a lot of achievements and rewards will soon become unavailable.
Recently, World of Warcraft locked down January 20 as Midnight Pre-Patch day. This massive Pre-Expansion update includes changes to every single specialization, the addition of the Devourer Demon Hunter, a native Damage Meter, a transmog system overhaul, and much more. Then, a week later on January 27, two activities kick off until the launch of Midnight on March 2: the Winds of Mysterious Fortune, and the Twilight Ascension Pre-Patch event.
World of Warcraft players who like the colors red and gold should stock up on currency ahead of the January 2026 Trading Post reward window.
However, the arrival of all these new features also heralds the departure of many The War Within rewards and milestones. Most notably, the Manaforge Omega raid’s Cutting Edge and Ahead of the Curve achievements,...
