World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3 what to expect

World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3 is set to launch on August 12, 2025, with some content arriving a week earlier on August 5th. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect:

Release Schedule:

• Week of August 5:
  • Campaign Chapters 1-3
  • Dungeons: Normal, Heroic, and Mythic 0 difficulties (excluding Tazavesh)
  • Delves (all tiers, no Bountiful Delves or Keys)
  • New World Boss: Reshanor, The Untethered
  • Great Vault credit begins
  • New Dungeon: Eco-Dome Al’dani (available in Normal, Heroic, and Mythic 0 difficulties, item levels 639-681)
• Week of August 12 (Official Season 3 Launch):
  • Campaign Chapter 4 and The War Within Epilogue
  • Raid Season 3 Begins: Manaforge Omega (Raid Finder Wing 1, Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties)
  • Mythic+ Season 3 Begins: New dungeon pool activated, including Tazavesh: Street of Wonder and So’leah’s Gambit, and Tazavesh, the Veiled Market Hard Mode.
  • Season 3 PvP Begins
  • Delves: Bountiful Delves and Keys, Challenge Boss, New Levels and Curios for Brann
  • Great Vault rewards become available
• Week of August 19:
  • Manaforge Omega Raid: Raid Finder Wing 2 and Story Mode
• Week of August 26:
  • Manaforge Omega Raid: Raid Finder Wing 3

New Raid: Manaforge Omega

• This new raid will feature 8 bosses, with a notable final boss being Dimensius, the All-Devouring, described as a “city-sized raid boss.”
• Raid Finder wings will unlock weekly after the main launch.
• There’s a new Raid Renown Track: Manaforge Vandals.

Mythic+ Details:

• New Dungeon: Eco-Dome Al’dani (3 bosses, featured in the M+ rotation).
• Returning Dungeons:
  • Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder
  • Tazavesh: So’leah’s Gambit
  • Halls of Atonement (Shadowlands)
• The War Within Dungeons:
  • Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
  • The Dawnbreaker
  • Operation: Floodgate
  • Priory of the Sacred Flame
• Waystones: Dungeon checkpoints have been updated to include new toast notifications, map icons, and in-game Waystones to clearly mark respawn locations. Many respawn locations have been adjusted to be shorter.

PvP Details:

• A new PvP season will begin on August 12.
• New PvP class sets will be available (e.g., Astral Gladiator’s Plate Armor, Leather Armor, Chain Armor, Silk Armor).
• Expect class balance changes and potential new PvP talents.

Other Content:

• New Delve: The Archival Assault.
• New World Boss: Reshanor, The Untethered.

Item Levels:

• Eco-Dome Al’dani will offer gear up to Item Level 681 on Mythic difficulty. Specific item level increases for raid, M+, and PvP gear will be revealed with the season’s launch.

Be sure to keep an eye on official World of Warcraft news for any last-minute updates or additional details!