The War Within Season 2 Starts March 4

Take on all new challenges in The War Within Season 2 with a new raid, new Delves, an updated rotation of challenging Mythic+ dungeons, and a new PvP season. This season also features familiar exclusive rewards such as the Ahead of the Curve and Cutting Edge achievements for raids, Keystone Master achievements, rewards for Mythic+, and Gladiator rewards for PvP.

Read on for more details to help you prepare to take on all new challenges in The War Within: Undermine(d).

New Raid: Liberation of Undermine

Despite the best efforts of the united cartels, Jastor Gallywix has holed himself away in the Gallagio and called in every favor ever owed him… leaving a mountain of would-be oppressors between the goblins of Undermine and the Chrome King. Gazlowe and the rest of goblinkind will need to find their way into the Gallagio to rid themselves of Gallywix for good.

The Liberation of Undermine is an 8-boss raid that will unlock one week after the launch of The War Within: Undermine(d), along with the Story Mode version.

Where: The Ringing Deeps
Raid Difficulties: Story Mode, Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic, Mythic
Raid Finder iLevel: 606
Bosses: 8

Check out our raid preview article for more information on the new raid, including boss encounters, achievements, and release schedule.

New Dungeon: Operation: Floodgate

It’s a race against time to stop the Darkfuse and Venture Co. from sabotaging a dam that would have disastrous effects on the Ringing Deeps. Operation: Floodgate is a four-boss dungeon in the Ringing Deeps and will be available across Heroic, Mythic, and Mythic+ difficulties.

New Dungeon Rotation

The War Within Season 2 features a new dungeon rotation for Mythic+. Five dungeons from The War Within are included, with three dungeons from previous expansions returning:

• Operation: Floodgate
• Cinderbrew Meadery
• The Rookery
• Darkflame Cleft
• Priory of the Sacred Flame
• The Motherlode (Battle for Azeroth)
• Mechagon – Workshop (Battle for Azeroth)
• Theatre of Pain (Legion)

Feats of Strength

Complete the following Feats of Strength at the listed Mythic+ Rating intervals:

• The War Within Keystone Explorer: Season 2
  • Complete a dungeon within the time limit.
• The War Within Keystone Conqueror: Season 2
  • Attain a Mythic+ Rating of 1500
  • Rewards the Title “the Enterprising”
• The War Within Keystone Master: Season 2
  • Attain a Mythic+ Rating of 2000
  • Awards the Crimson Shreddertank mount
• The War Within Keystone Hero: Season 2
  • Attain a Mythic+ Rating of 2500
• The War Within Keystone Legend: Season 2
  • Attain a Mythic+ Rating of at least 3000
  • Awards the Enterprising Shreddertank mount
• Enterprising Hero: The War Within: Season 2
  • End The War Within Mythic+ Season 2 with a Mythic+ Rating in the top 0.1% of all players in your region.
  • Rewards the Title, “Enterprising Hero”

Keystone Hero

Complete the following Keystone Hero achievements at Mythic level 10 or higher within the time limit to earn the following teleports:

• Keystone Hero: Cinderbrew Meadery
• Keystone Hero: Darkflame Cleft
• Keystone Hero: Priory of the Sacred Flame
• Keystone Hero: Operation: Floodgate
• Keystone Hero: The Rookery
• Keystone Hero: The MOTHERLODE!!
• Keystone Hero: Operation Mechagon – Workshop
• Keystone Hero: Theater of Pain

Mythic+ Affixes

• New! Xal’atath’s Bargain: Pulsar
  • While in combat, Xal’atath summons pulsars that orbit players and must be intercepted within the time limit.
• Xal’atath’s Guile
  • Will cause Keystones above level 12 to increase health and damage of enemies by 12% per level.
• Xal’atath’s Bargain: Voidbound
  • Dark Prayer is no longer a channel, and the Void Emissary no longer grants damage reduction to creatures while active.
  • Dark Prayer now has a 15-second cast time and grants all nearby creatures in combat Xal’atath’s Gift when it finishes casting.

The potency of Xal’atath’s Gift granted by Dark Prayer is based on the remaining shield percentage of the Void Emissary.

New Delves: Sidestreet Sluice and Excavation Side 9

The launch of Undermined will introduce two new delves—Sidestreet Sluice and Excavation Side 9—along with a new tank specialization for Brann. Delves in season 2 will introduce new rewards, curios, a new nemesis, and improved rewards at the highest difficulty! Season 2 will also increase the difficulty of all delves from tier 4 and above.

When Season 2 launches, players who have completed “Ship It!” for Brann Bronzebeard will get a new quest introducing them to new things coming in Season 2.Building on one of the most popular elements of The War Within, these additions will offer fresh exploration experiences, some seasonal updates, and feature a new adversary for Brann.

The Underpin has stolen Brann’s hat! This Zek’vir-style challenge will bring you (and Brann) face-to-face with Brann’s newest nemesis—The Underpin—one of the meanest, craziest goblins within the Undermine. Follow along on the quest “Defeating the Underpin” to bust into The Underpin’s Tier 8 Delve to get Brann’s hat back!

“This blasted “Underpin” took me hat! Along with all the curios we collected. It’s time tae get some vengeance. We got tae get stronger if we’re going tae take him down.”

• Excavation Site 9
• Sidestreet Sluice
• The Underpin (Challenge Delve)
• Delves with a new variant:
  • Fungal Folly
  • Kriegval’s Rest
  • Earthcrawl Mines (2 variants)
  • The Dread Pit
  • Waterworks
  • The Sinkhole
  • Nightfall Sanctum
  • Skittering Breach
  • Tak-Rethan Abyss
  • The Underkeep
  • The Spiral Weave

Delver’s Journey

Along the Delver’s Journey progression, unlock customizations for your Delver’s Gob-Trotter—the newest Delve mount attainable during Season 2 from The War Within: Undermine(d)—along with the Delve-O-Bot 7001—a toy that delivers you to a random Bountiful Delve. Treat your Warband to a fresh place to set up camp with a new underground Campsite scene—Nightfall Sanctum—unlocked once the Season 2 Delver’s Journey is completed.

Delve progression in Season 2 unlocks the following rewards:

Delves Feats of Strength and Rewards

• War Within Delves: Tier 4 (Season 2)
  • Complete a Tier 4 delve with lives remaining.
• War Within Delves: Tier 5 (Season 2)
  • Complete a Tier 5 delve with lives remaining.
• War Within Delves: Tier 6 (Season 2)
  • Complete a Tier 6 delve with lives remaining.
• War Within Delves: Tier 7 (Season 2)
  • Complete a Tier 7 delve with lives remaining.
• War Within Delves: Tier 8 (Season 2)
  • Complete a Tier 8 delve with lives remaining.
• War Within Delves: Tier 9 (Season 2)
  • Complete a Tier 8 delve with lives remaining.
• War Within Delves: Tier 10 (Season 2)
  • Complete a Tier 10 delve with lives remaining.
• War Within Delves: Tier 11 (Season 2)
  • Complete a Tier 11 delve with lives remaining.
  • Reward: “High Explorer” title
• Undying Caver
  • Complete a delve without any deaths on Tier 8 or higher.
• Immortal Spelunker
  • Complete a delve without any deaths on Tier 11.
  • Reward: “Immortal Spelunker” title
• The Hataclysm
  • Ask Brann to change his hat ten times after recovering it from the Underpin during the War Within Season 2.
• My New Nemesis
  • Defeat The Underpin in his lair before the release of the next season of Delves.
  • Reward: Golden-Gob Propulsion Rig
• Breaking the Bank
  • Defeat The Underpin in his lair on Tier ?? before the release of the next season of Delves.
  • Reward: “The Real Deal” title
• Let Me Solo Him: The Underpin
  • Defeat The Underpin in his lair on Tier ?? without any other players in your party before the release of the next season of delves.
  • Reward: Delver’s Gob-Trotter Schematic Mount Customization: Gold

Season 2 PvP

New PvP Arena: Cage of Carnage

Found in the Demolition Dome, the Cage of Carnage is a close-quarter gladiatorial arena where players are dropped in through trap doors separated only by a haphazard metal platform equipped with ramps at every corner. This map is available in Arenas and Rated Solo Shuffle.

New Rewards

Players can earn the following PvP rewards during Season 2:

Solo Shuffle

Win 100 rated Solo Shuffle rounds at Elite rank to earn the Legend: The War Within Season 2 achievement to obtain the title “Legend” and the Prized Legend’s Pennant toy.

Battleground Blitz

Win 25 Battleground Blitz matches at Elite rank to earn the Strategist: The War Within Season 2 achievement to obtain the title “Strategist” and the Prized Legend’s Pennant toy.

PvP Class Armor Sets

New PvP Class sets for Death Knight, Demon Hunter, Druid, Evoker, Mage, Monk, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, and Warrior will be available for players to collect.

Each set comprises of nine pieces—Head, Shoulders, Back, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs, and Feet. The two and four-piece bonuses can be gained by owning any combination of the Chest, Hands, Head, Legs, and Shoulder pieces.

PvP Feats of Strength Achievements and Rewards

• Combatant I: The War Within Season 2
  • Earn the rank of Combatant I.
  • Reward: Season 2 PvP Cloak
• Combatant II: The War Within Season 2
  • Earn the rank of Combatant II.
  • Reward: Season 2 PvP Legs and Bracers
• Prized Combatant
  • Win rated PvP matches during The War Within Season 2 while at a 1000 rating or higher.
  • Reward: Vicious Electro Eel mount available in Horde and Alliance color variations.
• Challenger I: The War Within Season 2
  • Earn the rank of Challenger I.
  • Reward: Season 2 PvP Gloves and Boots
• Challenger II: The War Within Season 2
  • Earn the rank of Challenger II.
  • Reward: Season 2 PvP Chest and Belt
• Rival I: The War Within Season 2
  • Earn the rank of Rival I.
  • Reward: Season 2 PvP Shoulder and Helm
• Rival II: The War Within Season 2
  • Earn the rank of Rival II.
  • Reward: Jackpot Weapon Illusion
• Duelist: The War Within Season 2
  • Earn the rank of Duelist.
  • Reward: Season 2 Gladiator’s Prestigious Cloak
• Elite: The War Within Season 2
  • Earn the rank of Elite.
  • Reward: Season 2 Gladiator’s Tabard
• Gladiator: The War Within Season 2
  • Win 50 3v3 games while at Elite rank.
  • Reward: Prized Gladiator’s Fel Bat mount
• Prized Gladiator: The War Within Season 2
  • End The War Within Season 2 in the top 0.1% of the 3v3 arena ladder (requires 150 games won in The War Within Season 2).
  • Reward: “Prized Gladiator” title
• Prized Weapons of Conquest
  • Earn 2500 Conquest on this character.
  • Reward: Prized Gladiator’s Weapon Token (x2)
• Battle Mender: The War Within Season 2
  • Win 50 Solo Shuffle rounds as a Healer at or above Rival I.
• Solo Shuffle Medic: The War Within
  • Win 100 Solo Shuffle rounds as a Healer at or above Rival I.
  • Reward: Unbound Legend’s Pennant toy
• Legend: The War Within Season 2
  • Win 100 Rated Solo Shuffle rounds while at Elite rank.
  • Reward: Prized Legend’s Pennant toy
• Prized Legend: The War Within Season 2
  • End The War Within Season 2 in the top 0.1% of the Solo Shuffle ladder (requires 50 games won in The War Within Season 2).
  • Rewards: “Prized Legend” title
• Battleground Blitz Medic: The War Within
  • Win 50 Battleground Blitz matches rounds as a Healer at or above Rival I.
  • Reward: Unbound Strategist’s Pennant toy
• Strategist: The War Within Season 2
  • Win 25 Rated Battleground Blitz matches while at Elite rank.
  • Reward: Prized Legend’s Pennant toy and “Strategist” title
• Prized Marshal / Prized Warlord: The War Within Season 2
  • End The War Within PvP Season 2 in the top 0.1% of the Rated Battleground Blitz ladder (requires 50 games won in The War Within Season 2).
  • Reward: Prized Marshal (Alliance) or Prized Warlord (Horde) title
• Hero of the Alliance: Prized / Hero of the Horde: Prized
  • End The War Within Season 2 in the top 0.5% of the rated battleground ladder (requires 50 games won in The War Within Season 2).
  • Reward: Hero of the Alliance or Hero of the Horde title

New World Boss: The Gobfather

Once a source of pride for the Bilgewater Cartel, this mech was a force to be reckoned with in the Demolition Dome. A pinnacle of goblin innovation…until someone forgot to give it an oil change. Now, the King of the Demo Dome has gone haywire, running amok and threatening to unleash havoc upon the citizens of Undermine.

Take down The Gobfather for a chance to get some Undermine-inspired armor:

• Chest
  • Darkfuse Dinner Jacket
  • Steadfast Contender’s Breastplate
• Legs
  • Pilot’s Oiled Trousers
  • Horn-Adorned Chausses
• Waist
  • Cavern Stalker’s Trophy Girdle
• Feet
  • Well-Trodden Mechanic’s Shoes
  • Cauldron Master Cleats
  • Champion’s Gilded Stomper’s
• Neck
  • The Gobfather’s Gold Medal

Season 2 Meta-Achievements

“The War Within Season 2: Master Blaster”

Accomplish one of the following feats during Season 2 of The War Within on your current character to receive the Crystallized Essence of Kaja’mite that grants one Catalyst charge:

• Attain 1600+ Rated PvP Rating
• Attain 2000+ Mythic+ Rating
• Defeat Chrome King Gallywix on Heroic or Mythic difficulty.

“Dressed to the Mines”

Complete one of the following Achievements or Feats of Strength listed below before the season ends to get the Warbound-wide Gallagio Highroller’s Bombstone that adds visual effects to the Liberation of Undermine armor set.

• “Mythic: Chrome King Gallywix”: Defeat Chrome King Gallywix on Mythic difficulty.
• “The War Within Keystone Hero: Season 2”: Attain a Mythic+ Rating of at least 2500 during The War Within Season 2.
• “Elite: The War Within Season 2”: Earn the rank of Elite during The War Within Season 2. Rewards the seasonal character title, “the Elite.”

See you in Undermine!