The War Within Season 2 Guide

Coming short after 11.1 Patch Undermine(d) release in 25th February, Season 2 of The War Within promises to bring some major changes to our beloved MMO.

In this overview, we will explore in detail everything new coming to The War Within Season 2: a brand-new Raid, eight different Mythic+ dungeons, a reworked Tier Set System, a fresh WoW PvP season, and numerous exciting changes coming to Delves!

• Season 2 of The War Within is set to release on March 4th, 2025.

Season 2 Raid: Liberation of Undermine

Releasing on March 4th, Liberation of Undermine will serve as the second Raid in The War Within expansion. This raid will challenge players with eight bosses, culminating in a climactic battle against the former Goblin racial leader, Gallywix. To succeed, players must forge alliances with the goblin Cartels, navigate the chaotic streets of Undermine, and infiltrate the opulent Gallagio Hideaway, Gallywix’s luxurious and heavily fortified domain.

Liberation of Undermine Raid Guide

Take a look at our Liberation of Undermine Raid Guide, where we share a detailed breakdown on how to successfully defeat every boss!

Liberation of Undermine Raid Guide

Liberation of Undermine's Release Dates

Similar to Season 1 of TWW, Normal, Heroic and Mythic difficulties of the new Raid will all be released on Day 1 of the Season 2 with LFR and Story Modes arriving either later or in parts.

• March 4th: Normal, Heroic and Mythic Difficulties for Liberation of Undermine become available. Raid Finder Wing 1 (Shock and Awesome) also becomes available.
• March 11th: Raid Finder Wing 2 (Maniacal Machinist) and Story Difficulty for Liberation of Undermine become available.
• March 19th: Raid Finder Wing 3 (Two Heads are Better) for Liberation of Undermine becomes available.
• March 24th: Raid Finder Wing 4 (The Chrome King) for Liberation of Undermine becomes available.

Season 2 Tier Set Bonuses & Appearances

Have a look at some of the new appearances that are arriving together with Season 2 of The War Within.

Tier Set Bonuses: New Format

Blizzard has overhauled Tier sets, making them partically role-specific instead of solely spec-specific. All Tier sets now share a common "role" mechanic which is always tied to your 2-piece bonus (the 4-piece bonus remains specialization-specific). Below, we’ve outlined the different abilities for each role:

🛡 Tanks

Tanks gain the Luck of the Draw! 2-piece bonus, which has a chance to trigger whenever you’re hit. It briefly grants your major defensive cooldown — such as Icebound Fortitude, Shield Wall, Survival Instincts, Metamorphosis, Fortifying Brew, or Guardian of Ancient Kings — while also boosting your damage by 15% for 8 seconds.

♥ Healers

All healers gain the Insurance! 2-piece bonus, granting a small heal over time that triggers a burst of healing if one of your targets falls below 40% health.

⚔ Melee DPS

Melee DPS gain the Winning Streak! 2-piece bonus, which lets some abilities boost the damage of others. However, using those buffed abilities can remove the Winning Streak! buff.

⚔ Ranged DPS

Ranged DPS gain the Jackpot! 2-piece bonus, causing your damaging spells or abilities to trigger a spec-specific spell on your target. Using your major DPS cooldown will always activate Jackpot!

TWW Season 2: Mythic+ Changes

Mythic+ is probably the game mode in World of Warcraft that is receiving the most changes going into Season 2 of The War Within, which isn’t surprising considering the amount of criticism which was aimed at Blizzard after a rather lackluster Season 1 of the expansion.

Brand new achievement & mount for 3000 mythic+ rating, improved key scaling and affix fixes, "Resilient Keystone" achievement that allows you to avoid delpeting keys below a certain key level...

We explore every change coming to Mythic+ in Season 2 of the War Within in a separate guide:

Mythic+ in The War Within Season 2

Delves in Season 2 of The War Within

Blizzard would never have left their expansion's major innovation without the appropriate number of changes when transitioning to a new season. Let's find out what will happen to Delves:

New in Delves Season 2

• A new season brings a fresh story, new challenges, and new rewards to Delves.
• New mount reward for true Delvers: Gob Trotter.
• Zekvir's Lair is now off-limits, and a new Nemesis called "The Underpin" has emerged.
• There are 2 new Delves added: Excavation Site 9 and Sidestreet Sluice.
• Brann Bronzebeard will continue to accompany us in Season 2, and now he can reach level 80 and also be a Tank!

Delve System Changes

• The Delve mechanics introduced in Season 1 have been adjusted to offer a more varied experience.
• The rotation for Bountiful Delves has been revamped to increase weekly variety: instead of having one delve per zone designated as Bountiful every day, all delves will now be cycled through before any single one is designated as Bountiful again.
• The difficulty and rewards of Tier 4+ delves will increase to match the new item level caps in Season 2.
• The chance to find a Delver's Bounty map after the end of a delve run has been noticeably increased.
• Tiers 9, 10, and 11 Delves will now reward players with more Runed Crests.
• Tier 11 Bountiful Delves will now reward Gilded Crests up to three times a week from a Gilded Stash.
• The Gilded Stash does not require a key like Bountiful Coffers do (but they do require having lives remaining to be able to claim them).