At BlizzCon 2023 on November 3, Blizzard announced the next multi-chapter plan forWorld of Warcraft, and it’s a literal saga. Here’s a full breakdown of everything we know aboutThe Worldsoul Saga, and its next three accompanying expansions.
What is the Worldsoul Saga?
The Worldsoul Sagais amulti-expansion arcforWorld of Warcraft.
Although it sounded like Blizzard might be going in a completely different direction earlier in the BlizzCon 2023 opening ceremony;The Worldsoul Sagais not a“WoW 2”and will merely serve as a marketing term for the trio of expansions, which is a continuation of the original game that launched in 2004.
While we only received details for the first expansion at BlizzCon 2023, we know all three “parts” (asWarcraftfather Chris Metzen explained):The War Within(2024),Midnight(TBA), andThe Last Titan(TBA).
The Worldsoul Saga Expansion 1: The War Within (Fall 2024)
The War Withinis due out in the fall of 2024, and it’s the expansion we heard the most about at BlizzCon.We got a brief cutscene teaser forThe War Within, which featured a confident Thrall and an emotionally tortured Anduin. They will be called to action to fight the Void, and deal with that giant sword that’s currently stuck in Azeroth. Metzen notes that you’ll delve “into the heart of Azeroth itself, exploring subterranean kingdoms.”
Here are all the new features shown off at BlizzCon 2023:
The Worldsoul Saga Expansion 2: Midnight (TBA)
World of Warcraft: Midnightwill thrust players back into Quel’Thalas, where you’ll be fighting the Void once again.You’ll be “re-unifying the scattered elves of Azeroth,” and will be gearing up for a big showdown with the Void.
As such, it’s very heavily hinted that the first expansion will be a teaser Midnight and the Last Titan, which will have meatier moments.
Midnightdoes not have any current window for when it may release, though going off the “roughly every two years” cadence of old,we could see it in 2026.
The Worldsoul Saga Expansion 3: The Last Titan (TBA)
This is the expansion we know the least about, but suffice it to say, it could have a big impactWarcraftlore as a whole.
You’ll be going back to Northrend, which is a no-brainer fan-favorite location to trot out during your epic conclusion ofThe Worldsoul Saga. Titans will return to Azeroth, and there will be a “vast conspiracy” to deal with, that will “challenge everything you think you know about the Titans, their intentions, and the true nature of Azeroth itself.”
The Last Titancurrently has no release date or window, but based on prior patterns,it could come out in 2028.
