The War Within Alpha Realms Back Online After Maintenance

In the latest War Within Beta development notes, Blizzard has reduced the additional effect of DPS trinkets and cantrip items by 33% for tank and healer specializations. Our guide writers discuss the implications of this controversial change. War Within Beta Development Notes

Xal'atath’s presence was once bound, and later, unknown, but now we look ahead to her major role in The War Within, World of Warcraft’s next expansion, with a new teaser ahead of tomorrow’s closed beta.

Blizzard has announced that War Within Alpha realms have been taken offline for preparations for Beta launch tomorrow, June 5th. Hello! We’ve taken the Public Alpha realms offline part of our preparation for the Beta launch tomorrow so we can get all our ducks in a row.

We have played through Chapters 1 and 2 of the max-level campaign in The War Within Alpha, and bring you all the details!

Four new placeholder affixes have been added to the War Within Alpha. These have no data about what they actually do. Two of them have an icon attached to it

This week's Alpha update for The War Within includes a handful of new models and icons, including a new totem and the perfect grill to start your summer vacation in Azeroth!

The loading screen for the new continent of Khaz Algar has been implemented on the War Within Alpha. The official loading screen for the new continent appears to be the War Within Key Art first unveiled at BlizzCon 2023 featuring Alleria, Thrall, and Anduin defending against a swarm of Nerubians.

Blizzard has posted The War Within Alpha development notes for today which now includes a new human racial to replace Diplomacy and tons of class and hero talent tuning.

The quests that will introduce players to the War Within zones are not available on the alpha, but a summary of these quests is showing up in character quest journals — revealing a serious plot twist!

In today's War Within Alpha Build, we've datamined a number of new rogue spells that are likely part of the Deathstalker Rogue Hero Talents. Check out the early preview now. Hero Talent OverviewThe War Within Talent Calculator

Blizzard has posted The War Within Alpha development notes for today which now includes 40 talent loadouts, and more changes to Warlocks and Mages! Note that despite stating that Deathstalker is now available for testing, it does not appear to be in this build.

Here are the datamined spell changes for The War Within Alpha build 54774, which includes extensive class tuning for Death Knights, Mages, Monks, and Warlocks.