Early Access

Early Access provides access to an expansion's content earlier from its official release date as part of a promotion, allowing owners to experience game content early. This is most often access to new classes, but can include early access to the new zones as well.

Examples include:

• Pre-purchasing World of Warcraft: Legion permitted early access to the demon hunter class
• Pre-purchasing World of Warcraft: Dragonflight permitted fourteen-day early access to the evoker class
• Purchasing certain tiers of World of Warcraft: The War Within will permit four-day early access to the entirety of Khaz Algar.

The War Within

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This section concerns content related to The War Within.

Early access to an expansion is offered for the first time with The War Within, with the purchase of the Epic Edition or Collector's Edition.

Announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, early access will start on 22 August 2024 while the expansion releases on 26 August 2024.

During the early access period, certain content was not available or straight up did not allow for the collection of rewards (Worldsoul Memory, Theater Troupe, etc.). Available content included:

• The War Within campaign that includes the intro and leveling storylines.  [The War Within] storyline starts on launch day.
• Normal difficulty dungeons (Heroic will be available on launch day, Mythic with The War Within Season 1)
• Up to Tier 3 delves (Tier 4+ with the season). Zekvir's Lair is the only unavailable delve.
• Renown for the major factions can be collected
• Weathered Harbinger Crests are available to collect, up to the season cap of the week. Carved Harbinger Crests can be collected from the available Renown quests.