World of Warcraft: The War Within - Patch 11.1 Prologue and Dalaran Epilogue Guide
The saga of World of Warcraft: The War Within continues! Beyond the Siren Isle update and the anticipated Season 2 launch in late 2025, Patch 11.0.7 introduces crucial story quests. These quests lay the groundwork for Patch 11.1, focusing on the Goblin capital, Undermine, and offer closure to the tragic destruction of Dalaran. Note that the Dalaran Epilogue has a delayed release.
Updated January 7, 2025: The recently added campaign quests mark a significant turning point. Dalaran's fate, after years as a pivotal location in Warcraft, is sealed within the events of The War Within. The Dalaran Epilogue questline provides a fitting conclusion to this chapter, offering a final farewell to this iconic city.
Spoilers Ahead!
Accessing the Patch 11.1 Prologue: The Lingering Shadows Campaign
Unlike the Dalaran Epilogue, the Lingering Shadows campaign is immediately accessible. Completion of the leveling or Level 80 campaign isn't required, but recommended for context. The questline includes:
- Lingering Shadows
- Price of a Mission
- Standing in the Way
- No Breathing Room
- Together, Alone
- The Voice
- Ringing in the Deeps
- Good Help These Days
- Hey, What's Going On?
- Haywired and Hostile
- Built to Blast
- Bat Versus World
- Found Friends
Following "Found Friends," speak with Orweyna for additional insights into future plot developments within The War Within or other World Soul Saga expansions.
Unlocking the Dalaran Epilogue in World of Warcraft: The War Within
Previously gated behind a three-week timer, the Dalaran Epilogue is now available as of January 7th. To begin, you must have finished both The War Within's leveling campaign and the Level 80 campaign (requiring Renown Four with all four Khaz Algar factions).
Check Foundation Hall (the prologue quest starting point for Patch 11.1). Khadgar's presence indicates readiness; if absent, further campaign quests remain. The Dalaran Epilogue quest list is:
Dalaran Epilogue Quests
- Survivor's Guilt
- The Hardest Part
- Arcane Wasteland
- Lessons in Defensive Magic
- Feeling Blue
- Magic-Stealing Kobolds
- Trinkets, Curios, and Other Powerful Objects
- Mysterious Necklace (Near Kalecgos; look for a magically suspended Kobold)
- Maybe You Shouldn't Touch That
- Trapped Between Life and Death
- Somehow We Survived
- A Helping Hand
- Arcane Cold War
- Critical Mass
- Preserve the Legacy
- Too Powerful, Too Dangerous
- Farewell, City of Magic
Completing this unlocks the "Fate of the Kirin Tor" achievement and the "Witness of the Kirin Tor" title.