How to Access World of Warcraft: The War Within Early Access – Frequently Asked Questions

Early Access Eligibility

All players who purchase The War Within Epic Edition have Early Access to the Expansion on the account they add the Epic Edition to.

Early Access Dates

Early Access starts on August 22nd, 3:00 PM Pacific Time. You can see the time in multiple timezones below:

Early Access Launch Times

Early Access Content

While players can level to the new max level, content available during Early Access is limited. You can check the list of activities available here.

The main benefit of it is extra time to level and complete normal dungeons. The vast majority of max-level content isn’t available until the actual game release on August 26th at 3:00 PM Pacific time.

Other Epic Edition Content

Besides the Early Access window, the Epic Edition includes everything from the other The War Within editions:

• Base Edition: ($49.99) Includes a pre-purchase* of World of Warcraft®: The War Within™ expansion, instant access to a level 70 character boost, and 500 Trader’s Tender for use in the Trader’s Post.
• Heroic Edition ($69.99): Includes everything in the Base Edition, plus an additional 250 Trader’s Tender (750 in total). Additionally, players will receive the Algarian Stormrider mount that comes equipped with dynamic flying. The flying mount grants a quest for the Ensemble: Stormrider’s Attire that can be upgraded through a special set of dragonriding challenges.
• Epic Edition ($89.99): Includes everything in the Heroic Edition, plus an additional 500 Trader’s Tender (1000 in total). Players will also receive 30 days of game time, Beta access for the World of Warcraft®: The War Within™ expansion, 3 days early access to the World of Warcraft®: The War Within™ expansion, Squally, the Sandbox Storm Gryphon toy, and a new Deepdweller’s Earthen Hearthstone effect.