The Ghosts of K’aresh Content Update Will Bring Us to the Ethereal Home World in The War Within

Luxrah • Published June 18, 2025

Patch 11.1.7 Legacy of Arathor is now live, and Blizzard is wasting no time in revealing what they have coming next for The War Within.

The next major patch will be making its way to the Public Test Realm soon. The update is called Ghosts of K’aresh, and it will take players to the home planet of the Ethereals, a place that we first learned about during The Burning Crusade. This mysterious planet’s world soul was consumed by Dimensius the All-Devouring, and sinister forces are now attempting to resurrect this powerful void lord. We’ll be traveling to K’aresh alongside Alleria and her mentor, Locus-Walker, where we’ll ultimately be facing Dimensius in the next raid, Manaforge Omega.

The city of Tazavesh, the Veiled Market, is being transported in its entirety from the Shadowlands to K’aresh to give us a home base. We’ll have a new artifact cloak, Reshii Wraps, to upgrade as we progress through the content, which unlocks hidden content in K’aresh. There’s a new delve, a new dungeon, and new open world content to experience. There will also be a mega-dungeon version of the city of Tazavesh.

The update will usher in Season 3 of The War Within, which will feature a new Mythic+ dungeon pool alongside the new raid:

Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
The Dawnbreaker
Priory of the Sacred Flame
Operation: Floodgate
Halls of Atonement (Shadowlands)
Eco-Dome Al’dani (new)
Tazavesh: Streets of Wonder (new)
Tazavesh: So’leah’s Gambit (new)

Finally, there will be new class sets, PvP updates, and class updates, with new gameplay promised for Shadow Priest, Brewmaster Monk, Frost Death Knight, and Unholy Death Knight in particular.

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Join Community Manager Bethany Hudson as she sits down with Assistant Lead Quest Designer Steph Yoon and Lead Encounter Designer Drew De Sousa as they discuss the Ghosts of K’aresh content update. Discover an all-new zone, continue your journey through The War Within campaign, and much more.

At a Glance:
Continue The War Within Campaign

In The Ghosts of K’aresh, the campaign continues as more pieces to a troubling puzzle fall into place. With the release of this content update players will be able to immerse themselves in The War Within story as it leads up to the next chapter of the Worldsoul Saga—Midnight.

There’s some unfinished business to be had on K’aresh and the specter of an old enemy looms large. Forces with ill-intent are determined to bring forth Dimensius, the All-Devouring once more to finish off the ethereals. Should he arise, Azeroth will also be in peril from this dangerous Void Lord.

New Zone: Explore the Shattered World of K’aresh

Home of the ethereals, K’aresh is a fragmented void-touched world just waiting for players to explore what remains of this little-known land.

With shadowy forces working toward bringing Dimensius back into the world, players will need to gather their allies in a bid to put a stop to him and his followers. You’ll fight alongside Alleria Windrunner and her mentor Locus-Walker among others to end the clear and present danger he poses.

Players will also have the opportunity to explore Tazavesh, The Veiled Market, work toward restoring the ecosphere in eco-domes, go Phase Diving, and more.

You can experience some of the ethereal’s story in the Legacy of Arathor content update by going Lorewalking with Lorewalker Cho.

Return to Tazavesh, the Veiled Market

Not just a dungeon in the Ghosts of K’aresh content update, Tazavesh, the Veiled Market has been brought from the Shadowlands to serve as a home base for adventurers. Glowing glimmering shields of energy protect the city from the dangers of the cosmos beyond allowing the many survivors of this land to have a degree of safety behind them.

You’ll forge through the campaign, gather allies, hunt down the mounting threats found in K’aresh, and set the stage to take on Dimensius himself all from this iconic ethereal and broker hub of activity.

New Raid: Manaforge Omega

A massive facility built upon the planet to harvest cosmic energy, players will fight their way in and through this raid dungeon to take on the Shadow Guard Ethereals who have set their efforts toward reviving Dimensius.

You’ll join with your allies to ultimately fight Dimensius in a cosmic battle of truly epic proportions to stave off what could be the end of Azeroth as we know it.

New Upgradeable Artifact: Reshii Wraps

Harness the power of the ethereals and see the world through their eyes. An artifact cloak, Reshii Wraps can be used to transform into an energy form much like the ethereals to interact with the world in a new way. You’ll use these wraps to take on a new type of content—Phase Diving— as well as use them in the Manaforge Omega raid, the open world, delves, and more!

Reshii wraps will upgrade and scale with you and include new visuals as you progress through content.

Wrap Up and Go Phase Diving

Enter untethered space by using your Reshii Wraps to experience a whole new aspect of K’aresh. You’ll experience new creatures, objectives, world quests, and some new mechanics all within this overlay of the world.

You can expect to see anything you normally would in the world such as treasures, rare creatures, or objects, but there will also be some unique opportunities to be found such as Warrants. Aid the constable of Tazavesh by hunting down notorious monsters for fun… and profit.

New Delve: The Archival Assault

Found within the Azure Vaults within the Dragon Isles, you’ll encounter ethereals, ethereal pirates, and brokers who are plundering the Delve. Using the Reshii Wraps will unlock unique challenge gateways to bosses or challenge rooms. You may also get a glimpse of your friends within the Delve as well or even /mourn them as you observe their ghost from where they died.

There’s unfinished business with Nexus Princess Ky’veza as well and you’ll take her on one on one during this season.

New System: Ecological Succession

Help Ve’nari bring life back to K’aresh with her eco-domes. You’ll help fill them with creatures that thrive within the ecosystem. You’ll scour previously traveled zones to bring back animals to live within the eco-domes and aid them in adjusting to life on K’aresh. It’s up to you to help transform this barren Eco-Dome into one filled with life and promise for a new future.

The War Within Season 3

New Dungeon: Eco-Dome Al’dani

Season 3 of The War Within brings with it a new dungeon—Eco-Dome Al’dani This is a three-boss dungeon where you’ll encounter a variety of creatures including devourers who are consuming the life found there. You’ll also face the Wastelanders who have dug in and learn their purpose within the eco-dome.

This new dungeon will be available immediately in Normal, Heroic, and Mythic0 (baseline) difficulties.

New Dungeon Pool

Returning:
- Halls of Atonement
- Tazavesh Streets of Wonder
- Tazavesh So’leah’s Gambit
- Ara-Kara, City of Echoes
- The Dawnbreaker
- Priory of the Sacred Flame
- Operation Floodgate
New:
- Eco-Dome Al’dani (new dungeon)
Tazavesh will also return as a full Mega-dungeon.

Checkpoints are also evolving into Waystones, with a more visual representation of unlock checkpoints. A new icon will appear on the map showing you where Waystones within the zone can be found as well.

New Class Updates

Ghosts of K’aresh will feature updates for multiples classes which focuses on new gameplay for several specializations including Shadow Priest, Brewmaster Monk, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, and many more!

New Class Sets

With a new season, also comes a new set of class gear. These new sets will feature set bonuses that will align with your chosen Hero Talents instead of your class or specialization.

PvP Updates

Several PvP talents will be updated with the content update; players will also be able to undertake a new World Quest to vanquish their foes on Vanquisher’s Wake island. This new point of interest is a perfect spot to hang out for those seeking to go toe-to-toe in some outdoor PvP battles.

No quest required for entry. Simply turn on War Mode and enter with caution.

We look forward to seeing you on the Public Test Realm (PTR) and having you experience what we have in store next. We’ll see you in K’aresh!