Blizzard has published the official patch notes for World of Warcraft: Midnight Patch 12.1.5, Wowhead reported. The update is dated October 13 in North America and October 14 in Europe.
Blizzard's notes set out the patch's main additions: the Labyrinth of Kindo'jan, a nine-chamber challenge the studio compares to Delves; a new single-boss raid; a mid-season refresh for Season 2; Aqir Invasions; and a continuation of the Midnight story in Quel'Thalas and Zul'Aman. The notes also carry sections on achievements, classes, housing, player-versus-player, user interface and accessibility, and Warband reputation.
The campaign and the Kith'ix raid
The story campaign, "The Promise of Tomorrow," follows Ula'tek's defeat with the awakening of Kith'ix, a C'Thraxxi general bound beneath the Venomous Abyss whose restraints have weakened. Blizzard said the campaign takes players into the deepest parts of the Coiled Isle and asks them to hold an uneasy peace between Quel'Thalas and Zul'Aman.
The campaign ends in the single-boss raid The Unbinding of Kith'ix, fought alongside Lady Liadrin. Blizzard listed Story Mode, Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic and Mythic difficulties, with Mythic taking a flexible group of 15 to 25 players.
Labyrinths, Aqir Invasions and the refresh
The Labyrinth of Kindo'jan is set in a sealed Amani funeral complex and, per the notes, is a sprawling mega-dungeon with its own progression systems, unlocks and rewards that include Mythic gear. Players are accompanied by Valeera Sanguinar and can complete a Labyrinth in a single session or one wing at a time, earning rewards for a single wing while each additional room completed adds both treasure and risk.
Aqir Invasions are zone-wide public events in Eversong or Zul'Aman that run for ten minutes each hour, chaining objectives across the zone into a boss fight. Blizzard said each invasion draws on six scenario types, three combat-focused and three not, and that combat scenarios can carry one of eight affixes. The listed affixes include Void Protection, Aqir Burrower, Void Sphere, Astalor's Anguish, Swarms!, Aqir Elites, Void Infestation and Web Weavers.
The mid-season refresh adds a weekly bonus-roll currency. During realm maintenance the week of October 6, the notes said, Orin Straylight begins offering one additional Nebulous Voidcore a week. Unlocking it runs through a quest chain: "In the Catalyst's Shadow" from Decimus in Voidstorm, then "Prismatic Potential" from Orin Straylight in Silvermoon City, then "Umbral Blessings of the Catalyst" once his research finishes, after which players can trade gold, Voidlight Marl or Veteran Mistcrests for the extra Voidcore. Blizzard said a further quest, "Ancient Depths, Ancient Venom," follows during maintenance the week of October 13.
