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World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch Rewards and Mounts Complete Guide
A guide to all the rewards (mount, pet, toy, catch-up gear, early housing items) you can get from the Midnight pre-patch event. Provides information on event timing, location, currency, vendors, and limited-time rewards.
1. ⏳ Midnight Release Date, Housing Early Access, Pre-Patch Period
- ✅ Midnight's release date is confirmed for March 2, 2026, at 3 PM PST.
- ✅ Housing early access begins on December 2, 2025.
- ✅ The pre-patch period is expected to be January 27, 2026 (late December to late January).
00:00 - 01:33
1. ⏳ Midnight Release Date, Housing Early Access, Pre-Patch Period
- ✅ Midnight's release date is confirmed for March 2, 2026, at 3 PM PST.
- ✅ Housing early access begins on December 2, 2025.
- ✅ The pre-patch period is expected to be January 27, 2026 (late December to late January).
01:34 - 02:53
2. 🗺️ Event Location: Twilight Highlands & Ascension Base Camp
- ✅ The event takes place in the Twilight Highlands of the Eastern Kingdoms.
- ✅ Ascension Base Camp is the main hub for getting quests, finding vendors, and checking out mini-game tables.
- ✅ The Twilight's Edge event is running, where you can defeat groups of monsters and mini-bosses to earn event currency.
- ✅ The event currency is Twilight's Edge Insignia.
02:54 - 03:56
3. ⚔️ Ascension Arrest Gear: Catch-Up Gear (Item Level 121 & Stat Squish)
- ✅ You can find Armor Crafter Calanoven at Ascension Base Camp.
- ✅ He sells a full set of Ascension Arrest gear.
- ✅ Each piece of gear is item level 121 and is marked as Champion 1/8.
- ✅ Each piece of gear requires 40 Twilight's Edge Insignias.
- ✅ Midnight uses stat squish, so the item level may seem low.
03:57 - 05:02
4. 💰 Cosmetic Vendor: Mount, Pet, Transmog & Housing Items
- ✅ Next to Calanoven is the event cosmetic vendor, Materialist Elle.
- ✅ She sells everything other than gear.
- ✅ Her inventory includes cosmetics, a mount, a pet, Twilight-themed weapon appearances, and early furniture items.
- ✅ If you like collectibles (transmogs, pets, toys, decorations), you'll likely spend most of your event currency with this vendor.
05:03 - 06:24
5. 🐴 Pre-Patch Mounts: Trained Skyslicer & Lightforged Mech Suit
- ✅ The Trained Skyslicer can be obtained directly from the event vendor.
- ✅ It's currently a big insignia sink in the beta build.
- ✅ It's similar to the Surrakar-style mount from Within, but with a blue and purple void appearance.
- ✅ The Lightforged Mech Suit can be obtained through the achievement 'Two Minutes to Midnight'.
- ✅ This achievement requires tracking down and defeating all the special bosses summoned by Twilight's Edge.
06:25 - 07:57
6. 🐾 Additional Collectibles: Pet, Fanatic Transmog, Weapons & Toy Mini-Game
- ✅ For pet collectors, the vendor sells several creatures related to the event.
- ✅ For transmog fans, there are several Fanatic-style armor sets and matching weapons.
- ✅ You can play the mini-game 'Twilight's Edge Tactics' using the toy 'Twilight's Edge Top Secret Strategic Training Guide'.
- ✅ There's also a feat of strength called 'Number Games for Fanatics'.
07:58 - 08:49
7. 🏠 Midnight Early Housing Items
- ✅ The cosmetic vendor sells several early housing items that can be purchased with Twilight's Edge Insignias.
- ✅ These include Blood Elf-style decorations like a Silvermoon Tree Chair, Winged Chair, and Enchanted Candelabra.
08:50 - 09:52
8. 🎁 Reward Summary, Limited-Time Warning & Giveaway Reminder
- ✅ Mounts are the main attraction, especially the Lightforged Mech Suit obtained through the achievement.
- ✅ The catch-up gear is item level 121, making gearing up very easy.
- ✅ The pet, cosmetics, toy, and early housing items round out the event nicely.
- ✅ There will be a Midnight Epic Edition giveaway on the Twitch channel on December 4th.