The War Within Replaced the PvP Row with World Content
The Great Vault redesign gave Delves and eligible outdoor activities a World category, while PvP gearing shifted toward additional Conquest. Blizzard announced the direction in its November 2023 Deep Dive recap, before The War Withinâs 2024 release.
The change created a weekly reward path for another type of play. It also separated that PvE path from PvPâs currency-based gearing, rather than making PvP activity fill the new World row.
How the Category Layout Changed
| Category in the earlier layout | Direction announced for The War Within |
|---|---|
| Raids | Raid activity retained a category. |
| Dungeons | Dungeon activity retained a category. |
| PvP | The PvP category was removed. World content, including Delves, received the new category. |
Categories determine which activities contribute reward options. The replacement did not mean that an activity qualifying for one category automatically qualified for another.
The Original Preview Shows Why the Date Matters
Blizzardâs 2023 image displayed the proposed Raid, Dungeon and World arrangement. Its World examples used 1, 4 and 9 activities, while its raid examples used 3, 5 and 7 bosses. Those are the counts visible in that development illustration.
The image is useful for understanding the new layout, but its prototype numbers should remain attached to that preview. A later seasonâs eligible activities, thresholds and item levels require that seasonâs rules and the characterâs Vault interface.
More Unlocked Options Still Meant One Weekly Selection
The previewâs own header states that a player selects a single reward once per week. Completing more qualifying content increases the set of options from which that selection can be made.
That distinction changes the planning question. Filling several categories can improve the choice available at reset; it does not turn every displayed option into another weekly item to collect.
Delves Added a Route for Solo and Flexible Groups
In its June 5, 2024 Delves overview, Blizzard described adventures playable solo or with a group of up to five, supported by Brann Bronzebeard. It confirmed that completing Delves would contribute Great Vault progress when Season 1 began.
This made the category relevant to players whose preferred activities were outside a scheduled raid or dungeon group. Delves were still instanced adventures; âWorldâ did not mean that every possible outdoor action automatically qualified.
PvPâs Replacement Had Its Own Conquest Schedule
Linxyâs June 7, 2024 announcement set out proposed Season 1 Conquest allowances and mode-specific reward changes. The allowance and the reward rate were separate parts of that plan.
The complete 2024 Conquest reference preserves those tables and the later November 19 North American cap-removal report. That dated first-season schedule should not be generalized into a flat percentage increase or a rule that every season uncaps after the same week.
For a PvP gearing decision, the relevant question became which vendor item to pursue with earned currency. For a World-category decision, it was which eligible activities and difficulty levels supplied weekly options. Those were different progression paths.
The Great Vault Continued Beyond the Original Expansion
The system did not disappear when The War Within ceased to be the latest expansion. Blizzardâs March 20, 2026 Midnight update still directed players to check the Great Vault each week.
This article explains the earlier redesign. For a later weekly plan, use the current seasonâs requirements rather than the development screenshot or a 2024 currency schedule.
