Warcraft Update: New Raid and Significant Gear Boosts This Week

Key Takeaways

March on Quel'Danas opens March 31, 2026 on Normal, Heroic, and Mythic; Belo'ren, Child of Al'ar and Midnight Falls are the two bosses; RF and Story Mode unlock April 7.
March 31 hotfix delivers +4% all damage to Frost DK / BM Hunter / SV Hunter; +25% Arcane Blast via Burden of Power for Arcane Sunfury; Shadow Word: Death +80% for Shadow Priest; Execute +20%, Overpower +10% for Arms Warrior.
Parhelion Plaza opens the same reset; Tier 11 ceiling with Gladius Slaurna add-management and Voidscar Raze mechanics.
Cataclysm Timewalking is up; the Firelands TW quest Disturbance Detected: Firelands from Vormu rewards one ilvl 259 Hero 1/6 piece on Ragnaros kill.
Catalyst charge this week guarantees a two-piece set bonus; the sixth Spark of Radiance opens another crafted slot; Dawncrests are uncapped on the weekly checklist.
PvP brawl is Temple of Hotmogu (substituted for Shado-Pan Showdown after a map bug).

The full week-of-reset breakdown follows, starting with the new raid.

New Raid: March on Quel'Danas Opens This Reset

The March 31, 2026 reset opened March on Quel'Danas, the two-boss capstone raid of Midnight Season 1. Belo'ren, Child of Al'ar and Midnight Falls are available on Normal, Heroic, and Mythic from launch day, with Raid Finder and Story Mode unlocking the following Tuesday. Players who would rather skip pug attrition can order a March on Quel'Danas carry and land both kills in a single lockout.

The Voidspire (6 bosses) and the Dreamrift (Chimaerus, 1 boss) remain open alongside the new content, so the full Season 1 lineup is finally on the table at nine bosses across three raids.

Class Tuning Hotfixes — March 31, 2026

Blizzard's March 31 hotfix pass is one of the larger PvE tuning rounds since launch:

Frost Death Knight, Beast Mastery Hunter, Survival Hunter: all damage +4% (pets included for the hunter specs).
Feral Druid: all damage +3%, with Frantic Frenzy damage -8% as a small offset.
Arcane Sunfury Mage: Burden of Power's bonus to Arcane Blast jumps from +5% to +25% (and roughly +15% on Arcane Pulse), finally putting the spec into raid contention.
Shadow Priest: Shadow Word: Death damage +80%, plus around +25% across the multi-target kit, redistributing pressure into cleave and AoE phases.
Arms Warrior: Execute damage +20%, Overpower +10%. PvP Battle Stance bumps movement-impair reduction from 10% to 25%, and Ignore Pain absorbs +20%.
Guardian Druid: Moonless Night nerfs land here too — the spec's headline mitigation tool comes down a notch.

With the tuning pass logged, the bigger headline of the week is on the activity side, not the class side.

Parhelion Plaza: The New Midnight Delve

Parhelion Plaza opens the same reset as Quel'Danas and is the most mechanically dense delve of Season 1. It runs to Tier 11, the solo-bragging-rights ceiling, and its Voidstorm-adjacent layout introduces Gladius Slaurna add-management plus the Voidscar Raze targeting puzzle.

Players staring down the Tier 11 wall can run Parhelion Plaza at Tier 11 with a pilot if the Gladius Slaurna pulls keep stacking wipes.

Catalyst Charges, Sparks, and Uncapped Dawncrests

The week also delivers a fresh catalyst charge that, combined with the four-set bonus path, now guarantees a two-piece set for the week's catalyst spend. On top of that, the sixth Spark of Radiance lands for the rotation, opening another crafted endgame slot. For raiders prepping for the new boss kills, uncapped Dawncrests across the entire weekly checklist is the headline gear-pacing change.

Cataclysm Timewalking: Free Hero Gear from Firelands

Cataclysm Timewalking is up this rotation, with the bonus event quest paying out for any five Cataclysm TW dungeons. The bigger prize is the Firelands Timewalking raid: pick up the quest "Disturbance Detected: Firelands" from Vormu near the Cataclysm portals in Stormwind or Orgrimmar, defeat Ragnaros, and the reward is one ilvl 259 Hero 1/6 piece. Alts on the gearing edge can clear Firelands Timewalking for Hero gear in a single scheduled run before the rotation closes.

Temple of Hotmogu Brawl + the Rest of the Weekly

This week's PvP brawl is Temple of Hotmogu, an orb-carry hot-potato variant on the classic Mists-of-Pandaria battleground (it was swapped in as a hotfix substitute after Shado-Pan Showdown hit a map bug). On the side: the Pet Battle bonus event and Darkmoon Faire week land at their usual rotation slots, both worth the 10-minute weekly checklist visit for reputation and profession knowledge.

Alchemy Gold Tip: Silvermoon Health Potions

For Midnight alchemists, the Silvermoon Health Potion remains a quiet earner. The recipe auto-unlocks when you train Midnight Alchemy, and one craft costs 36 Tranquility Bloom and 30 Sunglass Vial. Concentration lets you double-cast for ten potions per round, which sell well in raid weeks. It is not a flip strategy, but it scales cleanly across alts with minimal setup.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did March on Quel'Danas open?

The raid opened on the reset of March 31, 2026 on Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties. Raid Finder and Story Mode unlocked the following Tuesday, April 7.

How many bosses does March on Quel'Danas have?

Two: Belo'ren, Child of Al'ar and Midnight Falls. It is the shortest of the three Season 1 raids but contains the headline mount drop (Ashes of Belo'ren on Mythic).

What is Parhelion Plaza?

Parhelion Plaza is a Midnight delve that opened the same reset as March on Quel'Danas. It scales to Tier 11 (the solo-bragging-rights ceiling) and introduces Gladius Slaurna add-management plus the Voidscar Raze targeting puzzle.

Is Cataclysm Timewalking up this week?

Yes. The bonus event quest pays out for any five Cataclysm Timewalking dungeons. The bigger prize is the Firelands Timewalking raid quest "Disturbance Detected: Firelands" from Vormu, which rewards an ilvl 259 Hero 1/6 piece on Ragnaros kill.

Which classes got buffed in the March 31 hotfix?

Frost Death Knight, Beast Mastery Hunter, Survival Hunter (+4% all damage), Feral Druid (+3% with a small Frantic Frenzy offset), Arcane Sunfury Mage (Burden of Power +5% → +25% on Arcane Blast), Shadow Priest (Shadow Word: Death +80%), and Arms Warrior (Execute +20%, Overpower +10%). Guardian Druid received a Moonless Night nerf.

What is the Silvermoon Health Potion recipe?

One craft costs 36 Tranquility Bloom and 30 Sunglass Vial. The recipe auto-unlocks with Midnight Alchemy. Concentration double-casts yield ten potions per round, which sell consistently during raid resets.

Why is the PvP brawl Temple of Hotmogu this week?

Temple of Hotmogu was hotfixed in as a replacement after Shado-Pan Showdown hit a map bug at reset. It is an orb-carry hot-potato variant on the classic Temple of Kotmogu battleground from Mists of Pandaria.