WoW: The War Within's Next Update Is A Huge Surprise, In More Ways Than One

World of Warcraft: The War Within's next content update has been detailed, and in addition to introducing a whole new zone to explore (something usually reserved for major raid tier patches), it will add a mount first teased over a decade ago.

Update 11.0.7 will bring players to the Siren Isle, where an expedition is underway to investigate a mysterious signal and discover what happened to the Kul Tiran forces that once occupied the island. The update will introduce two new questlines that will continue The War Within's story, one dealing with the aftermath of the destruction of Dalaran and the mages of the Kirin Tor, and another that will serve as a prologue to the game's 11.1 update, with Blizzard teasing the return of a "familiar face."

The Siren Isle in many ways looks to mimic Dragonflight's 10.0.7 update, which similarly introduced a new endgame zone (in that case, a repurposed version of the Dracthyr starting zone). Just like the Forbidden Reach, players will be able to snag a powerful ring as part of the Siren Isle questline that can be outfitted with special gems granting unique powers. Blizzard said the ring will give players "an edge" on the Siren Isle and still be "fairly" strong going into the game's next season.

WoW: The War Within's Next Update Is A Huge Surprise, In More Ways Than One

WoW: The War Within's Next Update Is A Huge Surprise, In More Ways Than One

WoW: The War Within's Next Update Is A Huge Surprise, In More Ways Than One

WoW: The War Within's Next Update Is A Huge Surprise, In More Ways Than One

WoW: The War Within's Next Update Is A Huge Surprise, In More Ways Than One