World of Warcraft: The War Within won’t be kicking off until August 26—but some of its marquee features, including Skyriding and Warbands, are going to be arriving early as per an announcement post by Blizzard on the game’s official website.

Landing July 23, The War Within pre-patch will see players answering “the Call of the Radiant Echoes”. This event has players battling across three zones in 90-minute cycles (which will get faster as the event goes on, as a catch-up mechanic).

During these events, you’ll need to put down echoes of past bosses—including Ragnaros, the Lich King, and Onyxia—to grab Residual Memories. These’ll get you fun transmogs, an heirloom ring, item level 480 gear, mounts, the whole shebang. It looks like it’s gonna be a fun romp around Azeroth before we all get strapped into Metzen’s three-expansion long wild ride, but I’m personally more excited about two juicy quality-of-life features: Skyriding, and Warbands.

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