The War Within > WoWJun 12, 2024 8:00 am CT

The schedule for testing the Nerub-ar Palace raid in The War Within beta is up!

The War Within beta season continues with raid testing — but given the nature of raids, this is on a brief, quite tight timetable. You can’t just waltz in there willy-nilly and expect to play through whenever you want.

The dev team wants to be able to closely observe the progress of both guilds organized enough to get in, as well as the unwashed masses fumbling their way toward a massive repair bill, so they’ve published a list of dates, times, and encounters they’ll be testing. Presumably, they’ll re-tune them afterward in time for the next testing slot, because there’s a decent amount of time between each testing phase for iteration. If you’re the only one in your friend group, but still want to dip a toe into the Nerub-ar Palace water, you’ll still get a shot — toward the end you’ll notice a spot for LFR testing.

In order to test the raid, when they’re open, speak to the Nexus Lord Donjon Raid V NPC in Stormwind or Orgrimmar, and they’ll teleport you to where you need to be. The schedule is very exact on its start times, but not its end times, so make sure to show up on time for your time zone if you’d like to participate — they may find some bug in the first few minutes that shuts everything down, or it might go for a couple hours. It’s a dice roll.

And there’s one last important point, which is further explained in the original source thread: the final boss, Queen Ansurek, will not be available for testing during the beta.

Here’s the schedule:

Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment (Official Post)

Thursday, June 13th

Heroic

Ulgrax the Devourer – 11:00 PDT (14:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST)
The Bloodbound Horror – 12:00 PDT (15:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST)

Friday, June 14th

Heroic

Sikran, Captain of the Sureki – 11:00 PDT (14:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST)

Rasha’nan – 12:00 PDT (15:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST)
Bloodtwister Ovi’nax – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)

Thursday, June 27th

Heroic

Nexus-Princess Ky’veza – 11:00 PDT (14:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST)
The Silken Court – 12:00 PDT (15:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST)

Friday, June 28th

Mythic

Ulgrax the Devourer – 11:00 PDT (14:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST)

The Bloodbound Horror – 12:00 PDT (15:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST)
Sikran, Captain of the Sureki – 13:00 PDT (16:00 EDT, 22:00 CEST)

Normal, Full Raid (except Ansurek)

Start – Friday, June 28th at 14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)
End – Monday, July 1st at 09:00 PDT (12:00 EDT, 18:00 CEST)

Wednesday, July 10th

Mythic

Rasha’nan – 11:00 PDT (14:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST)
Bloodtwister Ovi’nax – 12:00 PDT (15:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST)

Thursday, July 11th

Mythic

Nexus-Princess Ky’veza – 11:00 PDT (14:00 EDT, 20:00 CEST)

The Silken Court – 12:00 PDT (15:00 EDT, 21:00 CEST)

Friday, July 12th

Raid Finder

Wing 1: The Skittering Battlements – Ulgrax the Devourer, The Bloodbound Horror, Sikran, Captain of the Sureki
- Start – Friday, July 12th at 14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)
- End – Monday, July 15th at 09:00 PDT (12:00 EDT, 18:00 CEST)

Wing 2: Secrets of Nerub-ar Palace – Rasha’nan, Broodtwister Ovi’nax, Nexus-Princess Ky’veza
- Start – Friday, July 12th at 14:00 PDT (17:00 EDT, 23:00 CEST)
- End – Monday, July 15th at 09:00 PDT (12:00 EDT, 18:00 CEST)