{"id":41708,"date":"2026-10-04T22:11:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/?p=41708"},"modified":"2026-10-04T22:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:11:52","slug":"midnight-12-1-5-prepatch-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/midnight-12-1-5-prepatch-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Midnight 12.1.5 Prepatch Checklist: Nebulous Voidcore"},"content":{"rendered":"

To unlock the extra weekly Nebulous Voidcore<\/a> in Midnight 12.1.5, complete two quests before weekly maintenance during the week of October 6<\/strong>: accept "In the Catalyst's Shadow<\/a>" from Decimus<\/a> in Voidstorm<\/a>, then pick up "Prismatic Potential<\/a>" from Orin Straylight<\/a> in Silvermoon City<\/a>. Turning in "Prismatic Potential<\/a>" starts Orin's research, and the quest chain only pays off once that research finishes.<\/p>\n

The two quests to finish before October 6<\/h2>\n

Do them in this order:<\/p>\n

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  1. Accept "In the Catalyst's Shadow<\/a>" from Decimus<\/a> in Voidstorm<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Travel to Silvermoon City<\/a> and pick up "Prismatic Potential<\/a>" from Orin Straylight<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Complete and turn in both quests before weekly maintenance during the week of October 6.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The order matters because "Prismatic Potential<\/a>" is only available from Orin in Silvermoon City<\/a>, and Decimus<\/a>'s quest is the entry point that sends you there. Getting both done early is what puts you ahead of the chain when the mid-season refresh begins.<\/p>\n

    What the research timer gates<\/h2>\n

    Turning in "Prismatic Potential<\/a>" is not the end of the chain \u2014 it is the start of a wait. Once it is turned in, Orin can begin his research, and a progress timer<\/strong> appears above his head. You cannot skip this timer; the next quest is only offered after the research completes.<\/p>\n

    After his research finishes during the week of October 6, Orin offers "Umbral Blessings of the Catalyst<\/a>". Completing that quest unlocks the ability to trade gold, Voidlight Marl<\/a>, or Veteran Mistcrests<\/a> to Orin for one additional Nebulous Voidcore<\/a> a week. So the two prepatch quests plus the timer are the full gate between you and the extra bonus roll.<\/p>\n

    What the extra Voidcore actually does<\/h2>\n

    During realm maintenance the week of October 6, Orin Straylight<\/a> begins offering one additional Nebulous Voidcore<\/a> a week to bonus roll for additional loot. The Voidcore is a bonus roll currency \u2014 the unlock is what lets you spend gold, Voidlight Marl<\/a>, or Veteran Mistcrests<\/a> on it each week.<\/p>\n

    The rest of the Orin chain<\/h2>\n

    The Nebulous Voidcore<\/a> step is only the first part of Orin's Season 2 mid-season refresh chain, and the later steps run on their own schedule:<\/p>\n\n

    When<\/strong><\/td>Quest<\/strong><\/td>What it unlocks<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Realm maintenance, week of October 13<\/strong><\/td>"Ancient Depths, Ancient Venom"<\/td>Orin begins research into Ascendant Venomstones<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
    Realm maintenance, week of October 20<\/strong><\/td>"Ascending with Venomstones"<\/td>Ascendant Venomstones<\/a> become obtainable<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

    Ascendant Venomstones<\/a> drop from every Heroic or Mythic raid boss, Mythic+ Keystone dungeons at +10 and above, Tier 11 Bountiful Delves, and Nightmare Prey Hunt Champion gear chests. Collect 10<\/strong> of them and use them near the Catalyst<\/a> in Silvermoon City<\/a> to raise the item level of a fully upgraded Season 2 Hero, Myth, or maximum-quality Tidal Crafted weapon, trinket, or necklace. The crest cap is lifted the week of October 20 alongside Ascendant Venomstones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    What 12.1.5 brings with the refresh<\/h2>\n

    The mid-season refresh lands with the 12.1.5 content update, which also adds the Labyrinth of Kindo'jan \u2014 a nine-chamber, Delve-like challenge with a Tier 11 solo challenge and Mythic gear \u2014 and the single-boss raid The Unbinding of Kith'ix<\/a>, fought with Lady Liadrin<\/a> at your side across Story Mode, Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic, and Mythic difficulties. Mythic Kith'ix takes a flexible group of 15\u201325 players<\/strong>. Aqir Invasions run as zone-wide public events in Eversong<\/a> or Zul'Aman<\/a> for ten minutes every hour, with six scenario types and eight possible affixes on the combat scenarios. Keystone Myth returns for Season 2 with the "Midnight Keystone Myth: Season 2<\/a>" achievement at a Mythic+ rating of 3600<\/strong>, rewarding "the Venomous Contender" title and Timelost Saddle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    If you would rather have the character ready for the patch without running the leveling yourself, the Midnight Leveling Boost<\/a> handles that part of the work.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Midnight 12.1.5 Prepatch Checklist: Finish “In the Catalyst’s Shadow” and “Prismatic Potential” before the week of October 6 to unlock the extra Nebulous\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33680,"featured_media":41709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[1441,45],"post_kind":[97],"ppma_author":[127],"class_list":["post-41708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wow","category-all","tag-midnight-1215-prepatch-checklist","tag-wow","author-dina"],"acf":{"faq_header":"","faq_items":[{"question":"

    Do I need to finish \"Umbral Blessings of the Catalyst\" before October 6?<\/h3>","answer":"

    No. Only "In the Catalyst's Shadow" and "Prismatic Potential" need to be done before weekly maintenance during the week of October 6; "Umbral Blessings of the Catalyst" is offered after Orin's research completes that week.<\/p>"},{"question":"

    Is the extra Voidcore the same as Ascendant Venomstones?<\/h3>","answer":"

    No. The Nebulous Voidcore is a weekly bonus roll currency unlocked through Orin's first quest chain, while Ascendant Venomstones are the item-level upgrade currency from the later chain.<\/p>"},{"question":"

    When does 12.1.5 go live?<\/h3>","answer":"

    The content update arrives with weekly maintenance on October 13.<\/p>"}],"wpwp_short_description":"Midnight 12.1.5 Prepatch Checklist: Finish \"In the Catalyst's Shadow\" and \"Prismatic Potential\" before the week of October 6 to unlock the extra Nebulous\u2026","wpwp_plus_for_views":""},"authors":[{"term_id":127,"user_id":33680,"is_guest":0,"slug":"dina","display_name":"Dina","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dina-avatar.webp","url2x":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dina-avatar.webp"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41708"},{"taxonomy":"post_kind","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_kind?post=41708"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=41708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}