WoW The War Within: Delves, explained

Delves are a new type of bitesize dungeon coming in WoW: The War Within. They’re similar to the short dungeons you find in open-world RPGs like The Elder Scrolls and Diablo 4. Blizzard is adding Delves to WoW so max-level players have more to do in the endgame, and they look like a blast.

What are Delves in WoW The War Within, explained

In WoW: The War Within, Delves are scalable instances for one to five players that provide meaningful endgame gear progression. Delves also contribute to a new reward track in the Great Vault for players who enjoy world content. So, you should expect Delves to be a core pillar of WoW’s endgame content going forward.

Here’s everything we know about Delves in WoW:

• While Delves can have up to five people, they are role-agnostic. This means you won’t strictly need a tank, healer, and DPS to have any chance at success. Hopefully, this should also lessen wait times, so you can dive right into the new content.
• Delves will be involved in seasonal content. You can get seasonal rewards inside Delves, like mounts, achievements, and pets. Seasonal NPCs will also help you as you explore them.
• At the end of the Delve, there will be lots of treasures, but you’ll need to complete objectives or solve puzzles to loot them. 
• Delves are part of Blizzard’s mission to make evergreen content that appeals to all types of WoW players. Whether you’re a hardcore player or a casual, Delves should be enjoyable for you.
• Delves will have 11 difficulty levels, called tiers. Tiers one, two, and three will be available at launch, while tiers four and above will unlock in season one.
• It takes around 10 to 15 minutes to complete a Delve.

All Delves in WoW The War Within

There are 13 Delves coming in The War Within. We’ve compiled them all in a table below.

Delves look like a great addition to WoW because it sorely needed endgame content suitable for any player, especially endgame content that provides relevant, powerful loot, alongside fun objectives and other cosmetic rewards. You can find out more about Delves on Blizzard’s official site!