The latest World of Warcraft: Midnight content has introduced a new PvP-focused weekly quest that has many players talking.
This is mostly because the entire questline will reward players with a Hero-class item—those are generally upper-tier pieces of equipment, and given they are somewhat hard to come by this early into a new game or expansion, players got excited. Except they’ve been finishing the quest in droves and…no Hero item was found among the rewards.
There is a reason for that, and no, Blizzard didn’t lie to World of Warcraft: Midnight players. The reason is far simpler, and we’ll get to it in our guide below.
Completing the Early Morning Training Quest in WoW Midnight
Unlike the much bigger Darkmoon Faire, which is chock-full of activities, the “Early Morning Training” quest is designed to be a low-pressure introduction to PvP mechanics. You do not need to be a veteran PvPer to finish it quickly.
- Accept the Quest: Locate the quest “Early Morning Training.” You will notice the UI may display a Hero-track (1/6) necklace or ring.
- Enter Training Grounds Mode: To complete this quest without facing hardcore players, use the Training Grounds mode.
- Open the Group Finder.
- Select the Player versus Player tab.
- Choose Training Grounds and queue for a Random Battleground.
- Fight AI Enemies: In this mode, you will play alongside other players against AI enemies, making the matches much easier and faster.
- Complete Three Matches: You are required to participate in three Battlegrounds to fulfill the quest criteria. Because queues are nearly instant, the entire process should only take 20 to 30 minutes.
- Turn In the Quest: Return to Aethas Sunreaver to complete the mission. He will provide you with your initial reward and instruct you to return the following week for further training.
Pro tip: the quest requires you to “take part” in the fights, not winning them. The rewards will come regardless of the outcome (but since you’re here, you might as well win, right?).
How to Obtain the Promised Hero-Track Gear
The reason why you have not yet gottent the powerful piece of equipment that “Early Morning Training” promises is because this quest is merely the first step in a time-gated, four-part chain. To earn the high-level gear shown in the preview, you must complete one quest each week for a month. Luckily, if you miss a week, you can catch up later by doing them all at once after the full chain has been released. Below is the expected schedule and reward path for the questline:
- Week 1 (Starts March 10): “Early Morning Training”
- Reward: Novice Combatant’s Medallion.
- Week 2 (Starts March 17): “Late Night Training”
- Reward: A choice of throughput PvP trinkets.
- Week 3 (Starts March 24): “Midnight Training”
- Reward: A PvP cloak.
- Week 4 (Starts March 31): “Final Training”
- Reward: Your choice of a Hero-level PvP Necklace or Combatant Ring.
The whole conversation even got bigger because, by next week, World of Warcraft: Midnight will open Hero-class raids, which are events that require some upper-tier equipment and skills, so having a Hero item equipped now would benefit future raiders. Alas, that is not what happened.
Final Thoughts
I know we said that Blizzard didn’t lie to you, and we stand by our words. However, we’d be remiss if we didn’t address the significant confusion brought by this quest. Many Reddit posts and testimonies on ResetEra and even the official WoW forums are complaining about it not being clear enough on its presentation.
If this was a case of one or two people misreading the quest’s outline, that would be the end of the conversation, but trust us when we tell you: our research has shown that “WoW Midnight Early Morning bug” was a well-sought-after keyword on Google Trends this week—this means a lot of people have come across this confusion.
This suggests that the quest’s writing and display are at fault, likely by not being clear enough on its mechanics for the player. A lot of them felt baited into major rewards because the interface prominently displays the Hero-track gear as if it were an immediate reward for the first week.
Still, World of Warcraft: Midnight was released just recently, coming one and a half years, give or take, after the previous expansion. We can always chalk it up to developers being rusty and move on. Here’s hoping this little mistake doesn’t happen again—we just saw how easy it is for something to spiral out of control on the internet.
