Patch 12.1 goes live August 11. Season 2 starts August 18. You have one day.
When the patch drops, Season 1 officially ends. Upgrade tracks on your current gear lock in permanently. A list of currencies wipes to zero. Seasonal mounts and titles go away. And the Coiled Isle — the new zone in Patch 12.1 — won't open until you complete a prerequisite questline that's been available for weeks.
This is the complete checklist. Not the short version.
⚠️ What Happens When Patch 12.1 Drops
Before the checklist, here's the sequence of events so nothing catches you off-guard:
August 11 — Patch 12.1 goes live: Season 1 ends. All Season 1 gear upgrade tracks lock at their current item level. The Coiled Isle unlocks for players who completed Chapter 1 of the Curse of Ula'tek campaign.
August 18 — Season 2 starts: New M+ dungeon pool, new affix rotation, new raid. The gear grind resets. New crest types begin dropping.
One week separates the patch from the season. That's your window to finish last-minute Season 1 content before new content pulls your attention away.
✅ THE FULL CHECKLIST
1. Spend or Upgrade — Currencies That Reset to Zero
This is the one most players miss. Currencies in your Season 1 currency tab wipe completely when the patch drops. Anything you haven't spent is gone.
Currencies confirmed to reset:
Currency | What to Spend It On Before Reset |
|---|---|
Myth / Hero / Champion / Veteran / Adventurer Dawncrests | Upgrade all gear to its maximum track before Tuesday. A Hero 4/6 piece with crests in your bag should be 6/6 before the patch. |
Restored Coffer Keys | Open cached gear on any alts that need items. |
Coffer Key Shards | Combine into full Restored Coffer Keys and use them. |
Undercoin | Clear the Delve vendor — cosmetics, housing items, anything you've been putting off. |
Untainted Mana-Crystals | Spend on catch-up gear for alts. |
Nebulous Voidcores | Use bonus rolls on any boss where loot is still useful. |
Dawnlight Manaflux | Redeem for Catalyst charges or other conversions available before the patch. |
Radiant Spark Dust | Spend at profession reagent vendors. |
Bloody Tokens | Clear the PvP vendor for any remaining cosmetics or gear. |
Conquest | Spend before Tuesday. Unlike other currencies, Honor does NOT reset between seasons of the same expansion — but Conquest does. |
The fastest way to check what you're sitting on: open your Currency tab, filter to the Season 1 sub-tab, and work through everything above. If it's in that tab, assume it resets.
2. Currencies That Are Safe — Don't Panic Spend
Not everything resets. Currencies outside the Season 1 tab carry forward into Season 2.
Confirmed to stay:
Field Accolades — will convert into Season 2 catch-up gear for alts and veteran gear vendors. If you're sitting on a large stack, you can hold it and use it for alt gearing at the start of Season 2.
Remnant of Anguish (Prey currency) — carries forward.
Angler Pearls — no reset.
Artisan's Moxie — no reset.
Voidlight Marl — no reset.
Community Coupons — no reset, but watch your cap.
Honor — the only PvP currency that never resets between seasons of the same expansion.
If it's not in your Season 1 sub-tab, you're fine.
3. Upgrade Your Gear Today — Upgrade Tracks Lock Tomorrow
When Season 1 ends, all upgrade tracks on Season 1 gear lock at their current item level. A piece at Hero 4/6 stays Hero 4/6 forever if you don't upgrade it before the patch.
Priority order for upgrades:
Any piece at 4/6 or 5/6 on Hero track — finish it now. The crest cost is worth it; the item level carries into early Season 2 content.
Myth-track pieces — if you have crests and are sitting below 6/6, finish them. Myth-track gear remains competitive for the first week or two of Season 2.
Alt gear — if you have alts you want ready for Season 2 week one, upgrade their highest priority slots today.
If you're short on Myth Dawncrests and need to farm before tomorrow, run Tier 5 Ritual Sites in Zul'Aman now — the fastest solo method available this late in the season.
