Overview
Housing gives every player a permanent plot and a home to decorate with decor collected all over the world. The outside of the house can use racial styles, and the inside is arranged by dragging and placing items. The Midnight expansion overview sums it up as no lotteries, no costs and no upkeep: plots are available to everyone, whatever the demand, and the house is meant to stay across future expansions.
Housing was planned for the original game but cut. Warlords of Draenor garrisons were once called the game's version of housing, but felt isolating and too important for player power, which the new system tries to avoid. It was announced in November 2024, opened in early access in patch 11.2.7 and fully launched in patch 12.0.0 with Midnight.
Getting a house
- Housing unlocks automatically with Midnight. Use the portal room in Stormwind City or Orgrimmar to reach Founder's Point or Razorwind Shores.
- The districts are themed for the Alliance and the Horde, but anyone can build in either, and visiting across factions is meant to be lightly restricted.
- On your first login the quest A House For You points you to the district and works as a short housing tutorial. Pick any free plot and claim it at its signpost.
- You may have one house in each district, shared by every character in your Warband. The first is free; a second one costs 1,000 gold, and moving to another plot or neighborhood has a small fee.
- Players without Midnight cannot buy a house, but can still add decor to their Decor Catalog for later.
Neighborhoods
Each district is split into many instanced neighborhoods. A house stays in its neighborhood until its owner moves it, so neighbors stay neighbors. Monthly neighborhood events and endeavors let residents work together to unlock themed decorations.
| Type | Who lives there |
|---|---|
| Public | The default, open to all. New arrivals are placed at random in one with free plots; others can be visited from the Housing Dashboard. |
| Charter | A private list of players. Made with a charter from the housing steward; needs at least 10 separate accounts. The owner manages members and the name. |
| Guild | Tied to a guild instead of a list; also needs 10 accounts. Leaving the guild removes your house from it. |
House Level
Collecting new decor earns Housing Experience. When you have enough, talk to Jorvan Longmoor in Founder's Point or Rotha in Razorwind Shores to raise your House Level, which increases how much decor you can place and unlocks new rooms and exteriors. The cap is 12 since patch 12.1.0. Shortened table:
| Level | XP needed | Outside decor | Inside decor | Rooms | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 200 | 910 | 19 | Starting set of basic room shapes |
| 3 | 1,200 | 250 | 1,450 | 30 | Daylight Circle Room |
| 5 | 3,700 | 300 | 2,050 | 43 | Large square room, Evening Circle Room |
| 8 | 10,300 | 350 | 3,500 | 76 | Medium-size house exteriors |
| 10 | 15,700 | 350 | 4,675 | 104 | Treasures from Distant Lands (one sphere a week) |
| 12 | 21,900 | 350 | 5,975 | 134 | Large-size house exteriors |
Exteriors and recent changes
Default exteriors are the Human and Night Elf houses in Founder's Point and the Orc and Blood Elf houses in Razorwind Shores (the night elf and blood elf styles came in patch 12.0.0). Other facades, such as the Westfall barns, are sold by vendors.
- Patch 12.0.7: lights can be placed outdoors, and the outside decor limit rose to 300 at House Level 5-6 and 350 from level 7.
- Patch 12.1.0: House Level 12, large exteriors, and the entry room can be moved anywhere in the house, even to another floor.
Sources
Game pictures: © Blizzard Entertainment · worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com
