Which guild will make history?

As with tradition, a new Race to World First (RWF) event is now live! This time, it's all about the Mythic Nerub-ar Palace in the World of Warcraft The War Within (WoW The War Within) expansion.

The Nerub-ar Palace raid is part of the WoW The War Within expansion (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
The Nerub-ar Palace raid is part of the WoW The War Within expansion (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

WoW Race to World First Nerub-ar Palace

As of Sept. 17, teams are racing against time while navigating the Mythic Nerub-ar Palace raid in WoW The War Within. Everyone's goal? To defeat Queen Ansurek! However, players must first get through a bunch of other encounters such Ulgrax the Devourer, Rasha'nan, Nexus-Princess Ky'veza, and more.

Ulgrax the Devourer (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
The Bloodbound Horror (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Sikran, Captain of the Sureki (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Rasha'nan (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Broodtwister Ovi'nax (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Nexus-Princess Ky'veza (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
The Silken Court (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)
Players will encounter Queen Ansurek in the WoW Race to World First Nerub-ar Palace event (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

RWF Nerub-ar Palace raid bosses

  • Ulgrax the Devourer
  • The Bloodbound Horror
  • Sikran, Captain of the Sureki
  • Rasha'nan
  • Broodtwister Ovi'nax
  • Nexus-Princess Ky'veza
  • The Silken Court
  • Queen Ansurek

WoW The War Within RWF livestreams

Blizzard is spotlighting Liquid, Echo, and Method during this WoW The War Within RWF event. Fans can catch all of the action on each guild's respective Twitch channels. We've created a table below for easier navigation. Liquid, in particular, is streaming their RWF perspective on YouTube as well.

Organizations
Twitch
YouTube
LiquidTwitchYouTube
EchoTwitchN/A
MethodTwitchN/A

All of these guilds have a decorated history when it comes to WoW esports events even beyond the RWF ones. For example, Liquid won Arena World Championship (AWC) Cup 2 alongside Chibaku Tensei back in February 2024.

Meanwhile, Echo took the Mythic Dungeon International (MDI) crown during Dragonflight Season 3. As for Method, the organization's players became the champions of AWC Grand Finals North America (NA) back in 2021.

That's all for now. Are you excited to check out the Nerub-ar Palace raid? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates.