WoW patch 12.1 has a release date, and there's a brand new instance type

Blizzard says World of Warcraft patch 12.1, Curse of Ula'tek, arrives Tuesday, August 11.

The update adds Lairs, a new scalable 15–25 player instance, plus player housing features, a new dungeon, a raid, new Delves, and campaign continuation.

It also introduces new content tied to The Coiled Isle, including Altar of Fangs, Zul'Aman, and the Venomous Abyss.

Midnight Season 2 follows a week later with additional Mythic+ dungeons and Bot Arenas.