Welcome Home is unlocked after a brief introduction questline to the new Player Housing feature, when you move into your new home in Azeroth.
While not mentioned explicitly, these rewards will likely still be available beyond Patch 11.2.7, meaning players can likely earn them without pre-ordering Midnight. However, Blizzard hasn't explicitly stated that.
Player Housing Overview
Player housing officially launches in early access for players who have pre-purchased World of Warcraft: Midnight as part of World of Warcraft’s 11.2.7 update. To celebrate this milestone, game teams across Blizzard have joined forces to create a suite of unique rewards that unlock when players move into their first home and earn the new “Welcome Home” achievement in World of Warcraft.
This is a celebration of Player Housing across our games, and these rewards are a thank you to our incredible community—a community that spans genres and worlds. We invite our entire Blizzard community to put down roots in Azeroth and celebrate alongside us. Welcome home!
Earn One Achievement, Unlock Rewards in Multiple Blizzard Games
Once Housing early access goes live with the 11.2.7 update, any player who completes the “Welcome Home” achievement in World of Warcraft can claim special rewards themed around the Warcraft universe, the upcoming Midnight expansion, and the spirit of home.
Earning the “Welcome Home” achievement is as simple as moving in. Once you’ve gained early access to Housing by pre-purchasing any edition of Midnight, a short questline will guide you to a neighborhood and your first home. Once you’ve moved in, you’ll earn the achievement and immediately unlock a cavalcade of rewards across multiple Blizzard games.
Overwatch 2
Xal'atath’s treachery knows no bounds. As the Void consumes Symmetra, earning the “Welcome Home” achievement in WoW will unlock the following cosmetics in Overwatch 2:
Xal’atath Symmetra Legendary Skin
Xal’atath Symmetra Spray
Xal'atath Symmetra Name Card
Dark Heart Player Icon
Hearthstone
Cozy up at the inn with a set of Housing-themed rewards in Hearthstone:
Earning the "Welcome Home" achievement in WoW unlocks the Hearth & Home Card Back
In addition, not attached to the WoW achievement, is a new, limited-time in-game event, 'Welcome to the Neighborhood!', featuring an earnable Epic event card
StarCraft II
It’s about time! Whether you shout ‘Lok’tar Ogar’ or “For the Alliance”, now you can show your allegiance in every match with these Horde and Alliance StarCraft II console skins after you earn the “Welcome Home” achievement in WoW.
Putting Down Roots Starts with Midnight
We’re thrilled to celebrate this moment not just in WoW, but across multiple Blizzard titles. No matter which Blizzard world you call home, we’re grateful to celebrate this launch with you. Whether it’s a cozy corner in Azeroth or a legacy across every Blizzard game you play, we can’t wait to see what you build.
Make sure you're ready: pre-purchase Midnight today to claim your cross-game rewards when Housing early access and the “Welcome Home” achievement becomes available with World of Warcraft’s 11.2.7 update.
