There’s an optional version of Liberation of Undermine in WoW, called Story Mode. Originally released in Season One of The War Within, it allows players to experience the climax of the storyline by beating an easier version of the current raid content — only, you receive no loot for it.
Story Mode has fewer challenges, less health and mechanics, but still allows the more casual-minded player, or someone who wants to just experience the story, to progress without stress or grinding gear.
You cannot unlock the Liberation of Undermine Story Mode raid in WoW without being level capped, but you will need to do some grinding. How long it takes for you to unlock depends on how much of the Undermine storyline you’ve completed before the patch.
Requirements to unlock the Story Mode raid for Liberation of Undermine in WoW
To unlock the Story Mode raid for Liberation of Undermine in WoW, you must complete Chapter 5 of the Undermine campaign, Ignite the Fuel of Change. Unfortunately, the actual unlock of the Story Mode raid appears to be March 11, 2025. Before March 4, 2025, you were able to complete the first four chapters, and with this most recent update and the opening of the raid, you can tackle Chapter 5.

Chapter 5 starts with End of the Day. This will pop up on your map, southwest of the Demolition Dome. Just look for the Main Quest symbol. You must complete the following quests, in addition to the first four chapters in total:
- Under Fire
- Get Out There
- Rally The People
- Disperse!
- Who Owns the Streets?
- Backyard Navy
- Been Savin’ This One
- A Vast, ye Swabs
- Tougher Than We Thought
- Repel the Invaders
- Punching Up
- Weapons Hot
- The Thingamajig
- Production Halted
- Ready Check
- We Own The Streets
- My Top Gal
- Right Where We Want Him
Keep grinding through these quests until you reach the final mission, Right Where We Want Him. Completing this will unlock the quest Liberation of Undermine: The House Loses.
Once the quest chain has been completed and you unlock Liberation of Undermine, you can do the Story Mode version of the raid — an easier mode. Now that the March 11, 2025 update has hit, you can speak to Paks Topskimmer <Hotel Concierge> at the Incontinental Hotel to begin the Liberation of Undermine Story Mode Raid.
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