Wrath of the Lich King Classic Now Live

[Lumy]

Wrath of the Lich King Classic Now Live
Wrath of the Lich King Classic is now live!

The Lich King, Arthas Menethil, sits in the ominous Icecrown Citadel scheming to claim the world as his own—a plan that threatens all life on Azeroth. Heroes of the Alliance and Horde must stand against the malevolent being who dares to declare himself the one true king of Azeroth...and seeks to scour all life from the world.

Explore bone-chilling lands, storm Icecrown Citadel, and halt the Lich King’s baleful efforts. Only the most stalwart can challenge the Lich King and end his reign of terror, and we’ve gathered all the information you’ll need to help guide your way.

Global Launch Schedule

World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King Classic™ will launch in the Americas, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, and Australia/New Zealand at the same time globally. Wherever you live and whatever faction you represent, you can be part of one globally unified front as the icy path to the Lich King is set before you.

Check the details below for the exact time you can begin logging in to explore all that this new expansion has to offer. Subscribe to World of Warcraft now.

Americas (PDT) - 3:00p.m. September 26*
Europe (CEST) - 12:00a.m. September 27
Taiwan (CST) - 6:00a.m. September 27
Korea (KST) - 7:00a.m. September 27
ANZ (AEST) - 8:00a.m. September 27
UTC - 10:00 p.m. September 26

*To align with other regions, the Americas will launch slightly ahead of September 27 in local time.

Expansion Features and Updates

Returning to Wrath of the Lich King Classic™

Gather your allies and heed the call to arms as Azeroth prepares to face the imminent threat blowing in from Northrend. But if you’ve been on a hiatus, you may just need an assist getting back in fighting shape. To help you, we’ve put together a support guide to make sure your account is ready for your journeys ahead. [Learn More]

Flying in Northrend

Once you arrive in the frost-covered lands of Northrend in Wrath of the Lich King Classic™, your mounts will get you where you need to go, but only on the ground. However, with Cold Weather Flying, you can conquer the biting chill of the Northrend air in no time, so bundle up and get ready. [Learn More]

Learn the Art of Inscription in Wrath of the Lich King Classic

Wrath of the Lich King Classic brings back the first iteration of a beloved profession—Inscription. Become a master scribe and get the most ink for your book. [Learn More]

Become a Death Knight in Wrath of the Lich King Classic

The Lich King’s armies present an ever-present threat to all life on Azeroth. Some of his most terrifying servants are known as Death Knights—unliving instruments of the Lich King’s will. Once the Wrath of the Lich King Classic™ pre-expansion update arrives, you’ll be able to create and level Death Knight characters. [Learn More]

The Battle for Wintergrasp in Wrath Classic

An iconic part of the original Wrath of the Lich King, the WoW Classic team shares some insights on the Battle for Wintergrasp development in Wrath Classic. As a part of our ongoing development for Wrath of the Lich King Classic, we’ve been hard at work on the Battle for Wintergrasp and wanted to take some time to go over our plans for this content. [Learn More]

Zone Guides

Borean Tundra and Howling Fjord

Borean Tundra or Howling Fjord? With two starting zones to choose from, which one should you choose? You don’t have to choose just one. [Learn More]

Dragonblight and Grizzly Hills

Venture into the ice-entombed zones of Dragonblight and Grizzly Hills on your path to face the Lich King. [Learn More]

Zul’Drak and Sholazar Basin

Zul’Drak, a Scourge-infested wasteland inhabited by Drakkari ice trolls, and Sholazar Basin, a tropical anomaly overflowing with vicious wildlife, await champions of the Horde and Alliance. [Learn More]

The Storm Peaks and Icecrown

Two ice-entombed zones, The Storm Peaks and Icecrown, beckon fearless champions on their journey to face the Lich King. Prepare yourselves to stop to his vicious plans. [Learn More]

Additional Media

World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King Classic™ - Building Azeroth: Northrend

World of Warcraft®: Wrath of the Lich King Classic™ - Building Death Knights

We're excited to bring Wrath of the Lich King Classic to you. For the latest information and updates, keep checking WorldofWarcraft.com/news and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

See you in Northrend!

[Konteil]

oooh this is gonna be so much fun.

[SinR]

oooh this is gonna be so much fun.

Unless you're on Mega Servers and refuse to transfer.

Signed, someone on Mankrik enjoying zero queues

[Sentynel]

Surveys are already out for Cataclysm. kek

[Aradur]

Yeah nobody cares...when is the REAL Game releasing?

[Caprias]

Unless you're on Mega Servers and refuse to transfer.

Signed, someone on Mankrik enjoying zero queues

Remote desktop and similar programs take 5minutes to set up.

Just don't be a moron and you'll not have queue times when you come home :^)

[Drusin]

Meh, let me know if they add RDF

[nVIDIA]

Yeah nobody cares...when is the REAL Game releasing?

i care

/10char

[Gamingsince1981]

Yay you can experience wotlk again the most popular expansion in wow history but with most of the things people loved removed or changed for the worse..... can't wait

[DazManianDevil]

Yay you can experience wotlk again the most popular expansion in wow history but with most of the things people loved removed or changed for the worse..... can't wait

Example? From what I read, not having RDF to negate the neckbeards from spamming random heroics 12+ hours a day is a good thing, especially considering RDF only existed for a short window in Wotlk.
The other change I read was buffing Ulduar ilvl and releasing pre-nerf fights which I'm a fan of considering how ToC impacted the raid scene for me back then.

[deenman]

Example? From what I read, not having RDF to negate the neckbeards from spamming random heroics 12+ hours a day is a good thing, especially considering RDF only existed for a short window in Wotlk.
The other change I read was buffing Ulduar ilvl and releasing pre-nerf fights which I'm a fan of considering how ToC impacted the raid scene for me back then.

rdf existed for almost half of wrath

[Sensa1]

rdf existed for almost half of wrath

for the last time...it existed for almost half of wrath because of a content drought before the next expansion...when viewed, properly, from the perspective of the content release cycles in Wrath RDF was implemented for the last 25% (or less).

[Sanguinerd]

Dear Blizz, stop shoving these content creators down our throats already.. Thanks.

This will be a nice distraction until DF launches.

[yeetcannon]

for the last time...it existed for almost half of wrath because of a content drought before the next expansion...when viewed, properly, from the perspective of the content release cycles in Wrath RDF was implemented for the last 25% (or less).

Half the xpac is still half the xpac, stop trying to deny it was a major feature that was there for a very long time. ICC was also by far the best part of Wrath and personally I'm glad it lasted as long as it did, if I had my way it would of went on for at least another year before Cata released.

I was never bored and it gave me plenty of time to level and fully gear all my alts since I could finally level them without wanting to play in traffic because of how terrible Azeroth was.

[Azerox]

Booooooring...

[ChairmanKaga]

if I had my way it would of went on for at least another year before Cata released

Gross. ICC was by no means bad but it could not support 2 years.

[kamuimac]

Half the xpac is still half the xpac, stop trying to deny it was a major feature that was there for a very long time. ICC was also by far the best part of Wrath and personally I'm glad it lasted as long as it did, if I had my way it would of went on for at least another year before Cata released.

I was never bored and it gave me plenty of time to level and fully gear all my alts since I could finally level them without wanting to play in traffic because of how terrible Azeroth was.

the only reason ICC was seen as such amazing was because of 40 % buff so every baddie could finaly raid.

if they kept doing those 30 % nerfs / 40 % buffs then raiding woulnd be dead and activity for neckbears nowadays .

[Ihavewaffles]

Wait, but it has been live for weeks now?...

imma gonna do dk campaign for achiev for that new mount..

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Surveys are already out for Cataclysm. kek

That was a shit xpac, they should skip to MoP instead, while edgy folk bitch about pandas, it had great raids n the zones were amazing, so many people still farming those world bosses, still don't have a single of the mounts..

[Gorsameth]

Yay you can experience wotlk again the most popular expansion in wow history but with most of the things people loved removed or changed for the worse..... can't wait

Most popular by what metric?
Subs? That would be the hated Cata actually.
Loved by players? Only for those watching with the rose tinted goggles of nostalgia. If you actually played at the time you would be familiar with the term 'Wrath babies'.

[Ihavewaffles]

Ulduar was the only good raid..