WoW Weekly Wrap-Up: Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct and More!

November 15th by Blizzard Entertainment

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Catch up on the Future of Warcraft with the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct!

It’s a big year for the Warcraft universe, and whether you’re a Hearthstone fan, you’ve joined the chaos in Warcraft Rumble, ventured into the world of Azeroth for the first time in Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, or you’re a World of Warcraft player, there’s something for everyone in our Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct stream.

Join us for a celebration as we dip into the mana pool of nostalgia and cast far sight on the future of all things Warcraft. Wherever your gaming experience takes you, we can’t wait to continue on this journey with you all.

We’ve rounded up everything you need to know from the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct here.


Get the Drop on New WoW, Hearthstone, and Warcraft Rumble Rewards

Watch on Twitch or TikTok to earn new in-game viewership rewards for Hearthstone, Warcraft Rumble, and World of Warcraft.

Viewers can watch any Warcraft, Hearthstone, or Warcraft Rumble stream on Twitch or TikTok to earn rewards during the giveaway period.

Watching on either platform will earn in-game rewards for all three game titles.

Start Time:  13 November 18:00 GMT
End Time: 11 December at 18:00 GMT
Where to Watch: Twitch and TikTok

Take a peek at the complete lineup of viewership rewards and more details on how to get them when you read through our article.


Relive Your Adventure With the WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Edition

Relive the World of Warcraft Classic experience with all-new fresh realms in the WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Edition, arriving 21 November. Join players on a whole new journey to level 60, with the first raid dungeon, Molten Core, becoming available a few weeks after launch. Choose to play on a PvP realm, a Normal PvE realm, or (for the very first time) a Hardcore realm progressing through content with the other realms — all from the beginning, with fresh economies, on very large realms.

These realms will launch with some of the quality-of-life features that came later in the WoW Classic cycle, such as the Chronoboon Displacer to save your world buffs and the improved PvP Honor Ranking system. The PvP and Normal PvE realms will also progress into Burning Crusade Classic!

It's never too late to go back and re-experience World of Warcraft anew—just in time to celebrate 20 years of adventures in Azeroth—Lok'tar ogar!

Learn everything you need to know about diving into a new adventure in the WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Edition from our previously published article.


Set Sail to Siren Isle in The War Within on 17 December

On the horizon, our next content update, Siren Isle, is currently available on the Public Test Realms (PTR), and the update will go live next month with a little something for everyone. This update also includes the epilogue questline for Dalaran and the Kirin Tor. No spoilers, but the storyline will feature the mysterious haranir, who also starred in the expansion release cinematic.

The Siren Isle introduces a new outdoor environment to explore, full of mysteries to uncover and rewards to help catch your alternate characters up and prepare for the next War Within season ahead.

Plunderstorm is returning with a new Plunderstore to provide more flexibility for earning rewards instead of a linear Renown track. There are also some quality-of-life changes to spell interactions, the UI and more ahead.

The Siren Isle content update also brings with it Turbulent Timeways and additional updates to the Feast of Winter Veil in-game holiday event.


Delve Into The War Within with the Audio Novella “Heartlands”

Embark on a legendary narrative journey with "Heartlands," a new 5-part audio novella written by Adam Christopher and narrated by Chris Metzen.