Zone ideas

There are many closed off zones on Azeroth, but what if they were to be opened? The purpose of this page is to create a fact-based speculative zone ideas, similar to the Future race ideas page.

Legend

 * + Lime green - strongly for.
 * + Dark green - for.
 * ? White - neutral, could influence either way: Also used for speculation and comparisons, that may have some support in lore or World of Warcraft game mechanics.
 * - Orange - against.
 * - Red - strongly against.
 * Grey  - related info: Used for speculation or observation.

Qualification factors
If you think something on this page is inaccurate, please check the discussion tab before you change it yourself. Let people know you think it is incorrect, and leave your ideas and sources for your information. Together, we can agree on how feasible it is. Only add verifiable and cited information. Please use your common sense.

Again, it is mandatory that this page only be edited after changes are discussed through peer review here and agreed upon by group consensus. Please discuss ideas on the talk page if you feel there should be changes to the main article, so the page does not become a battlefield for clashing ideas. If you do not follow the above, you may be prevented from editing.

Northern Lordaeron

 * Area shown on the map between Western Plaguelands, Eastern Plaguelands, and Ghostlands.

Zul'Aman



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 * ? Already in-game as an instance.

Barrow Deeps



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 * ? Possible location for the dark trolls.

Azjol-Nerub



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 * ? Already in-game as two instances.
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Emerald Dream

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Dragonflight Sanctums

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 * ? No evidence of non-dragon lifeforms within the Sanctums.
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Balor

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 * Balor was a domain of Azeroth (Kingdom of Stormwind) to the west of Stormwind City.

Darkspear Islands

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Dragon Isles



 * Dragon Isles is only mentioned in the quest Unscarred Black Scale.
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 * ? Not much known about this place, they (or one of them) may be home of one of the dragonflights.

Hiji

 * Has only been labeled on a RPG map of Azeroth.
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Islands of battlegrounds or scenarios as open world zones

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 * Strand of the Ancients, Isle of Conquest or Seething Shore could become open world zones. Seething Shore can be seen in the Battle for Azeroth Class Trial.
 * Lost Glacier could become an open-world zone.
 * Island expedition locations could become open world zones.

Island south of Tol Barad

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 * Island south of Tol Barad that is currently inaccessible could become a new zone.

Kezan locations

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 * Bilgewater Port and the MOTHERLODE!! already featured in-game.
 * Bilgewater Port inaccessible after the goblin starting experience and as such not accessible by any other race.

Plunder Isle

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Tel Abim



 * ? Mentioned in-game via items, like Tel'Abim Banana and Message in a Bottle.

Zul'Dare

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 * In the Second War the Old Horde built a secret base on the island.

Maelstrom RPG locations



 * Surface Maelstrom already featured in-game, as well as the underwater Lightless Cavern location.
 * Naga capital Nazjatar is featured in patch 8.2.0.
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Other Draenor remnants in Outland

 * Possible Draenor remnants outside current Outland.
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Farahlon (alternate universe) or other lands

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