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|data4 = [[Allen Adham]]<br />[[Frank Pearce]]<br />[[Michael Morhaime]]
  
|data4 = [[Allen Adham]]<br />[[Frank Pearce]]<br />[[Michael Morhaime]]
 
|label5 = Platforms
  
|label5 = Platforms
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|data5 = {{wplink|DOS}}, {{wplink|Microsoft Windows}}, {{wplink|macOS}}, {{wplink|Sega Saturn}}, {{wplink|PlayStation}}, {{wplink|iOS}}, {{wplink|Android (operating system)|Android}}
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|data5 = {{wp|DOS}}, {{wp|Microsoft Windows}}, {{wp|macOS}}, {{wp|Sega Saturn}}, {{wp|PlayStation}}, {{wp|iOS}}, {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}}
 
|label6 = First release
  
|label6 = First release
 
|data6 = ''[[Warcraft: Orcs & Humans]]''<br />November 23, 1994<ref>{{Ref web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/real_time/p3_01.html|title=GameSpot Presents: A History of Real-Time Strategy Games – The First Wave|publisher=Gamespot|author=Geryk, B.|date=2009-11-15|accessdate=2018-03-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120052650/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/real_time/p3_01.html|archivedate=2009-11-20}}</ref>
  
|data6 = ''[[Warcraft: Orcs & Humans]]''<br />November 23, 1994<ref>{{Ref web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/real_time/p3_01.html|title=GameSpot Presents: A History of Real-Time Strategy Games – The First Wave|publisher=Gamespot|author=Geryk, B.|date=2009-11-15|accessdate=2018-03-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120052650/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/real_time/p3_01.html|archivedate=2009-11-20}}</ref>
 
|label7 = Latest release
  
|label7 = Latest release
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|data7 = ''[[World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth]]''<br />August 14, 2018
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|data7 = ''[[World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic]]''<br />June 1/2, 2021
 
}}
  
}}
   
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* [[StarCraft franchise]]
  
* [[StarCraft franchise]]
 
* [[Heroes of the Storm]]
  
* [[Heroes of the Storm]]
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* [[Overwatch]]
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* [[Overwatch franchise|Overwatch]]
   
 
<div style="margin-top:1em;"></div>
  
<div style="margin-top:1em;"></div>
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*[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Shareware|''Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'' demo]]
  
*[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Shareware|''Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness'' demo]]
 
**[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness missions (demo)|Missions of the demo]]
  
**[[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness missions (demo)|Missions of the demo]]
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**[[W!Zone]] — <1996
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*[[W!Zone]] — <1996
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**[[W!Zone II Retribution]] — <1996
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*[[W!Zone II Retribution]] — <1996
   
 
*''[[Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal]]'' (expansion) — April 30, 1996
  
*''[[Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal]]'' (expansion) — April 30, 1996
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*[http://classic.battle.net/war3/ Official classic ''Warcraft III'' site]
  
*[http://classic.battle.net/war3/ Official classic ''Warcraft III'' site]
   
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*[[Warcraft III: Battle Chest]]
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*[[Warcraft III: Battle Chest]] — September 19, 2003
   
 
*''[[Warcraft III: Reforged]]''
  
*''[[Warcraft III: Reforged]]''
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===World of Warcraft===
  
===World of Warcraft===
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*{{Wow-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' (MMORPG)
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*{{Wow-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' (MMORPG) — November 23, 2004
 
*[[World of Warcraft: Game Manual|Manual transcript]]
  
*[[World of Warcraft: Game Manual|Manual transcript]]
 
*[[World of Warcraft Quickstart Guide|Quickstart Guide]]
  
*[[World of Warcraft Quickstart Guide|Quickstart Guide]]
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:*{{Elink|type=wow|link=https://www.blizzard.com/games/wow/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft'' promotional site}}
  
:*{{Elink|type=wow|link=https://www.blizzard.com/games/wow/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft'' promotional site}}
   
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*{{bc-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade]]'' (expansion)
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*{{bc-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade]]'' (expansion) — January 16, 2007
 
**[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Game Manual|Game Manual]]
  
**[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Game Manual|Game Manual]]
 
:*{{Elink|type=wow|link=https://www.blizzard.com/games/burningcrusade/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' promotional site}}
  
:*{{Elink|type=wow|link=https://www.blizzard.com/games/burningcrusade/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' promotional site}}
   
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*{{Wotlk-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]'' (expansion)
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*{{Wotlk-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King]]'' (expansion) — November 13, 2008
 
**[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Game Manual|Game Manual]]
  
**[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Game Manual|Game Manual]]
 
:*{{Elink|type=wow|link=https://www.blizzard.com/games/wrath/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' promotional site}}
  
:*{{Elink|type=wow|link=https://www.blizzard.com/games/wrath/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade'' promotional site}}
   
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*{{Cata-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'' (expansion)
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*{{Cata-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm]]'' (expansion) — December 7, 2010
 
**[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Game Manual|Game Manual]]
  
**[[World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Game Manual|Game Manual]]
 
:*{{Elink|type=wow|link=https://www.blizzard.com/games/cataclysm/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' promotional site}}
  
:*{{Elink|type=wow|link=https://www.blizzard.com/games/cataclysm/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Cataclysm'' promotional site}}
   
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*{{Mop-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria]]'' (expansion)
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*{{Mop-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria]]'' (expansion) — September 25, 2012
 
**[[World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Quickstart Guide|Quickstart Guide]]
  
**[[World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Quickstart Guide|Quickstart Guide]]
 
:*{{Elink|icon=wow|link=https://www.blizzard.com/games/mists/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria'' promotional site}}
  
:*{{Elink|icon=wow|link=https://www.blizzard.com/games/mists/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria'' promotional site}}
   
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*{{WoD-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor]]'' (expansion)
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*{{WoD-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor]]'' (expansion) — November 13, 2014
 
**[[World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Quickstart Guide|Quickstart Guide]]
  
**[[World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Quickstart Guide|Quickstart Guide]]
 
:*{{Elink|icon=wowus|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302111048/http://us.battle.net/wow/en/warlords-of-draenor/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' promotional site (US)}}
  
:*{{Elink|icon=wowus|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302111048/http://us.battle.net/wow/en/warlords-of-draenor/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' promotional site (US)}}
 
:*{{Elink|icon=woweu|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050458/http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/warlords-of-draenor/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' promotional site (EU)}}
  
:*{{Elink|icon=woweu|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050458/http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/warlords-of-draenor/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor'' promotional site (EU)}}
   
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*{{Legion-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Legion]]'' (expansion)
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*{{Legion-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Legion]]'' (expansion) — August 30, 2016
 
:*{{Elink|icon=wowus|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320141533/http://us.battle.net/wow/en/legion/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Legion'' promotional site (US)}}
  
:*{{Elink|icon=wowus|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320141533/http://us.battle.net/wow/en/legion/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Legion'' promotional site (US)}}
 
:*{{Elink|icon=woweu|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808161250/http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/legion/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Legion'' promotional site (EU)}}
  
:*{{Elink|icon=woweu|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808161250/http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/legion/|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Legion'' promotional site (EU)}}
   
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*{{Bfa-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth]]'' (expansion)
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*{{Bfa-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth]]'' (expansion) — August 13/14, 2018
 
:*{{Elink|icon=wow|link=https://worldofwarcraft.com/battle-for-azeroth|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth'' promotional site}}
  
:*{{Elink|icon=wow|link=https://worldofwarcraft.com/battle-for-azeroth|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth'' promotional site}}
   
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*{{Sl-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Shadowlands]]'' (expansion)
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*{{Sl-inline}} ''[[World of Warcraft: Shadowlands]]'' (expansion) — Fall 2020
 
:*{{Elink|icon=wow|link=https://worldofwarcraft.com/shadowlands|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Shadowlands'' promotional site}}
  
:*{{Elink|icon=wow|link=https://worldofwarcraft.com/shadowlands|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Shadowlands'' promotional site}}
   
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*''[[World of Warcraft: Classic]]'' (classic server)
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*''[[World of Warcraft: Classic]]'' (classic server) — August 27, 2019
 
:*{{Elink|icon=wow|link=https://www.wowclassic.com|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Classic'' promotional site}}
  
:*{{Elink|icon=wow|link=https://www.wowclassic.com|site=Official ''World of Warcraft: Classic'' promotional site}}
   
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*''[[Hearthstone (game)|Hearthstone]]'' (online card game)
  
*''[[Hearthstone (game)|Hearthstone]]'' (online card game)
 
:*{{Elink|icon=blizzard|link=https://playhearthstone.com/|site=Official ''Hearthstone'' game site}}
  
:*{{Elink|icon=blizzard|link=https://playhearthstone.com/|site=Official ''Hearthstone'' game site}}
  +
<!-- {{Main|Hearthstone (game)#Expansions}} -->
 
:**''[[Hearthstone: Curse of Naxxramas|Curse of Naxxramas]]'' (''content patch'')
  
:**''[[Hearthstone: Curse of Naxxramas|Curse of Naxxramas]]'' (''content patch'')
 
:*''[[Hearthstone: Goblins vs Gnomes|Goblins vs Gnomes]]'' (''expansion'')
  
:*''[[Hearthstone: Goblins vs Gnomes|Goblins vs Gnomes]]'' (''expansion'')
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:*''[[Hearthstone: Rastakhan's Rumble|Rastakhan's Rumble]]'' (''expansion'')
  
:*''[[Hearthstone: Rastakhan's Rumble|Rastakhan's Rumble]]'' (''expansion'')
 
:*''[[Hearthstone: Rise of Shadows|Rise of Shadows]]'' (''expansion'')
  
:*''[[Hearthstone: Rise of Shadows|Rise of Shadows]]'' (''expansion'')
  +
:**''{{Hearth|The Dalaran Heist}}'' (''content patch'')
  +
:*''[[Hearthstone: Saviors of Uldum]]'' (''expansion'')
  +
:**''{{Hearth|Tombs of Terror}}'' (''content patch'')
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:*''[[Hearthstone: Descent of Dragons]]'' (''expansion'')
  +
:**''{{Hearth|Galakrond's Awakening}}'' (''content patch'')
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:*''[[Hearthstone: Ashes of Outland]]'' (''expansion'')
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:*''[[Hearthstone: Scholomance Academy]]'' (''expansion'')
   
 
==World of Warcraft site==
  
==World of Warcraft site==
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**[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/the-story-of-warcraft/chapter1 The Story of ''Warcraft'']
  
**[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/the-story-of-warcraft/chapter1 The Story of ''Warcraft'']
 
**[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/lore/characters/ The Characters of ''Warcraft'']
  
**[http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/lore/characters/ The Characters of ''Warcraft'']
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***[[The Characters of Warcraft|The Characters of ''Warcraft'']]
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***[[The Characters of Warcraft|The Characters of ''Warcraft'']] (transcript)
   
 
{{cata-section}}
  
{{cata-section}}
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==[[Novels]]==
  
==[[Novels]]==
 
;''Warcraft''
  
;''Warcraft''
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* ''[[Of Blood and Honor]]'' - by [[Chris Metzen]]
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*''[[Of Blood and Honor]]'' - by [[Chris Metzen]], December 1, 2000
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* ''[[Day of the Dragon]]'' - by [[Richard A. Knaak]]
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*''[[Day of the Dragon]]'' - by [[Richard A. Knaak]], February 2001
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* ''[[Lord of the Clans]]'' - by [[Christie Golden]]
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*''[[Lord of the Clans]]'' - by [[Christie Golden]], October 1, 2001
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* ''[[The Last Guardian]]'' - by [[Jeff Grubb]]
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*''[[The Last Guardian]]'' - by [[Jeff Grubb]], December 1, 2001
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* ''[[War of the Ancients Trilogy]]'' - by [[Richard A. Knaak]]
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*''[[War of the Ancients Trilogy]]'' - by [[Richard A. Knaak]]
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** ''[[The Well of Eternity]]''
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**''[[The Well of Eternity]]'', March 30, 2004
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** ''[[The Demon Soul]]''
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**''[[The Demon Soul]]'', October 26, 2004
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** ''[[The Sundering]]''
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**''[[The Sundering]]'', July 26, 2005
   
 
;''World of Warcraft''
  
;''World of Warcraft''
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* ''[[Cycle of Hatred]]'' - by [[Keith R. A. DeCandido]]
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*''[[Cycle of Hatred]]'' - by [[Keith R. A. DeCandido]], January 31, 2006
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* ''[[Rise of the Horde]]'' - by Christie Golden
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*''[[Rise of the Horde]]'' - by Christie Golden, December 26, 2006
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* ''[[Tides of Darkness]]'' - by [[Aaron Rosenberg]]
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*''[[Tides of Darkness]]'' - by [[Aaron Rosenberg]], August 28, 2007
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* ''[[Beyond the Dark Portal]]'' - by Christie Golden and Aaron Rosenberg
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*''[[Beyond the Dark Portal]]'' - by Christie Golden and Aaron Rosenberg, June 24, 2008
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* ''[[Night of the Dragon]]'' - by Richard A. Knaak
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*''[[Night of the Dragon]]'' - by Richard A. Knaak, November 18, 2008
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* ''[[Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]]'' - by Christie Golden
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*''[[Arthas: Rise of the Lich King]]'' - by Christie Golden, April 21, 2009
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* ''[[Stormrage]]'' - by Richard A. Knaak
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*''[[Stormrage]]'' - by Richard A. Knaak, February 23, 2010
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* ''[[The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm]]'' - by Christie Golden
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*''[[The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm]]'' - by Christie Golden, October 19, 2010
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* ''[[Wolfheart]]'' - by Richard A. Knaak
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*''[[Wolfheart]]'' - by Richard A. Knaak, September 13, 2011
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* ''[[Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects]]'' - by Christie Golden
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*''[[Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects]]'' - by Christie Golden, July 19, 2011
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* ''[[Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War]]'' - by Christie Golden
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*''[[Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War]]'' - by Christie Golden, August 24, 2012
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* ''[[Quest for Pandaria]]'' - four-part novella by Sarah Pine
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*''[[Quest for Pandaria]]'' - four-part novella by Sarah Pine, 2012
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* ''[[Dawn of the Aspects]]'' - (initially an e-book, later released as a novel with the short story [[Charge of the Aspects]]) by Richard A. Knaak
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*''[[Dawn of the Aspects]]'' - (initially an e-book, later released as a novel with the short story [[Charge of the Aspects]]) by Richard A. Knaak, 2013
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* ''[[Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde]]'' - by [[Michael Stackpole]]
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*''[[Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde]]'' - by [[Michael Stackpole]], July 2, 2013
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* ''[[Blood of the Highborne]]'' - novellla written by [[Micky Neilson]]
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*''[[Blood of the Highborne]]'' - novellla written by [[Micky Neilson]], March 31, 2014
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* ''[[War Crimes]]'' - novel by Christie Golden
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*''[[War Crimes]]'' - novel by Christie Golden, May 6, 2014
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* ''[[World of Warcraft: Illidan|Illidan]]'' by [[William King]]
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*''[[World of Warcraft: Illidan|Illidan]]'' by [[William King]], April 12, 2016
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* ''[[Traveler]]'' by [[Greg Weisman]]
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*''[[Traveler]]'' by [[Greg Weisman]], October 25, 2016
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* ''[[Traveler: The Spiral Path]]'' by Greg Weisman
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*''[[Traveler: The Spiral Path]]'' by Greg Weisman, February 27, 2018
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* ''[[Before the Storm]]'' by [[Christie Golden]]
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*''[[Before the Storm]]'' by [[Christie Golden]], June 12, 2018
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*''[[Traveler: The Shining Blade]]'' by [[Madeleine Roux]]
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*''[[Traveler: The Shining Blade]]'' by [[Madeleine Roux]], December 26, 2019
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*''[[Shadows Rising]]'' by Madeleine Roux
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*''[[Shadows Rising]]'' by Madeleine Roux, July 14th, 2020
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*''[[Rise of the Horde & Lord of the Clans: The Illustrated Novels]]'' by Christie Golden
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*''[[Rise of the Horde & Lord of the Clans: The Illustrated Novels]]'' by Christie Golden, October 20, 2020
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*''[[Warcraft: Sylvanas|Sylvanas]]'' by Christie Golden, November 9, 2021
   
 
===Compilations===
  
===Compilations===
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*[[Warcraft Archive]]
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*[[Warcraft Archive]], October 24, 2006
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*[[Warcraft War of the Ancients Archive]]
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*[[Warcraft War of the Ancients Archive]], December 11, 2007
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*[[Chronicles of War]]
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*[[Chronicles of War]], December 7, 2010
   
 
==Novellas==
  
==Novellas==
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*[[Elegy]]
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* ''[[Elegy]]''
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*[[A Good War]]
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* ''[[A Good War]]''
   
 
==Short stories==
  
==Short stories==
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;Shadowlands
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*''[[Terror by Torchlight]]''
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*''[[We Ride Forth]]''
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;Battle for Azeroth
  
;Battle for Azeroth
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*[[A Moment in Verse]]
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*''[[A Moment in Verse]]''
   
 
;[[Prepare for the Invasion|Legion]]
  
;[[Prepare for the Invasion|Legion]]
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*[[Dark Mirror]]
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*''[[Dark Mirror]]''
   
 
;[[Savage World]]
  
;[[Savage World]]
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*[[Hellscream (short story)|Hellscream]]
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*''[[Hellscream (short story)|Hellscream]]''
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*[[Code of Rule]]
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*''[[Code of Rule]]''
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*[[Apocrypha]]
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*''[[Apocrypha]]''
   
 
;[[Destination: Pandaria]]
  
;[[Destination: Pandaria]]
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*[[Li Li's Travel Journal]]
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*''[[Li Li's Travel Journal]]''
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*Faction Stories: [[The Trial of the Red Blossoms]]
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*Faction Stories:
  +
**''[[The Trial of the Red Blossoms]]''
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*Faction Stories: [[Bleeding Sun]]
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**''[[Bleeding Sun]]''
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*Faction Stories: [[The Blank Scroll]]
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**''[[The Blank Scroll]]''
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*Faction Stories: [[Death From Above (short story)|Death From Above]]
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**''[[Death From Above (short story)|Death From Above]]''
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*Faction Stories: [[The Strength of Steel]]
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**''[[The Strength of Steel]]''
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*Faction Stories: [[Over Water]]
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**''[[Over Water]]''
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*Faction Stories: [[The Untamed Valley]]
  
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*Faction Stories: [[The Jade Hunters]]
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**''[[The Untamed Valley]]''
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**''[[The Jade Hunters]]''
   
 
;[[Leader Short Stories]]
  
;[[Leader Short Stories]]
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*Baine Bloodhoof: [[As Our Fathers Before Us]]
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*Baine Bloodhoof: ''[[As Our Fathers Before Us]]''
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*Gallywix: [[Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince]]
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*Gallywix: ''[[Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince]]''
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*Garrosh: [[Heart of War]]
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*Garrosh: ''[[Heart of War]]''
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*Gelbin Mekkatorque: [[Cut Short]]
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*Gelbin Mekkatorque: ''[[Cut Short]]''
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*Genn Greymane: [[Lord of His Pack]]
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*Genn Greymane: ''[[Lord of His Pack]]''
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*Lor'themar Theron: [[In the Shadow of the Sun]]
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*Lor'themar Theron: ''[[In the Shadow of the Sun]]''
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*Sylvanas Windrunner: [[Edge of Night]]
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*Sylvanas Windrunner: ''[[Edge of Night]]''
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*The Council of Three Hammers: [[Fire and Iron]]
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*The Council of Three Hammers: ''[[Fire and Iron]]''
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*Tyrande & Malfurion: [[Seeds of Faith]]
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*Tyrande & Malfurion: ''[[Seeds of Faith]]''
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*Varian Wrynn: [[Blood of Our Fathers]]
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*Varian Wrynn: ''[[Blood of Our Fathers]]''
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*Velen: [[Prophet's Lesson]]
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*Velen: ''[[Prophet's Lesson]]''
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*Vol'jin: [[The Judgment]]
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*Vol'jin: ''[[The Judgment]]''
   
 
;Other
  
;Other
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*[[Charge of the Aspects]]
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*''[[Charge of the Aspects]]''
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*[[Glory]]
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*''[[Glory]]''
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*[[Road to Damnation]]
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*''[[Road to Damnation]]''
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*[[The War Effort]]
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*''[[The War Effort]]''
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*[[The War of the Shifting Sands (short story)|The War of the Shifting Sands]]
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*''[[The War of the Shifting Sands (short story)|The War of the Shifting Sands]]''
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*[[Unbroken (short story)|Unbroken]]
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*''[[Unbroken (short story)|Unbroken]]''
   
 
;Possible
  
;Possible
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*[[Silver Hand, Ebon Blade]] (won a contest, may be canonized in the future)<ref>[https://twitter.com/MickyNeilson/status/362676924960616448 Neilson on Twitter]</ref>
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*''[[Silver Hand, Ebon Blade]]'' (won a contest, may be canonized in the future)<ref>[https://twitter.com/MickyNeilson/status/362676924960616448 Neilson on Twitter]</ref>
   
 
;From the ''[[World of Warcraft Official Strategy Guide]]'' ''(hinted to be non-canon)''<ref>https://twitter.com/MickyNeilson/status/525757228825858048 Neilson on Twitter</ref>
  
;From the ''[[World of Warcraft Official Strategy Guide]]'' ''(hinted to be non-canon)''<ref>https://twitter.com/MickyNeilson/status/525757228825858048 Neilson on Twitter</ref>
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*[[A Druid's Tale]]
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*''[[A Druid's Tale]]''
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*[[A Hunter Prowls]]
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*''[[A Hunter Prowls]]''
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*[[A Shaman's Retribution]]
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*''[[A Shaman's Retribution]]''
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*[[A Warrior's Story]]
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*''[[A Warrior's Story]]''
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*[[Attacking from the Shadows]]
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*''[[Attacking from the Shadows]]''
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*[[Hidden Knowledge]]
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*''[[Hidden Knowledge]]''
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*[[Priestly Reckoning]]
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*''[[Priestly Reckoning]]''
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*[[The Light Stands Strong]]
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*''[[The Light Stands Strong]]''
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*[[The True Threat]]
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*''[[The True Threat]]''
   
 
===Compilations===
  
===Compilations===
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;From the ''[[World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide]]'' ''(hinted to be non-canon)''<ref>https://twitter.com/MickyNeilson/status/527888024659828736 Neilson on Twitter</ref>
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*''World of Warcraft Behind-the-Scenes DVD''<ref>http://gear.blizzard.com/index.php/default/warcraft/world-of-warcraft-behind-the-scenes-dvd-85913.html</ref>
   
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*''[[Manual of Monsters]]''
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*''[[World of Warcraft: An Adult Coloring Book]]''
  
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*''[[Annual 2015]]''
  
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*''[[World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms|Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms]]''
  
*''[[World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms|Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms]]''
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*''[[World of Warcraft 2012 Daily Calendar]]''
  
*''[[World of Warcraft 2012 Daily Calendar]]''
 
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**''[[World of Warcraft: The Board Game Shadow of War Expansion]]''
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**''[[World of Warcraft: The Board Game The Burning Crusade Expansion]]''
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**''[[World of Warcraft: The Board Game The Burning Crusade Expansion]]'' — September 2007
 
*''[[World of Warcraft: The Adventure Game]]''
  
*''[[World of Warcraft: The Adventure Game]]''
 
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*''[[World of Warcraft Alliance Hardcover Ruled Journal]]''
 
*''[[World of Warcraft Dragons Hardcover Ruled Journal]]''
  
*''[[World of Warcraft Dragons Hardcover Ruled Journal]]''
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*''[[Small World of Warcraft]]''
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*''[[World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - A Pandemic System Board Game|Wrath of the Lich King - A Pandemic System Board Game]]''
   
 
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*The word '''Warcraft''' was originally written '''WarCraft''' with a capital C, similarly to ''[[StarCraft franchise|StarCraft]]'', during the first few games<ref>[[:File:WarCraft I - Box Art back.jpg]], body paragraph</ref><ref>[[:File:Warcraft II Box art back.jpg]], body paragraph</ref><ref>[[:File:Warcraft IIx Box art back.jpg]], just below the logo</ref> but later adopted the lowercase 'c' with the release of ''[[Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition]]''<ref>[[:File:Warcraft II BNE Box art back.jpg]], body paragraph</ref> and ''[[Warcraft III]]''.<ref>[[:File:Warcraft III Box art back.jpg]], ''Unrivaled World Editor'' section</ref> The [[logo]]s still continue to use '''WarCraft''' however.
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*The word '''Warcraft''' was originally written '''WarCraft''' with a capital C, similarly to ''[[StarCraft franchise|StarCraft]]'', during the first few games<ref>[[:File:WarCraft I - Box Art back.jpg]], body paragraph</ref><ref>[[:File:Warcraft II Box art back.jpg]], body paragraph</ref><ref>[[:File:Warcraft IIx Box art back.jpg]], just below the logo</ref> but later adopted the lowercase 'c' with the release of ''[[Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition]]''<ref>[[:File:Warcraft II BNE Box art back.jpg]], body paragraph</ref> and ''[[Warcraft III]]''.<ref>[[:File:Rear-Cover-WC3-Reign-of-Chaos-Standard.jpg]], ''Unrivaled World Editor'' section</ref> The [[logo]]s still continue to use '''WarCraft''' however.
 
*The name "Warcraft" was created by [[Samwise Didier]] when he shouted it out during a lunchtime brainstorming session prior to the development of ''Warcraft: Orcs & Humans''.<ref>[[BlizzCon 2017]], "Behind Blizzard's Worlds"</ref> He mentioned that he had always wanted to use the name to make a game.<ref name="How Warcraft Got Its Name">{{Ref web|url=https://kotaku.com/how-warcraft-got-its-name-1838669881|title=How Warcraft Got Its Name|publisher=Kotaku|author=Bryan Menegus|date=2019-10-01|accessdate=2019-10-02}}</ref> It was previously the name of his ''{{Wp|Dungeons & Dragons}}'' character and was intended to be the opposite of the word "witchcraft".<ref>{{Ref web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rCKaVo93fw&t=27m55s|title=GI Show – Warcraft III, Diablo Immortal, Red Dead Developer Roundtable (27:55)|author=Game Informer|date=2018-11-08|accessdate=2019-05-08}}</ref><ref>''Game Informer #308: World of Triviacraft'', pg. 96</ref> The other developers all liked the name and decided to use it because of its coolness, rather than it being based on any game design elements. Blizzard co-founder [[Allen Adham]] originally wanted to use ''Warcraft'' as the name of a whole series of games about different eras of warfare across many different genres—including fantasy, science fiction, modern military, and historic military—all with the title ''Warcraft'' and a subheading (e.g. "Warcraft: Vietnam"), with ''Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'' being the first. Adham intended this as a strategy to optimize for retail stores: having many related titles next to each other on store shelves would create cross-selling opportunities and show that the brand was well-supported. However, the only two games from this original plan that ended up actually getting made were ''Warcraft'' and ''StarCraft''.<ref name="How Warcraft Got Its Name"/>
  
*The name "Warcraft" was created by [[Samwise Didier]] when he shouted it out during a lunchtime brainstorming session prior to the development of ''Warcraft: Orcs & Humans''.<ref>[[BlizzCon 2017]], "Behind Blizzard's Worlds"</ref> He mentioned that he had always wanted to use the name to make a game.<ref name="How Warcraft Got Its Name">{{Ref web|url=https://kotaku.com/how-warcraft-got-its-name-1838669881|title=How Warcraft Got Its Name|publisher=Kotaku|author=Bryan Menegus|date=2019-10-01|accessdate=2019-10-02}}</ref> It was previously the name of his ''{{Wp|Dungeons & Dragons}}'' character and was intended to be the opposite of the word "witchcraft".<ref>{{Ref web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rCKaVo93fw&t=27m55s|title=GI Show – Warcraft III, Diablo Immortal, Red Dead Developer Roundtable (27:55)|author=Game Informer|date=2018-11-08|accessdate=2019-05-08}}</ref><ref>''Game Informer #308: World of Triviacraft'', pg. 96</ref> The other developers all liked the name and decided to use it because of its coolness, rather than it being based on any game design elements. Blizzard co-founder [[Allen Adham]] originally wanted to use ''Warcraft'' as the name of a whole series of games about different eras of warfare across many different genres—including fantasy, science fiction, modern military, and historic military—all with the title ''Warcraft'' and a subheading (e.g. "Warcraft: Vietnam"), with ''Warcraft: Orcs & Humans'' being the first. Adham intended this as a strategy to optimize for retail stores: having many related titles next to each other on store shelves would create cross-selling opportunities and show that the brand was well-supported. However, the only two games from this original plan that ended up actually getting made were ''Warcraft'' and ''StarCraft''.<ref name="How Warcraft Got Its Name"/>
   

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Warcraft
Warcraft
The official logo for the franchise
Genres Real-time strategy, MMORPG, collectible card game
Developer(s) Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s) Blizzard Entertainment
Creator(s) Allen Adham
Frank Pearce
Michael Morhaime
Platforms DOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, iOS, Android
First release Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
November 23, 1994[1]
Latest release World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic
June 1/2, 2021

The Warcraft universe (aka Warcraft franchise and the Warcraft Saga)[2] is the game world, history, and lore created by Blizzard Entertainment, beginning with the seminal title Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. This page contains information about the official sources of Warcraft franchise and its lore.

See also lore, Category:Sources, Category:Online sources, Wowpedia:Citation, and Wowpedia:Book citation index.

Want to know more about the lore of World of Warcraft? Although the game doesn't require any prior knowledge of Warcraft lore to enjoy, you may appreciate the broader understanding of the setting and characters in the game that you will gain from learning about the lore. Here are some resources that are available:

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Games, their manuals, and official sites

The computer games were the origin of the Warcraft universe, and continue to be its primary focus. Much has changed in the lore since Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, with each new release greatly expanding the world and revising some of the past lore.

Warcraft introduced the basic conflict between the orcs and humans, as well as the characters of Medivh, Llane, Garona, and Lothar.

Warcraft II expanded the world beyond the continent of Azeroth to include Khaz Modan and Lordaeron. The dwarves, high elves, trolls, goblins, and Burning Legion were introduced, as well as a host of new characters.

Warcraft III expanded the world yet again by introducing the continents of Kalimdor, Northrend, and Outland along with a mention of the mysterious land of Pandaria, a detailed backstory chronicling the creation of the world of Azeroth, and several new races including the night elves, the tauren, and the Scourge.

World of Warcraft and its expansions have continued this trend by allowing the players to experience nigh all of the colossal world as no more than one of the many little players, as well as introducing a host of new creatures and characters.

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Warcraft II

Warcraft Adventures

Warcraft III

World of Warcraft

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World of Warcraft Community Site World of Warcraft Community Site Official World of Warcraft forums

The World of Warcraft, The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King sites didn't survive the overhaul. See the archives below for the lore articles.

Bc icon This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

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Mists of Pandaria This section concerns content related to Mists of Pandaria.
Warlords of Draenor This section concerns content related to Warlords of Draenor.
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Timelines

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See also

Novels

Warcraft
World of Warcraft

Compilations

Novellas

Short stories

Shadowlands
Battle for Azeroth
Legion
Savage World
Destination: Pandaria
Leader Short Stories
Other
Possible
From the World of Warcraft Official Strategy Guide (hinted to be non-canon)[8]

Compilations

Comics

Canceled comic
From the World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Official Strategy Guide (hinted to be non-canon)[9]
Hearthstone This section contains information exclusive to Hearthstone and is considered non-canon.

Editions

Manga (Manhwa)

  • Death Knight - by Dan Jolley, December 1, 2009
  • Mage - by Richard A. Knaak, June 1, 2010
  • Shaman - by Paul Benjamin, September 28, 2010

Audio drama

Magazine

See also

Videos

Animated series

Hearthstone

Hearthstone This section contains information exclusive to Hearthstone and is considered non-canon.

Blizzard web-series

Cinematics, trailers and patch trailers

DVDs

  • Warcraft III Cinematics Disc
  • The Making of World of Warcraft
  • World of Warcraft Behind-the-Scenes DVD[10]

RPG books

Icon-RPG This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Warcraft

World of Warcraft

PDF-only material

Other books

Stub Please add any available information to this section.

Art

Atlas

Lore

Strategy Guides

While strategy guides contain some lore information (description of races and events), they are not lore-reviewed by Blizzard.[14]

Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Calendars

  • Year of Fear
  • Year of Here
  • World of Warcraft 2010
  • World of Warcraft 2011 Calendar
  • World of Warcraft 2012 Daily Calendar
  • World of Warcraft 2014

Other

Editions

Other

Trivia

  • The word Warcraft was originally written WarCraft with a capital C, similarly to StarCraft, during the first few games[15][16][17] but later adopted the lowercase 'c' with the release of Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition[18] and Warcraft III.[19] The logos still continue to use WarCraft however.
  • The name "Warcraft" was created by Samwise Didier when he shouted it out during a lunchtime brainstorming session prior to the development of Warcraft: Orcs & Humans.[20] He mentioned that he had always wanted to use the name to make a game.[21] It was previously the name of his Dungeons & Dragons character and was intended to be the opposite of the word "witchcraft".[22][23] The other developers all liked the name and decided to use it because of its coolness, rather than it being based on any game design elements. Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham originally wanted to use Warcraft as the name of a whole series of games about different eras of warfare across many different genres—including fantasy, science fiction, modern military, and historic military—all with the title Warcraft and a subheading (e.g. "Warcraft: Vietnam"), with Warcraft: Orcs & Humans being the first. Adham intended this as a strategy to optimize for retail stores: having many related titles next to each other on store shelves would create cross-selling opportunities and show that the brand was well-supported. However, the only two games from this original plan that ended up actually getting made were Warcraft and StarCraft.[21]

References

 
  1. ^ Geryk, B. 2009-11-15. GameSpot Presents: A History of Real-Time Strategy Games – The First Wave. Gamespot. Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved on 2018-03-04.
  2. ^ The Story of Warcraft
  3. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20080813073530/http://eu.blizzard.com/en/wow/townhall/
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101124173500/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/deathknight/lore.xml
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20071215055837/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/story/story.xml#2
  6. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20111206153519/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/cataclysm/features/
  7. ^ Neilson on Twitter
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/MickyNeilson/status/525757228825858048 Neilson on Twitter
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/MickyNeilson/status/527888024659828736 Neilson on Twitter
  10. ^ http://gear.blizzard.com/index.php/default/warcraft/world-of-warcraft-behind-the-scenes-dvd-85913.html
  11. ^ World of Warcraft RPG Character Sheet at White Wolf's download site
  12. ^ World of Warcraft RPG Conversion Document at White Wolf's download site
  13. ^ World of Warcraft the Roleplaying Game Preview at White Wolf's download site
  14. ^ https://twitter.com/MickyNeilson/status/581532168431788032
  15. ^ File:WarCraft I - Box Art back.jpg, body paragraph
  16. ^ File:Warcraft II Box art back.jpg, body paragraph
  17. ^ File:Warcraft IIx Box art back.jpg, just below the logo
  18. ^ File:Warcraft II BNE Box art back.jpg, body paragraph
  19. ^ File:Rear-Cover-WC3-Reign-of-Chaos-Standard.jpg, Unrivaled World Editor section
  20. ^ BlizzCon 2017, "Behind Blizzard's Worlds"
  21. ^ a b Bryan Menegus 2019-10-01. How Warcraft Got Its Name. Kotaku. Retrieved on 2019-10-02.
  22. ^ Game Informer 2018-11-08. GI Show – Warcraft III, Diablo Immortal, Red Dead Developer Roundtable (27:55). Retrieved on 2019-05-08.
  23. ^ Game Informer #308: World of Triviacraft, pg. 96

External links

Wikipedia Wikipedia 
Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard official site 
Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Warcraft: Orcs & Humans overview and demo.
Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition overview.
Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos official site with demo, screenshots and more.
Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne official site with screenshots, artworks and more.
Blizzard Entertainment Battle.net site 
Blizzard Entertainment Battle.net The Dark Portal, the consolidated source for official Warcraft II news, strategies, maps, pictures, and more.
Blizzard Entertainment Battle.net Mojo StormStout's Warcraft III Strategy Guide.
World of Warcraft Community Site World of Warcraft official site 
World of Warcraft Community Site World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade official site 
World of Warcraft Community Site World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King official site 
External link Fantasyflightgames site 
External link fantasyflightgames.com Warcraft: The Board Game official site.
External link fantasyflightgames.com Warcraft: The Board Game's collection official site.
External link fantasyflightgames.com World of Warcraft: The Board Game official site.
External link fantasyflightgames.com World of Warcraft: The Board Game's collection official site.
External link fantasyflightgames.com World of Warcraft: The Adventure Game official site.
External link fantasyflightgames.com World of Warcraft: The Adventure Game Figure Expansions official site.
External link white-wolf.com Official site of White Wolf Publishing (publisher of the Warcraft RPGs).
External link swordsorcery.com Official site of Sword and Sorcery.
External link warcraftrpg.com Official site for the World of Warcraft RPG.
External link bradygames.com Official website of BradyGames (Publisher of World of Warcraft official guides).
External link entertainment.upperdeck.com Official site for the World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game.
External link entertainment.upperdeck.com Official site for the World of Warcraft Miniatures Game.
External link sonsofthestorm.com Sons of the Storm website.
External link DCComics.com World of Warcraft (Wildstorm comic) and Warcraft action figures official website.
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