- For other uses, see Wrath of the Lich King (disambiguation).
 World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | |
| Developer(s) |
Blizzard Entertainment Portion of Team 2 |
|---|---|
| Publisher(s) | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, macOS |
| Release |
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| Latest release | 3.4.1 |
| Genre(s) | Expansion |
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic (shortened as Wrath Classic or Wotlk Classic) is a server option for the 2008 expansion Wrath of the Lich King, announced on 19 April 2022 alongside Dragonflight.
Release timeline[]
Like with World of Warcraft: Classic & Burning Crusade Classic, content will be released on phases. This is the release timeline of Wrath of the Lich King Classic:
- 19 April 2022: Announced via a special stream event with a mention that it will release in phases similar to its patch cycle
- 22 June 2022: Closed Beta begins
- 16 August 2022: Announced when the Pre-patch, Pre-launch event and expansion launches
- 30 August 2022: Pre-patch goes live, fresh realms, Death Knights unlocked
- 6 September 2022: Pre-launch event begins with the Zombie Infestation
- 13 September 2022: Scourge Invasion begins
- 26 September 2022[2]: Phase 1 with patch 3.4 launches
- 4 October 2022: Arena Season 5 begins
- 6 October 2022: Naxxramas, Eye of Eternity & Obsidian Sanctum raids open
- 11 October 2022: Archavon the Stone Watcher boss in Vault of Archavon
- 9 January 2023: Arena Season 5 ends
- 17 January 2023: Phase 2 with patch 3.4.1 launches, Arena Season 6 begins
- 19 January 2023: Ulduar raid & Titan Rune Dungeon: Defense Protocol Alpha open
- 24 January 2023: Emalon the Storm Watcher boss in Vault of Archavon
- 29 May 2023: Arena Season 6 ends
- 20 June 2023: Phase 3 - Trial of the Crusader dungeon, Titan Rune Dungeon: Defense Protocol Beta, Trial of the Champion & Onyxia's Lair raids, Koralon the Flame Watcher boss in Vault of Archavon, Argent Tournament Daily Content, Arena Season 7
- TBA: Phase 4 - Icecrown Citadel raid, Frozen Halls dungeons, Toravon the Ice Watcher boss in Vault of Archavon, Arena Season 8
- TBA: Phase 5 - Ruby Sanctum raid
- TBA: All Burning Crusade Classic servers were transitioned to Cataclysm Classic.
Planned and implemented changes[]
- Dungeon Finder, introduced with patch 3.3.0, was originally announced not to be available. However after player feedback, Blizzard confirmed that the Dungeon Finder will be added to the game with the Fall of the Lich King update.[3]
- Arena teams will be removed and the ratings will be personal.
- Barber shop will introduce additional customization options instead of sticking to the authentic 2008 behavior, which includes some that were originally only available via a paid service.
- Hysteria, a blood death knight talent, will instead be using its Cataclysm name,
[Unholy Frenzy]. - Titan Rune Dungeon is a new dungeon difficulty mode based off the Mythic+ mode in retail
- Done to make Heroic Dungeons attractive throughout the expansion, have the emblems and items stay valuable
- Daily Quests now reset at 7 AM realm time, in order to coincide with all other daily resets as of 6 February 2023.
- Paid Services & Upgrades
- Character Boost to 70
- Only one per account
- Not available for Death Knights
- Available only as part of the Northrend Upgrades, not sold separately
- Race Change - Made Available on 4 April 2023
- 1 for $25, 3 for $50, 6 for $80
- Not available for Druids, Blood Elf Paladins and Draenei Shamans
- Faction Change - Made Available on 7 February 2023
- 1 for $30, 3 for $60, 6 for $95
- Pick your new race which will be limited depending on your class
- Name Change for $10
- Character Transfer available at launch for $25 per character
- Upgrades
- Northrend Heroic Upgrade for $49.99
- Level 70 Character Boost - includes Expert Riding Skill, Gear, Mount, Gold
- Pebble pet
- Fishspeaker's Lucky Lure toy
- Northrend Epic Upgrade for $79.99
- Includes Heroic items
- [Kalu'ak Whalebone Glider] - flying mount for Classic
- [Tuskarr Shoreglider] - flying mount for retail
- 30 days of game time
- Northrend Heroic Upgrade for $49.99
- Character Boost to 70
- Emblems
- Emblems will drop every tier. At launch, Emblems of Valor will drop from raids while Emblems of Heroism drop from Heroic Dungeons.
- With Ulduar's release, Emblems of Valor now drop from Heroic Dungeons while Emblems of Conquest drop from all bosses in Ulduar.
- Raid changes
- Raid Lockouts - It will not change every phase as it did originally. You can change the difficulty between bosses.
- Naxxramas - Health and damage of monsters has been increased as the intented in 2008 was just to make it slightly easier. Instead, it was way too easy so this change is to make it a bit more challenging.
- Trial of the Grand Crusader - You no longer need to clear Trial of the Crusader before attempting.
- Onyxia's Lair - Able to swap between Level 60 (Classic/Vanilla) & Level 80 (Wrath) versions by speaking with Zidormi outside the entrance
Gallery[]
Key art.
Death knights key art.
Patch 3.4.1 key art.
Patch 3.4.2 key art.
Patch 3.4.3 key art.
Videos[]
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Wrath of the Lich King Classic Arrives September 26. Blizzard Entertainment (2022-07-25).
- ^ The Wrath of the Lich King Classic Pre-Patch Goes Live August 30. Blizzard Entertainment (2022-08-16).
- ^ James Ratcliff 2023-08-19. WoW: Wrath of the Lich King Classic is Adding a Controversial Feature. Game Rant.
- ^ Kaivax 2022-06-22. Wrath Classic Beta Development Notes. Blizzard Entertainment.
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