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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Setting</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Setting-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Setting subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Setting-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Location" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Location"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Location</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Location-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Azeroth" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Azeroth"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.1</span> <span>Azeroth</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Azeroth-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Draenor_(Outland)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Draenor_(Outland)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.2</span> <span>Draenor (Outland)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Draenor_(Outland)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Major_races_and_factions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Major_races_and_factions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Major races and factions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Major_races_and_factions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-The_Alliance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Alliance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.1</span> <span>The Alliance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Alliance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Horde" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Horde"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.2</span> <span>The Horde</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-The_Horde-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Burning_Legion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Burning_Legion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2.3</span> <span>Burning Legion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Burning_Legion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reception" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reception"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Reception</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reception-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div 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interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA" title="وارکرفت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="وارکرفت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA" title="وارکرافت – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="وارکرافت" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9B%8C%ED%81%AC%EB%9E%98%ED%94%84%ED%8A%B8" title="워크래프트 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="워크래프트" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%98_(%D7%A1%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D)" title="וורקראפט (סדרת משחקים) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="וורקראפט (סדרת משחקים)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft_(serija)" title="Warcraft (serija) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Warcraft (serija)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%82" title="Варкрафт – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Варкрафт" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%95%E3%83%88" title="ウォークラフト – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ウォークラフト" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft_(seria)" title="Warcraft (seria) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Warcraft (seria)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_Warcraft" title="Вселенная Warcraft – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Вселенная Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft" title="Warcraft – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Warcraft" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warcraft_(s%C3%A9ria)" title="Warcraft (séria) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Warcraft (séria)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy">Real-time strategy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game" title="Massively multiplayer online role-playing game">MMORPG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Collectible_card_game" title="Collectible card game">collectible card game</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_developer" title="Video game developer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_publisher" title="Video game publisher">Publisher(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Blizzard Entertainment</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Creator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Allen Adham<br />Frank Pearce<br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Morhaime" title="Michael Morhaime">Michael Morhaime</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Platform(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/MS-DOS" title="MS-DOS">MS-DOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS">Mac OS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sega_Saturn" title="Sega Saturn">Sega Saturn</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a>, <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">First release</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft:_Orcs_%26_Humans" title="Warcraft: Orcs & Humans">Warcraft: Orcs & Humans</a></i><br />November 15, 1994<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-legacy_games_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-legacy_games-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Latest release</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_Rumble" title="Warcraft Rumble">Warcraft Rumble</a></i><br />November 3, 2023</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Warcraft</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Media_franchise" title="Media franchise">franchise</a> of <a href="/wiki/Video_game" title="Video game">video games</a>, <a href="/wiki/Novel" title="Novel">novels</a>, and other media created by <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a>. The series is made up of six core games: <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft:_Orcs_%26_Humans" title="Warcraft: Orcs & Humans">Warcraft: Orcs & Humans</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Tides_of_Darkness" title="Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness">Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reign_of_Chaos" title="Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos">Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hearthstone" title="Hearthstone">Hearthstone</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_Rumble" title="Warcraft Rumble">Warcraft Rumble</a></i>. The first three of these core games are in the <a href="/wiki/Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy">real-time strategy</a> genre, where opposing players command virtual armies in battle against each other or a computer-controlled enemy. The fourth and best-selling title of the franchise is a <a href="/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game" title="Massively multiplayer online role-playing game">massively multiplayer online role-playing game</a> (MMORPG), where players control their character and interact with each other in a virtual world. </p><p>Expansion sets were released for <i>Warcraft II</i> (<i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Beyond_the_Dark_Portal" title="Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal">Beyond the Dark Portal</a></i>), <i>Warcraft III</i> (<i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_The_Frozen_Throne" title="Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne">The Frozen Throne</a></i>) and multiple expansions were released for <i>World of Warcraft</i> (<i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_The_Burning_Crusade" title="World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade">The Burning Crusade</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Wrath_of_the_Lich_King" title="World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King">Wrath of the Lich King</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Cataclysm" title="World of Warcraft: Cataclysm">Cataclysm</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Mists_of_Pandaria" title="World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria">Mists of Pandaria</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Warlords_of_Draenor" title="World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor">Warlords of Draenor</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Legion" title="World of Warcraft: Legion">Legion</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Battle_for_Azeroth" title="World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth">Battle for Azeroth</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Shadowlands" title="World of Warcraft: Shadowlands"><i>Shadowlands</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Dragonflight" title="World of Warcraft: Dragonflight">Dragonflight</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_The_War_Within" title="World of Warcraft: The War Within">The War Within</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>World of Warcraft'</i>s eleventh and twelfth expansions, <i>Midnight</i>, and <i>The Last Titan</i>, were announced in late 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/BlizzCon" title="BlizzCon">BlizzCon</a> 2018 on November 2, 2018, Blizzard announced a <a href="/wiki/Remaster" title="Remaster">remaster</a> of <i>Warcraft III</i> entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reforged" title="Warcraft III: Reforged">Warcraft III: Reforged</a></i> featuring remodeled characters and graphics with a prospective release in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game was officially released on January 28, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All games in the series have been set in and around the <a href="/wiki/High_fantasy" title="High fantasy">high fantasy</a> world of <a href="/wiki/Azeroth" title="Azeroth">Azeroth</a>. Initially, the start of the series focused on the human nations that make up the Eastern Kingdoms, and the <a href="/wiki/Orc" title="Orc">Orcish</a> Horde, which arrived in Azeroth via a dark portal, beginning the great wars. The Orcs came from another world, referred to as Draenor, the world that will be shattered into pieces by demonic magics during the events of <i>Warcraft II</i>, thereafter being known as Outland. Later on in the series the world of Azeroth was expanded, revealing the new continents of Kalimdor, Northrend, Pandaria, the Broken Isles, Kul Tiras, Zandalar, and the Dragon Isles, allowing the introduction of the Night Elves, Tauren, Pandaren, and other major races into the universe. The world of Azeroth also contains the traditional <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_setting" class="mw-redirect" title="Fantasy setting">fantasy setting</a> races of <a href="/wiki/Elf" title="Elf">elves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwarf_(mythology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwarf (mythology)">dwarves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gnome" title="Gnome">gnomes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orc" title="Orc">orcs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Troll" title="Troll">trolls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ofenc_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ofenc-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unusually for the genre, all of these races are available to be played, whereas trolls and full-blooded orcs are usually presented in fantasy fiction as being solely antagonists for protagonists of the more "human-friendly" races. </p><p>The series spawned several books and other media, covering a broad range of characters and timelines in the <i>Warcraft</i> universe.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A collectible card game was published, which offered those who bought <a href="/wiki/Booster_pack" title="Booster pack">booster packs</a> a chance to gain access codes to limited in-game content in <i>World of Warcraft</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Comics have been released alongside the books, further covering parts of the universe's storyline. A short-lived, online subscription only <a href="/wiki/Magazine" title="Magazine">magazine</a> was available but later ceased publication after five issues.<sup id="cite_ref-magazine_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-magazine-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A film adaptation, <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_(film)" title="Warcraft (film)">Warcraft</a></i>, was released in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-wowmov_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wowmov-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Video_games">Video games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Video games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1212047051">.mw-parser-output .release-timeline{padding:.75em 1em;font-size:85%;line-height:.9;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0 1px;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline>caption{padding:.4em .4em .2em;font-size:112.5%}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-subtitle{padding-top:.3em;font-size:90%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline td,.mw-parser-output .release-timeline th{border:none;padding:.4em;background:none;font:inherit;color:inherit}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline td{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline th{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-first{padding:.4em .4em .2em}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-next,.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-last{padding:.2em .4em}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .release-timeline{float:right;clear:right;margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .rt-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:.5em 1.4em .5em 0}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline caption{white-space:nowrap}}</style><table class="release-timeline wikitable"><caption>Release timeline<div class="rt-subtitle">Game releases in bold</div></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1994</th><td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Warcraft:_Orcs_%26_Humans" title="Warcraft: Orcs & Humans">Warcraft: Orcs & Humans</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1995</th><td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Tides_of_Darkness" title="Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness">Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1996</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Beyond_the_Dark_Portal" title="Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal">Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">1997–1998</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1999</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Battle.net_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition">Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2000–2001</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2002</th><td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reign_of_Chaos" title="Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos">Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2003</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_The_Frozen_Throne" title="Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne">Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2004</th><td><i><b><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2005–2006</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2007</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_The_Burning_Crusade" title="World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade">World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2008</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Wrath_of_the_Lich_King" title="World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King">World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2009</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2010</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Cataclysm" title="World of Warcraft: Cataclysm">World of Warcraft: Cataclysm</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2011</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2012</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Mists_of_Pandaria" title="World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria">World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2013</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2014</th><td class="rt-first"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Hearthstone" title="Hearthstone">Hearthstone</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Warlords_of_Draenor" title="World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor">World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2015</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2016</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Legion" title="World of Warcraft: Legion">World of Warcraft: Legion</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2017</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2018</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Battle_for_Azeroth" title="World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth">World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2019</th><td><i><b><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_Classic" title="World of Warcraft Classic">World of Warcraft Classic</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2020</th><td class="rt-first"><i><b><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reforged" title="Warcraft III: Reforged">Warcraft III: Reforged</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Shadowlands" title="World of Warcraft: Shadowlands">World of Warcraft: Shadowlands</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2021</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_Classic#Burning_Crusade_Classic" title="World of Warcraft Classic">World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2022</th><td class="rt-first"><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_Classic#Wrath_of_the_Lich_King_Classic" title="World of Warcraft Classic">World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Classic</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Dragonflight" title="World of Warcraft: Dragonflight">World of Warcraft: Dragonflight</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2023</th><td><i><b><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_Rumble" title="Warcraft Rumble">Warcraft Rumble</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="3" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2024</th><td class="rt-first"><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_Classic#Cataclysm_Classic" title="World of Warcraft Classic">World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-next"><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_The_War_Within" title="World of Warcraft: The War Within">World of Warcraft: The War Within</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i>Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2025</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_Classic" title="World of Warcraft Classic">World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classic</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51"><abbr title="To be announced">TBA</abbr></th><td class="rt-first"><i>World of Warcraft: Midnight</i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i>World of Warcraft: The Last Titan</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The first three games in the <i>Warcraft</i> series, including their expansion packs, were all released on both the <a href="/wiki/Personal_computer" title="Personal computer">PC</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS">Macintosh</a>. All of these games were of the <a href="/wiki/Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy">real-time strategy</a> genre. Each game proceeded to carry on the storyline of the previous games, and each introduced new features and content to improve gameplay. The name "Warcraft" was proposed by Blizzard developer Sam Didier. It was chosen because "it sounded super cool", according to Blizzard co-founder <a href="/wiki/Allen_Adham" class="mw-redirect" title="Allen Adham">Allen Adham</a>, without any particular meaning attached to it.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Tides_of_Darkness" title="Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness">Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness</a></i> was the first game in the series to feature play over the internet using <a href="/wiki/Battle.net" title="Battle.net">Battle.net</a>, although this was not included until a later release of the game. <i>Warcraft II</i> was also the first in the series to be re-released as a "Battle Chest", a bundled copy of the game containing both the original and expansion. <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reign_of_Chaos" title="Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos">Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos</a></i> was the first game in the series to feature a <a href="/wiki/Special_edition" title="Special edition">Collector's Edition</a>, which all subsequent games have released as well. <i>Warcraft III</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i> also have both had "Battle Chests" released for them subsequent to their initial release. The "Battle.net" edition of <i>Warcraft II</i> was also the first to introduce the use of <a href="/wiki/CD_key" class="mw-redirect" title="CD key">CD keys</a> to the series, requiring each user online to have their own copy of the game in order to be able to connect. </p><p>In 1998, an <a href="/wiki/Adventure_game" title="Adventure game">adventure game</a> in the series, <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_Adventures:_Lord_of_the_Clans" title="Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans">Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans</a></i>, was announced as being canceled, having been previously delayed from a 1997 release. </p><p>In 2004, Blizzard Entertainment moved the series away from the real-time strategy genre and released <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game" title="Massively multiplayer online role-playing game">massively multiplayer online role-playing game</a> (MMORPG). Requiring a subscription fee to be paid to play, it also introduced regular additional content to the series in the form of patches. <i>World of Warcraft</i> gained popularity worldwide, becoming the world's largest subscription-based MMORPG in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game reached a peak 12 million subscribers worldwide in October 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>World of Warcraft</i> has had ten expansions as of 2024, with two more announced. During the production of <i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft_II:_Wings_of_Liberty" title="StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty">StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard</a> co-founder <a href="/wiki/Frank_Pearce_(businessman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Pearce (businessman)">Frank Pearce</a> stated that "If there's a team that's passionate about doing another <i>Warcraft</i> [real-time strategy], then that's definitely something we would consider. It's nothing that we're working on right now, we have development teams working on <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Cataclysm" title="World of Warcraft: Cataclysm">Cataclysm</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft_II:_Wings_of_Liberty" title="StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty">StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Diablo_III" title="Diablo III">Diablo III</a></i>, and when those teams are all off the projects they're working on, they'll be intimately involved in the discussions about what's next". </p><p>In 2013, Blizzard announced a new free-to-play <a href="/wiki/Online_game" title="Online game">online</a> <a href="/wiki/Digital_collectible_card_game" title="Digital collectible card game">digital collectible card game</a>, originally titled <i><a href="/wiki/Hearthstone:_Heroes_of_Warcraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft">Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft</a></i>, with the beta being available in summer of 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-WoW_Insider_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WoW_Insider-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2014, <i>Hearthstone</i> was released.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to free-to-play basic gameplay <i>Hearthstone</i> contains fee-based features such as additional card packs. </p><p>On May 3, 2022, Blizzard announced a new <i>Warcraft</i> free-to-play mobile game called <i>Warcraft Arclight Rumble</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022, Blizzard and <a href="/wiki/NetEase" title="NetEase">NetEase</a> cancelled an unannounced <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i> mobile spin-off game.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 3, 2023, Blizzard released the <a href="/wiki/Free-to-play" title="Free-to-play">free-to-play</a> <a href="/wiki/Mobile_game" title="Mobile game">mobile</a> <a href="/wiki/Tower_defense" title="Tower defense">tower defense</a> and <a href="/wiki/Strategy_video_game" title="Strategy video game">action strategy</a> game <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_Rumble" title="Warcraft Rumble">Warcraft Rumble</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At BlizzCon 2023, Blizzard Entertainment unveiled three forthcoming expansions to <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_The_War_Within" title="World of Warcraft: The War Within">World of Warcraft: The War Within</a></i>, <i>Midnight</i>, and <i>The Last Titan</i>. These expansions collectively constitute the Worldsoul saga, a narrative continuum led by Chris Metzen.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Blizzard also announced <i>World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic</i> and confirming their commitment to a more accelerated timeline for future content drops. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_media">Other media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tabletop_games">Tabletop games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tabletop games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft:_The_Board_Game" title="Warcraft: The Board Game">Warcraft: The Board Game</a></i> – strategic <a href="/wiki/Board_game" title="Board game">board game</a> from <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_Flight_Games" title="Fantasy Flight Games">Fantasy Flight Games</a>, based on <i>Warcraft III</i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft:_The_Roleplaying_Game" title="Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game">Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Role-playing_game" title="Role-playing game">role-playing game</a> from <a href="/wiki/Sword_%26_Sorcery_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Sword & Sorcery Studios">Sword & Sorcery Studios</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_The_Board_Game" title="World of Warcraft: The Board Game">World of Warcraft: The Board Game</a></i> – board game based on <i>World of Warcraft</i>, also by Fantasy Flight Games</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: The Adventure Game</i> – board game based on <i>World of Warcraft</i>, also by Fantasy Flight Games</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft Miniatures Game</i> – a miniature war game based on <i>World of Warcraft</i>, by Upper Deck Entertainment.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collectible_card_games">Collectible card games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Collectible card games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_Trading_Card_Game" title="World of Warcraft Trading Card Game">World of Warcraft Trading Card Game</a></i> – 2006–2013<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Novels">Novels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Novels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Warcraft: Of Blood and Honor</i> (2000)</li> <li><i>Warcraft: Day of the Dragon</i> (2001)</li> <li><i>Warcraft: Lord of the Clans</i> (2001)</li> <li><i>Warcraft: The Last Guardian</i> (2002)</li> <li><i>Warcraft: War of the Ancients</i> (2007) <ul><li><i>The Well of Eternity</i> (2004)</li> <li><i>The Demon Soul</i> (2004)</li> <li><i>The Sundering</i> (2005)</li></ul></li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred</i> (2006)</li> <li><i>Warcraft Archive</i> (2006)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: The Chronicles of War</i> (2010) <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Rise_of_the_Horde" title="World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde">World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Tides_of_Darkness" title="World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness">World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal</i> (2008)</li></ul></li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon</i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Arthas:_Rise_of_the_Lich_King" title="World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King">World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Stormrage</i> (2010)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm</i> (2010)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects</i> (2011)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Wolfheart</i> (2012)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War</i> (2012)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde</i> (2013)<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Dawn of the Aspects Parts I-V</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Paragons</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: War Crimes</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Destination: Pandaria</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1</i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Illidan" title="World of Warcraft: Illidan">World of Warcraft: Illidan</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i>Warcraft: Durotan - The Official Film Prequel</i> (2016)</li> <li><i>Warcraft: The Official Novelization</i> (2016)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Traveler</i> (2016)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2</i> (2017)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 3</i> (2018)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Traveller: The Spiral Path</i> (2018)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Before the Storm</i> (2018)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Traveller: The Shining Blade</i> (2019)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Shadows Rising</i> (2020)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Sylvanas</i> (2022)</li> <li>World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal (2023)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comics">Comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_(comics)" title="World of Warcraft (comics)">World of Warcraft</a></i> (2007 – 2009), a series published by <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a> <a href="/wiki/Imprint_(trade_name)" title="Imprint (trade name)">imprint</a> <a href="/wiki/WildStorm" title="WildStorm">WildStorm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft_(comics)#Ashbringer" title="World of Warcraft (comics)">World of Warcraft: Ashbringer</a></i> (2008 – 2009), a four-issue mini-series published by WildStorm.</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Curse of the Worgen</i> (October 9, 2012)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Pearl of Pandaria</i> (September 25, 2012)</li> <li><i>Warcraft Saga Issue 1</i></li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Dark Riders</i> (May 7, 2013)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Bloodsworn</i> (August 13, 2013)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor</i> (2014) a three-issue series published by Blizzard</li> <li><i>Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood</i> (2016)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Legion</i> (2016) a four-issue series published by Blizzard</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manga">Manga</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Manga"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft:_The_Sunwell_Trilogy" title="Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy">Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Manhwa" title="Manhwa">manhwa</a> series published by <a href="/wiki/Tokyopop" title="Tokyopop">Tokyopop</a>. <ul><li><i>Dragon Hunt</i> (March 2005)</li> <li><i>Shadows of Ice</i> (March 2006)</li> <li><i>Ghostlands</i> (March 2007)</li></ul></li> <li><i>Warcraft: Legends</i> (2008 – 2009), a five-part graphic novel series, which is a continuation from <i>The Sunwell Trilogy</i>.</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Death Knight</i> (December 1, 2009)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Mage</i> (June 1, 2010)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Shaman</i> (September 28, 2010)</li> <li><i>World of Warcraft: Shadow Wing</i> <ul><li><i>The Dragons of Outland</i> (June 2010)</li> <li><i>Nexus Point</i> (March 2011)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magazine">Magazine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Magazine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2009, Blizzard announced that it would be releasing a magazine with Future US Ltd. This magazine would be purchasable by online subscription, and not for sale in newsagents or stores, making them collector's items. The magazine released quarterly, and each contained 148 pages. No advertisements were included in the magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-magazine_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-magazine-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2011, Blizzard announced that the magazine was ceasing publication. Refunds, plush toys or in-game pets were given to subscribers depending on the outstanding length of subscription.<sup id="cite_ref-magcancelled_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-magcancelled-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_adaptation">Film adaptation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Film adaptation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Warcraft_(film)" title="Warcraft (film)">Warcraft (film)</a></div> <p>In a May 9, 2006 press release, <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a> and <a href="/wiki/Legendary_Pictures" class="mw-redirect" title="Legendary Pictures">Legendary Pictures</a> announced that they would develop a live-action film set in the <i>Warcraft universe</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-blizz06pr_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blizz06pr-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/BlizzCon_2008" class="mw-redirect" title="BlizzCon 2008">BlizzCon 2008</a>, according to Mike Morhaime, a script was being written.<sup id="cite_ref-firstshowing_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-firstshowing-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2013, <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Jones" title="Duncan Jones">Duncan Jones</a> was announced to direct the adaptation,<sup id="cite_ref-The_Hollywood_Reporter_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Hollywood_Reporter-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from a script by <a href="/wiki/Charles_Leavitt" title="Charles Leavitt">Charles Leavitt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was set to begin principal photography in early 2014 with a plot based on the novel <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft:_The_Last_Guardian" class="mw-redirect" title="Warcraft: The Last Guardian">Warcraft: The Last Guardian</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 20, 2013, Legendary Pictures and <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Bros. Entertainment">Warner Bros. Entertainment</a> unveiled a sizzle reel during their <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Comic-Con" title="San Diego Comic-Con">San Diego Comic-Con</a> 2013 panel, with Duncan Jones hopping on stage briefly to discuss the project.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Production on the film started shooting on January 13, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first full-length trailer for the film was released on November 6, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Warcraft</i> premiered in Los Angeles on June 6, 2016, and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on June 10, 2016. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, and grossed $439 million worldwide. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Heroes_of_the_Storm"><i>Heroes of the Storm</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Heroes of the Storm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Heroes_of_the_Storm" title="Heroes of the Storm">Heroes of the Storm</a></div> <p>In 2015, Blizzard released <i><a href="/wiki/Heroes_of_the_Storm" title="Heroes of the Storm">Heroes of the Storm</a></i>, a crossover <a href="/wiki/Multiplayer_online_battle_arena" title="Multiplayer online battle arena">multiplayer online battle arena</a> video game in which players can control various characters from Blizzard's franchises as playable heroes, the majority of which come from the <i>Warcraft</i> universe.<sup id="cite_ref-ausgamers.com_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ausgamers.com-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game also features numerous mounts based on mounts or other creatures from <i>World of Warcraft,</i> as well as a battleground based on the PvP zone Alterac Pass.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A number of <i>Warcraft</i>-themed skins have been introduced for <i>Heroes of the Storm</i> in the “Echoes of Alterac” event in June 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Various soundtracks from <i>World of Warcraft</i>, such as <i>Obsidian Sanctum</i> from <i>Wrath of the Lich King</i>, <i>The Wandering Isle</i> from <i>Mists of Pandaria,</i> and <i>Stormwind</i> theme, are present as background music in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Heroes of the Storm</i> is inspired by <i><a href="/wiki/Defense_of_the_Ancients" title="Defense of the Ancients">Defense of the Ancients</a></i>, a community-created <a href="/wiki/Mod_(video_gaming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mod (video gaming)">mod</a> based on <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reign_of_Chaos" title="Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos">Warcraft III</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ausgamers.com_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ausgamers.com-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Setting">Setting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Setting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Location">Location</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most of the <i>Warcraft</i> series takes place on the planet of Azeroth. Other planets in the <i>Warcraft</i> universe include: Draenor (and its sundered remnants, known as Outland), Argus, K'aresh, Mardum (also known as the Shattered Abyss), Xoroth, Rancora, and Nathreza. There are also several metaphysical areas mentioned, including the Emerald Dream, the Elemental Planes, the Twisting Nether, the Great Dark Beyond, and the Shadowlands. <i>Warcraft: Orcs & Humans</i>, the first game in the series, takes place in Azeroth. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Azeroth">Azeroth</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Azeroth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Azeroth" title="Azeroth">Azeroth</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Northrend.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Northrend.svg/220px-Northrend.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Northrend.svg/330px-Northrend.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Northrend.svg/440px-Northrend.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="539" data-file-height="482" /></a><figcaption>Northrend</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pandaria.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Pandaria.png/220px-Pandaria.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Pandaria.png/330px-Pandaria.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Pandaria.png/440px-Pandaria.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="643" /></a><figcaption>Pandaria</figcaption></figure> <p>Azeroth has four known continents, named the Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Northrend, and recently rediscovered Pandaria. All continents are separated by the Great Sea. Three major archipelagos also reside in the Great Sea: the Broken Isles; Zandalar, the birthplace of the troll civilization; Kul Tiras, a maritime human nation; and the Dragon Isles, the birthplace of the dragons. In the center of the Great Sea is an enormous, everlasting vortex called the "Maelstrom" beneath which lies the aquatic city of Nazjatar, home of the amphibious Naga. Near the Maelstrom lies the volcanic Isle of Kezan, home of the goblins. </p><p>The Eastern Kingdoms are the primary setting of the first two games (and their expansions) and the first half of <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reign_of_Chaos" title="Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos">Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos</a></i>. It is made up of 22 areas or zones. The kingdom of Stormwind lies at the south of the Eastern Kingdoms, south of the dwarven kingdom of Khaz Modan and north of the jungle known as Stranglethorn Vale. The capital city of Stormwind, Stormwind City, is nestled into the northwest of Elwynn Forest, a large forest at the center of the kingdom. The Dwarven capital in Khaz Modan, called Ironforge, is located in Dun Morogh. </p><p>The former human kingdom of Lordaeron, which successfully headed the human Alliance in <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Tides_of_Darkness" title="Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness">Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness</a></i> but later fell to the Scourge in <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reign_of_Chaos" title="Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos">Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos</a>,</i> is located north of the southern kingdoms. Underneath the ruined city of Lordaeron now lies the Undercity, capital of the Forsaken, a rebel band of the undead Scourge. The area is now known as Tirisfal Glades and is threatened by the Western Plaguelands held back at The Bulwark. Northeast of Lordaeron is the elven nation of Quel'Thalas and its capital city, Silvermoon, both of which were conquered by the Scourge in <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reign_of_Chaos" title="Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos">Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos</a></i>. </p><p>The continent of Kalimdor was introduced in <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reign_of_Chaos" title="Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos">Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos</a></i> and is made up of 18 zones. Whereas the Eastern Kingdoms can be described as the equivalent of medieval Europe, with traditional kingdoms and advanced cities, Kalimdor can be compared to the Americas at the time of the first arrivals of Europeans, full of wild lands. The geography and topography of Kalimdor are similar to North America and Africa, with massive, ancient forests and mountains covering the North and vast deserts and savannahs in the South. The Night Elven kingdom is located in the northwest region of Kalimdor, also including the island Teldrassil (actually a giant tree, similar in lore and spelling to <a href="/wiki/Yggdrasil" title="Yggdrasil">Yggdrasil</a>) off the northwest coast, which contains the city of Darnassus. </p><p>To the south, past the Ashenvale Forest, is a stretch of land known as The Barrens, situated between the grasslands of Mulgore to the west, and Durotar, the land settled by the Orcs, to the east. Mulgore is home to the Tauren capital of Thunder Bluff, a large city of tepees and lodges built on top of a conglomerate of high plateaus which are only accessible by air travel and a great series of lifts built down to the ground. In the north of Durotar is the fortress-city of Orgrimmar, the capital of the Orcs. </p><p>The third continent, Northrend, is located in the northern polar region of Azeroth and is the primary stronghold of the malevolent Undead Scourge. Northrend is featured in <i>Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos</i> and its expansion set <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_The_Frozen_Throne" title="Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne">Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne</a></i>, and is the main location featured in <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Wrath_of_the_Lich_King" title="World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King">World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King</a></i>, the second expansion pack to <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ofenc_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ofenc-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the expansion <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Cataclysm" title="World of Warcraft: Cataclysm">World of Warcraft: Cataclysm</a></i>, Azeroth has been changed permanently in-game, even for players without the expansion set installed. The corrupted Black Dragon Aspect, Deathwing the Destroyer (formerly Neltharion, the Earth-Warder) has broken free from imprisonment in Deepholm, part of the Elemental Plane, and caused major changes and destruction in the land. In addition, many new parts of the continents of Azeroth that have previously been inaccessible have become key parts in the new world. </p><p>Lorewise, this is the second major change to the face of Azeroth, the first being the Sundering. The Sundering was caused as a result of the War of the Ancients where demons of the Burning Legion invaded the ancient Kalimdor. It caused a massive explosion that split the one continent into the four seen in-game and created the Maelstrom. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Mists_of_Pandaria" title="World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria">World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria</a></i> was the fourth expansion released and it focuses on the mythical and long-forgotten lands of Pandaria, a continent far to the south that has until now been shrouded in magical mists. It has been inhabited by the Pandarens (a race of humanoid <a href="/wiki/Giant_panda" title="Giant panda">giant pandas</a>). With both factions landing on Pandaria, adventurers rediscover the ancient Pandaren people, whose wisdom will help guide them to new destinies; the Pandaren Empire's ancient enemy, the Mantid; and their legendary oppressors, the enigmatic Mogu. The storyline for <i>Mists of Pandaria</i> is split into multiple chapters. The story arc that introduces Pandaria—where players discover the continent and level up, helping to solve problems and figure out what happened for the past 10,000 years and why—was included entirely within the initial expansion release. Later chapters in the storyline brought the war between the Horde and the Alliance back into focus, including changing parts of Pandaria (via phasing) to show additional settlements, and eventually returning the players back to Kalimdor for a final showdown, dethroning Warchief Garrosh Hellscream. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Legion" title="World of Warcraft: Legion">World of Warcraft: Legion</a></i> was the sixth expansion released and it focuses on the Broken Isles, a continent and group of islands located northeast of the Maelstrom in the middle of the Great Sea; one of the islands contains the Tomb of the Dark Titan, Sargeras. The Burning Legion has started an invasion of Azeroth and the player characters must find powerful artifacts to stop the invasion. Having thwarted the Burning Legion's attempts to invade Azeroth, the players and other significant lore characters traveled to Argus, the homeworld of the Burning Legion, in order to end its threat. While successful, they couldn't stop Sargeras entirely. Before being banished and imprisoned, he thrust a magical sword into the surface of Azeroth, leaving the planet wounded and bleeding a magical substance called "Azerite". </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Battle_for_Azeroth" title="World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth">World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth</a></i> was the seventh expansion released and it focuses on the islands of Kul Tiras and Zandalar, two islands which are home to their respective kingdoms. This is the first expansion that introduces two new continents on initial release. During this expansion, the Horde and Alliance seek the aid of the kingdoms of Zandalar and Kul Tiras, respectively, for the reignited war between the factions. Throughout campaigns on both continents, adventurers learn the history of both kingdoms and uncover plots involving the Old Gods. Events influenced by N'Zoth and his followers lead to the discovery of the continents of Nazjatar, the underwater kingdom of Azshara, and Mechagon, an island inhabited by the Mechagnomes. The final patch of <i>Battle for Azeroth</i> takes players back to the Vale of Eternal Blossoms and Uldum to cure them of the corruption of N'Zoth, and ultimately face the Old God himself in his empire of Ny'alotha. The story of <i>Battle for Azeroth</i> is also the first time players are given choices that can have a significant impact on their own adventures. One significant choice is whether to join the orc Varrok Saurfang in his rebellion against the Horde Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner. Another choice that players are given is whether to become a servant of N'Zoth. Both choices lead to unique dialogue, cinematics, and quests, depending on the choices made. </p><p>The ninth expansion, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Dragonflight" title="World of Warcraft: Dragonflight">World of Warcraft: Dragonflight</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> centers around the reappearance of the Dragon Isles, home of the Dragons and their many aspects, including the humanoid Dracthyr. The various Dragon groups and subspecies are referred to as "Dragonflights", and are all descendants of the original proto-dragons who chose to become empowered by the magic of a race of god-like beings called the Titans. The plot of <i>Dragonflight</i> deals with the awakening of the Dracthyr after 20,000 years in response to the threat of Raszageth the Storm-Eater, a "Primalist" proto-dragon who seeks to separate the rest of her kind from the Dragonflights and retake Azeroth for themselves. The Dracthyr are divided into two groups, one that allies with the Alliance and one the Horde, to deal with this threat. Raszageth eventually falls to both groups, but not before she releases her three siblings: Fyrakk the Blazing, Vyranoth the Frozenheart, and Iridikron the Stoneheart. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Draenor_(Outland)"><span id="Draenor_.28Outland.29"></span>Draenor (Outland)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Draenor (Outland)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Draenor, which is featured in <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Beyond_the_Dark_Portal" title="Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal">Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal</a></i>, is the original homeland of the Orcs and past home of the Draenei. </p><p>Draenor was torn apart when the Orcish leader, Ner'Zhul (later the first <a href="/wiki/Lich_King" class="mw-redirect" title="Lich King">Lich King</a>) opened dozens of portals to other worlds in an attempt to escape the invading Alliance Armies from Azeroth. The sheer number and combined power of the portals ripped Draenor into fragments and cast the remainder into the mysterious parallel dimension called the Twisting Nether, Home of the Demons. The remnants of the world are now known as Outland, and feature in the last mission of the human campaign of <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Beyond_the_Dark_Portal" title="Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal">Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal</a></i> (though, without any actual terrain changes), <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_The_Frozen_Throne" title="Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne">Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne</a></i> and more prominently in <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_The_Burning_Crusade" title="World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade">World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ofenc_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ofenc-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An intact Draenor is the main feature of the fifth <i>World of Warcraft</i> expansion, <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Warlords_of_Draenor" title="World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor">Warlords of Draenor</a></i>, which takes place 35 years earlier in an <a href="/wiki/Parallel_universe_(fiction)" class="mw-redirect" title="Parallel universe (fiction)">alternate timeline</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_races_and_factions">Major races and factions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Major races and factions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following races have been sorted into their respective factions: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Alliance">The Alliance</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: The Alliance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>Alliance</b> has been present in some form in all <i>Warcraft</i> games. In all three <a href="/wiki/Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy">real-time strategy</a> games, the Alliance are the protagonists of their campaign, and are one of the two main protagonist factions in <i>World of Warcraft</i>. They are also the primary antagonists of <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft:_Orcs_%26_Humans" title="Warcraft: Orcs & Humans">Warcraft</a></i> and the orc campaigns in <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Tides_of_Darkness" title="Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness">Warcraft II</a></i>. The Alliance began in <i>Warcraft II</i> when the human kingdoms and demihumans strategically united to fend off the conquering Horde. Thus they are enemies to the Horde. The Alliance has evolved over the course of the franchise, losing allies and gaining new members, but the Alliance has endured over the years. They are united to uphold their common noble ideals and are bound together by a sense of brotherhood forged by all the battles they've endured together. </p><p>The major races of the Alliance are the <a href="/wiki/Human" title="Human">humans</a> of Stormwind,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the High <a href="/wiki/Elf" title="Elf">Elves</a>, the Night Elves of Teldrassil,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wowrpg_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wowrpg-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Dwarf_(folklore)" title="Dwarf (folklore)">Dwarves</a> of Ironforge.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other races who have joined or allied with the Alliance include the <a href="/wiki/Gnome" title="Gnome">Gnomes</a> of Gnomeregan,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Draenei of Outland,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Dracthyr Obsidian Warders group (a race of dragonoids), the Worgens of Gilneas (creatures that resemble hunched over <a href="/wiki/Werewolf" title="Werewolf">werewolves</a>), and the Tushui Pandaren.<sup id="cite_ref-MMO_MOP_Tour_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MMO_MOP_Tour-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Alliance is led by a military commander who coordinates the military actions of all the races in the Alliance. The title for this position depends on the rank of the individual (e.g., Anduin Lothar was a <a href="/wiki/Knight" title="Knight">knight</a> and his title was Supreme Allied Commander. Varian Wrynn is a <a href="/wiki/Monarch" title="Monarch">king</a> and his title is High King). This title may require an aspect of diplomacy or has strong political clout as the other leaders can choose not to commit their forces to the commander if they dislike the commander's leadership. Though how much forces and resources are contributed to the war effort is left to each individual leader's discretion, when the military commander issues a call to arms, all races of the Alliance are expected to contribute. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Horde">The Horde</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: The Horde"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the first two Warcraft games, the <b>Horde</b> is made of the <a href="/wiki/Orc" title="Orc">orcs</a> under the command of the Burning Legion and are enemies of the human led Alliance. The orcs attempt in both games to conquer the human kingdoms. Eventually the Horde was defeated, most of its leaders killed, and the orcs placed in internment camps.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The third Warcraft game, Reign of Chaos, details the orcs shaking off both the chains of the Alliance, and the corruption of the Burning Legion. The Horde expanded their ranks by forging alliances with the Blood Elves, the Dracthyr Dark Talons group, the Forsaken,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Goblin" title="Goblin">Goblins</a>, the Huojin Pandaren,<sup id="cite_ref-MMO_MOP_Tour_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MMO_MOP_Tour-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Tauren (which resemble <a href="/wiki/Minotaur" title="Minotaur">Minotaurs</a>), and the <a href="/wiki/Troll" title="Troll">Trolls</a>. The Horde later made alliances with the Highmountain Taurens (a subspecies of the Tauren who possess <a href="/wiki/Moose" title="Moose">moose</a>-like antlers after one of their own was earlier blessed by the druid patron Cenarius), the Hozen (a race of <a href="/wiki/Monkey" title="Monkey">monkey</a>-like creatures), the Nightborne elves, the Taunka (a subspecies of Tauren that resemble <a href="/wiki/Bison" title="Bison">bison</a>-like Minotaurs), and the Vulpera (a nomadic race of <a href="/wiki/Fox" title="Fox">fox</a>-like creatures). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Burning_Legion">Burning Legion</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Burning Legion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2024</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1999, <i><a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_(magazine)" title="Next Generation (magazine)">Next Generation</a></i> listed <i>Warcraft</i> and <i>StarCraft</i> as number 32 on their "Top 50 Games of All Time", commenting that, "While <i>Warcraft</i> did not create the realtime strategy genre, it made it appealing to a broad audience. <i>Warcraft II</i> went on to refine the genre. Easy to play, nuanced in design, a pleasure to look at, and often a laugh riot, <i>Warcraft II</i> was nearly perfect."<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blizzardarchive.com/pub/index.php?id=press941115">"Blizzard's 'Warcraft: Orcs and Humans' Now Available - Press Release"</a>. <i>Blizzard Entertainment</i>. 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title="Hearthstone">Hearthstone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_Rumble" title="Warcraft Rumble">Warcraft Rumble</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Blizzard_Entertainment_games" title="List of Blizzard Entertainment games">Other games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/RPM_Racing" title="RPM Racing">RPM Racing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lost_Vikings" title="The Lost Vikings">The Lost Vikings</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rock_n%27_Roll_Racing" title="Rock n' Roll Racing">Rock n' Roll Racing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blackthorne" title="Blackthorne">Blackthorne</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Death_and_Return_of_Superman" title="The Death and Return of Superman">The Death and Return of Superman</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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Pardo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Roper_(video_game_producer)" title="Bill Roper (video game producer)">Bill Roper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Street" title="Greg Street">Greg Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Uelmen" title="Matt Uelmen">Matt Uelmen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Wong" title="Alyssa Wong">Alyssa Wong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Wyatt" title="Patrick Wyatt">Patrick Wyatt</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle.net" title="Battle.net">Battle.net</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blitzchung_controversy" title="Blitzchung controversy">Blitzchung controversy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Albany" title="Blizzard Albany">Blizzard Albany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blizzard_North" title="Blizzard North">Blizzard North</a></li> <li><a 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Activision Blizzard">California Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Activision Blizzard</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Echoes_of_War" title="Echoes of War">Echoes of War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proletariat_(company)" title="Proletariat (company)">Proletariat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivendi_Games" title="Vivendi Games">Vivendi Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZeniMax_Media" title="ZeniMax Media">ZeniMax Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Activision_Blizzard_worker_organization" title="Activision Blizzard worker organization">ABK Workers Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_and_unions#United_States" title="Microsoft and unions">Microsoft and unions § United States</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" 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<li><a href="/wiki/Community_Effort_Orlando" title="Community Effort Orlando">CEO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_Championship_Series" title="Evolution Championship Series">Evolution Championship Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killer_Instinct_World_Cup" title="Killer Instinct World Cup">Killer Instinct World Cup</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._in_esports" title="Super Smash Bros. in esports">Super Smash Bros.</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apex_(tournament)" title="Apex (tournament)">Apex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Big_House_(tournament)" title="The Big House (tournament)">The Big House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genesis_(tournament)" title="Genesis (tournament)">Genesis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smash_World_Tour" title="Smash World Tour">Smash World Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Con" title="Super Smash Con">Super Smash Con</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">MOBA</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Dota 2</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dota_Pro_Circuit" title="Dota Pro Circuit">Pro Circuit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_International_(esports)" title="The International (esports)">The International</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends_in_esports" title="League of Legends in esports">League of Legends</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends_World_Championship" title="League of Legends World Championship">World Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Season_Invitational" title="Mid-Season Invitational">Mid-Season Invitational</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Stand" title="First Stand">First Stand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends_Champions_Korea" title="League of Legends Champions Korea">Champions Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends_Championship_Pacific" title="League of Legends Championship Pacific">Championship Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends_Championship_of_The_Americas" title="League of Legends Championship of The Americas">Championship of The Americas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends_EMEA_Championship" title="League of Legends EMEA Championship">EMEA Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends_Pro_League" title="League of Legends Pro League">Pro League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Championship_Series" title="Pacific Championship Series">Pacific Championship Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Championship_Series" title="Vietnam Championship Series">Vietnam Championship Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_League_of_Legends_leagues_and_tournaments" title="List of League of Legends leagues and tournaments">other</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Mobile Legends: Bang Bang</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Legends:_Bang_Bang_Mid_Season_Cup" title="Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup">Mid Season Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Legends:_Bang_Bang_World_Championship" title="Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship">World Championship</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smite_World_Championship" title="Smite World Championship"><i>Smite</i> World Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Real-time strategy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft_in_esports" title="StarCraft in esports">StarCraft</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/StarCraft_II_in_esports" title="StarCraft II in esports">StarCraft II</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Global_StarCraft_II_League" title="Global StarCraft II League">Global League</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III_in_esports" title="Warcraft III in esports">Warcraft III</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Warcraft_III_championships" title="List of Warcraft III championships">championships</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Shooter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apex_Legends_Global_Series" title="Apex Legends Global Series"><i>Apex Legends</i> Global Series</a></li> <li><i>Call of Duty</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_Championship" title="Call of Duty Championship">Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_League" title="Call of Duty League">League</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Counter-Strike_in_esports" title="Counter-Strike in esports">Counter-Strike</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BLAST_Premier" class="mw-redirect" title="BLAST Premier">BLAST Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESL_Pro_League" title="ESL Pro League">ESL Pro League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faceit" class="mw-redirect" title="Faceit">Flashpoint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive_Major_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championships">Majors</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortnite_World_Cup" title="Fortnite World Cup"><i>Fortnite</i> World Cup</a></li> <li><i>Overwatch</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Overwatch_Apex" title="Overwatch Apex">Apex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overwatch_Champions_Series" title="Overwatch Champions Series">Champions Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overwatch_Contenders" title="Overwatch Contenders">Contenders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overwatch_League" title="Overwatch League">League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overwatch_World_Cup" title="Overwatch World Cup">World Cup</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QuakeCon" title="QuakeCon">QuakeCon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_Invitational" title="Six Invitational">Six Invitational</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valorant_Champions_Tour" title="Valorant Champions Tour"><i>Valorant</i> Champions Tour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PUBG_Mobile" title="PUBG Mobile">PUBG Mobile</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EFootball.Open" title="EFootball.Open">eFootball.Open</a></li> <li>eSailing <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Esailing_World_Championship" title="Esailing World Championship">Inshore Worlds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virtual_Regatta#Virtual_Regatta_Offshore" title="Virtual Regatta">Offshore (Virtual Vendee)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gran_Turismo_World_Series" title="Gran Turismo World Series">Gran Turismo World Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFAe_World_Cup" title="FIFAe World Cup">FIFAe World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FIFAe_Nations_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="FIFAe Nations Cup">FIFAe Nations Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_One_Esports_Series" title="Formula One Esports Series">Formula One Esports Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formula_E:_Accelerate" title="Formula E: Accelerate">Formula E: Accelerate</a></li> <li><i>iRacing</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ENASCAR_Coca-Cola_iRacing_Series" title="ENASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series">eNASCAR Coca-Cola <i>iRacing</i> Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ENASCAR_iRacing_Pro_Invitational_Series" title="ENASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series">eNASCAR <i>iRacing</i> Pro Invitational Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_EuroNASCAR_Esports_Series" title="2020 EuroNASCAR Esports Series">EuroNASCAR Esports Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IndyCar_iRacing_Challenge" title="IndyCar iRacing Challenge">INDYCAR <i>iRacing</i> Challenge</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K_League" title="NBA 2K League">NBA 2K League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocket_League_Championship_Series" title="Rocket League Championship Series">Rocket League Championship Series</a></li> <li><i>eRacing</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Vegas_eRace" title="2017 Vegas eRace">2017 Vegas eRace</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other genres</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Classic_Tetris_World_Championship" title="Classic Tetris World Championship">Classic Tetris World Championship</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hearthstone_in_esports" title="Hearthstone in esports">Hearthstone</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_competitive_play" title="Pokémon competitive play">Pokémon</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_World_Championships" title="Pokémon World Championships">World Championships</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Multi-genre</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Esports_at_the_Asian_Games" title="Esports at the Asian Games">Asian Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asian_Indoor_and_Martial_Arts_Games" title="Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games">Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Esports_Championships" title="Commonwealth Esports Championships">Commonwealth Esports Championships</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DreamHack" title="DreamHack">DreamHack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ELeague" title="ELeague">ELeague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESEA_League" title="ESEA League">ESEA League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ESL_(company)" title="ESL (company)">ESL</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intel_Extreme_Masters" title="Intel Extreme Masters">Intel Extreme Masters</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esports_World_Convention" title="Esports World Convention">Esports World Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esports_World_Cup" 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