Timeline

For other timelines, see Timeline (disambiguation).

This article compiles all the official timelines and sources published by Blizzard into a non-exhaustive timeline of recorded important events in the Warcraft universe. This should not be considered as an official timeline but should be as accurate as, and more complete than, any timeline that Blizzard has provided.

Numbering in this timeline is based on the opening of the Dark Portal, as this is the method used by the official sources. All dates are considered to be spans of time from one to the next since many events are only given vague ordering and estimated dates. Warcraft products are displayed in italics.

Mythos

• Origins of the Great Dark Beyond - The universe is created from the clash of the Light and the Void.
• The First Ones create the Eternal Ones within Zereth Mortis.
• The titans awaken - The first titans are born from world-souls and form the Pantheon.
  • History of Warcraft:  [Mythology of the Titans]
• The birth of the Old Gods - The Void Lords create the Old Gods and send them across the universe to corrupt the nascent world-souls.
• The rise of demons - The first demons arise in the Twisting Nether.
• Zovaal's betrayal - The Eternal Ones banish Zovaal to the Maw, and the Arbiter is created.
• Exile of the nathrezim - Sire Denathrius pretends to exile the nathrezim from Revendreth.
• Sargeras and the world-soul - Sargeras slays a nascent world-soul before leaving the Pantheon and creating the Burning Legion.
  • History of Warcraft:  [Sargeras and the Betrayal]
  • Lore in Short: The Burning Legion (animated short) begins»

Primordial history

Unknown dates

• Coming of the Old Gods - The Old Gods arrive on Azeroth and enslave the Elemental Lords.
• Wrath of the titan-forged - The titans find Azeroth and create the titan-forged to combat the Old Gods.
• The Ordering of Azeroth - Life is seeded on Azeroth by the titans and Keepers.
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth]
• The ordering of Draenor - Aggramar discovers Draenor overgrown by the Evergrowth. A war between the Sporemounds and the titan-forged Grond leads to the destruction of them both.
• Age of Colossals - Breakers and Primals, descended from Grond and the Sporemounds, spread across Draenor as they war with each other.
• The gods of Arak - Three godlike creatures, Anzu, Rukhmar and Sethe, rise in Arak along with the arakkoa race. Sethe attempts to kill Rukhmar, but is defeated. With his dying breathe, he attempts to curse Arak, but Anzu takes the curse upon himself to save Arak.

-150,000

• Earliest known date. The creation of the contents of Mosh'Ogg Bounty, determined through the use of a carbon-dating potion, and believed to be of Old God origin.

-25,000 (approx.)

• The eredar race arises on the world of Argus.

-20,245

• Charge of the Dragonflights - Galakrond is defeated by proto-dragons, and the Keepers empower them into the first Dragon Aspects.
  • Dawn of the Aspects (novel) (past)»
  • Legacies (animated short) (chapter 1 past)»
  • History of Warcraft:  [Charge of the Dragonflights]

-20,235

• The Aspects agree to take abandoned primal dragon eggs from the Dragonwilds and transform them into ordered dragons. Wyrmrest Temple begins construction, and Raszageth becomes empowered as the third Primal Incarnate.
  • War of the Scaleborn (novel) begins»

-20,215

• The Obsidian Citadel and the first great towers of Vakthros finish contruction.

-20,015

• Sargeras and the Betrayal - Sargeras and the Burning Legion defeat the Pantheon at Nihilam.
• Loken's betrayal - Yogg-Saron corrupts the Keeper, Loken, leading to the downfall of the other Keepers.
• Winterskorn War - A war between the Winterskorn vrykul and the titan-forged who were exiled from Ulduar by Loken.
  • The Curse of Flesh starts to affect the Winterskorn vrykul, causing their metal skin to grow brittle, in their induced slumber over thousands of years they will eventually turn to flesh.
  • Tyr and Archaedas flee south to protect The Discs of Norgannon, leading to Tyr's death.
• The trolls begin creating early, primitive settlements in northern Kalimdor with larger cities in the south. Their range extends from the far south all the way to the Waking Shores in the Dragon Isles.

-20,010

• The first dracthyr are created in Aberrus.

-19,960

• War of the Scaleborn begins» - The Primal Incarnates lead the Primalists rebellion against the Dragon Aspects, beginning with the Battle of Stormsunder where Raszageth assaults the Reach.
  • Neltharion gives into the whispers of the Old Gods, using their power to imprison Raszageth within the Froststone Vault, and end her invasion.
  • The dracthyr are placed into stasis in the Forbidden Reach.
  • Legacies (animated short) (chapter 3 past)«»
• Vyranoth becomes the fourth Primal Incarnate after learning about the imprisonment of Raszageth, and that the Aspects stole primal dragon eggs.

-19,935

• Battle of Flamesfall - Using Alexstrasza as bait, Neltharion and Malygos lure Fyrakk into an ambush near the Obsidian Citadel. Malygos forces Fyrakk through a portal where Nozdormu and Ysera imprison him within the Vault of the Incarnates.

-19,885

• Battle of Emberfall - The Incarnates redirect their assaults toward Raszageth and Fyrakk's prisons. A brutal battle over the Froststone Vault is waged by the primalist Oxoria from the east and Mithruz from the west, but Neltharion is able to lead a charge against both to defend the prison in one of the bloodiest battles of the war.

-19,835

• Vyranoth challenges Alexstrasza to a duel, while Iridikron invades Valdrakken. Alexstrasza is able to defeat Vyranoth and imprison her within the Vault of the Incarnates, returning to Valdrakken in time to route the remainder of Iridikron's invasion force.

-19,735

• War of the Scaleborn ends« - The Aspects invade the primalist stronghold of Harrowsdeep, and Neltharion captures Irridikron by calling upon the void.
  • War of the Scaleborn (novel) ends«

-16,000

• Aqir and Troll War - The trolls establish themselves on the slopes of Zuldazar on primordial Kalimdor, later forming the Empire of Zul to combat the aqir.
  • The loa Sethraliss defeats the C'Thrax Mythrax at the cost of her own life. Her sethrak followers Sulthis, Vorrik, and Korthek seal Mythrax away beneath Atul'Aman.
  • The war ends with the defeat of the empire of Azj'Aqir, with the surviving aqir fleeing to form the colonies of Ahn'Qiraj, Azjol-Nerub and Manti'vess.
  • The Amani establish the city of Zul'Aman atop the site where they have slain the C'Thrax Kith'ix.
  •  [The Twin Empires]

-15,000

• The Curse of Flesh affects the mogu, who break apart into warrior clans and begin fighting amongst themselves in the Age of a Hundred Kings. Meanwhile, several new races — the hozen, jinyu and pandaren — settle in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms. The mogu Lei Shen seizes power from Ra and founds the mogu empire, enslaving the other races in the region.
  • Death From Above (short story) (approx.)
• The Curse of Flesh affects the Dragonflayer vrykul, causing their offspring (whose descendants would later become known as humans) to be born stunted and weak. Ymiron decides to delve their people into a deep slumber trying to stave off the curse.
• Rise of the night elves - A tribe of dark trolls gradually migrate towards the heart of ancient Kalimdor and settle along the shores of the Well of Eternity. Over generations, the arcane energies emanating from the Well transform them into a new race of highly intelligent beings, who call themselves "kaldorei" ("Children of the Stars") or night elves.
  • The kaldorei begin to actively study and practice arcane magic. They bend magic to their will and use it to build beautiful cities, craft artifacts and reshape the land. Some kaldorei resist the lure to use the Well of Eternity's power and warn others of the dangers of abusing it. Their warnings go unheeded.
  • A group of upper-class kaldorei begin to refer to themselves as the Highborne and revel in the use of magic.

-13,000

• Corruption of the eredar - Sargeras corrupts most of the eredar on Argus, convincing them to join his Burning Legion.
  • Rise of the Horde (novel) (past)»
  • Lore in Short: The Burning Legion (animated short) ends«
  • With the help of the naaru, Velen escapes on the Genedar with other eredar that reject Sargeras' offer. The naaru name them the draenei, or "Exiled Ones".

-12,200

• The Scouring of Uldum - Lei Shen attempts to invade Uldum and seize the Forge of Origination for his empire, but is killed when Uldum's tol'vir guardians activate the Forge's destructive power. In the process, Uldum's lush jungles are scorched into a harsh desert. Lei Shen is followed by a succession of various mogu emperors.

-12,000

• The Highborne city of Eldre'Thalas is founded in Feralas by the Shen'dralar.
• Pandaren Revolution - Kang incites a slave revolution against the mogu, successfully overthrowing them and leading to the founding of the Pandaren Empire.
  • The Path of a Hundred Steps of the Veiled Stair is built, marking a path to travel to Kun-Lai Summit.

-11,900

• Zandalari Troll Wars - The Zandalari trolls, allies of the now-overthrown mogu, attempt to conquer a plot of land in Pandaria promised to them by Lei Shen. The invasion is repelled thanks to Jiang and the newly-founded Order of the Cloud Serpent.

-10,000

• History of Warcraft:  [The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity]
• War of the Ancients
  • War of the Ancients Trilogy (novel) (past)»
  • War of the Ancients - Sargeras senses the Highborne's use of the Well of Eternity and decides to invade Azeroth. Corrupting Queen Azshara and her followers, a portal is opened through which the Burning Legion enters the world and lays waste to the night-elven civilization.
    • History of Warcraft:  [The War of the Ancients]
    • Emperor's Burdens - Emperor Shaohao, the last emperor of the Pandaren Empire, is told of the impending invasion by a jinyu waterspeaker. After purging himself of his emotional burdens, he becomes one with the land and isolates Pandaria behind a veil of thick mists, which protects it from the war and ensuing disasters but also keeps it hidden from the rest of the world for millennia.
      • The Burdens of Shaohao (animated shorts)
  • The Sundering - Several night elves led by Malfurion Stormrage are able to destroy the Well of Eternity, preventing Sargeras from entering the world, and stopping the Legion's invasion. However, this also creates a massive cataclysm known as the Sundering, where eighty percent of Kalimdor's landmass is plunged between the waves, leaving only a handful of isolated continents.
    • The Dragon Isles are sealed away from the world.
    • History of Warcraft: The Sundering of the World
    • Warbringers: Azshara (animated short)
    • Legacies (animated short) (chapter 2 past begins)«»
  •  [Empires' Fall]

A New World

-10,000

• Mount Hyjal and Illidan's gift - The world tree Nordrassil is planted, and Illidan pours a vial of the Well of Eternity into the waters beneath it, leading to his exile.
  • History of Warcraft:  [Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift]
  • History of Warcraft:  [The World Tree and the Emerald Dream]
• The Lunar Festival is created, celebrating the Ancients who fell in the War of the Ancients.

-9,400

• The burgeoning night elf society expands into the dense forests of Ashenvale. Tyrande Whisperwind positions the Sisterhood of Elune as the leaders of the night elf government and military. The Sentinels are created to protect their emergent society. Malfurion Stormrage begins to train other druids.

-9,300

• War of the Satyr - An army of satyr and demons assault the night elves in Ashenvale, hoping to wipe them out.
  • The Druids of the Pack create the first worgen, leading to the worgen curse and pack form being forbidden by the Cenarion Circle. Malfurion Stormrage banishes the feral worgen to the Emerald Dream.
  • Curse of the Worgen (comic) (past)»

-7,300

• Exile of the High Elves - The Highborne are exiled from Kalimdor for the use of arcane magic, and sail east to the Eastern Kingdoms. Their skin begins to lose its violet hue.
  • History of Warcraft:  [Exile of the High Elves]
• The long vigil - The night elf druids enter the Emerald Dream while Tyrande Whisperwind leads the night elves in a long period of peace, watching over the world.
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Sentinels and the Long Vigil]
  • The night elves raise a veil of mist around Kalimdor to shroud it from outsiders.

-6,800

• The founding of Quel'Thalas - The Highborne settle along the northernmost edge of the Eastern Kingdoms, founding the Kingdom of Quel'Thalas. The Quel'Thalas Highborne begin to be called high elves.
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Founding of Quel'Thalas]

-6,000

• The Highborne elves of Shandaral in Northrend unleash a disastrous spell during their fight against the blue dragonflight, cursing Moonsong Forest and turning it into Crystalsong Forest.

-4,500

• Without permission from the Cenarion Circle, Fandral Staghelm plants branches from Nordrassil in Duskwood, Hinterlands, Feralas, Crystalsong Forest, Ashenvale, and the last one in Grizzly Hills in order to stop saronite from spreading.
  • The Grizzly Hills sapling quickly grows into Andrassil but is corrupted by Yogg-Saron. The druids are forced to fell the mighty tree, which is then renamed Vordrassil.
  • The taunka and forest nymphs go to war, their violence influenced by the corrupted Andrassil.

-4,000 (approx.)

• Tyrande Whisperwind saves the frostsaber queen, Shy-Rotam, from the frostmaul giants. The frostsabers become allies of the night elves.

-3,000

• The Curse of Flesh affects the mechagnomes of Uldaman, turning them into gnomes. They leave Uldaman for Dun Morogh, and forget their heritage.
• On Draenor, the arakkoa travel from Gorgrond to Arak. They create the Apexis civilization in their goddess Rukhmar's memory and begin to explore the world.
• The Barrow Deeps of Mount Hyjal are sealed shut.

-2,800

• Humans in the northern lands of the Eastern Kingdoms unite and form the kingdom of Arathor.
• Troll Wars - The humans of Arathor lend their help to the high elves of Quel'Thalas, and together they defeat the Amani trolls. In return for their help, the elves start teaching arcane magic to humans.
  • Blood of the Highborne (novella) (chapter 1)»
  • History of Warcraft:  [Arathor and the Troll Wars]

-2,700

• The kingdom of Arathor expands, founding settlements in Alterac, Tirisfal Glades, Gilneas, Kul Tiras, and Dalaran.

-2,680

• The reckless use of magic by humans draws the attention of demons from the Burning Legion, and they start manifesting in Azeroth. Mages from Dalaran form the Council of Tirisfal to secretly fight and contain the demons, without alerting the general population.

-2,610

• The Council of Tirisfal finds a way to empower a champion permanently with their powers, in order to fight threats that the Council can't handle by themselves. Thus the position of the Guardian of Tirisfal is created, with Alodi becoming the first Guardian. Each new Guardian takes the mantle for a hundred years, before passing their powers to an apprentice.
  • Warcraft Legends: Volume 5: The First Guardian (manga)
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Guardians of Tirisfal]

-2,500

• The awakening of the dwarves - The dwarves awaken in Uldaman, migrating west and founding Khaz Modan. They establish the city of Ironforge and assist the nearby gnomes in founding Gnomeregan.
  • History of Warcraft:  [Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves]
• A great hozen warlord is active in the area around what is now the Circle of Bone in the Jade Forest.

-2,000

• On Draenor, Gnarlgar rallies the Primals against the Apexis and creates a new Sporemound known as Taala. The Apexis annihilate the Primal army with the Breath of Rukhmar, permanently destroying the Evergrowth and preventing it from ever returning again, leading to a golden age of mortal civilization on Draenor.

-1,500

• Gurubashi Civil War - War breaks out between the Atal'ai Hakkari, followers of the loa Hakkar, and the rest of the Gurubashi. With help from the Zandalari, the Atal'ai fanatics are defeated and banished from Stranglethorn Vale.
  •  [Wrath of Soulflayer]

-1,200

• After living hidden in Eldre'Thalas since the Sundering, Tortheldrin and his followers killed most of their Shen'dralar elven kin in order to hoard the demon Immol'thar's power for themselves. Most of the city is abandoned, and other creatures start moving in. While many Shen'dralar escaped into remote regions of Kalimdor or went into hiding, those still within the dying city continued to feed and grew ever dependent on their fel addiction.
• Fracturing of Arathor - The human kingdoms of Lordaeron, Alterac, Gilneas, Dalaran, and Stromgarde are formed on continental Lordaeron, north of Khaz Modan. The kingdom of Stormwind (also known as Azeroth) is formed on continental Azeroth. The kingdom of Kul Tiras is formed off of the coast of Khaz Modan.
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Seven Kingdoms]
• The Apexis civilization is destroyed in a civil war. The Breath of Rukhmar explodes, shattering Arak's single spire into numerous smaller ones.

-1,100

• The tauren inadvertently awaken the slumbering Princess Theradras, who drains the fertile lands of Mashan'she of energy, turning the region into a barren plain later called Desolace. Zaetar arrives to investigate but falls in love with Theradras, and from their union the Kalimdor centaur are born. After killing their father, the centaur proliferate across Desolace and begin hunting down the tauren, igniting a long and bloody war between the two races. Maraudon, the site of Zaetar's tomb, becomes treated as holy ground by the centaur.

-1,000

• The founding of the Gorian Empire - The ogres are taught arcane magic by the arakkoa and rebel against their ogron masters under the leadership of Gorgog the Gronnslayer. The city of Goria is established, beginning the reign of the Gorian Empire.
• Malfurion Stormrage meets with Tyrande Whisperwind for the last time until the Third War.

-975

• War of the Shifting Sands - C'Thun and the qiraji awaken and attack Kalimdor. Fandral Staghelm leads night elves and dragons against the qiraji, pushing them back to the desert of Silithus. They are successful in sealing them within Ahn'Qiraj, but Fandral's son Valstann is slain in battle.
  • The War of the Shifting Sands (short story)

-823

• Aegwynn, Guardian of Tirisfal, battles and defeats an avatar of Sargeras in the Dragonblight. She buries the remains of the avatar in the Tomb of Sargeras in the sunken ruins of Suramar. Sargeras' spirit, however, hides itself inside Aegwynn.
  • Cycle of Hatred (novel) (past) begins»
  • History of Warcraft:  [Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt]

-800

• The Anglers are founded and construct Anglers Wharf, Liu Lang then attempts to find a boat here in order to explore beyond Pandaria.
• Liu Lang defies Pandaria's belief that the rest of the world had been destroyed in the Sundering, and travels through the mists on the turtle Shen-zin Su. He returns every five years to bring more people along with him. Shen-zin Su grows large enough to become the Wandering Isle, with pandaren creating permanent settlements on his back.
• The orcs emerge from the subterranean caverns of Gorgrond and begin to spread across Draenor, forming various clans.
  • Orcs from the Shadowmoon clan are taught the ways of shamanism by the elements and construct a temple at a site they name the Throne of the Elements. The biannual Kosh'harg festival is established.

-700 (approx.)

• The Waygate between Sholazar Basin and Un'Goro Crater is activated for the last time until the war against the Lich King.

-600

• Aegwynn decides to stay as the Guardian of Tirisfal indefinitely, partly due to her concerns about the Council of Tirisfal meddling with the politics of different nations, and partly due to Sargeras' influence. She builds Karazhan as her secret abode, but after the Tirisgarde find her, she moves to the Guardian Sanctum in sunken Suramar.
• Rise and fall of the Talon King - Pridelord Karash of the Bloodmane saberon declares war upon the high arakkoa but is defeated by the Talon King Terokk. Terokk establishes the city of Skyreach but is later betrayed by the Anhari priesthood, who wish to retain sole control over arakkoan society. Terokk and his daughter Lithic are thrown into the Sethekk Hollow to become Outcasts. Lithic dies in the fall, but Terokk and his followers are guided by Anzu to create the talonpriests and establish the city of Skettis. Terokk eventually becomes insane and is sealed in a realm of shadow by his followers.

-500 (approx.)

• The high elven Farstriders are officially formed.
• Queen Azshara imprisons the kraken Leviroth in the waters of the Riplash Ruins and blesses the trident of Riplash's emperor Raj Naz'jan so it can slay the monster if it ever escapes.

-403

• Imperator Molok of the Gorian Empire sends an ogre army to claim the Throne of the Elements and the power of the elements by force. The dissonance between the ogres' reckless arcane magic and the lingering power of Grond's remains creates an explosion that blows apart the orcish temple, leaving behind only a few standing stones and throwing the elements into disarray across Draenor.

-402

• At the Kosh'harg festival, the orcish clans band together to combat the ogres at the urging of Nelgarm.

-400

• The orcs lay siege to the ogre capital Goria. Molok and his sorcerers create the red pox, which begins to spread among the orcs, but Nelgarm and his fellow shaman convince the elements to completely destroy Goria.
• The last gnome king, King Mechagon, leads his followers in search of a mystical land of technology. (approx.)

-300 (approx.)

• Last reported case of a genesaur birth on Draenor prior to the creation of the Blooming Genesaur.
• A Shadowmoon clan chieftain bans the worship of the Void.

-231 (approx.)

• A group of tauren founded the order of the Earthen Ring to lead their people with wisdom and maintain the harmony between the elemental spirits.

-230

• War of the Three Hammers - After the death of High King Modimus Anvilmar, the Bronzebeards, the Wildhammers and the Dark Irons start a war over control of Ironforge. The Bronzebeards eventually win; the Wildhammers relocate to Grim Batol, while the Dark Irons become enslaved by Ragnaros under the newly-created Blackrock Mountain.
  • Shaman (manga) (prologue)»
  • History of Warcraft:  [War of the Three Hammers]

-200

• The draenei crash-land on Draenor in the Genedar and create the Council of Exarchs.

-195

• The draenei establish Shattrath City in the location where Goria once stood.
• Auchindoun and the Auchenai are established after it is discovered that the remains of the naaru D'ore are attracting the souls of deceased draenei.

-180

• The Temple of Karabor is founded. The Shadowmoon orcs begin to worship the darkened naaru K'ara as a deity, calling it the "Dark Star", but quickly outlaw the practice after discovering that wielding the Dark Star's power causes insanity.
• The naaru K'ure begins attracting the souls of deceased orcs to the wreckage of the Genedar. Orcish shaman begin making pilgrimages to the site to commune with their ancestors, naming the crystal mountain "Oshu'gun".
• A group of orcish exiles dwelling below Nagrand begin tapping into the Void energies bleeding from K'ure. This allows them to use shadow magic but also turns their skin a sickly white, causing the exiles to begin calling themselves "the Pale".

-100

• The goblins of Kezan, granted heightened intelligence by the kaja'mite ore, break free of their slavery under the Zandalari and establish various cartels.
• Imperator Hok'lon leads the Gorian Empire in an attempt to retake the ruins of Goria from the draenei. The attack is easily repelled by the draenei and Hok'lon is killed. The ogres flee after Velen appears on Shattrath's ramparts, wreathed in light, and tells them that they will be allowed to leave unharmed.

-99

• The orc clans debate over how to respond to the draenei. The Bladewind clan begin raiding draenei caravans, but the attacks gradually cease when the draenei send Vindicators to guard the caravans.

-91

• Korialstrasz kills the Manta with an arrow covered in three drops of a black liquid from a vial.

-75

• A small group of high elves leave Quel'Thalas and travel to Winterspring in search of the mysteries of Kel'Theril, but end up discovering shards of the shattered Crystal of Zin-Malor. The expedition leader, Archmage Maenius, is corrupted by the shards and drives the elves to madness.
• Gnoll War - King Barathen Wrynn of Stormwind defeats Garfang and his gnoll armies.

Doom of Draenor

For events taking place in the alternate Draenor timeline in Warlords of Draenor during this period, see the Warlords of Draenor section.

-45

• Aegwynn and Nielas Aran conceive and give birth to Medivh. Aegwynn hides the power of the Guardian of Tirisfal inside him, to be activated when he reaches maturity. Sargeras' spirit, which was hiding inside Aegwynn, possesses the infant.
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Last Guardian]
  • Rise of the Horde (novel) begins«»
    • History of Warcraft:  [Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact]
    • History of Warcraft:  [Rise of the Horde] begins

-31

• On the eve of his fourteenth birthday, Medivh's dormant powers awake and lash out, killing his father Nielas. Medivh lies dormant for many years after this, tended to by clerics at Northshire Abbey.

-30

• Terenas Menethil II ascends to throne, becoming King of Lordaeron.

-26

• Grommash Hellscream is born.

-22

• Warcraft: Legends Volume 4: A Warrior Made--Part 1 (manga) (past)»

-21

• Medivh awakens from his coma. The Gurubashi trolls begin launching raids on human settlements in retaliation for the humans pushing farther and farther south into Gurubashi territory. King Barathen dispatches soldiers to intercept raiding parties but forbids them from striking into Gurubashi lands.

-19

• After a gruesome attack on three Westfall towns by the Gurubashi, Medivh and his two friends Anduin Lothar and Prince Llane Wrynn sneak into Stranglethorn to assassinate the Gurubashi leader, Jok'non. They succeed, but only after Medivh unleashes his full might as a Guardian.

-18

• Gurubashi War - The Gurubashi rally under Jok'non's son, Zan'non, and march to war against Stormwind, launching an attack on Stormwind City itself. Barathen dies during the battle and Llane is forced to convince Medivh to unleash his full Guardian powers to repel the attack. Llane, Medivh, and Anduin are hailed as heroes by the kingdom.
• Medivh is confronted by his mother Aegwynn at Karazhan. She urges him to isolate himself from the world and leaves him with a caretaker, Moroes. The Council of Tirisfal discover Medivh and begin sending apprentices to study under him, but none lasted for longer than a day. Moroes notices Medivh's ever-darkening mood and convinces him to begin launching banquets and feasts to lift his spirits.

-13

• Two young orcs, Orgrim Doomhammer and Durotan, are saved from an ogre by a group of draenei. The draenei invite them to the nearby settlement of Telmor, where Velen requests an audience with them before the two orcs are escorted back to the borders of Gorgrond.

-12

• Talgath discovers the draenei civilization on Draenor. Kil'jaeden commands him to observe the inhabitants of the world for the time being.

-11

• Talgath observes the customs of the various major orc clans.
  • Lords of War (animated shorts) (past)»
• Battle of Bladespire - The Frostwolf and Whiteclaw orc clans help the mok'nathal to overthrow their Bladespire ogre masters..

-10

• Draka and Durotan become mates during the Kosh'harg festival.
  • Warcraft: Legends Volume 4: A Warrior Made--Part 1 (manga)«
  • Warcraft: Legends Volume 5: A Warrior Made--Part 2 (manga)
• Harbinger of the legion - The orc Gul'dan is exiled from his clan and seeks out the Throne of the Elements, where the elements reject him. Kil'jaeden reaches out to him and grants him the power of fel magic in exchange for agreeing to help the Burning Legion manipulate the orcs against the draenei. Gul'dan accepts, becoming the first orcish warlock.
  • Harbingers - Gul'dan (animated short)
  • Gul'dan inundates the Throne of the Elements with fel magic, throwing the elements into disarray across the world, and also uses his magic to create the worst outbreak of the red pox in orcish history. Many orcs contract the plague at the Kosh'harg festival. Under the leadership of the Frostwolf chieftain Garad, the plague bearers establish a village in Nagrand to quarantine the afflicted. The village is named Garadar in Garad's honor after he succumbs to the pox.
• Medivh continues to study demonic lore and Azerothian history and becomes convinced that the world is inherently flawed, too divided by petty rivalries to ever unite into a single force in case of a demonic invasion. He concludes that he needs an army to change things and begins venturing out into the cosmos, eventually discovering Draenor and the orcs.

-8

• Gul'dan and Kil'jaeden manipulate the Ner'zhul and the orcs, wiping out the Bladewind clan and blaming it on the draenei. The orc clans gather to discuss the threat and create the Horde

-7

• The genocide of the draenei begins - The orcs launch sporadic attacks against draenei hunting parties, and the draenei begin organizing and constructing new defenses.
  • Gul'dan recruits Teron'gor and several other shaman and begin teaching them fel magic as Ner'zhul, questioning the war, journeys to Oshu'gun, discovering Kil'jaeden's manipulation. Gul'dan and his followers capture the broken Ner'zhul.

-6

• Gul'dan plans to unite the Horde to fight under one leader, a Warchief, and convinces Blackhand to take up this mantle.
• Gul'dan begins training shaman how to become warlocks and necrolytes. He then forms the Shadow Council from his most trusted warlocks, including Cho'gall and Garona, in secret to control Blackhand and the Horde.
  • Zagrel, Chieftain of the Whiteclaw clan, is assassinated by Garona on behalf of Gul'dan for speaking out against the Horde.

-5

• At Oshu'gun, the clan chieftains to unanimously vote for Blackhand as their warchief.
  • Blackhand orders the construction of the Citadel in Tanaan Jungle as the Horde's capital, and organizes the various clans into specific roles within the Horde
  • Blackhand forms the Black Tooth Grin clan, as Cho'gall recruits the pale orcs to form the Twilight's Hammer clan.
  • Warlocks begin to magically age adolescent orcs, and the orcs' skin begins to turn a sickly green.

-4

• The draenei withdraw to Shattrath and Karabor to defend from the orcish onslaught. Meanwhile, the elemental spirits pool their power into the mighty Firelord, Cyrukh and confronts the orcish army on the slopes of a volcano. Gul'dan and his warlocks and drain Cyrukh's power, infusing it into the orcs.
• The orcs besiege Karabor, and use the power of the Dark Star to kill or drive insane many of the defenders and permanently darken Karabor, turning it into the Black Temple. Velen and the survivors manage to flee via the harbor.

-3

• The orcs gather at a mountain near the Citadel and drink the blood of Mannoroth at Gul'dan's urging, empowering them but enslaving them to Mannoroth. The Frostwolves, and Orgrim refuse to drink.
  • The victims of the red pox quarantined in Garadar remain isolated from the fel corruption, and they become known as the Mag'har, "Uncorrupted".
• The orcs lay siege to and destroy Shattrath, unleashing the red mist against the draenei. Velen leads many Shattrath civilians to a refuge in Telredor, while others retreat to Auchindoun. The Shadow Council assault the mausoleum and attempt to summon a powerful demon, accidentally summoning Murmur, whose arrival blasts Auchindoun apart and levels the surrounding forests. The warlocks bind Murmur within Auchindoun.

-2

• More draenei survivors arrive at Telredor. The ones afflicted by the red mist mutate into Broken, and the populace of Telredor exile them into the wilds out of fear that the condition might spread. Some Broken continue to degrade into Lost Ones.
• Blackhand turns his attention on Draenor's other inhabitants.
  • The Bleeding Hollow clan launch a campaign against the primals in Farahlon.
  • The Warsong and Twilight's Hammer clans topple Highmaul.
  • The Frostwolf, Whiteclaw, and Thunderlord clans are charged with hunting down the ogres, ogron, gronn and magnaron, though only the Thunderlords obey.
  • The Shattered Hand clan, with the help of the Arakkoa Outcasts, conquer the arakkoa capital of Skyreach. The Shattered Hand then slaughter high and cursed arakkoa alike, casting some of the former into Sethekk Hollow. These cursed high arakkoa rally under Grizzik, who leads his people to take refuge in Auchindoun.
• Kil'jaeden ceases to communicate with Gul'dan on Sargeras' orders. The orcs begin to flounder on Draenor as the world slowly dies. The threat of starvation causes the orcs to hunt many of Draenor's native creatures to extinction and begin fighting amongst themselves.

-1

• Warcraft: Legends Volume 2: Family Values (manga)
• Medivh appears to Gul'dan and the Shadow Council and tells them of Azeroth, as well as showing a vision of the Tomb of Sargeras to Gul'dan. The construction of the Dark Portal begins.
  • Rise of the Horde (novel) ends«»
    • History of Warcraft:  [Rise of the Horde] ends

Great Wars

First War

0 (Year 592 by the King's calendar)

• The Horde enter the Dark Portal and small skirmishes break out with the humans. Rumors spread of monsters in the swamp; most are dismissed as tales.
• Warcraft: Orcs & Humans begins»
  • The Last Guardian (novel) begins»
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind] begins
  • Lore in Short: The Dark Portal (animated short) begins»
• Khadgar is taken in as the apprentice of the Guardian, Medivh, and befriends the half-orc Garona Halforcen who frequently visited the Guardian.
• The Frostwolves are banished from the Horde and begin sneaking north to find a new home.
• Blackhand orders the Horde push north and west, far into Stormwind's territories. Many villages and towns are destroyed.
• The Bleeding Hollow clan pushes into Stranglethorn Vale but are met with strong resistance from the Gurubashi tribe, and eventually retreat.

1

• To combat the Horde, the Northshire Clerics begin entering the battlefield, the humans' first view of a priest on the frontlines.
• The Old Gods begin contacting Cho'gall and the Twilight's Hammer clan. Cho'gall agrees to follow the Horde, but only for his own motives.
• The Frostwolves arrive in Alterac Valley, having almost entirely avoided Azeroth's other races thanks to the elements.
  • Thrall is born, bearing green skin.
  • Shocked at his child's green skin, Durotan and Draka meet with Orgrim near Loch Modan and discuss this revelation. They go their separate ways and Orgrim sends guards with his friends for protection. The guards, loyal to Gul'dan, murder Durotan and Draka and leave Thrall for dead, but the infant is soon found by Aedelas Blackmoore.

3

• Redridge falls to the Horde.
• The Shadow Council moves their operations to Blackrock Mountain.
• The Horde begins their first siege of Stormwind City. Anduin Lothar leads an assault on the Horde's flank, forcing the Horde to retreat.
• Garona is allowed entrance to Stormwind by the word of Khadgar, who warns King Llane about Medivh's fall to the Legion.
  • Khadgar and Garona confront Medivh and a battle ensues. Sargeras' spirit, still inside Medivh, magically ages Khadgar well past his prime. Gul'dan sees the battle through Garona's eyes and connects with Medivh to try and learn the Tomb of Sargeras' location. Khadgar slays Medivh and Gul'dan is put into a coma. The death of Medivh causes a catastrophic explosion, scorching the land around Karazhan into Deadwind Pass and turning Brightwood into Duskwood.
• Seeing the Shadow Council's weakness after Gul'dan's coma, Orgrim Doomhammer challenges Blackhand to a mak'gora. The duel ends with Orgrim crushing Blackhand's skull with Doomhammer, making Orgrim the new Warchief.
• The Horde besieges Stormwind for a second time.
  • Garona and Khadgar return to Stormwind to inform King Llane of the Guardian's death. In the battle, Gul'dan's old commandments flared brightly in her head once more, and she unwillingly assassinates Llane.
  • The city falls to fire, and Lothar is forced to gather what refugees he can and flee north, burning the remaining ships so the Horde can't follow.
• Warcraft: Orcs & Humans ends«
  • The Last Guardian (novel) ends«»
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind] ends
  • Cycle of Hatred (novel) (past) ends«»

Second War

4

• Orgrim interrogates Garona on the Shadow Council, and marches on Blackrock Spire, executing all the members he could find.
• Deathwing coaxes the Dragonmaw clan warlocks to find the Demon Soul. Alexstrasza senses this and comes to investigate.
• Lothar, leading Stormwind's refugees, arrives in Lordaeron, summoning the Seven Kingdoms. In response to Lothar's urging, they form the Council of Seven Nations.
  • Tides of Darkness (novel) begins»
    • History of Warcraft:  [The Alliance of Lordaeron] begins
  • Arthas: Rise of the Lich King (novel) begins»
• The Horde gathers resources and plans their next conquest in pursuit of the refugees. Gul'dan awakens from his coma and immediately submits to Orgrim, offering his services to the new Warchief.

5

• Gul'dan creates the first death knights, infused with the souls of his slain Shadow Council.
• The Horde pushes north, conquering Khaz Modan and trapping the dwarves and gnomes within Ironforge and Gnomeregan.
• Orgrim builds the orcish fleet in present-day Menethil Harbor, planning to sail around the Thandol Span and into Hillsbrad.
• The Council of Seven Nations unanimously votes to form The Alliance of Lordaeron.
  • The Order of the Silver Hand is founded and begins training the first paladins.
• The Dragonmaw clan bind Alexstrasza in Grim Batol with the Demon Soul, forcing the red dragonflight to the Horde's will.
• Lothar calls upon an ancient pact, earning the assistance of the Quel'dorei in the war effort.
• The Horde sail north but are outmatched by the Kul Tiras fleet. Red dragons chase off the Alliance and the Horde make landfall.

6

• Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness begins»
• The Battle of Hillsbrad Foothills ensues, leaving much of the landscape in ruin.
  • The Horde frees Zul'jin from human captivity, who in turn pledges his tribe, the Amani, to the Horde's cause.
• Horde forces move through the Hinterlands, suffering attacks from the Wildhammer clan of dwarves.
  • Garona escapes capture from her handler, Eitrigg.
• The Horde moves to Quel'Thalas and Gul'dan assists in dismantling the elven runestones, which he later utilizes to create two-headed ogres.
  • With the assistance of the Horde, the Amani finally begin retaking parts of Eversong. The high elves are pushed back to the walls of Silvermoon, but fail to breach them. Orgrim realizes his resources should be pooled elsewhere and moves his forces southwest towards Alterac, leaving the Amani. Zul'jin would never forgive the Horde for this.
• Realizing the might of the Horde, Aiden Perenolde strikes a deal with the orcs. They will be allowed passage through Alterac if they spare his city. Orgrim readily accepts and moves on to Capital City.
• The Horde begins their siege of Capital City but is met with a strong opposition. Gul'dan, having finally learned the location of the Tomb, abandons the Horde with the Twilight's Hammer and Stormreaver clans, causing the Horde's loss in the Second War.
  • Gul'dan raises the Broken Shore and makes his way through the Tomb. Defying Kil'jaeden's plan of turning the Tomb into a portal for the Legion, however, the warlock attempts to take all its power for himself. He and his followers are torn apart by monstrous demons while the rest of his clan is defeated by the Dragonmaw.
  • Cho'gall and the Twilight's Hammer clan flee west to Kalimdor.
• The Horde flees south but is quickly followed by the Alliance, the Kul Tiras fleet, and the Wildhammer clan.
  • Khaz Modan is liberated and the dwarves and gnomes readily join the Alliance.
• Siege of Blackrock Spire - the Alliance lays siege to Blackrock Mountain.
  • Ashbringer (comic) (past)»
  • Orgrim slays Lothar in combat but is swiftly defeated by Turalyon and captured.
  • The Second War ends with victory for the Alliance of Lordaeron.
  • History of Warcraft:  [Aftermath of the Second War]
• Khadgar destroys the Dark Portal, but a rift connecting the two worlds remains.
  • Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ends«

Aftermath of the Second War

7

• Warcraft: Legends Volume II: Warrior: Divided (manga) (past)
• The Horde Fractures
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Invasion of Draenor] begins»
  • Dal'rend and Maim Blackhand bolster Horde remnants at Blackrock, forming their "True Horde".
  • Most orcs flee into the wilderness, traveling in small packs or alone.
  • The Alliance begins the Orcish Internment for their prisoners of war.
    • Aedelas Blackmoore is named lord of Durnholde and secretly raises Thrall as his slave.
• Nethergarde Keep is established to keep watch over the rift that still exists in the Blasted Lands.
  • Tides of Darkness (novel) ends«
    • History of Warcraft:  [The Alliance of Lordaeron] ends

8

• Gallywix: Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince (short story) (past)»
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal begins»
  • Beyond the Dark Portal (novel) begins
  • The Last Guardian (novel) (future)«
  • History of Warcraft:  [Beyond the Dark Portal] begins
• Ner'zhul reforms what little Horde is left on Draenor.
  • In search of new worlds to conquer, Ner'zhul tasks Teron Gorefiend and the remaining death knights with acquiring artifacts of power; the  [Scepter of Sargeras], the Eye of Dalaran and the Book of Medivh.
• Ner'zhul re-opens the Dark Portal with the Skull of Gul'dan.
• Teron Gorefiend and the death knights retrieve all three artifacts and return them to Ner'zhul.
  • Deathwing pledges his flight to the Horde if they'll take a large number of his eggs with them back to Draenor. Gorefiend agrees.
• The Warsong are tasked with preventing the Alliance from entering the portal, but are beaten back by Turalyon's forces, the Sons of Lothar.
• The Sons of Lothar invade Draenor, beating back the Horde to Hellfire Citadel. Ner'zhul flees south with the three artifacts to Karabor, now called the Black Temple.
• While searching for nesting areas, Deathwing and his flight come under assault from the gronn. The most ruthless, Gruul, becomes known as the Dragonkiller after nearly killing Deathwing himself.
• Ner'zhul uses the power from all three artifacts to call open innumerable dimensional portals. The influx of power tears apart Draenor into what it is today: Outland.
• Many orcs flee Draenor to Azeroth and most are captured. Khadgar, still on Draenor, closes the Dark Portal from his side, trapping the Sons of Lothar on a dying world.
  • Lore in Short: The Dark Portal (animated short) ends«
• With the world falling apart around them, the Sons of Lothar jump into the volatile rifts to evade the cataclysmic energies destroying the world.
  • Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal ends«
  • Beyond the Dark Portal (novel) ends
  • History of Warcraft:  [Beyond the Dark Portal] ends
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Invasion of Draenor] ends«
  • While Khadgar and the majority of the Sons of Lothar reappeared on Outland, Turalyon and Alleria Windrunner had been trapped in the Twisting Nether, where they were rescued by Xe'ra and the Army of the Light
    • A Thousand Years of War (audio drama) begins»
• Ner'zhul, upon jumping through the rifts, is captured by Kil'jaeden and tormented and twisted into the Lich King
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Birth of the Lich King]
  • History of Warcraft:  [Icecrown and the Frozen Throne]
• The fragmented Horde on Azeroth goes into hiding or exile. Grommash Hellscream hid in the forests of Lordaeron, raiding local villages for food and supplies. Orgrim broke out of his internment, and went deep into exile only ever meeting with the Frostwolves.

The Rising Darkness

10

• Unbroken (short story)
• Battle of Grim Batol - The red dragon in elven guise, Korialstrasz, with the aid of the human mage Rhonin, the high elf ranger Vereesa Windrunner, and the dwarf gryphon rider Falstad Wildhammer, attacked the orcish stronghold in Grim Batol, freeing Alexstrasza from captivity, and destroying the Demon Soul.
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Battle of Grim Batol]
  • Day of the Dragon (novel)
• Cho'gall and the Twilight's Hammer arrive in Kalimdor and establish a base in a cave system beneath Tanaris, seeking to join C'Thun in Ahn'Qiraj. Garona begins assassinating members of the cult, eventually forcing Cho'gall and his followers to flee the area.
• War of the Spider begins» - The Lich King wages war on the Nerubian Empire of Azjol-Nerub.
  • History of Warcraft:  [War of the Spider] begins
• History of Warcraft:  [Lethargy of the Orcs]
• Chieftain Gordok leads the Gordunni across the sea and settles in the ruins of Eldre'thalas, now called Dire Maul, turning into a gladiatorial arena.

15-18

• Kel'Thuzad, a skilled necromancer, heeds the voice of the Lich King and travels to Icecrown Citadel. He then creates the Cult of the Damned in service to the Lich King.
  • History of Warcraft:  [Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge]
  • Road to Damnation (short story)
• Thrall breaks out of his internment, leading orcs to break their bonds and form a new Horde.
  • Lord of the Clans (novel)
  • History of Warcraft:  [The New Horde]
  • Of Blood and Honor (novella)
• The Alliance splinters after the costly failure of their internment camps.
  • History of Warcraft: The Alliance Splinters
  • The Kingdoms of Quel'Thalas, Stromgarde and Gilneas leave the Alliance of Lordaeron.
  • King Genn Greymane orders the construction of the Greymane Wall.
• Kel'Thuzad and the Cult of the Damned begin infecting Andorhal's granaries with the plague.

18

• Aegwynn uses her power to summon Medivh's spirit on Azeroth. Free of the taint of Sargeras, the Last Guardian decides that he will be the catalyst to unity and decides to warn the other races of the upcoming return of the Burning Legion.
• Gelbin Mekkatorque is elected High Tinker of Gnomeregan.

Third War

20

• War of the Spider ends«
  • History of Warcraft:  [War of the Spider] ends
• Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: Exodus of the Horde (chapters 1 and 2)
  • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: Thrall's Vision (cinematic)
  • Thrall receives visions from a mysterious figure who warns him of coming darkness and pleads him to travel to Kalimdor. Thrall then rallies the Horde and steals a fleet of human ships, sailing west.
• Scourging of Lordaeron - The Plague of Undeath spreads across Lordaeron as the Scourge conquers the land. Prince Arthas Menethil is sent to investigate, chasing the source down to Stratholme, and beyond to Northrend, where he is twisted into becoming a death knight.
  • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: Scourge of Lordaeron
    • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: The Warning (cinematic)
    • History of Warcraft:  [The Scourge of Lordaeron]
    • Lore in Short: Arthas Menethil (animated short) begins»
    • Culling of Stratholme - Arthas attacks Stratholme, killing innocent people in hopes of sparing them from turning into undead, eventually confronting the dreadlord Mal'Ganis who spread the plague. Mal'Ganis taunts Arthas into following him to Northrend before vanishing.
    • Arthas chases down Mal'Ganis, setting sail to Northrend with his troops. Here he discovers the runeblade Frostmourne, which claims his soul and turns him into a death knight. He then returns home, slaying his father, and bringing the rest of Lordaeron to ruin.
      • Death Knight (manga) begins»
      • Warcraft Legends: Volume V: A Cleansing Fire (manga) begins»
    • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: Arthas' Betrayal (cinematic)
• Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: Exodus of the Horde (chapters 3-5)
  • Vol'jin: The Judgment (short story)
• Gnomeregan is invaded by the troggs, Gelbin Mekkatorque decides that the gnomes have to fight alone to let their allies focus on the Scourge in Lordaeron.
• Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: Path of the Damned
  • Battle of Darrowshire - The Scourge invade and overrun the paladin-protected town of Darrowshire.
  • King Arthas, at the beckoning of the Lich King, recovers the remains of Kel'Thuzad and marches north towards Quel'Thalas to raise the necromancer.
  • The gates of the Greymane Wall are closed to stop the undead. Arugal releases the worgen on Genn Greymane's orders to repel the Scourge.
    • The Worgen Curse begins to spread in Gilneas.
  • Scourge invasion of Quel'Thalas - The Scourge, lead by Arthas, invade Quel'Thalas and lay ruin to Silvermoon. Using the energies of the Sunwell, Kel'Thuzad is resurrected into a lich, corrupting the Sunwell.
    • History of Warcraft:  [Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas]
    • Warbringers: Sylvanas (animated short) (past)»
  • Blood of the Highborne (novella) (chapter 2)«»
  • Siege of Dalaran - Arthas and Kel'Thuzad lay siege to Dalaran to recover the Book of Medivh. Using this tome, they are able to summon Archimonde to Azeroth.
    • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: The Destruction of Dalaran (cinematic)
• Kael'thas Sunstrider returns to Silvermoon, and renames the high elves to blood elves in honor of their fallen kin.
  • Blood of the Highborne (novella) (chapter 3)«»
• Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: The Invasion of Kalimdor
  • The Horde, led by Thrall, makes landfall on Kalimdor and begins to gather their people and search for a new home. They encounter the native tauren and their leader Cairne Bloodhoof, who join them on their journey.
  • After a brief skirmish with Jaina Proudmoore, Grommash Hellscream is sent to build an outpost in Ashenvale. Here he encounters the night elves and a fight quickly breaks out. In desperation, Grom and his clan drink the Blood of Mannoroth to defeat the night elves, slaying the demigod Cenarius.
  • Thrall and Jaina meet at the top of Stonetalon, and are convinced to join an alliance by Medivh. They quickly move to find and cure Grom from the blood-curse. When the bloodlust is lifted, Thrall and Grom confront and slay Mannoroth in what would become Demon Fall Canyon, but Grom soon succumbs to mortal injuries.
  • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: The Death of Hellscream (cinematic)
• Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: Eternity's End
  • Illidan (novel) begins»
  • History of Warcraft:  [Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor]
  • Archimonde makes his way to Kalimdor, and starts his invasion. Tyrande Whisperwind, in preparation for the invasion, awaken the sleeping druids, including Malfurion Stormrage, and releases the demon hunter Illidan Stormrage to help combat the demons.

21

• Battle of Mount Hyjal - The night elves, along with the orcs lead by Thrall and the humans lead by Jaina, mount a defense at the top of Mount Hyjal against Archimonde. Using an army of wisps, the defenders managed to slay Archimonde.
  • History of Warcraft: The Battle of Mount Hyjal
  • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos: Eternity's End cinematic (cinematic)

Rise of the Lich King

22

• Marvon Rivetseeker excavates the Broken Pillar in Tanaris.
• Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne: Terror of the Tides
  • Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne: The Awakening (cinematic)
  • At the behest of Kil'jaeden, Illidan performs a ritual in an attempt to destroy the Frozen Throne, but the ritual disturbs the earth, threatening to tear Azeroth apart. Maiev Shadowsong, along with Malfurion and Tyrande, and even aid from Kael'thas Sunstrider and the blood elves, confront Illidan and stop his ritual. Illidan then flees to Outland hoping to evade Kil'jaeden's wrath.
  • History of Warcraft:  [The Betrayer Ascendant]
• Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne: Curse of the Blood Elves
  • Kael'thas and the blood elves are captured and imprisoned beneath Dalaran by Garithos below Dalaran. Lady Vashj, under the guidance of Illidan, frees Kael'thas and recruits him, offering a solution to his people's magic addiction. Kael'thas follows Vashj into Outland, teaming up with Illidan and Akama to take the Black Temple as a stronghold. Here they are contacted once again by Kil'jaeden, giving Illidan and his cohorts another chance to destroy the Lich King.
  • History of Warcraft:  [Rise of the Blood Elves]
• Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne: Legacy of the Damned
  • Plaguelands civil war - The banshee Sylvanas Windrunner stages a revolt against Arthas and the scourge, freeing themselves from the Lich King's domination and creating the Forsaken.
    • History of Warcraft:  [Civil War in the Plaguelands]
    • The Order of the Silver Hand fractures into the Scarlet Crusade and the Argent Dawn.
      • Ashbringer (comic) begins«»
  • Ascension of the Lich King - The Lich King, threatened by Illidan's magical attacks, is being weakened and summons Arthas to Icecrown Citadel to defend him. Arthas and Illidan duel, with Arthas being victorious. Arthas ascends Icecrown Citadel and merges with the Lich King Ner'zhul, becoming the next incarnation of the Lich King.
    • Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne: A Long Time Coming (cinematic)
    • Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne: The Ascension (cinematic)
    • History of Warcraft:  [The Lich King Triumphant]
    • Lore in Short: Arthas Menethil (animated short) ends«

23

• The blue dragon Kalecgos takes the remnant of the Sunwell's energies, creating an avatar in the form of Anveena Teague. Dar'Khan Drathir attempts to use her power to make himself a god, but is destroyed in the process. Anveena then remains at the Sunwell, under the protection of Lor'themar Theron
  • The Sunwell Trilogy (manga)
  • Warcraft: Legends: Trag saga (manga) begins»
• In Feralas, Cho'gall lures Garona into the open and magically enslaves her, turning her into his servant. The remaining Twilight's Hammer continue into Silithus to join C'Thun.
• The World Tree Teldrassil is planted off the shore of Darkshore.
• First Brewfest, organized as a beer-tasting contest between Chen Stormstout, Grimbooze Thunderbrew and Coren Direbrew.
• Invasion of Durotar - The orcs make a permanent settlement in Durotar, naming their new capital Orgrimmar after Ogrim Doomhammer. The Kul'Tiran navy, led by Admiral Daelin Proudmoore landed on the shores of Durotar and attacked the Horde settlements here. Rexxar, Rokhan, and Chen Stormstout team together to help defeat Admiral Proudmoore. Jaina and Thrall come to a peace agreement, allowing the two factions to live in peace.
  • Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne: Founding of Durotar
  •  [Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor]
• The Forsaken join the Horde.

24

• The Great Lakeshire Drought and the Great Ironforge Flood result from a portal opening within the lake to Ironforge without a liquid filter.
• Cycle of Hatred (novel) (present)«
• Warcraft Legends: Volume V: A Cleansing Fire (manga) ends«

World of Warcraft

25

• Gnomeregan is lost after Sicco Thermaplugg convinces Gelbin Mekkatorque to release lethal radiation in the city, irradiating not only the invading troggs but most of the gnomes as well. Mekkatorque and the gnomes are granted refuge in Ironforge by the dwarves, establishing Tinker Town.
• King Varian Wrynn is kidnapped. Bolvar Fordragon becomes Regent-Lord of Stormwind.
  • World of Warcraft: Book One (comic) begins»
• The Lich King reawakens after Arthas' will overpowers Ner'zhul's will, and he begins watching the mortal races and their efforts against the Old Gods and the Burning Legion, creating a plan for invasion based around their responses.
  • Arthas: Rise of the Lich King (novel) ends«

Patch 1.1.0 World of Warcraft

• World of Warcraft campaign - The Old Gods spread their influence to cause chaos across Azeroth, but all across the world, adventurers rise up to face these threats.
  • Seasons of War (cinematic)
  • Ragefire Chasm (dungeon) - The Searing Blade cultists, a group of warlocks and demons from the Shadow Council, attempt to topple Orgrimmar from the inside.
  • Deadmines (dungeon) - Gryan Stoutmantle sends a group of Alliance soldiers into the deadmines to take out the Defias Brotherhood, lead by Edwin VanCleef. They killed VanCleef and took his head as proof of the deed.
  • Shadowfang Keep (dungeon) - Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner dispatches adventurers to kill Archmage Argul, who is responsible for the outbreak of the worgen curse in Silverpine Forest.
  • Stormwind Stockade (dungeon) - A prisoner revolt, led by Bazil Thredd takes control of the Stockade. Warden Thelwater manages to escape the holding area and enlists brave thrill-seekers to venture into the prison and squash the uprising.
  • Blackfathom Deeps (dungeon) - The Twilight's Hammer takes up residence in the ruins and begins to sacrifice people to Aku'mai, a minion of the Old Gods. The Earthen Ring send heroes down into the depths to wipe out the cultists and their god.
  • Gnomeregan (dungeon) - High Tinker Gelbin Mekkatorque enlists brave souls to help his people reclaim their beloved city, and put down Mekkatorque's once-trusted advisor, Mekgineer Thermaplugg.
  • Razorfen Kraul (dungeon) - Charlga Razorflank stages attacks on rival tribes as well as Horde villages. Some speculate that Charlga has even been negotiating with agents of the Scourge, and adventurers are sent in to wipe out her army of Quillboars.
  • Scarlet Monastery - Adventurers are sent into the Monastery to clear it of the Scarlet Crusade and kill High Inquisitor Whitemane
    • Scarlet Monastery Graveyard (dungeon)
    • Scarlet Monastery Library (dungeon)
    • Scarlet Monastery Armory (dungeon)
    • Scarlet Monastery Cathedral (dungeon)
  • Razorfen Downs (dungeon) - A lich, Amnennar the Coldbringer, takes control of the Quillboar capital and begins twisting them to the Lich King's will. Heroes are sent in to take out the lich and stop the Lich King's plans.
  • Uldaman (dungeon) - The League of Explorers excavates the ancient titan facility, recovering several artifacts, and disabling the Keeper, Archaedas.
  • Zul'Farrak (dungeon) - Adventurers are sent into the Farraki capital to recover a group of lost mercenaries and stop a dangerous demigod from rising.
  • Scholomance (dungeon) - As the headquarters for the Scourge in the Western Plaguelands, adventurers are sent to take out its Scourge overseer, Ras Frostwhisper.
  • Stratholme (dungeon) - Heroes infiltrate Stratholme to squash the Scarlet Crusade leadership, and the Scourge leader of the city, Baron Rivendare.
• Dagran Thaurissan, Emperor of the Dark Iron clan, is ordered to war against the other dwarves by Firelord Ragnaros. He kidnaps Princess Moira Bronzebeard of Ironforge and they soon fall in love and marry.
  • Blackrock Depths (dungeon) - Magni Bronzebeard sends an elite team of Alliance heroes into the depths to kill Emperor Thaurissan and save his daughter.
• Molten Core (raid) - Moira Thaurissan spreads rumors of Ragnaros' plans, hoping to entice the heroes into defeating him. The Hydraxian Waterlords respond by recruiting heroes from the Alliance and Horde to delve into the Molten Core and defeat Ragnaros.

Patch 1.2.0 Mysteries of Maraudon

• The Horde investigates the increased aggression of the centaur, finding Warug of the Magram clan who informs them of the corruption seeping from the burial grounds of Maraudon.
  • The Horde suppress the violent centaur tribes in Desolace.
  • Maraudon (dungeon) - The Horde infiltrates Maraudon, defeats Princess Theradras, and cleanses the burial grounds.
  • Warug and the Magram tribe unite the rest of the centaur, creating a new age of tranquility amongst them.

Patch 1.3.0 Ruins of the Dire Maul

• King Gordok of the Gordunni sends his people out to slaughter everyone they could find indiscriminately. The Horde move to stop him, but discovers the corruption is much deeper than just King Gordok.
  • Dire Maul: Gordok Commons (dungeon) - The Horde confronts the Gordunni and kill King Gordok.
  • Dire Maul: Warpwood Quarter (dungeon) - The Emerald Nightmare spreads out from this region of the ruins, the heroes of the Horde stop the corruption from spreading and infecting the rest of Feralas.
  • Dire Maul: Capital Gardens (dungeon) - The Horde adventurers discover the Shen'dralar, a secretive sect of Highborne, were feeding off the power of an imprisoned demon, Immol'thar. The Horde banish the demon and kill the elves' leader, Prince Tortheldrin.

Patch 1.4.0 The Call to War

• Short John Mithril begins hosting nonlethal free-for-all arena matches for treasure and glory in the Gurubashi Arena, several times a day.
• Elemental Invasions - Elemental incursions begin happening throughout Silithus, Un'Goro Crater, Azshara, and Winterspring.

Patch 1.5.0 Battlegrounds

• Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley (battlegrounds) - Skirmishes between the Alliance and Horde in Warsong Gulch and Alterac Valley become frequent.
  • Warsong Gulch (short story)

Patch 1.6.0 Assault on Blackwing Lair

• The Darkmoon Faire gains traction and comes to Mulgore and Elwynn Forest.
• Moira Thaurissan spread rumors of Dal'rend Blackhand alliance with the black dragon Nefarion, hoping to entice the heroes into defeating them.
  • Lower Blackrock Spire (dungeon) - The Horde champions move through Blackrock Spire, wiping out the Dark Horde's various legions.
  • Upper Blackrock Spire (dungeon) - The Horde continues through the Upper Spire, taking out the Dark Horde's leadership, including Rend himself.
  • Blackwing Lair (raid) - Nefarion turns his wrath towards the Horde champions who wiped out his forces, but the Horde faces his wrath head on, taking the  [Head of Nefarian] back to Orgrimmar with them.

Patch 1.8.0 Dragons of Nightmare

• The Emerald Nightmare spreads from Teldrassil and Fandral Staghelm, struggling to hide it, allows the Cenarion Circle to begin investigating the Nightmare's influence across Kalimdor.
  • Wailing Caverns (dungeon) - The circle sends Horde adventurers into the Wailing Caverns to explore the corruption within, and save the sleeping druid, Naralex, within.
  • Temple of Atal'Hakkar (dungeon) - The green dragon Itharius calls for the help of the Cenarion Circle to help cleanse the nightmare within effecting several green dragons sleeping within. The circle sends Alliance heroes into the Sunken Temple who put down the corrupted dragons, and even stop an unexpected cult of Atal'ai trolls from summoning Hakkar the Soulflayer.
  • Corrupted green dragons appear around the world from the Emerald Nightmare, and champions of the Horde and Alliance are forced to put them down to stop their rampages.
• The Cenarion Circle begins exploring Silithus as the corruption spreads, discovering the Twilight's Hammer in the region.

Patch 1.7.0 Rise of the Blood God

• Arathi Basin (battleground) - A skirmish between the League of Arathor and the Forsaken Defilers breaks out in Arathi Basin
  • Arathi Basin (short story)
• The Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza begins in Booty Bay, bringing in fishers from all across Azeroth for a fishing tournament.
  • Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza (short story)
• Atal'ai survivors from the Sunken Temple, make their way to Zul'Gurub and enchant the Gurubashi priests, and work to summon Hakkar the Soulflayer
  • Zul'Gurub (raid) - The Zandalar Tribe recruits the Darkspear tribe and their Horde to stop the Atal'ai leader, Jin'do, but were too late to stop Hakkar from entering the world. The Horde champions allowed themselves to be poisoned so when Hakkar drank of their blood, he succumbed to his own dark magic.

Patch 1.9.0 The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj

• Cho'gall and the Twilight's Hammer perform a great ritual, that breaks the Old God C'Thun's bonds, freeing it from its prison below Ahn'Qiraj. Cho'gall leaves to recruit more into the Twilight and free the other Old Gods from captivity, while C'Thun awakens and rallies the qiraji and silithid armies for war.
• Ahn'Qiraj War - The armies of C'Thun spread from their hives, and the Cenarion Circle calls for help. The Might of Kalimdor is formed assaults Ahn'Qiraj: The Fallen Kingdom to put an end to C'Thun.
  • The Alliance and Horde begin staging their forward base and gather resources to fund the war effort.
    • The War Effort (short story)
  • The heroes reforge  [The Scepter of the Shifting Sands] and open the Scarab Wall, marching into the Old God's Kingdom
    • Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj (raid) - The Horde, led by Varok Saurfang, assaulted the growing army on the surface of Ahn'Qiraj.
    • Temple of Ahn'Qiraj (raid) - The Alliance storm into the temple, facing off against Old God's mightiest minions, and defeated C'Thun itself.

Patch 1.11.0 Shadow of the Necropolis

• The Argent Dawn launch an attack on the necropolis of Naxxramas, with Darion Mograine being one of the few survivors after reclaiming the Ashbringer from his father. The Scourge launched a counter-attack on Light's Hope Chapel, which led to Darion making the ultimate sacrifice to save the Argent Dawn, but in turn handing himself and the Ashbringer into the hands of Kel'Thuzad
  • Ashbringer (comic) ends«
• The first Scourge Invasion - The Lich King releases several necropoli across Azeroth, the invasion being directed from Naxxramas.
  • Naxxramas (raid) - Bolvar Fordragon recruits the Alliance heroes to take out Naxxramas and its vile arch-lich overlord.
• Nozdormu senses a force corrupting the timeways around the events of the War of the Ancients. He dispatches three heroes, Korialstrasz, Rhonin, and Broxigar, to ensure the events of the war play out correctly.
  • War of the Ancients Trilogy (novel) (present)«

Patch 1.12.0 Drums of War

• Open violence between the Alliance and Horde begins in Silithus and the Eastern Plaguelands.

The Burning Crusade

• Kil'jaeden sends Highlord Kruul to build the Burning Legion's forces on Outland to combat Illidan Stormrage's growing army.
• The naaru A'dal, M'uru, and O'ros take the dimensional fortress Tempest Keep to Outland to aid Velen and Khadgar in their fight against the Legion's amassing forces. A'dal transported itself to Shattrath City and called various forces, including the surviving Draenei and the Sons of Lothar, to Shattrath to unite against the Legion.
  • An army of blood elves, led by Voren'thal marches on Shattrath at the order of Illidan, but upon receiving a vision from the naaru, Voren'thal and his army surrender and join the Naaru's gathering forces, naming themselves the Scryers.
• The blood elves, led by Kael'thas Sunstrider, besiege and take control of Tempest Keep, learning to use its machinery to help feel their magic addiction.
  • The naaru O'ros seals off one of the wings, the Exodar from the blood elves, locking itself inside.
  • The naaru M'uru is captured by Kael'thas and is sent back to Quel'Thalas, where its energies are bent to the will of Lady Liadrin.
• The Blood Knights under Lady Liadrin are formed by Rommath. Quel'Thalas enters negotiations with the Horde.
  • Blood of the Highborne (novella) (chapter 4)«
  • Regent Lord Lor'themar Theron decides to inform Kael'thas of Anveena Teague, but his messengers are stopped by Kil'jaeden.
• The Ethereals arrive on Outland, drawn by Kael'thas' manipulation of the energies in Netherstorm.
• The destruction of Nathreza - Akama allies himself with Maiev Shadowsong against Illidan, and Illidan lures them into a trap, killing Maiev's forces, using their souls to power a portal to Nathreza.
  • Illidan and his Demon Hunters invade Nathreza and steal the Seal of Argus.
  • Illidan destabilizes the portal, causing it to collapse just as the Dimensional gateways that destroyed Outland did. This destroys Nathreza along with all the demons on it.
• Velen leads a raid to liberate the Exodar and escape Outland. Blood elf saboteurs cause it to crash on Azeroth.
  • Rise of the Horde (novel) (present)«
• The blood elves, at the invitation of Sylvanas Windrunner, join the Horde.

Patch 2.0.3 The Burning Crusade

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• Invasion of Outland - The Dark Portal Opens under the command of Lord Kazzak and Highlord Kruul. Their forces are pushed back through the Dark Portal and defeated by the Argent Dawn and Alliance and Horde forces.
  • The Dark Portal (cinematic)
  • Shadow Wing: The Dragons of Outland (manga) begins»
• The Burning Crusade campaign - The Alliance and Horde push through Outland, taking out Illidan's armies, the Illidari and the Fel Horde, as well as the Burning Legion forces.
  • Hellfire Citadel - The Horde launch an assault against Illidan's forces in Hellfire Peninsula.
    • Hellfire Ramparts (dungeon) - The Horde's heroes secure the Citadel's ramparts, preparing to move inside.
    • The Shattered Halls (dungeon) - Kargath Bladefist is confronted at the seat of his power, and is killed by the Horde's agents.
    • The Blood Furnace (dungeon) - The champions move into the Citadel, seeking to wipe out Kargath Bladefist's army of Fel Orcs, only to discover the source of their corruption: the demon Magtheridon.
    • Magtheridon's Lair (raid) - Magtheridon himself is confronted and slain, ending the Fel Orc corruption.
  • Thrall travels to Nagrand and Garadar where he meets his grandmother Geyah, and Garrosh Hellscream, son of Grommash Hellscream.
  • Auchindoun - The former draenei burial ground has been overrun by several factions, and heroes are sent in to clear them out, and end whatever threats they may pose.
    • Mana-Tombs (dungeon) - A faction of Ethereals led by Nexus-Prince Shaffar have set up a base here, pillaging whatever the tombs have to offer. The Consortium sends in adventurers to raid his base and slay the Nexus-Prince
    • Auchenai Crypts (dungeon) - Exarch Maladaar, who led the Auchenai here years ago, was driven mad by the death of his people and plans to resurrect a dark force within the crypts. Heroes are sent in to stop him from completing his dark rituals.
    • Sethekk Halls (dungeon) - Talon King Ikiss was driven mad by an Old God and interpreted the explosion caused by Murmur's summoning to be a sign of his god, and settled in Auchindoun. The arakkoa send adventurers to these halls to take out the maddened self-proclaimed Talon King.
    • Shadow Labyrinth (dungeon) - Murmur still resides in Auchindoun and adventurers are sent in to defeat this threat before it causes more destruction.
  • Gruul's Lair (raid) - Gruul the Dragonkiller is seen as a god to the ogres of Blade's Edge Mountains, and under his command they attack the Horde and Alliance forces. Adventurers invade his lair and put an end to his attacks.
  • Karazhan (raid) - Adventurers dive into the abandoned tower of Karazhan to investigate Burning Legion activity, and plunder its treasures.
  • Coilfang Reservoir - The Alliance forces march on the naga's watery fortress, aiming to end their wanton destruction of Zangarmarsh's ecosystem.
    • The Slave Pens (dungeon) - The heroes free the enslaved Broken as they carve their way through the reservoir.
    • The Underbog (dungeon) - The Alliance champions aid the forces of Sporeggar in their fight against the spore giants, taking out their presence within this deep cavern.
    • The Steamvault (dungeon) - The naga's foul machinery that is draining Zangarmarsh is disabled.
    • Serpentshrine Cavern (raid) - Lady Vashj is finally confronted in the depths of her stronghold, and taken out by the heroes of the Alliance.
  • Eye of the Storm (battleground) - The alliance and Horde begin skirmishing in Netherstorm, the center of their battles being a floating island far above the main landmass.
  • Tempest Keep (raid) - After hearing the news of Kael'thas joining the forces of the Legion, the blood elves lead the Horde to war against the traitor prince.
    • The Mechanar (dungeon) - The Horde invade the loyalist blood elves' factory and storehouse for raw magic.
    • The Botanica (dungeon) - Commander Sarannis, one of Kael'thas' lieutenants, is conducting experiments on wildlife in this wing, as the horde pushes through it, ending him and his experiments.
    • The Arcatraz (dungeon) - The heroes march into the Arcatraz prison and stop the blood elves from freeing the dangerous creatures within.
    • The Eye (raid) - The Horde army faces off against Kael'thas himself, seemingly ending his reign of corruption.
• The Caverns of Time open - Nozdormu awakens and sinister forces begin to threaten the timeways.
  • Escape from Durnholde Keep (dungeon) - The infinite dragonflight attempt to prevent Thrall's escape from internment by kidnapping Taretha Foxton, preventing her from creating the distraction Thrall needed. Adventurers volunteer to go back and help create a distraction for Thrall themselves.
  • Opening the Dark Portal (dungeon) - The infinite dragonflight attempt to attack Medivh as he opens the Dark Portal, preventing him from starting the First War. Adventurers are sent by the Keepers of Time to defend Medivh, allowing the orcs to enter Azeroth.
  • Battle for Mount Hyjal (raid) - The infinite dragonflight attempt to alter the events of the Battle of Mount Hyjal and adventurers are sent in to ensure the events play out as they originally did.

Patch 2.1.0 The Black Temple

• Black Temple (raid) - The combined Alliance, Horde, and Shattrath forces form an army and march on Illidan's stronghold. With help from Maiev Shadowsong and Akama, the champions defeat Illidan.
  • Demon hunter starting experience begins» - As the attack began, Illidan sent most of his demon hunters to Mardum, the Shattered Abyss, in order to retrieve the  [Sargerite Keystone]. Upon their return, the demon hunters find that the Black Temple has fallen and are themselves captured and imprisoned by the Wardens.
  • Illidan (novel) ends«
• The Headless Horseman begins terrorizing villages across Azeroth. Brave heroes fight off his attacks and chase him down into the Scarlet Monastery Graveyard where they put an end to his madness.

Patch 2.3.0 The Gods of Zul'Aman

• Zul'Aman (raid) - Zul'jin begins amassing his forces around the city of Zul'Aman, readying to invade Quel'Thalas. The Horde forces quickly respond with an elite team of champions who invade Zul'Aman, killing Zul'jin and his priests before they could begin their invasion.

Patch 2.4.0 Fury of the Sunwell

• Battle for Quel'Danas - A resurrected Kael'thas and his felblood minions take M'uru to the Sunwell Plateau. Lady Liadrin and her Blood Knights join the Shattered Sun Offensive, along with the Aldor and Scryer factions.
  • Battle for Sun's Reach - The Shattered Sun Offensive invades the Isle of Quel'Danas to retake it from Kael'thas' forces.
  • Magisters' Terrace (dungeon) - The Horde hunts down Kael'thas in the Magisters' Terrace, slaying him once and for all.
  • Sunwell Plateau (raid) - The Alliance march on the Sunwell, and with the aid of Anveena Teague are able to stop Kil'jaeden's summoning, banishing him back to the Twisting Nether.
    • Velen uses the remains of M'uru's heart to cleanse and reignite the Sunwell, making it into a found of both holy light and arcane magic. The Blood Knights forsake the use of the light by force, and begin to ask for its aid through the Sunwell.
• Tyrygosa discovers the nether dragons in Outland and brings them to the Nexus in hopes of revitalizing them. Instead, the Nether Dragons, empowered by the energies, attempt to usurp the power from the blue dragonflight. Malygos appears and absorbs the magical energies that make up the Nether Dragons' being. This new energy reawakens the Aspect and restores his sanity.
  • Shadow Wing: The Dragons of Outland (manga) ends«
  • Shadow Wing: Nexus Point (manga)
• The Twilight's Hammer recruit Archbishop Benedictus to the cult and Cho'gall travels to Northrend to weaken Yogg-Saron's bindings in Ulduar.
• Onyxia's Lair (raid) - Varian Wrynn returns to Stormwind and reveals Lady Prestor as Onyxia with the help of Reginald Windsor, chasing her down into her lair, kidnapping Anduin Wrynn in the process. Varian and his allies enter the lair and slay her.
  • World of Warcraft: Book One (comic) ends«
  • World of Warcraft: Book Two (comic)
• King Varian, and Warchief Thrall met for peace summit at Theramore. Garona Halforcen, under the thrall of Cho'gall, attempted to assassinate King Wrynn at a peace summit. Though her assassination attempt failed, Varian saw her as a Horde spy, and the negotiations broke down. Jaina Proudmoore and Aegwynn took Garona prisoner at Theramore and interrogated her, finding that she was enchanted. Jaina, Agewynn, and Garona then worked together to fight Cho'gall's influence.
  • World of Warcraft: Book Three (comic) begins»
• Retaking of Andorhal - A small army, led by Maddox, attempts to retake the ruins of Andorhal, but they all fall to the Scourge.
  • Warcraft Legends: Volume I: The Journey (manga)

Wrath of the Lich King

• The blue Dragon Aspect Malygos begins redirecting the ley lines of Azeroth to his lair, the Nexus, to prevent mortals from wielding arcane magic. Natural disasters increase in frequency as a result. Several Kirin Tor mages are sent to investigate and Malygos reveals his plan to them, offering the chance to join him. Malygos kills those who refuse to aid him, preventing them from reporting back. The first mage hunters are created.

Patch 3.0.2 Echoes of Doom

• The second Scourge Invasion - The Lich King begins his campaign of conquest anew, sending the Scourge across Azeroth.
  • O Thanagor (cinematic)
  • Zombie Infestation - Plagued grain appears at capital cities across Azeroth, causing an outbreak of ghouls and undead.
    • Scourge Invasion Stormwind
    • Scourge Invasion Orgrimmar
    • Scourge Invasion Theramore
    • World of Warcraft: Book Three (comic) ends«
      • World of Warcraft: Book Four (comic) begins»
  • The Scarlet Crusade moves to Northrend in the wake of devastation, forming the Scarlet Onslaught. The Argent Crusade and Knights of the Ebon Blade are formed at the Battle for Light's Hope Chapel.
  • The Lich King sends his death knights against the Scarlet Crusade of New Avalon, destroying the settlement.
  • Battle for Light's Hope Chapel - They continue their march, targeting the Argent Dawn at Light's Hope Chapel, but are pushed back by a group of paladins led by Lord Maxwell Tyrosus and Tirion Fordring. On the verge of the death knight's defeat, the Lich King himself appears to take out the paladin leadership, forsaking the lives of his death knights in the process. The death knights, led by Darion Mograine, rebel against the Lich King, handing the Ashbringer to Tirion, who is able to push the Lich King back to Northrend.
    • The Knights of the Ebon Blade, the Argent Dawn, and the Order of the Silver Hand come together to form the Argent Crusade.
    • Battle for the Ebon Hold - The Knights of the Ebon Blade march back to their base of operations, the Ebon Hold and capture it from the Scourge.
  • Lor'themar Theron: In the Shadow of the Sun (short story)

Patch 3.0.3 Wrath of the Lich King

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• Wrath of the Lich King campaign (The war against the Lich King) - The Alliance and Horde forces land in Northrend, setting up fortifications in the Howling Fjord and Borean Tundra
  • Death Knight (manga) ends«
  • Warcraft: Legends: Trag saga (manga) ends«
  • Utgarde Keep (dungeon) - The Alliance infiltrate Utgarde Keep, to destroy the Scourge leadership within Howling Fjord.
    • Utgarde Pinnacle (dungeon) - The Alliance move upward in the Keep, confronting and slaying King Ymiron.
  • Azjol-Nerub (dungeon) - The Horde clear out the scourge nerubians here, including their fallen King Anub'arak.
    • Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom (dungeon) - The Horde continues downward into Ahn'kahet, aiding the living nerubians in reclaiming their home.
  • Drak'Tharon Keep (dungeon) - The Drakkari prophet Tharon'ja has transformed into a massive skeletal serpent and commands the Scourge's forces in Zul'Drak from this fortress. Adventurers are sent in to stop the scourge's leadership here.
  • Gundrak (dungeon) - The last remnants of the Drakkari leadership plan to sacrifice their loa in the halls of their capital. Adventurers are sent in to stop them.
  • Culling of Stratholme (dungeon) - The bronze dragonflight sends heroes seven years into the past to prevent the infinite dragonflight from interfering with the Culling of Stratholme.
  • Wintergrasp (PvP event) - Alliance and Horde battle for dominance at Wintergrasp, hoping to gain access to the secrets held within Wintergrasp Fortress' vault.
    • The first watcher of the Vault of Archavon falls, Archavon the Stone Watcher.
  • Strand of the Ancients (battleground) - The Alliance and Horde skirmish over a mysterious titan artifact.
• Naxxramas (raid) - The Alliance and Horde make a strike at Kel'thuzad's flying fortress, tearing the citadel apart from the inside.
• Nexus War - The Wyrmrest Accord, the Kirin Tor, and its allies begin full-scale assaults on the Blue dragonflight and Malygos at Coldarra.
  • Mage (manga)
  • As the Nexus War rages, Kalecgos, Korialstrasz, and other heroes venture into Grim Batol to investigate a strange disturbance, and stop Sintharia's plans for twisting the Nether Dragons into Twilight Dragons.
    • Night of the Dragon (novel)
  • Violet Hold (dungeon) - The blue dragon Cyanigosa is sent to release the prisoners of the Kirin Tor, but was stopped and killed by the heroes of the Alliance and Horde.
  • The Nexus (dungeon) - The Alliance and Horde, along with the other dragonflights assault the mad aspect Malygos' citadel.
    • Oculus (dungeon) - At the peak of the Nexus, the Alliance and Horde stop Malygos' redirection of the lay lines.
    • Eye of Eternity (raid) - Brave heroes enter Malygos' domain and confront the aspect, hoping to convince him to stop his crusade. The aspect refuses, and Alexstrasza is forced to put him down with aid from the adventurers.
• The Obsidian Sanctum (raid) - As a nesting ground for Sintharia's Twilight Dragon experiments, Alexstrasza orders its destruction after the end of the Nexus War.
• Battle of Angrathar the Wrathgate - Bolvar Fordragon and Dranosh Saurfang lead their forces in a coordinated assault against Angrathar the Wrathgate. As the Lich King himself steps onto the battlefield, the forsaken appear, launching canisters of blight to kill both living and dead, hoping to kill the Lich King. The Lich King retreats into his citadel to escape the blight.
  • Glory (short story)
  • Battle for the Undercity - Sylvanas Windrunner is summoned before Thrall to account for the actions of the Wrathgate, only to reveal that she escaped the Undercity which had been taken over by Varimathras and Grand Apothecary Putress. The Horde quickly assemble a force to retake the Undercity, and find the Alliance have also marched to take revenge on the traitorous undead. They retake the city, and Jaina Proudmoore teleports the Alliance away before further conflict between the two factions can break out.
• Li Li Stormstout, after having explored the limits of her home on the Wandering Isle sets out for adventure and exploration, following the trail of her uncle Chen Stormstout. She, and her begrudging protector Strongbo, encountered a naga witch and a fel orc blademaster. Chen appeared last minute to help save Li Li, but not quick enough to save Strongbo from taking a mortal wound.
  • Li Li's Travel Journal (short story) (parts 1-4)»
  • Pearl of Pandaria (comic)

Patch 3.1.0 Secrets of Ulduar

• The Argent Tournament Grounds begin construction, preparing for a tournament to find the greatest heroes of the Horde and Alliance.
• The second of the Vault of Archavon's four watchers falls, Emalon the Storm Watcher.
• The Horde and Alliance leaders gather in the Violet Citadel upon word of Brann Bronzebeard's discovery of Ulduar's corruption.
  • Garrosh Hellscream: Heart of War (short story)
• Ulduar - The Alliance and Horde launch an assault against the Titan facility to uncover more of the conspiracy of Ulduar's corruption.
  • Halls of Stone (dungeon) - The Alliance invade the Halls of Stone, discovering the Forge of Wills within.
  • Halls of Lightning (dungeon) - The Horde invade the Halls of Lightning, ending Keeper Loken.
  • The Alliance and Horde, pooling their knowledge realize that the death of Loken triggered a message to the constellar Algalon the Observer, that will lead to the re-origination of Azeroth, destroying all life.
  • Ulduar (raid) - The Alliance and Horde make a joint assault against the city of Ulduar, in an attempt to both end the Old God Yogg-Saron's corruption, but to prevent Algalon from re-originating Azeroth.
    • World of Warcraft: Book Four (comic) ends«
      • Cho'gall is defeated by Med'an, aided by the New Council of Tirisfal.
      • Archbishop Benedictus sends the priest Revil Kost to find an artifact stolen by the Dark Riders of Karazhan.

Patch 3.2.0 Call of the Crusade

• Isle of Conquest (battleground) - Conflict between Alliance and Horde breaks out at the Isle of Conquest.
• The third watcher of the Vault of Archavon falls, Koralon the Flame Watcher.
• The Argent Tournament Grounds are completed. Highlords Tirion Fordring and Darion Mograine have the forces of Alliance, Horde, Argent Crusade, and Knights of the Ebon Blade compete to decide which champions will participate in the final assault on Icecrown Citadel.
  • Trial of the Champion (dungeon) - The Alliance and Horde duel for the honor of assaulting Icecrown Citadel. The games are interrupted by the forces of the Lich King, testing the champions further.
  • The Argent Crusade's champions are sent to aid the Sunreavers and Silver Covenant against the Kvaldir at Hrothgar's Landing.
  • Trial of the Crusader/Trial of the Grand Crusader (raid) - The final tournament is held to test the strongest champions of the Horde and Alliance, preparing them for the final march on Arthas' citadel. At the end of the tournament, the floor collapses into The Icy Depths below the Crusaders' Coliseum, where they fight and kill the risen Anub'arak.

Patch 3.3.0 Fall of the Lich King

• The Kalu'ak begin the Kalu'ak Fishing Derby, inviting fishers to come compete against each other's fishing skills for treasure.
• The Ashen Verdict makes its final assault on Icecrown Citadel and the Frozen Halls.
  • Forge of Souls (dungeon) - Champions make their way into the side of the citadel, looking for a weakness in Arthas that they can exploit.
  • Pit of Saron (dungeon) - The heroes make their way through the slave pits, freeing captured slaves and making their way into the citadel.
  • Halls of Reflection (dungeon) - The adventurers make their way into Frostmourne's chambers, where they make contact with the spirit of Uther the Lightbringer held within the blade.
  • Icecrown Citadel (instance) (raid) - The forces of the Ashen Verdict destroy the Lich King's mightiest servants. The Lich King Arthas is killed. Bolvar Fordragon is crowned the new Lich King.
    • Afterlives: Bastion (animated short)
• The final watcher of the Vault of Archavon, Toravon the Ice Watcher, is destroyed.
• Ruby Sanctum (raid) - Enraged at the destruction of the Obsidian Sanctum, the black dragonflight launches an attack on the Ruby Sanctum, and the heroes of Azeroth are called to help purge the invaders.
• War Against the Nightmare - Malfurion Stormrage, slumbering within the Emerald Dream became captured by Xavius. Fandral Staghelm, working to advance the Emerald Nightmare worked to hide the corruption's spread, but Tyrande Whisperwind caught onto the traitor's actions and went into the nightmare to save Malfurion. Together they defeated Xavius and Fandral, locking Fandral away. The Aspects Alexstrasza and Ysera bless Teldrassil to protect it from the Nightmare's corruption.
  • Warcraft Legends: Volume V: Nightmares (manga)
  • Stormrage (novel)
• Operation: Gnomeregan - Gelbin Mekkatorque and his gnomes retake Gnomeregan's surface.
  • Gelbin Mekkatorque: Cut Short (short story)
• Zalazane's Fall - The Darkspear trolls and their allies retake Echo Isles from Zalazane.
• Revil Kost teams up with Karlain, Brink Spannercrank, and Althea Ebonlocke as they search for the Dark Riders, and investigate the mysterious Wolf Cult. They recover several artifacts, including the Scythe of Elune.
  • Dark Riders (comic)

Cataclysm

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• Elemental Unrest - Deathwing aborbs great elemental powers within Deepholm, destabilizing the elemental realms. The elements lash out across Azeroth, causing mass destruction and chaos.
  • Shaman (manga)«
  • The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm (novel)
  • Thrall makes Garrosh Hellscream warchief of the Horde, and leaves to commune with the Elements.
  • Magni Bronzebeard attempts a ritual to discover what the cause of the unrest is, but is turned into a diamond statue. Moira Thaurissan, daughter of Magni, marches on Ironforge with her Dark Iron clan and proclaims herself queen by birthright. A civil war breaks out Moira prevents anyone from entering or leaving the city, including the visiting Prince Anduin Wrynn. Seeing this as an act of war, King Varian Wrynn marches on the city. Anduin convinces his father to show mercy, and Varian forces the dwarves to work together, forming the Council of Three Hammers to rule Ironforge.
• Alliance-Horde war begins» - Garrosh begins invading Alliance territory, and Cairne Bloodhoof challenges Garrosh to mak'gora. Magatha Grimtotem secretly poisons Garrosh's axe, which kills Cairne.

Patch 4.0.3a The Shattering

• The Cataclysm - Deathwing returns to Azeroth, scarring it with a great cataclysm.
  • Xaxas (cinematic)
  • Deathwing swiftly descends on Stormwind City, burning parts of it to the ground, and severely damaging other parts. Before the Alliance forces were able to rally and respond, Deathwing was gone.
  • The Blood Gate in Zuldazar is destroyed, prompting King Rastakhan to ban the usage of blood magic.
• Various leaders of Azeroth face inner turmoil in the aftermath of the Cataclysm.
  • Tyrande & Malfurion: Seeds of Faith (short story)
  • The Council of Three Hammers: Fire and Iron (short story)
  • Velen: Prophet's Lesson (short story)
  • Varian Wrynn: Blood of Our Fathers (short story)
  • Baine Bloodhoof: As Our Fathers Before Us (short story) (approx.)
• Cataclysm campaign - Deathwing's wake of destruction, and Garrosh's war campaign leads to conflict across the world.
  • Battles between the Horde and Alliance rage as Deathwing unleashes the Old Gods' minions to reign chaos and terror.
    • Bloodsworn (comic)
    • Invasion of Gilneas - Sylvanas Windrunner, under the command of Warchief Garrosh, launches a brutal invasion of Gilneas.
      • Genn Greymane: Lord of His Pack (short story) (past) ends»
      • The worgen curse begins to spread across Gilneas, and the Night Elves notice, sending their people to help the Gilneans deal with the curse. Using the Ritual of Balance, they are able to help the Gilnean Worgen to gain control of themselves in their cursed form.
        • Curse of the Worgen (comic) (present)«
      • Sylvanas assaults Gilneas City and is pushed back after killing Prince Liam Greymane. Sylvanas then loses the blight upon Gilneas, making it uninhabitable.
      • The Gilneans, with help from the Night Elves, flee the ruins of Gilneas.
      • Pyrewood Village and Ambermill fall amidst the fighting.
      • Lord Godfrey assassinates Lady Sylvanas Windrunner upon her declaring victory over Gilneas. Her Val'kyr resurrect her after Godfrey and his allies retreat to Shadowfang Keep.
        • Sylvanas Windrunner: Edge of Night (short story)
      • Shadowfang Keep (dungeon) - Heroes of the Horde are sent into Shadowfang Keep to avenge Sylvanas, and kill Lord Godfrey.
      • Gilneas is left in ruins.
      • Battle for Gilneas (battleground) - The Horde and Alliance continue to fight over the ruins.
    • Kezan is destroyed by the Cataclysm and the Bilgewater Cartel, fleeing the ruins, joins the Horde.
      • Bilgewater Harbor is created from a "city-in-a-box" in Azshara.
      • Gallywix: Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince (short story) (present)«
    • The Gilneans take refuge amongst the Alliance who welcome them into their ranks.
      • Genn Greymane: Lord of His Pack (short story) (present)«
      • King Varian Wrynn, after going on a hunting excursion with King Genn Greymane, goes through the Ritual of Balance to help him have inner peace with himself. King Varian then gladly welcomes Greymane and his people into the Alliance.
        • Wolfheart (novel)
    • Deadmines (dungeon) - The Defias Brotherhood is reborn under Vanessa VanCleef after years of inactivity, and heroes of the Alliance are sent in to take them out.
    • Stormwind Stockade (dungeon) - Quakes from the Cataclysm lead to elementals, led by Lord Overheat to break through from below the surface, killing half of the inmates. Meanwhile, another revolt led by Randolph Moloch and Hogger breaks out. Adventurers are sent in to regain control of the Stockade.
    • Temple of Atal'Hakkar (dungeon) - The Atal'ai priests return to the Sunken Temple, attempting to summon Hakkar once again. Lord Itharius of the Green Dragonflight recruits heroes to help stop the troll cultists.
    • Battle for Andorhal - The Horde, Alliance, and Scourge clash over the ruins of Andorhal to claim the ruins. The Horde claims victory for the Forsaken, but their general Koltira Deathweaver is punished for weakness shown in his truce with the Alliance.
    • Stratholme (dungeon) - Balnazzar and the son of Baron Rivendare, Aurius Rivendare, each take control of sections of the city, overrunning it with their respective undead servants. The Argent Crusade recruits heroes to help retake the city.
    • Tol Barad (PvP event) - Conflict between the Alliance and Horde breaks out for control of the prison island.
      • Argaloth, a prisoner in Baradin Hold breaks out amidst the chaos, but is defeated.
  • N'Zoth rallies its elemental servants to wreak havoc in Uldum, Vashj'ir, and Deepholm, hoping Azeroth's forces would be too spread thin to deal with all of his assaults.
    • Uldum quests - Al'akir breaks down the shielding around Uldum and the Forge of Origination, hoping to harness its powers.
      • Lost City of the Tol'vir (dungeon) - The Neferset tribe ally with Deathwing and Al'akir, and heroes are sent in to stop their threat.
      • Halls of Origination (dungeon) - Al'akir attempts to retrieve the reorigination device within the Halls of Origination, and Brann Bronzebeard with the help of brave heroes, stop the Windlord's minions and prevent the reorigination of Azeroth.
      • Vortex Pinnacle (dungeon) - After a violent attack on Orsis by Al'akir's armies, adventurers are sent in to help rescue a Tol'vir captive and take vengeance for the fallen city.
      • Throne of the Four Winds (raid) - Adventurers enter Skywall and permanently slay Al'akir, ending his assault on Uldum.
    • Vashj'ir quests - Queen Azshara and Ozumat assaults Neptulon's forces in Vashj'ir for his defiance of N'Zoth. Alliance and Horde forces rally under the Earthen Ring to stop their assault and save Neptulon.
      • Throne of the Tides (dungeon) - Adventurers delve into Neptulon's lair to stop Azshara's servant, Lady Naz'jar. Ozumat returns and captures Neptulon, fleeing to parts unknown.
    • Deepholm quests - The Earthen Ring track the Twilight's Hammer to Deepholm and recruit heroes to help destroy their presence there.
      • The Stonecore (dungeon) - The champions invade the Twilight stronghold in the Stonecore.
  • Mount Hyjal quests - Twilight's Hammer agents ally with Ragnaros the Firelord at Mount Hyjal and attempt to burn down Nordrassil.
    • The Wild Gods return to Azeroth from the Emerald Dream and defend Hyjal from Ragnaros' elemental armies.
  • Twilight Highlands quests - The Alliance and Horde forces invade the Twilight's Hammer strongholds in the Twilight Highlands.
    • The Wildhammer Clan rejoins the Alliance and the Dragonmaw Clan rejoins the Horde.
    • Twin Peaks (battleground) - The Alliance and Horde, with their new allies, skirmish in the Highlands.
    • Grim Batol (dungeon) - Heroes recruited by the red dragonflight delve into Grim Batol to put an end to the Old Gods' minions within.
    • Bastion of Twilight (raid) - Champions raid the Bastion, putting an end to the Twilight Hammer's leader, Cho'gall, as well as Sinestra and her twilight brood.
    • The forces of Azeroth launch an attack on Blackrock Mountain, to stop the creation of the Twilight Dragons and Nefarian's other experiments.
      • Blackrock Caverns (dungeon) - After discovering elementals being exported from Mount Hyjal, adventurers are sent into the cavern to discover and stop the Twilight's Hammer's plans.
      • Blackwing Descent (raid) - The resurrected Nefarian and Onyxia are slain, stopping Nefarian's experiments.
• Traveler (novel) (approx.)
  • Traveler: The Spiral Path (novel) (approx.)
  • Traveler: The Shining Blade (novel) (approx.)

Patch 4.1.0 Rise of the Zandalari

• The Gurubashi and Amani trolls unite under the Zandalari prophet Zul. The Darkspear tribe refuses to join, and recruits heroes from the Horde and Alliance to help combat this rising threat.
  • Zul'Gurub (dungeon) - Heroes invade Zul'Gurub and kill the reborn Jin'do the Godbreaker.
  • Zul'Aman (dungeon) - Champions march on Zul'Aman and kill the Amani warlord, Daakara.
• While Alexstrasza, Ysera, and the remaining leaders of the blue dragonflight gather at Wyrmrest Temple, Deathwing attacks them to create a diversion. Meanwhile, the Twilight cultists make their way into the dragonflight's sanctums and begin corrupting their eggs. Korialstrasz stops them, destroying himself and the eggs in the process. Ysera sees a vision of the future and sends Thrall to aid her and find Nozdormu, bringing him back from a temporal prison. Thrall then travels to the Nexus, where he aids the blue dragonflight in selecting their next leader as Kalecgos.
  • The Embrace occurs, and Kalecgos becomes a Dragon Aspect.
  • Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects (novel)

Patch 4.2.0 Rage of the Firelands

• Elemental Bonds - Thrall is assaulted by the Twilight's Hammer, and struggles with his inner turmoil made manifest in the elements. Heroes arrive to assist him in gaining control of himself and the elements again.
• Firelands Invasion - Ragnaros and his minions try to set Nordrassil to flame. Fighting breaks out within the Firelands itself.
  • The area of Mount Hyjal that was scorched in the second battle of Mount Hyjal is extinguished of flame and the forest begins to regrow. Agents from the Firelands bypass or destroy the wards and reinvade the area.
  • Firelands (raid) - Sulfuron Keep is besieged. The leader of the Druids of the Flame, Fandral Staghelm, is killed before Ragnaros the Firelord is finally confronted and permanently slain.
• Wrathion, with the help of a rogue champion, kills all the other black dragons he knows of.
• Occu'thar, a prisoner in Baradin Hold breaks out amidst the chaos, but is defeated.

Patch 4.3.0 The Hour of Twilight

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• The Darkmoon Faire opens up Darkmoon Island with new attractions, carnival games, and mysteries.
• Charge of the Aspects (short story)
• Nozdormu sends heroes through the timeways to regain control of them from the infinite dragonflight and obtain the Dragon Soul.
  • End Time (dungeon) - Nozdormu recruits adventurers to help him stop his future self Murozond, in order to break the infinite dragonflight's control of the timeways.
  • Well of Eternity (dungeon) - Agents of the Alliance and Horde are sent back over 10,000 years to retrieve the Dragon Soul from the War of the Ancients.
• The final assault on Deathwing and the Twilight's Hammer begins.
  • Hour of Twilight (dungeon) - The defenders of Azeroth siege Wyrmrest Temple, retaking it from the Twilight's Hammer. Archbishop Benedictus is revealed to be the "Twilight Father" and is killed.
  • Dragon Soul (raid) - Deathwing is destroyed by Thrall and the Dragon Aspects at the Maelstrom using the Dragon Soul. A second cataclysm is averted. The Aspects are reduced to a mortal state and the "Age of Mortals" begins.
    • Legacies (animated short) (chapter 2 past ends)«»
• Alizabal, a prisoner in Baradin Hold breaks out amidst the chaos, but is defeated.

Mists of Pandaria

Patch 5.0.4 Mists of Pandaria

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• Ragefire Chasm (dungeon) - Dark shaman take up residence in Ragefire Chasm, and adventurers are sent in to kill them.
• Scarlet Monastery - The Scarlet Crusade reclaims their monastery and Lilian Voss, disguised as the Hooded Crusader recruits adventurers in helping wipe out the crusaders.
  • Scarlet Halls (dungeon)
  • Scarlet Monastery (dungeon)
• Scholomance (dungeon) - Darkmaster Gandling continues his operations in the school of necromancy, and adventurers delve into the school to save Lilian Voss, and eliminate the Darkmaster.
• Silvershard Mines (battleground) - The Horde and Alliance struggle for control of a diamond mine deep in the jungles of Stranglethorn Vale.
• As the Horde prepares to invade Theramore, escalating their conflict with the Alliance, Chen and Li Li Stormstout set out to discover Pandaria. When they reach the shores, they discover that the mists have parted.
  • Quest for Pandaria (novella)
• Attack on Theramore Isle - The Horde launches an invasion of Theramore, detonating a mana bomb that levels the entire city. Archmage Rhonin sacrifices himself to push Jaina Proudmoore through a portal, saving her an instant before the bomb goes off.
  • Theramore's Fall (Alliance) (scenario)
  • Theramore's Fall (Horde) (scenario)
  • Tides of War (novel)
  • Alliance-Horde war evolves into a full-scale conflict.«»
• Wandering Isle storyline - The Skyseeker crashes into the Wandering Isle. and the Pandaren of Shen-zin Su split into two major groups, Tushui and Huojin and join the Alliance and Horde, respectively.
• Pandaria is accidentally discovered by the Alliance and Horde fleets as they skirmish in the South Seas.
  • Why Do We Fight? (cinematic)
  • Bottoms Up (cinematic)
• Mists of Pandaria campaign - The Alliance and Horde forces quickly rally their fleets to conquer this new land.
  • Li Li's Travel Journal (novella) (parts 5-11)«
  • Jade Forest storyline - The Horde and Alliance's forward strike forces land in the Jade Forest and through their conflict unleash the sha, threatening Pandaria. They move through the forest gaining allies, their conflict culminating in the battle of the Serpent's Heart.
    • Temple of the Jade Serpent (dungeon) - After the Sha of Doubt arises from the breaking of the Serpent's Heart, heroes chase it down into the Temple to put an end to it.
    • A Brewing Storm (scenario) - Heroes assist Brewmaster Blanche craft a special brew and defend her from a saurok attack.
    • Greenstone Village (scenario) - After adventurers cleared the region of sprites, earth spirits strike back against Greenstone Village, and adventurers are called upon again to defend against the threat.
  • Valley of the Four Winds storyline and Krasarang Wilds storyline - Champions make their way into the Valley of the Four Winds where they make friends among the local Pandaren farmers and help Chen craft a new brew. Meanwhile, other heroes venture into the Krasarang Wilds, exploring the dense wilds and stopping the Sha at the Temple of the Red Crane. As the adventurers travel through the land, the mantid begin invading beyond the Serpent's Spine, attacking the Pandaren in the region.
    • Stormstout Brewery (dungeon) - Adventurers journey into the Brewery to help Chen regain control from the chaos of the incompetent Uncle Gao
    • Unga Ingoo (scenario) - Brewmaster Bo recruits heroes to help fight off a band of hozen pirates, armed from a shipwrecked Bloodsail ship.
  • Kun-Lai Summit storyline - After fighting off the mantid, the heroes travel north to Kun-Lai Summit to discover the local Pandaren facing an invasion of Yaungol from the west. Heroes defend against the invasion, then make their way north to gain the support of the Shado-Pan and stop the Zandalari trolls who have come and are plundering mogu ruins in hopes to bring back the Thunder King, Lei Shen.
    • Shado-Pan Monastery (dungeon) - The sha of Violence, Hatred and Anger break out within the monastery and begin wreaking havoc. While the Sha of Anger is taken out outside of the monastery, heroes venture in to free the Shado-Pan of the sha of Violence and Hatred.
    • Brewmoon Festival (scenario) - Adventurers stop by Binan Village during Brewfest and help defend the town against a horde of Yaungol.
    • Arena of Annihilation (scenario) - Gurgthock and Wodin the Troll-Servant come to the Temple of the White Tiger to host a new arena tournament, testing the steel of adventurers.
    • Mogu'shan Vaults (raid) - Lorewalker Cho recruits adventurers to help delve into the mogu archives for ancient lore of the mogu empire.
  • Townlong Steppes storyline - Adventurers, after having fought back the Yaungol invasion in Kun-Lai, push them back into Townlong Steppes. Here they uncover another sha, the Sha of Hatred, causing trouble. With the assistance of the Shado-Pan, the heroes are able to defeat the Sha and its growing army of mantid.
    • Siege of Niuzao Temple (dungeon) - The mantid launch a massive assault on Niuzao Temple, and adventurers are recruited to destroy the mantid's assault force.
  • Dread Wastes storyline - Heroes begin moving into the Dread Wastes to push back the mantid's invasions. Here heroes find refuge and allies with the Klaxxi, and begin awakening their leaders to combat the rogue mantid monarch, Grand Empress Shek'zeer.
    • Gate of the Setting Sun (dungeon) - The mantid make an assault against the Serpent's Spine, and heroes are called upon to help defend the gate.
    • Heart of Fear (raid) - After the Sha of Fear broke out from Niuzao Temple, it begins to urge the mantid Grand Empress Shek'zeer to war against the Pandaren 10 years earlier than usual. Heroes chase down the mantid empress and end her reign, though the Sha of Fear flees further inland.
  • Vale of Eternal Blossoms storyline - The August Celestials open up the Gate of the August Celestials, allowing adventurers into the Vale of Eternal Blossoms to deal with the rising mogu threat.
    • Mogu'shan Palace (dungeon) - The Gurthan, Harthak, and Kargesh clans set up residence in the ancient palace during their attempt to retake Pandaria. Adventurers enter the Palace to stop them and their newly minted King Xin.
    • Temple of Kotmogu (battleground) - The Alliance and Horde skirmish over ancient treasures found in a mogu temple.
    • Crypt of Forgotten Kings (dungeon) - A set of mogu ruins become corrupted by the sha, and adventurers delve into them to cleanse them of the corruption.
    • Terrace of Endless Spring (raid) - Adventurers finally track down and confront the Sha of Fear to the Terrace of Endless Spring, ending its threat.

Patch 5.1.0 Landfall

• Operation: Shieldwall and Dominance Offensive - The Alliance and Horde navies make landfall in the Krasarang Wilds of Pandaria, setting up the strongholds of Lion's Landing and Domination Point.
  • Lion's Landing (scenario) - Just after the Alliance constructs Lion's Landing, the Horde sends in a strike force, and the Alliance champions rush to defend their new foothold.
  • Domination Point (scenario) - Just after the Horde constructs Domination Point, the Alliance sends in a strike force, and the Horde champions rush to defend their new foothold.
  • A Little Patience (scenario) - Tyrande Whisperwind and her forces are ambushed by a Horde strike force near the Temple of the Red Crane, and the champions of Lion's Landing are sent to defend her and free the temple from the Horde's occupation.
  • Dagger in the Dark (scenario) - Garrosh sends in Vol'jin, a team of Kor'kron, and the champions of Domination Point to deal with the Saurok. During the mission, an assassination attempt by the Garrosh's men forces Vol'jin into hiding.
    • Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde (novel)
• Assault on Zan'vess (scenario) - Champions assault Grand Empress Shek'zeer's final remaining forces in Zan'vess, retrieving their weapons stash to fuel their war.
• Garrosh's agents raid Darnassus to steal the  [Divine Bell] and sabotage Lor'themar's negotiations with the Alliance, using Dalaran to quickly and quietly move his troops.
  • Purge of Dalaran - After the theft of the Divine Bell, Archmage Jaina Proudmoore blamed Aethas Sunreaver for allowing the Horde to use Dalaran for their war against the Alliance. As punishment, she purged the Sunreavers and the Horde from Dalaran completely.
  • Garrosh shatters the  [Divine Bell] while attacking Prince Anduin Wrynn. The shattered pieces crush Anduin to near death.
• Kalecgos discovers the Spark of Tyr in Galakrond's Rest, triggering a vision of Galakrond's fall and the rise of the Aspects. (approx.)
  • Dawn of the Aspects (novel) (present)«
• Destination: Pandaria short stories (approx.)
  • The Trial of the Red Blossoms (short story) (approx.)
  • Bleeding Sun (short story) (approx.)
  • The Blank Scroll (short story) (approx.)
  • The Jade Hunters (short story) (approx.)

Patch 5.2.0 The Thunder King

• Pursuing the Black Harvest (scenario) - Warlocks, seeking the knowledge of harnessing Fel Fire, journey to the Black Temple and assist Akama in slaying Kanrethad Ebonlocke, taking  [The Codex of Xerrath] from him.
• The Zandalari resurrect Lei Shen and ally once more with him and his mogu subjects.
• Isle of Thunder storyline - The Kirin Tor Offensive and Sunreaver Onslaught land on the Isle of Thunder and begin to each besiege Lei Shen's Palace with the Shado-Pan.
  • Throne of Thunder (raid) - Adventurers invade the Thunder King's fortress, putting an end to the risen tyrant, and freeing Highkeeper Ra.

Patch 5.3.0 Escalation

• Blood in the Snow (scenario) - The Zandalari recruit the Frostmane tribe to assault Ironforge, and heroes of the Alliance are rallied by King Varian Wrynn and Moira Thaurissan to defend the dwarves' home.
• Deepwind Gorge (battleground) - Alliance and Horde battle in the Valley of the Four Winds for precious resources.
• Battle on the High Seas (scenario) - The Horde and Alliance skirmish over the waters of the south seas as they make their way to Pandaria.
• Dark Heart of Pandaria (scenario) - The goblins under Warchief Garrosh excavate the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, searching for a mysterious artifact. Garrosh calls upon heroes of the Horde to assist in defending his goblin workers.
• The Darkspear Rebellion - The Darkspear Rebellion begins as Vol'jin returns to Durotar.»
  • Battlefield: Barrens - The Barrens erupt in a bloody conflict between Garrosh's Kor'kron and Voljin's Revolutionaries.
  • The Alliance forms a truce with the rebels to take out Garrosh Hellscream.
  • The rebels liberate Sen'jin Village and Razor Hill.
  • Secrets of Ragefire (scenario) - Disappearances in Durotar lead the Gob Squad to recruit horde revolutionaries to investigate suspicious Kor'kron activity in Ragefire Chasm.
  • The Strength of Steel (short story)

Patch 5.4.0 Siege of Orgrimmar

• The Heart of Y'Shaarj is unearthed and Garrosh Hellscream uses the Pools of Power to revive the Heart, destroying half of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms in the process.
  • The Sha of Pride is unleashed from Garrosh's actions and the Klaxxi Paragons join Garrosh's forces who hold the heart of their fallen god.
• The Siege of Orgrimmar - The Darkspear Revolution, with support from the Alliance, besieges Orgrimmar in hopes of replacing the tyrant warchief Garrosh..
  • Siege of Orgrimmar (raid) - Heroes of the Horde and Alliance push through Garrosh's defenses and confront the Warchief deep underneath Orgrimmar.
  • Garrosh is dethroned and captured, then moved to Pandaria for trial.
    • Vol'jin replaces Garrosh as Warchief of the Horde.
    • Alliance-Horde war ends«
    • Darkspear Rebellion ends«
• The Timeless Isle, lost for millennia to the currents of time, emerges from the mists off the eastern coast of Jade Forest.
• Over Water (short story)
• The Untamed Valley (short story)

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• Garrosh Hellscream escapes from custody in Pandaria with the help of Wrathion, Kairoz, and Zaela. Kairoz takes him to an alternate Draenor, 35 years earlier, in hopes to build an infinite army.
  • War Crimes (novel) (origin)»

Warlords of Draenor

-24, alternate timeline

• Blood and Thunder (comic) (past)»

-11, alternate timeline

• Blackhand (comic)

-4, alternate timeline

• Kairozdormu brings Garrosh to an alternate Draenor, hoping for him to create the first of an infinite amount new Hordes. Not wanting to be a pawn, Garrosh betrays and kills Kairoz with a shard of the  [Vision of Time].
  • War Crimes (novel) (past)«
  • Garrosh uses a shard of the  [Vision of Time] to convince Grommash Hellscream not to drink Mannoroth's blood, and to instead create the Iron Horde.
    • Hellscream (short story)
• Gul'dan and the Stranger (comic)
• Grom rejects the demon blood, kills Mannoroth, and captures Gul'dan. Construction of the Dark Portal begins.
  • Times Change (cinematic)
• Blood and Thunder (comic) (present)«
• Code of Rule (short story) (approx.)

Patch 6.0.2 The Iron Tide

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• Blackfathom Deeps (dungeon) - Twilight Lord Bathiel assumed control of Blackfathom Deeps after feeding his sire, Lord Kelris to the Aku'mai the Devourer. Adventurers of the Horde are rallied to end both the Twilight Lord, and the Old God's pet within.
• Razorfen Kraul (dungeon) - Charlga Razorflank, making deals with the remnants of the Scourge, lead the Quillboar down a dark path. The spirit of the Wild God Agamaggan recruits adventurers to bring down Charlga to return the quilboar to their noble roots.
• Razorfen Downs (dungeon) - Death Speaker Blackthorn raises his master Amnennar the Coldbringer back into unlife, bringing the Downs back under the control of the Scourge. The red dragonflight recruits heroes to once again take out this threat.
• The Dark Portal on Alternate Draenor is finished and connected to the one on Azeroth; The portal's glow turns from green to red, and both timelines' events run simultaneously from this point.
  • The Iron Horde's initial invasion of Azeroth begins as the Iron Horde floods through the Dark Portal. They make it all the way to Blackrock Spire, destroying Nethergarde Keep along the way.
    • Lords of War (animated shorts) (present)«
    • Upper Blackrock Spire (dungeon) - The Horde and Alliance strike back against the Iron Horde incursion by immediately moving to retake Blackrock Spire from the Iron Horde and Warlord Zaela.

Patch 6.0.3a Warlords of Draenor

• Warlords of Draenor campaign - In retaliation, Khadgar assembles the champions of the Alliance and the Horde, leading them through the portal to stop the Iron Horde on Draenor once and for all.
  • Warlords of Draenor intro experience - In Tanaan Jungle, Draenor's Dark Portal is destroyed by the Azerothian strike force, severing its connection. The Horde and Alliance forces split off, the Alliance heading towards Shadowmoon Valley and the Horde towards Frostfire Ridge.
  • Frostfire Ridge storyline and Shadowmoon Valley storyline - The Horde expedition arrives at Frostfire Ridge where they establish a garrison named Frostwall, help the Frostwolf Clan conquer Bladespire Citadel, slay Warlord Fenris, and halt the Iron Horde at the Battle of Thunder Pass. Meanwhile, the Alliance expedition ventures into Shadowmoon Valley and makes contact with the local draenei, establish a garrison named Lunarfall, force Ner'zhul into hiding after the Dark Star is purified, and successfully repel the Iron Horde during the Defense of Karabor.
    • Bloodmaul Slag Mines (dungeon) - Heroes of the Horde invade a Bloodmaul mine to free orcish slaves and prevent Imperator Mar'gok from obtaining a relic of immense power.
    • Shadowmoon Burial Grounds (dungeon) - Heroes of the Alliance chase Ner'zhul down and confront him within the burial grounds.
  • Gorgrond storyline - Adventurers move into Gorgrond and set up a forward base before launching an attack on the blackrock forces.
    • Iron Docks (dungeon) - Heroes launch an assault on the Iron Horde shipyards to prevent them from launching an attack, destroying their weapons of war.
    • Grimrail Depot (dungeon) - The Iron Horde prepares for an assault of Shattrath City, and adventurers are sent to wipe out the reinforcements coming via the Grimrail Depot.
    • The Everbloom (dungeon) - The Kirin Tor's forward base against Blackrock Foundry is assaulted by the botani, threatening the large portal to Stormwind City. Heroes are quickly recruited to end this threat.
  • Talador storyline - Shattrath City is liberated from Iron Horde control and Blackhand is forced to escape, though not before killing Maraad and Orgrim Doomhammer during the confrontation. At some point, however, the liberated city is occupied by the Shadow Council.
    • Auchindoun (dungeon) - Gul'dan, seeking favor from his demonic masters, sends the Shadow Council to gather the draenei spirits resting in the mausoleum.
  • Spires of Arak storyline - Heroes adventure into the Spires of Arak, where they assist the Arakkoa Outcasts in their war against the Adherents of Rukhmar, working to topple the adherent superweapon.
    • Skyreach (dungeon) - Champions make their way into the arakkoa capital, confronting the adherents' leaders, and ending the arakkoan conflict.
  • Nagrand storyline - In Nagrand, Warlord Dharl of the Burning Blade clan is slain at Hallvalor, followed by Garrosh Hellscream, who ultimately meets his end at Thrall's hands during the Siege of Grommashar.
  • Ashran (PvP event) - The Horde and Alliance skirmish over an island east of Tanaan Jungle, fighting over the ancient treasures of an ancient ogre empire.
  • Garrison Campaign - The Horde and Alliance forces work to dismantle the Iron Horde and Legion forces across Draenor.
    • Highmaul (raid) - The Alliance, Horde and Cho'gall's pale orcs attack Highmaul, Kargath Bladefist is slain by adventurers while Imperator Mar'gok dies at Cho'gall's hands and the Gorian Empire is left crippled.
    • Blackrock Foundry (raid) - Champions besiege Blackrock Foundry to confront Warlord Blackhand, stopping the Iron Horde's manufacturing of weapons and vehicles.

Patch 6.1.0 Garrisons Update

• Grommash's failure breeds dissent within the ranks, affording the warlock Gul'dan the opportunity to usurp the Iron Horde and summon the demonic Burning Legion to Draenor, joined by Warlord Kilrogg of the Bleeding Hollow clan.
  • Gul'dan persuades the Iron Horde's remaining leaders to serve the Burning Legion, imprisons Grommash, and also recruits the aid of Shadow-Sage Iskar and the Sethekk arakkoa.
  • Garrison Campaign continues as the Horde and Alliance forces take out the Burning Blade.

Patch 6.2.0 Fury of Hellfire

• Gul'dan takes control of Hellfire Citadel, intending to use it as a staging area for the Legion to invade Draenor. He then proceeds to summon the demon lord Archimonde.
• Tanaan Jungle storyline - The Horde and Alliance forces construct a fleet, and land at the shores of Tanaan Jungle. They set up fortifications in the jungle, taking out Gul'dan's forces, and prepare to lay siege to Hellfire Citadel.
  • Hellfire Citadel (raid) - Aided by Khadgar, Yrel, Durotan, and a freed Grommash, Azeroth's champions battle their way through the horrors unleashed within Hellfire Citadel and after a harrowing struggle that nearly destroys Draenor, the heroes are able to cast down Archimonde.
    • As he falls, Archimonde hurls Gul'dan through a portal to fulfill his pact with the Legion.
• Heroes return to Azeroth, closing the way to the alternate Draenor behind them.»

Legion

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• King Magni Bronzebeard awakens in Old Ironforge.
  • Magni: Fault Lines (comic)
• Gul'dan re-opens the sealed portal inside the Tomb of Sargeras, beginning the Burning Legion's third invasion of Azeroth.
  • The Tomb of Sargeras (audio drama)
• Khadgar warns the faction leaders of the Legion's return, then heads to Karazhan for answers.
  • Harbingers - Khadgar (animated short)

Patch 7.0.3 Legion

• Battle for the Broken Shore (Legion intro experience) - The Alliance and Horde attack the Legion's foothold at the Broken Shore, hoping to end the invasion before it begins.
  • Azeroth's Last Hope (cinematic)
  • High King Varian Wrynn is killed while Warchief Vol'jin and Tirion Fordring are gravely injured.
  • Vol'jin dies and Sylvanas Windrunner becomes Warchief of the Horde. Anduin Wrynn becomes King of Stormwind as well as High King of the Alliance.
• Gul'dan and his legion penetrate the Vault of the Wardens thanks to Cordana Felsong, stealing the crystal within which Illidan's corpse was contained. He travels to Black Rook Hold and severs Illidan's body from his soul, causing the night elf dead buried within the fortress to return as maddened ghosts.
  • World of Warcraft Cinematic Teaser (cinematic)
  • Demon hunter starting experience ends« - During the attack on the Vault, Maiev released the captive Illidari. The demon hunters escaped from the besieged Vault and headed to Stormwind City and Orgrimmar under Khadgar's guidance.
• Legion Invasions - The Legion openly launches full-scale invasions on Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms.
  • Dark Mirror (short story)
  • The Burning Legion makes assassination attempts in Orgrimmar and Stormwind as the faction leaders gather to mourn the Warchief and the High King, but the Illidari undid their plans and are as such accepted as allies among the two factions.
  • Gul'dan gains access to the Nightwell by allying with the nightborne, led by Elisande.
    • Nightborne: Twilight of Suramar (comic)
  • Dargrul the Underking betrays the Highmountain tauren by murdering Highchieftain Ulan Highmountain and stealing the  [Hammer of Khaz'goroth].
    • Highmountain: A Mountain Divided (comic)
• Dalaran is moved above Karazhan while Khadgar, Magni, Brann Bronzebeard and the adventurers go to Ulduar. Magni tells them to seek the Pillars of Creation.
• Legion campaign - Dalaran is moved to the Broken Isles to coordinate the search for the Pillars.
  • Azsuna storyline - The class orders help Prince Farondis regain his status and undo the naga's advances led by Tidemistress Athissa.
    • Eye of Azshara (dungeon) - Queen Azshara appears before Prince Farondis, and announces the coming of her Wrath. The order hall champions are then sent to defeat the Wrath of Azshara and retrieve the first Pillar of Creation, the  [Tidestone of Golganneth].
    • Vault of the Wardens (dungeon) - The order halls send heroes into the vault to recover artifacts and end the traitorous Warden, Cordana Felsong.
  • Val'sharah storyline - Xavius returns and spreads the the Nightmare throughout Val'sharah, takes Cenarius, Thaon Moonclaw and Elothir among others. Xavius corrupts the Tears of Elune, using it to corrupt Ysera who is then mercifully put down by adventurers. The second Pillar, the  [Tear of Elune], is recovered from Ysera and purified from corruption.
    • Darkheart Thicket (dungeon) - Heroes chase Xavius into the thicket to confront the nightmare lord's shade and rescue Malfurion Stormrage.
    • Black Rook Hold (dungeon) - Heroes delved into the ancient keep to purify the spirits disturbed by Gul'dan's foul magic and demonic allies.
  • Highmountain storyline - War wages between Dargrul and the Highmountain Tribe. The Skyhorn and Stonedark tribes are rallied under the Highmountain, while the Rivermane tribe is decimated by Dargrul and the Bloodtotem accept the fel-gift and become Felsworn. The coalition launches an assault on the home of the drogbar as Dargrul retreats to Neltharion's Lair.
    • Neltharion's Lair (dungeon) - Champions, guided by Spiritwalker Ebonhorn, enter Neltharion's Lair and kill Dargrul, securing the third Pillar, the  [Hammer of Khaz'goroth].
  • Stormheim storyline - The Alliance led by Genn Greymane assault Sylvanas and the Horde. The Skyfire is destroyed in the skirmish. Horde and Alliance Champions obtain the blessing of Ashildir and are granted audience with Eyir. Sylvanas' attempt to enslave her is thwarted by Genn Greymane. Meanwhile, Champions of the order halls pass the different trials of the people of Stormheim and obtain the blessing of Yotnar, of the Thorignir, and of the ancient vrykul kings. The Legion and the Felskorn make a combind assault at the Gates of Valor, but are repelled by the champions.
    • Halls of Valor (dungeon) - The champions finally pass Odyn's test in the Halls of Valor, kill God-King Skovald and secure the penultimate Pillar, the  [Aegis of Aggramar].
    • Maw of Souls (dungeon) - Adventurers delve into Helheim to confront Helya from claiming more souls bound for the dark afterlife.
  • Suramar storyline - Champions are sent into Suramar where they assist the Nightfallen, led by Thalyssra, in their rebellion against Grand Magistrix Elisande and the Nightborne nobility..
    • Arcway (dungeon) - Heroes are sent into the Arcway to slay Advisor Vandros, one of Elisande's advisors.
    • Court of Stars (dungeon) - Adventurers sneak into a ball in disguise and enact Thalyssra's vengeance against Advisor Melandrus, depriving Elisande of another advisor.
  • Assault on Violet Hold (dungeon) - The Legion assaults the Violet Hold hoping to release some of the Lich King's most dangerous servants. Champions rush to defend the prison and stop the Legion's assault.
  • Order Hall campaigns - Organizations across Azeroth assemble their resources and work to fight against the Legion's invasion.
    • Death Knight Campaign - Allying with the Lich King Bolvar Fordragon, the Knights of the Ebon Blade raise new horsemen to fight against the Legion.
    • Demon Hunter Campaign - The Demon Hunters work to reunite the various forces that served Illidan Stormrage during the Invasion of Outland, and recover the  [Sargerite Keystone] that went missing when they were captured by the Wardens. The Illidari assault Niskara, hunting down the demon leaders Caria Felsoul and Varedis Felsoul.
    • Druid Campaign - The druids of the Cenarion Circle work against the spreading Emerald Nightmare, working to confront and slay Xavius the Nightmare Lord.
    • Hunter Campaign - The Unseen Path begin recruiting new Hunters and Rangers to their ranks, and work to aid the forces of Azeroth against the Legion's invasion, and take out the demonic lieutenant, Hakkar the Houndmaster.
    • Mage Campaign - The Tirisgarde is reformed, and the dreadlord Kathra'natir works to subvert the mages' plans hoping to bring down the Kirin Tor, but the mages of the stop the dreadlord's plans.
    • Monk Campaign - After the Legion's invasion of the Peak of Serenity, the Order of the Broken Temple is formed as the monks take refuge at the Temple of Five Dawns on the Wandering Isle. Here they begin work to craft the legendary Storm Brew to empower their forces against the legion.
    • Paladin Campaign - Working against the Legion, the Knights of the Silver Hand recover a message from Turalyon and work to prepare an alliance between them, the Conclave and the Army of the Light, working together to confront the dreadlord Balnazzar during his assault on Netherlight Temple.
    • Priest Campaign - The Conclave reclaims Netherlight Temple and begins recruiting priestly champions of both the light and void to their cause. They then ally with the Knights of the Silver Hand and the Army of the Light to defeat the dreadlord Balnazzar during his assault on Netherlight Temple.
    • Rogue Campaign - The rogues of the Uncrowned work to subvert the Legion's influence, and investigate strange happenings around the SI:7, leading to them uncovering that Mathias Shaw had been replaced by the dreadlord Detheroc.
    • Shaman Campaign - The shaman of the Earthen Ring assemble at the Heart of Azeroth on the edge of the Maelstrom. They work to reunite the four elemental lords, while fighting off the return of the Twilight's Hammer.
    • Warlock Campaign - Warlocks of the Council of the Black Harvest assemble to strike at the Legion, taking out Jagganoth and claim Dreadscar Rift as their own. They then work to subvert Mephistroth's schemes by destroying or enthralling his demonic lieutenants, including the Eredar Twins.
    • Warrior Campaign - The Keeper Odyn recruits warrior champions into the Halls of Valor as Valarjar, where they recovered  [The Gjallarhorn] to call upon the keepers of Ulduar to aid against their war against the Legion. The Valarjar traveled to Ulduar, fending off a Legion assault, before invading Niskara to rescue Keeper Hodir.
  • The Emerald Nightmare (raid) - Xavius is defeated within the Emerald Nightmare, purging the Emerald Dream from its influence.

Patch 7.1.0 Return to Karazhan

• Trial of Valor (raid) - Helya is killed in her realm of Helheim during the Trial of Valor, finally freeing Prime Designate Odyn and his Valarjar army from the Halls of Valor.
• Return to Karazhan (dungeon) - The Burning Legion invades the magical tower of Karazhan, seeking to turn it into a second gateway to Azeroth as they did with the Tomb of Sargeras. Khadgar and the class orders thwart the Legion's efforts, culminating in the defeat of the demon leader, Viz'aduum the Watcher, with the help of Medivh.

Patch 7.1.5

• The Nighthold (raid) - Alternate Gul'dan is defeated at the Nighthold and Suramar City is retaken by the Nightfallen.

Patch 7.2.0 The Tomb of Sargeras

• Assault on Broken Shore (Broken Shore storyline) - The Armies of Legionfall are formed. attacking the Broken Shore and securing Deliverance Point, Aalgen Point and Vengeance Point.
  • Legion Assaults - In response to the Armies of Legionfall, the Burning Legion summons in many Legion Ships and launches assaults on the Broken Isles.
  • Anduin Wrynn retrieves Shalamayne at the Broken Shore.
  • Cathedral of Eternal Night (dungeon) - Mephistroth, the mastermind behind the Legion's invasion, is defeated within the Cathedral of Eternal Night and the Aegis of Aggramar is installed, as the first Pillar to be used to seal the Tomb.
• Anduin: Son of the Wolf (comic) (present)» (appox.)
• Wailing Critters (scenario) - A shadowy figure has been influencing the deviate critters of the Wailing Caverns and heroes are sent to investigate.

Patch 7.2.5

• The Deaths of Chromie (present))» - Heroes assist Chromie in averting her own assassination.
• Tomb of Sargeras (raid) - Kil'jaeden is defeated and the Tomb of Sargeras is sealed once more using the Pillars of Creation.
  • Illidan opens a gigantic rift between Azeroth and Argus.
• The citizens of Dalaran panic, the Kirin Tor tries to keep the population under control while doomsayers and disguised demons cause more unrest.
• Deadmines (scenario) - Suspicious activity has been seen around the Deadmines, and heroes are called in to investigate, finding another shadowy figure stealing from "Captain" Cookie's cauldron.

Patch 7.3.0 Shadows of Argus

• Argus Campaign (Argus storyline) - The draenei launch a full assault on the Burning Legion's homeworld of Argus using their newly constructed ship, the Vindicaar. Meeting with the Army of the Light above Krokuun, the latter's ship, the Xenedar, is shot down.
  • Krokuun storyline - Velen reunites with the krokul of Krokuun. Turalyon and Alleria Windrunner are found after 22 years of absence. Krokuun is liberated, until the Army of the Light's advance is crushed by Aggramar at Nath'raxas Hold.
    • A Thousand Years of War (audio drama) ends«
  • Antoran Wastes storyline - The Army sets up a foothold in the Antoran Wastes and wages guerilla war with the Legion.
  • Eredath storyline - The Army goes to Eredath where they retrieve the  [Sigil of Awakening] and the Crest of Knowledge.
    • Seat of the Triumvirate (dungeon) - Alleria Windrunner deals with the Void threat locked away in the Seat of the Triumvirate, the dark naaru L'ura.
  • Invasion Points - While the Burning Legion focuses their defenses on Argus, adventurers take the fight to the Legion on other worlds.
  • Antorus, the Burning Throne (raid) - The heroes of Azeroth invade Antorus, the Burning Throne, the seat of the Burning Legion's power, where they free the spirits of the imprisoned titan Pantheon and ultimately defeat the world-soul of Argus.
    • The Pantheon imprison Sargeras at the Seat of the Pantheon, with Illidan Stormrage staying behind, but not before Sargeras impales Silithus with his sword.
    • The soul of Argus is sent into the Shadowlands, breaking the Arbiter and dooming countless souls to the Maw.

Patch 7.3.5

• Magni: The Speaker (comic)
• Legion epilogue - The lifeblood of Azeroth, Azerite, begins to spill forth from the Silithus: The Wound. Both the Horde and Alliance quickly send forces to investigate and gather this resource. Champions are summoned by Magni to help drain the sword of its dark energies by absorbing them into their artifact weapons.
• The Alliance and the Horde, preparing for possible conflict, begin to recruit new allies.
  • Highmountain tauren Horde recruitment - Mayla Highmountain and Spiritwalker Ebonhorn are invited to Thunder Bluff for a feast, but during the feast Ebonhorn is assaulted by the whispers of Uul'gyneth. Traveling back to Highmountain, adventurers assist Ebonhorn in renewing the wards he used to resist the corruption of the Old Gods.
  • Nightborne Horde recruitment - Lor'themar Theron invites Lady Thalyssra to Silvermoon, and Alleria comes to make a pilgrimage to the Sunwell. As they approach, Alleria's void energies seep into the Sunwell, opening a gateway for Nether-Prince Durzaan to try and invade. After the void's forces are defeated, Alleria is banished from Quel'Thalas.
  • Void elf Alliance recruitment - Alleria Windrunner leads heroes of the Alliance into the Ghostlands in search of Magister Umbric and his followers, who were exiled from Silvermoon for their studies of the Void. Finding Umbric within Telogrus Rift, he and the Alliance join forces to banish Nether-Prince Durzaan, but not before the ethereal's ritual transformed Umbric and his followers into void elves.
  • Lightforged draenei Alliance recruitment - Champions of the Alliance venture to the Vindicaar to recruit the Army of the Light into the ranks of the Alliance. While there, they assist an initiate in his final trials in joining the army.
• Seething Shore (battleground) - Large pockets of Azerite appear throughout Azeroth, and the Horde and Alliance begin to skirmish over this valuable resource.

Battle for Azeroth

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• Jaina: Reunion (comic)
• Magni: The Speaker (comic)
• Windrunner: Three Sisters (comic)
• Warbringers Jaina (animated short)
• Warbringers Sylvanas (animated short) (present)«
• Before the Storm

Patch 8.0.1 Battle for Azeroth

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• The Fourth War begins with the Burning of Teldrassil.
  • A Good War
  • Elegy
• Battle for Lordaeron
• War in Kul Tiras & War in Zandalar
• Battle for Stromgarde
• The Alliance and the Horde respectively ally with the Kul Tirans and the Zandalari.
• Uldir

Patch 8.1.0 Tides of Vengeance

• Faction Assaults
• Battle for Darkshore
• Battle of Dazar'alor: Rastakhan is killed by the Alliance. Talanji becomes Queen of Zandalar.

Patch 8.1.5

• Crucible of Storms

Patch 8.2.0 Rise of Azshara

• Both factions crash on Nazjatar.
• Queen Azshara is defeated in the Eternal Palace, but manages to release N'Zoth.

Patch 8.2.5

• The Alliance and Horde War Campaigns end outside Orgrimmar with the death of Varok Saurfang and the abdication of Sylvanas Windrunner. Alliance and Horde call for an armistice.

Patch 8.3.0 Visions of N'Zoth

• The Black Empire rises in Uldum and Pandaria.
• The power of Azeroth is unleashed on Ny'alotha, the Waking City, destroying N'Zoth.
• The position of Warchief is replaced by a Horde Council.

Shadowlands

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• A Moment in Verse
• Shadows Rising
• Terror by Torchlight
• Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms
• Exploring Azeroth: Kalimdor
• Death Rising
  • We Ride Forth
  • Sylvanas defeats the Lich King Bolvar Fordragon and destroys the Helm of Domination, opening a rift through the Veil separating Azeroth from the Shadowlands. Mawsworn kyrian kidnap Anduin Wrynn, Jaina Proudmoore, Thrall, and Baine Bloodhoof and bring them to the Maw. Without the Lich King's control, the Scourge begin to rampage across Azeroth.
  • Turalyon, with the support of the House of Nobles, becomes the regent of Stormwind.
  • Tyrande Whisperwind kills Nathanos Blightcaller at the Marris Stead.
• Adventurers and the Knights of the Ebon Blade enter the Maw to rescue the kidnapped leaders. The adventurers escape the Jailer by activating a First One waystone to Oribos, becoming Maw Walkers.
• The Maw Walkers follow their only lead—the Mawsworn kyrian—to Bastion, where in the process of trying to get an audience with the Archon, they discover a conspiracy by the rebel Forsworn. The House of Constructs and House of Rituals invade Bastion.
• The Maw Walkers travel to Maldraxxus to discover the cause of the invasion and ally with Baroness Draka and other necrolords still loyal to the missing Primus. They assemble the Blade of the Primus and open the Seat of the Primus, where they discover a message left by its former occupant stating that the Eternal Ones have to work together to prevent the Jailer from escaping the Maw and reaching "the sepulcher".
• The Maw Walkers travel to Ardenweald to deliver the warning to the Winter Queen. They battle an invasion from the Drust and bond with the wildseed of the dead Ysera before gaining an audience with the Winter Queen, who resurrects Ysera and informs the Maw Walkers that Ardenweald is in dire need of anima. She sends them to Revendreth to ask Sire Denathrius for help.
• In Revendreth, the Maw Walkers discover that Denathrius is responsible for the anima drought. They ally with the Sinfall rebellion and rescue its leader—Denathrius' son Prince Renathal—from the Maw and save some of his allies from Torghast, Tower of the Damned. The rebels confront Denathrius, but he defeats them and releases his anima stores into the Maw, causing it to grow dramatically.
• The Maw Walkers join one of the four covenants to help them regain their strength and combat the various threats they face.
  • Kyrian Campaign
  • Necrolords Campaign
  • Night Fae Campaign
  • Venthyr Campaign
• The Maw Walkers return to Torghast, gradually rescue Baine, Jaina, and Thrall, and ally with the imprisoned Runecarver. Anduin remains imprisoned by Sylvanas and the Jailer.
• Sanguine Depths: Maw Walkers rescue the naaru Z'rali from Denathrius' minions.
• Castle Nathria: Denathrius is defeated and imprisoned in his sword Remornia through use of the Light with Z'rali's help.
• Sylvanas gives Anduin the ultimatum of joining her and the Jailer willingly or being forced to serve.

Patch 9.1.0 Chains of Domination

• The Jailer pulls the realm of Korthia into the Maw. He dominates Anduin and uses him to obtain the sigils of the Archon and the Winter Queen.
• The united covenants and the Ebon Blade invade Korthia as the Death's Advance.
• The Runecarver is freed and revealed to be the Primus, but the Jailer obtains his sigil. The Primus declares that the Maw Walkers have to defeat the Jailer in his stronghold. The covenants create replacement sigils that they will need in order to pursue the Jailer if the assault fails.
  • The nathrezim openly return to the Shadowlands and steal Remornia, with Denathrius' essence in it.
  • The Winter Queen reconciles with her sister Elune. Tyrande Whisperwind's Night Warrior powers, which had threatened to kill her, are stabilized.
• Sanctum of Domination: The Jailer expands the Maw to envelop Oribos and claims the Arbiter's sigil, the last one he needs. Sylvanas turns against him and the Jailer restores a missing fragment of her soul before discarding her and escaping with Anduin through a portal to the Sepulcher.
• The Primus sets out to find a replacement for the Arbiter's sigil so he can create a key to follow the Jailer to the Sepulcher.

Patch 9.2.0 Eternity's End

• Maw Walkers and covenant forces open a gateway to Zereth Mortis to conduct the final campaign against Zovaal, gaining allies with the Enlightened of Haven.
• Sylvanas assists the heroes in an effort to save Anduin, and Maw Walkers accompanied by several heroes of Azeroth attack the Sepulcher of the First Ones. With their help, Anduin breaks free from the Jailer's domination.
• The Crown of Wills is created from the shattered shards of the Helm of Domination, and used to protect the Maw Walkers against the Jailer's domination magic.
• Preparations are made to build a new Arbiter with Saezurah. When the initial effort is thwarted by the nathrezim, Pelagos offers his own soul to become the new Arbiter.
• The Maw Walkers assault the Sepulcher one last time and defeat Zovaal, bringing the end of the war against the Jailer.
• End of the anima drought all across the Shadowlands. The souls of the dead are no longer sent in the Maw.
• Sylvanas returns to Oribos to be judged by the new Arbiter. She submits herself to the judgment of Tyrande Whisperwind, who declares her penance to be scouring the Maw to send every soul there to the Arbiter for judgment. Sylvanas accepts and enters the Maw.
• Haunted by his time as the Jailer's puppet, Anduin Wrynn bids farewell to Genn Greymane and joins Sylvanas in the Maw.

Patch 9.2.5

• The Winter Queen gifts The Sisters' Tear to Tyrande Whisperwind.
• The Scourge forces in the Ghostlands are rallied by Vorath and attack Tranquillien. The Blood Knights lead the defense and counterattack against Vorath in Deatholme with a ranseur empowered by the magics of the Shadowlands.
• The Forsaken return to Brill and start rebuilding it. Prominent Forsaken team up in an effort to clear the blight out of the Ruins of Lordaeron. Calia Menethil steps forward to lead the charge, traveling to the House of Plagues in Maldraxxus in order to gain a valuable means against the blight. With Calia's plan successful, the blight in Lordaeron is dispersed. The Forsaken reclaim the city and establish a new Desolate Council.

Dragonflight

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• Exploring Azeroth: Northrend
• Exploring Azeroth: Pandaria
• The Vow Eternal
  • Lor'themar Theron and Thalyssra are wed, and the dragons hear the call of the Dragon Isles, beckoning them home.
• A tempest is unleashed across Azeroth, and is contained with the defeat of the Primalists' forces
• The dracthyr awaken from stasis in the Forbidden Reach. Subsequently, Raszageth the Storm Eater is freed from her imprisonment within the Froststone Vault. Two of the dracthyr weyrns, the Obsidian Warders and the Dark Talons, join the Alliance and Horde respectively. The Ebon Scales, meanwhile, turn against the Aspects and rename themselves the Sundered Flame.
• Alliance and Horde expeditions travel to the Dragon Isles where the adventurers aided the dragonflights and the Dragon Aspects in restoring the oathstones and fighting against the Primalists. Adventurers also aided the Maruuk Centaur against Clan Nokhud and Iskaara Tuskarr against the Brackenhide gnolls.
• Tyrande Whisperwind led an effort to bring Ysera back from the Shadowlands to the Dragon Isles, trading places with Malfurion Stormrage.
• Adventurers manage to kill Raszageth in the Vault of the Incarnates, but the remaining Primal Incarnates - Fyrakk, Iridikron, and Vyranoth - are freed from their prison. They head out to the Forbidden Reach and recover a locket, which revealed the location of Aberrus in Zaralek Cavern, hoping to claim shadowflame.
• After hardships, the Windtotem tribe of tauren settle in the Ohn'ahran Plains.
• Lord Banehollow, disguised as Madam Shadow tries to lure a new generation of warlocks, but his ploy is revealed and is defeated in the Blasted Lands.
• The orc nation of Durotar celebrates their first Azerothian Kosh'harg. Stormwind faces a new unrest from the remnants of the Defias Brotherhood and corrupt nobles, but the enemies are defeated by Stormwind champions. The Ruins of Lordaeron are under attack by the renewed Scarlet Crusade. The Forsaken leadership and champions lead a counterattack across Silverpine Forest and invade Fenris Isle in order to defeat the Scarlets. A group of kaldorei ventures into Felwood to halt a demonic resurgence in Jaedenar, defeating Lord Hel'nurath and his lackeys.
• Mortals enter Zaralek Cavern and team up with the Loamm Niffen. Spearheaded by the black dragonflight and Dragonscale Expedition, they fight against the Sundered Flame and Neltharion's old loyalists experiments. In Aberrus, Scalecommander Sarkareth is killed. The Primalists gain a new ally - Zaqali tribe of djaradin.
• Fyrakk is empowered with shadowlame and runs rampant on the Dragon Isles, while Iridikron allies with the infinite dragonflight. He travels to the ancient past of Galakrond's defeat, takes his essence via the locket, and enters a void portal to join up with the Harbinger of the Void. Chrono-Lord Deios is defeated, and Nozdormu is no longer destined to be transformed into Murozond.
• Wrathion and Sabellian end their quarrels and choose Ebyssian as their new Aspect. Merithra, encouraged by her mother Ysera, becomes the green Aspect.
• The Emerald Dream starts to seep its magic into the Dragon Isles.
• Fyrakk and Vyranoth are left behind on the Dragon Isles following Iridikron's leave. As Fyrakk tortures Gerithus and recruits the Druids of the Flame, Vyranoth leaves and joins Alexstrasza and the Valdrakken Accord.
• On the behest of Wrathion and Vyranoth, nether dragons come from Outland to settle in Thaldraszus, and storm dragons are freed from Odyn's command.
• Fyrakk enters the Emerald Dream, intent on claiming and burn Amirdrassil. The forces of the Primalists, Zaqali, and Druids of the Flame are defeated across the Dream. Adventurers fight against their leadership inside Amirdrassil and kill Tindral Sageswift, Smolderon, Igira, and ultimately Fyrakk himself.
• With the enemies defeated and Amirdrassil saved, the Dragon Aspects are blessed and empowered by Azeroth, and the World Tree blooms into the Dragon Isles, west of the Ohn'ahran Plains. Tyrande and other notable kaldorei settlers then proceed to create a new moonwell and found Bel'ameth beneath the branches of Amirdrassil. The Isles' inhabitants and the heroes of the Alliance and Horde then gather here to commemorate the historic event. At the same time, several heroes start hearing a voice.
• With Bel'ameth established and serving as a new home for the kaldorei, Ysera returned to the Shadowlands, and Tyrande and Malfurion stepped down from the leadership of their people and appointed their daughter Shandris Feathermoon to lead the kaldorei.
• An archaeological group called the Azerothian Archives came to the Dragon Isles to discover its history.
• Gilneans retake their home from the Scarlet Crusade with the aid of Alliance and Horde soldiers. With Gilneas back under the control of the worgen kingdom, Genn Greymane abdicated and named Tess Greymane as queen.

Future

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