World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classic
 World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classic | ||||
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Blizzard Entertainment Portion of Team 2 | |||
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| Publisher(s) | Blizzard Entertainment | |||
| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, macOS | |||
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| Latest release | 5.5.3 | |||
| Genre(s) | MMORPG | |||
| Format | Expansion pack (for Classic Progression branch) | |||
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer | |||
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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classic (sometimes shortened to MoP Classic) is a Classic server option that launched in July 2025 which allows playing content and game mechanics of the 2012 Mists of Pandaria expansion. It will be available during the latter half of the modern The War Within period and the beginning of Midnight.
Like prior Classic releases, MoP Classic is similar to its original version, but includes some changes, including significant changes to endgame instance difficulty progression. A Mythic+-like dungeon mode was added, continuing the trend started in Wrath of the Lich King Classic, while Raid Finder mode has been omitted, with its loot shifted to the upgraded dungeons. Minor changes include alts having easier access to flying mount skills and tweaks to Arena healing.
Release timeline
The content for Mists of Pandaria Classic will be released in a series of phases much like previous Classics.
Key dates:
- November 13th, 2024: Announced during the Warcraft Direct stream
- April 24th, 2025: Entered closed beta[3]
- July 1st (pre-expansion patch): Theramore's Fall, Pandaren, Monk, Pet Battle System[2]
- July 21st: Official launch[2]
- September 23rd (Landfall): Dominance Offensive and Operation: Shieldwall, Brawler's Guild[4]
- December 9th (Rise of the Thunder King): Isle of Thunder, Isle of Giants, Throne of Thunder[5]
Changes
- Raid Finder will not be available.[6]
- Celestial Dungeons, similar to the Mythic+ system in retail.
- Raid Finder loot is instead available from Celestial Dungeons as "Celestial" items.
[Tome of Four Winds Flight] and 
[Order of the Cloud Serpent Flight Log] are available as cheaper options for alts to obtain their skills. The former item did not exist in the game until Warlords of Draenor as [Grimoire of the Four Winds] and was only obtainable through the Black Market Auction House.
[Dampening] starts at 5 minutes in all Arena brackets (previously immediately in 2v2, 5 minutes in for 3v3)
- However, there are Bloodbath Orbs available in all waiting rooms where players can cast a vote to have the buff be applied sooner or just when the match starts.[7]
- Challenge Mode received seasons and a Platinum time in phase 3 (original experience only ever had up to Gold).
Editions
Mists of Pandaria Classic can be played in full by having game time on the account; no additional purchase is necessary. The Sha-Infused Heroic Pack and Sha-Infused Epic Pack are optional editions that provide vanity goodies in both Classic and retail. The Epic Pack is meant for those who will be playing Classic as it provides a Level 85 Character Boost and 30 days of game time.
The following vanity goodies are available in both packs:
- Classic-only
[Sha-Touched Cloud Serpent] flying mount
[Sha-Touched Riding Tiger] ground mount
[Sha-Touched Tea Set] toy
[Joyous] pet- [Ensemble: Stormstout's Sha-Touched] transmog set
- Retail-only
- [Sha-Warped Cloud Serpent] flying mount
- [Sha-Warped Riding Tiger] ground mount
- [Sha-Warped Tea Set] toy
- [Merriment] pet
- Stormstout's Sha-Warped Collection transmog set
Promotion
[Shaohao's Sage Serpent] was awarded to retail players who created and leveled a pandaren character during the MoP Classic pre-patch period in July 2025. The character had to be created in the Classic game and complete the Wandering Isle storyline, ending with choosing a faction at approximately level 12.
Trivia
- In China, the Wrath Classic servers transitioned to MoP Classic, effectively skipping over Cata Classic. However an "accelerated" content phase for Cataclysm took place during the MoP Classic pre-patch from 30 October to 30 November 2025.[1]
Videos
References
- ^ a b 《魔兽世界》“熊猫人之谜”前夕内容更新将于10月30日上线. Blizzard Entertainment (2025-10-14).
- ^ a b c World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Classic Arrives July 21. Blizzard Entertainment (2025-05-27).
- ^ PopularTopular 2025-04-24. The Mists of Pandaria Classic Beta is Now Live!. Wowhead.
- ^ Mists of Pandaria Classic: Landfall Arrives September 23. Blizzard Entertainment (2025-09-03).
- ^ Mists of Pandaria Classic: The Thunder King Arrives December 9. Blizzard Entertainment (2025-11-17).
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Kaivax 2025-06-05. Instanced Content Updates in MoP Classic. Blizzard Entertainment.
- ^ Populartopular 2025-06-27. Arena Players Can Now Choose Their Own Dampening Settings - Mists of Pandaria Classic Beta. Wowhead.
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