WoW Classic Devs
@wowclassicdevs.blizzard.com
Insights from the developers on World of Warcraft: Classic.
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Thank you for your feedback on the final Honor ranking in Classic Anniversary.
We have a passion for battling for the highest ranking right to the end. So we dug into our options, and we’ve found a way to award updated Ranks one more time. (1/2)
We have a passion for battling for the highest ranking right to the end. So we dug into our options, and we’ve found a way to award updated Ranks one more time. (1/2)
January 10, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Thank you for your feedback on the final Honor ranking in Classic Anniversary.
We have a passion for battling for the highest ranking right to the end. So we dug into our options, and we’ve found a way to award updated Ranks one more time. (1/2)
We have a passion for battling for the highest ranking right to the end. So we dug into our options, and we’ve found a way to award updated Ranks one more time. (1/2)
With Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary on the (close) horizon, characters' current Honor Ranks in WoW Classic Anniversary will be their final ranks.
In addition, we're excited to announce that with the start of Burning Crusade's pre-patch, we're doubling Honor gains for the length of pre-patch.
In addition, we're excited to announce that with the start of Burning Crusade's pre-patch, we're doubling Honor gains for the length of pre-patch.
January 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
With Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary on the (close) horizon, characters' current Honor Ranks in WoW Classic Anniversary will be their final ranks.
In addition, we're excited to announce that with the start of Burning Crusade's pre-patch, we're doubling Honor gains for the length of pre-patch.
In addition, we're excited to announce that with the start of Burning Crusade's pre-patch, we're doubling Honor gains for the length of pre-patch.
In preparation for next week's Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition pre-patch launch, we are planning extended maintenance starting early next week. Free character transfers will also close with the start of maintenance.
Go here for important details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/222...
Go here for important details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/222...
Update Schedule for Anniversary Realms
The Burning Crusade Classic is coming to Anniversary realms, with the Burning Crusade pre-patch arriving next week. Please take note of the following schedule of events. 24-Hour Maintenance for Anniv...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
In preparation for next week's Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition pre-patch launch, we are planning extended maintenance starting early next week. Free character transfers will also close with the start of maintenance.
Go here for important details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/222...
Go here for important details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/222...
Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition launches on February 5
PvP Arena Season 1 begins with weekly resets starting February 17. Raids launch worldwide on February 19 at 3pm PST.
Blood Elves and Draenei will be boostable starting with Pre-Patch next week.
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PvP Arena Season 1 begins with weekly resets starting February 17. Raids launch worldwide on February 19 at 3pm PST.
Blood Elves and Draenei will be boostable starting with Pre-Patch next week.
news.blizzard.com/en-us/articl...
WoW®: Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition Launches on February 5
Prepare to tread once again through the Dark Portal and into the fel-scarred realm of Outland with the WoW®: Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition on February 5 at 3:00 pm PST globally, and incl...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition launches on February 5
PvP Arena Season 1 begins with weekly resets starting February 17. Raids launch worldwide on February 19 at 3pm PST.
Blood Elves and Draenei will be boostable starting with Pre-Patch next week.
news.blizzard.com/en-us/articl...
PvP Arena Season 1 begins with weekly resets starting February 17. Raids launch worldwide on February 19 at 3pm PST.
Blood Elves and Draenei will be boostable starting with Pre-Patch next week.
news.blizzard.com/en-us/articl...
Yesterday, the Classic Hardcore realm Doomhowl in North America was impacted by a malicious DDoS attack, resulting in the deaths of some player-characters. Today, we’ve restored the dead player-characters who were lost during the DDoS timeframe and remained on the Doomhowl realm. Thank you!
January 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Yesterday, the Classic Hardcore realm Doomhowl in North America was impacted by a malicious DDoS attack, resulting in the deaths of some player-characters. Today, we’ve restored the dead player-characters who were lost during the DDoS timeframe and remained on the Doomhowl realm. Thank you!
We’ll open the initial Burning Crusade Classic raids for PTR testing again on Friday, December 19 at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) PST. Please join us to check out Karazhan, Gruul, & Magtheridon, until they close on Monday. Thank you for testing alongside us!
Forum here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/221...
Forum here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/221...
Burning Crusade Classic Raid Testing Dec. 19-22
We’ll open the initial Burning Crusade Classic raids for PTR testing on Friday, December 19 at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) PST. Please join us in checking out Karazhan , Gruul , and Magtheridon, and thereafter...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We’ll open the initial Burning Crusade Classic raids for PTR testing again on Friday, December 19 at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) PST. Please join us to check out Karazhan, Gruul, & Magtheridon, until they close on Monday. Thank you for testing alongside us!
Forum here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/221...
Forum here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/221...
We recently posted an update about testing "pre-nerf" Heroic dungeons on the Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary PTR, opening Arenas for testing, and Dampening. Raid testing has also started for Gruul and Magtheridon. We're looking forward to your feedback!
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The Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary PTR Development Notes
Thank you for the feedback and discussions around raid difficulty on the upcoming Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary realms. Dungeons and Raids Although we still plan to release Tier 4 content (Kara...
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December 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
We recently posted an update about testing "pre-nerf" Heroic dungeons on the Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary PTR, opening Arenas for testing, and Dampening. Raid testing has also started for Gruul and Magtheridon. We're looking forward to your feedback!
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/220...
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/220...
Patch 5.5.3 is now live, and the Isle of Thunder awaits! We've made a number of changes specifically for MoP Classic, including to:
⚡️Thunderforging
⚔️Class changes
✨Legendary questline
🐉Celestial Dungeons
🏅Challenge Modes
💰New mounts, achievements, and rewards
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⚡️Thunderforging
⚔️Class changes
✨Legendary questline
🐉Celestial Dungeons
🏅Challenge Modes
💰New mounts, achievements, and rewards
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/221...
Mists of Pandaria Classic Patch Notes - Version 5.5.3
New Zone: Isle of Thunder Join the assault to conquer Emperor Lei Shen’s island stronghold, unlock new questlines and daily quest hubs, and participate in special events. Earn the right to visit the f...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Patch 5.5.3 is now live, and the Isle of Thunder awaits! We've made a number of changes specifically for MoP Classic, including to:
⚡️Thunderforging
⚔️Class changes
✨Legendary questline
🐉Celestial Dungeons
🏅Challenge Modes
💰New mounts, achievements, and rewards
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/221...
⚡️Thunderforging
⚔️Class changes
✨Legendary questline
🐉Celestial Dungeons
🏅Challenge Modes
💰New mounts, achievements, and rewards
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/221...
As recently announced, we've opened up Karazhan for raid testing on the Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary PTR!
Similarly, we've extended our Throne of Thunder raid testing on the MoP Classic PTR to be available through this weekend.
Thank you for helping us test these upcoming releases!
Similarly, we've extended our Throne of Thunder raid testing on the MoP Classic PTR to be available through this weekend.
Thank you for helping us test these upcoming releases!
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As recently announced, we've opened up Karazhan for raid testing on the Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary PTR!
Similarly, we've extended our Throne of Thunder raid testing on the MoP Classic PTR to be available through this weekend.
Thank you for helping us test these upcoming releases!
Similarly, we've extended our Throne of Thunder raid testing on the MoP Classic PTR to be available through this weekend.
Thank you for helping us test these upcoming releases!
Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Pre-Patch arrives January 13 in NA (January 14 in EU)! The PTR starts soon, and we've announced a host of changes coming to BCC:
- Raid-wide buffs
- Terocone’s respawn rate
- Attunements
- PvP Arenas & Rewards
- And more!
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- Raid-wide buffs
- Terocone’s respawn rate
- Attunements
- PvP Arenas & Rewards
- And more!
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The Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary PTR Development Notes
Welcome to the Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary public test realm (PTR). The PTR will open soon this week. This first 2.5.5 patch unlocks Outland and allows testers to reach level 70. For this PT...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Pre-Patch arrives January 13 in NA (January 14 in EU)! The PTR starts soon, and we've announced a host of changes coming to BCC:
- Raid-wide buffs
- Terocone’s respawn rate
- Attunements
- PvP Arenas & Rewards
- And more!
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- Raid-wide buffs
- Terocone’s respawn rate
- Attunements
- PvP Arenas & Rewards
- And more!
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The WoW Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition pre-expansion patch arrives on January 13.
Learn more: blizz.ly/3K11NoC
Learn more: blizz.ly/3K11NoC
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The WoW Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition pre-expansion patch arrives on January 13.
Learn more: blizz.ly/3K11NoC
Learn more: blizz.ly/3K11NoC
The Thunder King arrives on Dec 9 in NA (Dec 10 in EU), and the Throne of Thunder raid launches on Dec 11 at 3:00 PM PST. Join us for the next phase of MoP Classic!
PvP Season 12 will come to a close on Dec 1 at 10:00 PM PST (Dec 2 at 10:00 PM CET).
Go here: news.blizzard.com/en-us/articl...
PvP Season 12 will come to a close on Dec 1 at 10:00 PM PST (Dec 2 at 10:00 PM CET).
Go here: news.blizzard.com/en-us/articl...
Mists of Pandaria Classic: The Thunder King Arrives December 9
Gather heroes, sound the drums, the Thunder King comes! The time is nigh to spearhead an assault on the Thunder King’s stronghold. Arriving December 9 at 3:00 pm PST, this update delivers two new zone...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Thunder King arrives on Dec 9 in NA (Dec 10 in EU), and the Throne of Thunder raid launches on Dec 11 at 3:00 PM PST. Join us for the next phase of MoP Classic!
PvP Season 12 will come to a close on Dec 1 at 10:00 PM PST (Dec 2 at 10:00 PM CET).
Go here: news.blizzard.com/en-us/articl...
PvP Season 12 will come to a close on Dec 1 at 10:00 PM PST (Dec 2 at 10:00 PM CET).
Go here: news.blizzard.com/en-us/articl...
To celebrate WoW's 21st Anniversary, we've added temporary buffs!
⚔️ Unrelenting Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer added to all characters in Anniversary realms
🐼 Joyous Journeys XP buff for all characters on the journey to 90 in MoP Classic
More info: worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/2...
⚔️ Unrelenting Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer added to all characters in Anniversary realms
🐼 Joyous Journeys XP buff for all characters on the journey to 90 in MoP Classic
More info: worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/2...
Join the World of Warcraft 21st Anniversary Celebration - WoW
Join the celebration as World of Warcraft celebrates its 21st Anniversary with a variety of activities and a myriad of ways to earn currency to purchase a plethora of items—and this year, you can don ...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
To celebrate WoW's 21st Anniversary, we've added temporary buffs!
⚔️ Unrelenting Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer added to all characters in Anniversary realms
🐼 Joyous Journeys XP buff for all characters on the journey to 90 in MoP Classic
More info: worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/2...
⚔️ Unrelenting Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer added to all characters in Anniversary realms
🐼 Joyous Journeys XP buff for all characters on the journey to 90 in MoP Classic
More info: worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/2...
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Grab your guild and get ready!
#BlizzCon2026 Tickets go on sale in two days, and we’ll be seeing you in Anaheim, California from Sept 12-13, 2026 🤝
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#BlizzCon2026 Tickets go on sale in two days, and we’ll be seeing you in Anaheim, California from Sept 12-13, 2026 🤝
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November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Grab your guild and get ready!
#BlizzCon2026 Tickets go on sale in two days, and we’ll be seeing you in Anaheim, California from Sept 12-13, 2026 🤝
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#BlizzCon2026 Tickets go on sale in two days, and we’ll be seeing you in Anaheim, California from Sept 12-13, 2026 🤝
blizz.ly/4opKigB
MoP Classic's "The Thunder King" patch is now available for testing on the PTR! We've also announced a number of changes and additions we've made, including to:
⚔️Thunderforging
🏅Challenge Modes
💰New mounts, achievements, and rewards
Full details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/219...
⚔️Thunderforging
🏅Challenge Modes
💰New mounts, achievements, and rewards
Full details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/219...
MoP Classic Patch 5.5.3 Development Notes
Welcome to the public test realm (PTR) for Mists of Pandaria Classic: The Thunder King. Patch 5.5.3 will introduce updates including a zone, Thunderforging, two new world bosses, and a 12-encounter r...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
MoP Classic's "The Thunder King" patch is now available for testing on the PTR! We've also announced a number of changes and additions we've made, including to:
⚔️Thunderforging
🏅Challenge Modes
💰New mounts, achievements, and rewards
Full details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/219...
⚔️Thunderforging
🏅Challenge Modes
💰New mounts, achievements, and rewards
Full details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/219...
Recently in MoP Classic, various raid and dungeon enemy encounters from previous expansions stopped dropping gold when killed. This was unintentional, and we tracked down the bug and implemented a fix for it.
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Bugfix for Gold Drops in Instanced Encounters
Recently in MoP Classic, various raid and dungeon enemy encounters from previous expansions stopped dropping gold when killed. This was unintentional, and we tracked down the bug and developed a fix f...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Recently in MoP Classic, various raid and dungeon enemy encounters from previous expansions stopped dropping gold when killed. This was unintentional, and we tracked down the bug and implemented a fix for it.
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/219...
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/219...
MoP Classic's "The Thunder King" patch will be available for testing on the PTR later this week!
Join us for Throne of Thunder raid testing on the PTR on these dates:
- Raid test 1 – November 4 - 6
- Raid test 2 – November 14 - 17
Join us for Throne of Thunder raid testing on the PTR on these dates:
- Raid test 1 – November 4 - 6
- Raid test 2 – November 14 - 17
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
MoP Classic's "The Thunder King" patch will be available for testing on the PTR later this week!
Join us for Throne of Thunder raid testing on the PTR on these dates:
- Raid test 1 – November 4 - 6
- Raid test 2 – November 14 - 17
Join us for Throne of Thunder raid testing on the PTR on these dates:
- Raid test 1 – November 4 - 6
- Raid test 2 – November 14 - 17
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[#MoPClassic] Maintenance has completed & realms are live. Thank you for your patience, everyone. See you in game!
September 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
[#MoPClassic] Maintenance has completed & realms are live. Thank you for your patience, everyone. See you in game!
MoP Classic's 5.5.1 patch, Landfall, is now available on the PTR! The next phase of MoP Classic also brings new-to-Classic changes, including to:
📈 Increased Experience rates from 85-90
🐉The Black Prince faction Reputation
🛡️ Item Upgrades
⚔️ PvP
Details here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/215...
📈 Increased Experience rates from 85-90
🐉The Black Prince faction Reputation
🛡️ Item Upgrades
⚔️ PvP
Details here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/215...
MoP Classic: Landfall PTR Development Notes
Welcome to the Mists of Pandaria Classic Landfall public test realm (PTR). This 5.5.1 patch will include the Krasarang Wilds campaign, item level upgrades, the next chapter of the Legendary questline...
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August 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
MoP Classic's 5.5.1 patch, Landfall, is now available on the PTR! The next phase of MoP Classic also brings new-to-Classic changes, including to:
📈 Increased Experience rates from 85-90
🐉The Black Prince faction Reputation
🛡️ Item Upgrades
⚔️ PvP
Details here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/215...
📈 Increased Experience rates from 85-90
🐉The Black Prince faction Reputation
🛡️ Item Upgrades
⚔️ PvP
Details here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/215...
We just announced the Tier 14 raid and Celestial Dungeon schedule for phase 1 of MoP Classic! 🐼
Go here: news.blizzard.com/article/2422...
Go here: news.blizzard.com/article/2422...
Mists of Pandaria Classic: Raids and Unlock Schedule
Prepare to defend against the corrupted dangers that threaten Pandaria.
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August 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We just announced the Tier 14 raid and Celestial Dungeon schedule for phase 1 of MoP Classic! 🐼
Go here: news.blizzard.com/article/2422...
Go here: news.blizzard.com/article/2422...
We just posted that World Bosses in MoP Classic will be arriving early: Sha of Anger and Galleon will become available starting today when the Mogu’shan Vaults raid opens at 3:00 p.m. PDT.
More here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/214...
More here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/214...
World Bosses and Raid Updates
World Bosses Due to an issue earlier today, players were briefly able to encounter World Bosses in Mists of Pandaria Classic ahead of their originally scheduled release. We quickly returned the game ...
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July 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We just posted that World Bosses in MoP Classic will be arriving early: Sha of Anger and Galleon will become available starting today when the Mogu’shan Vaults raid opens at 3:00 p.m. PDT.
More here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/214...
More here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/214...
We just posted a MASSIVE round up of all the significant design changes made in Mists of Pandaria Classic, along with our notes of explanations, including:
- Reputations
- Celestial Dungeons
- Currency Updates
- World Bosses
- Class Design
- PvP
And more!
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
- Reputations
- Celestial Dungeons
- Currency Updates
- World Bosses
- Class Design
- PvP
And more!
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
Mists of Pandaria Classic Development Notes – Version 5.5.0
Herein, we’ve collected all significant design changes made to Mists of Pandaria Classic, along with notes of explanation by the development team. Reputations We’ve sped up some areas where Reputatio...
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July 31, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We just posted a MASSIVE round up of all the significant design changes made in Mists of Pandaria Classic, along with our notes of explanations, including:
- Reputations
- Celestial Dungeons
- Currency Updates
- World Bosses
- Class Design
- PvP
And more!
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
- Reputations
- Celestial Dungeons
- Currency Updates
- World Bosses
- Class Design
- PvP
And more!
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
We just posted an update about Challenge Mode Dungeons in MoP Classic, specifically focusing on our plans to correctly grant realm first achievements and remove medals incorrectly granted due to a bug.
Go here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
Go here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
Challenge Mode Dungeons Re-open on Tuesday -- Update July 28
We’d like to share more about what happened with the Challenge Mode Dungeon system last week, and our plans moving forward. What happened? After the launch of Challenge Mode Dungeons, we encountered...
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July 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We just posted an update about Challenge Mode Dungeons in MoP Classic, specifically focusing on our plans to correctly grant realm first achievements and remove medals incorrectly granted due to a bug.
Go here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
Go here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
We just posted updates to PvP in MoP Classic, including to base Resilience, ahead of PvP Season 12's start this week.
Go here for full details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
Go here for full details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
MoP Classic Base Resilience and PvP Update
After wrapping up the Test Arena Season on the MoP Classic Beta, we reviewed our experimentation with the different levels of Resilience that were tested (35/57/63/65%), how those values felt for all ...
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July 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
We just posted updates to PvP in MoP Classic, including to base Resilience, ahead of PvP Season 12's start this week.
Go here for full details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
Go here for full details: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
MoP Classic PvP Vendor Update
We've been working to fix the disappearing PvP vendors in MoP Classic, and today we've created copies of each and temporarily placed them in the Vale Shrines.
More info and pictures of the vendors here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
We've been working to fix the disappearing PvP vendors in MoP Classic, and today we've created copies of each and temporarily placed them in the Vale Shrines.
More info and pictures of the vendors here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
MoP Classic PvP Vendor Update
Over the last few days, we’ve been working to address the issue of disappearing PvP vendors, with mixed results. Today, to temporarily address the issue, we’ve created copies of each of the vendors, ...
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July 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
MoP Classic PvP Vendor Update
We've been working to fix the disappearing PvP vendors in MoP Classic, and today we've created copies of each and temporarily placed them in the Vale Shrines.
More info and pictures of the vendors here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
We've been working to fix the disappearing PvP vendors in MoP Classic, and today we've created copies of each and temporarily placed them in the Vale Shrines.
More info and pictures of the vendors here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...