News Tag: WoW Classic 20th Anniversary

During the pre-patch and after the release of TBC, not all WoW Classic 20th Anniversary items need to be replaced immediately. While most class tier gear and weapons will quickly be replaced by Outland quest and dungeon gear, some consumables, trinkets, and equipment will remain extremely valuable in the early stages of The Burning Crusade and even throughout the game.

If you are a WoW 20th Anniversary player, preparing these items in advance can make your TBC journey smoother.

Consumables

Brilliant Wizard Oil

• Effect: Applies to weapons, providing spell damage and critical strike rating.

While there is a higher-tier Superior Wizard Oil in TBC that provides even higher spell damage, it does not provide critical strike. For most spellcaster classes, critical strike is more valuable than the extra spell damage. Therefore, Brilliant Wizard Oil will remain the best-in-slot for many spellcaster players in the early stages of The Burning Crusade.

Scrolls

• Effect: Different scrolls can provide +17 to a primary stat, such as Strength or Agility.

TBC Anniversary has Rank 5 scrolls with +20 stats, but WoW 20th Anniversary Rank 4 scrolls are a very cost-effective alternative, especially if you don't want to waste gold on the highest-level scroll.

Free Action Potion

• Effect: Grants immunity to movement-impairing effects and stun for 30 seconds after use.

Free Action Potion is extremely useful for tanks in The Burning Crusade's heroic dungeons and certain boss encounters. This potion was not nerfed in TBC and is easy to craft.

Elixir Of Demonslaying

• Effect: Increases attack power against demons.

The major enemies in The Burning Crusade expansion are demons. For melee DPS and hunters, the boost from using Elixir of Demonslaying even surpasses that of the new flasks in TBC. However, the downside is its 5-minute duration and the fact that the materials come from Classic, so the required gold can be substantial.

Dark Rune And Demonic Rune

• Function: Both consume a small amount of health to restore mana, sharing a cooldown with health stones.

They provide an additional means of recovery for classes with limited mana. Although The Burning Crusade adjustments may reduce reliance on these consumables, they can still be quite useful during progression or for healers.

Dark Runes are tradable, and you can farming them in Scholomance. Demonic Runes are not tradable and are primarily dropped by demons.

Flasks

• Effect: Different Flasks provide different resistances or attributes.

Flasks can be crafted directly in Shattrath City after TBC launch, without needing to return to Scholomance or Blackwing Lair laboratory. Most Classic Flasks remain very powerful, while some Flasks have undergone changes in WoW TBC.

• Flask of Distilled Wisdom: In TBC, it now provides a large amount of Intellect.
• Flask of Mighty Restoration: In TBC, it only provides 5 mana regeneration per second.

Trinkets And Gear

Healer

Scarab Brooch

• Effect: Generates an absorption shield equal to 15% of the healed amount for 30 seconds.

Scarab Brooch's effect is based on a percentage of healing and scales with gear, making it a powerful trinket that can be used long-term in TBC.

Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon

• Effect: Spells have a 2% chance to grant 100% spirit mana regeneration while casting for 15 seconds.

This card can be redeemed by completing Beasts deck. It's a good choice for spirit-dependent healing classes, useful for long battles or progression.

Tank

Styleen's Impeding Scarab

• Effect: Provides blocking and defense attributes.

Defense is a key attribute in TBC heroic raids, and this trinket helps tanks quickly reach the critical strike immunity requirement, especially suitable for shield tanks.

Glyph Of Deflection

• Effect: Greatly increases shield block value for 20 seconds.

Its value is similar to Styleen's Impeding Scarab, both being very suitable for shield tanks, making protection warriors and paladins very effective against high-pressure physical damage.

Melee DPS

Badge Of The Swarmguard

• Effect: Attacks reduce the target's armor and grant armor penetration.

This item is effective against targets with no or low armor penetration, and is very useful for clearing trash mobs in early TBC dungeons.

Fetish Of The Sand Reaver

• Effect: Reduces threat by 70% for 20 seconds.

This item's effect decays with level in TBC, providing approximately 50% threat reduction at level 70. Since melee over-taunt (110%) is more sensitive than ranged (130%), this trinket remains extremely valuable for melee DPS in controlling threat and maximizing output.

Caster DPS

Mind Quickening Gem

• Effect: Increases haste rating by 330 for 20 seconds.

Although nerfed in TBC, and Icy Veins bug with the mage was fixed, it remains a powerful burst trinket for Caster DPS.

Eye Of Diminution

• Effect: Reduces the threat generated by the wearer and provides spell critical strike rating.

The threat reduction effect decays with level in mid-TBC, reaching approximately 25% at level 70. However, it is very helpful for ranged DPS like Mega Evolutions and Warlocks in controlling threat during AoE or burst attacks.

Neltharion's Tear

• Effect: Provides a significant amount of spell damage and hit rating.

Neltharion's Tear is one of the most valuable spellcaster-class WoW 20th trinkets. Its substantial hit rating and spell damage allow you to use it until Tier 4 or even later before replacing it.

While these items are powerful, new TBC gear will eventually largely replace them. However, due to players shifting to Outland, the drop rate of Classic materials may decrease, causing the value of related consumables to rise, so preparing in advance can save on gold consumption.

WoW Classic 20th Anniversary phase 6 is drawing to a close, and TBC Pre-Patch will arrive in January 2026. Azeroth is once again facing massive changes.

However, no matter how many times it‘s remade, TBC expansion is always one of the most beloved expansions for players, and a huge influx of players is expected when it officially launches. If you‘re a WoW Classic 20th Anniversary player, you can start earning gold in advance to prepare for TBC.

Why Do You Need Gold?

In TBC, the demand for gold is enormous. Just learning to fly requires approximately 6000 WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold, and other expenses such as skill training during leveling, crafted gear at max level, various consumables, and Terocone will consume a significant amount of gold.

Without gold, exploring and raiding will be extremely inconvenient. Now is the perfect time for you to prepare for returning to WoW Classic 20th Anniversary.

Vendor Flipping

You can trade items with in-game vendors and then sell them at a higher value on Auction House. Many players are used to browsing Auction House and trading directly there. Going to vendors would be time-consuming, so this method is called Vendor Flipping.

This method is suitable for new characters or early-game players on the server. It‘s a good way to earn starting capital while leveling, but the earnings are small, and you need addons to track your profits, which is cumbersome. This method is still effective in TBC because many vendors sell recipes and materials in the new version.

Professions

It is highly recommended that you max out your professions during WoW 20th Anniversary before TBC launch to avoid having to collect Classic Era materials after the expansion.

If you only have one main character, your profession choices should balance three aspects: increasing character combat power, crafting ability, and farming ability.

Caster Classes Profession Combination

• Tailoring + Engineering

Tailoring provides casters with BiS gear and daily cooldown crafts, such as Primal Mooncloth. Engineering offers exclusive items like bombs, gnome sabers, Zapthrottle Mote Extractor, and powerful Engineering-specific Tinkers. You can also use Engineering for farming. Absorb Gas Clouds in the wild using Zapthrottle Mote Extractor to obtain Primals or Mote.

Recommended General Combination

• Engineering + Alchemy

Engineering provides convenience and farming capabilities, while Alchemy provides a stable passive income through the daily transmute cooldown of Transmute Specialization.

Multi-Character Strategy

If you have multiple main characters, you can divide them into farming characters and crafting characters. Farming characters can learn Herbalism, while Mining is used to gather high-value materials in TBC. Crafting characters learn Alchemy and Tailoring to gain unique buffs, and you can generate passive income by using cooldown skills during daily logins.

Farming Methods

Solo Farms

In Winterspring, killing High Chief Winterfall‘s Cave yields Winterfall Firewater, approximately 15 gold per bottle, with a 6-minute respawn time. You can use a targeting macro and instant cast spells, along with an addon to track the chief‘s spawn. During the cooldown period, kill nearby Winterfall Ursa to obtain more Firewater and Winterfall E‘ko.

You can also travel to Western Plaguelands to kill Scarlet Spellbinders, as they have a chance to drop a recipe: Formula: Enchant Weapon - Crusader. The recipe is worth over 500 gold and may increase. It is expected to drop every 3-4 hours, with an average yield of about 150 gold per hour.

Group Farming

The first farm is Scholomance. Your goal is Dark Runes, which currently drop primarily from bosses, not mobs. Each Dark Rune is worth about 20 gold and remains a BiS item in TBC.

Alternatively, you can go to Winterspring and accept Luck Be With You Quest to collect three types of E‘ko. Since all party members can loot them, this farm is uncontested and highly profitable.

• Frostmaul E‘ko: Dropped by Frostmaul Giant, each worth about 8 gold.
• Winterfall E‘ko: Dropped by Winterfall Ursa, which also drops Winterfall Firewater.
• Chillwind E‘ko: It can be drops from Chillwind Chimaera and used for frost resistance gear.

Investing

Investing is the fastest way to earn gold, but you‘ll need some initial capital and to analyze supply and demand. In TBC Pre-patch, demand for certain WoW Classic 20th Anniversary materials will surge, while supply won‘t suddenly increase, thus increasing their value.

You can trade and hold them while their value is currently low, then sell them when demand rises after TBC Pre-patch or expansion launches.

First, It is recommend you to invest in herbs, as many players will need large quantities to quickly level up their alchemy skill in TBC, increasing their value.

Similar to herbs are ores, such as Thorium Ore, Mithril Ore, and Iron Ore. Demand will increase because Jewelcrafting profession will be available in TBC Pre-patch, as players will need large amounts of WoW 20th Anniversary ores to reach the profession level.

WoW Token

Data mining suggests that WoW Tokens may be introduced for TBC Anniversary, but this has not been officially confirmed. For players who enjoy earning gold, WoW Tokens are not a bad thing. They allow players to exchange in-game gold for game time, essentially allowing them to play the game for free.

Currently, It is the end of Phase 6 of WoW 20th Anniversary, and farming efficiency may be low. A more efficient strategy is to aim to enter TBC with 1000-2000 gold, then take advantage of the higher farming efficiency in the early stages of the expansion (quickly earning the remaining gold needed for flying mounts). This is more time-efficient than spending 50 hours farming in the current version.

Right now, you should prioritize leveling your character, improving your professions, and investing in the market so you can earn gold through various methods after TBC starts.

The release date for Phase 6 of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary has been roughly confirmed. The official announcement states that the pre-patch for TBC Anniversary will begin on January 13, 2026, later than players expected.

This pre-patch includes the general content of TBC, but it differs from TBC Classic in many ways. Let's take a look at the general content of this pre-patch.

Pre-patch Content

The pre-patch includes the new expansion's systems, but not all TBC content itself. For TBC, the pre-patch will include:

• New playable races: Blood Elves for Horde and Draenei for Alliance.
• Class changes: Updated Talent Trees and Spell Mechanics.
• Profession upgrades: Players can begin upgrading their professions.

Outland will remain locked during the pre-patch period until the official release of the expansion. The official release date for WoW TBC Anniversary has not yet been announced. However, based on the experience of TBC Classic in 2021, and considering the community's criticism of the two-week pre-patch period at that time, the pre-patch duration is expected to be at least three to four weeks. Therefore, the official release date is speculated to be around February 3rd to February 10th, 2026.

Character Transfers

The official period for players to transfer characters is from November 25th, 2025 to January 12th, 2026. Players can transfer their characters from Anniversary Realms to Classic Era Realms for free during this period, or enter TBC Anniversary Realms, and there is no intermediate option. All WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold, items, and levels will be retained.

Hardcore

The official statement indicates that no TBC hardcore servers will be created. Regarding the handling of hardcore characters during WoW Classic 20th Anniversary, players can choose to transfer their hardcore characters to a regular (non-hardcore) anniversary server during the transfer window. The character will then continue playing TBC content as a regular character.

If the transfer is not completed before January 12th, the character will remain on the current hardcore server, but the subsequent transfer destination will be a non-hardcore Classic Era Realms.

No Character Clone Service

In 2021, the official team offered a service that allowed players to retain their TBC Classic and Classic Era Realms characters ($35/character), but TBC Anniversary will not offer any form of character cloning service.

There has been no announcement regarding this service, which is unexpected by the community. Players who wish for this service need to actively provide feedback to the official team.

Balance Changes

The skill changes for TBC Anniversary are being tested on PTR.

Bloodlust And Heroism

Their effects have changed from affecting only Shaman's party to affecting the entire raid. A new 10-minute exhaustion debuff has been added for all teammates. Crucially, this debuff only resets after a boss kill or a wipe.

This will greatly simplify raid progression, as Bloodlust and Heroism can be used on the entire raid once per boss fight, eliminating the need to swap Shaman parties to maximize benefits, while Shamans remain crucial due to their totem buffs and high demand.

Terocone Adjustments

The spawn rate and additional spawn points for Terocone have been increased. This is because in TBC Classic, Terocone was primarily used to craft one of the most important potions, Haste Potions. Due to its low refresh rate, it is often in short supply, resulting in a high gold value. Coupled with the even larger player base on the anniversary Mega Realms, this change is necessary.

Attunements Simplified

Heroic Dungeon

A player's first character still needs to complete the introductory questline by grinding the corresponding reputation to Revered. However, upon completion, a Bind on Battle.net Account key can be traded and mailed to an alt. The alt only needs to reach Friendly reputation to use the key to enter Heroic dungeon.

Raid

A player's first character still needs to complete the full raid introductory quest chain. Once completed, the raid will be unlocked for all characters on the player's Battle.net account.

This significantly lowers the barrier to entry and effort required to participate in high-difficulty content with alts, preventing burnout from repeatedly grinding introductory quests.

Raid Difficulty Adjustments

All TBC raids will be in their post-nerfed state upon release.

Tier 4

Tier 4 includes Karazhan, Gruul's Lair, and Magtheridon's Lair. These raids have undergone multiple nerfs, with bosses like Nightbane in Karazhan raids having their health and damage significantly reduced.

Tier 5

Serpent Shrine Cavern and Tempt Keep raids have been significantly nerfed. Boss and trash mob health has been drastically reduced, with some monsters and bosses even being nerfed by 40%.

Lady Vashj's final phase mind control has been removed, and Kael'thas Sunstrider fight has been shortened. Several other boss mechanics have also been modified.

Tier 6

Tier 6 changes primarily affect Black Temple and Mount Hyjal. Because they are inherently easier than Tier 5, the nerfs are less significant. The most major nerf is to the fight against M'uru, with his main body and related units having their health reduced.

With the changes to Bloodlust and Terocone, the consumables and buffs for each boss are significantly simpler than in 2021 TBC Classic, with the most noticeable decrease in difficulty for Tier 4 and Tier 5 gear.

PvP And Arena Changes

Personal Rating system replaces Team Rating, with each character starting at 1500 rating. Each character can have their rating reset to 1500 weekly using gold (only if it's below 1500).

Simplified PvP Gear Acquisition

Except for shoulders (requiring 2000 rating) and weapons (requiring 1700 rating), all other PvP gear has no rating requirements and can be traded using Arena Points and Honor.

Faction Reputation PvP gear will be sold at the start of Season 1, and its set bonuses have been merged with Honor gear, allowing players to mix and match gear and enjoy set effects.

QoL Improvements

Guild Banks will be available from day one of TBC Anniversary launches, allowing players to store gold and items.

The official website will sell upgrade packs containing transmog items, mounts, and more. Unlike previous packs, these will include a flying mount.

Group Finder Tool and Dual Talent Specialization features will soon be added to Classic (both Normal and Hardcore). Edit Mode will be added to both Era and WoW TBC Anniversary, allowing players to customize the UI without addons.

Overall, the developers are significantly making The Burning Crusade Anniversary significantly more accessible. Whether these changes are good or bad is uncertain, but they should help attract more players.

World of Warcraft is celebrating its 21st anniversary, and Phase 6 of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary is now approaching its end. The continent of Azeroth will soon undergo a radical transformation as Burning Legion invades.

While no official date has been announced, many players believe it will arrive in December. We can also make some predictions based on the history of The Burning Crusade.

TBC Classic Anniversary Release Date Prediction

The original Burning Crusade expansion officially launched on January 16, 2007, while the pre-patch went live on December 5, 2006, approximately 40 days later.

In the current in-game phase of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary, Naxxramas raid has been open for about a month and a half. Following the usual server practice, pre-patches typically last for two weeks.

To align with the 20th anniversary theme, the official timeline may mirror the original game. This means the pre-patch duration may no longer be the usual two weeks, but could be extended to four weeks or longer to align with the original release schedule.

If the expansion launches in mid-January, a two-week pre-patch would coincide with New Year's Day, which would be inconvenient for both the development team and players. An earlier, longer pre-patch would allow players to enjoy the new content during Christmas and New Year holidays.

Furthermore, mid-January is considered the dead of winter, and releasing a large expansion at this time would better maintain player engagement.

Specific Date Predictions

All pre-patches for Classic are released on Tuesdays. Therefore, several Tuesdays in early December could be the official release dates for pre-patches, namely December 2nd, December 9th, and December 16th.

December 16th is the most likely release date, as it marks approximately four weeks from that date to mid-January, forming a complete pre-patch cycle.

The official release date for TBC Classic Anniversary is January 15th or 16th. This date almost perfectly matches the original release date of January 16, 2007, fitting the anniversary theme.

Furthermore, data mining reveals a January 15th date marker in WoW Classic 20th, though its specific content is unknown, it's highly likely related to an expansion release.

Moreover, major expansions for WoW Classic 20th Anniversary are typically released on Thursdays, and January 15th happens to be a Thursday.

Unrelenting Rallying Cry Of The Dragonslayer Buff

Currently, in WoW Classic 20th Anniversary, all characters automatically receive a powerful World buff called Unrelenting Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer upon login.

The buff's effects are as follows:

• Increases spell critical strike chance by 10%.
• Increases melee and ranged critical strike chance by 5%.
• Provides 140 attack power.

It cannot stack with the regular Rallying Cry of the Dragon Slayer, cannot be stored by Chronoboon Displacer, and disappears in dungeons and battlegrounds, but the effect is retained after death in open-world maps. Players can choose to disable this buff at any Innkeeper.

Official information states that this buff is to celebrate World of Warcraft's 21st Anniversary. The buff only lasts for one week, ending on Monday, November 24th at 10:00 AM PST.

What Does The Buff Do?

This buff is extremely powerful, essentially a permanent Rallying Cry of the Dragon Slayer effect, greatly improving leveling and monster-killing efficiency in the open world, especially beneficial for physical and magical classes such as Warriors, Rogues, Feral Druids, and Enhancement Shamans.

It is recommended that players, especially those aiming for these classes, make full use of this week to level up, as the experience will be significantly better than without the buff.

This buff also applies to Anniversary Hardcore Realm. It significantly reduces the challenge of Hardcore mode, providing an excellent opportunity to level up a Hardcore character.

The appearance of this powerful, one-week-limited buff may be a signal that a pre-patch announcement for The Burning Crusade Classic is imminent.

This buff has appeared during the week of November 17th, and the official announcement of the pre-patch is likely to follow the week after it ends, around the end of November or beginning of December. This aligns with the predicted mid-December release schedule mentioned above.

How To Prepare For TBC Classic Anniversary?

The arrival of TBC is still some time away. Although this period might be a bit boring, you can do some simple things to prepare for TBC.

You need to reserve at least 20,000 WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold for TBC. Firstly, you'll need a flying mount for questing in Outland and entering raids. Additionally, your initial gear, gems, and consumables will all require gold.

In the early stages of TBC, the demand for materials will be high. You should start stockpiling WoW Classic 20th Anniversary materials now to craft items that will increase your TBC profession levels. If you have enough time, you can also train profession alt characters, such as Tailoring, Engineer, and Enchanter.

These are the rough predictions for the end of Phase 6 of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary and for the launch of TBC Classic Anniversary. The pre-patch date is likely December 16th, and the official release date is likely January 15th, 2026.

As a MMORPG with a rich core content and multiple expansions, World of WarCraft releases new servers to update the expansion experience and regularly merges different servers to avoid redundancy.

For example, WoW 20th Anniversary server, launched last November to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary, will be moved to Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary server after the release of Phase 6 Shadows of the Necropolis.

Interestingly, WoW Burning Crusade Classic, released in 2021, was also moved to Wrath of the Lich King Classic a year and a half after its release. This shows that such transfers are indeed commonplace in World of Warcraft.

Although the development team has not yet announced the final transfer date, it is confirmed to be in late 2025 or spring 2026, so your final 20th Anniversary experience will end soon!

To help you quickly adapt to the new phase of the game after the transfer, we will provide a guide on how to prepare based on the available information.

Special Information

WoW Classic 20th Anniversary, as a commemorative server, includes Hardcore realms for the first time, in addition to PvE and PvP realms. However, Hardcore realms cannot be transferred to TBC Anniversary Classic server.

Therefore, if you want to continue playing after the transfer but currently only have a Hardcore character, you need to transfer your character to regular realms before the transfer begins; otherwise, you will have to create a new character.

The servers expected to be included in the final TBC Classic Anniversary include:

• EU - Spineshatter - PvP
• EU - Thunderstrike - PvE
• NA - Nightslayer - PvP
• NA - Dreamscythe - PvE
• AU-NA - Maladath - PvP

Accumulate Sufficient Gold

Since this is a transfer and not a season update like Diablo 4, the gold you earn will be retained in Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary. Therefore, to make rapid progress after the new phase begins, you should start accumulating gold now.

As we know from the previous Burning Crusade Classic content, sufficient gold not only helps you level up faster but also helps you acquire and train flying mounts.

Flying mounts not only increase your travel efficiency but are also necessary for some achievements. The best are undoubtedly epic mounts, but to unlock them, you must first consume gold to obtain the base mount, eventually requiring at least 6800 gold.

Furthermore, some crafting materials are difficult to obtain. For example, the cloth needed to craft Mage tailoring set has a long cooldown, making it difficult to obtain solely through farming in the early game; consuming gold to exchange for it is much faster.

Based on this, considering gems, enchantments, and other class-specific aspects, there will need you to farm more gold. While you can earn gold by playing new dungeons or quests after Phase 1 begins, it's always better to prepare early.

Understanding The Possible Best Classes

While there is some overlap in available classes across expansions and servers, the dominant classes differ within each edition. Therefore, the class of your main character in WoW 20th Anniversary might perform poorly after a server transfer.

While you can determine viable strong classes based on TBC or TBC Classic, this isn't entirely reliable based on game updates. The only certainty is that dual specialization should continue to be viable.

In summary, we speculate that hybrid classes, represented by Paladin or Druid, might be more popular in TBC Classic Anniversary expansion.

If your current character doesn't belong to any of these classes, that's okay. You can create a new character immediately or after the transfer begins, and have your old character assist it while you play, although this requires more effort.

Stockpile Materials For Changing Your Profession

Like classes, the professions that provide the most benefit differ in each expansion, but fortunately, changing them doesn't require creating a new character; simply learn the new profession and level it up.

To craft beneficial items based on your profession, you'll need to consume different materials. Therefore, it's recommended that you start checking existing TBC guides now and farm or exchange for these items.

Here's a recommended profession selection strategy for TBC Classic Anniversary: first learn Mining and level it up to obtain materials yourself to increase your Engineering level and save gold. Afterward, you can abandon Mining and learn Enchanting.

Understanding TBC Classic Content Beforehand

While there will be many differences in details, the phase releases and new content of TBC Classic Anniversary are at least broadly consistent with TBC Classic. Therefore, you can prepare based on TBC Classic gameplay and guides.

It is expected that Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary will first release a pre-patch, followed by the release of five phases one by one. Their general content is as follows:

• Pre-Patch: New Races, Faster Leveling, Class Changes
• Phase 1: Leveling, New Zones, Raids, Dungeons, Heroics, Reputations
• Phase 2: Serpentshrine Cavern, Tempest Keep
• Phase 3: Mount Hyjal, Black Temple
• Phase 3.5: Zul'Aman
• Phase 4: Sunwell Plateau, Isle of Quel'Danas

As you can see, the pre-patch is mainly for you to familiarize yourself with and adapt to the server migration, so you must carefully understand the various mechanics and gameplay in the patch to quickly get started after Phase 1 goes live.

That's all for this introduction. It's already early November, and you don't have much time left to prepare! Get moving!

WoW Classic 20th Anniversary is currently in its 6 phase, Shadow of Naxxramas. The first undead invasion battles took place in Silithus and Eastern Plaguelands, where Horde and Alliance clashed.

Following this event was WoW's most famous expansion, The Burning Crusade. The dark titan Sargeras led his army to invade Azeroth. Undoubtedly, many players have been eagerly anticipating WoW TBC Classic.

However, we can only confirm that it's coming, not exactly when. It might arrive in December 2025 - or worse, sometime in 2026. So, should we wait for WoW TBC Classic or play WoW Classic 20th Anniversary to prepare?

Play Now

Starting WoW Classic 20th Anniversary now will allow you to prepare in advance and be in better shape for the arrival of WoW TBC Classic.

Hoarding Gold

Pre-patch events typically last only 2–4 weeks, making it difficult even for new players with experience boosts to complete leveling, gear progression, professions, and gold farming within that period. Many players underestimate the significant amount of gold needed to remain competitive in TBC.

To get off to a good start in TBC, you'll need approximately 20,000 WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold for your each character. This money needs to be used for flying mounts, epic flying mounts, early-game high-quality gear, enchanting, and consumables. If you start taking a few hours each day grinding gold now, you can accumulate the necessary gold before the patch.

Additionally, a large influx of returning players is expected once the pre-patch date is announced. If you hoard resources in advance, you can sell them when the large influx of returning players earns you a huge gold profit.

Social Advantages

If you start leveling now, you can join guilds or make friends early, building your social network before the pre-patch influx. Having a stable group of friends means you can participate in current Endgame Raids and acquire gear helpful for TBC leveling.

Another crucial element is a stable guild for future TBC Raids; joining now ensures your raid team spot.

Nostalgia Value

This is also your last chance to experience the authentic WoW Classic. After the pre-patch, the game's mechanics and atmosphere will change permanently. You can enjoy the classic leveling experience at your own pace, without crowded areas.

If you want to play WoW, there's no need to wait for TBC Classic. Nobody knows how long the wait will be, and even after the current content has been available for some time, the server population remains substantial, ensuring a great gaming experience.

Wait For The Pre-Patch

Waiting for the pre-patch is perfectly reasonable, as it significantly increases player numbers and provides various catch-up benefits, saving considerable leveling time.

Accelerated Leveling

The pre-patch greatly improves overall efficiency. The total experience required to level from 20 to 60 is reduced by 15%, and the experience gained from all quests is increased. Additionally, all elite mobs are converted to normal mobs, making questing routes - especially those involving elite zones - smoother and faster.

Furthermore, TBC Classic increases the number of available quests and slightly tweaks some Dungeons, making them faster to complete and improving item drop rates. The level required to obtain a Mount is reduced from 40 to 30, significantly reducing early-game map exploration time. All of these factors accelerate the leveling process. Overall, the leveling time from 20 to 60 will be shortened by approximately 35%.

Furthermore, data mining indicates that TBC Anniversary will probably introduce a character level boost service (not free), and it will most likely be released alongside a pre-patch.

Class Changes And New Talents

TBC Talents and spell updates will make leveling many classes faster, with shorter health and mana regeneration times.

This makes AoE leveling more efficient for mages, as Blizzard is affected by Haste stat in TBC, and Mana Shield absorbs all types of damage, not just physical damage.

New Race Unlocks

The pre-patch will unlock the new Horde race, Blood Elf, and Alliance race, Draenei. This means both factions can choose the new Paladin and Shaman classes. Players can immediately experience the new Starting Zones, which have excellent storylines and good loot.

Quality Of Life Updates

Meeting Stones will be reworked, and only two players need to be near the stone to summon the entire party to the dungeon entrance.

This makes entering low-level dungeons like Dead Mines or Blackfathom Deeps incredibly convenient, eliminating the need for long journeys. The early availability of Jewelcrafting profession will also align with TBC Gem System.

Community Atmosphere

As one of World of Warcraft's greatest expansions, the pre-patch will attract a large number of returning players, making the servers very lively. Various events will be held, providing a fresh experience for both veteran and new players.

PvP Gear System Changes

TBC Classic will naturally add gear catch-up. PVP epic gears (up to Rank 14, including weapons, sets, and trinkets) will be directly exchanged for gear using currency in TBC. This makes it easy to acquire an epic set even without participating in any raids, making TBC leveling process much smoother.

Whether you choose to wait for TBC or start playing WoW Classic 20th Anniversary now, there are good reasons for both. If you plan to prepare in advance, you can play multiple characters at the same time, rotating between them. This way, you can avoid getting burnt out on a single class and keep the leveling journey fresh.

WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Phase 6 will launch at 3:00 PM PDT on October 2, 2025, marking the final phase before The Burning Crusade expansion. Naxxramas raid is the most challenging part of Phase 6.

Naxxramas is a trial in itself, and to complete it, you'll need Tier 3 gear. Tier 3 gear represents the best craftable gear in WoW 20th Anniversary Classic Phase 6. Let's take a look at how to collect it.

Tier 3 Sets

Each Tier 3 set has different components, and possessing 2, 4, 6, and 8 pieces of equipment grants bonuses. In addition to the standard eight-piece set, rings dropped by Kel'Thuzad also count towards the set bonus.

How To Unlock Tier 3 Set?

The Tier 3 set is derived from Desecrated tokens dropped by Naxxramas bosses. Different bosses drop different Class tokens. However, before crafting Tier 3 gear, you must complete a prerequisite quest, Echoes of War.

This quest can be accepted before entering Naxxramas raid. Commander Eligor Dawnbringer in Light's Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands requires you to kill specific monsters in Naxxramas raid:

• Deathknight Captain x8
• Venom Stalker x3
• Living Monstrosity x5
• Stoneskin Gargoyle x5

Note that entering Naxxramas requires a certain amount of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold and materials, depending on your Argent Dawn Reputation. Completing this quest unlocks the crafting quest for the Tier 3 set.

Tier 3 Set Drops

The eight pieces of the Tier 3 Set are divided into three types, each corresponding to a different class.

Warrior, Rouge:

• Desecrated Helme
• Desecrated Pauldrons
• Desecrated Breastplate
• Desecrated Gauntlets
• Desecrated Bracers
• Desecrated Waistguard
• Desecrated Legplates
• Desecrated Sabatons

Priest, Mage, Warlock:

• Desecrated Circlet
• Desecrated Shoulderpads
• Desecrated Robe
• Desecrated Gloves
• Desecrated Bindings
• Desecrated Belt
• Desecrated Leggings
• Desecrated Sandals

Paladin, Hunter, Shaman, Druid:

• Desecrated Headpiece
• Desecrated Spaulders
• Desecrated Tunic
• Desecrated Handguards
• Desecrated Wristguards
• Desecrated Girdle
• Desecrated Legguards
• Desecrated Boots

Various parts are dropped by the following bosses:

• Head: Thaddius
• Shoulders: Patchwerk, Grobbulus, Gluth
• Chest: The Four Horsemen
• Wrist: Anub'Rekhan, Grand Widow Faerlina, Gluth
• Hands: Maexxna
• Waist: Noth the Plaguebringer, Heigan the Unclean, Gluth
• Legs: Loatheb
• Feet: Instructor Razuvious, Gothik the Harvester, Gluth

Naxxramas is the most difficult dungeon. Building a full set of Tier 3 gear is nearly impossible with random groups alone. It's best to join a stable group familiar with Naxxramas' mechanics.

Naxxramas's minions are more deadly than the bosses, especially Death Knight Legion and Abominations in Military Quarter, who pose a significant threat. Survival is paramount to navigating this raid. Even non-tank classes should forgo some pure damage-dealing gear in favor of stamina and armor.

At the beginning of the raid, no one had Tier 3 gear. They relied primarily on rare cold resistance gear and a few dungeon drops. In the mid-game, use Frozen Rune dropped in Naxxramas to craft epic Frost Resistance sets.

You can use the following gear to tackle the Naxxramas raid:

• Cloth Armor: Frostfire Regalia sets
• Leather Armor: Polar Set
• Mail/Plate Armor: Icy Scale Mail (for Hunters/Fury Warriors) and Icebane Plate sets (for Tanks).

Tier 3 Materials

In addition to Desecrated tokens, different classes will need to find different NPCs and use materials and WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold to transform the corresponding pieces into true Tier 3 gear. Some materials can be dropped by mobs in Naxxramas.

Wartorn Scraps

• Wartorn Cloth Scrap
• Wartorn Leather Scrap
• Wartorn Chain Scrap
• Wartorn Plate Scrap

Profession Materials (not monster drops)

• Arcane Crystal
• Arcanite Bar
• Cured Rugged Hide
• Mooncloth
• Nexus Crystal
• Gold

The required materials for each Classic Tier 3 set are as follows:

Druid — Dreamwalker Raiment (Rayne)

Total Materials: 

• Arcane Crystal × 1
• Cured Rugged Hide × 36
• Mooncloth × 6
• Nexus Crystal × 7

Hunter — Cryptstalker Armor (Huntsman Leopold)

Total Materials: 

• Arcanite Bar × 17
• Cured Rugged Hide × 18
• Nexus Crystal × 8

Mage — Frostfire Regalia (Archmage Angela) Dosantos)

Total materials: 

• Arcane Crystal × 3
• Cured Rugged Hide × 6
• Mooncloth×21
• Nexus Crystal × 6

Paladin — Redemption Armor (Commander Eligor Dawnbringer)

Total materials: 

• Arcanite Bar × 20
• Cured Rugged Hide × 15
• Nexus Crystal×7

Priest — Vestments of Faith (Father Inigo Montoy)

Total materials: 

• Arcane Crystal × 3
• Cured Rugged Hide × 6
• Mooncloth×21
• Nexus Crystal × 8

Rogue — Bonescythe Armor (Rohan The Assassin)

Total materials: 

• Arcanite Bar×5
• Cured Rugged Hide × 42
• Nexus Crystal × 5
• 275 Gold

Shaman — The Earthshatterer (Rimblat Earthshatter)

Total Materials: 

• Arcanite Bar × 17
• Cured Rugged Hide × 15
• Mooncloth × 2
• Nexus Crystal × 8

Warlock — Plagueheart Raiment (Mataus The Wrathcaster)

Total Materials: 

• Arcane Crystal × 3
• Cured Rugged Hide × 6
• Mooncloth × 21
• Nexus Crystal × 8

Warrior — Dreadnaught's Battlegear (Korfax, Champion Of The Light)

Total Materials: 

• Arcanite Bar × 20
• Cured Rugged Hide × 19
• Nexus Crystal × 4

While Tier 3 sets are the best sets in Phase 6, they will soon be replaced by newer gear with The Burning Crusade expansion. However, they still hold valuable collectible value as a testament to your bravery in Phase 6.

Naxxramas is incredibly difficult, resulting in a significant consum. You must be prepared for potential wipes. Therefore, stocking up on consumables is crucial for your team to complete the raid quickly and efficiently.

If your consumables are completely depleted during the raid, you can buy WoW 20th Anniversary gold from IGGM and continue your fight.

In Azeroth, besides the most well-known Alliance and Horde factions, there are actually many neutral factions. These factions don't discriminate based on your faction affiliation; most have their own goals or a mission to protect Azeroth.

Whether you from Alliance or Horde, you can earn reputation with these neutral factions by completing quests, thereby increasing your reputation level and receiving the associated rewards.

This article will provide basic information about Argent Dawn, along with how to earn reputation with it during WoW Classic 20th Anniversary and the final rewards.

About Argent Dawn

This neutral faction possesses a strong sense of justice and is dedicated to protecting Azeroth from evil. In-game, members of the faction do their daily work at Plaguelands, involves protecting Lordaeron from Scourge.

In terms of backstory, Argent Dawn originated from Order of the Silver Hand. However, after the death of its main leader, Alexandros Mograine, the organization gradually fell apart and lost sight of its original purpose.

Thus, Lord Maxwell Tyrosus, one of the key members, left and founded Argent Dawn. The remaining Order of the Silver Hand then became Scarlet Crusade.

Compared to Scarlet Crusade, Argent Dawn is more open and inclusive, and possesses a more fair and peaceful approach. However, the two organizations currently maintain an uneasy partnership.

How To Earn Argent Dawn Reputation?

All quests and activities that earn Argent Dawn reputation are concentrated in Plaguelands, with Chillwind Camp and The Bulwark in the west and Light's Hope Chapel in the east.

Please note that when you want to farm reputation in Plaguelands, you need to travel to the location corresponding to your faction:

• Alliance: Chillwind Camp
• Horde: Bulwark at the junction of Western Plaguelands and Tirisfal Glades

Kill Enemies You Encounter In Plaguelands

Unlock encounters and defeat enemies throughout your available Plaguelands area to increase your reputation. Please note that enemies of different rarity or levels will only grant you a limited amount of reputation.

• Undead mobs in Western Plaguelands will grant reputation until your reputation reaches 3000.
• Undead mobs in Eastern Plaguelands will grant reputation until your reputation reaches 6000.
• All elite monsters in Plaguelands and common monsters in Scholomance and Stratholme will grant reputation until your reputation reaches 12000.
• Bosses in Scholomance and Stratholme will grant reputation until your reputation reaches Exalted.

Complete Plaguelands Quests

This zone offers quests to complete, which can raise your Argent Dawn reputation rank to Exalted. Other zones, such as Blackfathom Deeps and Desolace, may also offer some quests.

Special Cauldron Quests

Scourge has placed four cauldrons on four farms in Western Plaguelands to inflict the plague. After completing the quests leading to The Scourge Cauldrons, you'll need to alter each cauldron through subsequent repeatable quests to thwart Scourge's evil plans.

The four farms are:

• Felstone Field
• Dalson's Tears
• The Writhing Haunt
• Gahrron's Withering

After completing each repeatable quest, you need to find and speak with the following NPCs:

• Alliance: Alchemist Arbington in Chillwind Camp
• Horde: Apothecary Dithers at The Bulwark

These NPCs will give you a Glass Focuser, which you can use to obtain the following materials from undead monsters:

• Osseous Agitator
• Somatic Intensifier
• Ectoplasmic Resonator

You can then exchange Runecloth and Arcane Quickener from other regular NPCs by WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold, then find all cauldrons and modify their properties.

You gain 25 reputation points for each cauldron modification. Note that Arcane Quickener only lasts 30 minutes. Runecloth can also be obtained by killing undead monsters.

The materials required to change the properties of each cauldron are as follows:

• Felstone Field Cauldron: Runecloth x4, Arcane Quickener x1, Osseous Agitator x6
• Dalson's Tears Cauldron: Runecloth x4, Arcane Quickener x1, Somatic Intensifier x5
• Writhing Haunt Cauldron: Runecloth x4, Arcane Quickener x1, Somatic Intensifier x5
• Gahrron's Withering Cauldron: Runecloth x4, Arcane Quickener x1, Ectoplasmic Resonator x4

Always Equip Scourgestones

After your character reaches level 50, you can complete the quick quest "Argent Dawn Commission" at accessible Argent Dawn camps to obtain an Argent Dawn Commission and equip it.

Equipping this item will also reward you with additional Scourgestones when you kill monsters in Plaguelands.

After obtaining a certain number of Scourgestones and turning them in, you'll receive 25 reputation points and an Argent Dawn Valor Token, which can be used to gain another 25 reputation points.

• Minion's Scourgestone - From Undead monsters level 50 and above - Turn in 20 at a time.
• Invader's Scourgestone - From Undead monsters level 53 and above - Turn in 10 at a time.
• Corruptor's Scourgestone - From Elite Undead monsters and bosses - Turn in 1 at a time.

In addition, completing Stratholme quest "The Active Agent" will also grant you a Seal of the Dawn or Rune of the Dawn. Equipping these will enhance your ability to fight Undead monsters.

What Are Argent Dawn Reputation Rewards?

After reaching Revered Argent Dawn reputation, turn in 10 Argent Dawn Valor Tokens to the quartermaster at your camp to receive the following single-resistance shoulder enchantments:

• Nature Mantle of the Dawn
• Arcane Mantle of the Dawn
• Frost Mantle of the Dawn
• Flame Mantle of the Dawn
• Shadow Mantle of the Dawn

After reaching Exalted, turn in 25 Argent Dawn Valor Tokens to the quartermaster to unlock the multiple-resistance shoulder enchantment, Chromatic Mantle of the Dawn.

Other rewards will require redemption from the quartermaster or will be awarded as you farm reputation. Note that after Phase 6 launches, you can earn even more rewards by obtaining Frost Resistance recipes and completing quests.

After completing reputation farming for a particular faction, you can continue to earn new faction reputation in zones belonging to other factions. However, completing new raids will be even more important after Phase 6 begins!

Even though WoW 20th Anniversary has reached the end of Phase 5, it's unlikely you'll be able to explore every available dungeon unless you play almost daily. After all, there are a lot of dungeons, and they get increasingly difficult as you level up.

However, to earn more gear and WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold, in addition to completing the raids associated with each phase, you must clear these dungeons efficiently, especially if your character isn't fully leveled yet.

For this reason, this article provides a guide to the overall mechanics of WoW 20th Anniversary dungeons. With this information, you'll be able to adapt to any situation.

Basic WoW 20th Anniversary Dungeon Mechanics

First and foremost, all dungeons in the game require a group. Groups typically consist of five or ten players, with some dungeons limited to just five. A tank, a healer, and three DPS players are ideal for this purpose.

These dungeons include:

• Blackrock Depths
• Stratholme (Alive Side)
• Stratholme (Undead Side)
• Scholomance

How To Level In Dungeons?

To avoid the hassle of assembling a group before each dungeon entry, we recommend joining a group that you can play with regularly. This allows you to build synergy through repeated battles and improve your dungeon clearing efficiency.

While there are restrictions on team role assignments, you can choose your preferred class while adhering to basic principles. However, if you and your teammates simply want to complete farming or leveling quickly, there are two popular options.

1. Melee Cleave

This option focuses on leveraging Warrior's abilities like Cleave, Whirlwind, and Sweeping Strikes to consistently deal high damage to groups of enemies, while minimizing the time between farming dungeons using Rage system.

With this approach, your team should be primarily Warrior-based, with a Shaman and Paladin as a companion. Other than that, you can freely combine other classes, but Warrior is always the primary damage dealer.

2. Spell Cleave

The team build for this option should be centered around Mage. Mages can easily control multiple enemies with their Blizzard abilities and the talent Improved Blizzard, dealing powerful AoE damage to quickly complete dungeon farming.

Generally, as long as you ensure at least one Mage is in your team, combining other classes that also deal AoE damage is also possible, such as Warlocks with Rain of Fire and Hunters with Volley, as long as the total damage is sufficient.

More Specific Role And Class Selections

If you don't plan to utilize the above two options and prefer to freely combine your team, you'll need to carefully arrange the roles and classes of each member of your team based on the different divisions of labor in the battle.

Tank

In fact, in all types of combat, not just dungeons, the tank is responsible for maintaining threat, absorbing damage, preventing enemy damage, and healing.

Typically, the best tank choice is Warrior class we mentioned above. They can use their shield and consume threats to generate the abilities Sunder Armor and Shield Slam. Feral Druid and Protection Paladin are also good options.

DPS

Theoretically, all classes can deal damage, but to end fights quickly, it's recommended to prioritize Mage, DPS Warrior, Rogue, Warlock, and Hunter as your team's primary DPS. Hybrid classes are often better suited to serving as healers.

Healer

A healer's responsibility is to promptly treat the wounded or revive fallen allies to keep the team alive.

Holy Priest is often a good class choice due to its extensive healing abilities and buffs. Other possible classes include Restoration Druid, Holy Paladin, and Restoration Shaman.

Which Dungeons Are Available?

Each dungeon in WoW Classic 20th Anniversary has a minimum and recommended level, requiring your character to be within a certain level range to enter. Some dungeons also have faction restrictions.

Each dungeon has its own quests, and if you intend to complete them, your party size is limited to 5 players.

Currently available dungeons, their recommended levels, and the special enemies you might encounter are listed below:

Ragefire Chasm - Horde: 13-18

• Taragaman the Hungerer
• Oggleflint
• Jergosh the Invoker
• Bazzalan

Wailing Caverns: 15-25

• Lady Anacondra
• Lord Cobrahn
• Kresh
• Lord Pythas
• Skum
• Deviate Faerie Dragon (Rare)

The Deadmines: 18-23

• Rhahk'Zor
• Miner Johnson (Rare)
• Sneed
• Gilnid
• Mr. Smite
• Cookie
• Captain Greenskin
• Edwin VanCleef

Shadowfang Keep: 22-30

• Razorclaw the Butcher
• Baron Silverlaine
• Commander Springvale
• Odo the Blindwatcher
• Deathsworn Captain (Rare)

The Stockade - Alliance: 22-30

• Bruegal Ironknuckle (Rare)
• Targorr the Dread
• Kam Deepfury
• Hamhock
• Dextren Ward
• Bazil Thredd

Blackfathom Deeps: 24-32

• Ghamoo-ra
• Lady Sarevess
• Lorgus Jett
• Gelihast
• Baron Aquanis

Gnomeregan: 29-38

• Viscous Fallout
• Grubbis
• Electrocutioner 6000
• Crowd Pummeler 9-60
• Dark Iron Ambassador (Rare)
• Mekgineer Thermaplugg

Razorfen Kraul: 30-40

• Roogug
• Death Speaker Jargba
• Overlord Ramtusk
• Earthcaller Halmgar (Rare)
• Aggem Thorncurse

Scarlet Monastery: 26-45 (Graveyard: 28-38; Library: 29-39; Armory: 32-42; Cathedral: 35-45)

• Interrogator Vishas
• Azshir the Sleepless (Rare)
• Fallen Champion (Rare)
• Ironspine (Rare)
• Bloodmage Thalnos

Razorfen Downs: 40-50

• Tuten'kash
• Plaguemaw the Rotting (Summoned)
• Mordresh Fire Eye
• Glutton
• Ragglesnout (Rare)
• Amnennar the Coldbringer

Uldaman: 42-52

• Revelosh
• The Lost Dwarves (Horde-only)
• Ironaya
• Obsidian Sentinel
• Ancient Stone Keeper

Zul'Farrak: 44-54

• Sandarr Dunereaver (Rare)
• Theka the Martyr
• Antu'sul
• Witch Doctor Zum'rah
• Sandfury Executioner

Maraudon: 46-55 (Wicked Grotto: 45-53; Foulspore Cavern: 45-53; Earth Song Falls: 48-57)

• Tinkerer Gizlock
• Lord Vyletongue
• Noxxion
• Razorlash
• Meshlok the Harvester (Rare)

The Temple of Atal'Hakkar: 50-60

• Atal'alarion
• Zul'Lor
• Gasher

Blackrock Depths: 52-60

• High Interrogator Gerstahn
• Houndmaster Grebmar
• Lord Roccor
• Ring of Law
• The Vault (Dark Keepers)

Blackrock Spire: 55-60 (Lower: 55-60; Upper: 58-60)

• Burning Felguard (Rare)
• Highlord Omokk
• Spirestone Battle Lord (Rare)
• Spirestone Lord Magus (Rare)
• Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin
• War Master Voone

Scholomance: 58-60

• Pyroguard Emberseer
• Solakar Flamewreath
• Goraluk Anvilcrack
• Jed Runewatcher (Rare)

Stratholme: 58-60

• Tendris Warpwood
• Tsu'zee (Rare)
• Illyanna Ravenoak
• Magister Kalendris
• Immol'thar

Dire Maul: 58-60

• Blood Steward of Kirtonos
• Kirtonos the Herald (Summoned)
• Jandice Barov
• Rattlegore
• Death Knight Darkreaver (Summoned)

If you need to explore a specific dungeon, you'll need to understand the details of that dungeon in addition to the above information to complete the quest. Thank you for reading.

WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Phase 5 is nearing its end, with the final boss of Temple of Ahn'Qiraj, C'Thun, finally succumbing to the combined siege of players. Phase 6 will usher in the final major storyline.

With the opening of the undead fortress of Naxxramas, Scourge will once again sweep across Azeroth. Alliance and Horde players will relive the battle against Lich King.

WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Phase 6 Release Date

Although the official release date for WoW Classic 20th Anniversary Phase 6 has not yet been announced, this estimate is based on the 11-12 week interval between phases and Phase 5's release date of July 10, 2025. Phase 6, which will introduce the Naxxramas raid and Scourge invasion, is expected to release on September 25, 2025.

Naxxramas Raid

Naxxramas is a floating city above Stratholme in Eastern Plaguelands, controlled by Kel'Thuzad, one of Lich King's emissaries.

In addition to earning WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold and epic gear in this raid, defeating bosses in each zone will drop desecrated tokens, which, when combined with the corresponding materials, can be exchanged for Tier 3 sets of each class. These sets are the most powerful Tier 3 sets for WoW Classic 20th Anniversary.

Naxxramas raid is a large 40-player raid with a minimum level of 60. To enter the raid, you must have reached Honored with Argent Dawn and completed a simple introductory quest, The Dread Citadel - Naxxramas, at the dungeon entrance. This quest will require some WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold and materials. Higher reputations reduce the required materials, and reaching Exalted grants free entry.

Naxxramas Raid Bosses

There are 15 bosses in Naxxramas raid, located in various areas.

Spider Wing (Arachnid Quarter):

• Anub'Rekhan
• Grand Widow Faerlina
• Maexxna

Plague Wing (Plague Quarter):

• Noth the Plaguebringer
• Heigan the Unclean
• Loatheb

Deathknight Wing (Military Quarter):

• Instructor Razuvious
• Gothik the Harvester
• Four Horsemen

Abomination Wing (Construct Quarter):

• Patchwerk
• Grobbulus
• Gluth
• Thaddius

Frostwyrm Lair:

• Sapphiron
• Kel'Thuzad

In addition, challenging Sapphiron requires the team to prepare certain frost resistance equipment, and each member must be prepared with frost resistance potions.

Defeating Kel'Thuzad will drop Splinter of Atiesh. Collecting 40 fragments and completing the corresponding quest will grant you the legendary weapon, Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian. This staff is wieldable by priests, mages, druids, and warlocks.

Scourge Invasion Event

Scourge Invasion is a limited-time world event that occurs around the opening of Naxxramas dungeon.

Scourge will invade six zones: Azshara, Winterspring, Tanaris, Blasted Lands, Burning Steppes, and Eastern Plaguelands. These zones are marked with purple skulls on the map.

Scourge Invasion Rewards

In addition to the usual EXP and WoW 20th Anniversary gold, killing the invading undead monsters will also drop Necrotic Runes.

Necrotic Runes can be exchanged for various rewards at Argent Dawn Quartermaster in Light's Hope Chapel, including Blessed Wizard Oil (for magic) and Consecrated Sharpening Stone (for physical). These two consumables are powerful buffs for progressing through Naxxramas (each character can only carry a maximum of 20).

Also available is Tabard of the Argent Dawn, which includes gloves, bracers, and robes. This set is effective against undead creatures and has good stats. There's also a new three-piece set:

• Regalia of Undead Cleansing
• Undead Slayer's Armor
• Garb of the Undead Slayer
• Battlegear of Undead Slaying

Participating in events and redeeming rewards can quickly increase your Argent Dawn reputation, which is crucial for entering Naxxramas and obtaining cold resistance enchants for gear.

How To Play Scourge Invasion?

You'll need to travel to these areas and attack the undead monsters that appear beneath Scourge Necropolis to weaken the energy within Necrotic Rune Crystal. When the crystal's energy reaches zero, four Cultist Engineers will appear. Talking to them with eight Necrotic Runes will summon Shadow of Doom. Killing it will temporarily clear the scourge circle in the area.

Each Cultist Engineer will drop the following items:

• Necrotic Rune (30) (guaranteed drop)
• Corruptor's Scourgestone (guaranteed drop)
• Robe of Undead Cleansing (chance drop)
• Unic of Undead Slaying (chance drop)
• Chestguard of Undead Slaying (chance drop)
• or Breastplate of Undead Slaying (chance drop)

In addition, some dungeons will have new undead bosses:

• Balzaphon in Live Stratholme
• Lady Falther'ess in Razorfen Downs
• Lord Blackwood in Scholomance
• Revanchion in Dire Maul
• Scorn in Scarlet Monastery Graveyard
• Sever in Shadowfang Keep

Field Duty Silithus

Field Duty Silithus is a series of repeatable PvP quests in Silithus, where Alliance and Horde players must defend their respective towers. The faction that successfully holds the tower will receive bonus damage against the undead. However, this bonus does not apply to Naxxramas raid boss.

In addition, earning Cenarion Circle reputation will earn you WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold and gear.

This concludes Phase 6 of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary. Naxxramas raid promises to be another formidable challenge following Temple of Ahn'Qiraj. Warriors of Alliance and Horde, sharpen your blades and save Azeroth from Lich King!