Patch 11.0.5 WoW's 20th Anniversary Celebration Live This Week
WoW's 20th Anniversary Celebration goes live this week in both NA and EU!
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Join the celebration as World of Warcraft celebrates its 20th Anniversary with new activities and myriad ways to earn currency.
When: October 22, 2024 – January 6, 2025
Where: Outside the Caverns of Time in Tanaris
Quick Facts
Here’s what you can look forward to during the 20th Anniversary Celebration:
What is Releasing This Week?
Major new celebratory content additions are coming in Patch 11.0.5.
Official Patch 11.0.5 Notes
Here are the official patch notes for the War Within Patch 11.0.5.
Blackrock Depths Raid
Blizzard is offering players a completely reimagined raid taking place in Blackrock Depths, complete with new encounter designs for classic bosses.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Join Moira Bronzebeard as the bronze dragonflight grants her a look back in history, guiding us all through a journey through eight epic boss raid encounters.
Players can queue for this epic raid with the Raid Finder (Group Finder Hotkey I) or create their own groups of 10 to 15 players by speaking with Moira for Normal and Heroic difficulties.
Additional Classes for Dracthyr
The Dracthyr race will now have the option to become several different classes outside of Evoker.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Updated Tier 2 Armor Appearance Sets
Players can earn new currency via celebration activities to purchase updated and reimagined tier 2 transmog sets for all classes, including those not around during classic.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Paladin
Death Knight, Hunter, Mage
Warrior, Druid, Priest
Monk, Shaman, Evoker
Warlock, Demon Hunter, Rogue
We’ve modernized some very classic Tier 2 sets for all classes, including those that didn’t exist at the time these sets were introduced—such as Monks and Evokers—for a total of thirteen class sets! Each set comes as an ensemble of 9 pieces, including a cloak, making sure you look the part from head to toe.
Step back in time and show off your class pride when you purchase these appearances with Bronze Celebration Tokens earned during the 20th Anniversary Celebration.
Classic Timewalking Dungeons
Take part in a new Timewalking event that will take you through the original version of Deadmines, Zul’Farrak, Dire Maul (east and west wings), and Stratholme’s living and undead dungeons for epic new rewards. Queue up via the Adventure Journal or the Group Finder with players level 10 and above.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Players will have the option to visit special vendors to get new mounts, pets, and transmog appearances.
Here are just a few items you will find on the Timewalking vendors starting with the 20th Anniversary:
Anniversary Rewards
Many new rewards are available to earn during the 20th Anniversary event.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard employees earn special service awards during their time at the company. We’ve taken inspiration from these awards to create a new mount that is fully armored in a similar style—the Coldflame Tempest mount. This blue-flamed flying mount takes after its fiery cousin, the Ashes of Al’ar, and will let you show off your own years of service to Azeroth.
Players can also earn appearances based on the employee sword, shield, and crown to show off in-game, along with a version of the employee ring as a toy.
Stand out with a 20-Year balloon toy and two adorable baby dreadlord pets—Lil’Kaz and Lil’Doomy— you can add to your collection.
For a limited time, you will also see some returning Anniversary items that can be also purchased with Bronze Celebration Tokens when you visit Storekeeper Reginald in the Celebration Pavilion and peruse his inventory.
20th Anniversary Celebration Activities
This year’s celebration event has expanded, and the bronze dragonflight have taken the activities just outside the Caverns of Time with various new and exciting things to do.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Show off your transmog at the Fashion Frenzy stage hosted by Althaea. Mount up to match Abigail Cyrildotr at the Mount Mania arena and show off your mount collection. Join Lorewalker Cho at the Storyteller stage for an epic tale you can’t help but join in on. Take a photo with guildmates, venture to epic vistas, disguise yourself as your pet, cosplay as famous heroes or villains, skate on the rink, or take a balloon for a lazy ride around the event space. There’s plenty to see and do as you join the celebration in Tanaris, and it’s available to players at level 15 and above.
New World Bosses
There are gate-crashers at nearly every party, and that’s true of our anniversary celebration. We’re bringing back some classic World Bosses from the past, including Doomwalker, Azuregos, Lord Kazzak, and the Dragons of Nightmare, along with a couple of additional party crashers in the sands of Tanaris— the Sha of Anger and Archavon the Stonewatcher.
Players can join in bouncing them out of the celebration beginning at level 15 to earn some great rewards and anniversary currency.
Codex of Chromie
Chromie is up for any challenge, but due to her unique role, she has not kept her codex in order. When asked to put together time tours of the opening of the Ahn’qiraj gate, she’s discovered things are in a jumble. She’ll need help from Azeroth’s heroes to put things to rights once more and send out of place enemies in the sands of Silithus back to where they belong. Players can queue up using the Group Finder for this 10-20 player scenario beginning at level 15.
Help Wanted at Guest Relations
Often a thankless job, guest relations has a new volunteer, Alyx, stepping into the role with the lofty hopes of doing a better job than their predecessor. As visitors pour into the celebration, Alyx is under pressure and could use a little help making it an event to remember. Thankfully, they have found a secret-sleuthing tuskarr family who have become the perfect helpers in getting players up to speed with the tools of the secrets trade.
Assist Alyx each week with resolving new guest mysteries by using your new secret-finding skills, and be on the lookout for stolen celebration goods. Follow the rumors and solve the mystery— if you can. We’re counting on you, secret finders.
Players can begin working on the initial secrets beginning on October 28 with additional secrets opening up on November 4.
Korrak’s Revenge Returns
Run down your enemies, raze their fortifications, and exchange the tokens you loot from their corpses to summon mighty reinforcements in Korrak’s Revenge, a throwback Battleground inspired by the earliest days of Alterac Valley.
Players who complete the quest, “Korrak’s Revenge,” will be rewarded one of two mounts based on your character’s faction: the Stormpike Battle Ram (Alliance) and the Frostwolf Snarler (Horde).
Players taking part in the battlegrounds during the anniversary celebration can also click on the Alliance Armory or the Horde War Supplies located in the starting areas of battlegrounds to don the appearance of PvP sets from times past.
Celebrate 30 Years of Warcraft with the Trading Post!
Celebrate 30 Years of Warcraft with November’s Trading Post. Players will be able to fill the month’s bar to earn four iconic back appearance shields representing the factions of Warcraft III— Orc, Human, Night Elf, and Scourge.
Updated Shaman Ascendance Forms
Shaman players can also look forward to new Ascendance forms to express their elemental mastery. Restoration Shaman will get a new Water form, Elemental will get a new Fire form, and Enhancement will get a new Wind form.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
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WoW's 20th Anniversary Celebration goes live this week in both NA and EU!
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Join the celebration as World of Warcraft celebrates its 20th Anniversary with new activities and myriad ways to earn currency.
When: October 22, 2024 – January 6, 2025
Where: Outside the Caverns of Time in Tanaris
Quick Facts
Here’s what you can look forward to during the 20th Anniversary Celebration:
- Earn and spend a new currency— Bronze Celebration Tokens— to spend on new items for your collection.
- Engage in the Blackrock Depths Raid dungeon
- Collect Iconic Tier 2 transmog appearance sets
- Go Timewalking through Classic World of Warcraft Dungeons
- Earn a New Mount, Blizzard Employee Service Award cosmetics, and More
- Celebrate with an expanded event at the Caverns of Time
- Join Chromie on a new time-bending adventure with the Codex of Chromie
- Discover new secrets and solve them with Guest Relations
- Defeat Party-Crashing World Bosses including the Sha of Anger and Archavon the Stonewatcher
- Go back for some PvP revenge during Korrak’s Revenge in Alterac Valley
- Celebrate 30 Years of Warcraft with Warcraft III themed back appearances on the Trading Post
What is Releasing This Week?
Major new celebratory content additions are coming in Patch 11.0.5.
- Official Patch Notes
- Blackrock Depths Raid
- Additional Classes for Dracthyr
- Updated Tier 2 Armor Appearance Sets
- Classic Timewalking
- Anniversary Rewards
- 20th Anniversary Celebration Activities
- Updated Shaman Ascendance Forms
Official Patch 11.0.5 Notes
Here are the official patch notes for the War Within Patch 11.0.5.
Blackrock Depths Raid
Blizzard is offering players a completely reimagined raid taking place in Blackrock Depths, complete with new encounter designs for classic bosses.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Join Moira Bronzebeard as the bronze dragonflight grants her a look back in history, guiding us all through a journey through eight epic boss raid encounters.
Players can queue for this epic raid with the Raid Finder (Group Finder Hotkey I) or create their own groups of 10 to 15 players by speaking with Moira for Normal and Heroic difficulties.
Additional Classes for Dracthyr
The Dracthyr race will now have the option to become several different classes outside of Evoker.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
-
Hunter
- Mage
- Priest
- Rogue
- Warlock
- Warrior
Updated Tier 2 Armor Appearance Sets
Players can earn new currency via celebration activities to purchase updated and reimagined tier 2 transmog sets for all classes, including those not around during classic.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
We’ve modernized some very classic Tier 2 sets for all classes, including those that didn’t exist at the time these sets were introduced—such as Monks and Evokers—for a total of thirteen class sets! Each set comes as an ensemble of 9 pieces, including a cloak, making sure you look the part from head to toe.
- Death Knight: Pale Rider's Eternal Armor
- Demon Hunter: Netherwalker's Eternal Armor
- Druid: Stormrage Raiment
- Evoker: Earth-Warder's Eternal Armor
- Hunter: Dragonstalker Armor
- Mage: Netherwind Regalia
- Monk: Eternal Battlegear of the August Acolyte
- Paladin: Judgement Armor
- Priest: Vestments of Transcendance
- Rogue: Bloodfang Armor
- Shaman: Then Ten Storms
- Warlock: Nemesis Raiment
- Warrior: Battlegear of Wrath
Step back in time and show off your class pride when you purchase these appearances with Bronze Celebration Tokens earned during the 20th Anniversary Celebration.
Classic Timewalking Dungeons
Take part in a new Timewalking event that will take you through the original version of Deadmines, Zul’Farrak, Dire Maul (east and west wings), and Stratholme’s living and undead dungeons for epic new rewards. Queue up via the Adventure Journal or the Group Finder with players level 10 and above.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Players will have the option to visit special vendors to get new mounts, pets, and transmog appearances.
Here are just a few items you will find on the Timewalking vendors starting with the 20th Anniversary:
- Enchanted Spellweave Carpet (from Wrath of the Lich King)
- Amani Hunting Bear (from the Burning Crusade)
- Frayfeather Hippogryph (from Classic World of Warcraft)
Anniversary Rewards
Many new rewards are available to earn during the 20th Anniversary event.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard employees earn special service awards during their time at the company. We’ve taken inspiration from these awards to create a new mount that is fully armored in a similar style—the Coldflame Tempest mount. This blue-flamed flying mount takes after its fiery cousin, the Ashes of Al’ar, and will let you show off your own years of service to Azeroth.
Players can also earn appearances based on the employee sword, shield, and crown to show off in-game, along with a version of the employee ring as a toy.
Stand out with a 20-Year balloon toy and two adorable baby dreadlord pets—Lil’Kaz and Lil’Doomy— you can add to your collection.
For a limited time, you will also see some returning Anniversary items that can be also purchased with Bronze Celebration Tokens when you visit Storekeeper Reginald in the Celebration Pavilion and peruse his inventory.
- Core Hound Chain: Teaches the Core Hound mount.
- Obsidian Worldbreaker: Teaches the Obsidian Worldbreaker Mount.
- Lil’Nefarian: Teaches the Lil’ Nefarian pet.
- Molten Corgi: Teaches the Molten Corgi pet.
- Onyxian Whelpling: Teaches the Onyxian Whelpling pet.
- Hatespark the Tiny: Teaches the Hatespark the Tiny pet.
- Baby Blizzard Bear: Teaches the Baby Blizzard Bear pet.
20th Anniversary Celebration Activities
This year’s celebration event has expanded, and the bronze dragonflight have taken the activities just outside the Caverns of Time with various new and exciting things to do.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Show off your transmog at the Fashion Frenzy stage hosted by Althaea. Mount up to match Abigail Cyrildotr at the Mount Mania arena and show off your mount collection. Join Lorewalker Cho at the Storyteller stage for an epic tale you can’t help but join in on. Take a photo with guildmates, venture to epic vistas, disguise yourself as your pet, cosplay as famous heroes or villains, skate on the rink, or take a balloon for a lazy ride around the event space. There’s plenty to see and do as you join the celebration in Tanaris, and it’s available to players at level 15 and above.
New World Bosses
There are gate-crashers at nearly every party, and that’s true of our anniversary celebration. We’re bringing back some classic World Bosses from the past, including Doomwalker, Azuregos, Lord Kazzak, and the Dragons of Nightmare, along with a couple of additional party crashers in the sands of Tanaris— the Sha of Anger and Archavon the Stonewatcher.
Players can join in bouncing them out of the celebration beginning at level 15 to earn some great rewards and anniversary currency.
Codex of Chromie
Chromie is up for any challenge, but due to her unique role, she has not kept her codex in order. When asked to put together time tours of the opening of the Ahn’qiraj gate, she’s discovered things are in a jumble. She’ll need help from Azeroth’s heroes to put things to rights once more and send out of place enemies in the sands of Silithus back to where they belong. Players can queue up using the Group Finder for this 10-20 player scenario beginning at level 15.
Help Wanted at Guest Relations
Often a thankless job, guest relations has a new volunteer, Alyx, stepping into the role with the lofty hopes of doing a better job than their predecessor. As visitors pour into the celebration, Alyx is under pressure and could use a little help making it an event to remember. Thankfully, they have found a secret-sleuthing tuskarr family who have become the perfect helpers in getting players up to speed with the tools of the secrets trade.
Assist Alyx each week with resolving new guest mysteries by using your new secret-finding skills, and be on the lookout for stolen celebration goods. Follow the rumors and solve the mystery— if you can. We’re counting on you, secret finders.
Players can begin working on the initial secrets beginning on October 28 with additional secrets opening up on November 4.
Korrak’s Revenge Returns
Run down your enemies, raze their fortifications, and exchange the tokens you loot from their corpses to summon mighty reinforcements in Korrak’s Revenge, a throwback Battleground inspired by the earliest days of Alterac Valley.
Players who complete the quest, “Korrak’s Revenge,” will be rewarded one of two mounts based on your character’s faction: the Stormpike Battle Ram (Alliance) and the Frostwolf Snarler (Horde).
Players taking part in the battlegrounds during the anniversary celebration can also click on the Alliance Armory or the Horde War Supplies located in the starting areas of battlegrounds to don the appearance of PvP sets from times past.
Celebrate 30 Years of Warcraft with the Trading Post!
Celebrate 30 Years of Warcraft with November’s Trading Post. Players will be able to fill the month’s bar to earn four iconic back appearance shields representing the factions of Warcraft III— Orc, Human, Night Elf, and Scourge.
Updated Shaman Ascendance Forms
Shaman players can also look forward to new Ascendance forms to express their elemental mastery. Restoration Shaman will get a new Water form, Elemental will get a new Fire form, and Enhancement will get a new Wind form.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
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