Midnight

Azeroth begins with eight races and nine classes.

New races: Blood Elves for the Horde and Draenei for the Alliance.

The Death Knight debuts as the first hero class.

New races: Goblins and Worgen. Azeroth is reshaped.

The new Pandaren race and Monk class arrive.

A journey to Draenor, Garrisons and updated character models.

A new hero class: the Demon Hunter.

Allied Races arrive in waves across 2018–2020.

The realms of death, Covenants and a new stage of character progression.

The new Dracthyr race and its Evoker class.

A new Allied Race: the Earthen, for either faction.

The Haranir join as a new Allied Race.

An announced Worldsoul Saga chapter, awaiting a confirmed release date.

The original eight races and nine classes return.

Original Azeroth with permanent character death.

A fresh Hardcore start on Anniversary realms.

Runes change the abilities and roles of existing classes.

A season of faster progression and more challenging raids.

A fresh start celebrating 20 years of World of Warcraft.

Blood Elves and Draenei return in this Classic edition.

Blood Elves and Draenei return in this Classic edition.

Death Knights join the progressing Classic branch.

Goblins and Worgen return as Azeroth is reshaped.

Pandaren and Monks join Classic.

A separate regional Classic experience for mainland China.

Modern WoW, currently in Midnight. A continuing game branch rather than a separate expansion.

The new Skyborne race, nine reworked classes and the Legacy system.