World Of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth

Everything you need to know about Azeroth’s 2018 expansion.

- Steven Messner

World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is coming in 2018. Set on high seas full of trolls, pirates and troll pirates, the expansion renews the focus on the conflict that started everything: the monstrous Horde duking it out with the noble Alliance. The expansion will offer two new continents and a level cap of 120, several new races to unlock, ten new dungeons, and exciting new activities, like the real-time strategy-inspired Warfronts.

At the centre of Battle for Azeroth is the raging conflict between the two factions at the heart of World of Warcraft. With the Legion defeated and the external threat to Azeroth now gone, the Horde and Alliance are turning on each other and seeking new allies to bolster their ranks. Capital cities like Teldrassil and the Undercity are razed in the opening blows, and players set out on the high seas to the new continents of Kul Tiras and Zandalar in hopes of securing a foothold in their battle against each other.

Instead of everyone levelling in the same zone, Horde players will venture to the troll-occupied island of Zandalar, while the Alliance seeks to restore diplomatic ties with the naval superpowers of Kul Tiras. Each continent has three zones that have dynamic level-scaling identical to Legion, so you can choose where to go at your leisure. Once you’ve reached level 120, the opposing faction’s zone becomes available to explore and conquer.