World of Warcraft News and Raiding Strategies (2024)

Save up to 65% off in cool savings during the WoW Summer Sale*, but act fast; these offers will evaporate after July 1, 2024.


Frenemies Pack

Get friendly felines and cheerful canines with a pack that proves cats and dogs (and vulpines) can get along. Save up to 65% on the Frenemies Pack—the purr-fect pack of pets and mounts ready to join you on your paw-some adventures*.

The Frenemies Pack includes the Alterac Brew Pup pet, Brightpaw pet, Cinder Kitten pet, Shadow pet, Twilight pet, Luminous Starseeker mount, Mystic Runesaber mount, Shu-zen, the Divine Sentinel mount, Sunwarmed Furline mount, Vulpine Familiar mount, and Wen Lo, The River's Edge mount.

All pets and mounts are also available as standalone purchases, and the price will automatically adjust if you already have one or more of them.



Bring Out Your Best with the Accessories Pack

Rule the realms of fashion and breeze onto the catwalk of your next adventure with the Accessories Pack*!

Get up to 65% off head-turning cosmetics, effects, and a toy to become the envy of heroes everywhere. The Accessories Pack includes the Diadem of the Spell-Keeper transmog, the Wings of Awakening transmog with five color variants, Eternal Traveler's and Timewalker's Hearthstone effects, and the Transmorpher Beacon toy.



Last Chance to Get or Gift the Perfect Bundle

Spread the word and bring old friends and new to Azeroth, where they can embark on an epic journey and enjoy all the latest content with the Welcome to Azeroth Bundle, available through June 23.

Purchasers get everything needed to start their adventure—including the critically acclaimed World of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion.

  • 60 Days of Game Time
  • Dragonflight expansion
  • Level 60 Character Boost

Unlock endless expeditions across a magical landscape and multiple games. Explore the Dragon Isles and unearth ancient mysteries to prepare for The War Within. Create a Timerunner character and earn mighty loot in World of Warcraft Remix: Mists of Pandaria®. Witness Deathwing’s destruction and rise against impossible odds in Cataclysm Classic™. Take on new challenges from old foes within WoW® Classic: Season of Discovery and Hardcore realms.



Get Up to 33% off Select Game Services

It's a great time to dive into daring adventures in World of Warcraft® and World of Warcraft® Classic Progression realms. From now through July 1, make the most of 33% off level boosts and save 30% on Character Transfer Packs, Faction Change Packs, Race Change Packs, and Name Change Packs*.

Enhanced Level 70 Character Boost

Soar into the latest Dragonflight content with a 33% discount on the Enhanced Level 70 Character Boost—harness the power of level 424 gear, take to the skies with a stable of soar-ready Dragonriding mounts, and jump into the latest Dragonflight content ready for adventure!

To boost multiple characters, buy a Character Boost pack and use them all at once or save some for later.

Available Level 70 Character Boost pack options:

  • 1 for $40.00 (Regularly $60.00)
  • 2 3 for $100.00

Give Yourself A Boost

Level 80 Character Boost

Bring your character up to speed in Cataclysm Classic at a 33% discount when you harness the savings on a Level 80 Character Boost. You can instantly boost your character to level 80, and get them ready for their fresh adventures in the newly sundered Azeroth.

The boosted character also receives level 80 appropriate gear, weapon skill, mount, the Expert Riding skill, and gold.

Available Level 80 Character Boost pack options:

  • 1 for $40.00 (Regularly $60.00)
  • 2 3 for $100.00

Give Yourself a Boost

Character Transfer Packs

Time to get a move on! Transfer characters between World of Warcraft® realms or accounts**, enabling you to play with a new community of players and/or find old friends on new servers—all without starting over at level one.

To move multiple characters, buy Character Transfer packs and use them all at once or save some for later.

Available Character Transfer Pack options:

  • 1 for $17.50 (Regularly $25.00)
  • 3 for $35.00 (Regularly $50.00)
  • 6 8 for $80.00

Characters cannot be transferred between World of Warcraft® and World of Warcraft® Classic progression games. Visit our support page to learn more about the Character Transfer service and any restrictions.

Get A Move On

Race Change Packs

Sometimes, a simple touch-up of your character's looks isn't enough, and you want to change which race you belong to! With a race change service, you can do just that*.

To change multiple characters' races, purchase Race Change packs and use them all at once or save some for later. The final step of a Race Change requires choosing a new appearance and includes an optional Name Change.

Available Race Change pack options:

  • 1 for $17.50 (Regularly $25.00)
  • 3 for $35.00 (Regularly $50.00)
  • 6 8 for $80.00

To learn more about the Race Change service and any additional restrictions, visit our support page.

Make A Change

Faction Change Packs

Walk a dungeon or two in the other faction's shoes when you use a Faction Change to convert a character's faction from Horde to Alliance or Alliance to Horde. To move multiple characters to the opposite side, purchase Faction Change packs and use them all at once or save some for later. Your faction change also includes a free race change for your class, so you'll fit in with your new friends.

Available Faction Change pack options:

  • 1 for $21.00 (Regularly $30.00)
  • 3 for $42.00 (Regularly $60.00)
  • 6 8 for $95.00

To learn more about the Faction Change service and any restrictions, visit our support page.

Make Your Move

Name Change Packs

The name you initially chose for your hero doesn't have to stay the same for all eternity. Have you changed your mind or simply found something better? Either way, you can pick a new name and reinvent yourself today!

To change multiple characters' names, purchase Name Change packs and use them all at once or save some for later.

Available Name Change pack options:

  • 1 for $7.00 (Regularly $10.00)
  • 3 for $14.00 (Regularly $20.00)
  • 6 8 for $35.00

Learn more about the Name Change service and any restrictions when you visit our support page.

Reinvent Yourself

Purchase Race Changes, Faction Change Packs, and Character Transfers from the Battle.net shop. You can also launch World of Warcraft or World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Classic and click the Shop button on the character select screen.

Once you've purchased your Character Transfer, Faction Change Packs, Name Change Packs, Race Change Packs, and Character Boosts, a new icon will appear on your character selection screen.

To activate a game service, click on the token, then select the character you wish to move. Any unused Faction Change tokens or Character Transfers will remain in your account for future use.

Certain restrictions apply, and a World of Warcraft® Subscription or Game Time is required. Visit shop.battle.net for more information and detailed promotion end dates.


*Requires World of Warcraft® Subscription or Game Time
**Characters cannot be transferred between World of Warcraft®, World of Warcraft®: Cataclysm Classic™ or WoW® Classic. Not usable on WoW® Classic Hardcore or Season of Discovery Realms.

World of Warcraft News and Raiding Strategies (2024)

FAQs

Is World of Warcraft a strategy game? ›

The first three games in the Warcraft series, including their expansion packs, were all released on both the PC and Macintosh. All of these games were of the real-time strategy genre. Each game proceeded to carry on the storyline of the previous games, and each introduced new features and content to improve gameplay.

Does World of Warcraft have raids? ›

The intended number of players for a raid instance has varied greatly in the past, with the most extreme setup being 40-man raids, eg. Molten Core and others in vanilla-era WoW. Since Wrath of the Lich King, all new were introduced in a 10-player and a 25-player version.

What are the raid options in WoW? ›

There are four types of raid: Flexible Raid Finder, Flexible Normal, Flexible Heroic, and 20-person Mythic. The three flexible raid sizes can accommodate raid groups from 10-25 people; Mythic is the only difficulty requiring a fixed size of the group.

How do you join a raid in World of Warcraft? ›

To join a raid group you are invited by the raid leader (or the leader's assistants) just like joining a party. The raid leader will then assign you to a party within the raid group. To leave a raid group you simply leave your current party. Unlike normal parties, you will not leave the raid by logging out.

Has WoW gotten better? ›

World of Warcraft is arguably in a better place than it has been in years, with vastly improved base game systems, improved visuals, and more investment in story delivery. The previous expansion Dragonflight was well-received, albeit a bit on the "safe" side.

Is World of Warcraft still a success? ›

Ever wonder what became of Blizzard's World of Warcraft? The groundbreaking MMORPG is still successful to be sure, but in recent years, it has fallen far from its 2010/2011 peak of over 12 million subscribers.

Can you raid solo in WoW? ›

Generally speaking you can easily solo raids two expansions back. Towards the end of an expansion you may be able to solo the previous expansion's raids, but there might be mechanics that prevent you from doing so.

How many WoW players raid? ›

Raids groups are a way to have parties of more than 5 and up to 40 people, divided into up to 8 groups of up to 5 players.

What is the best raid choice? ›

The best RAID configuration for your storage system will depend on whether you value speed, data redundancy or both. If you value speed most of all, choose RAID 0. If you value data redundancy most of all, remember that the following drive configurations are fault-tolerant: RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6 and RAID 10.

How long is the average WoW raid? ›

Raiding guilds and time commitment

A typical World of Warcraft raid can take 3-4 hours once the group is able to complete it, and can take much more time over many sessions to get to that point. Basically, that it can take up as much of one's time as permitted.

What is the best WoW raid of all time? ›

Although Ulduar was the best raid in Wrath of the Lich King from strictly a raiding standpoint, when it comes to narrative progression, Icecrown Citadel takes the cake. Arthas, the Lich King, is the most iconic character in WoW, so all the epic and nostalgic feelings going up against him were remarkably present.

How to find people to raid with WoW? ›

LOOKING FOR DUNGEON OR RAID

The finder will place you in a queue, and will group you with random players of your own faction across realms in your own region.

Why can't I do raids in WoW? ›

Once tied to an instance ID, you may not enter any other versions of that raid of that difficulty until your raid lock resets. If other players complete that instance while you are absent, the instance will be empty for you as well, because progress is tied to the instance and not your character.

How to convert to raid in WoW? ›

The leader of a party can convert the group to a raid by clicking the "Convert to Raid" button in the Group window. At this point it becomes a "group of parties" with up to 8 parties, each with 5 characters.

What kind of game is World of Warcraft considered? ›

World of Warcraft (WoW), massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by the American company Blizzard Entertainment and released on November 14, 2004.

What style game is World of Warcraft? ›

World of Warcraft (WoW) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment.

Is World of Warcraft a competitive game? ›

Esports fans are used to watching competitions where a number of humans face each other directly, counting kills or goals to determine a winner. For several years now, however, World of Warcraft (WoW) has pioneered another form of competition: a race to be the first to complete the hardest content in the game.

What type of game is Warcraft 1? ›

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game (RTS) developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment, and published by Interplay Productions in Europe. It was released for MS-DOS in North America on 15 November 1994, and for Mac OS in early 1996.

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