Recaps

Varian released Garithos to serve Princess Calia after she agreed to compensate the Alliance and Garithos apologized. At the Tower of Slumber, Auriel oversaw the successful creation of the first Dawn Regent from two fanatics.

• Varian prepared to send Garithos to his execution, but a messenger redirected him to Stormwind Keep after Calia's envoys negotiated his release.
• Calia agreed to compensate the Alliance for Garithos's plundering, and Garithos publicly apologized to Varian despite resenting the humiliation.
• Garithos returned north with his surviving soldiers to support Calia's effort to restore Lordaeron.
• Auriel watched two fanatics merge their minds and souls with a Dark Gold Dawn Crystal, creating the first Dawn Regent.
• The Crusaders celebrated the Regent's creation and ordered armor for future Regents to be developed as a top priority.

Gul'dan fought Gothik as the undead fell, while Noth betrayed Heigan to help the invading forces advance through the Plague Zone. After the Horde defeated Patchwerk, Grobbulus and Gluth arrived in the Construct Quarter, and Saurfang ordered the Horde to attack.

• Gul'dan taunted Gothik and attacked him with curses and a Chaos Bolt as Fel Orc warlocks slaughtered the undead in the hall.
• Noth stabbed Heigan with a venom-coated dagger, killing him and signaling the Alliance, Silver Dawn, and Crimson Vanguard to advance.
• Noth stayed by Farina's side, knowing she used his love for her as leverage.
• The Horde army joined its Grand Marshal in killing Patchwerk, with Saurfang nearly slicing open the abomination's belly.
• Grobbulus and his construct hound Gluth approached the Horde, and Saurfang ordered his soldiers to attack.

The Crusaders and their allies fought through Naxxramas as the Scourge began retreating, but Darian stayed behind to face his father. The coalition escaped before the fortress sailed away, while Mograine’s forces regrouped in the Eastern Plaguelands and Kel’Thuzad fled to Northrend.

• The Firstborn of the Gods killed Instructor Razuvious, then stayed behind while the Crusaders advanced and the Demonic Blade Girl warned him not to call her Sargeras’s wife.
• Gul’dan escaped through a portal to Kalimdor with Gothik as the Crusaders reached Oscar, who urged them to flee before Naxxramas took off.
• Darian charged at his corrupted father, High Lord Mograine, while the Crusader captain and the coalition forces retreated toward the portal hall.
• Oscar brought undead troops to the portal, and Tirion left without rescuing Darian after learning Naxxramas was about to depart.
• Naxxramas sailed northwest, and Mograine’s forces resurrected Darian as a Death Knight before flying back toward the Eastern Plaguelands.
• Kel’Thuzad teleported to Northrend with Naxxramas’s dragon bones, leaving the fortress empty as the Ebon Blade waited in Acherus.

Garithos resumed fighting the Forsaken from Southshore while Night Elf druids discovered Velinde Starsong’s ghost in Roland’s Tomb and learned that the Moon Goddess’s Scythe had taken control of her body. At the Tower of Slumber, Auriel inspected the Crusaders’ research and the chapter revealed the vast, secret plans for the Extermination Order’s Titan’s Spear and Death Star.

• Garithos accepted Calia’s orders, rebuilt his legion, and led it into Southshore to fight the Forsaken.
• Night Elf druids and the Night Watch cleared Roland’s Tomb and found Velinde Starsong’s ghost in a crude grave.
• After the druids cleansed Velinde with Nature Energy, she recalled that the scythe had controlled her worgen body and left the tomb.
• Auriel inspected the Crusaders’ research departments and told Nightborne scholars that the Purification Order and Extermination Order still had slim chances of success.
• The chapter revealed that the guarded Extermination Order department was developing concepts for Titan’s Spear and Death Star to help Hu Feng wage war against the Burning Legion and the creatures of the Void.

Hu Feng intercepted Naxxramas and began turning it into a mobile palace while the coalition forces assessed the Scourge’s defeat and returned to their own conflicts. In Stratholme, Oscar established his City of Joy and gained control of the city, while the Alliance and Dawn Knights prepared to discuss cooperation.

• Deathwing captured Naxxramas and dragged it to Eternal Night Palace, where Hu Feng ordered the remaining undead cleared out.
• Hu Feng said he planned to remodel Naxxramas into a mobile palace, then seized Deathwing’s latest Twilight Dragon research when Deathwing mentioned his experiments.
• The coalition forces accepted that Naxxramas was in Hu Feng’s hands and planned to clear the leaderless undead from the Plaguelands, though Kel'Thuzad and the Death Knights had escaped.
• Oscar took control of Stratholme, renamed it Oscar's City of Joy, and gained the Silver Dawn’s acceptance while the Forsaken avoided attacking him.
• The New Horde sailed back to Kalimdor in coal-powered ships, while Highlord Bolvar stayed behind to discuss cooperation with Tirion Fording.

Oscar sent Dulin back to Ironforge to begin a settled life as a blacksmith, then dealt with Farinna’s attempt to seize his authority in Stratholme. In Stormwind, Varian prepared for his wedding to Tiffin, and Llane foretold that their child would be a boy named Anduin.

• Oscar gave Dulin a letter, gold, and supplies before Dulin left for Ironforge with the Alterac adventurers to become a blacksmith’s apprentice.
• Oscar captured Farinna after she tried to control him, and Noth chose to negotiate rather than fight Oscar’s forces.
• Oscar used Cthulhu’s flesh beneath Stratholme to frighten Farinna in her cell and monitor disturbances across the city.
• Llane and Lothar praised Varian’s rule and discussed his upcoming wedding to Tiffin.
• Varian said he would name a son Anduin, and Llane declared that Divine Venerable had foreseen the child would be a boy.

The Brewfest brought crowds and new festivities to Azeroth, including a chaotic Spider Race in Darkshore. Outside Ironforge, Oscar returned as a Death Knight and found the adventurers welcomed him as their own.

• Brewfest celebrations spread across Azeroth, while the Night Empire opened a lively branch venue in Suramar and Darkshore.
• Drunken riders raced Arcane Spiders along the Darkshore coast, and Hu Feng led the keg-tapping ceremony before Alleria dragged him away.
• Old Chen entertained the Darkshore crowd with martial arts and cooking, while Hu Feng watched his queens compete in a private drinking contest.
• Oscar secretly came from Stratholme to watch the Ironforge Brewfest, but an adventurer recognized him and announced his return.
• The adventurers welcomed Oscar despite his becoming a Death Knight, and he entered the camp with Mr. Fat Maggot to celebrate.

Varian and Queen Tiffin’s wedding procession passed through Stormwind as leaders discussed a new Dark Iron Dwarf offer to cooperate against the Fire Elements. Meanwhile, warlocks torturing demons uncovered news of a Burning Crusade fleet traveling through the stars.

• Varian and Queen Tiffin rode through Stormwind to the cheers of the people during their wedding procession.
• Bolvar told the leaders that Sorcer had sent envoys offering to help destroy the Fire Elements in Molten Core if the Alliance restored the Dark Iron Dwarves’ place in Ironforge.
• Magni rejected the proposal unless Sorcer died or Moira and her child ruled the Dark Iron Dwarves, and Llane agreed that Sorcer was not a trustworthy ally.
• Retsen and the warlocks tortured demons for intelligence under the Divine Emperor’s decree.
• A warlock discovered that the Burning Crusade had a fel fleet sailing through the stars.

Hu Feng learned that the Burning Legion planned to send a fel fleet to Outland and destroy the Dark Portal, then discussed building a demon army with Gul'dan. Meanwhile, Elune recovered in seclusion and Stormwind celebrated Varian's wedding with a year of tax relief, leaving Varian basking in the people's support and enduring Sylvanas's teasing.

• Hu Feng heard from Gul'dan that Kil'jaeden's fel fleet would reach Outland in a few months and planned to destroy the Dark Portal to prevent an Azerothian invasion.
• Hu Feng told Gul'dan to organize a fel demon legion, and Gul'dan bargained for a rank above Fel Lord and his own army.
• Hu Feng checked on Elune, who complained that she was bored while digesting divine power and healing her injuries.
• Stormwind's tax waiver for the year won popular support, while the nobles accepted it after seeing Countess Katrana's threatening gaze.
• Alleria advised Varian to learn more about politics, and Sylvanas teased him about Sargeras as Queen Tiffin laughed.

After an Orc mutated during the Purification Order experiment, Hu Feng discovered that he could make it reproduce and control its offspring, creating a potential source of cannon fodder. Days later, the Great Warlord led the rapidly multiplying Green Skins toward Light's Hope Chapel on Hu Feng's orders.

• Auriel learned that an Orc test subject had mutated, gaining the ability to divide and produce more Orcs.
• Hu Feng tested the mutation, used Dawn Morninglight to control the Orc, and ordered it to create obedient offspring that later fought and killed one another.
• Hu Feng took the original Orc, praised Auriel and the scholars, and rewarded them with promotions and new research opportunities.
• The Great Warlord led the Green Skins, including mutated Green Skin Goblins, from their overcrowded settlement in Icewind Ridge.
• Following Hu Feng's command, the Great Warlord sent the Green Skins north toward Light's Hope Chapel to kill, burn, and eat everything.

Varian and the Alliance leaders conspired to assassinate Sorcer and frame the Fire Elements, clearing the way for Moira to rule the Dark Iron Dwarves. After Sorcer died and Moira took power, the Dark Iron Dwarves joined the Alliance, which prepared to attack the Molten Core.

• During failed negotiations, Magni and Kurdran refused the Dark Iron Dwarves’ demands unless Moira’s unborn child inherited the throne.
• Varian proposed having Garona assassinate Sorcer and blame the Fire Elements, with Magni and Kurdran agreeing to the plan.
• Garona left Stormwind Keep for Blackrock Mountain while the Alliance continued its public negotiations with the Dark Iron delegation.
• Fire Elements attacked Blackrock Depths, killed Sorcer, and caused further deaths when one of them self-destructed.
• Moira suppressed calls for revenge, assumed temporary authority, and ordered the delegation to reach an agreement with the Alliance.
• The Alliance accepted the Dark Iron Dwarves’ demands, including their return to Ironforge, and planned a joint attack on the Molten Core.

The Alliance prepared to attack Molten Core while the Eternal Night Divine Emperor called a coalition to fight the Aqir in the Second Battle of Angrathar. The chapter ends as allied forces began gathering at Cenarion Hold in Silithus.

• The Alliance established a base in Blackrock Depths, and Regent Queen Moira pledged Dark Iron forces to support its coming assault on Molten Core.
• Onyxia sent black dragonkin to fight alongside the Alliance, while Varian and Bolvar discussed her usefulness in Stormwind Keep.
• The Eternal Night Divine Emperor called on the world's ambitious factions to form a coalition against the Aqir, and Thrall ordered Warlord Saurfang to lead the New Horde to Silithus.
• Jaina and Theramore answered the call, while the Alliance promised an airship fleet and the Bronze Dragons committed a dragon force.
• The Silver Dawn, Crimson Vanguard, Lordaeron Restoration Army, and Quel'Thalas declined to join, while the Draenei, Woodland Furbolgs, and Primal Gronn sent support.
• The allied forces began converging on Cenarion Hold in Silithus.

The Great Warlord led a chaotic Green Skins army in a devastating assault on Light's Hope Chapel, forcing Balnazzar and the Scarlet Crusade to fight wave after wave. Nightborne scholars observed the battle and judged the Green Skins suitable cannon fodder for the Burning Legion.

• Balnazzar wondered whether to withdraw his forces when the Great Warlord's Green Skins attacked Light's Hope Chapel.
• The Green Skins launched explosive Goblins at the walls, then blew open the gates and flooded into the city.
• The Scarlet Crusade fought through successive waves of Orcs and Goblins as the attackers burned buildings and caused widespread destruction.
• Balnazzar helped kill the first wave, but another enormous force charged into the city after the defenders thought the attack had ended.
• The Great Warlord withdrew with his remaining elite Green Skins while Nightborne scholars recorded the battle and discussed using the Green Skins against the Burning Legion.

The factions of Azeroth gathered forces and supplies for the coming battle at Angrathar, while Hu Feng changed his plan for C'Thun and prepared Cthulhu to devour him. At the Eternal Night Palace, Sylvanas entrusted Pamela to Hu Feng's care, and he joked with her about Kael'thas and Anveena.

• Quel'Thalas's Twilight's Hammer sent troops to Silithus to fight C'Thun's cultists, while Hu Feng decided Cthulhu would devour C'Thun rather than merely enslave him.
• The Night Elf Border Guard and New Horde steadily cleared Aqir hives as factions worldwide sent supplies and the Green, Blue, Bronze, and Red Dragon Legions assembled for the war.
• Dath'Remar prepared to return to Angrathar alongside Princess Alk'ja, who had become loyal to Cthulhu and devoted to him.
• Sylvanas brought Pamela to the Eternal Night Palace and asked Hu Feng to care for her and find a way to strengthen her as a wraith.
• Hu Feng tried to reassure the frightened Pamela, and Sylvanas comforted the girl before teasing Hu Feng about Kael'thas and Anveena.

The allied forces advanced across Silithus, testing new weapons and destroying Aqir swarms and hives. At Cenarion Hold, Selin Fireheart arrived with Twilight cultists, determined to fulfill Kael'thas's task and earn a place on the advisory council.

• The Night Elf Border Guard tested mobile energy cannons, then used the Chosen Titan's Arcane Ray to destroy a hive.
• The commander and nearby mages, adventurers, and soldiers discussed improvements to the colossus.
• Warlord Saurfang called on Horde adventurers to haul Silithus sand while Horde forces cleared swarms and hives across the desert.
• Elven forces, the Iron Horde, the Bronze Dragonflight, and the Alliance's Skybreaker fleet coordinated attacks and patrols throughout Silithus.
• Selin Fireheart led Twilight cultists to Cenarion Hold to carry out Kael'thas's task and prove himself worthy of joining the advisory council.

The Night Empire captured elven followers of C'Thun and brought them to Suramar for execution as traitors. Hu Feng discussed the punishment with Fandral Staghelm, who supported unity against future enemies while urging that the uninformed be spared where possible; Hu Feng agreed to speak with Cenarius after the Battle of Angrathar.

• Selin Fireheart ordered the capture of Night Elf and High Elf C'Thun followers and handed them over to the Crusaders.
• Auriel denounced the captured elves in Suramar and began their execution through the Crusaders' Endless Lingering punishment.
• Hu Feng asked Fandral Staghelm whether Endless Lingering was appropriate, and Fandral approved while urging efforts to save those who did not understand.
• Fandral advised Hu Feng to improve his relationship with Cenarius, and Hu Feng agreed to speak with him after the Battle of Angrathar.

Hu Feng lifted the seal of Angerla and led the allied armies into battle against its insect forces. The battle intensified across the battlefield, while Hu Feng flew deeper into Angerla to confront its leaders.

• Nozdormu gave Hu Feng the Angerla Scepter, and Hu Feng struck the Gong of the Scarabs to lift the seal.
• The armies of the Night Empire, the New Horde, and the Iron Horde attacked the swarms and Anubis constructs pouring out of Angerla, while the Alliance and dragons provided support.
• A Black Scarab followed the scepter's resonance to Hu Feng, who decided to keep it at the Eternal Night Palace rather than ride it.
• Scarless Oth'ir fought the Primal Gronn, while the Iron Horde and allied forces battled the Anubis constructs and insect swarms.
• Hu Feng flew into Angerla as Darkside and Princess Alk'ja overwhelmed Prophet Skar'karn and the Crusaders fought at the temple entrance.
• Nozdormu and the Bronze Dragonflight slowed and weakened the insects with Temporal Sand as the battle reached its most intense phase.

Hu Feng received Kalimdor's Vengeance, a greatsword born from Azeroth's rage, and renamed it Azeroth's Vengeance. It killed the Twin Emperors, while Cthulhu moved toward Silithus to join Hu Feng in attacking C'Thun.

• Hu Feng entered the hall and sent the four Firstborn of the Gods to fight the Twin Emperors.
• A ray of light revealed Kalimdor's Vengeance, which had been forged from the continent's rage after the Great Sundering.
• Hu Feng renamed the greatsword Azeroth's Vengeance and ordered it to attack Viktoras and Vikrol.
• Azeroth's Vengeance pierced both emperors, and the planet's will prevented them from healing as their life force drained away.
• Hu Feng checked Cthulhu's location and learned that Cthulhu was moving through the earth toward Silithus to attack C'Thun.

In Silithus, Sargeras destroyed the Temple of Angrathar and fought C'Thun while Cthulhu arrived to devour the Old God. As the allied forces attacked the confused insect swarm, the other Old Gods learned what was happening and retreated deeper into their prisons.

• Princess Huhuran abandoned the battle to attack General Darkside and Princess Alk'ja, but a blast from the Temple of Angrathar drew the battlefield's attention.
• Sargeras emerged in a gigantic phantom and battered C'Thun, whose exposed body stretched across the battlefield.
• Cthulhu arrived, his whispers turned some Angerla insects against one another, and Faceless Ones fought to disrupt their brainwashing.
• Elune healed and shielded the allied soldiers, who launched a full-scale assault on the chaotic insect swarm.
• C'Thun failed to send a warning to the Void Lords as Cthulhu began devouring him, though the other Old Gods heard his desperate message.
• Yogg-Saron repaired his damaged seal, while N'Zoth hid deeper beneath the seabed rather than risk facing Sargeras.

Cao Fei, a Mogu monk who dreamed of restoring the Cao Dynasty, reached a turning point after years of discouragement and failure. He left the Temple of the Seven Stars and set out across the Kunlun Mountains, determined to keep pursuing his dream despite his age and uncertain prospects.

• Cao Fei endured years of training and repeatedly heard his friends and the White Tiger tell him that restoring the Cao Dynasty was impossible.
• During a rare visit to the Temple of the Seven Stars, Cao Fei saw his aging face reflected in a puddle and wondered whether his dream had abandoned him.
• Cao Fei decided to stop training at the Temple of the Shado-Pan and return to bid farewell to the White Tiger.
• Cao Fei set out to roam the world, crossing the Kunlun Mountains through falling Fei Xue while resolving to keep chasing his dream.

Hu Feng and Cthulhu defeated C'Thun, and Cthulhu began healing Azeroth while transforming Silithus into a foggy forest and holy land. The allied forces departed for home and other campaigns, leaving a new temple rising in the transformed region.

• C'Thun asked Hu Feng whom he served, and Hu Feng declared that he served himself and Azeroth and intended to conquer the universe for them.
• Cthulhu devoured C'Thun completely, then released Dawn Light to heal Azeroth and protect her from the other Old Gods.
• Cthulhu transformed Silithus into a dark, mist-covered forest where intruders would be driven mad by his Call.
• Hu Feng descended among the cheering allied forces, who prepared to leave Cenarion Hold after the battle.
• Warlord Saurfang led the New Horde home, the Alliance fleet set out for Blackrock Mountain, and the other allied groups departed for their own destinations.
• The Faceless Ones and remaining insectoids built a new temple beneath a giant carved eyeball in the transformed forest.

After the victory at Angrathar, the Alliance celebrated while the battle’s spoils made soldiers wealthy and Onyxia punished nobles who tried to extort them. Meanwhile, Yao Dao Ji reconsidered her hatred of Sargeras and resolved to keep watching him, leaving her still frustrated by rumors that she was his wife.

• Footage of Sargeras and Cthulhu defeating C'Thun spread, and Alliance cities celebrated the victory.
• Stormwind soldiers earned free drinks and sold Angerla spoils for high prices, while Onyxia imprisoned nobles who tried to extort them.
• Yao Dao Ji watched the battle footage and questioned adventurers about Sargeras’s conduct, deciding he had honored his promise to minimize casualties.
• At dinner, Windsor explained why Sargeras’s actions at Karazhan were justified and distinguished his mistakes from the crimes of Sargeras and the world’s enemies.
• Yao Dao Ji admitted that she no longer truly hated Sargeras but would continue watching him, then denied being his wife.

Hu Feng returned the Essence of Time to Nozdormu and promised to restore Alexstrasza’s essence as well. Nozdormu learned that the Eternal Dragons had found a new purpose, while Alexstrasza prepared to visit Hu Feng, still unaware that her imprisonment had no deeper reason.

• Hu Feng removed the Essence of Time from the Dragon Soul and restored Nozdormu’s control over time.
• Chromie interrupted Nozdormu’s oath with complaints, then tried to flee before Hu Feng persuaded Nozdormu to let her stay at the Eternal Night Palace.
• Hu Feng introduced Aeonus, who explained that the Eternal Dragons planned to help the new timeline absorb the old one and hinted at a secret plan involving a future Nozdormu.
• Nozdormu told Alexstrasza that Hu Feng would return her essence and advised her not to take her imprisonment personally.
• Alexstrasza agreed to visit Hu Feng and mend their relationship, while the narration revealed Hu Feng had imprisoned her only because he had taken half of Deathwing’s red dragon eggs for experiments.

The Alliance and Dark Iron Dwarves fought a costly war against the Fire Elements in Blackrock Depths, while Plagg profited from the conflict by expanding his tavern and hiring the Tauren Chieftains Band. In Kalimdor, Alexstrasza regained her essence and permission to establish a Red Dragon delegation in Suramar before Hu Feng left to investigate discoveries on Azuremyst Isle.

• Alliance commander Grand Marshal Windsor searched the front lines for a breakthrough as the Alliance and Dark Iron Dwarves fought Ragnaros's Fire Elements and Molten Hounds.
• Plagg expanded the Blackrock Bar and hired the Tauren Chieftains Band as resident entertainers, benefiting from the influx of Alliance soldiers.
• Kael'thas remained determined to keep Anveena from becoming the Sunwell again, since the High Elves no longer depended on its mana.
• Hu Feng restored Alexstrasza's essence, and she accepted his blessing and permission to station a Red Dragon delegation in Suramar City.
• A Draenei Soulbinder priestess relayed Turalyon's request for Hu Feng to visit Azuremyst Isle about major discoveries, and he departed while Alexstrasza went to explore Suramar.

In the established timeline’s End Time, the Eternal Dragon Kings from two timelines fought while Oscar stumbled through a time distortion and arrived amid the battle. He returned to Stratholme with a photo of Deathwing’s corpse and a request to bring back souvenirs.

• Malygos from Hu Feng’s timeline attacked his established-timeline counterpart in the End Time and declared his plan to replace him and Nozdormu.
• Oscar sensed a lingering Eternal Dragon time distortion in an alley in Stratholme and touched it, transporting himself to the End Time.
• Oscar photographed the ruined Wyrmrest Temple and Deathwing’s corpse, then provoked the Bronze Dragons and drew the battling Eternal Dragons toward them.
• Malygos from Hu Feng’s timeline recognized Oscar, and a time distortion appeared to send him back to Stratholme.
• Oscar returned to Stratholme and continued toward City Hall Square after saying he was retired.