Recaps

Thrall’s coalition defeated Garrosh and the Heart of Y'Shaarj, but Garrosh escaped to another Draenor and united the True Horde. When the True Horde invaded Azeroth, the allied forces crossed the Dark Portal in turn and divided across Draenor as new conflicts gathered.

• Zul'jin and Nalorakk broke through Razor Hill’s weakened wall, while Jaina and Varian rallied more forces to the resistance and the Night Empire joined the campaign.
• Saurfang and the Alliance captured Orgrimmar’s harbor, then the resistance, Goblin rebels, and Night Empire attacks broke the city’s defenses and surrounded Garrosh’s remaining troops.
• Thrall defeated Nazgrim, who was healed by a ray of dawn, and the rebels fought their way toward Garrosh as Cthulhu’s power disrupted the battle and N'Zoth fled Twilight Citadel.
• Thrall negotiated with Gazlowe, then confronted Garrosh, who fused with the Heart of Y'Shaarj before Grandmother Gaia'an’s words led him to release it and collapse.
• The Horde chose Vol'jin as Warchief and sent Garrosh to Pandaria for trial, but Kairozdormu helped him escape to a parallel Draenor, and Thrall later admitted he had enabled the escape.
• Garrosh killed Kairozdormu, joined Grom Hellscream, and helped the True Horde resist Gul'dan and defeat Brutallus as the Orcs built a Dark Portal to Azeroth.
• Grom led the True Horde through the completed portal, where Azeroth’s armies repelled the vanguard, and the Allied Forces counterattacked through the portal and advanced into Draenor.
• The Allied Forces divided across Draenor as Velen’s Draenei joined the Alliance in Shadowmoon Valley, while Crusaders secretly freed Gul'dan and the Shadow Council warlocks.

The Night Empire and its allies conquered Draenor, while Hu Feng drew Sargeras into the New Pantheon and prepared for war against the Burning Legion. The arc ended with the Empire taking the Tomb of Sargeras as a stronghold and opening its campaign in the Broken Isles.

• Durotan’s failed negotiations led Nazgrim to launch the Horde’s assault on Draenor Citadel, while Hu Feng’s Night Empire seized Auchindoun and began advancing across Draenor.
• Hu Feng’s forces divided the Draenei between Turalyon and Velen, and the Night Empire captured Skyreach after Sha energy overwhelmed the High Arakkoa.
• The Horde captured Draenor Citadel, Thrall killed Garrosh at Grommashar, and the Pandaren later destroyed Highmaul and Iron Fist Port, ending the remaining major Draenor resistance.
• Gul’dan tried to claim Sargeras’s Divine Body, but Hu Feng and the Firstborn intervened, and Sargeras agreed to leave the Burning Legion and join the New Pantheon.
• Hu Feng showed Sargeras the Night Empire’s war industry and rallied the factions to prepare for conflict, while Sargeras and Argus agreed to settle their feud on Argus.
• Hu Feng and the faction leaders learned that Havis and N’Zoth were active, and Cenarius’s forces sealed the Emerald Dream and Teldrassil to contain Havis.
• The Night Empire took control of the Tomb of Sargeras, recruited demons gathered at its portal, and sent its Border Guard to attack the Naga below.
• Kil’jaeden shut the tomb’s portal after discovering the demon recruitment, while Dalaran arrived above Azsuna to explore the Broken Isles.