Recaps

Diakum pursued Ragnaros into Pandaria, where he defeated the Fire Lord, confronted several Sha, and gathered allies for the struggle ahead. After rejecting a chance to abandon the Holy Light, he prepared the Shadow Chasing Swarm for a coming war and took the Harmony Bell Pestle from the Monkey King.

• Kazzak defeated Ragnaros in the collapsing Firelands, and Diakum welcomed the wounded Dawn Lord into the cause of justice.
• Diakum reached Pandaria, where he absorbed the Doubt Sha before the Sha of Fear and Doubt dragged him into a mental realm that he escaped with entropy chains.
• Diakum and his allies fought Ordos and Ragnaros on the Timeless Isle, and Diakum purified Ordos before the Lightforged transformed Ragnaros into the Lord of Radiance.
• Diakum traveled to the Temple of the Red Crane, where he destroyed the Sha of Doubt after Master Shang Xi died protecting Chi-Ji.
• Diakum extracted the Sha of Greed from Steamwheedle and cursed him against pursuing profit at the world's expense.
• Diakum entered the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, defeated the Monkey King, and dissolved the Sha of Pride within him.
• Diakum rejected a proposed change from the Holy Light to Life, then warned the Overmind of a coming war and offered resources to strengthen the Shadow Chasing Swarm.
• Diakum restored the Monkey King's strength, bluffed him into handing over the Harmony Bell Pestle, and escaped on K'ah, Abyssal Legend.

Diakum and his allies stopped Lei Shen’s return to Death, reclaimed stolen World Life Force, and forged new alliances in Pandaria. As Anveena subdued the Mantid, the Klaxxi champions set out to awaken Y'Shaarj's Heart of Darkness, leaving a greater war looming.

• Brann Bronzebeard and Zhou Zhuo opened Lei Shen’s tomb and found his heart, then fled with the Monkey King as the Mogu rose against them.
• Diakum and Aegwynn confronted Thunderlord Clan at the Nalak'sha Engine, where Lei Shen rejected Death’s power and Remornia challenged Diakum before Azshara captured her.
• Azshara drained Remornia of stolen World Life Force and entered the Shadowlands to reclaim the rest, while Diakum remained in Pandaria and had Ashbringer reforged.
• Li Li used Chi-Ji’s Feather, chi, and the Holy Light to protect wounded evacuees from the Mantid, then declared herself a Fist Fighter of Light.
• Anveena and Jarod outmaneuvered Shekzeer’s forces, captured Mantid commanders, and compelled Shekzeer to surrender to the Shadow Chasing Swarm.
• Diakum secured the Shan’ze Clan’s alliance, forged a thunder sword with the Heart of Thunder, and freed Ra-den from his prison before sending him to meet the World Soul.
• The Klaxxi elders used the Blade of the Black Empire to reveal the way to Y'Shaarj's Heart of Darkness, and seven champions departed to awaken it as Anveena prepared to send the Mantid into a greater war.

Diakum defeated Y'Shaarj, expanded the Shadewalker Swarm, and turned toward new threats as he helped confront the Forbidden Isle and its dragons. The story left the heroes gathering in Quel'Thalas for Kael'thas’s wedding, with Terenas’s forces and Sarkareth’s attack threatening the occasion.

• Diakum defeated Y'Shaarj with the hope of Pandaria’s people, purified the Heart of Darkness, and welcomed the Paragons into the Shadewalker Hive.
• Vashj returned to Suramar, rallied Azsara’s loyalists, and began preparing the Nightborne for the Empress’s return.
• Diakum and Aegwynn confronted Raszageth on the Forbidden Isle, where the Dracthyr debated their future and chose to divide among several groups while investigating the Dragon Isles.
• Raszageth agreed to remain with the World Mother and help challenge Al’Akir, while Ysera worked to reconcile her with Alexstrasza and Vyranoth.
• Anasterian increased security after Rafaam threatened the royal treasury, while Terenas and Xal'atath planned to disrupt Kael'thas’s wedding and the Sunwell.
• Diakum created the Wall of Heart around Northshire Abbey, then traveled with Lothar toward Quel'Thalas as Arthas and Varian prepared to join them.
• Elisande gave Kael'thas an Arcan'dor fruit that cured his Magic Addiction, and Aegwynn named him the Savior Phoenix.
• Lothar’s party encountered Terenas’s procession near the Sun Tower, where Sarkareth attacked two Lordaeron Dragonborn knights before Onyxia called him back.

The Sunwell’s destruction left Kael’thas to lead the Sin’dorei, while Diakum helped save Sinestra and the black dragon eggs. Lothar’s coalition reclaimed Stromgarde and founded the Warbreaker Empire, as new conflicts emerged in Kul Tiras and the Northern Borderlands.

• Diakum and the defenders failed to save the Sunwell, but Kael’thas drove back N’Zoth’s darkness, mourned Anasterian, and became king of the Sin’dorei.
• Varian, Arthas, and Jialiya confronted Terenas, whose attack on Quel’Thalas led Lothar to organize a campaign against Lordaeron.
• Diakum and Aegwynn helped Onyxia, Sabellian, and Blackhorn rescue Sinestra and purify the corrupted black dragon eggs, and Diakum named the uncorrupted hatchling Wrathion.
• Lothar’s forces, aided by Dalaran and the Exodar, captured Stromgarde after Varian helped Lothar defeat Kuruul, and Lothar declared the Warbreaker Empire.
• Garona reported that Kul Tiras was in civil war, while Hogger blocked Lordaeron’s fleet and brought Katherine Proudmoore and Jaina to meet Llane and Diakum.
• Diakum removed the Void’s mental interference from Jaina, who set out to protect Derek and help Lothar before returning to Kul Tiras.
• Rexxar rescued an amnesiac sailor calling himself Admiral, who persuaded Rexxar to sail north with him to search for his son.