Recaps

Rowan gathered Guardian power and forged an alliance between Kul Tiras and Suramar while Gul'dan broke into the Tomb of Sargeras and opened the way for the Burning Legion. The Nightborne faced the invasion divided, with Elisande calling for resistance as many nobles feared losing their comfortable lives.

• Rowan and Sylvanas survived Metri’s assault, and Rowan helped the Guardians defeat Metri and recover his legendary fragments.
• Rowan met the Archon, challenged her defense of the Jailer, and returned to Azeroth with Devos and nine Guardian Spirits.
• Rowan fused Metri’s shard into the Heart of Azeroth, unlocked Shaping Form, and delayed reforging Guardian inheritance power until the Guardians could be restrained.
• Oculeth warned Rowan that demons were targeting the Temple of the Moon, and Rowan traveled to Suramar to seek Elisande’s support and propose an alliance.
• Rowan secured Suramar’s agreement to ally with Kul Tiras, while Gul'dan fought his way through the Tomb of Sargeras and reached the Avatar’s chamber.
• The Avatar opened the anchor and summoned the Burning Legion to the Broken Shore, forcing Rowan to urge the Nightborne to prepare for war.
• Elisande rejected Melandrus’s offer to surrender to the Legion and called on the Nightborne to resist, but many nobles remained reluctant to risk their comfortable lives.

Rowan helped Suramar survive the Legion’s assault and sought a way to save the Nightborne from mana withdrawal, while the Legion’s corruption spread through the Emerald Dream. The Nightmare’s hold began to weaken, but Xavius escaped Rowan’s trap and attacked Sa’ella and the defenders as Rowan carried Katrana to safety.

• Rowan and Elisande organized Suramar’s defense, but Gul’dan attacked the city and the Nightwell’s energy ran dry.
• Elisande escaped with help from Rowan and his allies, then learned that the refugees faced severe mana shortages as Thalyssra and Tel'arn began producing mana-infused drinks.
• Rowan and Thalyssra discovered an ancient Arcan'dor seed, while Elisande reunited with Farondis and helped him recover the Tidestone fragments.
• Rowan traveled to Val'sharah to seek the Night Elves’ alliance, but Tyrande opposed his plans and gave the Tear of Elune to Xavius in exchange for Malfurion’s release.
• Rowan, Ysera, and their allies entered the Emerald Dream as the Nightmare corrupted Shaladrassil and turned Wild Gods against them.
• Rowan persuaded Il'gynoth to end the corruption and withdraw Corruption's Heart, allowing the Emerald Dream to begin healing.
• Xavius pulled Rowan into the Shadow Rift, but Rowan overwhelmed him inside his mind and trapped him until Katrana arrived to rescue Rowan.
• Xavius escaped through a portal and attacked Sa’ella and the defenders, while Rowan carried the injured Katrana through the Dream Portal to safety.

Rowan helped save the Nightborne and fought the Legion across the Eastern Kingdoms and the Broken Isles while pursuing the threat to the Pillars of Creation. Farondis defeated Imonar’s assault, Sa'ella killed the fleeing demon, and Kil'jaeden warned Gul'dan that Rowan had grown too powerful.

• Sa'ella and four druids killed Xavius, and Rowan found the Tear of Elune before leaving the grove to help the Nightborne.
• Rowan used the Tear’s energy to bring the Arcan'dor to maturity, and Farodin joined his effort to save the Nightborne.
• Rowan ate the Arcan'dor fruit with Shalan, curing Shalan’s mana addiction, while Elisande and Thalyssra stopped Vandros from attacking the crowd.
• Rowan challenged the Alliance over the orc internment camps and arranged Kul Tiran reinforcements, while Thrall freed the captive orcs and united them as the Horde.
• Rowan, Sylvanas, and Capernian stole the engine’s blue crystal, collapsing the Legion’s portal route, before Thrall rescued Rowan from Azgalor’s forces at Southshore.
• Rowan and Medivh studied the crystal, and Medivh traveled through the Astral Realm to reactivate the Dark Portal while Khadgar rejected the Guardian’s power.
• Rowan went to Suramar after learning Imonar was hunting Farondis and the Tidestone, then used the Tidestone to negotiate with Imonar as Devos arrived to help.
• Farondis destroyed Imonar’s Void Warship and over a thousand demons, Sa'ella killed Imonar when he fled, and Kil'jaeden warned Gul'dan that Rowan had been allowed to grow too powerful.

Rowan rallied Azeroth’s forces to repel the Burning Legion, while Khadgar became the new Guardian and Zodick opened a path for the Maw. After Arthas turned against the Alliance and imprisoned Lucille, Rowan rescued her and prepared to oppose him, as Khadgar captured Nefarian.

• Rowan reconciled with Sylvanas, helped Devos recover, and heard her question the purpose of the Eternal Trials before she chose a human form.
• The Legion shifted its invasion toward Lordaeron, and Rowan mobilized Kul Tiras and its allies as Ysera sought help from Ardenweald and the dragonflights.
• The Legion ambushed Gavinrad’s forces, and Gavinrad and his paladins died after a dread demon infiltrated their mission.
• Rowan’s air strike damaged the Legion’s defenses, but Gul’dan’s attack at Ferry Town devastated the allied lines and killed Alexandros.
• Rowan summoned allied armies to the battlefield, and Khadgar accepted the Guardian inheritance before Zodick’s forces entered through a rift and the Legion retreated.
• Arthas returned to Lordaeron, asserted the kingdom’s independence, and imprisoned Lucille as a way to lure Rowan into the Maw.
• Rowan freed Lucille, confronted Arthas, and vowed to oppose him, while Khadgar defeated Al’Dimor and captured Nefarian.