Recaps

After the Abyssal Commander’s explosion, Thrall defeated the corrupted Grom and helped free him from Mannoroth’s control. Grom regained Gorehowl and joined the others in setting out to kill Mannoroth and free the Orcs from the blood pact.

• The Abyssal Commander self-destructed, killing and injuring Orcs, while Jiang Jie, Jaina, Cairne, and Thrall survived the corrosive blood.
• Thrall fought and defeated the badly injured Grom, and Jaina sealed Grom’s soul while the group cleared the camp of demons.
• Jaina, Thrall, the Shamans, the Troll witch doctors, and Anveena restored Grom’s reason and helped Thrall heal him.
• Jiang Jie returned Gorehowl to Grom and urged him to focus on Mannoroth, who was summoning demons to the east.
• Thrall rebuked Grom, who picked up Gorehowl and agreed to join the fight against Mannoroth.

Jaina and Cairne left the Orcs’ camp, while Jiang Jie stayed to pursue Mannoroth and Tichondrius. Tyrande and Kael'thas gathered a large force and reached the burning eastern Ashenvale, where they found Jiang Jie fighting demons.

• Jaina privately questioned Jiang Jie about Medivh and urged him to leave with her, but he said he had unfinished business and planned to target Tichondrius in Felwood.
• Jaina and Cairne departed without bringing soldiers to help the Orcs challenge Mannoroth.
• Tyrande granted Kael'thas Dire Maul and warned him not to threaten Nicholas, whom she understood to be a friend of the Night Elves.
• Kael'thas explained how Nicholas had helped the High Elves, and Tyrande decided they should meet him before marching to fight the demons in eastern Ashenvale.
• Tyrande, Kael'thas, Shandris Feathermoon, and their forces joined Jiang Jie's Fenris People's Army and the guardians of nature, then advanced east.
• At the burning forest, Kael'thas recognized Nicholas fighting more than a dozen demons and shouted his name.

Jiang Jie fought off demons and joined Kael'thas, Tyrande, and Shandris as the Night Elves prepared to attack the Burning Legion in Ashenvale. He persuaded Kael'thas to help him reach the Orcs and kill Mannoroth, and they set out while the demons were occupied.

• Jiang Jie killed twelve demons, refused to pursue the survivors into the forest, and met Kael'thas, Tyrande, and Shandris.
• Jiang Jie warned Darion and the Fenris People's Army that at least five thousand demons had entered Ashenvale and told them to prioritize survival.
• Tyrande ordered the Night Elves to attack and drive the demons from Ashenvale.
• Jiang Jie asked Kael'thas to accompany him to the Orcs, help kill Mannoroth, and stop Grom from attacking him.
• Kael'thas agreed to help Jiang Jie claim Mannoroth's corpse, and they departed while the Night Elves engaged the demons.

Jiang Jie brought Kael'thas to meet Anveena and the Elemental Spirits, then recruited him to join Thrall and Grom for a strike against the demons at Demon Fall Canyon. The unlikely allies set out to kill Mannoroth, with Thrall agreeing to end the Orcs’ destructive clear-cutting of Ashenvale.

• Jiang Jie reunited with Anveena and the four Elemental Spirits near Demon Fall Canyon, and Kael'thas decided not to take Anveena from him.
• Jiang Jie explained that Anveena had been formed from the Sunwell’s remaining energy and had learned powerful spells, giving their group confidence against Kael'thas.
• Jiang Jie and Kael'thas found Thrall and Grom in a secluded cave, where the High Elf and Orcs calmed their hostility without fighting.
• Jiang Jie said the Night Elves had pinned down the main demon force and that their group would launch a decapitation strike against Mannoroth.
• Thrall agreed that the Orcs would stop indiscriminately cutting down Ashenvale’s forests, and the group headed toward the canyon.

Grom led the group through the demon-ravaged canyon, cutting down lesser demons as Jiang Jie assessed the overwhelming threat posed by Mannoroth. Before Jiang Jie could propose a plan to contain Mannoroth, Grom charged straight at him.

• Grom used Gorehowl to tear through Felguards, Felhounds, Imps, and other demons as he led the group deeper into the canyon.
• Jiang Jie saw the canyon’s vegetation and waterways destroyed by fel energy and spotted more than a hundred demons, including two Abyssal Demons guarding the far entrance.
• Jiang Jie saw Mannoroth and sensed that the Pit Lord’s power and mental pressure surpassed the legendary level and rivaled Cenarius’s.
• Jiang Jie doubted Grom could defeat Mannoroth, even with Gorehowl, and began to suggest that Kael'thas and Anveena hold the Pit Lord back.
• Grom roared and charged toward Mannoroth before Jiang Jie could finish explaining his plan.

Jiang Jie and his allies fought off Mannoroth’s summoned demons while Thrall destroyed most of the falling Infernals with lightning. As Mannoroth’s full strength made the battle harder than Jiang Jie remembered, Jiang Jie told Anveena to destroy the demon portal.

• Grom wounded Mannoroth with Gorehowl, but Mannoroth struck him away and unleashed shadow magic and a barrage of Fel meteors.
• Kael'thas shielded the party with a Four-Element Barrier while Jiang Jie, Anveena, and the four Elemental Spirits battled the demons.
• Thrall summoned thunder to destroy most of the Infernals before they could form, then called Ghost Wolves to attack Mannoroth.
• Jiang Jie realized that his presence had changed the battle and chose to face Mannoroth with strength rather than rely on the outcome he remembered.
• Jiang Jie held back an abyssal demon and ordered Anveena to destroy the demon portal so the demons would stop arriving.

Thrall, Grom, Kael'thas, and Jiang Jie fought Mannoroth, whose overwhelming power left Grom near death and Thrall helpless. Jiang Jie rescued Grom and asked Kael'thas to hold Mannoroth back while he prepared a hidden weapon.

• Grom and Thrall attacked Mannoroth, while Kael'thas unleashed phoenix flames and summoned four elemental beings to aid them.
• Mannoroth erupted evil energy throughout the canyon, drove back the attackers, and struck Grom with his evil gaze, leaving him near death.
• Thrall tried to save Grom, but Mannoroth knocked away Doomhammer and sent Thrall crashing into a cliff.
• Jiang Jie used Shadowflame, Cloak of Shadows, and the Black Tortoise Armor to reach Grom and dodge Mannoroth's killing blow.
• Jiang Jie threw Grom to Thrall and asked Kael'thas to buy him time to use something he had prepared for Mannoroth.

Kael'thas, Thrall, Anveena, and the Elemental Spirits weakened Mannoroth, while Jiang Jie delivered the killing blow with Strom'kar. Mannoroth began a fatal self-detonation that trapped Jiang Jie, leaving everyone unable to save him.

• Kael'thas transformed into his phoenix-powered fighting state and held Mannoroth back with powerful spells, while Thrall joined the battle.
• Anveena directed Xiaohuo, Xiaoshui, Xiaotu, and Xiaofeng to form a frostfire greatsword that pierced and pinned Mannoroth, but he survived and began recovering.
• Kael'thas sent Al'ar against Mannoroth and Thrall struck him with the Doomhammer, but neither attack could finish him.
• Jiang Jie combined Thori'dal and Anveena's Sunwell energy to fire Strom'kar into Mannoroth's head, killing him.
• Mannoroth's death triggered a self-detonation, and his final gaze stunned Jiang Jie as the others found themselves unable to intervene.

Jiang Jie survived Mannoroth’s self-detonation because the Sun King’s Pendant protected him with the remnant soul of Emperor Thoradin, who vanished after saving him. After recovering in Forest Song, Jiang Jie planned to trade Mannoroth’s remains for something that could restore and strengthen Anveena, while he and his disciples resumed medicinal baths to aid his cultivation.

• The Sun King’s Pendant shielded Jiang Jie from Mannoroth’s blast, and Thoradin’s remnant soul revealed itself before vanishing.
• Thrall returned with Grom to free the Warsong Orcs from demonic power, while Kael'thas continued hunting demons and helping the magic-addicted elves.
• Tyrande and General Shandris Feathermoon routed the leaderless demon army in Ashenvale, and the allied forces hunted survivors and secured the Southfury River.
• Jiang Jie had Kael'thas seal Mannoroth’s remains in Demon Fall Canyon, intending to trade them for something that could restore and strengthen Anveena.
• Keeper Ordanus treated Jiang Jie in Forest Song, where several days of recovery and nature energy improved his condition and cultivation.
• The Keepers of the Grove supplied Jiang Jie with hundreds of jin of medicinal herbs, and he and his disciples began medicinal baths again.

Jiang Jie used the Pearl of Pandaria to learn that Tyrande had awakened Malfurion and that Cenarius was preparing Mount Hyjal for the Burning Legion’s assault. He led the Fenris People's Army into demon-infested Felwood, where he questioned local Druids about the invasion and asked whether they had found signs of Worgen.

• Jiang Jie used the Pearl of Pandaria and saw that Tyrande and Malfurion were heading into Felwood while Cenarius went to Mount Hyjal to rally its defenders.
• Jiang Jie led the Fenris People's Army north from Forest Song into Felwood to search for an artifact.
• Jiang Jie and his disciples fought off corrupted wolves and bears as they traveled through the fel-polluted forest.
• Jiang Jie spoke with local Druids, who said demons had entered Felwood in small numbers months earlier and had invaded on a large scale about a week ago.
• Jiang Jie criticized the Night Elves’ scattered leadership and asked the Druids whether they had found signs of Worgen.

Jiang Jie learned that Velinde Starsong had passed through Felwood, while Tyrande and Malfurion awakened the Druids of the Claw. Tyrande separated from Malfurion to free Illidan, leaving Malfurion to lead the awakened Druids against the Burning Legion and worry about her.

• A Druid told Jiang Jie that the Worgen were sealed away and that Velinde Starsong had passed through Felwood with three hundred Sentinels half a month earlier.
• Tyrande and Malfurion reached an ancient cave in central Felwood to awaken the Druids of the Claw, but Tyrande felt drawn toward Illidan’s prison.
• Malfurion warned Tyrande not to release Illidan, but she rode away to free him while Malfurion continued to the Druids of the Claw.
• The Druids of the Claw attacked Malfurion and the Druids of the Talon after mistaking themselves for beasts, but Malfurion defeated and awakened them.
• Malfurion told the Druids of the Claw that the Burning Legion had returned and that Archimonde threatened the World Tree and the Well of Eternity, then set out to find Tyrande.

Tyrande freed Illidan from his prison so he could fight the returning Burning Legion, but Illidan rejected the Night Elves and left to hunt demons on his own. Tyrande and Malfurion headed for Mount Hyjal to prepare for Archimonde’s coming assault.

• Tyrande reached Illidan’s prison and insisted that Elune had guided her to free him, but the Watchers and other guards refused.
• Tyrande used her power to immobilize the guards, killed several Watchers who attacked her, and continued to Illidan’s cell.
• Illidan revealed that the prison had never truly held him and broke through its defenses with his warglaives.
• Tyrande told Illidan that the Burning Legion had returned, and Illidan agreed to hunt demons for her alone.
• Malfurion confronted Illidan, who mocked his brother and vanished after sensing demonic energy.
• Tyrande urged Malfurion to help Illidan, but Malfurion said Cenarius had warned that Archimonde’s forces were gathering at Mount Hyjal, so they left to prepare its defenses.

Jiang Jie and his companions crossed Felwood, avoiding demons until they found Worgen fighting Satyrs and demons in Ironwood Forest. Among the Night Elf defenders, Jiang Jie spotted the Scythe of Elune.

• Jiang Jie ordered his companions to camp while he checked a cave and found no sign that Tichondrius had arrived.
• Jiang Jie led the group north, where they avoided demons and Satyrs for two days before reaching Ironwood Forest.
• Allen sensed Worgen nearby, and Jiang Jie followed the sounds of battle into the woods.
• Jiang Jie saw hundreds of Worgen battling demons and Jadefire Satyrs alongside Night Elf Sentinels and Priestesses of the Moon.
• Jiang Jie recognized the jade-green scythe held by one of the Priestesses as the Scythe of Elune.

Jiang Jie waited for the demons to retreat before intervening, expecting Velinde’s Worgen to turn on her once their enemies were gone. When they attacked and Velinde lost control of the Scythe of Elune, Jiang Jie and his allies arrived to protect the Night Elves.

• Jiang Jie realized that the Worgen leaders were acting independently and decided to wait until the demons and Satyrs had been driven back.
• Velinde’s forces suffered heavy losses, and she imagined using the Worgen to defeat the demons and earn promotion to high priestess.
• The Worgen suddenly attacked the Night Elf priestesses and sentinels, and Velinde discovered she could no longer control them with the Scythe of Elune.
• Jiang Jie called on the Night Elves to fight beside him, while Xiaohuo, Xiaoshui, Xiaofeng, and Xiaotu shielded Velinde’s group from the Worgen.
• Jiang Jie told Velinde to pull herself together and throw aside the Scythe of Elune.

Jiang Jie’s army defeated Velinde’s Worgen, and he treated the wounded before questioning her about the Moon Goddess’s scythe. Velinde explained how she had summoned the Worgen, and Jiang Jie began revealing the Scythe of Elune’s history.

• Jiang Jie, the Fenris People's Army, and Velinde’s Sentinels fought off the Worgen, who fled after leaving nearly fifty dead.
• Velinde tried to attack Allen when she saw him in Worgen form, but Jiang Jie disarmed her and said Allen belonged to him.
• Jiang Jie used Chi to remove the Worgen toxin from seven wounded soldiers and then followed Velinde to the Night Elves’ hidden base near Mount Hyjal.
• Velinde told Jiang Jie that she had prayed to the Moon Goddess, received the scythe, and used it to summon hundreds of Worgen to fight demons.
• Jiang Jie challenged Velinde for failing to investigate the missing Worgen and began explaining the Scythe of Elune’s history.

Jiang Jie explained the Scythe of Elune’s history and persuaded Velinde to seek Belysra’s help with the worgen curse after the fight against the Burning Legion. He then planned to recruit Illidan against Tichondrius and use Velinde’s scythe to summon worgen for their campaign in Felwood.

• Jiang Jie told Velinde that Belysra had created the Scythe of Elune and that worgen were transformed Druids, then proposed taking Velinde to Gilneas to seek Belysra’s help.
• Jiang Jie said they needed an ally to fight the demons in Felwood and named Illidan as their best chance against Tichondrius, but Velinde did not know who Illidan was.
• Jiang Jie spent the night ignoring the worgen who watched him, then gathered everyone in the morning and ordered Velinde’s people to take his companions toward Timbermaw Hold.
• Jiang Jie asked Velinde to remain with him and summon more worgen; after initially refusing, Velinde listened as he explained his plan and agreed.

Jiang Jie and his companions set out for Mount Hyjal as Illidan hunted demons near the barrow den. A Pandaren named Pao Stormstout arrived in Felwood looking for Li Li and confronted Jiang Jie.

• Jiang Jie put Darion in command and asked the three Pandaren whether they would join the dangerous Battle of Mount Hyjal; Ji Firepaw, Aysa Cloudsinger, and Li Li agreed.
• Jiang Jie and Velinde flew south on Zhaoren the Onyx Cloud Serpent with four Elemental Spirits.
• Pao Stormstout learned that Li Li had been taken to Felwood and set off to find her.
• Illidan recalled his battle with Arthas and returned toward the barrow den while killing demons along the way.
• Jiang Jie and Velinde encountered Illidan near the den, and Pao Stormstout swept in, killed several demons, and demanded to know whether Jiang Jie had taken Li Li.

Jiang Jie reunited with Old Chen and persuaded him to help pursue Tichondrius by offering him rare liquor, while Illidan joined them as another enemy of the demon. The group set out to act against Tichondrius and seek the Skull of Gul'dan.

• Old Chen learned that Li Li had gone to Mount Hyjal with Jiang Jie, Ji, and Aysa, and decided to go find her.
• Old Chen and Illidan fought after Old Chen mistook him for a demon, and Jiang Jie intervened before either gained the upper hand.
• Old Chen revealed that he had already visited Mount Hyjal and climbed Nordrassil, then agreed to help Jiang Jie after hearing about his liquor connections and brewing recipes.
• Jiang Jie told Illidan that Tichondrius was their common target and explained that Arthas served the Lich King, who opposed Kil'jaeden's control.
• Jiang Jie, Old Chen, and Illidan prepared to leave and discuss their plans on the way.

Jiang Jie, Illidan, and Old Chen fought through demons while Velinde used the Scythe of Elune to summon Worgen. With the demons occupied, Jiang Jie prepared to confront Tichondrius.

• Illidan sensed Tichondrius in the woods and another Legendary demon near the barrow den, while Jiang Jie explained the Lich King's plan to use Illidan against Tichondrius.
• Illidan vowed to defend his homeland and cut down demons with his Warglaive of Azzinoth as their numbers continued to grow.
• Jiang Jie told Velinde to summon Worgen, and Illidan recognized the Scythe of Elune's connection to Goldrinn and the Emerald Dream.
• Velinde summoned more than five hundred Worgen, who held back the demons while Jiang Jie warned her not to summon them all.
• Jiang Jie decided the Worgen could keep the demons occupied and announced that he and the others would face Tichondrius.

Illidan sent Jiang Jie to retrieve the Skull of Gul'dan while he and Old Chen engaged Tichondrius. Jiang Jie fought through the demons guarding the artifact and confronted the Jadefire Lord, Shadow Council Warlocks, and a Dreadlord.

• Illidan told Jiang Jie to retrieve the Skull of Gul'dan and took Old Chen with him to fight Tichondrius.
• Jiang Jie charged through the demons with Strom'kar, cutting down powerful Doomguards on his way to the northern hillside.
• Jiang Jie resisted the Jadefire Lord's mental attack and used Warbreaker to unleash flaming Corruption Thorns from the shadow-corrupted ground.
• Shadow Council Warlocks and their summoned demons attacked Jiang Jie as he advanced toward the Skull of Gul'dan.
• Jiang Jie spotted a Dreadlord beside the Jadefire Lord, while the four Elemental Spirits helped keep the demons away from him.

Velinde gained the blessings of Elune and Goldrinn, mastered the Scythe of Elune, and transformed into a Worgen with the power to summon others. Her call drew nearly all Worgen in Felwood to her, while Allen resisted the Wolf God's summons and a Worgen in Gilneas realized the Scythe had found a new master.

• Velinde prayed to Elune and Goldrinn for strength, and Goldrinn's spirit blessed her through the Scythe of Elune.
• Elune's moonlight steadied Velinde as she received both gods' approval and gained control of the Scythe and the ability to become a Worgen.
• Velinde transformed into a Worgen and used the Scythe to summon Worgen and wolves.
• Allen heard the Wolf God's call from Mount Hyjal but resisted it through his will and training.
• A Worgen in Northgate Woods recognized that the Scythe of Elune had returned and had a new master.
• Nearly all Worgen summoned to Felwood obeyed Velinde, though most wolves ignored her call.

Velinde used the Scythe of Elune to summon Worgen and turned the tide against the demons, allowing Jiang Jie to face the Dreadlord. The battle remained unresolved as Jiang Jie confronted the Dreadlord and vowed to destroy Shadow Hold and Jaedenar.

• Velinde accepted her Worgen form and commanded the summoned Worgen to rally around her as they overwhelmed the demons and Satyrs.
• Jiang Jie assigned the four Elemental Spirits to occupy the powerful Warlock and sent Velinde to fight the Jadefire Lord while he faced the Dreadlord.
• Shu’s rain disrupted the Warlock’s Fel Fire, while Wugou, Huo, and Dafeng fought the surrounding enemies.
• Jiang Jie charged toward the Skull of Gul'dan with Strom'kar, resisting the Warlock’s spells and Howl of Terror.
• Velinde wounded the Jadefire Lord with the Scythe of Elune and held him off, freeing Jiang Jie to focus on the Dreadlord.
• Jiang Jie told the Dreadlord that Shadow Hold would never be built and Jaedenar would soon disappear.

Jiang Jie pursued Banehollow through the sky as the Dreadlord tried to escape with the Skull of Gul'dan. After Jiang Jie froze Banehollow's bat swarm, the Dreadlord began breaking free, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Banehollow confronted Jiang Jie while carrying the Skull of Gul'dan, but Jiang Jie charged into the air and wounded his wings with Strom'kar.
• Banehollow recognized Strom'kar's ability to drain shadow energy and damage souls, then tried to flee above the clouds.
• Jiang Jie rode Zhaoren into the sky, caught Banehollow, and stabbed him through the heart, but the wound did not kill him.
• Banehollow transformed into bats and fled toward Tichondrius with the Skull of Gul'dan, but Jiang Jie summoned wind and ice to trap the swarm.
• Banehollow's shadow energy melted the ice, and Jiang Jie put away Strom'kar as the bats continued to scatter.

Jiang Jie stopped Banehollow from escaping as a swarm of bats, seized the Skull of Gul'dan, and banished the weakened Dreadlord back to the Twisting Nether. After defeating Fel'dan, he left Velinde to lead the fight in Felwood and rode Zhaoren toward another battlefield.

• Dafeng blocked the fleeing bats while Jiang Jie used sword qi and a cloud-qi hand to kill them and force Banehollow back into his Dreadlord form.
• Jiang Jie snatched the Skull of Gul'dan from Banehollow and killed him, sending him back to the Twisting Nether.
• Jiang Jie found he could not store the Skull of Gul'dan in his spatial ring, so he carried it in his hand.
• Jiang Jie returned to the battlefield, where Velinde was wounding Xavathras and Wugou had killed Moora and Saria.
• Jiang Jie killed Fel'dan with a sword stroke, then told Velinde to lead the fight and departed with Zhaoren for another battlefield.

Illidan and Old Chen struggled against Tichondrius and his flying demons until Jiang Jie offered Illidan the Skull of Gul'dan in exchange for a Vial of Eternity. Illidan accepted the trade and began absorbing the skull's power while Nicholas and Chen were told to buy him time.

• Illidan and Old Chen held their ground against Tichondrius and a host of elite demons, but their inability to fly left them trapped on the defensive.
• Jiang Jie arrived on Zhaoren the Onyx Cloud Serpent and offered Illidan the Skull of Gul'dan for one of his Vials of Eternity.
• Illidan agreed, leaped into Tichondrius's path, and exchanged heavy blows with him while throwing a vial to Jiang Jie.
• Jiang Jie handed the Skull of Gul'dan to Illidan, who ordered Nicholas and Chen to buy him time and began absorbing its power.