Recaps

Jiang Jie and his allies defended Illidan while he absorbed the Skull of Gul'dan, and Old Chen revealed the power of Primal Split to hold off the demons. Illidan's transformation unleashed such destructive energy that even Tichondrius retreated, leaving Illidan changed and lying in a scorched desert.

• Jiang Jie poured Waters of the Well of Eternity onto Thori'dal, restoring Anveena and greatly strengthening her.
• Jiang Jie, Anveena, the four Elemental Spirits, and Old Chen defended Illidan as Tichondrius sent demons to disrupt his absorption of the Skull of Gul'dan.
• Old Chen used Primal Split to create earth, fire, and storm copies of himself, then fought off the demons and wounded Tichondrius.
• Illidan absorbed the Skull's energy and erupted with a black aura that destroyed nearby demons and drove Tichondrius away.
• Illidan's energy transformed the surrounding forest into desert, and he emerged with enormous bat wings spread across the scorched ground.

After absorbing all of the Skull of Gul'dan's power, Illidan completed his Metamorphosis and killed Tichondrius. He declined to join the Battle of Mount Hyjal and went to seek Mannoroth's remains, while Jiang Jie hurried to the final battle.

• Illidan transformed into a towering demon, drawing on the full power of the Skull of Gul'dan and strengthening the Warglaives of Azzinoth.
• Illidan flew after Tichondrius and returned five minutes later with his enemy's skull, then reverted from Metamorphosis with his demonic appearance permanently changed.
• Illidan told Jiang Jie that he needed time to absorb Gul'dan's memories and adjust to his power, and declined to fight at Mount Hyjal.
• Jiang Jie offered to lead Illidan to Mannoroth's remains in exchange for a vial of Waters of the Well of Eternity, and Illidan agreed.
• Jiang Jie gave Illidan the Sun King's damaged pendant to guide him to the remains, then left for Mount Hyjal as Illidan departed.

Jiang Jie and Old Chen traveled to Mount Hyjal, where they struck a bargain to teach each other Primal Split and Chinese Martial Arts. At the summit, Jiang Jie saw Tortolla, the turtle demigod, while Old Chen immediately admired the giant turtle as a potential mount.

• Old Chen asked Jiang Jie to lend him Zhaoren as a mount, and Jiang Jie agreed to teach him Chinese Martial Arts in exchange for learning Primal Split.
• Jiang Jie persuaded Zhaoren to carry him and Old Chen up Mount Hyjal.
• Jiang Jie saw that Mount Hyjal and the World Tree Nordrassil stood amid a war against demons and the Undead.
• Jiang Jie recognized Tortolla, the ancient turtle demigod who had survived the War of the Ancients and awakened to defend the world again.
• Old Chen spotted Tortolla and eagerly considered making the giant turtle his mount.

Jiang Jie received Tortolla’s blessing, which could help him develop the Black Tortoise form, as Archimonde began his assault on Mount Hyjal. Tortolla and Cenarius went to defend the World Tree while Jiang Jie and Old Chen headed for the human camp to buy Malfurion time.

• Old Chen said he wanted to find one of Tortolla’s offspring, and Jiang Jie started leading him toward the Alliance camp.
• Tortolla summoned Jiang Jie after sensing an unfamiliar aura, and Cenarius warned them that Archimonde was approaching the World Tree from Azshara.
• Jiang Jie showed Tortolla the Black Tortoise phantom produced by his cultivation, and Tortolla explained that imagination could eventually become reality.
• Tortolla gave Jiang Jie a blessing that formed a turtle-shell mark between his brows and told him to go to the human camp.
• Tortolla and Cenarius went to the World Tree while Jiang Jie and Old Chen set out to face the demons and undead and buy Malfurion time.

Jaina struggled to command the expeditionary force as demons and undead overwhelmed its newly built base, and she prepared to confront the high lich Rage Winterchill herself. Nicholas arrived and took command, leaving Jaina relieved that she no longer had to stand at the front.

• Jaina struggled to coordinate General Nesingwary, General Halford, Lorna, and the other leaders while the expeditionary force suffered heavy casualties.
• Jaina learned that a portal at the Shrine of Malorne was sending vast numbers of undead into Mount Hyjal, and she recognized the high lich Rage Winterchill among the attacking forces.
• Jaina decided to face Rage Winterchill herself when she realized the other leaders would not commit their troops to the fight.
• Nicholas arrived at the camp and ordered General Nesingwary to pull back his riflemen and target the gargoyles and frost wyrms.
• The soldiers recognized Nicholas and rallied at his arrival, while Jaina felt relieved that he had come.

Jiang Jie rallied the Alliance forces and led a charge through the Undead with Old Chen and Anveena, while his allies strengthened the battlefield’s flanks. They reached Rage Winterchill’s elite force a kilometer from the main battle.

• Jiang Jie directed Nesingwary, Lorna, Jaina, and General Halford to organize their troops and hold the battlefield’s flanks and front line.
• Jiang Jie rallied the soldiers with a promise of rewards, then asked Old Chen to join him in taking a general’s head.
• Old Chen charged into the Undead, and Jiang Jie and Anveena followed, cutting down large numbers of enemies.
• Jiang Jie’s disciples, Li Li, and the four Elemental Spirits helped the Alliance troops counterattack and defend against the Undead and flying demons.
• Jiang Jie, Anveena, and Old Chen reached Rage Winterchill and his elite Undead force one kilometer from the main battlefield.

Jiang Jie, Old Chen, and Anveena fought Rage Winterchill, using their combined attacks to destroy the archlich and his phylactery. They recovered the Frenzy Shackles and the Chronicle of Dark Secrets, then returned to the Alliance camp as stronger enemies remained ahead.

• Rage Winterchill froze the battlefield and disrupted Anveena's spellcasting, forcing her to use Thori'dal to fire magical arrows at him.
• Jiang Jie attacked Rage Winterchill from the shadows while Anveena's arrows distracted him.
• Old Chen smashed Rage Winterchill's Frost Armor and shattered his phylactery, killing him permanently.
• Old Chen offered Jiang Jie the Frenzy Shackles, and Jiang Jie also collected the Chronicle of Dark Secrets from the remains.
• Jiang Jie called Old Chen back, and they returned to the Alliance camp, wary of the powerful enemies still ahead.

Jiang Jie ordered the wounded to retreat and prepared the Alliance force for a final assault as Anetheron led a massive attack. After Jaina and the other mages burned thousands of enemies and Anetheron withdrew, Jiang Jie realized the Dreadlord was likely heading for the Horde base and teleported everyone away.

• Jiang Jie ordered Jaina to evacuate the wounded and told his disciples to take their injured to the Shrine of Aviana.
• Old Chen found Li Li, promised not to take her back to the Wandering Isle, and picked her up despite her protests.
• Anetheron arrived with a large force of demons and undead and launched an all-out assault on the Alliance base.
• Jiang Jie directed Jaina and the mages to summon fire while the riflemen guarded against flying enemies.
• Jaina and the mages burned thousands of attackers, and Anetheron retreated instead of forcing his way through the flames.
• Jiang Jie suspected Anetheron was heading for the Horde base, and the Alliance force teleported away.

Thrall and the Horde struggled to hold off Azgalor, Kaz'rogal, and the Burning Legion while fearing that the human Alliance had fallen. Jaina and Nicholas arrived with reinforcements, and Jiang Jie led the counterattack against Azgalor.

• Thrall and Grom fought Azgalor alongside Cairne Bloodhoof, Hamuul Runetotem, and Vol'jin, while Kaz'rogal and the Legion's air forces overwhelmed the Horde.
• Thrall refused to bring Broxigar, Varok, and other leaders from Durotar because they had to guard the Horde's main base.
• More than a hundred Dread Demons led by Anetheron approached, making Thrall fear the Alliance had been defeated and the Horde would fall next.
• A teleportation circle opened in the Horde base, bringing Jaina, Hemet General Nesingwary, General Halford, Miss Lorna, and hundreds of human, dwarf, and High Elf troops.
• Jiang Jie ordered the reinforcements to aid the rear and fight the airborne enemies, then charged Azgalor as Uncle Chen went to support the Horde.

Jiang Jie and the Horde’s allies killed Azgalor, but the Pit Lord’s self-detonation and the arrival of Anetheron’s Dread Demons inflicted heavy losses. As the battle turned desperate, Jiang Jie saw shadows sweeping in from the east.

• Jiang Jie cut through the attacking demons and Undead while Old Chen, Thrall, Cairne, and Grom fought Azgalor.
• Jiang Jie and Grom struck Azgalor with Strom'kar and Gorehowl, and the Pit Lord detonated as they escaped under layers of protection.
• Azgalor’s blast killed everyone within fifty meters, though Jiang Jie and Grom survived with minor corrosive injuries.
• Anetheron and the Dread Demons joined the Doomguards, killing many human, Orc, dwarf, Troll, and Tauren fighters and one of Jiang Jie’s disciples.
• Jiang Jie saw shadows sweeping in from the east as the allied forces struggled to contain the demons.

Shandris Feathermoon called down the Moon Goddess’s power to destroy most of the demons and undead attacking the Horde base, while Night Elf reinforcements joined the battle. After the attack ended, Shandris explained that Tyrande had sent her to help the Alliance and Horde while Cenarius and Tortolla fought Archimonde.

• Shandris Feathermoon arrived with the Feathermoon Sentinels and Icewind Chimaeras, turning the battle against the demons.
• Shandris asked Anveena to protect her while she prayed, warning that Jiang Jie’s shadow energy would make him vulnerable to the spell.
• The Moon Goddess’s light purified most of the demons and undead, forcing Anetheron and Kaz'rogal to flee with injuries.
• The spell faded after destroying nearly three-quarters of the attackers, leaving Shandris exhausted and the survivors mourning their dead.
• Shandris told Jiang Jie that Tyrande had sent her because Cenarius and Tortolla were fighting Archimonde and could not intervene.

Jiang Jie and the Alliance and Horde fought alongside the Night Elves, killing the demons Kaz'rogal and Anetheron at great cost. As they regrouped near the World Tree and awaited the outcome of the battle against Archimonde, Tyrande arrived with a plan.

• Shandris explained that the Night Elves had called for help while Cenarius and Tortolla held Archimonde back, and the renewed fighting began.
• Jiang Jie proposed a decapitation strike, and the Horde leaders mounted Wyverns to fight Kaz'rogal while Jiang Jie, Old Chen, Jaina, Anveena, and Shandris attacked Anetheron.
• Jiang Jie was gravely wounded as Anetheron fell, while Thrall, Vol'jin, Cairne, Hamuul, and Grom killed Kaz'rogal after a brutal battle.
• Jiang Jie and Thrall reported their heavy losses to Shandris, who thanked them and led the survivors toward the World Tree as more demons and Undead approached.
• Tyrande rode up to Jiang Jie, studied Anveena, and invited them to join her because the Night Elves had a plan.

Jiang Jie met Medivh on the mountaintop as Archimonde battered Tortolla and Cenarius below the World Tree. Medivh explained why he would not fight and revealed that Jiang Jie's actions had led him to choose a different plan, leaving the battle against Archimonde to continue.

• Jiang Jie reached Malfurion, Tyrande, and Medivh near the World Tree, and Medivh told him he would not personally fight Archimonde.
• Medivh showed how Tortolla and Cenarius struggled to hold off Archimonde while Alliance and Horde leaders watched in disbelief.
• Medivh explained that he and Nozdormu had planned to lure Archimonde to Kalimdor and kill him using the Night Elves' accumulated power.
• Medivh said he lacked the strength to fight Archimonde and recalled that even his mother Aegwynn had only barely defeated Sargeras's avatar.
• Jiang Jie concluded that Archimonde was far stronger than Sargeras's avatar as Medivh's account left the battle's outcome unresolved.

Medivh explained that Jiang Jie’s arrival had disrupted the timelines and helped preserve Azeroth, then revealed a plan to use Anveena as a vessel for Elune’s power. Tyrande channeled that power into Anveena, transformed into an arrow on Thori’dal, and Archimonde noticed the attack beginning.

• Medivh told Jiang Jie that his presence had blurred the timelines and improved the outcome of the war.
• Medivh revealed that Anveena and the waters of the Well of Eternity were central to a plan to strike Archimonde with Elune’s power.
• Tyrande explained that Elune’s power would pass through Anveena, while Cenarius and Tortolla held Archimonde back.
• Anveena transformed into a golden arrow on Thori’dal, and Jiang Jie aimed it at Archimonde.
• Tyrande called down Elune’s power and channeled it into Thori’dal and Anveena, creating the golden-white Arrow of the Moon Goddess.
• Archimonde noticed the immense power descending from the moon.

Tyrande completed a Moon Goddess-powered arrow while Cenarius and Tortolla tried to hold Archimonde back, and Medivh saved Jiang Jie from Archimonde’s Finger of Death. Anveena’s arrow struck Archimonde with immense force, leaving a massive wound, but he survived.

• Archimonde recognized Malfurion, Tyrande, and Medivh, then dismissed Medivh after sensing that he had lost his fel power.
• Archimonde broke through Cenarius and Tortolla’s defenses, grievously injuring them as Tyrande finished channeling the Moon Goddess’s power into Anveena.
• Archimonde attacked Jiang Jie with Finger of Death, but Medivh blocked the strike with a rainbow crystal shield.
• Jiang Jie released the bowstring, and Anveena’s arrow passed through Archimonde before unleashing the Moon Goddess’s power inside him.
• The blast left a huge hole in Archimonde’s chest, but the demon lord remained alive.

Archimonde tried to absorb the World Tree’s power, but Malfurion summoned the Night Elves’ ancestral spirits and the tree’s stored energy to destroy him. The altered ending preserved part of the World Tree and the Night Elves’ reserves, and after the victory Jiang Jie received Malfurion’s invitation, though he planned to meet someone else first.

• Archimonde climbed the World Tree and began draining its power so he could rival Sargeras and seize control of the planet.
• Medivh signaled Malfurion, who blew the Horn of Cenarius and summoned nature’s energy, Night Elf ancestral spirits, the World Tree’s power, and the Dragon Aspects’ blessings.
• Archimonde attacked the spirits, but their combined power destabilized him and caused him to explode in fel flames.
• The remaining World Tree power protected part of the tree, while some ancestral spirits and Night Elf reserves survived; the Night Elves lost their immortality but retained a long lifespan.
• Medivh disappeared after Archimonde died, while the wounded demigods and Anveena entered recovery.
• After Malfurion’s forces cleared Mount Hyjal of demons, he invited Jiang Jie, who decided to meet someone else first.

After the battle at the Shrine of Aviana, Medivh told Jiang Jie he planned to leave Azeroth and travel the stars. He gave Jiang Jie the key to Karazhan and asked him to look after Med’an before departing, leaving Jiang Jie to meet Malfurion.

• Jiang Jie mourned the thirteen disciples killed at the Shrine of Aviana while the survivors healed.
• Medivh explained that he had completed his duty as Guardian and planned to become a planeswalker, hoping to find Jiang Jie’s world in the Milky Way.
• Medivh gave Jiang Jie the key to Karazhan and warned him that the tower was dangerous.
• Medivh asked Jiang Jie to look after Med’an, who was in Duskwood with Meryl Winterstorm, and Jiang Jie suggested Lady Aegwynn teach him.
• Medivh departed as a raven, and Jiang Jie turned to meet Malfurion.

After the battle at Mount Hyjal, Jiang Jie declined Jaina’s invitation to Theramore and Grom’s invitation to Orgrimmar, then received Cenarius’s blessing. He claimed rewards from Archimonde’s spoils and asked Cenarius to teach him the ways of nature.

• Jaina left for Northwatch Hold and planned to build Theramore, telling Jiang Jie she would wait for him there.
• Grom left with Thrall for Durotar and reminded Jiang Jie that they still had a Mak'gora to fight in Orgrimmar.
• Cenarius gave Jiang Jie a powerful blessing of soul and arcane energy beneath the World Tree.
• Jiang Jie requested the Apostle of Argus for Anveena and Cataclysm for Xiaotu; Malfurion agreed to provide the staff and let him collect the greatsword.
• Jiang Jie asked Cenarius to teach him the ways of nature so he could strengthen his skills as a Monk.

Jiang Jie became Cenarius's student to study the way of nature, then explained how the Undead Plague threatened the Eastern Kingdoms and proposed planting a World Tree to heal the blighted land. He ended by asking the Night Elves for a seed.

• Cenarius agreed to teach Jiang Jie the way of nature, and Malfurion offered him an additional reward from the Night Elves.
• Jiang Jie explained that the Scourge's plague had devastated Lordaeron and threatened survivors with sickness, death, starvation, and undeath.
• Malfurion realized the plague's effects on ordinary people were more severe than he had understood and said Druids could help purify the land, though their forces were needed at home.
• Jiang Jie proposed planting a new World Tree in land ravaged by the Undead Plague and asked for a seed.

Jiang Jie asked Malfurion to help obtain a seed from G'Hanir so the Eastern Kingdoms could have a World Tree, and Malfurion promised to convene a council. Jiang Jie then tested his Chi wings above Mount Hyjal and traveled to Demon Fall Canyon.

• Malfurion recalled how the Druids had planted World Trees to cleanse Saronite and how Andrassil had been corrupted by Yogg-Saron, then agreed to convene an emergency council about Jiang Jie's request for a seed from G'Hanir.
• Jiang Jie left the World Tree and looked toward Ashenvale Forest, where Shandris Feathermoon, Kael'thas, and Illidan were hunting demons.
• Jiang Jie leaped from Mount Hyjal and used his Xiantian Chi and Five Animal Frolics to fly, but he managed only a minute-long glide before running low on Chi.
• Jiang Jie dismissed his wings, climbed down the cliff using the Ape Frolic, and ran south after reaching the mountain's foot.
• Jiang Jie arrived at Demon Fall Canyon at night.

Jiang Jie discovered that Kael'thas had brought the Shen'dralar demon-draining apparatus to Demon Fall Canyon and learned that he and Illidan had allied. Their agreement sent Illidan toward the Tomb of Sargeras and promised Kael'thas an Arcan'dor seed to establish a High Elf settlement in the canyon.

• Jiang Jie used Xiao Feng's scanning function and Stealth to slip past High Elf wards into Demon Fall Canyon.
• Jiang Jie found five crystal towers surrounding a barrier where High Elf and Shen'dralar mages imprisoned demons and drained their energy.
• Jiang Jie discovered that Illidan had absorbed the energy from Mannoroth's remains and left the canyon.
• Jiang Jie learned that Kael'thas had ambushed Illidan with more than a hundred mages, then negotiated an alliance with him.
• Kael'thas agreed to help Illidan reach the Tomb of Sargeras for the Eye of Sargeras, while Illidan promised to help Kael'thas obtain an Arcan'dor seed from Suramar and plant it in Demon Fall Canyon.
• Jiang Jie concluded that Illidan was pursuing a way to defeat the Lich King and wondered whether he would give his last vial of Waters of the Well of Eternity to Kael'thas or Lady Vashj.

Jiang Jie stayed away from the Broken Isles and focused on training with Old Chen at the Shrine of Aviana. By the end of their lessons, Jiang Jie had learned Primal Split and advanced to the Xiantian Fourth Layer.

• Jiang Jie decided to monitor Illidan's movements while relying on Malfurion and Maiev to respond to threats in Northrend.
• Jiang Jie gave Old Chen a bottle of Ironforge barley ale and began teaching him Chinese martial arts.
• Old Chen quickly mastered Jiang Jie's basic Daoist internal arts and the Xiantian Art, reaching the Xiantian Tenth Layer and increasing his strength.
• Old Chen practiced the Crane-Controlling Dragon-Capturing Hand on Zhaoren, causing upheaval among Mount Hyjal's Night Elves and nature guardians.
• Old Chen taught Jiang Jie Monk martial techniques, including Primal Split, and the four Elemental Spirits helped Jiang Jie create elemental avatars.
• Jiang Jie applied his new insights to his cultivation and reached the Xiantian Fourth Layer.

After a month studying the Way of Nature under Cenarius, Jiang Jie mastered Stag Form while remaining committed to his martial path. Malfurion returned with approval from several Archdruids to grant Jiang Jie a World Tree seed, despite opposition from Fandral Staghelm and Inavarex.

• Jiang Jie studied the Way of Nature under Cenarius for eight hours each day and advanced quickly, though he refused to abandon his martial arts for the Druid path.
• Cenarius refused Jiang Jie's request to enter the Emerald Dream because Jiang Jie was unprepared and the Emerald Nightmare made it dangerous.
• Jiang Jie observed the stags of Mount Hyjal and used Cenarius's blessing to master Stag Form, completing one-ninth of his True Dragon Form.
• Malfurion returned and reported that several Archdruids supported giving Jiang Jie nature's gift, despite Fandral Staghelm and Inavarex opposing it.
• Malfurion presented Jiang Jie with a World Tree seed.

Jiang Jie received a banyan seed that could grow into a World Tree, agreeing to join the Cenarion Circle and let Broll Bearmantle tend it. After saying his farewells, he left Mount Hyjal by ship for the Eastern Kingdoms, where he worried about his friends and the state of Lordaeron.

• Malfurion offered Jiang Jie the banyan seed on the condition that Druids accompany it and Jiang Jie join the Cenarion Circle.
• Jiang Jie agreed to the conditions, accepted the seed, and learned that Broll Bearmantle would oversee its growth.
• Jiang Jie gathered his disciples, located Old Chen and Zhaoren, and sent word to Priestess Velinde before leaving.
• Jiang Jie met Broll Bearmantle and several other Druids, then boarded a ship with them for the Eastern Kingdoms.

Adventurers gathered in Southshore heard that Alexandros Mograine had become a legendary paladin and Renault was rising in power while rumors about his family wager spread. When a paladin attacked Marin for criticizing Renault, a mysterious man in the inn stopped the blow and challenged the paladin’s conduct.

• Adventurers in the Southshore inn discussed Alexandros Mograine’s legendary status, Renault’s promotion, and rumors that Renault had spread news of the wager involving Earl Nicholas.
• Marin criticized Renault for promoting himself by disparaging Darion and Earl Nicholas, while Carlos noticed a quiet, unarmed man in the inn’s dark corner.
• A paladin burst into the inn, struck Marin down, and threatened to cut off his arm for insulting Lord Renault.
• The mysterious man caught the paladin’s descending greatsword barehanded and rebuked him for violating the Silver Hand’s tenets.