Timeline

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

This article provides an unofficial timeline of recorded important events in the Warcraft universe compiled from official timelines and all sources published by Blizzard. Blizzard has used two standards when establishing dates in various official timelines, both based on the opening of the Dark Portal.

Numbering is based on the opening of the Dark Portal, as this is the method used by the latest sources. Some sources have the opening of the Dark Portal as about 25 years before the start of World of Warcraft, and other dates state that it was about 30 years before the start of World of Warcraft. This timeline is based on the 25 year standard because it is the standard used in both official timelines from Blizzard's website in 2004 and 2007, and in more recent publications.

All dates are considered to be spans of time from one to the next since many events are only given vague ordering and estimated dates. Warcraft products are displayed in italics.

It should not be considered as an official timeline, but should be as accurate as, and more complete than, whatever Blizzard has provided.

The RPG books have been disregarded from official lore and have been removed from this list accordingly.

Mythos

•  [Mythology of the Titans]
• Sargeras and the Betrayal (Minus Eredar related events)
• The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
• Charge of the Dragonflights
• The Waking World and the Well of Eternity

-25,000

• Rise of the Horde (Past) begins»
  • Sargeras corrupts most of the eredar on Argus, convincing them to join his Burning Legion.
  • With the help of a naaru, Velen escapes through the Twisting Nether with some eredar that had decided to reject Sargeras' offer. They start calling themselves the draenei, or "exiled ones".

-16,000

• The thousands-year long war between Aqir and Trolls ends with the defeat of the aqir, their remnants fleeing to form colonies that would become Ahn'Qiraj, Azjol Nerub and the mantid.

-15,000

• The Curse of Flesh affects the vrykul, causing their offspring (the ancestors of the race who would later become known as humans) to be born stunted and weak.
• A tribe of dark trolls gradually migrate towards the heart of ancient Kalimdor and settle along the shores of the Well of Eternity.

-14,000

• The first night elves or "kaldorei" appear and found their civilization upon the banks of the Well of Eternity, having evolved from the dark trolls.

-13,500

• The kaldorei begin to actively study and practice arcane magic. They bend magic to their will and use it to build beautiful cities, craft artifacts and reshape the land. Some Kaldorei resist the lure to use the Well of Eternity’s power and warn others of the dangers of abusing it. Their warnings go unheeded.
• A group of upper-class Kaldorei begin to refer to themselves as the Highborne and revel in the use of magic.

-12,000

• Kang, with his fellow pandaren and the other slave races, start a revolution against the mogu, successfully overthrowing them and creating the Pandaren Empire.

-11,900

• The Zandalari Troll Wars.
  • The Zandalar tribe, allies of the now-overthrown mogu, attempt to conquer a plot of land in Pandaria that was promised to them by Lei Shen. The invasion is repelled thanks to Jiang and the newly-founded Order of the Cloud Serpent.

-10,000

• The War of the Ancients.
  • The Well of Eternity, The Demon Soul and The Sundering (Past)
  • Sargeras senses the Highborne's use of the Well of Eternity and decides to invade Azeroth. Corrupting Queen Azshara and her followers, a portal is opened through which the Burning Legion enters the world and laids waste to the night-elven civilization.
  • Shaohao, the last emperor of the Pandaren Empire, has a vision of the upcoming Burning Legion. He isolates his empire through the some magical mists, which protect it from the war and the ensuring disasters, but also leave it hidden from the rest of the world for thousands of years.
• The Sundering of the World
  • Several night elves led by Malfurion Stormrage are able to destroy the Well of Eternity, preventing Sargeras from entering the world, and stopping the invasion. However, this also creates a massive cataclysm, called the Sundering, where eighty percent of Kalimdor's landmass is plunged between the waves, leaving only a handful of isolated continents.
•  [Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift]
• The Lunar Festival is created.

-9,400

• The burgeoning night elf society expands into the dense forests of Ashenvale. Tyrande Whisperwind positions the Sisterhood of Elune as the leaders of the night elf government and military. The Sentinels are created to protect their emergent society. Malfurion Stormrage begins to train other druids.

-9,300

• War of the Satyr

-9,000

• The World Tree and the Emerald Dream (unaltered timeline)

-7,300

•  [Exile of the High Elves] begins»
• The Sentinels and the Long Vigil
• The Founding of Quel'Thalas begins»

The New World

-6,800

•  [Exile of the High Elves] ends«
• The Founding of Quel'Thalas ends«

-2,800

•  [Arathor and the Troll Wars]

-2,700

• The Guardians of Tirisfal

-2,500

• Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves
• The Ironforge Dwarves awaken in Uldaman.
• Khaz Modan is founded.

-1,200

• The Seven Kingdoms
  • The human kingdoms of Lordaeron, Alterac, Gilneas, Dalaran, and Stromgarde are formed on continental Lordaeron, north of Khaz Modan. The kingdom of Azeroth (later known as Stormwind) is formed on continental Azeroth. The kingdom of Kul Tiras is formed off of the coast of Khaz Modan.

-1,000

• War of the Shifting Sands

-823

• Cycle of Hatred (Past) begins»
• The Last Guardian (Past) begins»
•  [Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt]

-375 (Approx.)

• Last gnome royalty.

-230

• War of the Three Hammers

-170^{[citation needed]} 

• Dwarves meet gnomes and help them build Gnomeregan.

Doom of Draenor

For events taking place in the alternate Draenor timeline in Warlords of Draenor during this period, see the Warlords of Draenor section.

-200

• The draenei arrive on Draenor.

-100

• The goblins finally break free of their slavery under the Zandalari.

-45

• The Last Guardian

-44

• Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact
• Rise of the Horde begins»

-26

• Grommash Hellscream is born.

-19^{[citation needed]} 

• Rise of the Horde (Past) ends«

-10 (Approx.)^‡

• Lords of War (Past)

-1

• Rise of the Horde
• Rise of the Horde ends«

^‡ Grommash was an adult and Warsong chieftain in Lords of War.

Alliance and Horde

First War

0 (Year 592 by the King's Calendar)

• The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind begins»
• The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind ends«
• Warcraft: Orcs & Humans begins»
• The Last Guardian (Past) ends«
• The Last Guardian

4

• Llane is assassinated. Lothar concedes that the war is lost and begins gathering people, ships, and supplies from the entire kingdom.

5

• Warcraft: Orcs & Humans ends«
• Stormwind falls to the orcs. Lothar flees with the kingdom's survivors.
• Cycle of Hatred (Past) ends«
• Tides of Darkness begins
• Arthas: Rise of the Lich King begins»
• The Alliance of Lordaeron

Second War

6

• Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
• World of Warcraft: Ashbringer (Past)

8

• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal
• Beyond the Dark Portal
• The Last Guardian (Future)
• The Invasion of Draenor
• The Birth of the Lich King
• Icecrown and the Frozen Throne
• The Battle of Grim Batol
• Lethargy of the Orcs
• Gallywix: Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince

10

• Day of the Dragon
• Unbroken

18

• Lord of the Clans (liberating started)
• The New Horde
• War of the Spider
• Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge
  • Road to Damnation

19

• Of Blood and Honor
• Lord of the Clans (ending)
• The Alliance Splinters

Return of the Burning Legion

Third War

20

• Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
  • The Judgment
  • The Scourge of Lordaeron
  • Death Knight
  • World of Warcraft: Ashbringer
  •  [Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas]
  • Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor

21

• The Battle of Mount Hyjal

Rise of the Lich King

22

• Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
  • First Brewfest, organized as a beer-tasting contest between Chen Stormstout, Grimbooze Thunderbrew and Coren Direbrew.
• The Betrayer Ascendant begins»
• Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne ends«
  • Rise of the Blood Elves
  • Civil War in the Plaguelands
  •  [The Lich King Triumphant]
  • The Betrayer Ascendant ends«
• Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor begins»

• Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (Bonus) begins»

The Founding of Durotar

22

• Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (Bonus) ends«
• Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor ends«

23

• Dragon Hunt
• Shadows of Ice
• Ghostlands

24

• Cycle of Hatred

World of Warcraft

25

World of Warcraft

• King Varian Wrynn is kidnapped. Bolvar Fordragon becomes Regent-Lord of Stormwind. "Varian" later (around the time of the end of the Burning Crusade) returns to the throne.
• Deadmines (original)
• Ragefire Chasm (original)
• Wailing Caverns
• Shadowfang Keep (original)
• Stormwind Stockade (original)
• Blackfathom Deeps
• Gnomeregan
• Scarlet Monastery
  • Scarlet Monastery Graveyard
  • Scarlet Monastery Library
  • Scarlet Monastery Armory
  • Scarlet Monastery Cathedral
• Razorfen Kraul and Razorfen Downs
• Uldaman
• Zul'Farrak
• Scholomance (original)
• Temple of Atal'Hakkar
• Blackrock Mountain
  • Blackrock Depths
    • Molten Core
  • Lower Blackrock Spire
    • Upper Blackrock Spire (original)
• Stratholme (original)
• Onyxia's Lair (original): Onyxia is slain by King Varian Wrynn.

Mysteries of Maraudon

• Maraudon

Ruins of the Dire Maul

• Dire Maul
  • Warpwood Quarter
  • Capital Gardens
  • Gordok Commons

Battlegrounds

• Warsong Gulch
• Alterac Valley

Assault on Blackwing Lair

• Blackwing Lair

Rise of the Blood God

• Zul'Gurub (original)
• Arathi Basin

Dragons of Nightmare

• Corrupted green dragons appear around the world from the Emerald Nightmare.
  • Exploration of Silithus begins.

The Gates of Ahn'Qiraj

• The Might of Kalimdor assaults Ahn'Qiraj: The Fallen Kingdom.
  • The War Effort
  • Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj
  • Temple of Ahn'Qiraj

Shadow of the Necropolis

• Naxxramas

Drums of War

• Open violence between the Alliance and Horde begins in Silithus and the Eastern Plaguelands.

The Burning Crusade

26

• Rise of the Horde ends
• World of Warcraft: The Comic begins»

Before the Storm

• War in Outland
  • Blood elves under Kael'thas capture Tempest Keep. With the power of the Keep's Naaru, M'uru, the Blood Knights are formed months later, draining M'uru's power to wield its Light.
  • Velen later leads a raid to liberate the Exodar and escape Outland. Blood elf saboteurs cause it to crash on Azeroth.
• The Dark Portal Opens under the command of Lord Kazzak. His forces are defeated by the Argent Dawn and Alliance and Horde forces. The latter create settlements in Outland.
  • The Dragons of Outland
  • Nexus Point
    • Tyrygosa seems to heal Malygos's insanity.
  • A Legion counterattack fails. The Portal is briefly closed, but later reopened as Alliance and Horde take the battle to Outland.

The Burning Crusade

• Hellfire Citadel
  • Hellfire Ramparts
  • The Blood Furnace
  • The Shattered Halls
  • Magtheridon's Lair
• Coilfang Reservoir
  • The Slave Pens
  • The Underbog
  • The Steamvault
  • Serpentshrine Cavern
• Auchindoun
  • Mana-Tombs
  • Auchenai Crypts
  • Sethekk Halls
  • Shadow Labyrinth
• Gruul's Lair
• Tempest Keep
  • The Mechanar
  • The Botanica
  • The Arcatraz
  • The Eye

The Black Temple

• Black Temple

The Gods of Zul'Aman

• Zul'Aman (original)

Fury of the Sunwell

• A resurrected Kael'thas and his felblood minions take M'uru to the Sunwell Plateau. Lady Liadrin and her Blood Knights join the Shattered Sun Offensive, along with the Aldor and Scryer factions.
  • Magisters' Terrace.
  • Sunwell Plateau

Wrath of the Lich King

27

• Night of the Dragon

Echoes of Doom

• The Lich King Arthas reawakens and begins his campaign of conquest anew.
  • The Scarlet Crusade moves to Northrend in the wake of devastation, forming the Scarlet Onslaught. The Argent Crusade and Knights of the Ebon Blade are formed at the Battle for Light's Hope Chapel.
  • Zombie Infestation
  • The Scourge begin regular attacks on Stormwind City and Orgrimmar.

Wrath of the Lich King

• The War against the Lich King begins.
  • World of Warcraft: The Comic ends«
  • Arthas: Rise of the Lich King ends«
  • Lor'themar Theron: In the Shadow of the Sun
  • Battle of Angrathar the Wrathgate
    • Glory
    • Battle for the Undercity
  • Broken Front
    • Garrosh Hellscream: Heart of War
  • Utgarde Keep
  • Azjol-Nerub and Ahn'kahet: The Old Kingdom
  • Drak'Tharon Keep
  • Gundrak
  • Halls of Stone and Halls of Lightning
  • The Bronze dragonflight sends heroes seven years into the past to prevent the Infinite dragonflight from interfering with the Culling of Stratholme.
  • Utgarde Pinnacle
  • Naxxramas
• Nexus War: The Wyrmrest Accord, the Kirin Tor, and its allies begin full-scale assaults on the Blue dragonflight and Malygos at Coldarra.
  • The Nexus
  • The Violet Hold
  • Mage
  • The Oculus
  • Eye of Eternity
• Alliance and Horde battle for dominance at Wintergrasp.
  • Archavon the Stone Watcher is slain at the Vault of Archavon within Wintergrasp Fortress.

Secrets of Ulduar

• Ulduar
  • Yogg-Saron is defeated. Re-origination of Azeroth at the hands of Algalon the Observer is averted.
• The second of the Vault of Archavon's four watchers falls, Emalon the Storm Watcher.

Call of the Crusade

• The Argent Tournament Grounds have been completed. Highlords Tirion Fordring and Darion Mograine have the forces of Alliance, Horde, Argent Crusade, and Knights of the Ebon Blade compete to decide which champions will participate in the final assault on Icecrown Citadel.
  • Trial of the Champion
  • The Argent Crusade's champions are sent to aid the Sunreavers and Silver Covenant against the Kvaldir at Hrothgar's Landing.
  • Trial of the Crusader/Trial of the Grand Crusader
• Conflict between Alliance and Horde at the Isle of Conquest.
• The third watcher of the Vault of Archavon falls, Koralon the Flame Watcher.

Fall of the Lich King

• The Ashen Verdict makes its final assault on Icecrown Citadel.
  • Forge of Souls
  • Pit of Saron
  • Halls of Reflection
  • Icecrown Citadel: The forces of the Ashen Verdict destroy the Lich King's mightiest servants. The Lich King Arthas is killed. Bolvar Fordragon is crowned the new Lich King.
• The final watcher of the Vault of Archavon, Toravon the Ice Watcher, is destroyed.
• Ruby Sanctum
• Gelbin Mekkatorque and his gnomes retake Gnomeregan's surface.
  • Gelbin Mekkatorque: Cut Short
• The Darkspear trolls and their allies retake Echo Isles from Zalazane.
• Pearl of Pandaria
• Stormrage
• War against the Nightmare
• Shaman
• Dark Riders

Cataclysm

28

• The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm

The Shattering

• Deathwing returns to Azeroth, scarring it with a great cataclysm.
  • Bloodsworn
  • The Council of Three Hammers: Fire and Iron
  • Tyrande & Malfurion: Seeds of Faith
  • Invasion of Gilneas
    • Sylvanas Windrunner: Edge of Night
    • Curse of the Worgen ends«
    • Gilneas is left in ruins
    • Genn Greymane: Lord of His Pack ends«
    • The Invasion of Gilneas ceases at the Greymane Wall. Though the Forsaken lose their holdings in Gilneas, a truce halts the Gilneas Liberation Front from entering Silverpine Forest.
    • Lady Sylvanas Windrunner is assassinated by Lord Godfrey but resurrected after Godfrey and his allies are forced to retreat.
    • Shadowfang Keep
    • Battle for Gilneas
  • Kezan is destroyed; the Bilgewater Cartel joins the Horde.
    • Bilgewater Harbor is built in Azshara.
    • Trade Prince Jastor Gallywix writes his autobiography, Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince.
  • Baine Bloodhoof: As Our Fathers Before Us
  • Wolfheart
  • Velen: Prophet's Lesson
  • Varian Wrynn: Blood of Our Fathers
  • The Defias Brotherhood is reborn under Vanessa VanCleef after roughly five years of inactivity.
  • Deadmines
  • Stormwind Stockade
  • Twilight's Hammer agents ally with Ragnaros the Firelord at Mount Hyjal and attempt to burn down Nordrassil.
  • Vashj'ir appears.
    • Throne of the Tides
  • Uldum
    • Lost City of the Tol'vir
    • Halls of Origination
  • The Skywall is attacked.
    • Vortex Pinnacle.
    • Throne of the Four Winds: Al'akir is slain permanently.
  • Conflict breaks out at Tol Barad.
    • The demons of Baradin Hold are defeated.
  • Wildhammer Clan rejoins Alliance; Dragonmaw Clan rejoins the Horde.
    • Twin Peaks
  • Grim Batol
  • Bastion of Twilight: Cho'Gall and Sinestra are defeated.
  • Blackrock Caverns
    • Blackwing Descent: The resurrected Nefarian and Onyxia are slain.
• Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects

Rise of the Zandalari

• The Gurubashi and Amani trolls unite under the Zandalari.
  • Zul'Gurub: Jin'do the Godbreaker is killed.
  • Zul'Aman: Daakara is killed.

Rage of the Firelands

• Ragnaros and his minions try to set Nordrassil to flame. Fighting breaks out within the Firelands itself.
  • The area of Mount Hyjal that was scorched in the Second Battle of Mount Hyjal has been extinguished of flame and the forest has begun to regrow. Agents from the Firelands bypass or destroy the wards and reinvade the area.
  • Firelands: Sulfuron Keep is sieged.
    • Fandral Staghelm is killed as leader of the Druids of the Flame.
    • Ragnaros the Firelord is permanently defeated in the Firelands.

The Hour of Twilight

29

• The final assault on Deathwing and the Twilight's Hammer begins.
  • Charge of the Aspects
  • End Time
  • Well of Eternity: Agents of the Alliance and Horde are sent back 10,028 years to retrieve the Dragon Soul from the War of the Ancients.
  • Hour of Twilight: The siege of Wyrmrest Temple. Archbishop Benedictus is revealed to be the "Twilight Father" and is killed.
  • Dragon Soul: Deathwing is destroyed by Thrall and the Dragon Aspects at the Maelstrom using the Dragon Soul. A second cataclysm is averted. The Aspects are reduced to mortal state and the "Age of Mortals" begins.

Mists of Pandaria

Mists of Pandaria

• Quest for Pandaria
• Tides of War
  • Attack on Theramore Isle
  • Alliance-Horde War evolves into a full-scale conflict

30

• The Skyseeker crashes into the Wandering Isle
  • Pandaren of Shen-zin Su split into two major groups, Tushui and Huojin and join the Alliance and Horde, respectively.

• Pandaria is accidentally discovered by the Alliance and Horde fleets
  • Anduin Wrynn is captured by the Horde but later escapes.
  • Battle of the Serpent's Heart.
  • The sha threat caused by the massive surge of negative energy becomes a grave danger for Pandaria and its denizens.
  • Zandalari and other allied troll tribes rejoin with their ancient Mogu allies and resurrect Lei Shen.

Landfall

• The Alliance and Horde navies make landfall in the Krasarang Wilds of Pandaria.
• A Little Patience
• Dagger in the Dark: An assassination attempt by the Garrosh's men forces Vol'jin into hiding.
  • Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde
• Lion's Landing
• Domination Point
• Assault on Zan'vess
• Garrosh's agents raid Darnassus to sabotage Lor'themar's negotiations with the Alliance.
• The Purge of Dalaran: The Horde is removed from Dalaran.
• The  [Divine Bell] is shattered.

The Thunder King

• The Zandalar tribe ally with a revived Lei Shen and his Mogu subjects.
• The Kirin Tor Offensive and Sunreaver Onslaught land on the Isle of Thunder.
• Throne of Thunder

Escalation

• Vol'jin returns to Durotar. The Darkspear Rebellion begins.
  • The Alliance forms a truce with the rebels to take out Garrosh Hellscream.
  • Battlefield: Barrens
  • The rebels liberate Razor Hill.
• Deepwind Gorge: Alliance and Horde battle in the Valley of the Four Winds.
• Battle on the High Seas
• Blood in the Snow
• Dark Heart of Pandaria
  • The Secrets of Ragefire

Siege of Orgrimmar

• Heart of Y'Shaarj is unearthed.
  • Garrosh Hellscream uses the Pools of Power to revive the Heart, destroying half of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms in the process.
  • Sha of Pride is unleashed.
• Siege of Orgrimmar begins.
  • Most of the Kor'kron are wiped out.
  • Garrosh is dethroned and captured, then moved to Pandaria for trial.
  • Vol'jin replaces Garrosh as Warchief of the Horde.
• Timeless Isle appears.
• War Crimes
  • Garrosh Hellscream escapes from custody in Pandaria with the help of Wrathion, Kairoz, and Zaela; he is taken by Kairoz to the Draenor of Timeline B, 35 years earlier.

Warlords of Draenor

-4, Timeline B

• War Crimes (Past)
• Hellscream
  • Kairozdormu tells Garrosh that he intends for him to create the first of many new Hordes.
  • Not wanting to be a pawn, Garrosh betrays and kills Kairoz with a shard of the  [Vision of Time].
  • Garrosh uses the shard to convince Grom Hellscream not to drink Mannoroth's blood, and to instead create the Iron Horde.
• Gul'dan and the Stranger

Warlords of Draenor

• Grom rejects the demon blood, kills Mannoroth, and captures Gul'dan.

31, Timeline A / -2, Timeline B (Timeline collision)

• The Dark Portal on Draenor in Timeline B is connected to the one on Azeroth in the present of Timeline A; The portal's glow turns from green to red, and both timelines' events run simultaneously from this point.
• The Iron Horde's initial invasion of Azeroth.
  • Lords of War
  • The Ironmarch pours out of the Dark Portal and makes it all the way to Blackrock Spire, destroying Nethergarde Keep along the way.
• In retaliation, Khadgar assembles the champions of the Alliance and the Horde, leading them through the portal to stop the Iron Horde on Draenor once and for all.
  • In Tanaan Jungle, Draenor's Dark Portal is destroyed by the Azerothian strike force, severing its connection.
  • The Horde expedition arrives at Frostfire Ridge. They establish a garrison named Frostwall and help the Frostwolf Clan conquer Bladespire Citadel.
  • The Alliance expedition ventures into Shadowmoon Valley and establish contact with the local draenei, including Timeline B's Velen. They establish a garrison named Lunarfall.
• Khadgar's offensive deals a crushing blow to the Iron Horde.
  • The Frostwolves and the Horde slay Warlord Fenris of the Thunderlord Clan at Grom'gar and halt the Iron Horde's invasion during the Battle of Thunder Pass.
  • The Draenei and the Alliance force Ner'zhul into hiding after the Dark Star is purified by Velen's sacrifice, and successfully repel the Iron Horde invading Karabor. Later on, Ner'zhul meets his end in his clan's burial grounds.
  • Shattrath City is liberated from Iron Horde control and Blackhand is forced to escape, though not before killing Maraad and Orgrim Doomhammer during the confrontation. At some point, however, the liberated city is occupied by the Shadow Council.
  • In Nagrand, Warlord Dharl of the Burning Blade Clan is slain at Hallvalor, followed by Garrosh Hellscream, who ultimately meets his end at Thrall's hands during the Siege of Grommashar. Later on, the Alliance, Horde and Cho'gall's pale orcs attack Highmaul, Kargath Bladefist is slain by adventurers while Imperator Mar'gok dies at Cho'gall's hands and the Gorian Empire is left crippled.
  • Warlord Azuka, Dharl's successor, is slain in Bladefury's Command by the commanders.
  • Inside Blackrock Foundry, adventurers defeat Blackhand once and for all.
  • Grommash's failure breeds dissent within the ranks, affording the warlock Gul'dan the opportunity to usurp the Iron Horde and summon the demonic Burning Legion to Draenor, joined by Warlord Kilrogg of the Bleeding Hollow Clan.

Fury of Hellfire

• Gul'dan persuades the Iron Horde's remaining leaders to serve the Burning Legion, imprisons Grommash, and also recruits the aid of Shadow-Sage Iskar and the Sethekk arakkoa.
• Gul'dan takes control of Hellfire Citadel, intending to use it as a staging area for the Legion to invade Draenor. He then proceeds to summon the demon lord Archimonde.
• The heroes of Azeroth assault the citadel’s gates, invading from both land and sea.
  • Aided by Khadgar, Yrel, Durotan and a freed Grommash, Azeroth's champions battle their way through the horrors unleashed within Hellfire Citadel.
  • After a harrowing struggle that nearly destroys Draenor, the heroes are able to cast down Archimonde.
• As he falls, Archimonde hurls Gul'dan through a portal to fulfill his pact with the Legion.