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{{Infobox event
 | name = Warcraft's Anniversary
 | image = WoW 15th Anniversary logo.png
 | caption = ''[[World of Warcraft]]'''s 15th Anniversary [[logo]]
 | highlights = Anniversary
 | previous = [[Day of the Dead]]
 | next = [[Pilgrim's Bounty]] (concurrent), [[Feast of Winter Veil]]
}}

'''''Warcraft's Anniversary''''' (or '''WoW's Anniversary''') is an [[event]] celebrated around the 23rd of November that marks the creation of the franchise in 1994. ''[[Warcraft universe|Warcraft]]''<nowiki/>'s 20th anniversary was in 2014 and the 25th anniversary was in 2019. Logging in during an anniversary rewards a special [[achievement]] and gives a unique, temporary [[buff]] to [[experience]] and [[reputation]] earned.

==Events==
Since the 13th anniversary, the event includes [[daily quest]]s and the return of the Classic [[world boss]]es.

In 2020, available activities and new additions include:
*[[Crafted Cloak of War]] for {{cost|twb=200}} from [[Historian Ma'di]] (new in 2020)
*[[Soldier of Time]] ([[Korrak's Revenge]])
**[[Alterac Valley of Olde]] ([[Stormpike Battle Ram]] or [[Frostwolf Snarler]])
*[[A Time to Reflect]]
*[[The Originals]]
**[[Lord Kazzak (Anniversary)|Lord Kazzak]] ([[Tainted Scar]], [[Blasted Lands]])
**[[Azuregos (Anniversary)|Azuregos]] ([[Secret Lab]], [[Azshara]])
**[[Dragons of Nightmare (Classic)|Dragons of Nightmare]]
**#[[Ysondre (Anniversary)|Ysondre]] ([[Dream Bough]], [[Feralas]])
**#[[Lethon (Anniversary)|Lethon]] ([[Seradane]], [[Hinterlands]])
**#[[Emeriss (Anniversary)|Emeriss]] ([[Twilight Grove]], [[Duskwood]])
**#[[Taerar (Anniversary)|Taerar]] ([[Bough Shadow]], [[Ashenvale]])

==Items==
Players are mailed an [[Anniversary Gift]], which contains:
*200x [[Timewarped Badge]]
*[[Celebration Package]]
*[[Celebration Firework]]

Additionally, two vendors in the [[Caverns of Time]] trade in Timewarped Badges:
{{:Historian Ma'di}}
{{:Otela}}

==Notable visitors==
[[File:Caverns of Time - Anniversary.jpg|thumb|New things in the Caverns of Time]]
*[[Chromie]]
*[[Elite Tauren Chieftain]]
*[[Echo of Algalon]]
*[[Coridormi]] (and the [[Displaced Scarab Gong]])
*[[Leeroy Jenkins]]
*[[Historian Ju'pa]]
*[[Historian Llore]]
*[[Historian Ma'di]] and [[Arlo]]
*[[Otela]]
*[[Sa'at]] (chronocrystals)
*[[Chronicler Te'ra]] (cinematics)

==Achievements==
{{Wow's Anniversary}}

==Previous additions==
[[File:Obsidian Worldbreaker.jpg|thumb|The [[Obsidian Worldbreaker]] mount is inspired by [[Deathwing]].]]

*[[Memories of Fel, Frost and Fire]]
*[[Alabaster Stormtalon]] (mount)
*[[Alabaster Thunderwing]] (mount)
*[[Stormpike Battle Ram]] (mount)
*[[Frostwolf Snarler]] (mount)
*[[Obsidian Worldbreaker]] (mount)
*[[Lil' Nefarian]] (pet)
*[[Invitation from the Timewalkers]]
*[[Blue Anniversary Balloons]]
*[[Red Anniversary Balloons]]
*[[Celebration Firework]]
*[[Sharpened Pin]]
*[[Anniversary Gift]]
*[[Sugary Soul Shard]]
*[[Spellstone Delight]]

==Notes and trivia==
*2005: The first WoW anniversary didn't feature any in-game event, instead it was celebrated in the community website with a ''Community Timeline''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20051201025605/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/community/anniversaries/year1.html World of Warcraft: Our "First" One-Year Anniversary] (archived).</ref> This timeline featured game updates, subscribers milestones, and remarkable fan-made content (such as the infamous [[Leeroy Jenkins (video)|Leeroy Jenkins video]]). It is possible to visit an [https://web.archive.org/web/20051125065058/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/community/anniversaries/year1timeline.html archived version] of this website.
*There are no achievements for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries because the [[Achievement|Achievement system]] only came out in 2008 with ''[[Wrath of the Lich King]]''.
*For the 3rd anniversary, Blizzard organized a {{wp|sweepstake}} lottery.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080112114636/http://www.worldofwarcraft.com:80/contests/anniversary07/rules.xml World of Warcraft 3rd Year Anniversary Sweepstakes] (archived).</ref>
*For the 5th anniversary, Blizzard made an immense, digital {{wp|photomosaic}} composed of thousands of fan pictures.<ref>[[World of Warcraft 5 Year Anniversary: BattleCry|5 Year Anniversary: BattleCry]]</ref>
*For the 10th anniversary, veteran ''World of Warcraft'' players received a miniature statue of the iconic [[Orc Statue]].
*For the 15th anniversary, a pin was available at SDCC 2019 and [[BlizzCon 2019]] and a limited-edition [[World of Warcraft 15th Anniversary Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]] was released on October 8, 2019.
*''[[World of Warcraft: Shadowlands]]'' is releasing on November 23/24, 2020. November 23, 2020 is WoW's 16th Anniversary and Warcraft's 26th Anniversary.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
WoWs 5th Anniversary.jpg|World of Warcraft's 5th anniversary logo
Warcraft Anniversary.png|World of Warcraft's 10th anniversary logo
Warcraft 25th Anniversary logo.png|Warcraft's 25th anniversary logo
WoW's 15th Anniversary Collector's Edition Pin.jpg|15th Anniversary Collector's Edition Pin
15th Anniversary Server blade.jpg|15th Anniversary [[server blade]]s sold at the [[BlizzCon 2019]] charity auction.
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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