Warcraft's Anniversary

Warcraft's Anniversary
World of Warcraft's 15th Anniversary logo
Duration	November 16 - December 7 (2023)
Highlights	Anniversary
Other events
Preceded by	Day of the Dead
Followed by	Pilgrim's Bounty (concurrent), Feast of Winter Veil

Warcraft's Anniversary (or WoW's Anniversary) is an event celebrated the 23rd of November that marks the creation of the franchise in 1994. Warcraft's 20th anniversary was in 2014 and the 25th anniversary will be in November 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 quests and the return of the Classic world bosses.

15th World of Warcraft Anniversary (2019)

• [Alabaster Stormtalon] (mount)
• [Alabaster Thunderwing] (mount)
•  [Stormpike Battle Ram] (mount)
•  [Frostwolf Snarler] (mount)
•  [Obsidian Worldbreaker] (mount)

  

  The  [Obsidian Worldbreaker] mount is inspired by Deathwing.

•  [Lil' Nefarian] (pet)
•  [Invitation from the Timewalkers]
•  [Blue Anniversary Balloons]
•  [Red Anniversary Balloons]
•  [Celebration Firework]
•  [Sharpened Pin]
•  [Anniversary Gift]
•  [Sugary Soul Shard]
•  [Spellstone Delight]

Previous

Daily quests

•  [1-70 Daily] A Time to Reflect (all levels)
•  [30-70W] The Originals (level 60+)

Classic world bosses

• Lord Kazzak (Tainted Scar, Blasted Lands)
• Azuregos (Secret Lab, Azshara)
• Dragons of Nightmare
  1. Ysondre (Dream Bough, Feralas)
  2. Lethon (Seradane, Hinterlands)
  3. Emeriss (Twilight Grove, Duskwood)
  4. Taerar (Bough Shadow, Ashenvale)

Items

Relevant items

	[Exquisite Costume Set: "Edwin VanCleef"] 200			[Bronze-Tinted Sunglasses] 200
	[Inflatable Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker] 50			[Overtuned Corgi Goggles] 200
	[Corgi Pup] 200			[Tranquil Mechanical Yeti Costume] 50
	[Celebration Wand - Quilboar] 25			[Celebration Wand - Trogg] 25
	[Celebration Wand - Gnoll] 25			[Celebration Wand - Murloc] 25

•  [Anniversary Gift]
  •  [Letter from the Timewalkers]
  •  [A Slightly More Urgent Letter from the Timewalkers]
  •  [Celebration Package]

The first anniversary (2005)

The first WoW anniversary didn't feature any ingame event, instead it was celebrated in the community website with a Community Timeline. This timeline featured game updates, subscribers milestones, and remarkable fan-made content (such as the infamous Leeroy Jenkins video). It is possible to visit an archived version of this website.

Achievements

•  [WoW's 19th Anniversary] (2023)
•  [WoW's 18th Anniversary] (2022)
•  [WoW's 17th Anniversary] (2021)
•  [WoW's 16th Anniversary] (2020)
•  [WoW's 15th Anniversary] (2019)
•  [WoW's 14th Anniversary] (2018)
•  [WoW's 13th Anniversary] (2017)
•  [WoW's 12th Anniversary] (2016)
•  [WoW's 11th Anniversary] (2015)
•  [WoW's 10th Anniversary] (2014)
•  [WoW's 9th Anniversary] (2013)
•  [WoW's 8th Anniversary] (2012)
•  [WoW's 7th Anniversary] (2011)
•  [WoW's 6th Anniversary] (2010)
•  [WoW's 5th Anniversary] (2009)
•  [WoW's 4th Anniversary] (2008)

Notes

• There are no achievements for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd anniversaries because the Achievement system only came out in 2008 with Wrath of the Lich King.
• For the 3rd anniversary, Blizzard organized a sweepstake lottery.
• For the 5th anniversary, Blizzard made an immense, digital photomosaic composed of thousands of fan pictures.
• 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 SDCC 2019 (and will be available again at BlizzCon 2019) and a limited-edition Collector's Edition will release on October 8, 2019.

Gallery

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  World of Warcraft's 5th anniversary logo

• Warcraft Anniversary.png

  World of Warcraft's 10th anniversary logo

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  Warcraft's 25th anniversary logo

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  15th Anniversary Collector's Edition Pin

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  15th Anniversary server blade sold at the BlizzCon 2019 charity auction.

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB