The expansion to the hugely popular MMO World Of Warcraft will have players pledging allegiance to one of four covenants in the Shadowlands, the game’s afterlife. Siding with a covenant will have serious ramifications on the game’s story, as they deal with a shortage of essential anima.
“In Shadowlands, players will explore one of the Warcraft universe’s most mysterious undiscovered frontiers,” said J. Allen Brack, president of Blizzard Entertainment. “And in selecting a Covenant to align themselves with, they’ll face one of the most challenging decisions they’ve ever made in the game—one that will impact nearly every aspect of their experience with this expansion. We can’t wait to see what paths players choose when Shadowlands launches this October.”
Prior to the release of Shadowlands, players can also take part in a pre-release event, “Death Rising”. The event will have players travel to Frostcrown, where Sylvanas as torn the veil between worlds. It’s a limited-time pre-release event, so players will definitely want to check it out.
In addition, Shadowlands will also feature the return of the Death Knight class, now available to all allied races. The class is only available with pre-purchase of Shadowlands, however.
Shadowlands Different Editions
Fans of the game can also consider buying various tiers of the expansion. These include:
Shadowlands Base Edition (USD39.99, Digital Only): A Digital version of the game
Heroic Edition (USD59.99, Digital Only): Comes with Eternal Everwyrm mount, and a quest to get the Vestments of the Eternal Traveller transmog set.
Epic Edition (USD 79.99, Digital Only): All the contents of Heroic Edition as well as the Anima Wyrmling pet; the Wraithchill cosmetic weapon effect; the Eternal Traveler’s Hearthstone, which provides a unique visual effect; and 30 days of game time.
Collector’s Edition (USD119.99, Retail Only): This set comes with all the contents of the Epic Edition, as well as Shadowlands Covenant pins, an Icecrown Mousepad, an artbook and a code to redeem the game’s soundtrack.
Interested to know more about the Shadowlands? Read our interview with Art Director Ely Cannon to learn more about one of the four zones, the Ardenweald.
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Release Date: 2020-10-27
Microsoft Windows
What lies beyond the world you know? The Shadowlands, resting place for every mortal soul—virtuous or vile—that has ever lived. Pre-purchase the next World of Warcraft expansion now and be ready to discover what awaits in this world between worlds.
Avid enjoyer of games that sit about as far away from mainstream as possible. Also a proud UWE graduate with a degree in Media and Journalism, along with a TOA Diploma in Digital Animation.
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