Lore
Want to get into the lore, but don’t know where to begin? The following is a guide to all canon novels, manga, comics, and short stories related to World of Warcraft — in chronological order. This means that instead of being listed by when the material was published, it’s being listed by its order in the Warcraft lore timeline. For frame of reference, all material is sorted by the game title and expansion in which it takes place.
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Recent Know Your Lore Posts
What you need to know about Arator the Redeemer going into Midnight
Arator the Redeemer son of Alleria Windrunner and High Exarch Turalyon has been an occasional presence in the narrative of World of Warcraft until now but with Midnight he'll be moving to the forefront, stepping out from the light and the shadow cast by his famous parents to forge his own story.
What you need to know about Lady Liadrin going into Midnight
Midnight opens with the heroes of Azeroth called to the desperate defense of the Sunwell by Lady Liadrin, but before we accept the summon request we should refresh ourselves on the background of the Blood Knight Matriarch.
Lore Watch: The weird similarities shared by the Kirin Tor and the Jedi Order
With the rigidity of the structure of the Kirin Tor and the Jedi Order, and their propensity for keeping secrets about power -- and sometimes that power for themselves -- there are a ton of parallels between these two organizations.
Haranir will become an Allied Race in Midnight: here’s what we know about them so far
Rumors of a Haranir Allied Race have been swirling ever since they made an appearance in an early trailer for The War Within, but Haranir are finally becoming a playable race in World of Warcraft Midnight.
Lore Watch Podcast: Welcome to Jurassic Park: how it kicked off a cultural phenomenon
This week, Matt, Joe, and special guest Eric O'Dea dove into one of the most influential series for the 90s kids in the audience: Jurassic Park.
Lore Watch Podcast: Storytelling in TTRPGs
Our hosts Joe and Matt were joined by frequent guest and DM for our Tavern Watch podcast, Phil Ulrich.
Everything we know about the Lorewalking feature, now live with patch 11.1.7
One of the most anticipated features of The War Within's upcoming patch 11.1.7 update is the addition of Lorewalking, which allows players to experience some of the most important and influential story arcs in the history of Azeroth in-game.
Blood Ties, the Midnight prequel novel, is now available for pre-order
Even though The War Within hasn't yet reached its conclusion, the next chapter of World of Warcraft is rapidly approaching: Midnight.
What is Xal’atath really up to? Some tinfoil-hatted speculation
We are near the end of The War Within, the first chapter of the Worldsoul saga that has promised to bring the first three decades of Warcraft's story to an epic crescendo.
What is the Dark Heart, and why are we chasing after it again?
There have been various magical MacGuffins that we've pursued across Azeroth in the past two decades of World of Warcraft's story -- The Pillars of Creation, The Helm of Domination, The Scepter of the Shifting Sands -- and our current adventures in The War Within task us with traipsing across Khaz Algar in pursuit of Xal'atath and the powerful Dark Heart.
