TBC Anniversary · Phase 3 since 27 August 2026 · checked 6 October 2026
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Which versions of Classic are live, what is in each one, and what makes a Classic account worth more — TBC Anniversary, Anniversary Hardcore, Classic Era and Season of Discovery in one place, from Blizzard’s own announcements and our daily index of public account listings.
October 2026
Which WoW Classic is which
TBC Anniversary
Live · Phase 3 (Black Temple, Hyjal) since 27 August 2026The 2024 Anniversary realms moved on to The Burning Crusade: pre-patch on 13 January 2026, launch on 5 February 2026. Level cap 70, Outland, flying, arenas. Attunements are kept but account-wide — the first character to attune unlocks the raid for every character on the Battle.net account.
Accounts sold: Level 70 characters by gear score and raid tier (Tier 4–6), arena sets and titles, flying, 375 professions, several 70s on one account.
WoW: Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition Now Live! (Blizzard) · Update Schedule for Anniversary Realms (Blizzard blue post) · BCC Anniversary Edition: Black Temple Now Live (Blizzard) · Attunements will be account-wide in TBC Classic Anniversary Edition (Warcraft Tavern) (community)
Anniversary Hardcore
Live · stays at level 60 (vanilla)The Anniversary Hardcore realms (Soulseeker in Europe, Doomhowl in North America) did not move to TBC; they remain vanilla. A character that dies is out of Hardcore for good.
Accounts sold: Living level 60 characters and mid-level characters with professions and mounts — a living character is the product.
Fate of Hardcore after TBC (Blizzard blue post) · Realm names changed for WoW Classic Anniversary realms (Warcraft Tavern) (community) · Hardcore realm names revealed (Wowhead) (community)
Classic Era
Live · all vanilla raids open, final contentPermanent vanilla WoW (patch 1.14) at its final content, Naxxramas included. Era was the destination for anyone who chose to stay at 60 when the Anniversary realms moved to TBC.
Accounts sold: Level 60 characters with Naxxramas (Tier 3) gear, Rank 14 PvP titles and legendaries such as Thunderfury and Atiesh.
Best servers on Classic Era (Warcraft Tavern) (community) · Update Schedule for Anniversary Realms (Blizzard blue post)
Hardcore
Live · original 2023 Hardcore realmsThe first official Hardcore realms (Stitches and Nek’Rosh in Europe, Defias Pillager and Skull Rock in North America), vanilla rules, one life.
Accounts sold: A small number of level 60 characters.
Season of Discovery
Live · development ended after Phase 8The rune-based seasonal version. Blizzard finished developing it after Phase 8 (Scarlet Enclave, April 2025); the realms stay up.
Accounts sold: Level 60 characters with runes and Tier 3 / 3.5 sets — a thin market.
The end of Season of Discovery development (Wowhead) (community) · Realm consolidation coming to Season of Discovery (Warcraft Tavern) (community)
TBC Anniversary
Phases and dates
| Phase | Content | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Launch | Pre-patch 13 January 2026; Outland and level 70 Blizzard | 5 February 2026 |
| Phase 1 | Karazhan, Gruul’s Lair, Magtheridon’s Lair; Arena Season 1 (17 February) Blizzard | 19 February 2026 |
| Phase 2 | Serpentshrine Cavern, Tempest Keep; Arena Season 2 Community | 14 May 2026 |
| Phase 3 | Black Temple, Battle for Mount Hyjal; Arena Season 3 from 1 September Blizzard | 27 August 2026 |
| Phase 3.5 and 4 | Zul’Aman, then Sunwell Plateau — on Blizzard’s roadmap for “Fall 2026”, not dated yet Community | not dated |
Raid content of a later phase does not make earlier gear worthless: Tier 4 and Tier 5 pieces, attunements and flying all stay on the account and still appear in listings. New to TBC? Our TBC Anniversary guide covers the basics.
Gear, titles, realm
What sets a Classic account’s price
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Version and realm
A character exists only on its realm and version: a TBC Anniversary 70 on Spineshatter, a Hardcore 60 on Soulseeker and a Classic Era 60 on Firemaw are different products. Region is fixed too — characters cannot be moved between Europe and North America.
Character Transfer Information and Restrictions (Blizzard support)
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Level and gear score
In TBC Anniversary the cap is level 70. Sellers describe gear with an addon “gear score” (GS); a fresh 70 and a raid-geared 70 are priced far apart.
WoW: Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition Now Live! (Blizzard)
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Raid tier and named items
Tier 4 (Karazhan, Gruul, Magtheridon), Tier 5 (Serpentshrine, Tempest Keep) and Tier 6 (Hyjal, Black Temple), plus single items such as Dragonspine Trophy. In Classic Era, Tier 3 from Naxxramas and the legendaries Thunderfury and Atiesh.
WoW: Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition Now Live! (Blizzard) · TBC Anniversary adds two more raids in its latest phase (Massively OP) (community) · BCC Anniversary Edition: Black Temple Now Live (Blizzard)
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Attunements
Kept in TBC Anniversary but account-wide: once one character is attuned to a raid, every character on the Battle.net account can enter it. An attuned account saves alts the quest chains.
Attunements will be account-wide in TBC Classic Anniversary Edition (Warcraft Tavern) (community)
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Flying and professions
Flying is learned at 70: Expert riding for 60% flyers and Artisan riding for 280% epic flyers. Professions cap at 375; two maxed gathering or crafting professions are listed as a feature.
Flying in TBC Classic (Warcraft Tavern) (community) · Outland proficiency — Warcraft Wiki (community)
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PvP titles
Arena titles such as Gladiator in TBC Anniversary (Season 3 since 1 September 2026), and Rank 14 — High Warlord or Grand Marshal — from the honor system in Classic Era. Era’s system was changed in patch 1.14.4 to fixed weekly honor milestones, so Rank 14 takes at least eight weeks.
BCC Anniversary Edition: Black Temple Now Live (Blizzard) · Classic Era 1.14.4 PvP Update (Blizzard blue post)
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Several characters
Two or three max-level characters on one account, often of different roles, are sold together.
How much each of these moves the price, segment by segment, is on the price index — reference figures from public listings, updated daily.
In stock
WoW Classic accounts in stock
Hand-checked WoW Classic accounts with full access and a lifetime warranty against recovery by a previous owner.
- Version and realm: TBC Anniversary, Hardcore or Classic Era
- Level 70 gear score and raid tier sets (Tier 4–6, Dragonspine Trophy)
- Arena and Rank 14 titles, Naxxramas gear and legendaries in Era
- Attunements, epic flying, 375 professions and extra max-level characters
118 in stock
Raid-geared TBC Anniversary characters (Tier 5, Tier 6, DST)
Spineshatter - Orc Warlock 70 + BE Paladin 70 - 2152 GS / 2103 GS - T5 BiS Full Attune
Spineshatter - Undead Mage 70 ■ Fire/Arc 2053 GS ■ Full T5+3xT6 ■ Tailor 375 ■ Fly 280% ■ BT Attuned
Spineshatter - Tauren Shaman 70 - Full T6 Elem 2191 GS - Hand of Adal
Spineshatter - Troll Hunter 70 ■ BM 2168 GS ■ DST ■ T6 5/8 ■ Illidan Bow ■ Eng 375
72 in stock
PvP accounts: Gladiator, arena sets, Rank 14
Spineshatter - Night Elf Druid 70 - Feral 1899 GS/PvP 2001 GS - 280% Flying + Multi-Alt Bundle
Spineshatter - Night Elf Rogue 70 - GS 1706 PvP - 5/5 Gladiator Set
Spineshatter - Blood Elf Paladin 70 - Retri 1949 GS / PVP 2099 GS - Full S3 Offset + Attunes
- Gnome Warlock 70 ■ BIS PVP ■ Geared PVE ■ Engineering 375
30 in stock
Hardcore characters
Soulseeker - Dwarf Paladin 60
Soulseeker - Human Warrior 60 ■ Hardcore ■
Soulseeker - Troll Warrior 60 ■ GS 639 ■
Soulseeker - Undead Priest 34
13 in stock
Classic Era characters
Pyrewood Village - 4x Lv60 Alliance ■ T3 Human Rogue (Firemaw) ■ Hunter 99 Pa***s ■ Paladin Mage ■ All Epic Mounts
Firemaw - Alliance Paladin 60 ■ 6x T3 ■ BiS Weapon ■ Retri 2x T2.5 + Herald of Woe ■ T1 Hunter Alt
Firemaw - Warrior 60 ■ T3 Set ■ Thunderfury ■ Hunter Alt ■
Whitemane - Rogue 60 ■ T3 Set ■ Engi 375+ ■
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SpineshatterEU · PvP · TBC Anniversary · 165 in stockNightslayerNA · PvP · TBC Anniversary · 65 in stockSoulseekerEU · Hardcore · Anniversary Hardcore · 29 in stockThunderstrikeEU · Normal (PvE) · TBC Anniversary · 23 in stockDreamscytheNA · Normal (PvE) · TBC Anniversary · 17 in stockFiremawEU · PvP · Classic Era · 10 in stockWhitemaneNA · PvP · Classic Era · 3 in stockDoomhowlNA · Hardcore · Anniversary Hardcore · 1 in stockPyrewood VillageEU · Normal (PvE) · Classic Era · 1 in stockWild GrowthEU · Normal (PvE) · Season of Discovery · 1 in stockRestedXP for TBC Anniversary
RestedXP is a levelling-guide addon built by WoW speedrunners: quest-by-quest routes shown in game, with a free starter set and paid full guides. Community Our guide covers setup, the best routes to 70 and the free alternatives.
Read the RestedXP guide →New · 4 November 2026WoW Forever
Blizzard’s new Classic-based version, with its own changes to classes, races and items. How it differs from Era, Season of Discovery and Hardcore is covered in our WoW Forever section.
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Everything in the WoW Classic section
Price indexWhat Classic accounts cost
Median asking prices by version, level, gear score, PvP titles and realm, from public listings over 90 days. Updated daily.
Open →RealmsSpineshatter, Nightslayer, Soulseeker…
The Anniversary, Hardcore, Era and Season of Discovery realms accounts are sold on: region, ruleset and version.
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Buying guideBefore you buy a Classic account
Battle.net email and authenticator, region, gear score, attunements, professions and gold — and what Blizzard’s terms say.
Open →AddonsWoW Classic addons
The addons Classic players install first.
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WoW Classic FAQ
Which versions of WoW Classic are live in 2026?
Five: TBC Anniversary (the 2024 Anniversary realms, moved to The Burning Crusade on 5 February 2026), Anniversary Hardcore (Soulseeker and Doomhowl, still at level 60), Classic Era (permanent vanilla with every raid open), the original Hardcore realms, and Season of Discovery, whose development ended after Phase 8 while its realms stay up. Blizzard’s new WoW Forever launches separately on 4 November 2026.
What phase is TBC Anniversary in?
Phase 3: Black Temple and Battle for Mount Hyjal opened on 27 August 2026, and Arena Season 3 began on 1 September 2026. Phase 1 raids opened on 19 February and Phase 2 (Serpentshrine Cavern, Tempest Keep) on 14 May. Zul’Aman and Sunwell Plateau are on Blizzard’s roadmap for “Fall 2026” but not yet dated.
Did the Hardcore realms move to TBC?
No. Blizzard kept the Anniversary Hardcore realms (Soulseeker in Europe, Doomhowl in North America) at vanilla level 60. There are no TBC Hardcore realms.
Are attunements account-wide in TBC Anniversary?
Yes. The first character to complete a raid attunement unlocks that raid for every character on the Battle.net account; heroic dungeon keys work the same way through account-bound keys for alts.
Do I need a subscription to play WoW Classic?
Yes. Blizzard states that TBC Anniversary is included with a World of Warcraft subscription or game time, so a Classic account needs active game time to log in.
Is it safe to buy a WoW Classic account?
Blizzard’s End User License Agreement forbids buying, selling or trading accounts, so a bought account always carries the risk of action against it. What a buyer can control is the other risk — the previous owner taking it back — by getting the Battle.net email and authenticator. METAMMO accounts are checked by hand and carry a lifetime warranty against recovery by a previous owner (refund or replacement); bans are not covered.
What is RestedXP?
A levelling-guide addon made by World of Warcraft speedrunners. It shows step-by-step quest routes in game for Classic, Classic Era, Hardcore and retail; a starter set of routes is free and the full guides are sold separately.
Checked 6 October 2026 · Sources: Blizzard: TBC Classic Anniversary Edition now live, Blizzard: Black Temple now live, Blizzard: update schedule for Anniversary realms, Blizzard: fate of Hardcore after TBC