The wait is over! WoW Classic’s fresh start servers have officially launched, bringing players back to the roots of Azeroth. Dubbed “WoW Classic Classic” by fans and devs alike, these servers went live on November 21st in North America and November 22nd in Europe and Australia, marking the start of an exciting journey through the original World of Warcraft experience.
This new batch of megaservers, which includes PvE, PvP, and Hardcore options, begins with the classic vanilla phase. Over the next year, the game will progress through its iconic phases, with plans to transition the PvE and PvP servers to The Burning Crusade content in early 2026—and potentially even beyond.
The community’s efforts weren’t in vain either; thanks to a last-minute campaign, an Oceanic PvP server was added to the lineup, bringing the total to seven fresh start realms: three in North America, three in Europe, and one in Australia.
Blizzard has also implemented numerous quality-of-life improvements for these servers. These include a new and functional looking-for-group tool, a revamped guild UI, saved world buffs, removal of buff and debuff limits, and the addition of dual specs from the start. To ensure a balanced experience, the studio has prohibited GDKP (gold DKP) practices and introduced faction balance enforcement on PvP servers to prevent population imbalances.
The journey has begun—are you ready to relive the adventure? Check out the roadmap below to see what’s ahead for these fresh start realms.
