Hidden realms of wonder and horror await any who would pass to the other side. An ancient force of death threatens to break its bonds and unravel reality. Azeroth's staunchest defenders have been dragged into all-consuming darkness. With a single act of destruction, Sylvanas Windrunner has ripped open the way to the afterlife. The veil between life and death is no more. In the weeks leading up to the expansion's release, a new Scourge invasion- Death Rising-was held (similar to Scourge Invasion) as the masterless undead marauded across Azeroth. On October 29th, the release date was announced as November 23/24 2020. However, in an update on October 1, the release date was pushed back to later in the year. The expansion was initially planned to be released on October 26/27, 2020. It is third expansion that is set beyond the world of Azeroth, the first being The Burning Crusade, which featured Outland, the current, shattered incarnation of Draenor, and second being Warlords of Draenor.

The expansion was officially announced on November 1, 2019, at BlizzCon 2019. Set primarily in the eponymous region of the Shadowlands, the story is dealing with the return of Sylvanas Windrunner breaking the barrier between mortal world of Azeroth and the Shadowlands - the realm of death.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands (shortened shadow, shado, or sl) is the eighth expansion for World of Warcraft.

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