Vanilla+
Playable
Custom-talent Vanilla+ PvP since 2023, rebalanced classes, reworked dungeons/bosses/BGs, weekly raids, ~60-80 weekdays peaking ~200 weekends
Vanilla+ Pop: Small Last checked: August 25, 2026 Website known
Related history
November 3, 2017
Blizzard Announces WoW Classic at BlizzCon
Blizzard HistoryAt BlizzCon 2017 Blizzard announced World of Warcraft Classic, an official recreation of original WoW — the direct institutional answer to years of private-server demand validated by Nostalrius, Elysium and others.
The announcement recast private servers from competitors to proving grounds. Classic's later progression through to Mists of Pandaria and its seasonal experiments left the 'living Classic' question open — the gap private Vanilla+ projects would spend the next eight years filling until the 2025-2026 sweep.