Dette er den første store udvidelse til World of Warcraft (udgivet 2007), som kræver grundspillet. Den tilføjer den ødelagte verden Outland, øger level-loftet, og introducerer to nye spilbare racer: Blodelfere og Draenei. Gameplayet fokuserer på at udforske nye zoner, kæmpe mod Den Brændende Legion og Illidans styrker, samt gennemføre nye dungeons og quests. Udvidelsen er en væsentlig forlængelse af det eksisterende rollespil.
","tokens":{"input":2580,"output":132,"total":2712}}Atmosfæren skifter dramatisk, når spillere navigerer i Outlands golde landskaber, hvor de kæmper ikke kun mod de dæmoniske angribere, men også mod styrker loyale over for Illidan Stormrage, som har gjort krav på det knuste rige som sit domæne. Fortællingen udforsker nye fraktioner og historier, herunder møder med Mag'har-orcerne på Hellfire Peninsula, som repræsenterer en gren af orker, der ikke deltog i deres races oprindelige invasion af Azeroth.
\n\nNiveauloftet øges, hvilket giver dedikerede spillere mulighed for at avancere deres karakterer yderligere ind i de nye indholds-tiers. Denne progression er direkte bundet til mestringen af de udfordringer, der præsenteres på tværs af de nye zoner og højniveau-dungeons, som er introduceret i Outland.
\n\nDenne specifikke udgivelse er en enkeltstående udvidelsespakke. Den inkluderer ikke yderligere downloadbart indhold eller efterfølgende udvidelser inden for dens omfang.
","tokens":{"input":2774,"output":1116,"total":3890}}The content of this game is suitable for persons aged 12 years and over only. It contains: Non realistic looking violence towards human characters - Mild bad language

Fresh from his defeat in Outland, Kael'thas Sunstrider returned to the blood elf city of Silvermoon. Rather than lead his people to glory as he had promised, the disgraced prince betrayed them. Kael'thas plotted to use the legendary Sunwell, source of the blood elves' magical power, to summon the demon lord Kil'jaeden into Azeroth. Aided by a joint task force of blood elves and draenei, the Shattered Sun Offensive, Horde and Alliance heroes narrowly stopped both Kael'thas and Kil'jaeden, purifying the Sunwell with the help of the draenei prophet Velen.

Following years of battles alongside the old Horde, the troll warlord Zul'jin retired to the city of Zul'Aman, capital of the Amani trolls, where he called upon mysterious dark powers to rebuild his army. While the eyes of Azeroth focused on the fight against the Burning Legion and the expedition to Outland, treasure-seekers invaded Zul'Aman, rekindling Zul'jin's hatred of the outside world - particularly the high elves of Quel'Thalas. Upon hearing that these newly christened "blood elves" had become part of the Horde in his absence, the infuriated Zul'jin declared war on both Horde and Alliance.

In his quest to reign over all of Outland, Illidan the Betrayer had established a mighty stronghold for his forces within the Black Temple, a former draenei citadel. Yet his influence began to wane after the defeat of his most trusted lieutenants, including the traitorous former leader of the blood elves, Kael'thas Sunstrider. The resulting window of opportunity permitted Akama, an elder sage of devolved draenei known as the Broken, to rebel against the self-styled "Lord of Outland." Along with Illidan's former jailor, the stoic night elf Maiev Shadowsong, Akama helped a group of heroes infiltrate Illidan's seat of power and put an end to the Betrayer's reign once and for all.