As a MMORPG with a rich core content and multiple expansions, World of WarCraft releases new servers to update the expansion experience and regularly merges different servers to avoid redundancy.
For example, WoW 20th Anniversary server, launched last November to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary, will be moved to Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary server after the release of Phase 6 Shadows of the Necropolis.
Interestingly, WoW Burning Crusade Classic, released in 2021, was also moved to Wrath of the Lich King Classic a year and a half after its release. This shows that such transfers are indeed commonplace in World of Warcraft.
Although the development team has not yet announced the final transfer date, it is confirmed to be in late 2025 or spring 2026, so your final 20th Anniversary experience will end soon!
To help you quickly adapt to the new phase of the game after the transfer, we will provide a guide on how to prepare based on the available information.

Special Information
WoW Classic 20th Anniversary, as a commemorative server, includes Hardcore realms for the first time, in addition to PvE and PvP realms. However, Hardcore realms cannot be transferred to TBC Anniversary Classic server.
Therefore, if you want to continue playing after the transfer but currently only have a Hardcore character, you need to transfer your character to regular realms before the transfer begins; otherwise, you will have to create a new character.
The servers expected to be included in the final TBC Classic Anniversary include:
- EU - Spineshatter - PvP
- EU - Thunderstrike - PvE
- NA - Nightslayer - PvP
- NA - Dreamscythe - PvE
- AU-NA - Maladath - PvP
Accumulate Sufficient Gold
Since this is a transfer and not a season update like Diablo 4, the gold you earn will be retained in Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary. Therefore, to make rapid progress after the new phase begins, you should start accumulating gold now.
As we know from the previous Burning Crusade Classic content, sufficient gold not only helps you level up faster but also helps you acquire and train flying mounts.
Flying mounts not only increase your travel efficiency but are also necessary for some achievements. The best are undoubtedly epic mounts, but to unlock them, you must first consume gold to obtain the base mount, eventually requiring at least 6800 gold.
Furthermore, some crafting materials are difficult to obtain. For example, the cloth needed to craft Mage tailoring set has a long cooldown, making it difficult to obtain solely through farming in the early game; consuming gold to exchange for it is much faster.
Based on this, considering gems, enchantments, and other class-specific aspects, there will need you to farm more gold. While you can earn gold by playing new dungeons or quests after Phase 1 begins, it's always better to prepare early.
Understanding The Possible Best Classes
While there is some overlap in available classes across expansions and servers, the dominant classes differ within each edition. Therefore, the class of your main character in WoW 20th Anniversary might perform poorly after a server transfer.
While you can determine viable strong classes based on TBC or TBC Classic, this isn't entirely reliable based on game updates. The only certainty is that dual specialization should continue to be viable.
In summary, we speculate that hybrid classes, represented by Paladin or Druid, might be more popular in TBC Classic Anniversary expansion.
If your current character doesn't belong to any of these classes, that's okay. You can create a new character immediately or after the transfer begins, and have your old character assist it while you play, although this requires more effort.
Stockpile Materials For Changing Your Profession
Like classes, the professions that provide the most benefit differ in each expansion, but fortunately, changing them doesn't require creating a new character; simply learn the new profession and level it up.
To craft beneficial items based on your profession, you'll need to consume different materials. Therefore, it's recommended that you start checking existing TBC guides now and farm or exchange for these items.
Here's a recommended profession selection strategy for TBC Classic Anniversary: first learn Mining and level it up to obtain materials yourself to increase your Engineering level and save gold. Afterward, you can abandon Mining and learn Enchanting.
Understanding TBC Classic Content Beforehand
While there will be many differences in details, the phase releases and new content of TBC Classic Anniversary are at least broadly consistent with TBC Classic. Therefore, you can prepare based on TBC Classic gameplay and guides.
It is expected that Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary will first release a pre-patch, followed by the release of five phases one by one. Their general content is as follows:
- Pre-Patch: New Races, Faster Leveling, Class Changes
- Phase 1: Leveling, New Zones, Raids, Dungeons, Heroics, Reputations
- Phase 2: Serpentshrine Cavern, Tempest Keep
- Phase 3: Mount Hyjal, Black Temple
- Phase 3.5: Zul'Aman
- Phase 4: Sunwell Plateau, Isle of Quel'Danas
As you can see, the pre-patch is mainly for you to familiarize yourself with and adapt to the server migration, so you must carefully understand the various mechanics and gameplay in the patch to quickly get started after Phase 1 goes live.
That's all for this introduction. It's already early November, and you don't have much time left to prepare! Get moving!







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