The Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary launch date revealed

WoW TBC Anniversary Edition release date revealed. Learn about pre-patch timing, new features, PvP changes, and boosts.

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The Burning Crusade Anniversary release date
TBC Anniversary new features
TBC leveling boost

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Key takeaways

TBC Anniversary launches February 5: The expansion goes live worldwide with Outland, level 70 progression, and TBC systems included in your subscription.
Major systems changes: Raid attunements, Heroic access for alts, and easier PvP gearing reduce friction while keeping progression meaningful.
Level 58 boost arrives with the pre-patch: Available January 13, the standalone boost lets you jump straight into Outland on eligible Anniversary characters.

Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition is almost here, bringing Outland, system updates, and quality-of-life changes. Here’s a quick breakdown of the release dates, major feature updates, and the new level 58 boost.

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Now let’s overview The Burning Crusade anniversary.

The Burning Crusade Anniversary release date

The Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition launches globally on February 5, 2026, at 3 PM (PST). The expansion is included with an active WoW Subscription or Game Time purchase.

TBC prepatch arrives on January 13, following each region’s scheduled maintenance. By January 12, every character on Classic Anniversary realms must choose whether to advance into Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition or transfer to a Classic Era realm.

If no choice is made by the deadline, the character will automatically progress into Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary.

TBC Anniversary new features

Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition will feature some changes to the original TBC experience.

Feature	Details
Raid-wide Heroism / Bloodlust	Heroism and Bloodlust now affect the entire raid, with a 10-minute Sated/Exhaustion debuff that only resets on boss kill or wipe
Terocone changes	Terocone respawn rate increased and additional nodes added to reduce gathering bottlenecks
Heroic dungeon attunement	First character must fully attune via Revered reputation; alts can unlock Heroics using a Bind-on-Account key
Account-wide raid attunement	Attuning a raid on one character unlocks it for all characters on the same Battle.net account
Raid tuning	Raids launch in their post-nerf state for smoother early progression
Arena rating system	All characters start at 1500 rating, restoring the original team-based Arena feel
Arena rating reset	Once per week, players below 1500 can pay gold to reset their rating back to 1500
PvP gear accessibility	Most PvP gear no longer requires rating, with only shoulders (2000) and weapons (1700) gated
Faction PvP gear updates	Reputation PvP sets are available from Season 1 and share set bonuses with Honor gear
Guild and UI improvements	Edit Mode added as a UI quality-of-life feature

TBC leveling boost

A Level 58 Character Boost (Anniversary) becomes available as a standalone purchase on January 13. This option was previously bundled with the Outland Epic Pack and is now accessible on its own.

The boost instantly prepares a character for Outland content and can be used on Blood Elf and Draenei characters as well. It is restricted to WoW Classic Anniversary realms and only applies to the Battle.net account on which it is purchased or redeemed.