Shrouded in fog since the world was sundered more than ten thousand years ago, the ancient realm of Pandaria has remained unspoiled by war. Its lush forests and cloud-ringed mountains are home to a complex ecosystem of indigenous races and exotic creatures. It is the homeland of the enigmatic Pandaren, a race that celebrates life to the fullest even while under siege by an ancient menace.

The new continent reveals itself to a broken world just as the Alliance and Horde are spiraling ever closer to a war that will consume all of Azeroth. Will the mists of Pandaria part to reveal the world's salvation? Or will the battle to control this rich and breathtaking new land push the two mighty factions over the brink of war and into total annihilation? The answers await within Pandaria's mysterious shores!

Latest Mists of Pandaria news

• Pro Tip: Start earning rested XP ASAP
• Blizzard clarifies Cross-Realm Zones
• Meet WoW Insider tonight and get some swag
• How can you prepare for tonight's launch?
• Zarhym shares Mists of Pandaria midnight activation details
• Digital downloads and midnight releases
• Blizzard offering free Alliance and Horde Xbox Avatar shirts
• Mists of Pandaria Collector's Edition gallery
• The Illusion of Logistics: Elitist Jerks' Hamlet on 10 vs. 25 man raiding
• Tier 14 Armor Previews available
• Blizzard short story Quest for Pandaria now available
• Stagger like Jagger: The brewmaster monk 101 guide
• Celebrate the launch of Mists of Pandaria with SpiritHoods
• WoW Insider interviews Lead Quest Designer Dave Kosak
• "Appear Offline" coming soon to Battle.net
• Blizzard Video: Everything that awaits you in Mists of Pandaria
• 25 man raiding and the tolling of the bell
• Maximising your gaming endurance for that precious realm first
• Wowcrendor interviews Ghostcrawler, answers about Theramore's Fall
• Highlights from the Best Buy Developer Q&A
• Official Mists of Pandaria launch times
• Alcaz Island deserted following Theramore scenario
• Blizzard's official zone previews continue with Krasarang Wilds
• Dungeon Mastery: Gate of the Setting Sun
• Pandaren and Monk Trainers appear in starting zones
• Blizzard takes a new look at low-level class balance

Table of contents

• What is World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria?
• Strategy Guides: 5-man dungeons
• Class guides and information
• Developer interviews
• Gameplay and systems changes
• Professions
• Lore, quests, and the continent of Pandaria
• Pandaren
• Mounts, pets, and achievements

What is World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria?

• Release date September 25, 2012
• Level cap Raised to 90
• New race Pandaren
• New class Monk
• New zones The Wandering Isle, Jade Forest, Valley of the Four Winds, Krasarang Wilds, Kun-Lai Summit, Townlong Steppes, Dread Wastes, Vale of Eternal Blossoms
• Talent tree overhaul
• 3-man scenarios
• Pet battles
• New guild perks and achievements
• Revamped glyph system
• Dungeon challenge mode
• World of Warcraft patch 5.0.5 patch notes
• New Mists of Pandaria TV commercials

Strategy Guides: 5-man dungeons

• Temple of the Jade Serpent
• Stormstout Brewery
• Shado-pan Monastery
• Scarlet Halls (Coming Soon)
• Scarlet Monastery (Coming Soon)
• Scholomance (Coming Soon)
• Siege of Niuzao Temple (Coming Soon)
• Mogu'shan Palace
• Gate of the Setting Sun 

Mists of Pandaria class guides and info

• Death knight group utility in Mists of Pandaria
• Divining the direction of death knight lore in Mists of Pandaria
• Group utility in Mists of Pandaria
• Death knight first impressions from the Mists beta
• DPS presence issues and concerns
• The latest death knight beta updates

• First thoughts on ferals in Mists of Pandaria
• A healer overview of druids in Mists
• What Symbiosis means for druids
• 5 moonkin issues that need fixing
• The return of permatree and other badass druid glyphs
• An easier rotation for balance druids in Mists
• Incarnation's armored cat forms
• Incarnation's armored moonkin forms

• Hunter expertise in Mists of Pandaria
• Raid buff changes and hunters
• Hunters get Stampede in Mists
• Hunter AoE in Mists
• Video of Stampede in action
• Dire Beast vs. A Murder of Crows
• Mists of Pandaria's new hunter pets

• Your mage's new spell rotations in Mists of Pandaria
• Mists of Pandaria mage guide to stats and reforging
• Mage add-on guide for Mists of Pandaria
• Top 5 things to look forward to as a mage in Mists
• Mage glyphs in Mists of Pandaria
• What the MoP beta means for arcane mages ...
• ... fire mages ...
• ... and frost mages!
• Going back to the future with Alter Time

• Ghostcrawler introduces you to the monk
• Monk talents revealed
• Mistweaver (healing) Monk 101
• 5 monk abilities that should have you excited for Mists
• A look at chi, the monk's new combat resource

• Retribution in the Mists beta
• First look at protection in the Mists beta
• Major changes to AoE healing in the beta
• Beta's paladin balancing act
• Evaluating holy power's success for retribution
• New talent gives paladins Ashbringer
• Ready your ret for Mists of Pandaria

• Mists of Pandaria and the fate of DoTs
• Secondary stats for Mists healing priests
• Monk healing vs. priest healing
• First impressions from a beta healing priest
• First look at the beta from a shadow priest
• Shadowfiends retire and other talent news from the beta
• Meet the shadowfiend's replacement
• Lightwell, Lightspring, and the latest on Mists healing

• Poisons redesigned in Mists of Pandaria
• Meet the new rogue poisons
• New talent Shuriken Toss breaks all the rules
• Crimson Tempest revitalizes the rogue AoE game
• 2 stealth secrets in Mists

• Pandaren shaman totems revealed
• Elemental shaman first impressions from the beta
• Restoration shaman first impressions
• Enhancement buffs and debuffs in Mists
• The highs and lows of Ascendance for DPS shaman
• A look at restoration shaman talents
• New spell: Astral Shift
• New spell: Totemic Projection
• New spell: Ascendance

• New warlock pets
• Ghostcrawler discusses Demonology in Mists
• 4 thoughts on Destruction in Mists
• Affliction struggles in the Mists of Pandaria beta
• New warlock lore introduced in the beta
• Warlock green fire spells spotted in the beta
• New spell: Demonic Gateway

• Mists of Pandaria Arms 101
• The Care and Feeding of Warriors: Gearing up in Mists of Pandaria Part 1
• Buffs and debuffs in Mists of Pandaria
• A warrior's first impressions of the beta
• Fury in Mists of Pandaria
• Protection in Mists of Pandaria
• Arms in Mists of Pandaria
• New spell: Dragon Roar
• New spell: War Banner
• Practical warrior talents in Mists
• Ghostcrawler talks Mists warriors
• Rage in Mists of Pandaria
• New spell: Shield Barrier

Developer interviews

• Convert to Raid talks to Ion Hazzikostas: Theramore, Raiding, and more
• WoW Insider interviews Chris Metzen
• WoW Insider interviews Dave "Fargo" Kosak (March 2012)
• WoW Insider interviews Lead Quest Designer Dave Kosak (September 2012)
• WoW Insider interviews Micky Neilson and Sean "Cheeks" Galloway (September 2012)
• WoW Insider interviews Ray Cobo
• PlayersCut interviews Dave Kosak and Cory Stockton

Gameplay and systems changes

• New and changing glyphs for patch 5.0.4
• Comprehensive Battle Pet database from Alt:ernative
• The Tillers don't hate you
• Gathering no longer needs tools
• Have Group Will Travel is gone -- now what?
• Cross-realm zones coming in Mists of Pandaria
• World of Warcraft no longer compatible with Windows 2000 in Mists of Pandaria
• Ghostcrawler discusses buff and debuff design in Mists
• First look at pet battles
• First look at Pandaria zones and questing
• Mists of Pandaria battlegrounds preview
• One WoW player's vision for pet battles
• Vendor filters make sorting items easier
• Buy rare (and extinct) items on the Black Market auction house
• First look at Mists raid instances
• UI changes preview from the Mists of Pandaria presser
• Yes, you get a new character slot for your monk
• Spec-specific quest rewards implemented in Mists
• The raid finder's new loot system explained
• PVE and PVP gear changes explained
• New icons make questing a breeze
• Addon Spotlight: Mists of Pandaria beta UI upgrades
• Ghostcrawler discusses healing gear in Mists dungeons
• Listen to the Mists of Pandaria login screen music
• Account-wide achievements clarified
• New loot frames implemented in the Mists beta

Profession changes

• New Pandaria archaeology items
• Improved digsites in Mists of Pandaria archaeology
• First look at Alchemy
• New reputation rewards for fishing
• Check out these new toys for Mists engineers
• Jeweled panther mounts datamined for jewelcrafters

Lore, quests, and the continent of Pandaria

• Know Your Lore
  • Mists of Pandaria lore resources
  • The dynamic new face of Mists of Pandaria
  • The final boss of Mists of Pandaria
  • The lost introduction to Theramore's Fall
  • The war begins
  • The hour of the king
  • 5 must-do Alliance zones to complete before Mists
  • 5 must-do Horde zones to complete before Mists
  • Where is WoW's story headed?
• At the end of Mists of Pandaria, we will lay siege to Orgrimmar
• Watch the Horde's perspective of the new Ragefire Chasm
• Ragefire Chasm's updates through the eyes of the Alliance
• Pandaria introduces exciting new warlock lore
• New achievements weave together lore and exploration
• A pandaren pronunciation guide
• A visual guide to the Wandering Isle
• The return of Hemet Nesingwary
• Gurgthock is back, too
• And so is Wrathion, son of Deathwing
• Meet the new faces of SI:7
• Best quest ever!
• Angler's Wharf is the perfect fishing location
• World map quest markers a gift to completionists
• Li Li's Travel Journal updated with parts three and four

The pandaren

• Meet the female pandaren
• Image gallery of female pandaren customization options
• Video of female pandaren emotes
• Additional pandaren emotes
  
• Male and female pandaren dances
• Caramelldansen pandaren, presented without further comment
• Male pandaren hairstyles, facial hair, and other customization options
• Male pandaren voice emotes revealed
• Listen to Aysa Cloudsinger and Master Shang Xi's voices

Mounts, pets, and achievements

• First look at pet battles
• Yak mounts lumbering your way in Mists of Pandaria
• Beware of Darkmoon Rabbits
• All you need to know about account-wide mounts
• Goblin Glider proves engineering is the best profession
• Meet the Crimson Riding Crane, Amber Scorpion, and Grand Expedition Yak
• Here's a video of some of the new mounts in action
• Serpent racing!
• Jeweled panther mounts datamined for jewelcrafters
• Check out some of the new companion pets coming in Mists