Ububi bamandulo bulala e-Deepholm, i-domain yomhlaba kwi-Elemental Plane. Ukufihla kwindawo efihlakeleyo, abonakeleyo Ukujonga inyoka ulindile, wabuya amanxeba edabi lakhe lokugqibela nxamnye neAzeroth kwaye wakhangela ithuba elifanelekileyo lokuguqula umhlaba ube ngumlilo ongamanzi.
Kungekudala, uKufa kukaMtshabalalisi kuya kubuyela eAzeroth kwaye ukuqhuma kwakhe kwe-Deepholm kuya kwahlula umhlaba, kushiye inxeba elosulelekileyo kumazwekazi. Njengokuba uHorde nomdibaniso womdyarho usiya kwimbombo yale ntlekele, izikumkani zaseAzeroth ziya kungqina ukutshintshwa kwamandla enyikima, ukuvuswa kwemfazwe yamandla, kunye nokuvela kwamagorha angenakulindeleka aya kuvuka akhusele umhlaba wabo, onxunguphele kwaye wonakale , yintshabalalo engathethekiyo.
Ukwanda kwesithathu kweBlizzard yoLonwabo kwiWorld Warcraft kuguqula ubuso beAzeroth ngonaphakade, kulandela ukutshatyalaliswa okwenziwe kukuvuka kukaDewingwing, ukubumba umhlaba ngokutsha nokuvula iimfihlo ezitywiniweyo. Abadlali baya kuba nakho ukuphinda babe namava eendawo eziqhelekileyo zeKalimdor kunye ne-Eastern Kingdoms, iindawo ezakhiwe ngokutsha yi-cataclysm kwaye zigcwaliswe ngamathuba amatsha e-adventure.
Kwiinzame zokusinda kwintlekele ebulalayo, imidyarho emibini emitsha, iFerocanis kunye neGoblins, iya kujoyina umlo ophakathi koMbutho kunye neHorde. Njengokuba abadlali benyukela kwinqanaba elitsha lama-85, baya kuphonononga iindawo ezisandula ukufunyanwa, bafumane amanqanaba amatsha amandla, kwaye bajongane ne-Deathwing kwidabi lokumisela ikamva lehlabathi.