WoW Classic Naxxramas release date announced

Fans eagerly awaiting the Naxxramas announcement for World of Warcraft Classic can finally relax. The official release date was announced today by Blizzard. It’s time to start grinding that Argent Dawn reputation, stockpiling some gold, and collecting all the materials you can to prepare for the new phase. Here’s everything you need to know about the WoW Classic Naxxramas release date.

WoW Classic Naxxramas release date

Naxxramas releases in World of Warcraft Classic on December 3, 2020. Players need to wait until the release of Phase 6 to get attuned for Naxxramas, but you can do a few things in advance to prepare. 

Naxxramas is the most challenging, and arguably the most fun, 40-man raid encounter in all of Classic World of Warcraft. At the time of the original release back in Vanilla, only about 1% of guilds managed to defeat Kel’Thuzad and clear it entirely.

Naxxramas is the large necropolis floating above Stratholme in Eastern Plaguelands. It’s home of the powerful Lich King’s officer Kel’Thuzad. The instance is broken down into five sections, or quarters, each containing unique bosses and mobs. Here’s the list:

• Arachnid Quarter
  • Anub’Rekhan
  • Grand Widow Faerlina
  • Maexxna
• Plague Quarter
  • Noth the Plaguebringer
  • Heigan the Unclean
  • Loatheb
• Military Quarter
  • Instructor Razuvious
  • Gothik the Harvester
  • Four Horsemen
• Construct Quarter
  • Patchwerk
  • Grobbulus
  • Gluth
  • Thaddius
• Frostwyrm Lair
  • Sapphiron
  • Kel’Thuzad

Naxxramas Attunement in WoW Classic

Naxxramas attunement in Classic WoW honored reputation with Argent Dawn. You can quickly boost your reputation by running Scholomance and Stratholme. After gaining reputation, speak with Archmage Angela Dosantos at Light’s Hope Chapel in Eastern Plaguelands. There’s a short quest to complete that allows you access to the new dungeon.

In addition to the quest, you will need to collect some materials to turn in, unless you’re already exalted. Here’s what you’ll need for Naxxramas attunement:

• Honored with Argent Dawn: Arcane Crystal x5, Nexus Crystal x2, Righteous Orb x1, 60 Gold
• Revered with Argent Dawn: Arcane Crystal x2, Nexus Crystal x1, 30 Gold
• Exalted with Argent Dawn: Free