Valanior seamlessly blends the nostalgia of Vanilla WoW with modern enhancements from Retail, delivering a unique and engaging experience for players.
Key Features
Runes System: Inspired by rogue-like mechanics, Valanior introduces over 300 unique runes per class, allowing players to customize abilities, unlock new playstyles, and evolve their characters throughout their journey.
Revamped Class Design: Each class revamped (and new) specializations, enabling unconventional roles such as healing through melee attacks or tanking in cloth armor.
Reworked Dungeons & Raids: Valanior elevates classic dungeons and raids with customizable Mythic+ difficulty levels and revamped encounters in instances like Molten Core and Blackwing Lair, offering increased challenges and rewards for both solo players and groups.
Additional Features
Death Knights Start at Level 1: Experience the Death Knight class from the beginning, featuring a brand-new skill set tailored for progression from level 1.
Playable Blood Elves & Draenei in Vanilla: Enjoy the addition of Blood Elves and Draenei as playable races within the Vanilla setting, expanding character creation options.
Account-Wide Progression: Benefit from account-wide reputation, achievements, and mounts, streamlining progression across multiple characters.
Leveling Through Professions: Level up your character through profession and gathering activities, offering alternative pathways to experience gain.
Getting Started
Joining Valanior is straightforward. Visit the official website to create an account and follow the step-by-step instructions to download and set up the game client.
Embark on your adventure in Valanior today and experience a World of Warcraft journey that harmoniously merges the best aspects of Retail and Classic gameplay.
For the last 10 years, I pretty much haven't played WoW. I tried a couple private servers here and there but never for more than a few days.
Earlier this year, a friend of mine told me about Valanior so I gave it a try! I immediately liked the leveling experience as you discover the "runes" you unlock as of level 2. Combined with the specialization and the new / modified spells and talents, I really felt like rediscovering my favorite class (and want to check the other classes too!). I have been playing dungeons with the Mythic+ mode and I really enjoy it. It makes it worth the time (and challenge) to go through dungeons I had barely seen in my previous WoW experience.
Now I play almost everyday and full disclosure: I started helping the server with a bit of development work too!
If you have a couple minutes to spare, create a character, go one level up, and you'll instantly see if like me you feel the urge to discover more!