WoW Is Bringing Back Its Most Iconic Armor Sets For Massive 20th-Anniversary Update

World of Warcraft is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a massive in-game event: one that will allow players to get new, modernized versions of the game's iconic Tier 2 armor sets.

Whereas WoW anniversary events in the past have run for a few weeks in November, the 20th anniversary event is the star of the game's 11.0.5 update and will run for over two months. That's good news, because the event is chock-full of new activities and rewards that look to celebrate 30 years of Warcraft as a franchise and 20 years of Blizzard's MMORPG.

The biggest prize players will want to seek out are the updated Tier 2 armor sets. Originally found in the vanilla version of WoW, the sets for each of the game's original nine classes are still some of the most iconic armor sets in the game: the gold standard by which all of its subsequent tier sets are measured. Blizzard is giving each of them a visual upgrade for the anniversary event to look more in-line with the game's modern visuals. For classes that didn't exist back when Tier 2 was originally available--Death Knights, Monks, Demon Hunters, and Evokers--Blizzard is introducing all-new sets inspired by WoW's early days.

WoW Is Bringing Back Its Most Iconic Armor Sets For Massive 20th-Anniversary Update

WoW Is Bringing Back Its Most Iconic Armor Sets For Massive 20th-Anniversary Update

WoW Is Bringing Back Its Most Iconic Armor Sets For Massive 20th-Anniversary Update

WoW Is Bringing Back Its Most Iconic Armor Sets For Massive 20th-Anniversary Update

WoW Is Bringing Back Its Most Iconic Armor Sets For Massive 20th-Anniversary Update