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WoW Zone

Rise of the Defiler

Eastern Kingdoms.

Expansion
Classic
Continent
Eastern Kingdoms
Eastern Kingdoms loading screen, shared by the zones of Eastern Kingdoms (the game has no screen of Rise of the Defiler's own)
Eastern Kingdoms loading screen, shared by the zones of Eastern Kingdoms (the game has no screen of Rise of the Defiler's own)
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ContinentEastern Kingdoms
ExpansionClassic
Game mapEastern Kingdoms

Counts are what the current game build's data holds for this zone.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this zone is in the Classic Era client's data too
Continent map in the beta dataEastern Kingdoms

A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4

About Rise of the Defiler

Rise of the Defiler is an area of the Eastern Kingdoms game map, from Classic.

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Achievements Tied to Rise of the Defiler

1 achievement in the current game data names Rise of the Defiler in its criteria.

  • Explore Blasted Lands Explore Blasted Lands, revealing the covered areas of the world map. Rise of the Defiler is one of its 9 areas to discover, with Altar of Storms, Nethergarde Keep, Dreadmaul Hold, Serpent's Coil, The Dark Portal, Dreadmaul Post, Garrison Armory and The Tainted Scar.
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