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World of Warcraft supports customization through community AddOns created with Lua and XML. Players can adjust gameplay using console variables, keybindings, and macros, offering flexible ways to tailor the experience.
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- Dec 9, 2025: Mists of Pandaria Classic: Rise of the Thunder King is live!
- Journey to the Isle of Thunder and confront the Thunder King, Lei Shen, within the Throne of Thunder!
- Dec 2, 2025: The War Within patch 11.2.7: The Warning is live!
- Learn about the looming darkness that threatens to engulf Azeroth, or return to the Brawler's Guild and Turbulent Timeways!
- Oct 2, 2025: Naxxramas unlocked in Classic 20th Anniversary Edition!
- Battle the undead armies of the Scourge, and defeat the dread necromancer, Kel'Thuzad!
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- January 13, 2026: Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition pre-patch (content update)
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Greatfather Winter is the central figure of the Feast of Winter Veil, a holiday observed during Azeroth's winter season. He is a supernatural being who is believed in many cultures (particularly those of the dwarves and tauren) to walk across the world with winter itself as his cloak, covering the land in snow and thereby giving it time for rebirth and renewal. He is said to provide a bounty to those who welcome his presence, which gave rise to a tradition of communities coming together and feasting in anticipation of the land's renewal.
In recent years, the goblins of Smokywood Pastures have popularized a more commercial depiction of Greatfather Winter as a jolly, bearded old man in a red suit who appears during the Feast of Winter Veil to hand out gifts (in the form of Smokywood Pastures products) to people that have behaved well during the year. This version of the Greatfather is said to ride a flying sleigh pulled by reindeer, be accompanied by troops of snowmen, and own magical workshops staffed by festive gnomes and goblins called Little Helpers. Actors portraying "Greatfather Winter" or "Great-father Winter" appear in Ironforge and Orgrimmar, respectively, during the holiday to advertise Smokywood Pastures' products, though traditionally-minded critics argue that these depictions have little in common with the real Greatfather Winter.
Warcraft Wiki wishes all of our readers and contributors a happy Feast of Winter Veil!
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