Sylvanas Windrunner may be returning to WoW, and it could be soon

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So I am one of those World of Warcraft players who remains a staunch Sylvanas Windrunner apologist. The Ranger General turned Banshee Queen remains one of my favorite videogame characters to date – even if the MMORPGs latest expansions did her a little dirty. It turns out, however, that she may be making yet another appearance in the ongoing WoW saga, if a new datamined spell is anything to go by.

Last we saw The Dark Lady she had been cast down into the depths of The Maw, serving her penance for the chaos she caused not just during Shadowlands, but during the infamous burning of Teldrassil that closes out Battle for Azeroth. She’s accompanied by former bastion of the Alliance, Anduin Wrynn, who chose to follow her into The Maw following his corruption at The Jailer’s hands.

Their current whereabouts remains unknown, but it’s safe to say Shadowlands’ confusing plotline and, well, the fact she committed literal genocide on The Jailer’s behalf, has left Sylvanas Windrunner at bottom of the ‘lovable WoW character’ tier list.

But, as with all things Sylvanas, it looks as though she may return to the fray sooner rather than later. The experts at Wowhead have datamined a new spell that’s simply called ‘Sylvanas,’ set to release alongside WoW Dragonflight patch 10.1.7. It currently just has the work-in-progress cog icon and no description.

This doesn’t feel entirely coincidental, as the all-new Forsaken Heritage Armor will also release with 10.1.7 – something my Shadowlands undead ice mage will be revived for because just look at that back piece. Given Sylvanas’ intrinsic link to the Forsaken, it would make a lot of sense for her to be involved in their Heritage Armor quest.

Does that mean another trip to The Maw? I’ll be