The wait is almost over. Blizzard has finally announced that the Wrath of the Lich King Classic pre-patch will go live on August 30. The 50% XP buff will remain for the duration of the pre-patch and will also apply to Death Knights.
You won't need an existing level 55 character to play a Death Knight either, as this restriction will be removed(opens in new tab) for the first one you create, unless you start on one of the new «fresh start» servers(opens in new tab). If you're after an army of Death Knights though, you're out of luck as you can only have one per realm and original restrictions will apply to any others you make.
The journey to Northrend begins August 30.
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