Shadowlands
Shadowlands is the eighth expansion for the online role-playing game World of Warcraft, developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released on October 27, 2020. It transports players to the Shadowlands, the afterlife realm where souls are judged and prepared for their fate. The central narrative centers on a breach in the afterlife caused by the Jailer, a new antagonist whose plans threaten both life and death.
The expansion introduces four main zones representing different realms within the afterlife: Bastion, Maldraxxus, Ardenweald, and
Gameplay changes include a level cap squish, reducing maximum character level to 60. Players can opt to
Content and reception: Shadowlands launched with the Castle Nathria raid, followed by multiple patches that introduced