WoW Eras opens a WotLK realm where dungeons, not raids, unlock each expansion

WoW Eras, a Spanish-speaking server from Chile, went live at the start of September 2026 with a realm called Tres Eras. It runs on the normal 3.3.5a client with no client patches or modified files, and the realmlist is play.wow-eras.com. It was listed on TopG and posted on Reddit on 13 September.

Every character starts in a patch 1.12 Azeroth and works its way to Outland and Northrend. Progress belongs to each character, so nobody waits for a realm-wide unlock, and you can still group with friends who are in another era.

Three eras, opened by dungeons

• Era I, Azeroth. The level cap is 60, the Dark Portal is closed and there is no flying. Clearing all 19 classic dungeons, from Ragefire Chasm to Stratholme, opens the Dark Portal for that character
• Era II, Outland. The cap rises to 70, and Blood Elves and Draenei become available, although new characters of those races still start in Era I. Clearing all 16 Outland dungeons, the two Caverns of Time dungeons included, opens Northrend
• Era III, Northrend. The cap is 80 and the Death Knight unlocks, and new Death Knights start here. Clearing the 12 Northrend dungeons opens Ulduar, Trial of the Crusader, Icecrown Citadel and the Ruby Sanctum

Raids never move you forward. All the classic raids open as optional content when you reach Era II, and the Outland raids when you reach Era III. The team says this is on purpose, so you can progress with four friends or the Dungeon Finder instead of arranging raid schedules.

The rules

• XP is x3 up to level 49 and x2 from level 50
• Spell power and healing are scaled to the character's era
• No quest markers on the minimap, and the longer classic aggro range
• Molten Core runes have to be doused by hand with Aqual Quintessence
• The warlock and paladin mounts and the druid aquatic form are class quests again
• Spells are learned automatically when you level, but weapon skills are still trained at the Weapon Master
• The 14 classic PvP ranks are back, from 100 honorable kills for the first rank to 24,000 for Field Marshal or High Warlord, and you keep the title for good
• Classes and talents stay as they are in Wrath. In the team's words, what goes back in time is the world, not the class design

Bots and the auction house

The server's TopG listing and its Reddit post say playerbots fill the open world, dungeons and battlegrounds, so the online counter on the website is no guide to how many real players are on. Since 1 September the team has also stocked the three auction houses, for now, until players can carry the economy themselves.

No shop yet

There is no shop. When one opens, the team promises donations, bags and items that do not change gameplay, and never gear, gold, levels, boosts or a way to skip an era: "Se podrá donar. No se podrá comprar ventaja." In English: you will be able to donate, but not to buy an advantage.

There is no Discord, and support goes through the website. A Windows launcher came out on 8 September. It finds your WoW folder, writes the realmlist and starts the game. It is not code-signed, so Windows shows a warning, and the site publishes its SHA-256 checksum.

Sources: the WoW Eras website (news posts of 1, 3 and 4 September 2026, the Eras, How to play and shop pages) and the Reddit post "WOW ERA" (13 September 2026).