WoW Classic+ (Project Camelot): Everything We Know

Blizzard has promised real news about Classic's future at BlizzCon 2026 (Sep 12–13). Here's every confirmed fact and every rumor about "Project Camelot" between now and the announcement — clearly labeled, so you can tell the difference.

Last verified Aug 5, 2026

This is a living page. We'll update it the moment Blizzard says anything new, and rewrite it entirely once BlizzCon actually happens.

TL;DR

Blizzard has confirmed nothing beyond a promise of real Classic news at BlizzCon 2026 (Sep 12–13). No product name, no content, no date has been officially announced.

Dataminers found something real — a codename ("Camelot"), license entries, and a Patch 1.60 build tied to it, sitting on Blizzard's CDN since October 2025.

Community consensus reads it as Classic+ — new, permanent content on the original vanilla ruleset — but that is inference, not a Blizzard statement. A new seasonal Classic mode is equally consistent with the evidence so far.

Treat specific release dates, new-race names, and level-cap claims circulating right now as unverified until Blizzard says them on stage.

Timeline

The teaser, cut short

Jan 29, 2026 — State of Azeroth

Executive producer Holly Longdale: "I can say with confidence that all Classic players across the globe have a lot to look forward to. I'm excited to announce…" — before the stream moved on without finishing the thought. Blizzard committed to real answers "after the release of The Black Temple, at BlizzCon 2026."

Project Camelot datamined

Jun 16, 2026

Dataminer Stiven_SRB found Heroic and Epic license entries for "World of Warcraft Camelot" on Blizzard's internal classic_alpha branch, and confirmed "Patch 1.60 is Mainline Camelot." That build itself has existed on Blizzard's CDN since October 2025 — the datamine just surfaced it publicly.

The Black Temple ships

Aug 27, 2026

Phase 3 (Black Temple + Mount Hyjal) arrives, satisfying the precondition Blizzard itself set for the Classic-future conversation to start.

BlizzCon 2026

Sep 12–13, 2026 — Anaheim

The date Blizzard itself pointed to for real Classic news. We'll cover it live and rewrite this page with whatever they actually announce.

What's actually confirmed

Strip away the speculation and this is everything with a real source behind it.

Confirmed

Blizzard has committed to sharing Classic's future plans at BlizzCon 2026 (Sep 12–13), timed to land after The Black Temple's release.

Confirmed

A dataminer found real internal evidence — license entries and a confirmed internal codename, "Camelot" — tied to a Patch 1.60 build that has existed on Blizzard's CDN since October 2025.

Confirmed

Patch 1.60's content roughly aligns to July 2006-era WoW — around when Karazhan first shipped — meaning it's built on the original vanilla client, not a retail or TBC branch.

Likely

The community reads Camelot as "Classic+": new, permanent content added to the original vanilla-era game rather than a time-limited season. This is the dominant interpretation, not a confirmed fact — Blizzard hasn't said what Camelot is.

Unknown / rumor

A rumored "Shen'dorei" new-race reference has circulated from the same datamine — even the dataminer who found it said he wasn't sure it connects to Camelot, a retail feature, or neither. Treat as unverified.

Unknown / rumor

Specific release dates (e.g. mid-October claims making the rounds on carry/boost sites), new classes/races, and level-cap changes are not sourced to anything Blizzard has said or anything actually datamined — they're guesses dressed up as leaks. We won't repeat a specific date here until Blizzard gives one.

Unknown / rumor

Whether a separate WotLK Classic Anniversary realm is coming, and on what timeline, is pure community speculation with no datamine evidence tying it to Camelot specifically — Patch 1.60's vanilla-era alignment argues against Camelot itself being Wrath content.

What Camelot could actually be

Two readings fit the evidence, and they mean very different things for how Blizzard builds it:

Likely

Classic+ — an expanded, original-era game running alongside retail and current Classic, adding new zones/quests/raids to vanilla permanently. This is the long-requested outcome and the community's leading theory.

Unknown / rumor

A new seasonal mode — closer to Season of Discovery: a time-limited experiment layered on vanilla that lets Blizzard try new abilities, raids, and systems without permanently redefining Classic Era. Equally consistent with a separate Patch 1.60 branch.

What this means for arena PvP

Whichever way this lands, it answers the question every long-running Classic addon eventually faces: what happens after the current expansion's content runs out. A permanent Classic+ realm and a new seasonal mode both mean new arena brackets, new comps, and a fresh matchup meta to track from patch day one — exactly the kind of moment Arena Armory's addon → desktop → site loop was built for. We'll have support ready the moment Blizzard confirms a ruleset, the same way we did for TBC Anniversary and Season 3.

Catching up on Season 3 right now? Start here →Betting on Wrath instead? See what a WotLK Anniversary would change →

FAQ

What is Project Camelot?

Camelot is Blizzard's internal codename for an unannounced Classic-related product, uncovered by dataminer Stiven_SRB on June 16, 2026 via Heroic/Epic license entries and a confirmation that Patch 1.60 is "Mainline Camelot." Blizzard has not named or described it publicly.

Is WoW Classic+ officially confirmed?

No. "Classic+" is the community's name for what they expect Camelot to be — a permanent, evolving version of vanilla WoW with new content layered onto the original world. Blizzard has confirmed only that a Classic future announcement is coming at BlizzCon 2026, not what it contains.

When will Blizzard announce it?

BlizzCon 2026 runs September 12–13 in Anaheim. Executive producer Holly Longdale said on the January 29, 2026 State of Azeroth stream that clarity on Classic's future would come "after the release of The Black Temple" (which shipped August 27) — pointing squarely at BlizzCon week.

What is Patch 1.60, and why does it matter?

Patch 1.60 is a build that has sat on Blizzard's CDN since October 2025, tuned to roughly July 2006-era content — the patch that first added Karazhan. Its existence as a separate, actively-maintained branch is why dataminers read Camelot as new content built on the vanilla client rather than a reskin of current Classic Era.

Will this affect Arena Armory or my current character?

Unknown until Blizzard confirms what Camelot actually is. If it's a new realm type (Classic+ or an Anniversary progression realm), we'll build support the same way we did for TBC Anniversary and Season 3 — addon, desktop sync, and site all follow whatever ruleset players are actually queuing on.

Sources

Wowhead — Project Camelot datamine · Icy Veins — Camelot datamine analysis · State of Azeroth quote & BlizzCon timing · Official Phase 3 / Black Temple article