WoW Classic & WoW Classic TBC Server Populations

Blizzard
July 3, 2021
Jordan Ashley

World of Warcraft Classic players can have access to any server that they’d like. This choice of server determines what group of players you’ll be mixed in with, so it is a big decision for those starting out in the game. However, WoW Classic server population can vary quite dramatically. Some servers are particularly low in population, while others have loads of players spread around. In regular Warcraft, servers can mix together with the same guilds, dungeons, and Battle Groups. So while server population is important, there are options if you don’t have many players around. WoW isn’t just limited to the standard game now though. While WoW esports and WoW betting largely cover the new game, WoW Classic is now a big part of the franchise.

WoW Classic has been a huge success. Players have enjoyed revisiting the nostalgic form of the game. In WoW classic, you’re entirely restricted to your server. You even have to pay a fee to transfer, so knowing the WoW Server populations can be pretty important. Most people probably want to avoid an unnecessary cost for moving from server to server. That’s why checking the WoW Classic server populations can help save a lot of time and hassle further down the line.

WoW Classic TBC

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WoW Classic Server Populations

Which servers that you chose in WoW classic can have a big impact on the way that you play the rest of the game. So, if you’re looking to make your decision, it pays off to check out the population ahead of time. Even beyond the overall population, some servers have a lot more players distributed evenly between factions than others. A bad server can really impact your enjoyment.

These are the WoW Classic Server populations to help you make the right choice for where to go:

America and Oceania

  • Anathema – 244
  • Arcanite Reaper – 19
  • Arugal – 5,968
  • Ashkandi – 1,757
  • Atiesh – 4,115
  • Azuresong – 630
  • Benediction – 6,893
  • Bigglesworth – 4,208
  • Blaumeux – 2,184
  • Bloodsail Buccaneers – 946
  • Deviate Delight – 672
  • Earthfury – 4,716
  • Faerlina – 6,298
  • Fairbanks – 5,058
  • Felstriker – 11
  • Grobbulus – 5,788
  • Heartseeker – 1,802
  • Herod – 6,193
  • Incendius – 956
  • Kirtonos – 1,420
  • Kromcrush – 3,540
  • Kurinnaxx – 1,107
  • Laotheb – 597
  • Mankrik – 6,479
  • Myzrael – 1,579
  • Netherwind – 4,201
  • Old Blanchy – 1,093
  • Pagle – 5,203
  • Rattlegore – 1,901
  • Remulos – 1,556
  • Sekram – 2,415
  • Smolderweb – 1,153
  • Stalagg – 484
  • Sulfuras – 5,884
  • Thunderfury – 2,877
  • Westfall – 3,009
  • Whitemane – 7,601
  • Windseeker – 1,436
  • Yojamba – 3,159

The faction balance on the US & OCE servers skews heavily towards the Horde across the board. Only a few realms have the faction balance skew more heavily towards Alliance. Interestingly, the Horde favoritism continued in TBC to an even greater extent.

Europe

  • Amennar – 2,560
  • Ashbringer – 2,787
  • Auberdine – 3,087
  • Bloodfang – 1,794
  • Celebras – 150
  • Dragon’s Call – 2,142
  • Dragonfang – 164
  • Dreamist – 1,688
  • Earthshaker – 4,325
  • Everlook – 4,036
  • Finkle – 1,577
  • Firemaw – 6,260
  • Flamelash – 195
  • Gandling – 1,907
  • Gehennas – 7,619
  • Golemagg – 4,532
  • Heartyjstriker – 1,724
  • Hydraxian Waterlords – 1,062
  • Lakeshire – 1,589
  • Lucifron – 2,123
  • Mandokir – 1,764
  • Mirage Raceway – 3,676
  • Morgraine – 5,551
  • Nethergarde Keep – 2,445
  • Noggenfogger – 3,629
  • Patchwerk – 2,591
  • Pyrewood Village – 4,530
  • Razerfen – 2,817
  • Razorgore – 4,406
  • Shazzrah – 4,440
  • Skullflame – 1,062
  • Stonespine – 900
  • Sulfuron – 4,029
  • Ten Storms – 406
  • Transcendence – 2,345
  • Venoxis – 4,816
  • Zandalar Tribe – 2,611

You should always pay attention to faction balance in WoW Classic, and not just pure server population if you want to make sure you’re getting the best access. Heavily skewed server balances might cause long queue times and make a generally unfavorable playing experience.

Horde vs Alliance

WoW Classic Server Populations – The Burning Crusade

The game has been enough of a success to bring in more content and another expansion. The Burning Crusade is a recreation of the same expansion in the original World of Warcraft, recreated just as the base game was in WoW Classic. This is coming to WoW classic, giving fans more content and some progression even in a retro game. Just like the standard mode, your WoW Classic server population for TBC counts quite a bit.

Your server is WoW TBC is going to be separate from those above. These are the populations for WoW Classic TBC:

  • Amnennar – 1,717
  • Anathema – 177
  • Arcanite Reaper – 9
  • Arugal – 5,675
  • Ashbringer – 1,971
  • Ashkandi – 1,288
  • Atiesh – 3,602
  • Auberdine – 2,594
  • Azuresong – 546
  • Benediction – 5,562
  • Bigglesworth – 3,332
  • Blaumeux – 1,917
  • Bloodfang – 1,032
  • Bloodsail Buccaneers – 800
  • Celebras – 147
  • Deviate Delight – 523
  • Dragon’s Call – 1,217
  • Dragonfang – 75
  • Dreadmist – 1,068
  • Earthfury – 3,862
  • Earthshaker – 3,078
  • Everlook – 2,830
  • Faerlina – 5,102
  • Fairbanks – 4,142
  • Felstriker – 114
  • Finkle – 885
  • Firemaw – 4509
  • Flamelash – 124
  • Gandling – 1,065
  • Gehennas – 5,094
  • Golemagg – 3,369
  • Grobbulus – 4,656
  • Heartseeker – 1,725
  • Hearstriker – 1,143
  • Herod – 5,385
  • Hydraxian Waterlords – 565
  • Incendius – 859
  • Judgement – 0
  • Kirtonos – 1,223
  • Kromcrush – 2,362
  • Kurinnaxx – 1,084
  • Lakeshire – 1,084
  • Loatheb – 457
  • Lucifron – 1,596
  • Mandokir – 1,354
  • Mankrik – 5,405
  • Mirage Raceway – 2,741
  • Mograine – 3,901
  • Myzrael – 1,414
  • Nethergarde Keep – 1,677
  • Netherwind – 3,163
  • Noggenfogger – 2,284
  • Old Blanchy – 930
  • Pagle – 4,604
  • Patchwork – 1,639
  • Pyrewood Village – 3,373
  • Rattlegore – 1,556
  • Razorfen – 1,900
  • Razorgore – 3,139
  • Remulos – 1,598
  • Shazzrah – 3,019
  • Skeram – 2,153
  • Skullflame – 7,10
  • Smolderweb – 1,025
  • Stalagg – 514
  • Stonespine – 609
  • Sulfuras – 5,229
  • Sulfuron – 3,078
  • Ten Storms – 341
  • Thunderfury – 2,320
  • Transcendence – 1,792
  • Venoxis – 3,362
  • Westfall – 2,349
  • Whitemane – 6,615
  • Windseeker – 1,048
  • Yojamba – 2,808
  • Zandalar Tribe – 1,998
  • Вестник Рока – 0
  • Змейталак – 336
  • Пламегор – 3,788
  • Рок-Делар – 537
  • Хроми – 719

WoW Classic Fresh Servers

A pretty recent survey from Blizzard has given us a bit of a hint into what we can expect from the game’s servers in the future, or at least what’s being looked into by Blizzard. The survey was sent to random players to judge what the fanbase would like to see in future Classic updates.

The survey asked players their opinions on Classic ‘fresh start’ realms.  They also asked what kind of timeline would be wanted for these servers such as a 2-year cycle or a 12-month cycle. These changes would help give more options for servers in WoW classic, and generally provide players with more choice. It remains to be seen if enough interest was expressed in the survey, or if the results will be acted on by Blizzard, however.

WoW Classic’s population is pretty crowded, showing the title has a lot more pull than just a brief nostalgia. Although, WoW is mainly limited to the standard game at the moment. Keep an eye out for the latest WoW news to keep to date with this.