Battle for Azeroth - Server - Instant
Firestorm's BFA realm - instant max level and jump straight into endgame content.
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Battle for Azeroth - Server - Instant
Firestorm's BFA realm - instant max level and jump straight into endgame content.
Battle for Azeroth - Custom - Instant
Creative sandbox on BFA - instant max level with full custom tools for RP world-building.
Common questions about BFA Private Servers
Everything you need to know before getting started
Battle for Azeroth has only a handful of listed servers, and the notable ones are very different things. Firestorm Sethraliss is a conventional 3x PvE progression realm on the Firestorm network. Epsilon WoW is not a progression server at all: it is a roleplay and creative sandbox that gives players phasing and building tools to construct their own worlds.
That is close to the whole scene. BFA emulation got further than WoD because Legion's systems carried over, but Azerite gear, Islands, Warfronts and corruption were never fully scripted by any public project, and most teams moved on to Shadowlands and Dragonflight clients.
Pick the Firestorm realm if you want Kul Tiras and Zandalar leveling and the BFA raids from Uldir to Ny'alotha with a real population around you. Pick Epsilon if you are a roleplayer or a machinima creator who wants full control of a private phase. If you want a modern expansion with more competition between servers, Legion has several times the choice; if you want the newest content available, see the Dragonflight page.
Firestorm's BFA realm runs on an 8.3.x client and, like every expansion since MoP, connects through the SET portal line in WTF/Config.wtf combined with a patched executable or launcher. Epsilon has its own launcher and client instructions. Either way, use the download the server itself provides; our BFA 8.3 client guide explains the general process and what to expect. Compatible interface addons are on the BFA addons page.