Legion Private Servers

Legion is the healthiest of the modern expansions on private servers, with more listed servers than any other post-Cataclysm expansion and several that report populations in the hundreds. It is also the most varied: rates run from 1x through 5x to x100, and there are PvE-focused networks, a Russian-language x100 PvP realm, a solo realm with NPC stats cut by 98%, and custom projects bolting fated raids or permadeath onto 7.3.5.

The largest by reported population include Felsong, a joint project of the WoW-Freakz and Firestorm teams with a 1.5x realm and a 10x realm, and UWoW x100, which serves the Russian-speaking community. Firestorm also runs its own Legion PvE realm at 3x.

Legion's systems are the hard part of emulation. Class Halls, artifact traits, world quests, Mythic+ affixes and legendary drops all have to work for the expansion to feel like Legion, and scripting completeness varies more here than on anything pre-Cataclysm. Before picking a realm, read reviews that mention Mythic+ keystones, class campaign completion and Antorus or Tomb of Sargeras specifically; generic praise tells you little.

Then decide on pace. The 1x to 5x realms give you the Broken Isles leveling story and Suramar; the x100 and instant realms drop you at 110 for arenas and Mythic+. If you mostly play alone, the solo-tuned and playerbot realms are a genuinely good fit for Legion, since its endgame loop was designed around small groups anyway.

Most Legion servers run 7.3.5 (build 26972); a few stay on 7.2.5. Our Legion 7.3.5 client guide has the download, but note that Legion clients need a patched executable or the server's launcher to log in at all, so follow the connection guide on the server's website and set the SET portal line in WTF/Config.wtf to their address. Addons for 7.3.5 are on our Legion addons page.

Hosting your own Legion realm is possible but heavier than 3.3.5a; the Legion repack guide covers what is publicly available.