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Long-form writeups on every WoW Race to World First — the drama, the difficulty, the guilds, and what each race meant for the community.
August 24, 2025
Liquid completed their War Within sweep in the most dramatic finish the Race to World First has ever produced — a 6-pull margin on the final boss, a star player banned before the race started, and Echo's 0.3% wipe while Liquid was still six percent away.
March 20, 2025
Liberation of Undermine is remembered for a final boss that fell faster than expected, a viral Preach rant about Blizzard's design, Liquid's 'just play the game' kill, and a DQ that reshuffled the standings months after the race ended.
September 29, 2024
The War Within's opening race stretched nearly two weeks and featured pre-race bans for Liquid and Echo's top players, a 0.98% Echo wipe that nearly stole the win, and China's emphatic return to world-class competition.
November 26, 2023
The final Race to World First of Dragonflight ended with Echo defeating Fyrakk the Blazing just as Liquid woke up to raid — but the addon controversy that followed nearly overshadowed the victory itself.
May 15, 2023
Aberrus was the fastest Race to World First in recent Dragonflight memory — six days from opening to Liquid's Sarkareth kill, with an off-stream finish, a mid-race boss redesign, and Chinese guilds competing in exile after the NetEase fallout.
December 23, 2022
The first Race to World First of Dragonflight ran directly through the Christmas holiday, a North American winter storm, and a COVID surge in China — and still produced one of the tightest finishes in recent memory, with Echo defeating Raszageth the Storm-Eater just hours before Liquid.
