Turtle WoW (rebranded to TurtleCraft) is the premier Vanilla+ World of Warcraft private server, extending the original Classic WoW experience with massive amounts of custom content while preserving the spirit of the original game. Running on a 1.12 client with extensive custom modifications, it has grown to 159,000+ Discord members and 46,000+ concurrent players, making it the second largest WoW private server.

Base: Vanilla WoW 1.12 with "Mysteries of Azeroth" custom expansion. Instead of following the path to The Burning Crusade, Turtle WoW takes a different direction by expanding upon the world of Azeroth itself with new zones, dungeons, quests, and lore.

• •Goblins (Horde): A group of greedy Goblins that split off from the Venture Company to join the Horde
• •High Elves (Alliance): Refugees from the fall of Quel'Thalas lending their magical talents to the Alliance

• •New zones with previously inaccessible areas of Azeroth now explorable
• •New transport routes and flight paths connecting forgotten corners of the world
• •Custom quests expanding the Vanilla storyline
• •New dungeons with original boss encounters
• •Quality-of-life features: Camping tents, campfires, fishing bonuses, crop farming with seeds

• •PvE ruleset by default with opt-in PvP
• •Hardcore Mode: Permadeath mode where dying once permanently kills your character

• •Blizzard has won an injunction ordering Turtle WoW to cease and desist operations. The server has rebranded to TurtleCraft at turtlecraft.gg and continues operating.

• •Free-to-play with optional cosmetic donations
• •No pay-to-win elements