“As a story and a piece of art, it was excellent. As a game, it was a major step backward from where we were at the end of Cataclysm.” Superior Realities · 12 years ago

Most critics rated the expansion highly, often citing its polished questing and rich atmosphere. On Metacritic, it maintains a score of .

: Reviewers from IGN and GameSpot praised the "best questing" in WoW history and the "majestic" soundtrack.