World of Warcraft Finally Acknowledges Giant Sword Impaling Azeroth

For five World of Warcraft expansions, players have questioned the lingering presence of the colossal Sword of Sargeras impaling the planet Azeroth. This immense weapon, a remnant from a past conflict, has remained a glaring, albeit often ignored, detail in the game's landscape. Blizzard has now subtly acknowledged this persistent plot point through an image displayed during a BlizzCon presentation.

The Sword of Sargeras, or at least a significant portion of it, was visible in the background of a screenshot during the "World of Warcraft: What’s Next" panel. Associate Game Director Paul Kubit was discussing The Worldcore, the final raid of the upcoming Midnight expansion, which takes place within the planet's core and involves the villain Xal’atath attempting to seize control of Azeroth's soul.

Reddit user u/Freelancer0495 identified the object in the screenshot as the Sword of Sargeras, a conclusion many are inclined to agree with due to its distinctive spiny appearance. This imagery echoes the opening cinematic for The War Within, an earlier expansion, where characters Thrall and Anduin observed the sword and speculated it was aimed at a specific target.

At the time of The War Within's release, speculation suggested that "someone" referred to Azeroth itself. The recent screenshot from the Midnight expansion's presentation lends further credence to this theory, suggesting the sword narrowly missed striking the planet's core directly. This raises questions about Azeroth's potential self-defense mechanisms and whether the visions experienced by Anduin were related to this threat.

Players have long expressed a desire to see the removal of the Sword of Sargeras, viewing it as a significant blight on Azeroth's environment and a problem that heroes should address promptly. The recent visual acknowledgment marks a subtle but significant step, potentially signaling that the resolution of this multi-expansion narrative thread is on the horizon, possibly occurring alongside the efforts to thwart Xal’atath's plans in The Worldcore raid.