World of Warcraft: Legion
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As of Jun 23, 2026, World of Warcraft: Legion is rated 89/100 on OpenCritic (57 critic reviews), and 88/100 on Metacritic (66 critic reviews). Each source is shown in its own units, never blended into one score.
Is World of Warcraft: Legion worth it in 2026?
Scores of 88, 89 out of 100 across dozens of critic reviews from both OpenCritic and Metacritic represent genuine consensus, and six reviewers independently calling Legion the best expansion yet for a twelve-year-old MMO is not a talking point, it is a verdict. Legion earns it by directly addressing the failures of Warlords of Draenor, introducing a genuinely differentiated Demon Hunter class, building compelling new zones worth exploring, and using world quests and class halls to sustain engagement in ways previous expansions never managed. Two real downsides deserve honest mention: one reviewer noted that Azeroth itself can feel bland even as Legion makes you feel personally important, which is a quiet indictment for a game whose entire identity is world-building; and timer-based waiting on class hall missions is a structural friction point that affects every login session, not a one-off annoyance.
Lapsed WoW players who walked away during Warlords of Draenor, this expansion was built specifically to answer the complaints that drove them out, and the critical consensus confirms it largely succeeds.
Casual players and newcomers should be cautious: the world quest and class hall loop rewards daily engagement and punishes absence, making it a poor fit for anyone who cannot commit consistent time; and while launch content is strong, two critics raised explicit concerns about whether Blizzard can
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Pros
- best expansion yet6
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- World of Warcraft: Legion adds ten levels, a new zone, and a new hero class to the twelve year old MMO and manages to deliver some of the best content that the game has ever offere...
- Legion is the best work ever done on WoW, and I say that as someone who remembers the original development process from alpha to the launch of the original “vanilla” box. I’m not k...
- Legion strikes a very good balance between nurturing feelings of the past, while also slaying old beasts and leaving the old world behind. It’s the biggest shake up since Cataclysm...
- compelling new zones4
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- After months of missteps, Legion shows World of Warcraft finding its footing again and asserting its relevance after more than a decade. Many elements make this an expansion worth...
- Legion strikes a very good balance between nurturing feelings of the past, while also slaying old beasts and leaving the old world behind. It’s the biggest shake up since Cataclysm...
- World Of Warcraft Legion is an intensive episode, with epic atmosphere, a new class, dungeons and a brand new continent to discover.
- demon hunter class3
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- After months of missteps, Legion shows World of Warcraft finding its footing again and asserting its relevance after more than a decade. Many elements make this an expansion worth...
- World Of Warcraft Legion is an intensive episode, with epic atmosphere, a new class, dungeons and a brand new continent to discover.
- Legion is what every World of Warcraft player have been waiting for a long, long time. The new Demon Hunter is a well-received addition, the gameplay is still the same as twelve ye...
- strong player engagement3
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- World of Warcraft: Legion does the greatest job so far of really connecting players to its world. Unlike the past several expansions I really want to be a part of this universe and...
- This new expansion of World of Warcraft, Blizzard's flagship, comes with tons of epic battles and an intensity that lives up to the expectations of the players. The new setting of...
- I won’t deny that some of the quests still whittled me down with the tedious ‘run here, collect ten X, and run back’, but those are few and far between…
- addresses past mistakes3
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- World of Warcraft: Legion addresses long-standing player concerns in smart ways
- World of Warcraft: Legion has learned and acted upon mistakes made by previous expansions to deliver an experience that offers nostalgia alongside compelling new gameplay experienc...
- After two lazy years, Blizzard brings to World of Warcraft a lot of exciting new contents with one of the best expansions for the game.
Cons
- post-launch sustainability concerns2
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- After months of missteps, Legion shows World of Warcraft finding its footing again and asserting its relevance after more than a decade. Many elements make this an expansion worth...
- At least at the start of the expansion, this is a new high point for World of Warcraft. Proof that Blizzard still has plenty of juice to squeeze out of it. Proof that even when the...
- timer-based waiting1
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- Class campaigns, artifact weapons, and level-scaling make Legion feel like an entirely different game. Lots of waiting on timers.
- bland world feel1
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- Legion succeeds at making you feel important, even if Azeroth itself sometimes feels bland by comparison.
Themes and quotes are drawn from 20 sampled reviews with text; the scores above reflect all 123 ratings. Counts are how many of the sampled reviews mention each point.