Heroes of Azeroth beware! The Dark Portal may well be open and the Burning crusade diverting your attentions towards the war but be wary of a terrible threat, one as old as Azeroth itself. Focus your gaze now towards the frozen wastes of Northrend - and the terrible, ancient powers that wait there. The brooding evils of the fallen Nerubian Empire and their malevolent sovereign have not forgotten Azeroth... Arthas, a former death knight, now the dreaded Lich King has set in motion events that could lead to the extinction of all life in Azeroth, as his undead armies and the necromantic power of the plague threaten to sweep across the land.

• New character class: the necromantic Death Knight
• New continent: Northrend, the icy domain of the Lich King
• New level cap of 80, including mighty new powers and talents
• Epic siege warfare and destructible buildings
• New profession: Inscription
• New character-customization options, new dungeons, and much, much more?

The Wrath of The Lich KingCollector's Edition is the must have addition to your World Of Warcraft Collection; packaged in a very special box that contains many exclusive extras to enhance your adventure into Northrend, including:

• The Art of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, a 208-page book featuring never-before-seen images from the game.
• An exclusive in-game pet: Frosty, the baby frost wyrm.
• A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, the Wrath of the Lich King intro cinematic with director?s commentary, and more.
• The official soundtrack CD, containing 21 epic tracks from the game, along with exclusive bonus tracks.
• A mouse pad featuring a map of the newly opened continent of Northrend.
• Two World of Warcraft Trading Card Game March of the Legion? starter decks, along with two exclusive cards available only in the Collector?s Edition.

The behind-the-scenes DVD will offer an introspective look at the creation of the eagerly anticipated expansion with developer interviews and commentary on all aspects of the creation of Wrath of the Lich King, as well as trailers and cinematics from the game, and even footage of panel discussions from BlizzCon 2007. Collector's Edition owners will also be able to take their adventures from the computer to the tabletop with two starter packs for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game -- one for themselves and one to share with a friend. In addition, Collector's Edition owners will receive two exclusive tournament-legal World of Warcraft Trading Card Game cards to incorporate in their decks or trade with other World of Warcraft TCG players. With the Collector's Edition-exclusive in-game pet, Frosty the baby frost wyrm, you'll be the envy of your guildmates and other players as you roam the expanses of Northrend. A soundtrack CD with stirring music from the expansion pack, a beautiful coffee table book with exclusive concept art, and a Northrend-themed mouse pad round out the wealth of bonus items available in the Collector's Edition of World of Warcraft. Only the mightiest heroes can survive the frozen northlands with any hope of disrupting the plans of Arthas ? should you be prepared to take him you may perhaps even get the opportunity to challenge the Lich King himself and end his reign of terror for all time. Is this the end of the world?of Warcraft? You decide