With eight expansion packs over more than 15 years,World of Warcrafthas no shortage of beautiful locations for fans to explore. One player is taking one of the most iconic places inWorld of Warcraftand recreating it withinMinecraft.World of WarcraftYouTuber Yunatahel is theMinecraftmastermind behind this ambitious project. As one of the premiere loremasters in the FrenchWorld of Warcraftcommunity, Yunatahel has hundreds of videos exploring every corner of Azeroth and beyond.RELATED:Blizzard Closes Acquisition of Spellbreak Developer Proletariat to Expand Development Pipeline for World of WarcraftIn spite of this impressive resume, Yunatahel’sMinecraftversion of Stormwind may be his most ambitious project yet. The short video tour of his progress so far is absurd in its quality–the shots from within his recreation look identical to those from thecapital city of the Alliance inWorld of Warcraft.
The replica of Stormwind isn’t done yet, but the parts that are–from the castle to the docks–look incredible. Yunatahel is designing the interiors of the many buildings across Stormwind as well as the exteriors with the same textures and colors as found in the game, down to the color-coded district rooftops. The untrained eye might be unable to tell the difference between Yunatahel’s recreation and the originalStormwind map found withinWorld of Warcraft.
Yunatahel isn’t the first person to recreateWarcraftlocations inMinecraft;players have been doing so since the block-building game first came out. Among the hundreds of examples ofWarcraftcrossovers withMinecraft, a recent example is a recreation ofElysian Hold from theShadowlandsexpansion. Over the last decade, hundreds of locations from Azeroth and beyond can be found all over the internet, made by countless artists.
Yunatahel’s rendition of Stormwind, however, has received a massive amount of attention. Both the official US and FrenchWorld of WarcraftTwitters shared his work and showered him with praise along with hundreds of fans from across the globe. The quality of work has attracted many new eyes to his work, which has emboldened Yunatahel to make the finished product something truly special.
World of Warcraftis currently in development onDragonflight, its ninth expansion. This new chapter ofWoWwill bring players to the Dragon Isles, a storied location immersed in the history of Azeroth. The locations and landmarks shown off in the cinematic trailer and sneak previews of the area have shown off some truly spectacular sights to be seen. No doubt Yunatahel and other builders who playWorld of Warcraftmight find some fantastic new locations to recreate inMinecraftafterDragonflightreleases.
World of Warcraftis available now on PC.Dragonflightplans to launch later this year.
