Here’s how to watch the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct and earn unique rewards
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Here’s how to watch the Warcraft 30th Anniversary Direct and earn unique rewards

The Warcraft franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, with the release of Warcraft: Orcs and Humans for MS-DOS way back in 1994 serving as the spark that ignited a huge franchise.

As part of that, Blizzard is broadcasting Warcraft Direct, a celebration of the past 30 years and a look at what’s to come in the future.

In addition to the franchise’s 30th anniversary event, it is also 20 years since World of Warcraft was releasedthe most popular MMO in the history of the genre. In the game right now, players can log in and participate in special activities and earn armor, mounts, toys and cosmetics from the past.

Warcraft Direct is the next step in these festivities, and viewers can earn rewards for multiple Blizzard games just by tuning into the stream on either broadcast platform.

Here’s everything you need to know about how to get involved and what’s on offer for those who do.

How to Watch Warcraft Direct’s 30th Anniversary Stream

The 30th Anniversary Warcraft Direct will be streamed on Blizzard’s official channels at Jerk off, YouTube and TikTok.

The stream is set to go live on November 13, at the following times:

How to Earn Warcraft Direct Rewards

Rewards are available for those who listen to the YouTube or Twitch stream for 20 minutes or more, as well as those who watch the official TikTok broadcast for three minutes or more. To be eligible, you must link your Battle.net account to the platform you plan to watch.

The account linking method is also platform dependent, so follow the instructions below to make sure you’re set for the day.

How to connect a Battle.net account to Twitch

  1. Go to and click on the Twitch Connect link
  2. Log in to your account

How to connect a Battle.net account to YouTube

  1. Sign in to YouTube
  2. Navigate to YouTube account sharing
  3. Click connect next to the Battle.net link and log in

How to earn TikTok rewards

You don’t need to connect your Battle.net account to TikTok right away. Instead, by watching the stream, you earn a code that can then be redeemed on the Battle.net store page. Just be sure to keep an eye out for the progress bar at the bottom of the stream.

Warcraft Direct 30th Anniversary Rewards

The two mounts available to Warcraft Direct viewers

The full list of available rewards is as follows:

World of Warcraft

  • Blackrock Saber mount
  • Kaldorei War Wolf mount

Warcraft Rumble

  • Anniversary Player Avatar
  • Less common Sylvanas
  • Rare core

Hearthstone

  • 1x Perils in Paradise Pack
  • 1x Great Dark Beyond Pack

That’s all there is to know! Be sure to tune in on the day to take advantage of the unique, one-time rewards on offer.