Almost certainly, by now, you’ve heard about the new World of Warcraft expansion releasing on September 25th – Mists of Pandaria. If, by some off chance, you’ve managed to escape the enormous hype surrounding Blizzard’s latest addition to the World of Warcraft series, here’s a crash course.

Mists of Pandaria is packed to the brim with new content, adding 5 levels to the level cap, bringing it to level 90. In addition to that, the character Talent system has been totally revamped and is more flexible than ever before. With the addition of the all-new asian-oriented Pandaren playable character race, there’s also a brand new character class, bringing a breath of fresh air to the game. The Monk class focuses heavily on martial arts and spells, making it a new hybrid class with endless dynamics and replayability. Last but definitely not least, the all-new Pet Battle system brings a Pokemon flare to World of Warcraft, allowing you to pit your vanity pets against other critters and pets, leveling them up to make them more powerful!

With all of this great new content, this means there’s a lot to learn. Luckily, there are guides being produced that cover all of this new content in its entirety, all in-game and available right when Mists of Pandaria releases. How cool is that?!