If you enjoy some history around Vanilla WoW PVE content I put together some below.
World of Warcraft Launch
November 23rd, 2004
Onyxia
| Boss Name | Guild | Faction | Kill Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onyxia | Ruined (US) | Horde | 01-30-2025 |
Molten Core
Ragnaros took 154 days from launch day for the world first kill, the longest in WoW history.
| Boss Name | Guild | Faction | Kill Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucifron | Fires of Heaven (US) | Horde | 01-18-2005 |
| Magmadar | Conquest (US) | Alliance | 01-26-2005 |
| Gehennas | Conquest (US) | Alliance | 01-29-2005 |
| Garr | Conquest (US) | Alliance | 01-30-2005 |
| Baron Geddon | Conquest (US) | Alliance | 01-30-2005 |
| Shazzrah | Conquest (US) | Alliance | 01-29-2005 |
| Sulfuron Harbinger | Conquest (US) | Alliance | 01-30-2005 |
| Golemagg the Incinerator | Afterlife (US) | Alliance | ? |
| Majordomo Executus | Afterlife (US) | Alliance | 02-10-2005 |
| Ragnaros | Ascent (US) | Horde | 04-25-2005 |
Blackwing Lair, patch 1.6
July 12th, 2005
Nefarian took 77 days from patch release to world first kill.
| Boss Name | Guild | Faction | Kill Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Razorgore | Ascent (US) | Horde | 07-12-2005 |
| Vaelastrasz | Ascent (US) | Horde | 07-12-2005 |
| Broodlord Lashlayer | Fury (US) | Alliance | 07-13-2005 |
| Firemaw | Death & Taxes (US) | Alliance | 07-13-2005 |
| Ebonroc | Fury (US) | Alliance | 07-13-2005 |
| Flamegor | Fury (US) | Alliance | 07-13-2005 |
| Chromaggus | Fury (US) | Alliance | 07-13-2005 |
| Nefarian | Drama (US) | Alliance | 09-26-2005 |
The Temple of Ahn’qiraj (AQ40)
Each server had to open the gates through a world event. Some servers did not have the gates open still very late in the game.
C’thun took 113 days and had to be hotfixed to be killable. One of the player’s who made the case to Blizzard that C’thun was un-killable later became the Game Director of WoW, Ion Hazzikostas.
| Boss Name | Guild | Faction | Kill Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prophet Skeram | Fury (US) | Alliance | 01-23-2006 |
| Vem, Yauj & Kri | Fury (US) | Alliance | 01-23-2006 |
| Battleguard Sartura | Fury (US) | Alliance | 01-23-2006 |
| Fankriss the Unyielding | Fury (US) | Alliance | 01-23-2006 |
| Princess Huhuran | Fury (US) | Alliance | 01-27-2006 |
| Twin Emperors | Vodka (US) | Alliance | 01-29-2006 |
| Viscidus | Death & Taxes (US) | Alliance | 03-05-2006 |
| Ouro | Retribution (US) | Alliance | 04-26-2006 |
| C’thun | Nihilum (EU) | Alliance | 04-25-2006 |
Wowhead launch
June 26th, 2006
Naxxramas, patch 1.11
June 26th, 2006
| Boss Name | Guild | Faction | Kill Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anub’rekhan | Afterlife (US) | Alliance | 06-20-2006 |
| Grand Widow Faerlina | Afterlife (US) | Alliance | 06-21-2006 |
| Maexxna | Forgotten Heroes (US) | Alliance | 06-24-2006 |
| Patchwerk | Death & Taxes (US) | Alliance | 06-23-2006 |
| Grobbulus | Death & Taxes (US) | Alliance | 06-23-2006 |
| Gluth | Death & Taxes (US) | Alliance | 06-26-2006 |
| Thaddius | Death & Taxes (US) | Alliance | 06-30-2006 |
| Noth the Plaguebringer | Surreal (US) | Alliance | 06-20-2006 |
| Heigan the Unclean | Risen (US) | Alliance | 07-03-2006 |
| Loatheb | Deus Vox (US) | Alliance | 07-17-2006 |
| Instructor Razuvious | Fury (US) | Alliance | 06-20-2006 |
| Gothik the Harvester | Fury (US) | Alliance | 06-30-2006 |
| The Four Horsemen | Death & Taxes (US) | Alliance | 08-25-2006 |
| Sapphiron | Death & Taxes (US) | Alliance | 09-02-2006 |
| Kel’thuzad | Nihilum (EU) | Horde | 09-07-2006 |
Patch 1.12 (you are here)
August 22nd, 2006
The Burning Crusade
January 17th, 2007
Player resources
thottbot.com- March 31st, 2001 (originally a fan site for EverQuest, now redirects to wowhead)wowhead.com- June 26th, 2006
Honorable mentions for player resources that came very late in Vanilla or early TBC but the launch dates are unknown:
elitistjerks.com(defunct, was the theorycraft and boss strategy website in Vanilla WoW, famous for banning people)tankspot.com(defunct, kind of replaced elitistjerks, less banhappy)mmo-champion.com(active)