WoW Forever adds 5 new zones, 9 dungeons and 2 raids to original Azeroth. Every one Blizzard has confirmed is listed below with its level range and sources, followed by everything else reported from the panels and the demo.
New boat routes join Stormwind to Auberdine and Menethil, Southshore and Auberdine, and a goblin boat reaches the Riverglades. The Wetlands and Desolace get new content.
Every race now has two active and two passive racials, with Dwarf and Undead shown in detail so far.
More WoW Forever details, by topic
Everything else reported about Forever, from Blizzard and outlets covering the panels and the demo. Official means Blizzard said it; Verified means two outlets agree; Reported means one outlet, often from demo footage.
Access
Official Forever is included with a World of Warcraft subscription or Game Time. Optional upgrade packs add content and cosmetics.Blizzard: What's Next Panel Recap
Addons
Official Addons work in Forever on the modern client API with the same restrictions as the Midnight expansion: combat values such as enemy health, damage numbers and threat are hidden from addons, and Blizzard provides a built-in damage meter, cooldown manager and swing timer so addons should not be required.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 2 independent reports
Verified Blizzard said it removed only the addon functions that gave a competitive advantage, and that the game will not be on Steam.1 independent report
Reported In the beta, WeakAuras does not work and its authors have stopped porting it, Details is listed as compatible, Questie has a Forever release and DBM is being ported. Classic-era addons need updates because of the changed API, and settings do not persist between client restarts because of a saved variables bug.Blizzard forums: addon settings not saving · plus 2 independent reports
Bank
Verified Developers said the default bank is about 96 slots, bag sizes stay at their original values for now, and campfires last about 10 minutes with camp objects on hour-long cooldowns, a minimum distance between camps and no camping inside cities.1 independent report
Battleground darkspear islands
Official Darkspear Islands is a new 15 vs 15 battleground that combines strategic control points with Arathi Basin-style flag capture and defense.Blizzard: What's Next Panel Recap
Beta access
Official Guaranteed beta access comes with the Skyborne Epic Pack, the Warcraft Forever Collection and the Collector's Edition. Digital upgrades flag your account automatically, and the boxed Collector's Edition emails one beta code per account.Blizzard: Pre-Purchase Upgrades · Blizzard Support: WoW Forever beta
Official The beta client can go offline at any time, and there are no separate beta forums. Feedback goes to the WoW Forever forum.Blizzard Support: WoW Forever beta
Official Opted-in players are picked in waves sent regularly through the test, and selected accounts are flagged automatically on Battle.net. Blizzard says it is also inviting community veterans, press, fan sites, friends and family over the course of the beta.Blizzard: The WoW Forever Beta Now Live, 2026-09-17
Official Week 1 of the beta has the Skyborne race and Zephras Isle, the Hall of Thanes dungeon (levels 13 to 18), the Ruins of Lordaeron dungeon (levels 15 to 20) and every zone's content up to level 20. More zones, the other seven dungeons and the new battleground open as the beta continues, with no dates given.Blizzard: The WoW Forever Beta Now Live, 2026-09-17
Beta fixes
Reported Crashes on character login, worst on Apple Silicon Macs and AMD RX 9000 cards: the widely shared workaround is to open the menu at character select and set Secondary Lighting to Fair. Blizzard has linked the Mac crash thread from its Known Issues post but has not confirmed the fix.Blizzard forums: Mac crash thread · Blizzard forums: Beta Known Issues, 2026-09-18 · plus 1 independent report
Reported Low or falling frame rates on high-end PCs: players report help from updating drivers, disabling Target Framerate, clearing the cache folder and switching to DirectX 11. Frame rate decaying over an hour suggests a memory leak that Blizzard has not acknowledged.Blizzard forums: beta FPS thread
Reported Addon and interface settings reset every time the beta client restarts. Saved variables are written but never loaded on a fresh start, which affects addons and some of Blizzard's own settings. Not on the official Known Issues list yet.Blizzard forums: addon settings not saving
Reported The Install button only appeared after the Q&A on beta day, so there was no pre-download. Mac installs that fail with an unexpected error have a command-line workaround circulating on the forums.Blizzard EU forums: install thread
Beta install
Official To install the beta: update your graphics drivers and the Battle.net app, select World of Warcraft, choose World of Warcraft: Forever Beta under In Development in the Game Version dropdown, then install and create a character on an available realm.Blizzard: The WoW Forever Beta Now Live, 2026-09-17
Reported Players report the beta download is about 60 GB when retail WoW is not installed, and much smaller when it is, because the two share assets.Blizzard forums: install size thread
Beta known issues
Official Blizzard keeps a Known Issues list on the beta forum. Items marked fixed in the next build include the Waylaid Crate turn-in bugs, Holy Strike rank scaling, Ret Paladin Vengeance triggering from periodic crits, Starshards ignoring Twilight Focus and the Coldridge Valley map not revealing. Still in progress: pet stat displays, glancing blow maths for casters, guild charters, the Cooldown Manager, the friends list and the character pane missing level and class.Blizzard forums: Beta Known Issues, 2026-09-18
Official Feedback goes to the new WoW Forever Beta Discussion forum, opened on 2026-09-17. There are no separate beta forums beyond it.Blizzard forums: Beta Discussion forum
Reported Developers said in an interview that the cap rises to 30 after about two weeks and then stays at 30 to the end of the beta.2 independent reports
Beta servers
Verified The beta runs on a single US-hosted regional environment. Launch-night queues reached the tens of thousands, and Blizzard's senior producer explained the causes as a login metering system tripping too early, stale database statistics and empty maps not shutting down, all since fixed with extra world servers added.2 independent reports
Reported Players in Europe and Oceania report 600 to 800 ms latency on the US-hosted beta. Turning off Optimize Network for Speed under Options, Network helped some players, and press reported Blizzard pushed fixes that brought many EU players near 100 ms.Blizzard EU forums: latency thread · plus 1 independent report
Beta wipe
Verified Everyone starts at level 1 at launch. Developers said beta progress does not carry over.2 independent reports
Official The second name is mandatory. The full first and last name combination is unique across the region and every rule set, and either half on its own can be shared with other players.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 2 independent reports
Collectors edition
Official Collector's Edition: 13-inch Dwarf and Bear statue, Zephras Isle mousepad, art prints, collectible pins and companion journal, plus a Warcraft Forever Collection code.Blizzard: Pre-Purchase the Collector's Edition
Combat pacing
Official A solo creature kill is tuned to roughly 10 to 15 seconds. Crowd control and threat still matter.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Reported In the BlizzCon demo, controller support was labelled alpha in game and offered a radial menu for UI navigation and customizable action bars.1 independent report
Reported Gamepad support is labelled Alpha in the beta options. It works for menus, questing, crafting and the emote wheel, but the action bars cannot be edited, some quest items lack a Use prompt and there is no on-screen keyboard yet.Blizzard forums: gamepad feedback thread
Currency
Official Tarnished Undermine Reals, the currency from Season of Discovery, are coming to Forever. How you earn them has not been stated.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 1 independent report
Dungeon xp
Reported Dungeon experience was shifted from mob kills to quest completion after BlizzCon, so dungeon quests matter more than clearing.1 independent report
Dungeons
Official Nine new dungeons: Hall of Thanes, Ruins of Lordaeron, the Wetlands excavation site, City of Dalaran, Blackmaw Hold, Drowned City, Krol'dok Stronghold, Alcaz Prison, Shaper's Terrace.Blizzard: What's Next Panel Recap
Verified Level ranges: Hall of Thanes 13-18, Ruins of Lordaeron 15-20, Wetlands Excavation Site 24-29, Dalaran 28-33, Drowned City 35-40, Krol'dok Stronghold 40-55, Alcaz Island Prison 48-53, Blackmaw Hold 55-60, Shaper's Terrace 58-60. One report lists Krol'dok as 35-40, a conflict.2 independent reports
Reported Themes: Ruins of Lordaeron is Horde-side with a necromancer final boss. Hall of Thanes is an Alliance-side burial chamber with undead. Drowned City has naga and trolls. Alcaz Prison holds Defias inmates and naga. Shaper's Terrace is a titan facility. Krol'dok is ogres with Twilight's Hammer. Blackmaw Hold is corrupted furbolgs. No boss lists or Blueprint drops were disclosed.1 independent report
Economy
Official GDKP raids are not allowed. Blizzard said it will monitor the economy actively and punish gold buyers more aggressively than before.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 2 independent reports
Verified Developers said there are no plans for a WoW Token or paid character boosts in Forever.2 independent reports
Editions
Official Skyborne Heroic Pack: Skyborne race and starting zone, Cerulean Prideclaw ground mount, early name reservation, housing decor and 1 Invite-A-Friend Launch Code.Blizzard: Pre-Purchase Upgrades
Official Skyborne Epic Pack: everything in Heroic, plus beta access from September 17, 30 days of Game Time starting November 4, and 2 more Invite-A-Friend codes (3 total).Blizzard: Pre-Purchase Upgrades
Official Warcraft Forever Collection: everything in Epic, plus Warcraft III: Reforged and the Forsaken Kingdom campaign. On sale for a limited time, through January 11, 2027.Blizzard: Pre-Purchase Upgrades
Reported Prices: Heroic $30, Epic $60, Collection about $80 ($79.99), physical Collector's Edition $150 (reported sold out). One report also lists a Windwell toy and original Collector's Edition pets. It gives Epic two Invite-A-Friend codes and the Collection three, which conflicts with Blizzard's count of 3 for Epic.1 independent report
Reported HD models get restored Classic animations, and there are Modern and Classic visual presets.1 independent report
Official HD and SD character models share one skeleton and updated animations. There is no separate classic skeleton, for technical reasons, and Blizzard is watching feedback during the beta.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 2 independent reports
Reported At character creation you choose an Experience Preset. Classic gives SD models, no quest markers or map points of interest, transmog off and the old bag layout. Enhanced gives HD models, quest markers, one combined bag, transmog on, strafe keybinds and a centred interface. Every option can be changed later.1 independent report
Hardcore
Official Hardcore arrives after launch; death has lasting consequences. Hardcore progress can move to other rulesets one way only, and Hardcore is excluded from account-wide Collections and Legacy Points.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Reported Developers said Hardcore arrives by winter.1 independent report
Reported Developers said Hardcore arrives in winter, after launch, with no exact date yet.1 independent report
Verified Hardcore is not in the beta. The Q&A gave no date, and the roadmap still says winter 2026.2 independent reports
Invite a friend
Official Invite-A-Friend Launch Codes let a friend play free during launch week, November 4 to 11, 2026. Codes are distributed from October 20, 2026.Blizzard: Pre-Purchase Upgrades
Itemization
Official Every dungeon drop was re-examined and hundreds of new drops added. Unique dungeon boss items are blue quality. Set bonuses are improved. Quest rewards are expanded for more classes and roles. World-drop epics are improved, with hundreds of new rare-creature drops.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Reported The beta client counts 126 achievements that award Legacy points and 65 Legacy Challenges: 27 for classes (levels 25, 45 and 60 for each class), 18 for tradeskills (150, 225 and 300 in six skills), 3 for dungeons, 3 for raids, 11 for PvP and 2 for adventure.2 independent reports
Legendary
Reported Blizzard teased a new legendary; its identity and raid link are unrevealed.1 independent report
Mounts
Verified The cost of a mount moves into riding training. Developers gave figures of 100 gold and 1,000 gold depending on the riding level, after which the first mount is free.1 independent report
Reported The beta client holds about 42 new mounts, including the Skyborne Galestriders in four colours (60% speed at 40, 100% at 60), the Forsaken Charger for Undead Paladins, the Spectral Bear from the Legacy track, new kodos, sabers, devilsaurs, a Hyjal stag and the Cerulean Prideclaw from the upgrade packs.2 independent reports
Name reservation
Official Early Name Reservation runs October 27 to November 3, 2026 (PST) and comes with any upgrade. Up to 3 characters, first come first served.Blizzard: Pre-Purchase Upgrades
Verified Blizzard's Josh Greenfield joins a weekly podcast about Forever with Countdown to Classic during the beta.2 independent reports
Pvp honor
Official There is no rated PvP. A new Honor track resets each season in step with raid tiers, Honor gains are tuned so farming one battleground does not dominate, and the Darkspear Islands battleground has its own reputation track. More battlegrounds are planned.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 2 independent reports
Verified Developers said rank 14 is reachable within each content cycle, with cosmetic and stat rewards along the way.1 independent report
Reported The beta client lists queues for Darkspear Islands (15 players, levels 30 to 60), Hyjal Crater (5 players) and a Mak'gora Arena (5 players). Only Darkspear Islands has been announced.1 independent report
Quest rewards
Official Examples: Mor'ladim in Duskwood now offers a two-handed sword plus the Ladimore Heirloom Ring. Hemet Nesingwary in Stranglethorn adds a Master Hunter's Spellsword option.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Official New Skyborne race on both factions: Horde leans Shaman, Alliance leans Mage, and both get Warriors, Hunters, Rogues and Druids (with custom forms).Blizzard: What's Next Panel Recap
Official Six new race-class combos: Gnome Priest, Human Hunter, Dwarf Shaman, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock, Undead Paladin. Every race gets 2 active and 2 passive racials.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Raid rules
Official There is no flexible raid sizing. Every tier ships one 10-player and one 20-player raid, and 40-player raids appear in some tiers, starting with Onyxia's Lair.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 2 independent reports
Official Dungeons and raids have a single difficulty, with no heroic modes, and there is no cross-faction grouping.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 2 independent reports
Verified There are no summoning stones, so Warlock summons are the way to bring a group together. Item stats are hidden until an item first drops, and there is no dungeon journal at first.2 independent reports
Raids
Official Two launch raids unlock December 9: Barrow Deeps (10-player, max level) and Hyjal Summit (20-player).Blizzard: What's Next Panel Recap · plus 1 independent report
Reported Roadmap: two more raids (10 and 20 player) in spring 2027, then a revamped iconic raid plus another new raid in summer 2027. Blizzard itself confirms a revamped iconic raid is coming.1 independent report
Reported The roadmap slide shown at BlizzCon also lists Onyxia's Lair (40 players) for 9 December 2026. Blizzard's written recap does not mention it.1 independent report
Reported The roadmap slide lists two raids, two dungeons, a new zone, a Legendary questline and a PvP refresh for spring 2027, then a revamped iconic raid, a new raid and two dungeons for summer 2027.1 independent report
Reported Hyjal Summit (20 players) lists 13 encounters in the beta client, ending with The Wild King, and Barrow Deeps (10 players) lists 8. Onyxia's Lair (40 players) appears alongside them for the first raid tier.2 independent reports
Reported Tier 1 raid sets in the beta client have bonuses at 2, 4 and 5 pieces, with class cooldown reductions at 5 pieces, and dungeon sets gain bonuses up to 6 pieces.1 independent report
Riding
Official Riding uses a Burning Crusade-style cost model: the up-front cost moves into riding training, and a mount is granted when the skill is learned.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Rulesets
Official Realmless play with four rulesets: Normal (cooperation-focused baseline), PvP (contested territory, with faction balance systems), Roleplaying, and Hardcore (available after launch).Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Official No grouping across rulesets. Horde and Alliance stay separate. Players pick a language preference.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Official Moving a character between rule sets uses a character transfer, in the same way as current WoW. Battlegrounds are shared across rule sets.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 2 independent reports
Official Oceanic players are hosted on Australian data centres but share the US-wide auction house and can group with US players. The game picks the best data centre for a group, so cross-ocean groups may see higher ping.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 2 independent reports
Reported Only the Normal and PvP rule sets are available in the beta. Roleplay arrives at launch and Hardcore after it.1 independent report
Skyborne access
Reported The Skyborne race and Zephras Isle starting zone require a paid upgrade. Base access covers the rest of the new content.1 independent report
Official Classic stats reworked: spell, melee and ranged hit are one combined stat, as is critical chance. Weapon skill per item is reduced. Bonus healing also grants one third as much bonus damage.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Official New stats and effects: reduced chance for enemies to parry or dodge, spell damage and healing on caster weapons, more varied situational trinkets, and item effects tied to environments (Woodlands, Mountains, Deserts) or creature types (example: X'caliboar).Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
System requirements
Official Graphics cards older than AMD GCN 1 (2012), NVIDIA Maxwell (2014) or Intel Skylake (2015) are no longer supported, because the new lighting needs RGBA16F UAV compute shader support.Blizzard: graphics hardware requirements, 2026-09-17
Official Windows minimum: Windows 10 64-bit (May 2019 update), a 4-core 3.0 GHz CPU, a DirectX 12 card with 4 GB (GTX 10 series, RDNA 1 or Iris Xe2-LPG), 8 GB RAM and 128 GB of SSD space. Recommended: Windows 11, 8 performance cores, an 8 GB card (RTX 40, RDNA 3 or Arc B) and 16 GB RAM.Blizzard Support: WoW Forever system requirements
Official Talent trees keep their familiar row structure, with one-point milestones at 11, 21 and 31 plus a new 16-point milestone. Divine Spirit, Blessing of Kings and Improved Mark of the Wild become baseline.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Transmog
Official Transmog is opt-in: outfits are set at transmogrifiers in certain cities. Players can switch it off (Classic Mode) and then see only equipped gear, and appearances are still collected while it is off.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Official Appearance rules: Uncommon or Rare dungeon drops grant the appearance to all eligible looters. Epic raid drops grant it only to the player who loots the item. Poor and Common items grant it on loot. Armor types only transmog to the same type. Level restrictions lift at 60. Helm and cloak display choices are kept.Blizzard: Deep Dive Panel Recap
Official Transmog is locked to armour type, and a saved set can hold several pieces per slot so it swaps automatically when you equip a different armour type.Blizzard: live Q&A broadcast, 2026-09-17 · plus 1 independent report
Zone dalaran
Verified Dalaran in Alterac Mountains is a level 28 to 33 dungeon (Blizzard names it City of Dalaran).2 independent reports
Reported Dalaran is also an open area with vendors and NPC questlines, not only a dungeon.1 independent report
Zone mount hyjal
Official Mount Hyjal is set after Archimonde's defeat and reached through Darkwhisper Gorge. It hosts both launch raids.Blizzard: What's Next Panel Recap · plus 1 independent report
Verified Riverglades sits in the Eastern Kingdoms and has human and orc settlements, a neutral goblin port, and Krol'dok Stronghold, a large outdoor ogre dungeon.2 independent reports
Zone shendralas
Official Shen'dralas lies between Mulgore and Desolace and ties into the Shen'dralar and Dire Maul.Blizzard: What's Next Panel Recap
Reported Shen'dralas stories feature Highborne Prince Tortheldrin and the centaur tribes. One report estimates levels 30 to 50 (not confirmed).2 independent reports
