WoW Forever beta opens 17 Sep 2026. Launch is 4 Nov 2026. Dates, editions and beta access

Everything confirmed about WoW Forever

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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.

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WoW Forever zones

NameWhereLevelSummary
Zephras Isle1 to 12 OfficialNew starting island for the Skyborne race, levels 1 to 12.
RivergladesEast coast of the Eastern Kingdoms35 to 45 OfficialNew zone for levels 35 to 45 with more than 150 quests and a neutral goblin trade port.
Mount HyjalReached through Darkwhisper Gorge Endgame levelling zone about Hyjal's recovery after Archimonde, with entrances to both launch raids.
Shen'dralasSouth of Desolace New region south of Desolace telling a Shen'dralar and centaur story.
DalaranAlterac Mountains Dalaran with its bubble gone, now an interactive city with levelling content.

WoW Forever dungeons

NameWhereLevelSummary
Hall of ThanesIronforge13 to 18 OfficialBurial grounds of dwarven monarchs beneath Ironforge, invaded by Dark Iron dwarves.
Ruins of LordaeronTirisfal Glades15 to 20 OfficialScourge and necromancers in the ruined city above the Undercity.
Whelgar's ExcavationWetlands24 to 29 OfficialA Titan site trapped in time, at the excavation in the Wetlands.
City of DalaranAlterac Mountains28 to 33 OfficialBackfiring enchantments, haywire arcane constructs and demonic energy inside Dalaran.
Drowned CityStranglethorn Vale35 to 40 OfficialResurfaced troll and naga ruins off Stranglethorn.
Krol'dok StrongholdRiverglades40 to 55 OfficialLarge outdoor ogre stronghold in the Riverglades.
Alcaz PrisonAlcaz Island, Dustwallow Marsh48 to 53 ReportedPrison dungeon on Alcaz Island.
Blackmaw HoldAzshara55 to 60 OfficialCorrupted furbolg city in Azshara that leads into mountain tunnels.
Shaper's TerraceUn'Goro Crater58 to 60 OfficialUntouched Titan facility in Un'Goro Crater.

WoW Forever raids

NameWhereLevelSummary
Barrow DeepsMount Hyjal60 Official10-player raid in a sacred night elf barrow den that holds ancient prisoners. Opens 2026-12-09.
Hyjal SummitMount Hyjal60 Official20-player raid, the largest at launch, across snowy peaks and elven ruins. Opens 2026-12-09.

WoW Forever battlegrounds

NameWhereLevelSummary
Darkspear IslandsOff Kalimdor New 15 v 15 battleground off Kalimdor mixing flag capture with capture points.

WoW Forever systems

NameWhereLevelSummary
Design pillars Forever grows the two old continents sideways, with no higher level cap, no flying and no level scaling.
Legacy progression Account-shared Legacy Points, earned by alts and milestones, spent per character in three trees.
Camping Cooking makes a campfire; professions add up to three camp objects that give buffs and services.
Realmless No realm choice. Four rule sets, language preference and two-part character names unique across the region.
Transmog Fully opt-in appearance system, and Classic Mode hides other players' transmog.
Riding The cost of riding moves from the mount item to the riding skill at the trainer, and there is no flying.
Items and stats Hit and crit are unified, unique dungeon boss drops become rare quality and new stats target tanks, locations and creature types.
Combat pacing Classic pacing stays: a normal mob takes 10 to 15 seconds to kill solo and crowd control still matters.
Graphics and engine New lighting, fog and water, with a global toggle between HD and SD character models.
Class and item changes Merged hit and crit, rebalanced spec trees, baseline raid buffs and new racials for every race.
Paladin rework Paladins get Holy Strike early, keep seals through Judgment and gain a real tank seal in Seal of Fury.
New boats and travel routes 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.

WoW Forever races and classes

NameWhereLevelSummary
Skyborne New race of Highborne exiles bound to wind spirits. Horde-aligned get Shaman, Alliance-aligned get Mage.
New race and class combinations Six new pairings for existing races, with more planned after launch.
Racial abilities 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

Battleground darkspear islands

Beta access

Beta level cap

Beta start

Character names

Collectors edition

Combat pacing

Controller

Dungeons

Editions

Graphics

Hardcore

Invite a friend

Itemization

Launch dates

Legendary

Name reservation

No flying no scaling

Quest rewards

Quests

Race class

Raids

Riding

Rulesets

Skyborne access

Stats

Talents

Transmog

Zone dalaran

Zone mount hyjal

Zone riverglades

Zone shendralas

Zone zephras isle