World of Warcraft: Forever
Your guide to WoW Forever, in plain words
Signed news, guides for your first steps, the official glossary in three languages and every change Blizzard makes during the beta. Written by players, with a source for every fact.
- Launch
- 4 November 2026, 3:00 pm PST
- Midnight between 4 and 5 November in Central Europe
- Beta
- Until 21 October 2026
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Latest news
View all →- Beta notes
Latest news ·
WoW Forever beta, 8 October notes: City of Dalaran opens, Rage is recalculated, 16 Legacy Points for testers
Blizzard's third weekly update to the WoW Forever beta opens the City of Dalaran dungeon for testing, raises dungeon XP by about 20% and fixes how Rage is earned from damage taken. Every tester also gets 16 Legacy Points.
- PvP
WoW Forever: the Darkspear Islands, a 15v15 battleground for levels 30–60, and how PvP ranks and Honor work
On 7 October 2026 Blizzard presented the Darkspear Islands, a new 15v15 battleground for levels 30–60 off Dustwallow Marsh, and explained how PvP progression works in WoW Forever. Honor buys the gear, Rank Points lead to High Warlord and Grand Marshal, and each season has weekly tasks, three of which give a Legacy Point.
- News
WoW Forever: Skyborne Druid forms reworked in HD, Standard Definition Skyborne models coming in early 2027
On 7 October Blizzard explained how it is reworking the look of the Skyborne in WoW Forever. The HD Druid forms are getting less softness, more detailed fur and adjusted saturation, and Standard Definition Skyborne models, Druid forms included, are in development for early 2027.
Guides to get started
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Getting started
What is World of Warcraft: Forever? The new WoW from the Classic team, explained
World of Warcraft: Forever explained: the new WoW from the Classic team, out November 4, 2026, with Skyborne, new zones, 9 dungeons, 2 raids and level cap 60.
Dates
WoW Forever release date: launch time in your time zone and every key date
WoW Forever launches November 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PST (00:00 CET on November 5). Times by time zone, beta, name reservation, invite codes and raid dates.
Getting started
WoW Forever rulesets explained: Normal, PvP, Roleplaying and Hardcore
WoW Forever has no realms: you pick a ruleset. What Normal, PvP, Roleplaying and Hardcore mean, who you can group with and what stays account-wide.
The world of Forever
Zones, dungeons and raids →
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Official names, three languages
WoW Forever has no Italian client and Spanish has two versions: the glossary puts English, Italian and both Spanish names side by side.
| EN | IT | ES | MX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyborne | Skyborne | célicos | cielonato |
| Legacy System | Legacy System | sistema de legado | sistema de legado |
| dungeon | spedizione | mazmorra | calabozo |
Beta changes
Every official development note, build by build, with what changed for each class.
October 8, 2026 · Development Notes, October 8: City of Dalaran
Next dates
- September 17, 2026 · World of Warcraft: Forever beta
- October 20, 2026 · Invite-A-Friend codes by email
- October 27, 2026 · Early Name Reservation
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