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Forever is live.
Beta17 Sep Beta ends22 Oct Launch4 Nov
4 November 2026, 15:00 PST · where Blizzard set it
Your class
- Warrior 4 new · 53 talents
- Paladin 3 new · 52 talents
- Hunter 4 new · 50 talents
- Rogue 4 new · 53 talents
- Priest 4 new · 53 talents
- Shaman 4 new · 50 talents
- Mage 4 new · 54 talents
- Warlock 3 new · 52 talents
- Druid 4 new · 51 talents
What Forever adds
- 5 Skyborne, the new race 5 racials, and 6 of the nine classes
- 16 Legacy System 69 ranks account-wide, and you get to spend 16
- 34 New talents Across all nine classes, with a calculator on each
- 9 New dungeons 29 in total, by level range and zone
- 5 New zones Mount Hyjal · Zephras Isle · Riverglades · Shendralas · Skywatch
- 2 New raids The Barrow Deeps (10) · Hyjal Summit (20)
- 1 Darkspear Islands 15v15, the first new battleground since Classic
- 12 Professions 36 campsite objects and 600+ new recipes
Roadmap 2026 to 2027
// Autumn // Winter // Spring // Summer
The same dates as text
World of Warcraft: Forever roadmap, 2026 – 2027
- Beta started
- 17 September 2026 – 22 October 2026 : Play up to level 30
- Early Name Reservation & Character Creation started
- 27 October 2026
- Launch started
- 4 November 2026
- Raids Unlock started
- 9 December 2026 : Barrow Deeps (10 player); Hyjal Summit (20 player); Onyxia's Lair (40 player)
- Hardcore Launch started
- December 2026 date not announced : No exact date announced; Blizzard has placed it in Winter
- Major Update started
- March 2027 date not announced : 2 new raids (10 player, 20 player); 2 new dungeons; New quests & playable area; New legendary questline; PvP season refresh
- Major Update started
- June 2027 date not announced : Revamped iconic raid; New raid; Expanded world content; 2 new dungeons; PvP season refresh; Professions & Legacy updates
More news beyond this roadmap will be shared, and features will evolve based on player feedback. Content and timing are subject to change. Roadmap artwork by Blizzard Entertainment; the marker showing today is ours.