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The World of Warcraft: Forever hub: tools, notes, dates and where to go next
World of Warcraft: Forever is Blizzard's new version of World of Warcraft, grown from the original game's roots. The world is Azeroth, a high-fantasy place of myth, magic and monsters. You make a hero, pick a side in the war between the Alliance and the Horde, then quest and run dungeons, group adventures with friends. Forever brings new and bigger areas to explore, every kind of hero reworked, upgraded graphics and a new playable race, the Skyborne, windswept elves. Other versions of the game still run, and we cover those too.
Game publisher: Blizzard Entertainment.
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WoW: Forever Rogue and Warlock changes: Mutilate, axes, BanesBlizzard's Rogue and Warlock deep dive for WoW: Forever in plain words: one-handed axes, Sap that keeps Stealth, Banes, Mutilate and Wrack.
WoW: Forever Mage and Shaman changes: Frostfire Bolt, totems, Lava BurstBlizzard's Mage and Shaman deep dive for WoW: Forever in plain words: Frostfire Bolt, 60-minute weapon imbues, totem tracking, Lava Burst and Riptide.
WoW: Forever PvP ranks: how Honor, Rank Points and gear workWoW: Forever PvP explained: Honor buys gear, Rank Points climb ranks 1 to 14, every reward by rank, and the 15v15 Darkspear Islands battleground.
WoW: Forever beta level cap is now 30, with a new Wetlands dungeonBlizzard's 1 October beta notes for WoW: Forever in plain words: level 30, a new Wetlands dungeon, Razorfen Downs and Uldaman, less dungeon quest XP.
WoW: Forever Hunter and Druid changes: Lone Wolf, Foxes, BerserkBlizzard's first WoW: Forever class deep dive in plain words: Hunter pets, traps and talents, and Druid forms and talents, checked against the beta.
WoW: Forever Priest and Warrior changes: Penance, Victory Rush, RageBlizzard's Priest and Warrior deep dive for WoW: Forever in plain words: Penance, Shadow Word: Death, Victory Rush and new Warrior Rage rules.
World of Warcraft: Forever camping explained: campfire buffs and objectsHow camping works in World of Warcraft: Forever: what a Basic Campfire gives you, the objects players can add, their buffs, and where you learn them.
Will your graphics card work with World of Warcraft: Forever? The cut-offWhich graphics cards World of Warcraft: Forever will and won't support at launch, Blizzard's example cards on each side, and how to check yours in Windows.
World of Warcraft: Forever name reservation: 27 October to 3 November, and how two names workWhen World of Warcraft: Forever name reservation opens, how the two-name system works, what gets a name refused, and how to hide your second name.
World of Warcraft: Forever Skyborne guide: Horde or Alliance, classes and racialsThe Skyborne in World of Warcraft: Forever, side by side: which side gets Shaman, which gets Mage, every racial, the shared classes and where they start.
WoW: Forever Legacy System: can one character reach the 16-point cap?WoW: Forever's Legacy System for one-character players: how points are earned, the 16-point spend cap, our maths on reaching it without an alt, and every perk.
WoW: Forever rulesets: which to pick, and can you play with friendsWoW: Forever swaps realms for four rulesets: what each is, who can group together, the one-side player versus player rule, and Hardcore after launch.
WoW: Forever release date is 4 November, beta starts 17 SeptemberWorld of Warcraft: Forever launches 4 November 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific; the beta runs to 21 October. What the packs add, and the price no post we read gives.
WoW's Curse of Ula'tek adds an island, an eight-boss raid and a Discord linkThe Coiled Isle update went live on 11 August with a new outdoor area, shareable housing layouts and Discord messaging. Its eight-boss raid opened a week later.
Black Temple opens on WoW's Burning Crusade Classic servers, with a new arena seasonTwo big group dungeons opened on the Anniversary Edition servers: Black Temple and Mount Hyjal, plus Netherwing dailies, epic gems and a new arena season.
Earlier, now past
- BlizzCon 2026 UK time: 18:30 BST Saturday, 18:00 Sunday, and both championship finals after midnight
- WoW hotfixes, 1 September 2026: thirteen specs buffed, and boss health cut in Raid Finder
- WoW's Midnight Season 2 finishes unlocking on 8 September
- BlizzCon is back in Anaheim on 12 and 13 September
What is coming up
- to 21 Oct 2026 World of Warcraft: Forever beta Blizzard's post announcing the beta is live says it will be available through October 21, the last full day of testing. Players who have opted in can be selected, with invitations going out regularly through the test. Blizzard's pre-purchase post also gives beta access with the Skyborne Epic Pack or the limited-time Warcraft Forever Collection. Checked 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- Midnight 12.1.5 content update Blizzard's post of 29 September says the 12.1.5 content update for Midnight, the current expansion, arrives October 13 with weekly maintenance. It brings a single-boss raid against Kith'ix, the Labyrinth of Kindo'jan, a nine-chamber gauntlet, the Season 2 mid-season refresh and a new story campaign in Quel'Thalas and Zul'Aman. Checked 11 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- World of Warcraft: Forever friend invite codes start arriving by email Blizzard's Collector's Edition post, updated 24 September 2026, says Invite-A-Friend Launch Codes will be delivered by email beginning October 20, 2026, PST. A code lets an eligible friend play Forever during launch week. Qualifying purchases include one or more codes; the post says gift purchases are excluded. Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- World of Warcraft: Forever Escape Together live showdown The same post says a Horde team and an Alliance team face off in head-to-head challenges, then take on the Scarlet Monastery escape room together, live on Friday, October 23 on the official Warcraft Twitch and YouTube channels. Blizzard says it will reveal the stream time and the players soon. Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- to 3 Nov 2026 World of Warcraft: Forever early name reservation Blizzard's naming post of 21 September 2026 says Early Name Reservation will be available from October 27 through November 3, 2026, for eligible upgrade purchases, first come, first served. A Forever character has two names, and the full pair must be unique within a region. The post does not list which purchases are eligible or give a time zone. Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- World of Warcraft: Forever launches Blizzard's panel recap of 12 September 2026 says World of Warcraft: Forever launches globally on November 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST. Our maths: US west coast clocks go back on 1 November, so that hour is 23:00 UTC. Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- to 11 Nov 2026 World of Warcraft: Forever friend invite launch week The same post says Invite-A-Friend Launch Codes grant eligible invitees access to Forever from November 4 through November 11, 2026, PST. It tells buyers to copy the code from the email and send it to the friend they want to invite. Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- estimated WoW 22nd anniversary Estimated from prior years until Blizzard announces. Checked 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- World of Warcraft: Forever first new raids The Forever What's Next panel recap of 12 September 2026 says new raids unlock on December 9, after the November 4 launch. It then lists more raids, dungeons, PvP updates, world content, extra quests through the level 1-60 journey, Hardcore and a revamped iconic raid, and gives a date for none of them. Checked 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
Release dates we are tracking
- World of Warcraft: Forever Announced at BlizzCon 2026 on 12 September. Blizzard's panel recap says it launches globally on November 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST, with beta beginning September 17, and that it is not a mode, a season or a new version of Classic. The announcement writes that same 3:00 p.m. as PDT once and PST once; the panel recap and Blizzard's Collector's Edition post of 24 September 2026 both say PST. Our maths: US west coast clocks go back on 1 November, so PST is the label that fits the date and the hour is 23:00 UTC. Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our release dates
Recent, and what happened
- to 11 Oct 2026 World of Warcraft: Forever booth at PAX Aus The same post says Forever is at PAX Aus from Friday 9 October to Sunday 11 October AEDT, with the beta to play at the booth all weekend, a themed photo spot and a quest card that unlocks a Forever pin, one per person while stocks last. Holly Longdale and Clay Stone sign in the Meet and Greet room from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. AEDT on the Friday. Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- to 11 Oct 2026 World of Warcraft: Forever Scarlet Monastery escape room in Toronto Blizzard's post of 25 September 2026 says players in the Toronto area can take on an escape room inspired by the Scarlet Monastery, a classic dungeon, from October 8 to 11 at Escape Manor on King Street, Toronto, Ontario. The post links to tickets and gives no price. Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- World of Warcraft: Forever keynote and dungeon deep dive from PAX Aus, streamed live Blizzard's post of 28 September 2026 says executive producer Holly Longdale opens PAX Aus 2026 with the Storytime keynote, joined by associate production director Clay Stone for an in-depth look at one of the new dungeons coming in Forever. It streams on the Warcraft Twitch and PAX Twitch channels on 8 October from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. PDT (9:00 to 10:30 p.m. EDT), which is 9 October from 2:00 a.m. BST and from 12:00 p.m. AEDT. Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- to 6 Oct 2026 World of Warcraft Brewfest Blizzard's WoW Weekly of 25 September 2026 says Brewfest, a returning in-game holiday, runs September 20 to October 6. Brewfest Prize Tokens buy most items at the Brewfest vendor, and this year adds new quests across Quel'Thalas and the Brewfest Banquet outdoor scenario. The post lists the rewards under Midnight, the current expansion. Checked 8 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- Deadline to link a BlizzCon Pass to a Battle.net account for rewards In-person attendees only. Blizzard's own wording is no later than 18 September 2026. Checked 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- World of Warcraft live Q&A after BlizzCon 2026 Blizzard's post of 12 September 2026 gives Thursday, September 17 on the official Warcraft Twitch and YouTube channels: 10:00 a.m. PDT for modern World of Warcraft and 10:30 a.m. PDT for Forever, with members of the modern and Forever development teams answering questions gathered on the World of Warcraft forums. The post says a VOD will be available afterwards. Checked 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- to 13 Sep 2026 BlizzCon 2026, Anaheim At the Anaheim Convention Center, across both days. Blizzard's own announcement names the opening ceremony, panels, the Darkmoon Faire, competition and hands-on play, and nothing further. Checked 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- to 13 Sep 2026 Arena World Championship and Mythic Dungeon Invitational grand finals at BlizzCon Blizzard's schedule puts the Mythic Dungeon Invitational grand finals on day one from 12:45 p.m. PDT and the Arena World Championship on day two, with a pre-show at 10:45 a.m. PDT and the first grand-final match at 11:00 a.m. PDT. Streamed on the Warcraft Twitch and YouTube channels. Combined prize pool of $600,000. Checked 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- to 14 Sep 2026 The Venomous Abyss, Raid Finder wing 4 The last scheduled unlock of Midnight Season 2. Blizzard names the week of 8 September rather than a day, so the range is the week. Checked 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
- Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary: Arena Season 3 begins Starts with each region's weekly content reset. Season 2 ended the week of 16 August and unspent Arena Points converted to Honor Points at ten to one. Checked 6 Oct 2026 · Source: Blizzard Entertainment · all of our calendar dates
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