Everything confirmed about Forever

Dates and access

• Launches 4 November 2026 at 3:00pm Pacific, worldwideConfirmed
• Beta opens 17 September 2026Confirmed
• Beta is capped at level 30Strong signal
• Beta reported to run until 21 October; Blizzard has not published an end dateSpeculative
• Included with the standard World of Warcraft subscriptionConfirmed
• First raid tier unlocks 9 December 2026Confirmed
• Skyborne Heroic Pack $29.99 (race unlock, no beta) · Skyborne Epic Pack $59.99 (beta access, 30 days game time) · Warcraft Forever Collection $79.99Confirmed

How to read these labels. Confirmed — Stated by Blizzard at BlizzCon or in official material. Strong signal — Datamined, or consistent across every previous Classic launch. Usually right. Speculative — Our read. Reasoned, but not fact, and we will say so when it turns out wrong. Unknown — Nobody has said. We are not going to pretend otherwise.

The world

• Over 1,000 new quests across levels 1–60Confirmed
• Level cap stays at 60, permanently. No flying, no level scalingConfirmed
• Set after Warcraft III and before Molten CoreConfirmed
• Four new or reimagined zones: Zephras Isle, The Riverglades, Shen’dralas and Mount HyjalConfirmed
• Nine new dungeons spanning levels 13 to 60Confirmed
• Two raids at max level: Hyjal Summit (20-player) and Barrow Deeps (10-player), both with new tier sets and legendariesConfirmed
• Hardcore realms are plannedConfirmed

How to read these labels. Confirmed — Stated by Blizzard at BlizzCon or in official material. Strong signal — Datamined, or consistent across every previous Classic launch. Usually right. Speculative — Our read. Reasoned, but not fact, and we will say so when it turns out wrong. Unknown — Nobody has said. We are not going to pretend otherwise.

Classes and characters

• New race: Skyborne, playable on both factions, descended from the HighborneConfirmed
• Horde-aligned Skyborne can be shaman; Alliance-aligned can be mage. Both can be warrior, hunter, rogue or druidConfirmed
• Forsaken paladins and dwarf shaman are confirmed new combinationsConfirmed
• Talent trees are rebuilt so that a class feels distinct depending on where points goConfirmed
• Race-specific druid forms for the SkyborneConfirmed
• Skyborne racial abilitiesUnknown

How to read these labels. Confirmed — Stated by Blizzard at BlizzCon or in official material. Strong signal — Datamined, or consistent across every previous Classic launch. Usually right. Speculative — Our read. Reasoned, but not fact, and we will say so when it turns out wrong. Unknown — Nobody has said. We are not going to pretend otherwise.

Systems

• Campfires: craft one in the world, others contribute through professions and share the campsite buffsConfirmed
• Legacy system: account-based rewards that carry across charactersConfirmed
• Transmog, opt-in, and individually toggleableConfirmed
• Darkspear Islands: a 15 v 15 battleground mixing control points with Arathi Basin-style flag mechanicsConfirmed
• HD and standard-definition character model options, with restored Classic animationsConfirmed
• Official gamepad supportConfirmed

How to read these labels. Confirmed — Stated by Blizzard at BlizzCon or in official material. Strong signal — Datamined, or consistent across every previous Classic launch. Usually right. Speculative — Our read. Reasoned, but not fact, and we will say so when it turns out wrong. Unknown — Nobody has said. We are not going to pretend otherwise.