Launch: November 4 worldwide
November 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PST · November 5, 00:00 CET in Germany.
Reviewed: 30 Oct 2026WORLD OF WARCRAFT: FOREVERThe independent field guide DE + EN
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Name reservation: October 27–November 3
Up to three characters total across all rulesets; Europe opened October 27 at 18:00 CET.
Reviewed: 30 Oct 2026Name filter: fix announced
Blizzard acknowledged a bug rejecting some permitted names.
Reviewed: 30 Oct 2026Four rulesets at launch
Normal, PvP, Roleplay and now Roleplay-PvP. Hardcore follows later.
Reviewed: 30 Oct 2026Beta has ended
The Forever beta ended October 23, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. PDT (17:00 UTC).
Reviewed: 30 Oct 2026First raids from December 9
Barrow Deeps: 10 · Hyjal Summit: 20 · Onyxia: 40 players.
Reviewed: 30 Oct 2026CHOOSE YOUR PATH
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Dates for your journey.
Beta closed
Closed October 23 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. Earlier closing dates are superseded.
DetailsReserve your names
Oct 27–Nov 3 · Three characters total. Eligible upgrade required; not early gameplay access.
DetailsGlobal release
November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST. In Germany: November 5, 00:00 CET, at the same instant.
DetailsFirst raids
Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia (40). An exact opening time is not yet established.
DetailsSources reviewed October 30, 2026. Dates and timezones are not a live server-status indicator. The raid date does not yet include a regional unlock time.
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The Forever lexicon
141 results
Mage & Shaman: new tools
Frostfire Bolt for Mages; revised totem management for Shaman.
Ready for your first evening
Install the game version, agree on a faction with friends and choose your presentation.
Name filter: fix announced
Blizzard acknowledged a bug rejecting some permitted names.
Gnomeregan: fix confirmed
Kaivax confirms a Gnomeregan fix in the official forum.
Australian login dialog fixed
Blizzard reports the incorrect social-feature restriction dialog as fixed.
Warrior: revised talent paths
Fury and Protection have changed; additional Rage from critical strikes is now 100%, up from 75%.
Legacy beta testing concluded
The earlier test-point grant announcement belongs to the beta that has now ended.
Dungeon quests: reduced bonus XP
The extra XP bonus above normal quests has been halved.
WoW Weekly: Forever classes
Blizzard collects the Hunter, Druid, Priest and Warrior deep dives.
All entries from A to Z
- Add-on limits
- Addon interview: separate Modern and Forever
- Alcaz Prison
- Arcane Blast
- Australian login dialog fixed
- Bandarion Keep
- Barrow Deeps
- Bastion
- Berserk
- Beta build 69977
- Beta build 70009
- Beta has ended
- Beta level cap: historical snapshot
- Binding Heal
- Blackmaw Hold
- Blind: poison effect in demo commentary
- Bloodthrill
- Camping: prepare together
- Character names: selection and display
- City of Dalaran
- Class changes: Blizzard’s design approach
- Class roles: no blanket SoD carryover
- Classes, Camping and graphics
- Classic and modern visuals
- Controller support: beta status
- Controller support: beta status
- Cooldown Manager in beta
- Darkspear Islands
- Deflection · Hunter
- Devouring Plague
- Drowned City
- Druid
- Druid: open build questions
- Dungeon experience: greater quest emphasis
- Dungeon quests: reduced bonus XP
- Dwarf · Beast damage
- Dwarves
- Eclipse
- Excavation Site: Wetlands
- First raids from December 9
- Forever Q&A on September 17
- Four rulesets at launch
- Frostfire Bolt
- Gear for your surroundings
- Gnome · Escape Artist
- Gnome · Eureka
- Gnomeregan: fix confirmed
- Gnomes: Priest
- Group appearance unlocks
- Hall of Thanes
- Hardcore arrives after launch
- Hardcore-specific Legacy challenges
- Havoc · Vorschau / preview
- Hit & critical chance
- Hot Streak
- Humans
- Hunter
- Hyjal Summit
- Improved Shield Wall
- Incinerate
- Instances: fixed difficulty
- Judgement of Fury
- Krol’dok Stronghold
- Lacerating Strikes
- Launch: November 4 worldwide
- Lava Burst
- Legacy beta testing concluded
- Legacy points
- Legacy: early talents and selectable bonuses
- Lone Wolf
- Maelstrom Weapon
- Mage
- Mage & Shaman: new tools
- Mage: Arcane/Frostfire build as an open idea
- MMO portals: verified additions
- More than 1,000 new quests
- Mount Hyjal
- Mutilate
- Name filter: fix announced
- Name reservation: October 27–November 3
- New caster quest rewards
- New dungeon destinations
- New GPU baseline
- New ship routes
- Night elves
- No flying mounts, no level scaling
- Oathbound & Forever
- Onyxia’s Lair
- Orcs: Mage
- Overgrowth
- Paladin
- Paladin: baseline toolkit
- Penance
- Podcast 2: Speedrunning Classes
- Prayer of Mending
- Priest
- Priest and Warrior in focus
- Primal Bite (formerly Mangle)
- Questing in healing gear
- Rage of the Farseer
- Ready for your first evening
- Riptide
- Riverglades
- Rogue
- Ruins of Lordaeron
- Shaman
- Shaper’s Terrace
- Shen’dralas
- Shockadin: early build outlook
- Skyborne
- Skyborne: faction chosen at creation
- Skyborne: reported racial abilities
- Skyborne: why this race
- Sniper Shot
- Spearing Strike
- Spirit Weapons
- Spring 2027 roadmap
- Strider Kick
- Subscription, packs & Skyborne
- Summer 2027 roadmap
- Summon Hawk
- Swift Judgment
- Tauren · Plainsrunner
- Troll · Rapid Regeneration
- Trolls: Warlock
- Undead · Health drain
- Undead: Paladin
- Updates remain staggered by region
- Vanguard
- Warlock
- Warlock: early specialization outlook
- Warrior
- Warrior demo: stances and cooldowns
- Warrior: revised talent paths
- Wetlands: new quests
- Wild Growth
- World of Warcraft: Forever
- World refresh warning
- WoW Token: currently not planned
- WoW Weekly: Forever classes
- Zephras Isle
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