Beta begins
Announced
Starts September 17. Access includes the Epic Pack and Forever Collection.
Event details
BLIZZCON 2026 · A NEW CHRONICLE
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: FOREVER
Back to Azeroth.
Into the unknown.
Your compass through a new Azeroth. Explore classes, talents and forgotten places — with clear facts and room for the unknown.
YOUR ADVENTURE CALENDAR
Your next step into Azeroth.
Beta end (provisional)
Announced
Sep 17–Oct 21 per upgrade page. Other official information gives Oct 22; end date remains disputed.
Event detailsReserve your names
Announced
Oct 27–Nov 3 · Up to three characters with a qualifying upgrade. Not early gameplay access.
Event detailsGlobal release
Announced
November 4 globally. At 3 PM PST: November 5, midnight CET. See the lexicon for the timezone discrepancy.
Event detailsDaily timers use the UTC calendar, not exact unlock times. * Beta end is provisional; this timer follows the upgrade page. Reaching a date does not confirm server status. Blizzard ↗
01 / RELEASENovember 4, 20263:00 p.m. PST · global launch¹
02 / THE JOURNEYLevel 1 — 60More than 1,000 new quests
03 / TOGETHER9 new dungeonsNew 10 & 20-player raids
Official announcementBlizzard · 12.09.2026 ↗START HERE
Forever is no longer a rumor.
Blizzard has announced a permanent experience alongside Modern and Classic. We separate announcements, the show-floor demo and open questions. Explore the new dungeons, plan your talents and put together your next adventures.
What is WoW Forever?FOREVER · UPDATED · 16.09.2026
What’s new in Forever?
The important answers at a glance. Choose your topic and open its lexicon entry.
17 topics
Forever Q&A on September 17
Forever Q&A on September 17 at 17:30 UTC; WarcraftTeam says the beta starts after the live stream.
Details & contextAdd-on limits
Developers announce combat-related add-on restrictions.
Details & contextBeta: level 20 first, then 30
Blizzard plans a staged level cap for the beta.
Details & contextRiverglades
A new frontier with nearly 200 quests for Horde and Alliance.
Details & contextNew ship routes
Three new connections expand travel across Azeroth.
Details & context
© Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard confirmedClassic and modern visuals
Classic style with HD/SD choices, volumetric fog, new lighting and flowing water.
Details & contextSummon Hawk
An additional hawk temporarily attacks the targeted enemy.
Details & context
© Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard confirmedLegacy points
At launch: 65 earnable, 16 spendable per character.
Details & context
© Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard confirmedRulesets instead of realms
Normal, PvP, roleplaying; Hardcore follows. Groups stay within one ruleset and faction.
Details & contextAfter a Hardcore death
Transfers can include PvP. Normal progression cannot enter Hardcore.
Details & contextPaladin: baseline toolkit
Holy Strike: level 6, 12s cooldown. Consecration: baseline at level 20.
Details & context
© Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard confirmedCamps & crafting
Over 600 new recipes. Camp buffs last one hour; equivalent class buffs do not stack.
Details & context
© Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard confirmedGroup appearance unlocks
Green/blue BoP loot: appearances for eligible looters. Epic raid loot: only the bound recipient.
Details & context
© Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard confirmedGear for your surroundings
Some items gain special effects in particular environments or against particular creatures.
Details & contextHit & critical chance
Melee, ranged and spells share hit and critical stats.
Details & contextQuesting in healing gear
Bonus healing also grants one third of its value as bonus damage.
Details & context
© Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard confirmedNew caster quest rewards
Ladimore Heirloom Ring and Master Hunter’s Spellsword expand familiar quest rewards.
Details & contextWhat remains unconfirmed
Final talent ranks, complete item and recipe data, and Forever add-on APIs still require a verified client dataset. The talent planner is a preview, not a final build recommendation.
Open talent planner ↗CHOOSE YOUR PATH
Nine classes. Your adventure.
WarriorKrieger
PaladinPaladin
HunterJäger
RogueSchurke
PriestPriester
ShamanSchamane
MageMagier
WarlockHexenmeister
DruidDruide
FOR THE ALLIANCE
Alliance
FOR THE HORDE
Horde
BEYOND THE NEXT PORTAL
New places. That familiar wanderlust.
LEVEL 28–33
Image: © Blizzard Entertainment · via Icy Veins ↗City of Dalaran
Explore dungeon
LEVEL 35–40
Image: © Blizzard Entertainment · via Icy Veins ↗The Drowned City
Explore dungeon
LEVEL 24–29
Image: © Blizzard Entertainment ↗Whelgar Excavation
Explore dungeon
LEVEL 48–53
Image: © Blizzard Entertainment ↗Alcaz Prison
Explore dungeon
LEVEL 55–60
Image: © Blizzard Entertainment ↗Blackmaw Hold
Explore dungeonGame screenshots from Blizzard’s announcement materials. Content and level ranges may change before release.
THE PERSON BEHIND CLASSIC FOREVER
Klatschekopf on Twitch
I’m Marco. This is where we build our codex; on Twitch, we share the adventures. WoW Forever streams are planned.
Live status currently unavailableNo embedded player. Twitch is only visited when you open the link.KNOWLEDGE THAT GROWS WITH AZEROTH
The Forever lexicon
DE + EN
124 matching entries
Essentials & datesBlizzard confirmed
World of Warcraft: Forever
World of Warcraft: ForeverA new, continuously developed home in original Azeroth, capped at level 60.
Learn moreEssentials & datesBlizzard confirmed
Release date
VeröffentlichungNovember 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PST — November 5 at 00:00 CET in Germany.
Learn moreEssentials & datesBlizzard confirmed
Beta window
Beta-ZeitraumStarts September 17; official sources differ on the end date.
Learn moreEssentials & datesBlizzard confirmed
Subscription, packs & Skyborne
Abo, Pakete & SkyborneBase access is included with a WoW subscription. Skyborne are an upgrade unlock.
Learn moreZonesBlizzard confirmed
Mount Hyjal
Mount Hyjal · HyjalHelp a wounded land recover after Archimonde’s defeat.
Learn moreZonesBlizzard confirmed
Riverglades
RivergladesA new frontier with nearly 200 quests for Horde and Alliance.
Learn moreZonesBlizzard confirmed
Shen’dralas
Shen’dralasNew adventures south of Desolace, reached through the Valley of Bones.
Learn moreZonesBlizzard confirmed
Zephras Isle
Zephras IsleA level 1–12 Skyborne starting area with Skywall-inspired architecture.
Learn moreRacesBlizzard confirmed
Skyborne
SkyborneA new race for both factions, with different class options.
Learn moreGame systemsBlizzard confirmed
Camps & crafting
Lager & HandwerkOver 600 new recipes. Camp buffs last one hour; equivalent class buffs do not stack.
Learn moreGame systemsBlizzard confirmed
Legacy points
Legacy-PunkteAt launch: 65 earnable, 16 spendable per character.
Learn moreEssentials & datesProject status
Oathbound & Forever
Oathbound & ForeverOur challenge add-on is in development. Forever compatibility is not yet tested.
Learn moreAll lexicon entries from A to Z
- Add-on limits
- Addon interview: separate Modern and Forever
- After a Hardcore death
- Alcaz Prison
- Arcane Blast
- Bandarion Keep
- Barrow Deeps
- Bastion
- Berserk
- Beta window
- Beta: level 20 first, then 30
- Binding Heal
- Blackmaw Hold
- Blind: poison effect in demo commentary
- Bloodthrill
- Camps & crafting
- Character names: selection and display
- City of Dalaran
- Class changes: Blizzard’s design approach
- Class roles: no blanket SoD carryover
- Classic and modern visuals
- Controller support
- Darkspear Islands
- Deflection · Hunter
- Devouring Plague
- Drowned City
- Druid
- Druid: open build questions
- Dungeon experience: greater quest emphasis
- Dwarf · Beast damage
- Dwarves
- Eclipse
- Excavation Site: Wetlands
- Forever Q&A on September 17
- Frostfire Bolt
- Gamepad support
- Gear for your surroundings
- Gnome · Escape Artist
- Gnome · Eureka
- Gnomes: Priest
- Group appearance unlocks
- Hall of Thanes
- 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
- Lava Burst
- Legacy points
- Legacy: early talents and selectable bonuses
- Lone Wolf
- Maelstrom Weapon
- Mage
- Mage: Arcane/Frostfire build as an open idea
- Mangle
- MMO portals: verified additions
- More than 1,000 new quests
- Mount Hyjal
- Mutilate
- Name reservation
- New caster quest rewards
- New ship routes
- Night elves
- No flying mounts, no level scaling
- Oathbound & Forever
- Onyxia’s Lair
- Orcs: Mage
- Overgrowth
- Paladin
- Paladin: baseline toolkit
- Penance
- Prayer of Mending
- Priest
- Questing in healing gear
- Rage of the Farseer
- Raid schedule & roadmap
- Release date
- Riptide
- Riverglades
- Rogue
- Ruins of Lordaeron
- Rulesets instead of realms
- 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
- Wetlands: new quests
- Wild Growth
- World of Warcraft: Forever
- World refresh warning
- WoW Token: currently not planned
- Zephras Isle
English original names are retained. German explanations are editorial translations unless official localization is established. The talent planner contains provisional community trees. Final talent trees and spell IDs require a verified client dataset.
OUR OWN ADD-ON
Oathbound
Give your journey an oath.
Development version 0.9.0-alpha.15: class oaths, challenges across all six Classic starting zones, tracker, deadlines, player comparison and guild list. Hardcore and practice scores stay separate. Guild scores are preliminary self-reports, not server-verified rankings. Forever remains untested; new races, zones and rules require separate checks. No approved Forever download yet. Profile exchange still restricts race/class combinations to Classic; new combinations are not enabled there.
Project & compatibilityYOUR OATHS STAY WITH YOU.
Choose. Persevere. Look back.
Choose your promise.
Read the rules and choose your oaths. While still preparing at level 1, you can remove your choices.
Now every choice counts.
Tracking begins at level 2. Your oaths and their history stay saved. A failed attempt does not disappear.
Your oaths. Your results.
Look back on your journey: completed oaths glow green. Failed attempts remain visible with their reason.
Original WoW icons: Blizzard Entertainment. Website preview, not a gameplay capture. Independent fan project.
Official information from Blizzard
¹ Official timezone discrepancy documented. Classic Forever is an independent fan project; our domain is classic-forever.com.