World of Warcraft: Forever

World of Warcraft: Forever: everything to know before launch

Blizzard's new WoW launches on November 4, 2026 and its beta is open. This section gathers what is confirmed: dates, beta access, editions, classes, dungeons and schedule. Every fact points to its source, and anything from a community wiki or a single source is flagged as such.

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Launching November 4, 2026, 3:00 p.m. Pacific time — midnight in Paris

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DruidBalance · Feral Combat · Restoration51 talents

HunterBeast Mastery · Marksmanship · Survival50 talents

MageArcane · Fire · Frost54 talents

PaladinHoly · Protection · Retribution52 talents

PriestDiscipline · Holy · Shadow53 talents

RogueAssassination · Combat · Subtlety53 talents

ShamanElemental · Enhancement · Restoration50 talents

WarlockAffliction · Demonology · Destruction52 talents

WarriorArms · Fury · Protection53 talents

The essentials

Launch: November 4, 2026, 3:00 p.m. (Pacific time)
Beta: September 17 to October 21, 2026
Level cap: 60
Announced content: over 1,000 quests, nine dungeons, two raids
New race: the Skyborne
Access: included with a WoW subscription or game time

World of Warcraft: Forever is a separate branch of the game that runs alongside modern WoW and WoW Classic. It is set during WoW's first year, in a continuity separate from the modern version, and keeps the level cap at 60. Where Classic recreates the original game, Forever expands the original Azeroth with new content (source: Wikipedia).

Key dates

Date	Event	Source
September 12, 2026	Game announced at BlizzCon 2026	Wikipedia
September 17, 2026	Beta begins	Wikipedia, Icy Veins
October 20, 2026	Invite-A-Friend codes emailed (Pacific time)	Blizzard
October 21, 2026	Beta ends (last full day of testing)	Blizzard
October 27 - November 3, 2026	Early name reservation (up to 3 characters) with the Skyborne Heroic Pack	Blizzard
November 4, 2026, 3:00 p.m. (Pacific time)	Worldwide launch	Blizzard
November 4 - 11, 2026	Invite-A-Friend codes valid	Blizzard
December 9, 2026	Announced raid unlock (single source)	Icy Veins
January 11, 2027	Warcraft Forever Collection availability ends (limited-time bundle)	Blizzard

The beta and launch dates come from Blizzard's announcements; the September 17 beta opening is also given by Wikipedia and Icy Veins. Icy Veins lists the beta ending on October 22: we use October 21, the date Blizzard gives.

What has been announced

A new race, the Skyborne, with the Zephras Isle starting zone (Blizzard).
Three new zones: Mount Hyjal, Zephras Isle and Riverglades (Icy Veins, Wikipedia).
Over 1,000 new quests, nine dungeons and two raids (Wikipedia).
New race-class combinations, including Forsaken Paladins and Dwarf Shamans (Wikipedia).
A new battleground, the Darkspear Islands (Icy Veins, Warcraft Wiki).
An opt-in transmog system and an SD/HD character-model toggle (Icy Veins).

Go further

World of Warcraft: ForeverRelease dateLaunch day and time, converted to your time zone.World of Warcraft: ForeverThe betaHow to get in, what you can do and up to which level.World of Warcraft: ForeverEditions & pricesWhat each pack contains, and what the subscription includes.World of Warcraft: ForeverClasses & racesClasses, races and the new combinations.World of Warcraft: ForeverTalent calculatorSpend your 51 points in each class's trees and share your build.World of Warcraft: ForeverLeveling 1-60Dungeons by level range, zones and raids.World of Warcraft: ForeverFAQAnswers to the most common questions.

Sources

Information checked on September 20, 2026. Points that only come from a community wiki or a single source are flagged in the text.