WOW FOREVER · KEY DATES
WoW Forever calendar
Every WoW Forever date in order, from the beta tournament to launch and everything after. Each one with its link, so nothing slips past you.
Key dates
| Oct 22 and 23 | Beta farewell party: a 24-hour event in the starting zones, until Friday the 23rd at 7 p.m. (Spain time). What's on. |
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| Oct 21, 19:00 | Free stress test (Blizzard moved it from the 19th to the 21st): WoW Forever opens to everyone for a few hours, no subscription needed, on the launch servers. How to join. |
| Oct 23, 7 p.m. | The beta closes, with a 24-hour farewell party (in Mexico, at 11 a.m.; in Chile and Argentina, at 2 p.m.). Anything you leveled in the beta does not carry over to the game: everyone starts at level 1. The party. |
| Oct 27 – Nov 3 | Name reservation: opens on the 27th at 6 p.m. CET (on the Americas servers, 2 p.m. in Mexico and 5 p.m. in Chile and Argentina). Up to 3 characters per account, first come, first served. Only with the Heroic or Epic pack or the Collection. How it works. |
| Nov 5, 00:00 | Launch (in Mexico, November 4 at 5 p.m.; in Chile and Argentina, November 4 at 8 p.m.). Level 60 from day one. Launch details. |
| Dec 9 | First raids: Barrow Deeps (10 players), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia's Lair (40). The raids and how to get into Onyxia. |
| Spring 2027 | Two new raids (10 and 20 players), two dungeons and a legendary quest. Launch details. |
| Summer 2027 | A revamped classic raid, a new raid, two more dungeons and a professions update. Launch details. |
Spain time. Stress test on the 21st: in Mexico at 3 p.m.; in Chile and Argentina at 6 p.m. Beta ends on the 23rd at 7 p.m.: in Mexico at 11 a.m.; in Chile and Argentina at 2 p.m. Launch: in Spain, 12:00 a.m. on the 5th; in Mexico, the 4th at 5 p.m.; in Chile and Argentina, the 4th at 8 p.m. Blizzard may change the dates.