New race: Skyborne
The Skyborne: Windshaper and High Order. They start on the Isle of Zephras (1-12), shared by both factions. Requires the Heroic Pack.
WOW FOREVER · THE FULL GAME
WoW Forever: the launch
WoW Forever launches on November 4 with the level cap at 60 from day one. Here's everything you need to get off to a good start: dates, what you need to play and what's new.
Nov 5until launch
Level 60from day one
9new dungeons
Dec 9first raids
Key dates
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| Summer 2027 | A revamped classic raid, a new raid, two more dungeons and a professions update. |
Mainland Spain time. Blizzard lists it as 3:00 PM PST on November 4; their Spanish forum confirms midnight on November 5. In Mexico it is November 4 at 5 p.m., and in Chile and Argentina, November 4 at 8 p.m.
What you need to play
SubscriptionA WoW subscription or game time is all you need to play Forever. No extra purchase required.
Heroic PackThe new race (Skyborne) and its zone, the Isle of Zephras, plus name reservations and a mount. Around €29.99.
Epic PackEverything in the Heroic Pack, plus beta access and 30 days of game time starting November 4. Around €59.99.
Warcraft Forever CollectionEverything in the Epic Pack, plus Warcraft III: Reforged and the Forsaken Kingdom campaign. Available for a limited time. Around €79.99.
Official prices from the Battle.net shop. Every way to pay and which one is cheapest for you.
What's new in Forever
New zones
Riverglades (35-45), Shen'dralas, a revamped level 60 Mount Hyjal and Dalaran back in Alterac. Over 1,000 new quests.
Camping
Campfires for resting, cooking and setting up profession stations out in the world.
Legacy
Account progression: perks shared by all your characters. Find out more on its page.
No realms
Choose a ruleset (Normal, PvP or RP; Hardcore coming later), and the game sorts players into layers. Factions stay separate as usual.
Cracking down on gold buying
Buying gold is also punished (around 3,700 accounts were already closed in the beta, and suspects get trading, mail and the auction house blocked for a while), the game warns you when trading gold with strangers, and gold-bid raids (GDKP) are banned. No WoW Token and no level boosts.
First name and last name
Your character has a first name and a mandatory last name, unique across your whole region. That's why name reservations are worth it. On PvP rulesets, one faction per account.
Bank and group finder
The bank grows to 48 slots and there's a guild bank. The group finder filters by language and by style (learning, relaxed or competitive), but it doesn't teleport you.
New PvP
Honor and ranks 1 to 14, seasons instead of rated PvP, and a new 15v15 battleground: the Darkspear Isles (levels 30-60).
Dual specialization
From level 40 (Blizzard is considering lowering it to 30). Resetting talents gets pricier each time, and the price drops every week.
Get ready
LevelingZones, tips and mounts from 1 to 60.Level 60 buildsThe most popular builds for each class.DungeonsAll of them, with levels. Nine are new.ProfessionsWhat's changing and which ones to pick.
Sources: Blizzard: what's coming in Forever · Blizzard: editions · Blizzard: Skyborne · Warcraft Tavern. Data checked on October 15, 2026; subject to change before launch.