WoW: Forever raid sizes and chase items
WoW: Forever plans 10-, 20- and 40-player raids with chase drops on every boss and tier pieces shared across all three raid sizes.
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The briefing
WoW: Forever’s endgame runs across three raid sizes. In an interview with The Sun summarized by Wowhead, Blizzard’s Kris Zierhut and Michael Nuthals described 10-player, 20-player and 40-player raids, with the goal of letting players form social groups and build on them.
The What’s Next panel already named the first two raids: Hyjal Summit as a 20-player raid and the Barrow Deeps as a maximum-level 10-player challenge. The interview adds a 40-player tier to the roadmap.
Tier pieces across all three sizes
Blizzard said players can earn tier pieces across all three raid sizes, which is meant to encourage players to try different group sizes rather than locking progression to one bracket.
Chase items on every boss
The interview says every boss’s loot table will include chase drops: items with a lower drop chance that are “very, very strong.” The comparison given is an item at the power level of the Burning Crusade Dragonspine Trophy, so strong items at level 60 stay relevant for a long time.
Slower item progression
Blizzard said it is trying to slow the rate of item progression so raids do not become obsolete, leaving a reason to return to earlier content. That pairs with the chase-drop model: rare, powerful items keep older raids worth visiting.
These are interview-reported plans, not a written loot table. Drop rates, exact item counts and the 40-player raid’s identity are not published. The confirmed written facts remain the two named launch raids and their sizes.