World of Warcraft · Third experience
WoW: Forever
A separate WoW experience built from the game's first age, with new zones, more than 1,000 quests, a new race and revamped classes.
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Official launch date
The road to Forever
November 4, 2026
Blizzard's page currently carries 23:00 UTC in its machine-readable countdown. The visible announcement states November 4 without an unlock hour, so treat the precise time as provisional.
The announced scope
What Blizzard has confirmed
These figures come from Blizzard's opening-ceremony recap. Detailed names and rules remain open where the announcement did not provide them.
- 3new zones
- Zephras Isle, Riverglades and Mount Hyjal
- 1,000+new quests
- across the expanded Vanilla-era world
- 9new dungeons
- announced in Blizzard's opening recap
- 2new raids
- announced in Blizzard's opening recap
A
Azeroth grows outward
Zephras Isle, Riverglades and Mount Hyjal join an expanded Vanilla-era world. Blizzard says regular patches and updates will continue its story.
B
The Skyborne arrive
The new race begins on Zephras Isle, then follows either the Horde-aligned Windshaper path or the Alliance-aligned High Order path.
C
Classes and systems change
Every class and specialization is being revamped. Legacy, Camping, profession updates and Honor changes are confirmed, but their full rule sets are not yet published.
The road to launch
Three dates to keep
The launch date is official. Blizzard's visible announcement does not publish a precise unlock hour or time zone.
Beta window
Guaranteed access is included with the Epic Pack and Warcraft Forever Collection.
Name reservation
Available with each of the three paid Skyborne upgrade packs.
WoW: Forever launches
Core access is included with an active World of Warcraft subscription or game time.
Realm First coverage
The Forever guide shelf
Six practical guides are drafted from the current official material. They remain off the public article index until the required human source and publication review is complete.
- 01Draft ready for human review
What is WoW: Forever?
The new third WoW experience, its Vanilla-era foundation and the confirmed scope.
- 02Draft ready for human review
Release date, beta and price
Launch timing, subscription access and what each optional upgrade pack contains.
- 03Draft ready for human review
Zones, dungeons and raids
A source-led map of Zephras Isle, Riverglades, Mount Hyjal and group content.
- 04Draft ready for human review
Skyborne, classes and factions
What Blizzard has shown about the new race, its two paths and new class combinations.
- 05Draft ready for human review
Legacy, Camping, professions and Honor
The announced systems, with unknown rules kept visibly unknown.
- 06Draft ready for human review
WoW: Forever vs. WoW Classic
A practical comparison of separate experiences, shared roots and confirmed differences.
Primary sources
Read the originals
Store terms can differ by region. The pack prices in Realm First's current draft guide were checked against the EU storefront.