Raid preview · beta names only

Hyjal Summit

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A named raid set in one of Warcraft’s most important locations. This page sets expectations from Blizzard's raid overview and the beta evidence; it is not a boss tactics or loot walkthrough.

  • Raid preview · beta names only
  • 20 players
  • 13 bosses
  • 13 encounter names
  • New raids open December 9

© Blizzard Entertainment. Official Hyjal Summit media.

Hyjal Summit quick facts

Guide state
Raid preview · beta names onlyBeta observation ·
Group size
20-player raid encounters
Bosses
13 (Blizzard raid overview)
Location
Mount HyjalWowhead report ·
Beta encounter names
13 named in the beta clientBeta observation ·
Raids unlock
December 9, 2026, together with the other two raids; weekly reset planned
In the beta client (ended in October)
Assets only, no instance yetBeta observation ·
New raid rewards
Tier sets and legendary reward announced overall; details not published
Raid-specific loot
Table and drop rates not publishedNot published
Boss mechanics
Not published yetNot published
Entrance
Summit of Mount Hyjal near the World Tree Nordrassil; the raid begins with a battle against an ancient guardian
Attunement
None listed by Blizzard

Blizzard's raid overview of October 20 opens all three raids on December 9: Barrow Deeps (10 players), Hyjal Summit (20 players) and Onyxia's Lair (40 players, Dustwallow Marsh). Entering Onyxia's Lair requires the Drakefire Amulet from a faction-specific attunement questline. All raids are planned to reset each week.

What to planraid preview

The checked sources establish the shape of this raid and the evidence still missing. Use these points to set expectations before treating a later beta or launch record as a playable guide.

  1. Build around the published size: 20-player raid encounters.
  2. Plan for the unlock: all three raids open on December 9, 2026, so no raid opens first. Blizzard plans a weekly reset.
  3. Use the recorded setting: Mount Hyjal. This location is a Wowhead report.
  4. Read the encounter list as names only: 13 names are present in a beta-client achievement. The achievement does not establish a kill order, mechanics or loot.
  5. Wait for the missing run data: boss mechanics, raid-specific loot and tier-set details are not published on this source cut, and Blizzard names no lockout rule beyond the weekly reset.

Hyjal Summit encounter names13 in the beta client

The client's raid achievement names these 13 encounters. It gives names only, so this page claims no kill order, mechanics or loot.

  1. Bandalar
  2. Time-Lost Battalion
  3. Old Gloomlurker
  4. Kathris the Haunted
  5. Elder Minderel
  6. Council of Thorns
  7. The Wild King
  8. Ancient of Decay
  9. Sylvestris Dusksong
  10. Gharalis the Abyssal
  11. Anara Chillwind
  12. Tracker Stillwind
  13. Nythus the Dreambound

Checked against patch 1.60.1. Achievement order is not necessarily kill order.

Loot

Blizzard confirmed: New tier sets and a legendary reward are planned for the new raids overall, according to Blizzard's What's Next recap. The recap does not identify which raid or boss awards either reward.

Details not published: no raid-specific tier details, loot table, boss drop list or drop rates are published. Beta-client items tied to the raid are covered in the next section; none of them is assigned to a boss.

In the beta client

The beta client has no instance zone record for Hyjal Summit. It does carry a Hyjal Summit trash weapon item, so the raid exists as assets before it exists as a place.

Checked against patch 1.60.1. An asset in a client is not a shipped encounter.

Where it is

Mount Hyjal (Wowhead report). The map places every instance by its recorded location, not by its entrance.

World map of every WoW Forever dungeon and raid locationHyjal Summit · 20-player raid
Dungeon Raid Zone only, no entrance coordinate© Blizzard Entertainment. World map from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70235. Solid pins sit on the entrance coordinate from Wowhead's guide.

Not known yet

  • Blizzard says these new raids will include new tier sets and a legendary reward, but has not published which raid or boss awards them, a loot table or drop rates, a Blizzard-confirmed encounter list, or boss mechanics. The encounter names on this page come from a beta-client achievement and can change before launch.
  • Blizzard lists no attunement for this raid and no lockout rule beyond the planned weekly reset.

Sources

Claims on this page are limited to these records.

  1. Blizzard EntertainmentChecked
    World of Warcraft: Forever What's Next Panel Recap
  2. WowheadChecked
    WoW: Forever beta-client zone records (patch 1.60.1)
  3. WowheadChecked
    WoW: Forever beta-client raid achievements (patch 1.60.1)
  4. WowheadChecked
    Raids Overview for Forever: Hub, Dates and Locations