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News

Blizzard's announcements, dated beta notes and the data included in this app.
Source: Blizzard
October 29, 2026

World of Warcraft: Forever Goes Live Globally November 4!

Forever launch · November 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC
27 Oct 2026
Beta notes
October 27, 2026

Blood Fury's cooldown falls to 2 minutes and Berserking lasts 15 seconds.

Touch of the Grave's internal cooldown falls to 15 seconds.
26 Oct 2026
Beta notes
October 26, 2026

Before launch, Earth Fury gives way to Artisan's Precision (1% hit) and Savage to Command (5% Hunter and Warlock pet damage).

Ruthless falls to 1% critical strike, the Human Spirit rises to 10% Spirit and Wind Blessed falls to 2% Haste.
23 Oct 2026
Source: Blizzard
October 23, 2026

Dive Into WoW: Forever, the Gods of Zul’Aman, Hallow’s End, and More in WoW Weekly

22 Oct 2026
Source: Blizzard
October 22, 2026

Choose Your Ruleset in World of Warcraft: Forever

Roleplay-PvP is planned for launch. Hardcore arrives later. Groups stay within one ruleset and faction; cross-ruleset grouping is unavailable.
21 Oct 2026
Source: Blizzard
October 21, 2026

Gather Around the Campfire in World of Warcraft: Forever

Learn two primary and all three secondary professions. A basic camp supports three objects, one per player. Sit or craft nearby for one minute to receive its benefits.
20 Oct 2026
Source: Blizzard
October 20, 2026

Claim Your World of Warcraft: Forever Character Names

Early name reservation · Europe · October 27, 2026 at 05:00 PM UTC
Eligible purchases allow up to three reserved character names across all rulesets. Reservations run from October 27 to November 3; names are not guaranteed.
Source: Blizzard
October 20, 2026

World of Warcraft: Forever Raid Overview—Locations, Raid Sizes, and Attunement

First raids open · December 9, 2026
Level 60 raids open December 9: Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia’s Lair (40). Each Onyxia player needs the Drakefire Amulet in their inventory.
Source: Blizzard
October 20, 2026

Explore the New Dungeons of World of Warcraft: Forever

16 Oct 2026
Source: Blizzard
October 16, 2026

WoW Weekly Highlights Midnight 12.1.5, Worldcore, WoW: Forever, and More

Beta notes
October 16, 2026

Moonkin Aura, Leader of the Pack and Trueshot Aura became raid-wide. Their supported critical-strike types remain distinct.

Missile Barrage moved to the first row with two ranks. Arcane Blast was redesigned and Arcane Wrath added as a gold-medal talent.
15 Oct 2026
Source: Blizzard
October 15, 2026

[Updated Oct 16] Join the World of Warcraft: Forever Stress Test

Source: Blizzard
October 15, 2026

World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Paladin

Source: Blizzard
October 15, 2026

Explore PvP in Episode 4 of the WoW: Forever Podcast

8 Oct 2026
Beta notes
October 8, 2026

City of Dalaran became available for testing. Dungeon creature experience increased by about 20%.

Beta testers received 16 Legacy Points to test the system.
1 Oct 2026
Beta notes
October 1, 2026

This beta update raised the playable level cap to 30 and opened Excavation Site.

Hot Streak was renamed Heating Up, and Combustion returned to three charges.
24 Sep 2026
Beta notes
September 24, 2026

The beta talent-reset price falls to one silver after an hour; this temporary rule is not a launch-price promise.

Wake of Fire was extended to 30 seconds and Hot Streak to 20 seconds in this update.

Announced dates

Early name reservation · Europe
October 27, 2026 at 05:00 PM UTC
Forever launch
November 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC
First raids open
December 9, 2026
Beta & launch →

Data updates

1.60.1 · Beta
Checked: November 3, 2026
This data comes with the app. Source dates can differ; an app update supplies the next reviewed version.
Included records →