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WoW Forever

World of Warcraft: Forever

Blizzard's take on Classic+: the original Azeroth rebuilt with new zones, dungeons, raids and a new race, where the level cap stays at 60 and the world keeps growing outward.

Checked November 14, 2026

What Forever is

Forever is built by the WoW Classic team on top of the original 1 to 60 game. It's set after Warcraft III and before Molten Core, in its own timeline separate from modern WoW. Blizzard calls it a permanent home alongside Retail and Classic.

Access is included with any WoW subscription or game time. The new Skyborne race needs the Skyborne Heroic Pack or a higher edition.

Ask about Forever
Launched
November 4, 2026
Level cap
60, permanently
New race
Skyborne (either faction)
New zones
Riverlands, Mount Hyjal
Dungeons
9 new
Raids
Unlock December 9
Rulesets
Normal, PvP, RP, RP-PvP

What's new compared with Classic

  • Skyborne: High Elf exiles who can join either faction, starting on Zephras Isle (levels 1 to 12).
  • New race and class pairings, such as Undead Paladins and Dwarf Shamans.
  • New zones: the Riverlands and Mount Hyjal, plus new areas inside existing zones.
  • Nine new dungeons spread through leveling, including Hall of Thanes (levels 13 to 18) and Ruins of Lordaeron (15 to 20).
  • Revamped talent trees and new gear.
  • Legacy: account-wide rewards. Legacy Points are shared across your characters, with up to 16 to spend per character at launch.
  • Campfires give one-hour buffs and make it easier to meet other players.
  • Professions: more than 600 new recipes across every level range.
  • Updated visuals: new lighting, fog, reflective water and real shadows.

What stays the same

  • Zones have fixed level ranges with no level scaling.
  • There's no flying.
  • Meeting Stones open a group listing rather than summoning players.
  • There are no traditional realms. You pick a ruleset, and grouping, dungeons and raids stay within it.
  • On PvP rulesets, all of an account's characters must be the same faction.

Raid unlocks and roadmap

WhenWhat
September 12, 2026Announced at BlizzCon 2026
November 4, 2026Worldwide launch
December 9, 2026Raids unlock: Barrow Deeps (10 players), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia's Lair (40)
Winter 2026Hardcore ruleset launches
Spring 2027Two new raids, two new dungeons, a new area, a legendary questline and a PvP season refresh
Summer 2027A revamped iconic raid, a new raid, two new dungeons, plus profession and Legacy updates

First-week tips

  • Starting zones are crowded in launch weeks. If a quest mob is contested, group up instead of racing for tags.
  • When you join a friend's group, you'll see a layer refresh notice. Accept it once you're somewhere safe.
  • Pick up flight paths as you travel. Without flying, they save a lot of time later.
  • Plan your Legacy Points across characters, since they're shared.
  • Raids open December 9, so aim to have a level 60 character and a dungeon set by then.

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