Road to Launch

WoW: Forever was announced at BlizzCon on 2026-09-12 and launches on 2026-11-04 (level cap 60). Milestones below follow official announcements; community-sourced dates are labeled as such until confirmed.

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Launch: Nov 4, 2026, 3:00 PM Pacific (UTC-8) — level cap 60.

  1. WoW: Forever announced at BlizzCon 2026

    OfficialDone

  2. Beta opens at level cap 20 (week one: Skyborne, Zephras Isle, Hall of Thanes, Ruins of Lordaeron)

    OfficialDone

  3. Beta level cap raised to 30 (community reports say early October; no official date)

    Community report · unconfirmedPlanned

  4. Final full day of beta

    OfficialUpcoming

  5. Name reservation opens (through 11-03; Heroic/Epic/Collection owners get early access)

    OfficialUpcoming

  6. Launch — level cap 60

    OfficialUpcoming

  7. First raids unlock: Barrow Deeps (10) + Hyjal Summit (20); Onyxia's Lair (40) reported for the same day, unconfirmed

    OfficialUpcoming

  8. Hardcore mode (confirmed by Blizzard for post-launch; no date yet)

    OfficialPlanned

  9. Two raids (10/20-player), two dungeons, two race-class combos

    Community report · unconfirmedPlanned

  10. Refreshed classic raid, one new raid, world content, two dungeons

    Community report · unconfirmedPlanned

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Sources: Blizzard announcements and the wow-forever.gg "Road to launch" panel (verified 2026-09-29). The exact date for the beta level-cap raise to 30 has not been announced.
Data snapshot: vendor/wowsims/talents.js (Forever client talent data) · Roadmap dates verified 2026-09-29 · In-game values always govern