Hyjal Summit NEW IN FOREVER
Opens December 9, 2026. Blizzard has not given an hour; the countdown assumes the Nov 4 launch hour (3 p.m. PST).
The 20-player centrepiece of launch: the first fight is an ancient guardian, after which the route is open through ruins above and below ground (Blizzard). Thirteen encounters. Forever's first legendary is reported to be tied to this tier; details pending.
Entrance
Mount Hyjal (the new zone north of Winterspring and Felwood)
Attunement
None announced.
Bosses
13 encounters in the client; Blizzard has not published names. This page fills in when the raid opens.
Bring
- Tanks: Protection Warrior, Protection Paladin (Shieldsworn, Holy Shield at row 5 since the Oct 30 hotfix), Feral Druid.
- Healers: Holy Priest, Holy Paladin (Oath of Light), Restoration Druid (Bloom, Wild Growth), Restoration Shaman.
- Buffs and debuff slots: plan the group in the raid roster planner; consumables and enchants on the pre-raid checklist; gear targets on the pre-raid BiS pages.
- Voice without a download: Echo Lobby.
Other raids
Barrow Deeps10-player · December 9, 2026Onyxia's Lair40-player · December 9, 2026Molten Core40-player · No date yetBlackwing Lair40-player · No date yetZul'Gurub20-player · No date yetRuins of Ahn'Qiraj20-player · No date yetTemple of Ahn'Qiraj40-player · No date yetNaxxramas40-player · No date yet
Boss lists for Classic raids are the 1.12 order Forever inherits; loot is deliberately not listed because Forever changed hundreds of items. Blizzard (Sep 27 and Oct 21, 2026): Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia's Lair open December 9, 2026; all raids reset weekly. Molten Core, Blackwing Lair, Zul'Gurub, Ahn'Qiraj and Naxxramas exist in the client (build 1.60.1.70707) with no date; the roadmap lists two new raids for spring 2027 and a revamped classic raid for summer 2027. Data from talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), read from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70630. Updated 2026-10-31. World of Warcraft is a trademark of Blizzard Entertainment; this is a fan site.