Reset timer and countdowns
Everything below runs on your device clock and shows your local time. Reset hours are the Classic-era schedule until Blizzard confirms Forever's; after launch, check the in-game calendar.
Weekly reset · Americas (US, Latin America, Oceania)
—
Tuesday 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET · · unconfirmed for Forever
Weekly reset · Europe
—
Wednesday 5 a.m. CET / 4 a.m. GMT · · unconfirmed for Forever
Weekly reset · Korea and Taiwan
—
Thursday 9 a.m. KST / 8 a.m. CST · · unconfirmed for Forever
Countdowns
Event
World of Warcraft: Forever launches
—
All rulesets open at once; name reservations closed before launch. Live blog on the launch page.
Event
Raid tier 1 opens: Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit, Onyxia's Lair
—
Blizzard gave the date, not the hour; assumed launch hour. Onyxia needs the Drakefire Amulet.
PvP rank-cap week
—
| Week since launch | Highest rank reachable | Rank Points cap |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Rank 3 | 2,700 |
| Week 2 | Rank 5 | 5,250 |
| Week 3 | Rank 6 | 6,750 |
| Week 4 | Rank 7 | 8,400 |
| Week 5 | Rank 8 | 10,200 |
| Week 6 | Rank 9 | 12,150 |
| Week 7 | Rank 11 | 16,600 |
| Week 8 | Rank 12 | 19,100 |
| Week 9 | Rank 13 | 21,750 |
| Week 10 | Rank 14 | 24,750 |
Beta datamine, unconfirmed by Blizzard; the honor rank calculator turns it into a date for your target rank.
Darkmoon Faire
—
Classic schedule: the Faire sets up on the first Friday of the month and opens the following Monday for seven days, alternating Elwynn Forest (Goldshire) and Mulgore (Thunder Bluff). Forever has not confirmed the Faire or its schedule.
Reset hours: Americas Tuesday 15:00 UTC, Europe Wednesday 04:00 UTC, Korea/Taiwan Thursday 00:00 UTC are the retail and Classic-era conventions; Forever's are unconfirmed until the in-game calendar shows them. Launch time from Blizzard's launch post. 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.