Roadmap
Blizzard's published schedule for World of Warcraft: Forever from the beta to summer 2027, with what each step contains. Dated rows are Blizzard dates; seasons are Blizzard's own wording and can move.
| When | What | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Beta opened | done | All nine classes, the Skyborne, nine new dungeons and the Legacy system in the beta client. |
| 2026-10-21 | Beta closed | done | A 24-hour celebration ended the beta; Blizzard wiped progress. |
| 2026-10-27 | Name reservation opened | done | Two-part names, one per character slot, until Nov 3. |
| 2026-11-04 | Launch | now | Worldwide at 3:00 p.m. PST (23:00 UTC); rulesets instead of realms; level cap 60. |
| 2026-12-09 | First raids | dated | Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia's Lair (40); the Drakefire Amulet attunement for Onyxia. |
| Winter 2026–27 | Hardcore ruleset | announced | A permadeath ruleset added to the Forever realms; no date yet. |
| Spring 2027 | Content update 2 | announced | Two new raids (10 and 20), two new dungeons, new quests and a playable area, a new legendary questline, a PvP season refresh. |
| Summer 2027 | Content update 3 | announced | A revamped iconic raid, a new raid, expanded world content, two more dungeons, PvP season refresh, profession and Legacy updates. |
Countdowns: reset timer (raid opening, weekly reset). Raid details: raids. Launch-week log: live blog. Source: Blizzard's Forever roadmap (Sept 13, 2026) via Icy Veins and Wowhead.
Editorial, 2026-11-04; sources linked in the text. Wowhead and Icy Veins guides are referenced, not copied. Data from talentsforever.com (CC BY 4.0), read from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70753. Updated 2026-11-04. World of Warcraft is a trademark of Blizzard Entertainment; this is a fan site.