Official announcements
Priests gain baseline Fear Ward, Devouring Plague, Divine Spirit and Shadow Word: Death, plus Penance and Prayer of Mending. Warriors get normalized Rage, Victory Rush, separate major cooldowns and new talents such as Weaponmaster.
Affects: Priest, Warrior, Talents & Specializations, Gnome
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Hunters gain baseline Aimed Shot, in-combat traps, gear-scaled pets, unique pet family abilities and Foxes. Druids can use consumables, weapon procs and racials in form, gain Revive, Lacerate, Wild Growth and Berserk.
Affects: Hunter, Druid, Talents & Specializations
Read the official article ↗Restocked Collector’s Edition orders ship February 2027. The box includes a Warcraft Forever Collection code, a 13-inch Dwarf and Bear statue, a Zephras Isle mousepad, art prints, pins and a companion journal.
Affects: World of Warcraft: Forever
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The account-wide Legacy System: 65 Legacy Challenges in six categories, three perk trees with a 16-point per-character cap at launch, four launch rewards, and Hardcore rules.
Affects: Legacy System, Legacy Points, Spectral Bear Cub, Reins of the Spectral Bear, Replica Ironforge Air Rifle, Hyjal Summit, Barrow Deeps, Onyxia and 1 more
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Skyborne quick facts: Zephras Isle (1–12), Windshaper (Horde) and High Order (Alliance) class lists, origin within Skywall, racial abilities, customization and emotes.
Affects: Skyborne, Zephras Isle, Windshapers, High Order
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The nine classes, the full Horde and Alliance race/class tables including the Skyborne, and the updated racial abilities of every race.
Affects: Skyborne, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Undead, Human, Dwarf, Night Elf and 1 more
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Characters get a first and second name, unique as a combination within the region. The second name can be hidden in the world. Early Name Reservation runs October 27 – November 3, 2026.
Affects: Two-Part Character Names, Early Name Reservation
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Forever replaces realm selection with Normal, PvP, Roleplaying and (after launch) Hardcore rulesets, adds a language preference, and limits PvP-ruleset players to one faction.
Affects: Rulesets & Realmless Play, Hardcore, Horde, Alliance
Read the official article ↗The beta opened with Skyborne and Zephras Isle, the Hall of Thanes (13–18) and Ruins of Lordaeron (15–20) dungeons, and zone content up to level 20. The level cap rises to 30 later; testing runs through October 21.
Affects: Beta test, Zephras Isle, Skyborne, Hall of Thanes, Ruins of Lordaeron, Darkspear Islands
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Forever’s “found photographs” story approach, new ship routes, the Riverglades and Powderfuse Port, Shen’dralas, Mount Hyjal, Forsaken paladins at Bandarion Keep, and the groups vying for Zephras Isle.
Affects: “Found Photographs” and the Forever Timeline, Travel & Ship Routes, Riverglades, Powderfuse Port, Shen’dralas, Mount Hyjal, Forsaken Paladin Journey, Zephras Isle and 2 more
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Camping and professions, the Legacy System, realmless rulesets, two-part names, transmog rules, itemization changes, reworked racials, six new class-and-race combinations, talent structure and a first look at Paladin updates.
Affects: Camping, Legacy System, Rulesets & Realmless Play, Two-Part Character Names, Transmogrification, Itemization, Talents & Specializations, Paladin and 2 more
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Design pillars, more than a thousand new quests, new regions (Mount Hyjal, Shen’dralas, Riverglades, Zephras Isle), the Skyborne, nine dungeons, Hyjal Summit and the Barrow Deeps, the Darkspear Islands battleground, and a roadmap starting with new raids on December 9.
Affects: Mount Hyjal, Shen’dralas, Riverglades, Zephras Isle, Skyborne, Hall of Thanes, Ruins of Lordaeron, City of Dalaran and 7 more
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The BlizzCon 2026 announcement: a new permanent home alongside modern and Classic WoW, set after Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom and before Molten Core, with adventure to level 60.
Affects: World of Warcraft: Forever, “Found Photographs” and the Forever Timeline, Global launch, Beta test
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Confirms the November 4, 2026, 3:00 p.m. PST global launch, the September 17 – October 21 beta, Early Name Reservation (October 27 – November 3), and the contents of the Skyborne Heroic Pack, Skyborne Epic Pack and Warcraft Forever Collection.
Affects: World of Warcraft: Forever, Skyborne, Cerulean Prideclaw, Global launch, Beta test, Early Name Reservation
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