Zone

Riverglades

Officially confirmed: Confirmed by an official Blizzard source.Coming soonNew in ForeverLast verified October 2, 2026

A new mid-level frontier zone built from a previously inaccessible part of the Classic world, roughly the size of Stranglethorn Vale.

A rugged frontier of rivers, grasslands, trade routes, struggling communities and old grudges, connected to the Burning Steppes, Redridge Mountains, Swamp of Sorrows and Badlands.

A river valley with red-roofed buildings among green hills
From the Riverglades section of the Found Photos panel recap.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source

Details

Type
Zone
Continent / plane
Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.
Level range
Much of the mid-30s to mid-40s
Quests
More than 150 new quests (What’s Next) · nearly 200 quests (Found Photos)
Subzones
Powderfuse Port
Dungeons & raids
Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.
NPCs
Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.

Map

No official coordinates have been published for this zone. Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.

What Blizzard has confirmed

Overview

2 confirmed
  • Level range: Covers much of the mid-30s to mid-40s experience.[1] (confirmed)
  • Size: Roughly the size of Stranglethorn Vale.[2] (confirmed)

Quests

2 confirmed
  • Quest count (What’s Next panel): More than 150 new quests.[1] (confirmed)
  • Quest count (Found Photos panel): Nearly 200 quests for Horde and Alliance players.[2] (confirmed)

Geography

1 confirmed
  • Connected to surrounding regions including the Burning Steppes, Redridge Mountains, the Swamp of Sorrows and the Badlands, but previously beyond players’ reach.[2] (confirmed)

Travel

1 confirmed
  • A ship route run by the Steamwheedle Cartel in Tanaris leads to the Riverglades’ port, Powderfuse Port.[2] (confirmed)

Inhabitants

2 confirmed
  • Gnoll camps continue the conflicts of neighbouring lands, and fresh ogre threats create points of tension.[2] (confirmed)
  • Groups present include the new Powderfuse goblins, the Twilight’s Hammer, and the Brotherhood of the Horse.[2] (confirmed)

Design

1 confirmed
  • Blizzard cites the Riverglades as its first major example of “new, but familiar” content.[2] (confirmed)

Not yet confirmed

1 unknown
  • Exact minimum and maximum levels for the zone. — Not officially confirmed by Blizzard.

More official images of Riverglades

  • A goblin town with a large wrench sculpture, domed huts and water towers
    From the Riverglades section of the Found Photos panel recap.© Blizzard Entertainment · Source

Related

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Change history

  1. · Added

    Added from official Blizzard source(s).