Here is everything shown during World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next panel at BlizzCon 2026, in the order it appeared, with a link to our full post on each one. 30 reveals in total.
- World of Warcraft Forever rules out flying mounts and level scaling
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Mount Hyjal is a new endgame zone with the Hyjal Summit raid
- World of Warcraft Forever adds Shen’dralas, a new zone between Mulgore and Desolace
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Riverglades is a mid-30s to mid-40s zone with over 150 quests
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Zephras Isle is a level 1 to 12 starting zone built on Skywall
- World of Warcraft Forever adds the Skyborne, a new playable race that picks Horde or Alliance
- World of Warcraft Forever adds City of Dalaran, a dungeon for levels 28 to 30
- World of Warcraft Forever sends the Horde into the ruins of Lordaeron at level 15 to 20
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Hall of Thanes is a level 13 to 18 dungeon beneath Ironforge
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Excavation Site is a level 24 to 29 dungeon in the Wetlands
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Drowned City is a level 35 to 40 troll and naga dungeon
- World of Warcraft Forever opens Alcaz Island Prison as a level 48 to 53 dungeon
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Shaper’s Terrace is a level 58 to 60 dungeon in Un’Goro Crater
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Krol’dok Stronghold is a level 40 to 55 ogre dungeon
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Blackmaw Hold is a level 55 to 60 furbolg dungeon
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Barrow Deeps raid is a 10-player night elf prison
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Hyjal Summit is a 20-player raid, the largest in the game
- World of Warcraft Forever adds Darkspear Islands, a 15 versus 15 battleground off Kalimdor
- World of Warcraft Forever reworks talents so Paladins can tank and group heal
- World of Warcraft Forever adds hundreds of new items, including a grave-digging shovel
- World of Warcraft Forever gives Dwarves and Undead new racial passives
- World of Warcraft Forever’s rendering update keeps the art, adds flowing rivers and fog
- World of Warcraft Forever’s camping lets players craft campsites that buff everyone there
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Legacy system unlocks perks across alts while leveling
- World of Warcraft Forever’s team cites a fan survey split on new classes, rules none out
- World of Warcraft Forever makes transmog opt-in, turn it off and see everyone’s real gear
- World of Warcraft Forever makes HD or SD character models a game-wide toggle
- World of Warcraft Forever’s first raids unlock December 9, Onyxia’s Lair at 40 players
- World of Warcraft Forever is getting Hardcore, detailed at tomorrow’s BlizzCon panel
- World of Warcraft Forever’s Collector’s Edition includes a gold dwarf and bear statue
World of Warcraft Forever rules out flying mounts and level scaling
3:19pm ET. Three design pillars: no flying mounts, no level scaling, no planned level cap increases.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Mount Hyjal is a new endgame zone with the Hyjal Summit raid
3:23pm ET. Mount Hyjal, first of four new regions: an endgame leveling zone, home of the Hyjal Summit launch raid and one entrance to the Barrow Deeps.
World of Warcraft Forever adds Shen’dralas, a new zone between Mulgore and Desolace
3:25pm ET. Shen’dralas, second new region: the ruins between Mulgore and Desolace, with Mordent Evenshade, the Shen’dralar, and the Gelkis and Magram centaur.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Riverglades is a mid-30s to mid-40s zone with over 150 quests
3:26pm ET. Riverglades, third new region: a mid-30s to mid-40s Eastern Kingdoms frontier zone with 150+ quests, a neutral goblin port, and the Krol’dok Stronghold outdoor dungeon.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Zephras Isle is a level 1 to 12 starting zone built on Skywall
3:27pm ET. Zephras Isle, fourth new region: a level 1 to 12 starting experience for a Highborne civilization tied to Skywall, its wind spirits gone and its people divided.
World of Warcraft Forever adds the Skyborne, a new playable race that picks Horde or Alliance
3:28pm ET. The Skyborne, a new playable race from Zephras Isle: choose Horde (Shaman) or Alliance (Mage) at creation, plus Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, and Druid with new druid forms.
World of Warcraft Forever adds City of Dalaran, a dungeon for levels 28 to 30
3:31pm ET. City of Dalaran, a new dungeon for levels 28 to 30: the Kirin Tor’s barrier is down, enchantments backfire, constructs go haywire, and there is a whole city to explore.
World of Warcraft Forever sends the Horde into the ruins of Lordaeron at level 15 to 20
3:33pm ET. The ruins of Lordaeron, a new Horde-side dungeon for levels 15 to 20: help the Forsaken reclaim the city from lingering Scourge and a necromancer planning an attack on another city.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Hall of Thanes is a level 13 to 18 dungeon beneath Ironforge
3:34pm ET. Hall of Thanes, a new Alliance-side dungeon for levels 13 to 18 beneath Ironforge: the dwarven monarchs’ burial hall, broken into by suspected Dark Irons.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Excavation Site is a level 24 to 29 dungeon in the Wetlands
3:35pm ET. Excavation Site, a new dungeon for levels 24 to 29 in the Wetlands above Whelgar’s Excavation: titan constructs, a strange mist from the mountains, and flashing lights on the horizon.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Drowned City is a level 35 to 40 troll and naga dungeon
3:36pm ET. The Drowned City, a new level 35 to 40 dungeon: sunken troll ruins risen off the Stranglethorn Vale coast with trolls, naga, and a crashed pirate ship. Playable on the BlizzCon show floor.
World of Warcraft Forever opens Alcaz Island Prison as a level 48 to 53 dungeon
3:37pm ET. Alcaz Island Prison, a new level 48 to 53 dungeon: the island prison rumored to have held King Varian Wrynn, now open, with the Defias and naga fighting inside.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Shaper’s Terrace is a level 58 to 60 dungeon in Un’Goro Crater
3:38pm ET. Shaper’s Terrace, a new level 58 to 60 dungeon: a titan facility in the hills of Un’Goro Crater with old titan buildings, wildlife running amok, and power crystals.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Krol’dok Stronghold is a level 40 to 55 ogre dungeon
3:38pm ET. Krol’dok Stronghold, the Riverglades’ outdoor ogre dungeon, gets a level 40 to 55 range: outrunners kidnapping locals and weird chanting at night, possibly cultists.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Blackmaw Hold is a level 55 to 60 furbolg dungeon
3:39pm ET. Blackmaw Hold, a new level 55 to 60 dungeon: a furbolg city behind a once-sealed gate, fighting a corruption, with tunnels that run on into the Barrow Deeps raid.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Barrow Deeps raid is a 10-player night elf prison
3:40pm ET. The Barrow Deeps is a 10-player raid: the night elves’ prison for their most dangerous captives, including an infamous demon hunter’s cell, reached through Blackmaw Hold’s tunnels.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Hyjal Summit is a 20-player raid, the largest in the game
3:41pm ET. Hyjal Summit is a 20-player raid, by far the largest in the game: something is draining the power from the land, and a Legendary Quest slide followed with no detail yet.
World of Warcraft Forever adds Darkspear Islands, a 15 versus 15 battleground off Kalimdor
3:42pm ET. Darkspear Islands, a new 15 versus 15 PvP battleground off the Kalimdor coast using the Eye of the Storm rule set; the classic battlegrounds return too.
World of Warcraft Forever reworks talents so Paladins can tank and group heal
3:43pm ET. Talent rework in the 2005 spirit: cover gaps without erasing class identity; Paladins get a tanking seal and light group healing, and talents you notice over small increments.
World of Warcraft Forever adds hundreds of new items, including a grave-digging shovel
3:44pm ET. Hundreds of new items with on-use and on-equip effects: the Graverobber’s Shovel and Sharpened Cutlery, plus updated Tidal Charm and Whitemane’s Chapeau.
World of Warcraft Forever gives Dwarves and Undead new racial passives
3:45pm ET. A pass over racial abilities: Dwarves get Big Game Hunter (5 percent more damage to Beasts), Undead get Touch of the Grave (5 percent chance to drain health). More at tomorrow’s Deep Dive.
World of Warcraft Forever’s rendering update keeps the art, adds flowing rivers and fog
3:46pm ET. Rendering update from Clay Stone: the Classic art style stays, with environmental effects added, flowing rivers in Elwynn, night fog in Duskwood, moonlight through Ashenvale’s trees.
World of Warcraft Forever’s camping lets players craft campsites that buff everyone there
3:47pm ET. Camping: craft a campsite almost anywhere in the open world, other players add to it with their trade skills, and everyone who sits there gets a buff.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Legacy system unlocks perks across alts while leveling
3:48pm ET. The Legacy system: goals hit on each 1 to 60 leveling run earn Legacy Points and unlock perks across your alts, with challenge categories for Classes, Tradeskills, PvP, Adventure, Dungeons, and Raids.
World of Warcraft Forever’s team cites a fan survey split on new classes, rules none out
3:49pm ET. Community segment: a 35,305-response fan survey on new classes (42.2 percent no, 47.3 percent yes in some form); Clay Stone says nothing is off the table, not even a new class.
World of Warcraft Forever makes transmog opt-in, turn it off and see everyone’s real gear
3:50pm ET. Transmog is in, but entirely opt-in: turn it off and you see other players in the gear they actually wear. More on the changes at tomorrow’s Deep Dive panel.
World of Warcraft Forever makes HD or SD character models a game-wide toggle
3:52pm ET. HD or SD character models as one game-wide toggle covering your character, NPCs, and other players, plus the classic animation sets restored on the HD models.
World of Warcraft Forever’s first raids unlock December 9, Onyxia’s Lair at 40 players
3:55pm ET. 2026 to 2027 roadmap: beta September 17 to October 22 (level cap 30), name reservation October 27, launch November 4, raids unlock December 9 (Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit, 40-player Onyxia’s Lair), then spring and summer major updates including a revamped iconic raid. Release: December 9, 2026
World of Warcraft Forever is getting Hardcore, detailed at tomorrow’s BlizzCon panel
3:58pm ET. Hardcore is coming to WoW Forever, announced with a logo card and no date; the Hardcore panel tomorrow has the detail.
World of Warcraft Forever’s Collector’s Edition includes a gold dwarf and bear statue
3:59pm ET. A physical Collector’s Edition: WoW Forever logo box, game box inside, and a gold dwarf-and-bear statue tied to Hardcore and 2004. No price, date, or contents list yet.
