Everything New in World of Warcraft: Forever

Every detail from the World of Warcraft: Forever What's Next panel at BlizzCon 2026, updated live, with our full post on each one.

Steven Mills · Published Sep 12, 2026, 15:12

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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.

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3:19pm ET. Three design pillars: no flying mounts, no level scaling, no planned level cap increases.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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3:58pm ET. Hardcore is coming to WoW Forever, announced with a logo card and no date; the Hardcore panel tomorrow has the detail.

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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.

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