World of Warcraft
What to know before you start WoW Forever: subscription, rulesets, name reservation and Invite-A-Friend codes.
Blizzard hasn't announced any character transfer or copy from Classic, Anniversary or modern WoW into WoW Forever. LFG, dual spec, arenas and a console version haven't been announced either.
WoW Forever is realmless: instead of picking a server, you pick a ruleset. Normal, PvP and Roleplaying are there at launch, and Hardcore arrives after launch, slotted for winter on the roadmap.
Invite-A-Friend Launch Codes give a friend WoW Forever access from November 4 to 11, 2026 without a subscription. Heroic comes with 1 code, Epic and the Collection with 3, emailed from October 20.
Early name reservation for WoW Forever runs October 27 – November 3, 2026 (PST). Any Forever upgrade lets you reserve names for up to 3 characters, and names are first come, first served.
WoW Forever isn't free, but you don't buy it separately: it's included with an active WoW subscription or Game Time. Optional upgrades with the Skyborne race start at $29.99 / €29.99.
WoW Forever is a new, permanent World of Warcraft game alongside modern WoW and Classic. It's set in a reimagined vanilla-era Azeroth with a level 60 cap, new zones, dungeons, raids and the Skyborne race.
