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Mount Hyjal is one of WoW Forever's new zones, set right after Archimonde's defeat. The 20-player Hyjal Summit raid unlocks December 9, 2026, and no level range has been published for the zone.
WoW Forever adds four named areas: Mount Hyjal, Shen'dralas, Riverglades and the Skyborne starting zone Zephras Isle. Old zones get new quests and boat routes too, with more than 1,000 new quests overall.
Pick your first WoW Forever class by the role you want: tank, healer or DPS. Every class is being reworked and there's no Forever balance data before launch, so early tier lists are guesswork.
Yes, Undead (Forsaken) Paladins are playable in WoW Forever. Their class storyline centers on Bandarion Keep in Tirisfal Glades, and there’s a Retribution-themed epic mount quest at level 60.
Every class and spec gets updates in WoW Forever. Talent trees keep their 11/21/31-point tiers and add a new 16-point tier, and buff talents like Divine Spirit, Blessing of Kings and Improved Mark of the Wild become baseline.
WoW Forever adds six new race/class combinations: Gnome Priest, Human Hunter, Dwarf Shaman, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock and Undead (Forsaken) Paladin. Blizzard says more are planned.
Skyborne is WoW Forever’s new race, and you pick Horde or Alliance at character creation. Horde Skyborne can be Shaman, Alliance Skyborne can be Mage, and the race needs the Skyborne Heroic Pack or higher.
WoW Forever launches November 4, 2026, raids unlock December 9 and Hardcore arrives in winter. Two major updates follow in spring and summer 2027 with new raids, dungeons, a legendary questline and PvP season refreshes.
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.
The Battle.net Shop lists 10 languages for WoW Forever: English (US/EU), Spanish (Latin America/EU), Brazilian Portuguese, German, French, Russian, Korean and Traditional Chinese. Italian, Polish and Turkish aren't included.
