Launch
World of Warcraft: Forever launches worldwide on November 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST (23:00 UTC). It is included with a World of Warcraft subscription or game time. Read Blizzard’s announcement.

Forever is set after Warcraft III’s new Forsaken Kingdom campaign and before Molten Core: the original continents and levels 1 to 60, with new zones, dungeons and raids, and updates planned for years.

The optional upgrades

• Skyborne Heroic Pack: the Skyborne race and their starting zone, Zephras Isle; Early Name Reservation; the Cerulean Prideclaw mount (riding is still learned in the game); cosmetics, housing decor and one Invite-A-Friend code.
• Skyborne Epic Pack: all of that, plus beta access, 30 days of game time from November 4, more cosmetics, pets and tabards, and three Invite-A-Friend codes in all.
• Warcraft Forever Collection: all of the Epic Pack, plus Warcraft III: Reforged and its Forsaken Kingdom campaign. On sale until January 11, 2027.

The dates

• September 17 to October 21: the beta.
• October 27 to November 3: Early Name Reservation, with character creation opening October 27.
• November 4: launch.
• December 9: the first raids unlock.

Source: Blizzard · BlizzCon news round-up.