The level cap starts at 20 and rises to 30. Week one opened Zephras Isle, the Hall of Thanes and the Ruins of Lordaeron.

November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST, with a WoW subscription or game time. Optional upgrades add the Skyborne and beta access.

Campfires become campsites with vendors, repairs and one-hour buffs, and every profession can add an object of its own.

Forever adds nine dungeons between levels 13 and 60, and Blizzard has set Krol’dok Stronghold at levels 40–45.

The trees keep their rows and their 11-, 21- and 31-point milestones, add one at 16, and make key buff talents baseline.

The Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia’s Lair open five weeks after launch; more raids and dungeons follow in 2027.