December 9: three raids
Five weeks after launch, on December 9, the first raids unlock:
- The Barrow Deeps: a 10-player raid at maximum level.
- Hyjal Summit: 20 players, at one of Warcraft’s most important places.
- Onyxia’s Lair: 40 players.
Hyjal Summit and the Barrow Deeps bring new tier sets, and Blizzard has a legendary reward still to reveal. Clearing each of the three earns a Legacy PointThe Legacy System: points for every character you levelNews · LegacySixty-five challenges earn account-wide Legacy Points; each character spends up to 16 on perks of its own.. See the announcementBlizzard · What’s Next panel recapnews.blizzard.com.
Into 2027
Blizzard’s roadmap for the year after launch:
- Winter: Hardcore launches.
- Spring: two new raids, for 10 and 20 players; two new dungeons; new quests and a new area to explore; a legendary questline; a PvP season refresh.
- Summer: a revamped iconic raid, another new raid, more world content, two more dungeons, a PvP season refresh, and updates to professions and the Legacy System.
Through all of it, no flying mounts and no level scaling. Our roadmapRoadmapNext: Early name reservation, October 27 – November 3, 2026 keeps the dated milestones.
