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What is WoW Forever
World of Warcraft: Forever is Blizzard’s new take on the original WoW experience — Azeroth as it was, expanded rather than replaced.
It launches globally on **November 4, 2026**, with a public beta running **September 17 – October 21**. Full dates, pricing and packages are on our [Everything We Know](#) page.
Blizzard is calling it a “reimagined original Azeroth”: same starting point as vanilla WoW, built out with new zones, quests, dungeons, raids, a new playable race, new professions and new race/class pairings. The level cap stays at 60 — rather than pushing players toward a higher cap the way a normal expansion would, Blizzard wants to keep growing the world around that cap so old content and past accomplishments don’t get left behind. Whether that actually holds up is something we’ll only know once people are playing it.
What’s Actually New
– Three new zones: Mount Hyjal, Riverglades and Zephras Isle
– 1,000+ new quests
– Nine new dungeons, two new raids (10- and 20-player)
– A new playable race, the Skyborne, with its own starting zone on Zephras Isle
– New race/class combinations — Dwarf Shaman and Undead Paladin are confirmed so far
– New professions, items, reputations and account-wide perks
– Updated lighting and visuals across the existing world
The Skyborne
The Skyborne are Forever’s headline addition — not a reskin of an existing race, but a new one with its own lore and starting experience. They can join either faction. Full breakdown in our Skyborne Guide.
Is This Just Another Classic Server?
Not really. Forever keeps what makes the original game click — exploration, preparation, and character progression actually mattering — without being a straight recreation of vanilla WoW. It’s also not a conventional expansion bolted onto retail, and Blizzard isn’t positioning it as a replacement for Classic. See our full Forever vs Classic comparison.
Where This Goes From Here
Everything above is what Blizzard has announced. The beta starting September 17 is when we actually find out how it plays — questing, professions, class balance, the economy, all of it. That’s what this hub is for: separating what’s confirmed from what’s still speculation, and updating as the real information comes in.