World of Warcraft: Forever
Forever news
The latest coverage from around the community, refreshed every 30 minutes. Each card links to the original story. Our own tracker has the sourced facts and every talent change.
WowheadGrab Free Bags in Beginner Zones with Quests
Bag space is always at a premium, so picking up a free one is ideal - there may be new bag quests in starting zones in Forever! Continue reading »
Massively OverpoweredMassively Overthinking: Does the MMORPG genre have a nostalgia problem?
This week's question comes courtesy of a social media post from reader Avenrise, whose reaction to World of Warcraft Forever brought to mind a trend that seems to be unfurling a lot in our genre: the hope of capturing da
WowheadWoW:Forever Beta Known Issues
Blizzard has released a list of known issues in the WoW: Forever Beta. Continue reading »
WowheadBarbershops Will Be in World of Warcraft: Forever
Players can re-customize their character's appearance in WoW: Forever, changing body type, hairstyle, and more! Continue reading »
WowheadBlizzard Working Through Final Issues for WoW: Forever Beta
Blizzard has announced that they are working through a few issues for the WoW: Forever Beta, but are hoping to open the servers soon. Continue reading »
WowheadWoW: Forever Beta Now Live!
The WoW: Forever Beta is now live! Continue reading »
WowheadTarnished Undermine Reals Coming to World of Warcraft: Forever
During the WoW Forever Live Q&A, Josh Greenfield (Aggrend) announced that Tarnished Undermine Reals, a currency from SoD, are coming to WoW Forever. Continue reading »
Blizzard WatchThe Queue: Can a game really last forever?
I'm not sure, but after playing World of Warcraft for over 20 years, I'm willing to give it a chance. And we'll know how things play out very soon, because the beta is scheduled to go live at NQT. But while we wait (seco
WowheadGDKP Will Not Be Allowed in WoW: Forever
In today's Q&A Live Stream, Blizzard confirmed that GDKP will not be allowed in WoW: Forever. Continue reading »
WowheadDownload the Wowhead Client for WoW: Forever Beta
Forever Beta is here! Download the Wowhead Client to help build the database with everything you'll need to dig into Classic+. Continue reading »
WowheadWorld of Warcraft: Live Q&A Liveblog - Midnight and Forever
Blizzard is answering the community's questions for both Midnight and World of Warcraft: Forever! Join us as we liveblog all the answers for the upcoming WoW content! Continue reading »
WowheadForever Guide Compendium: Every Guide You’ll Need for Beta Launch
With Forever Beta launching today, Wowhead's guide suite is now live! Learn everything you need to know about class changes, zones and systems, professions, updated features, and more, all in one place. Continue reading
Blizzard WatchHow to join the World of Warcraft: Forever beta, which starts on September 17 after the WoW Live Q&A
World of Warcraft: Forever is bringing new and expanded content and gameplay to Classic Azeroth when it launches worldwide on November 4, 2026 as part of your regular World of Warcraft subscription, no additional purchas
WowheadStat Squish for Modern & A Spookier Duskwood in Forever - But Why Tho? Interview
In an interview with But Why Tho?, Blizzard discussed an upcoming stat squish for Modern WoW, how Duskwood is spookier in WoW Forever, and more! Continue reading »
WowheadSeason of Discovery Class Quests to Return in WoW: Forever
In a recent interview with MMORPG.com, Aggrend revealed that some of the major class quests from Season of Discovery will return in World of Warcraft: Forever. Continue reading »
WowheadClassic Plus is Finally Here - World of Waracraft Forever! The PULL 10 Podcast ft Sodapoppin
Classic Plus is here, and it's called World of Warcraft: Forever. In this episode of Pull 10, we talk about the highs and lows of what we know so far in this game. Continue reading »
WowheadPvP and Legacy System Rewards in World of Warcraft: Forever
We've datamined new ranking tracks and rewards in World of Warcraft: Forever! Continue reading »
WowheadWoW: Forever Introduces Huge Graphics Upgrades to a Classic World
During BlizzCon, a panel titled "Evolving a Timeless World" showcased all the graphical updates coming to World of Warcraft: Forever. Continue reading »
WowheadNew and Updated Gear Set Bonuses in WoW: Forever
We've datamined hundreds of new gear set bonuses coming in World of Warcraft: Forever, including updates to existing classic sets and brand new raid tier! Continue reading »
WowheadAll Known Ways to Earn Legacy Points in WoW: Forever
We've datamined all known ways to get Legacy points in WoW: Forever! Continue reading »
WowheadMore Weapon Models Datamined in WoW: Forever
We've datamined another fifty new models from various sources in World of Warcraft: Forever! Continue reading »
Blizzard WatchWhat can we expect for the future of World of Warcraft Classic progression servers?
Throughout BlizzCon 2026, we received plenty of information and news about the huge reveal of World of Warcraft: Forever, the roadmap for the rest World of Warcraft: Midnight, and even teasers for The Last Titan and Wrat
WowheadAll Skyborne Female Customization Options in WoW: Forever
We've datamined all the customizations coming for Skyborne body type 2 models! Continue reading »
Wowhead14-Rank PvP Honor Track and Darkspear Islands Battleground Coming in WoW: Forever
In an interview with Kotaku, Blizzard revealed details about the WoW Forever PvP System. Continue reading »
WowheadNo Summoning Stones & Mount Cost Changes - Kotaku Interview
In an interview with Kotaku, Blizzard explained why there are no more dungeon summoning stones and revealed that the gold costs of mounts are changing. Continue reading »
WowheadNew Hyjal Raid Weapon Models in WoW: Forever
We've datamined over forty new models associated with the two Hyjal raids in World of Warcraft: Forever! Continue reading »
WowheadNew and Modified World Maps in World of Warcraft: Forever
We've datamined both new and modified World Maps in World of Warcraft: Forever! Continue reading »
WowheadAll Skyborne Male Customization Options in WoW: Forever
We've datamined all the customizations coming for Skyborne body type 1 models! Continue reading »
WowheadForty New Skyborne Weapon Models in WoW: Forever
We've datamined forty new models, covering all of various Skyborne starter weapons in World of Warcraft: Forever! Continue reading »
Our timeline
- Sep 17, 2026
Beta opens with a level 30 cap
The Forever beta went live with characters capped at 30, which means the endgame numbers you see in our calculators come from client data rather than from anyone's live testing. Beta runs until 21 October.
- Sep 16, 2026
Developers answer the big questions: a permanent home, seasonal content, no rush to 60
Blizzard framed Forever as a third pillar next to Retail and Classic: the cap stays at 60 for good, content arrives seasonally through 2027, and the design goal is the journey rather than a race to endgame.
- Sep 14, 2026
Deep dive: every talent tree reworked, stats unified
The deep-dive panel confirmed what our data shows: passive stat talents are gone in favour of ones that change how you play, new nodes sit at the 16-point mark, and hit and crit collapse into single stats shared by melee, ranged and spells.
- Sep 12, 2026
World of Warcraft: Forever announced at BlizzCon
Blizzard unveiled its long-rumoured Classic-plus: vanilla Azeroth expanded with three new zones, around a thousand new quests, nine dungeons, new raids and a neutral elven race, the Skyborne, launching worldwide on 4 November with no extra purchase.