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WoW Forever launch: times by region and key dates
The launch time across the Americas, Europe and Australia, the latest from Blizzard, the key dates and what WoW Forever brings from day one.
WoW Forever launched November 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM PST (6:00 PM EST, 11:00 PM UTC, 10:00 AM AEDT on Nov 5). Time in your zone ↓
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Launch at a glance
- Date and time
- Launched November 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM PST (11:00 PM UTC).Time in your zone →
- Price
- Included with a subscription or Game Time. Optional packs from $29.99.Price and editions →
- Name reservation
- Ran October 27 to November 3.How it works →
- Beta
- Ended October 23.Beta guide →
- Servers
- No realms: you pick a ruleset (Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, or Roleplay-PvP) and a preferred language.Servers and language →
- How to play
- PC and Mac. The beta installed through the Battle.net app.Download and install →
- Queues and outages
- Blizzard’s notices about queues, outages and maintenance are on the server status page.Server status →
Key dates
September 17, 2026 Today
Beta opens
October 23, 2026 Today
Beta closes
December 9, 2026 Today
First raids
Launch day
All news →All patch notes →All hotfixes →Blue tracker →Server status →What to do on launch day →Latest from Blizzard
Official WoW Forever articles and forum posts, newest first. We check Blizzard’s forums and news site every hour: reload the page to see what is new. Times are in your time zone.
- WoW: Forever Hotfixes - November 9, 2026November 9, 2026 Classes Druid The Cooldown Manager no longer shows Berserk, and now correctly shows Lacerate when learned. Idol of Ferocity no longer lists Mangle as an ability it discounts. Feral Fixed an issue where Feral Charge (Cat) was not putting the Druid in combat right away. Fixed an issue where Natural Instinct was not applying correctly to Lacerate or Pounce. Fixed an issue where the…
- PvP Faction Balance Updates - November 10It’s worth adding that earlier today, we implemented this change: Lowered the population of players in various zones where there was significant congestion. Developers’ notes: We’ve made this an even bigger change on the PvP ruleset, following feedback from players that they felt overcrowded in several places. We will continue to monitor how zones feel and make further adjustments as necessary.…
- PvP Faction Balance Updates - 11 NovemberIt’s vitally important that the PvP rulesets in WoW: Forever have balanced factions where both factions vie for supremacy, creating memories of epic victories and stunning defeats that we all remember for years to come. While even the most extreme case in a region is currently at roughly a 55/45 split, that is not as close as we want it to be. To better set the stage for the neck-and-neck…
- Dungeon Enemy XP Increased - November 8At about 11:05 PST today, we deployed a hotfix that increased kill experience in dungeons by 50%, so it feels better to go back in for more runs. Happy dungeon crawling, and good luck with those Deviate Hides!
- WoW: Forever Hotfixes - November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 Classes Fixed an issue with the Quick and the Dead Legacy Talent where it sometimes did not work as intended. Cooldown Manager The Cooldown Manager will now correctly display the duration of crowd control spells at all times, even when diminishing returns or mechanic reductions (like orc stun reduction) are factors. Druid Bloom will now correctly heal the target. Fixed a bug…
- Class Tuning Incoming - 10 NovemberNow that players around the world are leveling up in WoW: Forever, we’ve identified a few class issues that we feel need some immediate changes. Today, we’re still investigating these issues and working through them with a plan to release hotfixes on Tuesday, November 10 to address: We’ve seen that Hunter pets and Warlock Voidwalkers are not as durable as tanks as we would like them to be. Our…
- The Adventure Begins in WoW: Forever, Stay Connected with Discord, and Taldramir Takes Shape in WoW WeeklyAzeroth has a new home, and the adventure is just getting started! This week in WoW Weekly, discover that World of Warcraft: Forever is now live, join ongoing conversations on Discord in and out of the game, explore another way to play with gamepad support, and more.
- WoW: Forever Hotfixes - November 5, 2026Hotfixes November 5, 2026 Enemies and NPCs Durotar - Fixed an issue where Yarrog Baneshadow was respawning more slowly than intended. Zephras - Lotheluum Starbreeze now offers training to Druids as expected. Dustwallow Marsh - Fixed an issue where some murlocs in Dustwallow Marsh were respawning too quickly. Swamp of Sorrows - Fixed an issue where Pelluk would sometimes not spawn. Items Fixed an…
Launch times
Blizzard’s official time: November 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM PST (Pacific Time). Here is when that is elsewhere:
- Your zone
- Official time (PST) Your zoneWed, Nov 4 3:00 PM
- New York (Eastern) Your zoneWed, Nov 4 6:00 PM
- Chicago (Central) Your zoneWed, Nov 4 5:00 PM
- London Your zoneWed, Nov 4 11:00 PM
- Central Europe (Paris, Berlin, Madrid) Your zoneThu, Nov 5 12:00 AM
- Mexico City Your zoneWed, Nov 4 5:00 PM
- Bogotá and Lima Your zoneWed, Nov 4 6:00 PM
- Buenos Aires Your zoneWed, Nov 4 8:00 PM
- Sydney Your zoneThu, Nov 5 10:00 AM
Each city is shown in its own local time on launch day. “Your zone” is the time on your device’s clock.
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Editions
Included
Subscription or Game Time
- Full game access from November 4.
$29.99
Skyborne Heroic Pack
- Skyborne race
- 1 Invite-A-Friend Launch Code
- Mount and cosmetics
$59.99
Skyborne Epic Pack
- Everything in the Heroic Pack
- 3 Invite-A-Friend Launch Codes in total
- 30 days of Game Time
$79.99
Warcraft Forever Collection
- Everything in the Epic Pack
- Warcraft III: Reforged and the Forsaken Kingdom campaign
- Sold until January 11, 2027
$150
Collector's Edition
- Collection code
- 13-inch Dwarf and Bear statue, prints, pins, mousepad and journal
Day-one content
- More than 1,000 new quests
- 9 new dungeons, no level scaling
- Riverglades, Mount Hyjal, Shen'dralas and Zephras Isle
- Skyborne race and 6 new race/class combos
- Legacy, Camping and Realmless
- Darkspear Islands battleground (15v15)
- New lighting, gamepad support and opt-in transmog
- More than 600 new profession recipes
What Forever does not have
- Flying mounts
- Level scaling
- WoW Token
- Paid level boosts
- Dungeon Finder (not announced)
- Transfers of live characters: everyone starts at level 1
Everything for launch
WoW Forever: everything we knowRelease date and time, beta, editions and prices, rulesets, Skyborne, zones, dungeons, raids and roadmap.
Launch dayWhat time it opened in your region, what to have ready, where each race starts, what to do about queues or outages and where to go next.
Name reservationWhen it was, how first names and surnames work, unique in your region, how to hide the second one and which naming rules Blizzard applies.
Price and editionsWhat the subscription includes, what each pack costs and contains, and what the invite codes are for.
Servers and languageWhy Forever has no realms, which ruleset to pick and how the preferred language setting works.
System requirementsWhich graphics cards Forever supports, which models work and which do not, how to check yours and what is still unpublished.
Beta: dates and endWhen it ran and when it ended, the level it reached, what was known about the Server Slam and Blizzard’s calendar up to launch.
RoadmapLaunch, raids and what comes through summer 2027Launch checklistWhat is worth doing before and after launch, by phase. Tick off what you have done.
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Server statusWhere to check outages and queues, and Blizzard’s noticesUpdated