WoW Forever FAQ

Yes. A World of Warcraft subscription or Game Time includes Forever. There is no box price and no free trial.

Skyborne Heroic $29.99 (race, Zephras Isle, early names, a mount, cosmetics, one friend code), Skyborne Epic $59.99 (plus beta access, 30 days of game time, more cosmetics, three codes), Warcraft Forever Collection $79.99 (plus Warcraft III: Reforged and Forsaken Kingdom, on sale through 11 January 2027). See editions.

No plans for either.

4 November 2026 at 3:00 pm PST, one moment worldwide (midnight CET and 10:00 am AEDT on 5 November).

No. The beta (17 September to 23 October, level cap 20 then 30) was wiped. Stress-test characters were deleted too.

9 December 2026: Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia's Lair (40). See raids.

Winter 2026/27, after the raids.

No. You choose a ruleset: Normal, PvP, Roleplay or Roleplay-PvP at launch, Hardcore later. Grouping is limited to the same faction and ruleset; battlegrounds can mix rulesets except Hardcore. See rulesets.

No service is announced. The only exception is a Hardcore character that dies and moves to another ruleset.

A first and last name; the pair must be unique in your region. Up to three characters during reservation.

No. Level 60 is the cap indefinitely; new content comes as phases at 60.

51, from level 10. The Talented Legacy perk can start them at level 5. Trees have a new 16-point milestone; dual spec unlocks at 40 for 10 gold. See the calculator.

Gnome Priest, Human Hunter, Dwarf Shaman, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock, Undead Paladin, and the Skyborne on both factions.

Beast Mastery Hunter, Frost Mage and Retribution Paladin lead; Warrior is the hardest solo. See best leveling class.

No. The 2 November notes raised damage for every class and enemy health to match. See class changes.

An account-wide progression system replacing achievements: 65 challenges worth one point each, 16 points spent per character in three perk trees, and a cosmetic reward track. See Legacy.

Campfires you build in the world with profession-made features whose buffs replace missing class buffs. See camping.

Yes, opt-in and account-wide, with epic appearances going only to the loot winner. Collections (mounts, pets, transmog) are account-wide across rulesets.

Yes, free ones, with the combat restrictions from retail's Midnight. See addons.

Mac yes (Apple Silicon included). Steam Deck is unsupported but works through Proton. Xbox is not planned for November. Gamepad support is built in. See requirements.

About 128 GB on an SSD.