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Hardcore
The one-life ruleset, arriving in winter.
What Hardcore means in WoW Forever
Hardcore is the ruleset where death is permanent. It was not available at the 4 November launch and is scheduled for winter. Its characters cannot queue into mixed-ruleset battlegrounds, Legacy challenges completed elsewhere do not count inside it, and twelve Hardcore-only challenges replace the PvP ones. Challenges earned in Hardcore count everywhere.
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What is Hardcore in WoW Forever?
Hardcore is the ruleset where death is permanent. It was not available at the 4 November launch and is scheduled for winter. Its characters cannot queue into mixed-ruleset battlegrounds, Legacy challenges completed elsewhere do not count inside it, and twelve Hardcore-only challenges replace the PvP ones. Challenges earned in Hardcore count everywhere.