News · launch · updated 2026-11-04

WoW Forever is live: launch times, what to do first, and what our data covers

Servers open at 3:00 pm PST worldwide. The calculator and class pages already reflect the 2 November development notes.

World of Warcraft: Forever launches today at 3:00 pm PST, one moment worldwide: 6:00 pm EST, 11:00 pm GMT, midnight CET, 7:00 am in Taiwan and Beijing, 8:00 am KST and 10:00 am AEDT on 5 November. Access is part of a normal subscription; the Skyborne packs are optional.

Every talent calculator on this site is built from client build 1.60.1.70753 recorded on 3 November, which already carries the 2 November changes: Shank and Death Mark for Rogues, Call of Thunder for Shaman, Reckless Swings and Improved Whirlwind for Warriors, Primal Bite and Shifting Power for Druids, Oath of Light and Shieldsworn for Paladins. Hotfixes after launch can change numbers before we do; the changelog says what was checked and when.

If you have fifteen minutes before the queue: read the launch guide, pick a ruleset with your friends, and open your class's leveling build so the point order is in a tab.

Sources