Explore the Legacy System in World of Warcraft: Forever, an account-wide progression system that lets you complete challenges, earn Legacy Points, unlock character-specific perks, and collect cosmetic rewards as you adventure across Azeroth.

Here you will find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Midnight, Mists of Pandaria Classic, Season of Discovery, The Burning Crusade Classic, WoW Classic Era, and Hardcore.

The Skyborne—also known as the shen’dorei, or hidden people—are a new playable race in World of Warcraft: Forever. Their journey begins on Zephras Isle, a level 1–12 starting experience that blends classic Warcraft aesthetics with elemental architecture and a story shaped by wind and ancestry. At character creation, you’ll choose whether your Skyborne joins the proud Horde or the noble Alliance.

Explore the playable races, class combinations, and updated racial traits coming in World of Warcraft: Forever, including new options for familiar favorites along with the introduction of the Skyborne.

In World of Warcraft: Forever, every character name is an opportunity to express yourself and establish your identity in Azeroth. With the addition of two names, players have more room to create something personal while keeping each full name unique within a region. That means you may still be able to use the same first name as another character, but your complete two-name combination is unique to you.

World of Warcraft: Forever is taking a new approach to where and how players begin their journey. Instead of choosing from a long list of realms, players will select a ruleset—Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, or Hardcore—that matches how they want to experience Azeroth. Each option operates as its own large ecosystem for grouping, dungeons, raids, and community, with Hardcore joining the available lineup sometime after launch.

Eat delicious food, drink bountiful beverages, ride rams around barrels of apples, and earn stout rewards! Brewfest has arrived, and you can enjoy all that and more from September 20 to October 6.

Avast ye landlubbers! It’s time to hoist sail and make way to Booty Bay for Pirate’s Day!

This week’s WoW Weekly roundup spotlights BlizzCon 2026 and the latest World of Warcraft announcements, including World of Warcraft: Forever, answers to community questions from our modern WoW and WoW Forever live Q&A, a peek at the Midnight Season 3 Dungeon pool, and more!

The World of Warcraft: Forever beta begins September 17 and is available through October 21. Opt in for a chance to join testing, or gain beta access by purchasing eligible World of Warcraft: Forever bundles, then share your feedback as we prepare for launch on November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST.

When World of Warcraft: Forever launches GPUs based on certain older graphics architectures that fall well below the game's minimum hardware requirements will no longer be supported. The vast majority of World of Warcraft players already use compatible hardware, and this change will allow us to support the game’s updated visual look while providing a more consistent experience for players.

The World of Warcraft Q&A is now available to watch, with members from the modern World of Warcraft and WoW Forever development teams answering community questions following the reveals of BlizzCon 2026.

During the Midnight: What’s Next Panel at BlizzCon 2026, players got an early look at Season 3 and what lies ahead including new seasonal dungeons. To take things a bit further, the development team has provided even more insight on what kinds of changes are planned for these dungeons and the next steps leading up to the Public Test later on.

Don Azshara’s raiment and take wing on a Zothwing mount steeped the dark influence of the Old Gods. Something ancient summons you.

Senior Game Designer Josh Greenfield and Lead Content Designer Evan Lee shared how original Azeroth’s forgotten corners, unfinished threads, and long-held player memories helped inspire World of Warcraft: Forever. Learn how the team is expanding the level 1–60 experience with reimagined regions, quests, characters, locations, and stories that build on original Azeroth.

BlizzCon 2026 has come to a close, and we’ve gathered the latest World of Warcraft announcements, reveals, and updates from the weekend in one place. Catch up on everything shared during the show right here.

Missed the World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive? Associate Production Director Clay Stone, Senior Game Designer Josh Greenfield, Lead Software Engineer Ana Resendez, and Principal Game Designer Kris Zierhut shared a closer look at the systems shaping the game, including Camping, Legacy System progression, combat updates, and more.

Step into Midnight’s Talebound, a PvE action RPG game mode where macabre stories come to life. Venture solo or with friends through eerie tales filled with enemies, bosses, puzzles, treasure, relics, and cosmetic rewards as you confront the terrors waiting beyond Quillgrave.

The World of Warcraft team took to the stage at BlizzCon 2026 to reveal Talebound, share updates on the next chapter of Midnight, including content update 12.1.5 and Eclipse, and offer a look at what’s ahead for Midnight Season 3, Housing, and beyond.

For years, players have wondered what new adventures could still unfold in original Azeroth. During the What’s Next panel, Senior Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, Lead Classic Designer Tim Jones, Lead Software Engineer Nora Mills, and Associate Production Director Clay Stone shared how that dream is taking shape in World of Warcraft: Forever, from new regions and dungeons to raids, systems, the new playable Skyborne race, and the road ahead.