Every dated event around Forever: announcements, beta builds, launch and the roadmap after it.
State of research: 26 Sept 2026.
4 November 2026, 3:00 p.m. PST · 00:00 CET on 5 November
Invite-A-Friend codes emailed
Last full beta day
Blizzard's articles name 21 October as the last full day of testing; the roadmap graphic shows 17 September to 22 October.
Early name reservation and character creation
27 October to 3 November 2026, for owners of any upgrade edition, up to three characters, first come first served.
Global launch
Invite-A-Friend launch week (until 11 November)
Raids unlock: Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit, Onyxia's LairOnyxia's LairNo tooltip in this build.
Warcraft Forever Collection no longer sold
Deadline to redeem a Collector's Edition code for Battle.net Balance credit
Some digital purchases made before redeeming the Collector's Edition code may be credited back; not all products qualify.
