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Level cap: 60, for good
The world: No flying, no level scaling
Realms: Realmless: Normal, PvP or RP
Setting: After the Forsaken campaign, before Molten Core
New content: 4 zones · 9 dungeons · new raids · 1,000+ quests
Cost: Included with a WoW subscription

Sep 17, 2026Beta opens Done
Oct 21, 2026Beta ends Done
Oct 27, 2026Early name reservation Done
Nov 4, 2026WoW: Forever launches in 4 days
Dec 9, 2026First raids unlock in 39 days

Further out

Winter 2026/27Hardcore ruleset
Spring 2027Two raids, two dungeons, a new area, a legendary questline and a PvP season
Summer 2027A revamped iconic raid, a new raid, two dungeons and world content

Weekly dispatches

The week in Forever · Oct 24, 2026

Survival Hunter tops DPS charts as launch nears

Recent simulations from MythicSim and SixtySim place the Survival Hunter at the top of single-target damage rankings. With the game launching on November 4th, these metrics offer a glimpse into current spec performance before real raid data becomes available.

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Fri, October 23, 2026 metaBeta

Simulations: Survival Hunter leads at 1,215 DPS

MythicSim's latest snapshot (Oct 23) puts Survival Hunter first at 1,215 DPS on a two-minute single-target fight with a weave build. Demonology Warlock is second at 977 DPS and Fury Warrior third at 955 DPS. These are simulations using reference builds; real raid performance remains unconfirmed.

Sources (1)

mythicsim.com

Fri, October 23, 2026 metaBeta

SixtySim: Survival Hunter leads with 1,280 DPS

SixtySim's matrix also ranks Survival Hunter first at 1,280 DPS, followed by Fury Warrior at 1,073 DPS. Both simulators agree on the top spec despite different reference builds and gear assumptions.

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sixtysim.com

Fri, October 9, 2026 metabetaBeta

Beta dungeon logs: Destruction Warlock holds the top parse

Forever Logs' all-dungeon leaderboard, built from level 20-30 beta logs, is led by a Destruction Warlock at 1,088 DPS, far ahead of Frost Mage (449) and Elemental Shaman (395). A single best parse at low level says little about level 60 raids; Warcraft Logs has no Forever section yet.

Read it at Forever Logs

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Thu, October 8, 2026 metaclassesBeta

Simulations: Fury Warrior leads, Survival Hunter close behind

MythicSim's reference-build simulations (wowsims Forever engine, two-minute single-target fight) put Fury Warrior first at 933 DPS with an 18/31/2 talent split, and Survival Hunter second at 872 DPS (93%). These are sims, not logs, and some talents still use unverified values.

Read it at MythicSim

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