WoW Forever release date
World of Warcraft: Forever launched worldwide on 4 November 2026 at 15:00 PST.
Last checked:
I line the dates up from the pages that actually state them. Wikipedia records the BlizzCon 2026 announcement on 12 Sep 2026, and that is a single encyclopedia source. The beta opening on 17 Sep 2026, with a level cap of 20, is in Wikipedia and in Wowhead’s pre-order pack guide. The Collector’s Edition news post states the live clock: 4 Nov 2026 at 15:00 PST. The current now-live article is dated 4 Nov and says the game was live worldwide. I do not invent a separate EU or Asia start time, because Blizzard published one global clock.
What came before launch
Name claims ran from 27 Oct through 3 Nov 2026, up to three characters, with different regional start clocks in the claim-your-names post: EU 27 Oct 18:00 CET, NA 27 Oct 13:00 PDT, KR 28 Oct 07:00 KST, TW 28 Oct 07:00 CST. Raids were not open on launch day. The raid overview says Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia’s Lair open on 9 Dec 2026.
| Zone | Local time |
|---|---|
| PST | 4 Nov 2026, 15:00 |
| EST | 4 Nov 2026, 18:00 |
| UTC | 4 Nov 2026, 23:00 |
| CET | 5 Nov 2026, 00:00 |
| KST | 5 Nov 2026, 08:00 |
| AEST | 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 |
Video
The player stays unloaded until you press play.
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Questions
Is the stress test still running?
No. The beta and stress-test windows were before 4 Nov 2026. The live game is the current build, version 1.60.1 on the Wowhead sidebar I read on 12 Nov.
When do raids open?
9 Dec 2026, according to the official raid overview. See raids.
Sources
- Collector’s Edition news (launch clock) — checked 2026-11-12
- Now live — checked 2026-11-12
- Claim your names — checked 2026-11-12
- Wikipedia — checked 2026-11-12