Four new regions, nine new dungeons, and more than 1,000 new quests woven through the whole 1–60 journey. Forever is set before Molten Core — an early Azeroth expanded, not replaced.
Two of the four have no published level bracket; their dossiers leave it open.
Source: What’s Next Panel Recap · Launch post · Carve a New Path
Source: What’s Next Panel Recap · Launch post · Dungeon Overview
No published bracket; fan sources disagree (40–45 vs 45–53).
Source: What’s Next Panel Recap · Launch post
Its two raids are level 60 content (Dec 9). Blizzard has published no levelling bracket for the zone itself.
Source: What’s Next Panel Recap · Launch post · Raid Overview
No travel routes to the new regions have been published in Blizzard’s written posts. These routes were presented at BlizzCon; their provenance is labelled per route.
Nine new dungeons at launch. Boss names, counts and loot: not published.
Final resting place of dwarven monarchs; intruders suspected to be Dark Iron dwarves; ghostly whispers. Easy for Alliance to reach; Horde must travel into Alliance territory.
Forsaken reclaiming the shattered city; Scourge-haunted ruins; a necromancer gathering power. Easy for Horde; a hostile journey for Alliance.
Strange mist, flashes of light, a place "frozen in time" — errant titan constructs and dangerous wildlife; Explorers' League interest. Launch bracket 24–29 (Oct 20 overview). The Oct 1 beta notes opened it at 26–31 — see Conflicts.
The barrier has fallen; arcane chaos, backfiring enchantments, constructs running wild. Groups enter through the sewers after earning the Kirin Tor's trust. Attunement questlines for both factions (below). Since Oct 15, the open-world city attacks Horde on sight — dungeon access is explicitly unaffected.
Sunken ancient troll ruins risen from the ocean; trolls and naga; a wrecked pirate ship. Entrance found by diving; weather builds from mist to a full storm before the final confrontation.
Ogre fortress; outrunners kidnapping travelers and ransacking Riverglades communities; strange chanting heard after nightfall.
The long-rumored prison — including rumors of King Varian Wrynn as a prisoner — finally opens; Defias Brotherhood and naga fight inside it.
Beyond a long-sealed gate: a great furbolg city, the Blackmaw clan fighting corruption through groves and mountain tunnels; multiple routes — and its depths may lead even farther below Azeroth (Barrow Deeps entrances).
Ancient titan facility above the crater; dinosaurs, tar pits, power crystals. Bring power crystals gathered throughout Un'Goro and use them at consoles inside.
Bosses & loot: not published — no official source names bosses, boss counts, or loot for any of the nine, and loot is server-side data.
All three raids unlock together on December 9, 2026. New tier sets and a legendary reward are officially teased, with no names, bonuses or identities published.
The prison that held Illidan Stormrage for 10,000 years, now opened. Players learn what became of those left behind — and how the wardens plan to contain the danger.
Begins with a battle against an ancient guardian; multiple paths across the mountain, ruins above and below ground — route choice opens the way to the final encounters.
Fire attacks; fire resistance advised. Both full attunement chains are published quest-by-quest — rendered in full above.
Every Onyxia raider must carry the [Drakefire Amulet]!. Both chains, quest by quest, are below. For the City of Dalaran dungeon, the chains begin with “An Alarming Request” (Alliance — Emissary Jacques in Southshore) and “Key to the City” + “Prison Break-In” (Horde — Magus Wordeen Voidglare in Tarren Mill); groups enter through the sewers once the Kirin Tor trust them.
Highlord Bolvar Fordragon · Stormwind Keep
The Alliance attunement chain is published quest-by-quest in the official Raid Overview. The final steps run through Upper Blackrock Spire: take the Blood of the Black Dragon Champion from General Drakkisath to complete the Drakefire Amulet.
Taken from General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire.
Final reward — the [Drakefire Amulet]! must be carried in inventory to enter Onyxia’s Lair; it need not be equipped.
Raid Overview · Oct 20, 2026 (updated Oct 27)
Rexxar · Desolace
The Horde attunement chain is published quest-by-quest in the official Raid Overview. After the four Test of Skulls trials, the Dull Drakefire Amulet is empowered with the Blood of the Black Dragon Champion in Upper Blackrock Spire and returned to Rexxar.
Taken from General Drakkisath in Upper Blackrock Spire.
Final reward — the [Drakefire Amulet]! must be carried in inventory to enter Onyxia’s Lair; it need not be equipped.
Raid Overview · Oct 20, 2026 (updated Oct 27)
Also named: the new Gelkis and Magram centaur quests in Desolace (rewards require level 35) and the Greater Friend of the Library chain — its name and level-40 requirement are published; its book locations are not. Molten Core, BWL, ZG, AQ and Naxxramas: no published launch status or return date.
Raid Overview · Oct 20 (updated Oct 27)
Where official sources disagree, both versions stand.
• "More than 150 new quests" (What's Next recap; launch post)• "Nearly 200 quests" (other official coverage)Both figures are Blizzard’s; the dossier prints “150+” until Blizzard reconciles them.
• 24–29 (Dungeon Overview, Oct 20 — launch)• 26–31 (Beta Development Notes, Oct 1 — beta opening)Launch bracket: 24–29 (newest official). The beta figure stays in the record — the notes are also official.
Blizzard has published no level range for Shen’dralas and no levelling bracket for Mount Hyjal. Fan sources disagree on Shen’dralas (40–45 vs 45–53); the dossiers leave both open.
No Blizzard written post states a launch status or return date for Molten Core, BWL, ZG, AQ or Naxxramas, nor which raid is the teased revamped iconic raid in the undated roadmap sequence.
Every batch, every reversion, every value — set against Classic Era 1.15.9.
