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Enter the World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2026

Calling all college and university student adventurers and artists! Unleash your creativity and craft an original masterpiece inspired by the world of Azeroth—something that we’ve never seen before and fits within the World of Warcraft universe.

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Brew Up Trouble with the Hexed Witchwick Collection

Something wickedly stylish is stirring in Azeroth. Four bewitching bundles have bubbled up to help you weave a little magic into your wardrobe, each with an enchanted broom ready to carry you through the skies.

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Check Out Episode 3 of the WoW: Forever Podcast

Join WoW: Forever Podcast host Countdown To Classic and special guest Hammerdance as they sit down with Senior Game Designers Josh “Aggrend” Greenfield, Jay Hartman, and Rowan Ryder as they dive into dungeon leveling, questing, and more.

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World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Mage and Shaman

Our World of Warcraft: Forever class deep dive series continues with developer insights into Mages and Shaman. Learn how Mage updates expand Arcane, Fire, and Frost magic with new hybrid possibilities like Frostfire Bolt, and how Shaman changes make totems easier to manage, weapon imbues longer lasting, and Elemental Combat, Enhancement, and Restoration builds more versatile.

Magier Schamane
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World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Rogue and Warlock

Masters of subtlety and destructive power take center stage in this World of Warcraft: Forever class deep dive. Explore how updates to Rogues and Warlocks build on the defining tools, tactics, and playstyles of each class.

Schurke Hexenmeister
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Battle for the Darkspear Islands in World of Warcraft: Forever

Stake your claim in the Darkspear Islands, a new 15v15 battleground in World of Warcraft: Forever where teams fight to control strategic points, capture the flag, and earn reputation rewards with the Darkspear Raiders or Theramore Expeditionary Force.

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How PvP Progression in World of Warcraft: Forever Works

World of Warcraft: Forever reimagines PvP (Player vs. Player) progression with an approachable system built around Honor, Rank Points, seasonal goals, and familiar original ranks. Players can earn rewards through battlegrounds, PvP quests, weekly journey tasks, and gear upgrades while working toward iconic titles such as High Warlord and Grand Marshal.

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WoW: Forever Classes Take Center Stage in This Week’s Wow Weekly

A new week brings even more to discover across World of Warcraft. Explore the latest WoW: Forever class spotlights featuring the Hunter, Druid, Priest, and Warrior, and tune in for episode 2 of the WoW: Forever Podcast. Then, see what’s on the horizon for Midnight with the 12.1.5 content update. Discover it all in this week’s WoW Weekly.

Druide Jäger Priester Krieger
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World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior

Priests and Warriors are next in our World of Warcraft: Forever class deep dives, with updates that build on the roles, rhythms, and class-defining tools players know. This look covers new and adjusted baseline abilities, refreshed racial Priest spells, Rage and stance updates for Warriors, and talent changes across Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Arms, Fury, and Protection.

Priester Krieger
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World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid

Answer the call of the wild and take on nature’s many forms in World of Warcraft: Forever. We’re sharing Development Team insights on Hunter and Druid, including how these classes are evolving through talent updates, class-defining abilities, and new ways to play.

Druide Jäger
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Midnight’s 12.1.5 Content Update Arrives October 13

Midnight’s 12.1.5 content update brings the Labyrinth of Kindo’jan—a massive nine-chamber Delve-like challenge, a new single-boss raid, Season 2's mid-season refresh, the dramatic conclusion to the saga of Quel’Thalas and Zul’Aman, Aqir Invasions, and more.

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World of Warcraft: Forever Headlines a Packed WoW Weekly

Get to know World of Warcraft: Forever through our latest articles on choosing your ruleset, naming your character, class and race combinations, the new Skyborne race, and the Legacy System, then watch episode 1 of the World of Warcraft: Forever Podcast. You can also look ahead to October’s Trading Post and catch up on the Brewfest in-game holiday, what’s happening in the WoW Portal Room, and more in WoW Weekly.

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Watch the World of Warcraft: Forever Podcast, Ep. 1

Join Senior Game Designer Josh “Aggrend” Greenfield, Lead Classic Designer Tim Jones, and content creators Countdown To Classic and Xaryu in the first episode of the World of Warcraft: Forever Podcast.

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Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy System

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.

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WoW: Forever Meet the New Skyborne

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.

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Create a Name of Your Own in WoW: Forever

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.

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Choose Your Ruleset in World of Warcraft: Forever

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.

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The World of Warcraft: Forever Beta Now Live

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.

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World of Warcraft: Forever GPU Requirements

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.

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Take a Dip into the Midnight Season 3 Dungeon Pool Preview

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.

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Watch the World of Warcraft Live Q&A Now

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.

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World of Warcraft: Forever Found Photos Panel Recap

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.

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World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap

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.

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Tales Take a Dark Turn in Midnight’s Talebound

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.

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World of Warcraft at BlizzCon 2026 News Round-Up

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.

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World of Warcraft: Midnight What’s Next Panel Recap

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.

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World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap

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.

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[Updated 9/24] Pre-Purchase the World of Warcraft®: Forever Collector’s Edition

*We are making additional English versions of the World of Warcraft: Forever Collector’s Edition available for purchase starting as early as today (exact timing will vary by retailer) in North America, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, giving those interested another opportunity to add this keepsake set to their collection to display their Warcraft pride beyond Azeroth. Carve a new path through an Azeroth reimagined with the World of Warcraft®: Forever Collector’s Edition, featuring keepsake physical collectibles and a digital code for the Warcraft Forever Collection. Pre-purchase from the Blizzard Gear Store and be ready when World of Warcraft: Forever launches globally on November 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. PST.

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Wage War Once More with Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom

Return to the battlefields that shaped Azeroth with Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom, an all-new campaign that bridges the story from The Frozen Throne to the first days of World of Warcraft. Purchase the Forsaken Kingdom campaign on the Battle.net Shop on its own or choose from additional options that include Warcraft III: Reforged, the Forsaken Kingdom combo, and the Warcraft Forever Collection.

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BlizzCon 2026, Midnight 12.1.5, and More in This Week’s WoW Weekly

This week’s WoW Weekly roundup spotlights BlizzCon 2026, including livestream festivities, in-game rewards, and the return of the AWC and MDI Grand Finals, alongside new Midnight adventures, Raid Finder updates, and the WoW Roofus Pack charity milestone for Habitat for Humanity.

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BlizzCon 2026 Is Nearly Here: Watch Live, Earn Rewards, and More

Join thousands of fans at the Anaheim Convention Center and at home as BlizzCon 2026 brings the Blizzard community together for a weekend of celebration, livestream programming, World of Warcraft rewards, AWC and MDI esports, and helpful details to make the most of the show.

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Black Temple, The Venomous Abyss, and More in This Week’s WoW Weekly

This week in WoW Weekly, Black Temple is now live in Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition, Story Mode and Raid Finder Wing 2 have opened in The Venomous Abyss, September’s Trading Post celebrates friendship with new rewards, the Northrend Cup returns, and more adventures await across Azeroth.

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Bloom Bright with the Vibrant Petalweave Collection

Celebrate the season in flowing floral finery woven with the vibrant colors of summer. From sunlit strolls to magical midsummer nights, the Vibrant Petalweave Collection is ready to help your style take root on every adventure.

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Carve, Climb, and Cruise Through the Skies of Northrend

Buckle up and blaze through the chilly skies of Northrend! The Northrend Cup returns with daring Skyriding races, exclusive rewards, and plenty of opportunities to show off your aerial prowess in races across some of Northrend's most iconic locations.

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BCC Anniversary Edition: Black Temple Now Live

Illidan Stormrage has claimed the Black Temple as his fortress and is amassing an army of fel warriors in his pursuit of power. Infiltrate the Black Temple and face the Betrayer!

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