BETA START
September 17, 2026
Confirmed in current Blizzard product and support material.
BETA / ACCESS
WoW Forever Beta Reference
The current beta dates, access paths, level cap, and unanswered policies for World of Warcraft: Forever.
STATUS / FIRST-PARTY CHECK
The beta is planned, but not every rule is published.
Current first-party material places the beta start on September 17, 2026 and the launch on November 4. The beta end date conflicts across Blizzard sources, so this guide keeps both dates visible instead of inventing a resolution.
QUICK REFERENCE
The short version
PLANNED CAP
Level 30
The roadmap describes the beta as playable up to level 30.
END-DATE CONFLICT
Oct. 21 / Oct. 22
Blizzard’s text pages and roadmap image do not match.
GUARANTEED ACCESS
Epic or higher
Epic, Collection, and Collector’s Edition routes are identified in the checked material.
DATES / LIMITS
What the beta announcement actually says
A beta date is useful only when its limits are attached.
September 17 start
The planned opening is September 17, 2026, Pacific Time. Treat the date as a scheduled release point until Blizzard changes it.
Level 30 target
The roadmap gives level 30 as the planned beta cap. It does not publish a complete beta zone, dungeon, class, race, or raid list.
No transfer policy found
The checked Forever sources do not state whether beta characters carry over, copy, or wipe. Keep that decision out of launch planning.
ACCESS / INSTALL
Who can get in
Access benefits and a general sign-up route are different things.
Guaranteed paths
The checked material identifies the Skyborne Epic Pack, WoW: Forever Collection, and physical Collector’s Edition as guaranteed beta routes.
Subscription is separate
A subscription or Game Time is described as the launch-access requirement; an edition adds benefits on top of that access.
Signup remains conditional
Blizzard documents a non-guaranteed signup route, but a live Forever beta form was not independently verified in the checked sources.
- Platforms, regions, language support, system requirements, and installation instructions still need a dedicated first-party reference.
- The beta end date should be rechecked when Blizzard updates the product page or support article.
- Do not promise a character carryover or wipe until Blizzard publishes the policy.
PLAYER QUESTIONS
The useful unknowns
These are the questions worth watching during the beta window.
Content coverage
The current announcement does not say which zones, dungeons, races, classes, or systems are in the level-30 test.
Fresh-start rules
No Forever-specific policy was found for fresh servers, realm structure, character copies, or the final launch reset.
Test feedback
Player reports can reveal what is playable, but this guide will label them as observed or reported until a first-party source confirms the rule.
SOURCE TRAIL
Where these notes came from
We use official material first, then identify community reports and tools separately. A source link is a trail back to the evidence, not an endorsement of every claim on that page.
OFFICIAL
Forever product page
Current edition and launch-access language from Battle.net.
Open sourceOFFICIAL
Forever roadmap
The roadmap image carries the level-30 cap and the alternate beta end date.
Open sourceCOMMUNITY CONTEXT
Forever coverage reference
A secondary source tracking the date conflict and remaining beta questions.
Open source