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WoW Forever Beta

Where the WoW Forever beta stands today: who can get in, what the current build holds, what is worth testing and what Blizzard already knows is broken.

Dates and access are from Blizzard’s announcement, shop and support pages; builds and issues from its Development Notes and Known Issues topics. Beta content changes with every build. Last checked .

Beta dates

September 17 – October 21

  1. Beta opensLevel cap 20
  2. September 24 buildLevel cap 20
  3. October 1 buildLevel cap 30
  4. October 8 buildLevel cap 30
  5. Last day of the beta
  6. Name reservation opens
  7. Launch

Days are US Pacific time, as Blizzard’s US pages give them. Only the launch has an announced hour.

Can I get into the WoW Forever beta?

Which upgrade do you own?
Opted in or invited?
Subscription or Game Time?

Guaranteed with the Skyborne Epic Pack, the Warcraft Forever Collection or the Collector’s Edition; opting in is a chance. Game Time is not needed.

Battle.net shop: World of Warcraft: Forever · Blizzard Support: beta access

What is in the WoW Forever beta right now

Level cap
30
since the October 1 build; 20 before it
New dungeons open
4
of Forever’s nine
Classic dungeons open
11
listed on the WoW Forever dungeons page

New dungeons you can run

Systems to try

From Blizzard’s Beta Development Notes (the builds of September 24, October 1 and October 8) and The WoW: Forever Podcast, episode 3 for what is planned.

WoW Forever beta builds so far

  1. Level cap 30Client 1.60.1.70291

    October 8 build

    • The City of Dalaran dungeon opens for testing
    • Dungeon kill experience up about 20%; party experience back to Classic Era rules
    • 16 Legacy Points for every tester
    • Cooldown Manager covers every class, racials and trinkets

    WoW Forever beta build of October 8 · Talent changes of October 8

  2. Level cap 30Client 1.60.1.70170

    October 1 build

    • Level cap raised to 30
    • Excavation Site: Wetlands opens, with Razorfen Downs and Uldaman
    • Bonus experience from dungeon quests halved
    • Tiger’s Fury removed; Druids get Shifting Power

    Talent changes of October 1

  3. Level cap 20Client 1.60.1.70009

    September 24 build

    • Holy Strike, Lava Burst and Wrath hit harder while leveling
    • Talent swaps for Elemental Shamans and Protection Warriors
    • Spell damage no longer adds to wand damage
    • First update to the Cooldown Manager

    WoW Forever beta build of September 24 · Talent changes of September 24

  4. Level cap 20

    Beta opens

    • The beta opened after the Forever segment of the Live Q&A
    • Level cap 20
    • Hosted in the US: Blizzard improved routing from Europe within the first days

    Talent changes of September 17

What to test in the WoW Forever beta

Ticks are kept in this browser only. Rows marked “in tuning” are things the developers changed this month or said they are still adjusting; the rest are checks our tools make quick.

WoW Forever beta known issues

Our summary of Blizzard’s Known Issues topic, 51 open issues as we last read it on October 9, 2026. Blizzard updates the list with each build.

New with the October 8 build (3)

  • Client and artNew textures are still missing for Skyborne Druid cat form, creatures of Zephras Isle and some mounts and pets.fix announced
  • PetsA Hunter’s Ferocity talent doesn’t show its pet crit bonus on the character sheet; display only.
  • InterfaceSome icons in the Professions window look broken.

Every known issue

  • InterfaceBarber chairs throw a Lua error.
  • InterfaceCharacter friends are disabled in the beta.
  • InterfaceThe minimap can sit partly off the screen.
  • World and questsWaylaid Crates fail on items whose stack size is smaller than the amount asked for.fix announced
  • World and questsWaylaid Crate: Apprentice Curiosities refuses Greater Magic Essence and wrongly lets you target Lesser Magic Essence.fix announced
  • ClassesStarshards (Night Elf Priest) gets nothing from the Twilight Focus talent.fix announced
  • ClassesVengeance (Retribution) can trigger from periodic critical strikes.fix announced
  • ClassesNew ranks of Holy Strike add too little.fix announced
  • InterfaceThe character pane shows no level, class or titles.work in progress
  • ClassesCreate Firestone ranks 3 and 4 lack the conjured item’s part of the tooltip.fix announced
  • PetsWarlock pets show no mana on the character sheet and no scaling from their master.work in progress
  • PetsWarlock pets show the wrong health scaling from Stamina.work in progress
  • PetsPet hit chance doesn’t show the master’s scaling, for Hunters and Warlocks.work in progress
  • PetsPet Expertise isn’t shown, for Hunters and Warlocks.work in progress
  • PetsPet movement speed shows the wrong base values in yards per second.work in progress
  • CombatGlancing blow chance and damage reduction are wrong for casters at every level.work in progress
  • CombatMelee glancing blows take the wrong damage penalty against higher-level targets, so the character sheet’s numbers are off.work in progress
  • InterfaceThe Legacy window opens with Y before level 25 and then throws Lua errors on tabs 1 and 3.
  • World and questsGuild charters may refuse signatures; for now a charter can be handed in unsigned.work in progress
  • World and questsColdridge Valley stays hidden on the map after you explore it.fix announced
  • Cooldown ManagerThe Cooldown Manager is unfinished and differs from class to class.work in progress
  • ClassesArmor from consumables and buffs is multiplied by Bear Form’s armor bonus.
  • CombatQueueing Heroic Strike, Cleave or Raptor Strike turns off your spell queue window.
  • ClassesArcane Missiles fires a full-damage bolt when damage interrupts the channel.
  • World and questsResurrection sickness lasts the wrong time at low levels.
  • Cooldown ManagerBanes and curses lose tracking when you drop a target and pick it up again.
  • Cooldown ManagerThe Healthstone cooldown can’t be tracked.
  • Cooldown ManagerPriests track every spell by default.
  • Cooldown ManagerArcane Blast can’t be tracked.
  • Cooldown ManagerA Mana Gem’s cooldown only starts tracking after the Mage casts another spell.
  • World and questsForming or changing a party can move players to another copy of the world.work in progress
  • Cooldown ManagerPet cooldowns can’t be tracked.
  • Cooldown ManagerWeapon enhancements such as Windfury or Rogue poisons can’t be tracked.
  • InterfaceThe minimap in Stormwind displays wrongly.fix announced
  • InterfaceThe Personal Resource Display shows no combo points.
  • CombatChained casts show no hand glow or sound for the next spell until the first one ends.
  • CombatEnemies can parry and block from behind when you stand very close; keep a little distance.
  • Client and artThe game takes more disk space than intended.fix announced
  • InterfaceSwitching Gamepad UI on or off resets the Edit Mode layout to the default.
  • World and questsScroll of Liminal Passage doesn’t work properly.
  • Client and artDwarf characters lack the new splash sounds in water.fix announced
  • ClassesEureka misses some damaging and healing spells for some classes.fix announced
  • CombatSeveral debuffs, Faerie Fire and Demoralizing Shout among them, cause no threat.
  • ClassesMages who learn Research can be locked out of it.
  • ClassesWarriors’ Dual Wield Specialization adds its hit chance to the main hand too, not only the off-hand.
  • ClassesRetribution Aura scales with the target’s spell power in place of the Paladin’s.
  • World and questsTaillasher Eggs for “Break A Few Eggs” respawn too slowly.fix announced
  • World and questsAnduin Wrynn and many other children wear hats they shouldn’t have.work in progress
  • Client and artNew textures are still missing for Skyborne Druid cat form, creatures of Zephras Isle and some mounts and pets.fix announced
  • PetsA Hunter’s Ferocity talent doesn’t show its pet crit bonus on the character sheet; display only.
  • InterfaceSome icons in the Professions window look broken.

After the WoW Forever beta

  • Beta characters are not kept. Blizzard says launch is on fresh servers, and in a BlizzCon interview its developers said everyone starts at level 1.
  • Name reservation opens Oct 27 and runs through Nov 3: up to 3 characters per account with an upgrade, first come, first served. The steps are on the WoW Forever name reservation page.
  • Launch is Nov 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST, worldwide at the same moment. The WoW Forever release date page has the hour in every time zone.
  • Realms and rule sets for launch are on the WoW Forever servers page, and what your PC needs on the WoW Forever system requirements page.

Still unconfirmed

  • The hour the beta closes on October 21; Blizzard’s roadmap graphic shows October 22
  • Whether another build arrives before the beta ends, and what it changes beyond the racial changes the developers mentioned
  • The client build of the opening day: our talent data starts from the first build read after it
  • Which of the known issues listed as fixed in the next build are already fixed: Blizzard’s list still carries them

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