World of Warcraft: Forever adds nine new dungeons between levels 13 and 60, plus two new raids. Here they are in level order: where each one is, who it’s for and what Blizzard has shown so far.
Levels and details are checked against the full videos of Blizzard's What's Next and Deep Dive panels, not only the recaps. Bosses and loot aren't announced yet. Last reviewed: .
The new dungeons run through the whole leveling journey, one every few levels from 13 to 60. The ranges are the ones Blizzard gave at the What’s Next panel.
Official image not released yetBeneath Ironforge, Dun Morogh
Someone has broken into the resting place of the old dwarven kings, and Blizzard points at the Dark Irons. Ghostly whispers fill the halls. It’s pitched to the Alliance; the Horde has to sneak or fight its way in.
Official image not released yetTirisfal Glades
Help the Forsaken reclaim the ruined city, where the Scourge still lurks and a necromancer has moved in, apparently planning an attack on another city. It’s pitched to the Horde; the Alliance has to find a way to sneak in.
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Wetlands, above Whelgar’s Excavation
A dig site “trapped in time”: strange mist drifts down from the mountains, lights flash on the horizon and titan constructs have gone rogue. Blizzard hasn’t given it a final name.
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Alterac Mountains
The barrier hiding the city is down and the Kirin Tor are losing control: spells backfire, arcane constructs run wild and demonic energy spreads. Blizzard says it’s more than a dungeon, with the whole city to explore.
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Off the coast of Stranglethorn Vale
Ancient troll ruins have risen out of the sea, with trolls and naga inside and a pirate ship wrecked on them. It was the dungeon visitors could play at BlizzCon.
Official image not released yetThe Riverglades
A huge outdoor dungeon held by ogres who kidnap people and raid the region, with strange chanting at night. At 15 levels, it has the widest range of the nine.
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Alcaz Island, Dustwallow Marsh
The island prison Classic players could reach but never enter, rumored to have once held King Varian Wrynn. Inside, the Defias and the naga are fighting.
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Behind a gate in Azshara
A great furbolg city, where the furbolgs are struggling against some kind of corruption. Its deep tunnels hint at the way to the Barrow Deeps raid.
Official image not released yetUn’Goro Crater
A titan facility in the hills of Un’Goro, with old titan buildings, power crystals and wildlife running loose. Blizzard calls it one of Forever’s most treacherous places.
Every dungeon drop was re-examined and hundreds were added. Items unique to a dungeon boss are now blue quality.
A bind-on-pickup green or blue from a dungeon gives its look to everyone eligible to loot it, so nobody rolls just for the appearance. Epics still go to the looter only.
Tanks hold threat on only three or four enemies at once, so Polymorph, Banish, Fear and other crowd control stay part of the job.
Advanced campsite objects are learned from Blueprint recipes that drop from specific dungeon bosses.
Three level 60 raids open on Dec 9: the new Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit, and the original Onyxia’s Lair. The new raids bring new tier sets and a legendary reward.
Three entrances, one in Mount Hyjal
A place sacred to the night elves, where they hold some of their most dangerous prisoners; rumor has it an infamous demon hunter was once kept here. It may be facing corruption too.
Mount Hyjal
Something is draining the power from the land around the summit. Blizzard calls it Forever’s largest raid, with legendary power at stake.
Dustwallow Marsh
The original 40-player raid opens on the same day as the two new ones.
Forever launches
Blizzard lists the new dungeons among what Forever launches with.
Raids unlock
The Barrow Deeps (10 players), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia’s Lair (40).
Major update
Two new dungeons and two new raids, for 10 and 20 players.
Major update
Two more new dungeons, a new raid and a revamped iconic raid.
The beta, name reservation and every other date are on the WoW Forever release date page.
Nine: Hall of Thanes, Ruins of Lordaeron, the Wetlands Excavation Site, the City of Dalaran, the Drowned City, Krol’dok Stronghold, Alcaz Prison, Blackmaw Hold and Shaper’s Terrace. Blizzard’s 2027 roadmap adds four more.
Hall of Thanes 13–18, Ruins of Lordaeron 15–20, Wetlands Excavation Site 24–29, City of Dalaran 28–33, the Drowned City 35–40, Krol’dok Stronghold 40–55, Alcaz Prison 48–53, Blackmaw Hold 55–60 and Shaper’s Terrace 58–60.
Blizzard pitched Hall of Thanes to the Alliance and the Ruins of Lordaeron to the Horde. It gave no faction for the other seven.
Blizzard suggested the other faction will have to sneak in, or fight its way in, but hasn’t explained how that works yet.
Yes. The City of Dalaran is a dungeon for levels 28–33 in the Alterac Mountains, and Blizzard says the whole city is there to explore.
The Drowned City, the level 35–40 dungeon off the coast of Stranglethorn Vale.
Blizzard hasn’t announced one. It has said every convenience feature is weighed carefully because it changes how players meet and group up.
Blizzard designed against it: tanks hold threat on only three or four enemies at once and crowd control still matters, so dungeons aren’t built for pulling whole rooms.
Yes. Blizzard re-examined every dungeon drop and added hundreds of new ones, and the new Shen’dralas zone gives reasons to go back to Maraudon and Razorfen Downs.
A bind-on-pickup green or blue does: its appearance goes to everyone eligible to loot it. Epic appearances only go to the player who loots the item.
No. Dungeons and raids are only with players on your own ruleset, and Horde and Alliance can’t group together.
Blizzard hasn’t said. The raids are for 10 (Barrow Deeps), 20 (Hyjal Summit) and 40 players (Onyxia’s Lair).
December 9, 2026: the Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia’s Lair.
It has three entrances. One is in Mount Hyjal, and Blizzard hinted that the tunnels of Blackmaw Hold lead there too.
