WoW Forever launches November 4, 2026, and if you’ve played Classic, you’ll feel at home fast. The level cap is 60 and stays there. What’s new is mostly extra: Zephras Isle and the Riverglades to level through, the Skyborne as a new race (they’re available to both factions), and the Legacy System, which follows your progress across every character on the account. We’ll go through leveling, races, professions, and dungeons in that order.

Leveling and New Zones

The 1-60 path keeps the same group-dependent, quest-heavy pacing Classic Era has always used, but it adds new zones into that existing curve instead of replacing it. According to WoWhead’s overview of WoW Forever’s zones and raids , the new zones planned for launch include Zephras Isle (roughly levels 1-12) as a starting area, Shen’Dralas as a mid-level zone tied to existing Classic-era lore, the Riverglades (around levels 35-45) as a frontier zone, and Mount Hyjal as a new level 60 endgame zone. Nothing about these zones makes the climb faster.…