World of Warcraft Forever Beta

Playing the World of Warcraft Forever beta from the first login, with the beta patch notes read alongside.

Episode guide

3 episodes in this series.

  1. Episode 1

    Patch Notes October 15, 2026 - World of Warcraft Forever - Beta

    Oct 18, 2026World of Warcraft Forever Beta

    The October 15 beta update to World of Warcraft Forever, read through a few weeks before the November 4 launch. Racial abilities are reworked, mostly as easings, the Paladin takes a stack of nerfs, the Druid keeps its energy between forms, and Horde players are no longer welcome in Dalaran.

  2. Episode 8

    The Ruins of Ban'aethal

    Oct 19, 2026World of Warcraft Forever Beta

    Picking the Druid up at the turncoat quest with the beta about five days from ending, then working through every side quest I had left. A gnome with no memory wants acorns and freed spirits, the druid enclave at war with the cult wants moss, blood heirlooms, ears and twenty feathers, and a cave holds seven wounded druids. I reach level 14, sort out the beta legacy points and wish I had taken the rage talent sooner.

  3. Episode 9

    Making Our Way to Dalaran

    Oct 26, 2026World of Warcraft Forever Beta

    The last episode in the Zephyrus Island starting zone for my Druid. I hand in the backlog, talk two feuding factions into one assault, take the sanctuary, deal with the cult leader, finally buy the trainer skills I had been skipping, and sail to Dalaran. Next up is a defense Paladin trial before the beta launches.