WoW Forever’s new regions, dungeons and raids

New places across the original world

Mount Hyjal, Shen’dralas, Riverglades and Zephras Isle.

For returning players, the interesting question is where these additions fit into the route they already know.

More than 1,000 new quests.

Zephras Isle and Riverglades

A level 1–12 Skyborne starting experience.

The Skyborne starting experience has its own access requirement. See the beta and upgrade guide before assuming it comes with base subscription access.

Riverglades is a mid-level region, roughly Stranglethorn-sized, with nearly 200 quests and Powderfuse Port.

The announced level ranges help you see when each region might fit into your journey. Check the relevant quests before making a long trip.

Dungeons first, raids on a separate date

Barrow Deeps: 10 players. Hyjal Summit: 20 players.

Raid preparation update — October 21, 2026

Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia’s Lair are scheduled to open on December 9, 2026. All three are level-60 raids. Blizzard currently plans weekly resets.

Barrow Deeps has eight bosses for ten players, with entrances connected through Mount Hyjal, Winterspring and Blackmaw Hold. Hyjal Summit has thirteen bosses for twenty players near Nordrassil. Onyxia’s Lair is in Dustwallow Marsh and takes forty players.

Match your roster to the raid before planning the trip. Ten players can tackle Barrow Deeps; a Hyjal Summit group needs twice that number.

Every Onyxia raider needs a Drakefire Amulet in their inventory; it does not need to be equipped. Alliance starts with Helendis Riverhorn in the Burning Steppes. Horde starts with Warlord Goretooth in Kargath, Badlands.

Do not leave attunement until raid night: the chain requires several dungeon trips, and another raider’s amulet will not admit you. Start at the NPC for your faction, gather allies for the elite steps and keep the completed amulet in your bags. Blizzard’s full attunement walkthrough is linked in the sources below. Detailed boss strategies and loot still need separate evidence.

The full atlas keeps the raid announcement alongside its sources. For changes that affect more than a single dungeon run, continue with Legacy and Camping.

Found Photographs update — September 13, 2026

Blizzard’s Found Photographs panel added more visual context to the world side of Forever. A WORLD TRAVEL slide names Stormwind Harbor, Southshore and Steamwheedle, while Wetlands and Desolace each received named showcase slides.

The panel also showed a Zephras map with four securely readable labels: THENDAL VILLAGE, SHEN’DAR VILLAGE, SHRINE OF AKIR and VALANAAR. A separate design sketch references Skywall assets and “Classic” architecture for different concept areas.

These visuals do not yet establish travel-route connections, what changed in Wetlands or Desolace, or whether the Zephras map is final. Mount Hyjal was also shown, but it was already announced before this panel and the visual does not change the existing raid/date facts on this page.

Read the full Found Photographs panel update.

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