Last updated: October 20, 2026.
World of Warcraft is Blizzard’s long-running MMORPG. The live game is in the Midnight expansion, and a new version, World of Warcraft: Forever, set in a reimagined original Azeroth, launches on November 4. Both are included with a WoW subscription or Game Time.
| Current patch | Midnight 12.1.5, live since October 13 (US) and October 14 (EU). |
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| On the PTR | 12.1.7 Echoes of the Worldcore, no release date yet. |
| Next big date | November 4, 3:00 PM PST: World of Warcraft: Forever launches. |
| Twitch Drop | Cuddly Gold-Colored Grrgle, running until November 3. |
What to do this week
- Free WoW: Forever Stress Test on Wednesday, October 21 at 2:00 PM PDT, open to everyone. The paid beta ends the same day.
- Fabled Let Me Solo Him: Kindo’jan now runs until the October 27 weekly maintenance, after Blizzard extended it.
- Hallow’s End is live until November 2.
- Watch 4 hours of WoW on Twitch before November 3 to get the Grrgle.
Latest WoW stories
- WoW extends Fabled Let Me Solo Him: Kindo’jan to October 27 (Oct 20)
- WoW: Forever Paladin deep dive (Oct 20)
- WoW Hallow’s End 2026 runs October 19 to November 2 (Oct 20)
- WoW: Forever datamined mounts and transmog aren’t for Forever (Oct 17)
- WoW: Forever realm types: no RP-PvP, no arenas (Oct 16)
- WoW: Forever Stress Test moved to Oct 21 (Oct 17)
- WoW 12.1.7 Echoes of the Worldcore: Talebound and more on PTR (Oct 15)
- Best Mythic+ specs in Midnight Season 2 (Oct 14)
- Which class should you play in WoW: Forever? Every race and class combo (Oct 13)
Current patch: Midnight 12.1.5
12.1.5 went live on October 13 (US) and October 14 (EU). It brought the Labyrinth of Kindo’jan, a nine-chamber Delve-like challenge, The Unbinding of Kith’ix, a single-boss raid (Mythic for 15 to 25 players), the Season 2 mid-season refresh, Keystone Myth and Aqir Invasions.
WoW: Forever, upcoming dates (PT)
- October 20: Invite-A-Friend Launch Codes start arriving by email.
- October 21: last day of the beta, and the free Stress Test from 2:00 p.m. PDT.
- October 27 – November 3: name reservation, up to 3 characters, for upgrade owners.
- November 4, 3:00 p.m. PST: launch.
- November 4 – 11: invited friends play without a subscription.
- January 11, 2027: the Warcraft Forever Collection leaves sale.