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WoW Forever Launch Countdown

Every region goes live at the same moment.

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Painted key art: Azeroth landscape panorama (blog header). © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News

Launch date TBC — this time is a placeholder until confirmed.

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Wed 4 Nov 2026, 3:00pm PST (23:00 UTC) = Thu 5 Nov 2026, 10:00am AEDT

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Thu 5 Nov 2026, 10:00am AEDT
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Source: Blizzard: Carve a New Path with WoW Forever (3:00pm PST, 4 Nov 2026). Conversions are ours. See launch time in every zone. Expect queues; Blizzard hasn't said whether servers open on the minute.