WoW: Forever · Opens 9 Dec 2026

Raids

Three raids open together on 9 Dec 2026. Here is what is known so far.

Raids open in9 Dec 2026(Korea, Taiwan: 10 Dec 2026)

The Barrow Deeps

NEW

10players

8bosses

60level

Within Mount Hyjal, with entrances through Mount Hyjal, Winterspring and Blackmaw Hold.

Attunement: No attunement chain.

Official [1]

Hyjal Summit

NEW

20players

13bosses

60level

The summit of Mount Hyjal, near the World Tree Nordrassil. Mount Hyjal is a new zone.

Attunement: No attunement chain.

Official [1]

Onyxia's Lair

40players

1boss

60level

Dustwallow Marsh. Onyxia fights in three phases.

Attunement: Every raider carries the Drakefire Amulet in their bags, from a long quest chain for each faction. It is not account-wide at launch.

Official [1][2]

• All three raids open on the same day, five weeks after launch, and are planned to reset every week. Official ↗
• One difficulty and fixed raid sizes: no flexible size. Official ↗
• Raid items stay hidden in databases until someone gets them. Official ↗
• Blizzard plans a large balance pass after the raids open; until then it plans no big tuning changes. Official ↗
• The exact unlock hour on 9 Dec 2026 has not been announced. Official ↗

Sources: Blizzard: World of Warcraft: Forever Raid Overview: Locations, Raid Sizes, and AttunementBlizzard: World of Warcraft: Forever What's Next Panel RecapWarcraft Tavern: Onyxia's Lair Raid Will Still Require Attunement in WoW ForeverBlizzard forums: WoW: Forever development notes, updated 3 November (post 9) · Checked 4 Nov 2026

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