Midnight''s 12.1.5 raid hit the PTR on September 16 — two fights stapled together, and a loot table whose Mythic drops arrive already maxed. Here is the confirmed structure and what is still only datamined.

Two days before launch, what the WotLK: Rebuffed build actually changes — Heroic Naxxramas, rebuilt loot rules, cross-faction play, Racial Shift, new legendaries, Ascended heroics and an isolated Hardcore mode.

Blizzard''s roadmap said "play up to level 30." Days before the doors opened, two developers said the beta starts at level 20 and rises later — which leaves a specific list of content unproven before November 4.

The community-run 1.12.1 realm Greyhaven launched with a level 20 cap and raised it to 40 three weeks later. Inside the ruleset, the QoL changes and what its slow-burn model offers players displaced by the 2026 shutdowns.

The September 15 PTR notes start single-boss raid testing today, revert the Protection Warrior Execute nerf, reshape the Devourer demon hunter tree and redesign Restoration druid''s Nature''s Bounty.

Developer interviews at BlizzCon 2026 confirmed the object looming near the Worldcore in Eclipse artwork is Sargeras'' sword — stuck in Azeroth since Legion. What is confirmed, and what is still theory.

Beyond the September 17 beta, Blizzard has laid out WoW Forever''s first year — name reservation in October, three raids in December, two content updates in 2027 and a Hardcore mode by summer.

Moonwhisper Games has shown its first playable race, and Ascension's team has pivoted to a project unrelated to WoW. A look at what survived the 2026 shutdown wave.

Phase 4 and Sunwell Plateau still have no date, Arena Season 3 runs on its own schedule, and the WoW Forever beta opens September 17. Where the Anniversary realms actually stand.