WoW Forever dungeons and raids

Blizzard's Opening Ceremony recap confirms nine new dungeons and two new raids for World of Warcraft: Forever. The What's Next panel recap names eight dungeons and describes a ninth destination as a mysterious excavation site above Whelgar's Excavation. It also identifies The Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit as planned raid destinations. A separate @Warcraft roadmap schedules a December 9, 2026 raid unlock with three named entries. This page records the announcement snapshot, including the places where Blizzard's count and classification remain unresolved.

For durable reference pages, see the WoW Forever dungeons guide and WoW Forever raids guide. This dated article keeps the BlizzCon announcement and its roadmap context separate from those guides.

The official World of Warcraft: Forever Creator Showcase adds a developer preview for two destinations. An on-screen dungeon card labels Dalaran City level 28–33 and places its entrance at a sewer gate on the coast of Lordamere Lake, while preview walkthrough gameplay visibly presents a level 33 encounter named Shade of the Archmage. The showcase also displays the title The Drowned City and visibly presents a flooded, troll-styled environment. These are preview details, not a complete launch dungeon matrix.

Nine new dungeons

The What's Next panel recap gives this roster. It describes one destination without a proper name and gives short location or tone details for some of the others.

The Opening Ceremony recap independently gives the nine-dungeon count. The Creator Showcase supplies a level card for Dalaran City only. Blizzard has not published ranges for the other announced dungeons, group sizes, complete boss lists, loot, lockouts, tuning, or an individual release phase for these dungeons in the cited first-party material.

Creator Showcase preview: Dalaran City and The Drowned City

The official Creator Showcase labels Dalaran City level 28–33 on an on-screen dungeon card and places its entrance at a sewer gate on the coast of Lordamere Lake (00:03:39–00:04:15). During the walkthrough, gameplay visibly presents a level 33 encounter named Shade of the Archmage (01:14:00). The broadcast also introduces The Drowned City, visibly presenting a flooded, troll-styled environment (01:19:00–01:20:30). These showcase segments represent observed preview footage rather than announced launch specifications, and Blizzard has not published full boss rosters, loot tables, or tuning for either instance.

Two announced raids, three roadmap entries

The panel recap says The Barrow Deeps is planned as a maximum-level 10-player challenge and that Hyjal Summit will have 20-player raid encounters. The official @Warcraft launch post also describes 10-player and 20-player raids, but names neither raid and gives no encounter list.

The Opening Ceremony recap says two new raids, while the roadmap card lists three entries under Raids Unlock. No cited source maps the two new raids to those three entries or says whether Onyxia's Lair is new, returning, or revamped. Do not present the roadmap's three entries as three new raids.

The Battle.net product page describes new dungeons and max-level raids but publishes no encounter lists, lockouts, tuning, or release sequence.

Roadmap beyond the first unlock

The Forever announcement and Opening Ceremony recap place the global launch on November 4, 2026. The What's Next panel recap and @Warcraft roadmap image then put the raid unlock after launch and add later dungeon and raid plans.

The roadmap gives seasons rather than dates for Spring and Summer and names none of those later entries. It does not say whether the four later dungeons are additional to the nine announced above, so no combined dungeon total can be stated. Its footer says content and timing are subject to change.

For the wider beta, launch, Hardcore, and update timeline, see the WoW Forever roadmap guide.

WoW Forever dungeons and raids FAQ

How many dungeons did Blizzard announce for WoW Forever?

Blizzard's Opening Ceremony recap confirms nine new dungeons. The What's Next panel names eight of them and describes the ninth as a mysterious excavation site above Whelgar's Excavation. Blizzard has not published a proper name for that site in the cited sources.

What level is Dalaran City?

The Creator Showcase's dungeon card lists Dalaran City as level 28–33 and places its entrance at a sewer gate on the coast of Lordamere Lake, with preview gameplay visibly showing a level 33 encounter named Shade of the Archmage. Treat this as a developer preview for that destination; it does not supply ranges or full encounter rosters for the other announced dungeons.

What is The Drowned City?

The Creator Showcase displays the title The Drowned City and visibly presents a flooded, troll-styled environment. The broadcast does not publish a complete encounter roster, level bracket, or loot table for the dungeon.

How many new raids did Blizzard announce?

The Opening Ceremony recap says two new raids. The December 9 roadmap card lists three entries: The Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit, and Onyxia's Lair. The checked sources do not say whether Onyxia's Lair is new, returning, or revamped, so the announcement should not be rewritten as three new raids.

When do the WoW Forever raids unlock?

The What's Next panel recap and the official roadmap place the first raid unlock on December 9, 2026, after the planned November 4 launch. The roadmap marks the date and entries as future plans. It does not publish individual dungeon release phases, boss lists, loot, lockouts, or tuning.

What raid sizes are confirmed for the December 9 entries?

The roadmap lists The Barrow Deeps at 10 players, Hyjal Summit at 20, and Onyxia's Lair at 40. The panel recap separately describes The Barrow Deeps as a maximum-level 10-player challenge and Hyjal Summit as 20-player raid encounters. Those are announced or planned details, not proof that the encounters were live at the time of the announcement.