WoW Forever patch notes & build history

A build-by-build record of what changed in World of Warcraft: Forever. Each entry lists the changes it shipped and links to the source that backs every fact. Use the Patch Diff tool to compare any two builds directly.

Blizzard sometimes edits a development-notes thread in place, so an update date is not automatically a separate client build. Numeric build IDs are shown only when a source identifies them; client-data observations, when included, are labeled separately.

5 builds tracked · latest Oct 15

beta Oct 15 Confirmed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source. Last verified Oct 18, 2026 Latest

Beta Development Notes - October 15

The October 15 beta notes add a new-player tutorial, adjust racial abilities and class systems, introduce Frost Blast for Mage, and list bug fixes. The maintenance follow-up confirms realms returned and directs testers to update through the Battle.net app to client 70425. The latest explicit level-cap change remains October 1: level 30.

Released October 15, 2026 6 changes View changes →
beta Oct 8 Confirmed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source. Last verified Oct 11, 2026

Beta Development Notes — October 8

The October 8 update to the official development notes lists casting-animation and memory-leak fixes, spell and talent tuning across several classes, and Campfire and gamepad changes. The post does not identify a numeric client build. The latest explicit level-cap change remains the October 1 increase to level 30.

Released October 8, 2026 15 changes View changes →
beta Oct 1 Confirmed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source. Last verified Oct 4, 2026

Beta Development Notes — October 1

The October 1 beta update raised the level cap from 20 to 30, added Excavation Site: Wetlands (26-31), and opened Razorfen Downs (25+) and Uldaman (30+). Dungeon quests now award 50% less extra XP beyond normal quest values. Blizzard posted additional Warrior tuning on October 2; no numeric build ID was stated.

Released October 1, 2026 20 changes View changes →
beta 60.1.700 Confirmed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source. Last verified Sep 26, 2026

Beta Development Notes — September 24

First major tuning pass of the beta. Broad class changes (Warrior, Paladin, Mage, Druid, Hunter, Priest, Shaman, Warlock, Rogue), a temporary 1-silver talent respec cost for testing, an expanded controller support pass and the new configurable Cooldown Manager. Individual numbers below are confirmed from Blizzard notes; datamined extras are marked observed.

Released September 24, 2026 28 changes View changes →
beta 60.1.680 Confirmed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source. Last verified Sep 26, 2026

Forever Beta Begins

The Forever public beta opened on September 17, 2026. First playable look at the level 1–60 evergreen world, the three new zones and the Skyborne starting isle. No major tuning pass yet — this build established the baseline the September 24 notes are measured against.

Released September 17, 2026 0 changes View changes →

Beta Development Notes - October 15

Beta Development Notes — October 8

Beta Development Notes — October 1

Beta Development Notes — September 24

Forever Beta Begins