Endgame

Raid roadmap

Verified 30 Oct 2026Beta: re-check at launchSources and checks

Forever beta 1.60.1.70009

On this page 9 sections

TL;DR

Three level-60 raids open 9 Dec 2026: Barrow Deeps (10), Hyjal Summit (20), Onyxia's Lair (40). Blizzard gave the date, not the hour.
Only Onyxia needs an attunement (the Drakefire Amulet; each player earns their own). Devs say Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit have none.
Lockouts are planned to reset weekly. Next tier target is about 17 weeks later; nothing in Molten Core, BWL or AQ is dated.

Tier 1 (9 Dec 2026)

Raid	Size	Bosses	Where
Barrow Deeps	10	8	Mt Hyjal
Hyjal Summit	20	13	Mt Hyjal
Onyxia's Lair	40	1	Dustwallow

New Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit are new raids. Onyxia's Lair is the returning one.
New Blizzard has promised new tier sets and a legendary reward with this tier. Icy Veins and Method both tie the legendary to Hyjal Summit.
One post per raid below. Boss guides get added after 9 Dec.

Sizes are fixed. No flex scaling: a 20-player raid needs exactly 20, so a 21st person sits out.
No heroic or mythic modes. One difficulty per raid.
Devs say every future tier gets a 10-player and a 20-player raid. The 40-player raid is "an exception that we're starting with".
New No cross-faction raiding, and you can only raid with people on your own ruleset.

New Dev target (Kris Zierhut, IGN interview, Oct 2026): a new raid tier about every four months / 17 weeks, with some content unlocking one to three months in. A target, not a calendar.
BlizzCon roadmap (via Icy Veins and Method). Seasons are northern-hemisphere, so their "spring" is our autumn:
- Spring 2027: 2 new raids (one 10, one 20), 2 new dungeons, 2 new class/race combos, new quests and a new area, PvP season refresh.
- Summer 2027: a "revamped iconic raid", a new raid, more world content, 2 dungeons, PvP season refresh, profession and Legacy updates.
Molten Core: not dated. Forever is set before MC. On the official podcast (22 Oct) Aggrend said MC gets new mechanics ("you're not just going to stand there and tank and spank Golemagg") and recalled the BlizzCon word "revamped". The summer 2027 "revamped iconic raid" is still officially unnamed.
BWL, AQ: nothing dated or promised.

New Epic raid drops: the appearance goes only to the player the item binds to.
New Blue/green BoP drops (dungeons): the appearance goes to every eligible looter, so nobody rolls just for the look.
Poor/Common items: the appearance is granted on loot.
New GDKP is not allowed on Forever (Josh Greenfield, 17 Sep dev Q&A). Gold buyers will be punished hard. Our loot system lives in Rules and loot.

Devs (official podcast, 22 Oct): some items stay hidden until a player loots one. Icy Veins says that covers every new tier item's stats, so there's no BiS list on day one.
! Each boss reportedly has rare, strong "chase items" (Dragonspine Trophy style), and the power gap between tiers is meant to be small.
! World buffs reportedly get stripped on raid entry (Icy Veins, from a creator's talks with Blizzard). Not official. Recheck 9 Dec.

New There's 1 Legacy Point each for: defeating Onyxia, defeating all 13 Hyjal Summit bosses and defeating all 8 Barrow Deeps bosses (3 total).

Our raid schedule and sign-ups go in #announcements. Each raid post here covers entry, prep and what's known.