Raids

Hyjal Summit (20)

New in Forever

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

Forever beta 1.60.1.70009

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TL;DR

New 20-player, level-60 raid at the peak of Mount Hyjal by Nordrassil. It has 13 bosses and branching routes. Opens 9 Dec.
No attunement chain (devs). Guides tie the tier's legendary to this raid.
Not TBC's Hyjal: it's set in the present, after Archimonde's defeat. Encounters are unrevealed.

Location and entrance

The summit of Mount Hyjal, near the World Tree Nordrassil. Mount Hyjal is a new New zone (Archimonde's aftermath, Darkwhisper Gorge).
No time travel here, unlike TBC's Battle for Mount Hyjal.
Exact entrance spot: fill after launch (once we can walk the zone).

20 players, level 60, fixed size (no flex, so a 21st person sits).
No attunement chain: devs said so to But Why Tho? (13 Sep) and on the official podcast (8 Oct, via Warcraft Tavern). They hinted at extra steps to "get the full experience".

Blizzard: 13 bosses. You open against an ancient guardian, then pick between multiple routes across the mountain, through ruins above and below ground, before the final encounters.
! Names from the beta Legacy challenge list (via Method and wowforeverbuilds). Unconfirmed, and not a kill order:
- Bandalar, Ancient of Decay, Time-Lost Battalion
- Sylvestris Dusksong, Old Gloomlurker, Gharalis the Abyssal
- Kathris the Haunted, Anara Chillwind, Elder Minderel
- Tracker Stillwind, Council of Thorns, Nythus the Dreambound
- The Wild King (listed as final boss)
Route choice, boss order and mechanics: fill after 9 Dec.

New Blizzard: new tier sets and a legendary reward come with this tier. Icy Veins and Method both place the legendary in Hyjal Summit. Its form and how you get it are unrevealed.
New Epic appearances go only to whoever the item binds to.
! Stats are hidden until first looted, and every boss is said to carry rare chase items.
Loot table: fill after 9 Dec.

Tank and healer counts: unknown until the fights are seen. Fill after 9 Dec.
New Branching routes mean the order (and the first-week clear) may depend on which path we pick. Plan a route once the bosses are known.
New Hit and crit are each one combined stat across melee, ranged and spell, so hybrids gear from the same pool. Check your class page for caps.

20 people at 60 by 9 Dec, all Horde on the PvP ruleset (raids are same ruleset and faction only).
New Beta client text: some buffs grant Stamina plus a bonus only inside Mount Hyjal, Hyjal Summit and the Barrow Deeps. Fill after launch once we know which items or foods carry them.
Legacy: killing all 13 bosses is worth 1 Legacy Point.