Official artwork

What Forever actually looks like

Every image below is from Blizzard's own announcement and store assets, not screenshots lifted from someone else's site. Seven reworked zones, the feature art, and the expansion editions.

Official Skyborne artwork for World of Warcraft: Forever — **The Skyborne.** The client ships them as two races — High Order for the Alliance and Windshaper for the Horde. Blizzard's artwork shows one. More on the split →

The reworked zones

Seven zones Blizzard showed off in the announcement. Forever rebuilds these rather than restoring them, which is the difference between a remaster and a reimagining.

Ashenvale in World of Warcraft: Forever — official artwork — AshenvaleForever's take on the contested forest — the announcement showed it rebuilt rather than remastered.

Ashenvale, second view in World of Warcraft: Forever — official artwork — Ashenvale, second viewSame zone, different angle. Night elf territory and the Horde's lumber camps both live here.

Darkshore in World of Warcraft: Forever — official artwork — DarkshoreThe night elf coast after the Sundering. One of the zones Forever reshapes rather than restores.

Dustwallow Marsh in World of Warcraft: Forever — official artwork — Dustwallow MarshSwamp, steam, and the Grimtotem. A zone Classic players usually sprinted through.

Felwood in World of Warcraft: Forever — official artwork — FelwoodCorrupted forest, and one of the clearer examples of Forever pushing the art further than Classic did.

Mulgore in World of Warcraft: Forever — official artwork — MulgoreTauren starting ground. One of the zones where the visual update is most obvious.

The Barrens in World of Warcraft: Forever — official artwork — The BarrensThe zone every Horde player has spent too long in. Still flat, still enormous.

The pitch, in pictures

Blizzard's feature art for Forever, and what each one is actually claiming.

Cinematic still — official World of Warcraft: Forever artwork — Cinematic stillFrom the announcement cinematic, which introduced the Skyborne and the new Azeroth.

Untold stories — official World of Warcraft: Forever artwork — Untold storiesBlizzard's framing for the reimagined questing: corners of original Azeroth that never got finished.

Expanses — official World of Warcraft: Forever artwork — ExpansesThe world-scale pitch. Forever is a level 60 cap with a wider map rather than a higher ceiling.

Unknown paths — official World of Warcraft: Forever artwork — Unknown pathsNew routes through old zones — the leveling guide covers what that does to routing.

New power — official World of Warcraft: Forever artwork — New powerClass and talent reworks. Lava Burst, Mutilate and Holy Strike all come back here.

Every journey — official World of Warcraft: Forever artwork — Every journeyThe horizontal-progression argument: gear stops climbing, the world keeps growing.

System revamps — official World of Warcraft: Forever artwork — System revampsProfessions, camping and Legacy — the three systems that aren't a Classic remix.

The editions

Forever is included with a subscription or game time — these are optional upgrades, not a purchase you need to play. See the official pre-purchase page for what's in each.

Skyborne Heroic Pack — World of Warcraft: Forever edition artwork — Skyborne Heroic PackThe new race, its Zephras Isle starting experience, and early name reservation.

Skyborne Epic Pack — World of Warcraft: Forever edition artwork — Skyborne Epic PackEverything in Heroic plus beta access and 30 days of game time.

Warcraft Forever Collection — World of Warcraft: Forever edition artwork — Warcraft Forever CollectionThe limited bundle that adds Warcraft III: Reforged and the Forsaken Kingdom campaign.

Collection contents — World of Warcraft: Forever edition artwork — Collection contentsAvailable through January 11, 2027.