Zone · Kalimdor
Mount Hyjal
New zone in World of Warcraft: Forever, Kalimdor · mid-journey · from November 4, 2026 · 9 subzones
New in Forever In Forever's client files, build 1.60.1.70532, read Oct 25, 2026
Known from Forever's client files; not yet seen in play.
How we know
- Forever's client files against Classic Era's: differs from Classic. In Forever's client files, build 1.60.1.70532, read Oct 25, 2026.Compared: name and parent zone.
- Forever's client files against Classic Era's: new in Forever. In Forever's client files, build 1.60.1.70532, read Oct 25, 2026.Compared: name and map bounds.
- Stated by Blizzard: new in Forever. Stated by Blizzard.
The mountain from the end of the Third War, opened as a new zone. Blizzard's Found Photos recap calls it the clearest example of an anticipated place: players explore the aftermath of the Battle for Mount Hyjal, meet emerging factions and form alliances. Wowhead's panel coverage adds Darkwhisper Gorge and the player helping the land recover.
What Blizzard has said
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One of Forever's new zones, named at the What's Next panel and in Blizzard's recap, alongside Shen'dralas and the Riverglades.
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"Inviting players to explore the aftermath of the Battle for Mount Hyjal, meet emerging factions, form alliances, and begin to see where those threads may lead."
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Set after Archimonde's defeat; includes Darkwhisper Gorge; the player helps the land recover.
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Hyjal Summit, one of the two launch-window raids, is set here.
What arrives from the beta
Level range, quests, NPCs, objects and their places on the map, each row marked with the build and the date we saw it. Until then this page holds what Blizzard has stated and what the beta client's files name.