Zone · Kalimdor
Mount Hyjal
New zone in World of Warcraft: Forever, Kalimdor · mid-journey · from November 4, 2026
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 our own map, each row marked with the build and the date we saw it. Until then this page holds only what Blizzard has stated.