Roadmap
All known dates from the beta to the 2027 content updates. Times in UTC.
The roadmap holds 8 dates between September 17, 2026 and Summer 2027. Exact dates come from Blizzard's announcements; entries with a season (winter, spring, summer) have only been dated roughly by Blizzard – our reference day is then the start of the season.
The global launch is on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC. The raids open 35 days later on December 9, 2026. What to do until then is in the launch checklist.
Beta starts
- UTC
Stress test
- UTC
Name reservation
Raids unlock: Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit, Onyxia
Related in the database:Barrow DeepsHyjal SummitOnyxia's Lair
- Season
Spring update: 2 raids, 2 dungeons, legendary questline
- Season
Summer update: revamped iconic raid, new raid, 2 dungeons
Launch in local time
Blizzard names a single global start time. In local time that is a different day depending on the region:
- Europe · Europe/Berlin
- Thu, November 5 at 12:00 AM
- Americas & Oceania · America/New_York
- Wed, November 4 at 06:00 PM
- Korea · Asia/Seoul
- Thu, November 5 at 08:00 AM
- Taiwan · Asia/Taipei
- Thu, November 5 at 07:00 AM
What is still open
Blizzard has not named a time for the raid opening on December 9. Which iconic raid gets revamped in summer 2027 is not confirmed either.
We describe the 2027 updates as Blizzard announced them: two raids, two dungeons and a legendary questline in spring; a revamped iconic raid, a new raid and two dungeons in summer. Details on the instances in the dungeon and raid guide.