Zones

REVAMPED

Starting zones

Every starting zone, such as the Valley of Trials or Shadowglen, gains new content.

Levels 1-10

What changes from Classic

What it was in Classic and what it is now, row by row.

—ClassicWoW Forever
ContentClassicClassic's questsWoW ForeverNew NPCs, quests and small story moments
ProfessionsClassicNo introduction in the starting zoneWoW ForeverA first taste of professions and new recipes
Stormwind – DarkshoreClassicYou had to travel to Menethil for the boatWoW ForeverDirect ship from Stormwind Harbor to Auberdine
SkyborneClassic—WoW ForeverNew starting zone: Zephras Isle (1-12)

Lore

Forever adds small moments to every starting zone that sit alongside Classic memories without replacing them. In the Mulgore demo, for example, there are quests as simple as finding someone's mother at a well, a profession tutorial that wasn't there before, or carrying a flame from one camp to another before it goes out, to honor An'she.

What we know

  • NPCs, quests, early profession hooks, recipes and small story moments in the Valley of Trials, Shadowglen and every other starting area.
  • The new Stormwind Harbor – Auberdine route lets humans, dwarves, gnomes and night elves play together from the start without long trips.
  • Mulgore demo: new quests woven into the old ones, such as carrying a flame to honor An'she before it goes out (press).
  • Zephras Isle (1-12) is the new Skyborne starting zone.

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Data from beta client 1.60.1.70685, updated 29 Oct 2026.

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