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Blizzard's What's Next panel went deep on Warcraft Forever - four new zones, the Skyborne race, nine new dungeons, two launch raids, a new battleground, camping, transmog, and a roadmap running well past launch.

Blizzard's Midnight roadmap runs well into 2027: the Talebound rogue-like mode in 12.1.7, the story wrapping up in Eclipse (12.2), and a full Wrath of the Lich King Remix event after patch 12.2.7.

A breakdown of Warcraft Forever's new Legacy System - achievement-style challenges that unlock account-wide perks across Professions, Adventure, and Resourcefulness, plus a separate cosmetic reward track.

Blizzard used BlizzCon 2026's Opening Ceremony to reveal a new StarCraft game with a recruit's-journey trailer - don't expect details soon, since it's not launching until Spring 2030.

Blizzard's Classic+ take, Warcraft Forever, launches November 4th with a beta this Thursday - new dungeons, 10/20-player raids, the Skyborne race, Undead Paladins, and over 1,000 new quests.

Patch 12.2, Midnight: Eclipse, puts Xal'atath's endgame front and center - plus a Mists Remix follow-up and a new standalone game mode teased at the same panel.

Blizzard opened BlizzCon 2026 with a teaser for The Last Titan, World of Warcraft's 13th expansion - light on details for now, since anything more would spoil where Midnight is headed.

Forever's new Skyborne race comes in two faction variants with their own unique racial, and several existing races are getting racial reworks alongside it.