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How to buy and start playing

Patch 1.60Updated Nov 5, 20262 min read

What you pay

Forever has no box price. Access comes with an active World of Warcraft subscription or Game Time on your Battle.net account. The same subscription also covers modern WoW and WoW Classic.

Option Price (US) Notes
1 month subscription $14.99 Cheaper per month on 3, 6 and 12 month plans
60 days of Game Time about $29.99 Prepaid, no auto-renewal. Codes are sold by Blizzard and resellers
Skyborne Heroic Pack $29.99 Unlocks the Skyborne race plus cosmetics
Skyborne Epic Pack $59.99 Heroic contents plus more cosmetics
Warcraft Forever Collection $79.99 Everything above plus extras; on sale until January 11, 2027

Prices in Europe and other regions follow the local Battle.net shop. The packs are optional: without one you play all original races, every zone, dungeon and raid.

Region and account

  1. Create or log into a Battle.net account at battle.net.
  2. Buy a subscription or redeem a Game Time code under Account, Games and Subscriptions.
  3. Install the Battle.net app and select the region in the login screen: Americas for North and South America, Europe for Europe, Russia and the Middle East, Asia for Korea and Taiwan. Your characters live in one region.

Players in countries without Battle.net shop support have a separate page in their language on this site.

Installing Forever

  1. In the Battle.net app open World of Warcraft and pick World of Warcraft: Forever from the version dropdown on the left of the Play button. It is a separate installation from modern WoW and Classic.
  2. Choose the client language in Options before the download. All WoW languages are supported, including Russian and Spanish.
  3. Download size is comparable to Classic. Expect long queues on the popular rulesets in the first weeks; a quieter ruleset or an off-peak hour gets you in faster.

First login

  • Pick a ruleset and a faction. Both are permanent for that character.
  • Names are reserved per region. If your usual name is taken, the game suggests variants.
  • Choose an experience preset; see your first ten levels.

Prices are Blizzard’s launch prices in US dollars and may differ in your shop.

Keep going

Leveling routesStep by step from 1 to 60 for both factions, with quest hubs on the map.Class guidesLeveling and level 60 builds for all nine classes.Experience bonusesFood, sleeping bag, tent and rest: everything that levels you faster.Interactive mapQuest givers, vendors, trainers, flight masters, herbs, ore and rares in every zone.