WoW: Forever — Beta stress test

Join Blizzard’s public WoW: Forever stress test on October 21, 2026. The European region opens at 19:00 CEST (17:00 UTC).

Key facts

Access

Any player with a WoW account can participate. No active subscription is required.

Europe

October 21 at 19:00 CEST (17:00 UTC). The calendar uses this European opening.

Americas and Oceania

October 21 at 14:00 PDT (21:00 UTC), a separate regional opening.

Taiwan and Korea

October 22 at 05:00 in Taipei and 06:00 in Korea (October 21 at 21:00 UTC).

Duration

A few hours; Blizzard has not announced an exact closing time.

Good to know

• Blizzard will take the beta offline before the test, then reopen it afterwards. The test uses the regional hardware intended for launch.
• All stress-test characters and names will be deleted when the test ends.
• The updated announcement moves the test from October 19 to October 21. The stress test and the last announced beta day are separate calendar entries.