Realmless in WoW Forever

No realm choice. Four rule sets, language preference and two-part character names unique across the region.

Map data: None yet. Fills in from tester uploads once beta starts on 2026-09-17. Help map the beta.

What is confirmed about Realmless

Official Rulesets: Normal, PvP, RP, and Hardcore after launch. No cross-ruleset grouping.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13
Official Collections and Legacy are account-wide, except Hardcore.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13
Official A language preference phases players who share a language together.Blizzard Forever panel videos, 2026-09-13
Official PvP rule sets have faction balancing controls.Blizzard Forever panel videos, 2026-09-13
Official On Normal, players only fight when both agree to it.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13
Official Faction balance systems are similar to those in Season of Discovery.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13
Official Factions stay separate: no grouping across factions or rule sets.Blizzard Deep Dive panel recap, 2026-09-13
Official Two-part names (first and last) are unique region-wide.Blizzard Forever panel videos, 2026-09-13
Official Hardcore is its own ecosystem: its achievements sync to non-Hardcore, not the reverse.Blizzard Forever panel videos, 2026-09-13
Official A Hardcore character that dies can transfer to a softcore rule set.Blizzard Forever panel videos, 2026-09-13