WoW Forever is not sold as a separate game: it comes with any active World of Warcraft subscription or game time, which costs $14.99 a month in the US, or less on a longer plan. Everything else is optional. Three digital editions at $29.99, $59.99 and $79.99 add the Skyborne race, cosmetics, beta access and game time, and a $150 physical Collector's Edition adds a statue and other collectibles on top. Below you'll find what WoW Forever really costs to play, a side-by-side comparison of every edition, what each one includes item by item, and which one is worth buying for the way you play.
The game itself costs nothing extra. WoW Forever is part of World of Warcraft, alongside modern WoW and WoW Classic, so the same subscription or game time that covers those also covers Forever. If you already pay for WoW, you can log in on November 4 without buying anything.
The subscription is the real price of playing. The table shows the current US rates on the Battle.net Shop; prices differ by region.
| Subscription plan | Price per month |
|---|---|
| 1 month | $14.99 |
| 3 months | $13.99 |
| 6 months | $12.99 |
| 12 months | $12.99 |
Forever is not free to play. Without a subscription or game time you can only get in during launch week, and only through a friend's Invite-A-Friend code, which works from November 4 to November 11.
The editions are upgrades on top of the subscription. Each one includes everything from the edition below it, so the question is only which extras you need.
| What you get | Skyborne Heroic Pack | Skyborne Epic Pack | Warcraft Forever Collection | Collector's Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (US) | $29.99 | $59.99 | $79.99 | $150 |
| Skyborne race and Zephras Isle | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Early Name Reservation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cerulean Prideclaw mount and Skyborne cosmetics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Beta access (until October 21) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 30 days of game time | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pets, tabards and Veteran Adventurer cosmetics | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Warcraft III: Reforged and Forsaken Kingdom | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Invite-A-Friend Launch Codes | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Physical collectibles | No | No | No | Yes |
Prices are the US Battle.net Shop and Blizzard Gear Store prices and vary by region. The Warcraft Forever Collection is sold only until January 11, 2027.
At $29.99, the Heroic Pack is the cheapest way to play the Skyborne, the new race of WoW Forever, and it is the only edition without beta access or game time. Buy it if the race is all you want.
Everything about the race itself, from its classes to its racials, is in our WoW Forever Skyborne race guide.
The Epic Pack costs $59.99 and adds two practical things to the Heroic Pack: the beta and a month of play. The 30 days of game time start counting on November 4, so for a new or returning player the pack effectively pays for the first month of Forever.
The beta part loses value every day before October 21, so the deciding factor now is the game time: if you'd pay for that first month anyway, the Epic Pack costs about $15 more than the Heroic Pack plus a month of subscription.
The Collection costs $79.99 and adds nothing new inside WoW Forever compared with the Epic Pack. The extra $20 buys Warcraft III content that leads into Forever's story.
Forever's story picks up right after Forsaken Kingdom ends, so the campaign is the prologue to the game. The Collection leaves the shop on January 11, 2027.
The physical Collector's Edition costs $150 on the Blizzard Gear Store. In game it gives exactly what the Warcraft Forever Collection gives, through a digital code in the box; the rest of the price goes to the collectibles.
Stock is limited to one per household. The first run is sold out on the Gear Store, and restock orders are scheduled to ship in February 2027, well after the November 4 launch. If you want the in-game rewards on day one, buy a digital edition and treat the Collector's Edition as a collectible.
Most players only need to decide whether they want the Skyborne. The rest depends on game time and how much the extras matter to you.
| If you | Buy |
|---|---|
| Already subscribe and don't care about the new race | Nothing: Forever is included |
| Want to play a Skyborne | Skyborne Heroic Pack |
| Need a month of game time anyway | Skyborne Epic Pack |
| Want the Warcraft III story behind Forever | Warcraft Forever Collection |
| Collect physical Warcraft items | Collector's Edition |
Remember that the Skyborne unlock and the in-game items are tied to the World of Warcraft account you buy them for, and none of them work in WoW Classic.
To plan the evening the servers open, see our WoW Forever release date guide with the launch time for every region.
No. It is included with an active World of Warcraft subscription or game time, from $12.99 to $14.99 a month in the US. There is no separate game to buy.
The cost of a World of Warcraft subscription: $14.99 for one month in the US, less on 3, 6 or 12-month plans. The optional editions cost $29.99, $59.99 and $79.99, and the Collector's Edition costs $150.
No. One World of Warcraft subscription covers modern WoW, WoW Classic and WoW Forever together.
All of them. The Skyborne Heroic Pack at $29.99 is the cheapest one that unlocks the race.
No. Beta access comes with the Skyborne Epic Pack, the Warcraft Forever Collection and the Collector's Edition.
$150 on the Blizzard Gear Store. It is sold out at the moment, and restock orders ship in February 2027.
On January 11, 2027.
These guides cover what you get once you've picked an edition.
