When does Hyjal Summit open in WoW Forever?

December 9, 2026, with the other launch raids (December 10 local time in Korea, Taiwan, China and Australia). The hour has not been announced.

How many players and bosses in Hyjal Summit?

20 players, 13 bosses. The size is fixed at launch.

Does Hyjal Summit need an attunement?

Developers said on the WoW Forever podcast (episode 3) that the new launch raids have no attunement chain. They added that some content may need a specific item brought inside; which item is not known.

Is this the same Hyjal Summit raid as before?

No. The community wiki describes it as a new raid that exists only in WoW Forever, and no source describes any link to an older raid.

Hyjal Summit

Not confirmed yetLast verified: 15 Oct 2026

raids open: 9 Dec 2026
zone: Mount Hyjal

Before raid night

Twenty adventurers, thirteen bosses, and a mountain nobody could climb until now. I'm already printing the T-shirts.

Announced — not playable yet

Hyjal Summit is new in WoW Forever and opens on December 9, 2026. Only what was announced or found in the game files is below; the full guide comes when the raid opens.

Who it's for

Level 60 raid groups of 20 players (level per one wiki: to verify). The size is fixed at launch, with no flex scaling.
One of the three launch raids, with Onyxia's Lair (40) and the Barrow Deeps (10).
One source says it is open only to players of the same ruleset and faction (to verify).

Getting in

Attunement: no quest chain, per developers on the podcast (episode 3), as reported by two outlets. Some content may need an item brought inside: which one is not known.
Size: 20 players.
Opening date: December 9, 2026 (December 10 local time in Korea, Taiwan, China and Australia). Hour not announced.
Where: Mount Hyjal, in northern Kalimdor, a zone you could not enter before (how to get there: new zones). The entrance has not been published.
Lockout: not announced.

First hints from the developers

On the official WoW Forever podcast (episode 5, "End of Beta Special", Oct 22; our summary):

An undead wild god that looks like a crocolisk: you fight the possessed husk, then the spirit possessing it, back and forth (96:01).
A "body horror" boss fight was mentioned in one of the two new raids, without saying which one (96:46).
The team's commitment: new 10- and 20-player raid content "patch over patch" (74:00).

The bosses in one line each

13 bosses: Blizzard gave the count, the names come from game files. The kill order is not confirmed and no mechanic is known yet.

Bandalar
Time-Lost Battalion
Old Gloomlurker
Kathris the Haunted
Elder Minderel (also spelled Minderei: to verify)
Council of Thorns
The Wild King
Ancient of Decay
Sylvestris Dusksong (one source spells it Sylvesteris: to verify)
Gharalis the Abyssal
Anara Chillwind
Tracker Stillwind
Nythus the Dreambound (also spelled Dreadbound: to verify)

Final boss: one source says Nythus, another guesses The Wild King. To verify.

Watch out

Fel corruption is the theme given by one guide (to verify).
Blizzard teased a new legendary during the Hyjal Summit presentation; how to get it has not been revealed.

FAQ

When does Hyjal Summit open in WoW Forever?: December 9, 2026, with the other launch raids (December 10 local time in Korea, Taiwan, China and Australia). The hour has not been announced.
How many players and bosses in Hyjal Summit?: 20 players, 13 bosses. The size is fixed at launch.
Does Hyjal Summit need an attunement?: Developers said on the WoW Forever podcast (episode 3) that the new launch raids have no attunement chain. They added that some content may need a specific item brought inside; which item is not known.
Is this the same Hyjal Summit raid as before?: No. The community wiki describes it as a new raid that exists only in WoW Forever, and no source describes any link to an older raid.