WoW Forever Name Reservation Is Now Open

Name reservation for WoW Forever is now open: according to Blizzard, it opened in Europe on Tuesday, October 27, at 6:00 pm CET, and in North America at 1:00 pm PDT. It runs until Tuesday, November 3 (Pacific time).

You can reserve names with a digital upgrade pack or the Collector's Edition; you don't need a subscription for it. You get up to three characters in total, across all rulesets. Names are first come, first served, and you can't change your ruleset later. According to Blizzard, you can also create characters on the new Roleplay-PvP ruleset during name reservation; so far this is confirmed for the Americas and Oceania region (Oct 27). Blizzard hasn't confirmed it for Europe yet.

How it works and which naming rules apply: Reserve your name · Rulesets compared: Rulesets and names

Source: Blizzard, October 27, 2026 · Blizzard forums, October 27, 2026