What is the Barrow Deeps raid?
Barrow Deeps is a new maximum-level raid built for 10 players. Blizzard revealed it at the What's Next panel on 12 September 2026, describing it as a "maximum-level 10-player challenge" set alongside the 20-player Hyjal Summit.
You will need a level 60 character to step inside, since that is Forever's level cap. Barrow Deeps opens with the game's first raid wave on 9 December 2026, five weeks after the 4 November 2026 launch.
That same panel set the tone for how you will get there. WoW: Forever has no flying mounts and no level scaling, with Blizzard citing a continued focus on challenge, preparation, communication, and cooperation across the game. Expect to travel to Barrow Deeps the old way, whenever its entrance is revealed.
Eight bosses, one Legacy Point
Clearing Barrow Deeps matters for more than loot. WoW: Forever's new Legacy System awards one account-wide Legacy Point for defeating all eight Barrow Deeps bosses. That sits in the Raids category alongside defeating Onyxia and all 13 Hyjal Summit bosses, three points total for the whole category.
An eight-boss Barrow Deeps clear banks the same single point as a one-boss Onyxia kill. Legacy Points are shared across your account, so you only need to earn that point once, on whichever character finishes the raid, then spend it on any character's Legacy Perks. At launch, each character can spend up to 16 Legacy Points on Perks, so a Raids point you bank on your main slots neatly into whichever Perk tree you build on an alt instead.
Blizzard has not published the eight boss names or the order you fight them in. Eight is a count to build a roster around, not a pull order.
A tier set and a legendary are coming
At the same panel, Blizzard said Hyjal Summit and Barrow Deeps "set the stage for raid encounters, new tier sets, and a legendary reward" it plans to reveal in full later. Neither Barrow Deeps' tier bonuses nor how you earn the legendary have been detailed, and Blizzard has not said whether the legendary drops from Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit, or both.
What Barrow Deeps still has not confirmed
The 1 October 2026 beta build caps characters at level 30 and does not include raid content, so nothing has changed since the September panels. The entrance, any requirement beyond 10 players, the lockout, and the boss names and loot all remain unannounced. Guides claiming specific boss names or multiple entrances are not sourced to anything Blizzard, Wowhead, or the beta has published, so treat those claims as unconfirmed until Blizzard or the beta client says otherwise.
Wowdee will turn the boss list into a loot checklist for your Barrow Deeps roster the moment it is public, showing who in your group still needs each piece after every clear.
Still to come
Not yet settled by our sources or tested in game:
- The entrance, any requirement beyond 10 players, and the lockout.
- The eight boss names, fight order, and their loot.
- How the teased tier set and legendary reward are earned.
Sources
Beta notes are dated because Forever is still changing.
- Blizzard: What's Next Panel Recap, 12 September 2026Barrow Deeps is a planned maximum-level 10-player raid alongside the 20-player Hyjal Summit; new raids unlock 9 December 2026, five weeks after the 4 November 2026 launch; tier sets and a legendary reward are coming with Hyjal Summit and Barrow Deeps; no flying mounts or level scaling, with a focus on preparation and cooperation.
- Blizzard: Get to Know the Legacy System, 23 September 2026One Legacy Point for defeating all 8 Barrow Deeps bosses, part of a 3-point Raids category (Onyxia, 13 Hyjal Summit bosses, 8 Barrow Deeps bosses); Legacy Points are account-wide and Perks are spent per character, capped at 16 points per character at launch.
- Blizzard Forums: WoW Forever Beta Development Notes, 1 October 2026Confirms the 1 October 2026 beta build raised the level cap to 30 only, added a new dungeon, and included no raid content or any mention of Barrow Deeps, so nothing changed since the September panels.