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BlizzCon 2026 · Day 1 · What's Next: World of Warcraft: Forever

The Darkspear Islands: Forever's new 15v15 battleground with Eye of the Storm flow and Arathi Basin capture points

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Forever's new battleground, the Darkspear Islands, is a strategic 15 versus 15 map similar to Eye of the Storm with Arathi Basin style capture points, alongside the original battlegrounds and PvP updates.

Forever's PvP keeps the original battlegrounds and adds a new one, the Darkspear Islands. The panel described it as a strategic 15 versus 15 battleground similar to Eye of the Storm, with Arathi Basin style capture points.

Blizzard grouped the battleground with broader PvP updates for Forever, on top of the Honor changes listed on the official Forever page. No further ruleset detail was given at the panel.

The Darkspear Islands was first named at the opening ceremony as Forever's new battleground; this is the first description of how it plays.

Source: Wowhead: World of Warcraft: Forever What's Next Liveblog

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