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Details
Counts are what the current game build's data holds for this zone.
WoW Forever: what our data shows
Sighted in the WoW Forever beta clientBuild 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era clientYes - this zone is in the Classic Era client's data too
Continent map in the beta dataKalimdor
Landmarks sighted in beta data4
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
About The Shimmering Flats
The Shimmering Flats is an area of the Kalimdor game map, from Classic.
Landmarks
Named points of interest in The Shimmering Flats, straight from the game data.
- Mirage Raceway
- Tahonda Ruins
- The Rustmaul Digsite
- Weazel's Crater
Achievements Tied to The Shimmering Flats
1 achievement in the current game data names The Shimmering Flats in its criteria.
- Explore Thousand Needles Explore Thousand Needles, revealing the covered areas of the world map. The Shimmering Flats is one of its 9 areas to discover, with Darkcloud Pinnacle, The Screeching Canyon, Splithoof Crag, Highperch, The Great Lift, Windbreak Canyon, Camp E'thok and Freewind Post.