Hyjal Summit
20-player raid encounters in one of Warcraft's most important locations.
- Announced size
- 20-player
- Bosses
- 13 announcedLegacy article, 23 September 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Announced opening
- 9 December 2026What’s Next recap, 12 September (opens in a new tab)
- Level
- For characters at the level capBlizzard’s reveal fact sheet
- Location
- Mount HyjalReported in our 14 September research
- Status
- Announced, not yet verifiedResearch 14 September, reviewed 29 September 2026
What we know
One of the two raids World of Warcraft: Forever launches with, for characters at the level cap. The picture is from Blizzard's reveal press pack.
What is confirmed. Blizzard's reveal fact sheet promises "an entirely new end game starting with two new max-level raids", and the press pack contains artwork of both. This is one of them.
What Blizzard has announced since. Blizzard's 12 September recap confirms a 20-player raid, and its 23 September Legacy article describes a challenge to defeat all 13 of its bosses. The recap also says the new raids unlock on 9 December 2026. Neither article names the bosses.
What is reported but not verified. The location: the heights of Mount Hyjal, where the war against Archimonde was fought. This comes from our research notes of 14 September, compiled from panel coverage rather than from the game.
What we do not have. No boss list, no loot table, no lockout rules. The current client catalog can include encounter names, but these may be events rather than bosses. A client record does not establish that an instance is open or what it drops. Follow its build-specific record for the available evidence.
Preparing for it
What Blizzard has said
- It is one of two new raids for characters at the level cap.
- It is announced as a 20-player raid.
- A Legacy challenge asks players to defeat all 13 of its bosses.
- The new raids are announced to unlock on 9 December 2026.
- The two raids bring raid encounters, new tier sets and a legendary reward Blizzard has not yet shown in full.
Sources: What’s Next recap, 12 September 2026 (opens in a new tab); Legacy article, 23 September 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Not yet known
- The names of the bosses and the order they are fought in
- Any entry requirement or attunement
- Lockouts and reset times
- Loot tables and tier set details
Getting there
This is the client map of Mount Hyjal, the reported location. The entrance is not marked, because we do not have a verified position for it.
Interface/WorldMap/Hyjal, not by a direct map-art foreign key. This is client artwork, not a verified in-game map. Artwork © Blizzard Entertainment.Encounters in the client
No client map has been linked to Hyjal Summit yet. When a build carries a map that a review can match to this raid, its encounter records will appear here. Blizzard has announced 13 bosses but has not named them.