Rulesets · WoW Forever

WoW Forever rulesets by region: full list and live status

WoW Forever has rulesets, not named realms. Here is every ruleset in each region, whether it is up right now, and the rules Blizzard set for them.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Live status from Blizzard's realm-status service

In short: WoW Forever has no named realms. You pick a ruleset instead: Normal, PvP, Roleplay or Roleplay PvP in the US and EU, and Normal and PvP in Korea and Taiwan, going by Blizzard's realm-status service. Hardcore is announced but not live. Each ruleset is its own space: you can't group across rulesets or move a character between them. Jump to the live list.

Live status of every WoW Forever ruleset

Region	Ruleset	Now	Online in our log
US	Normal	Online	97.78% (1,489 checks)
US	PvP	Online	97.78% (1,489 checks)
US	Roleplay	Online	97.78% (1,489 checks)
US	Roleplay PvP	Online	97.78% (1,489 checks)
EU	Normal	Online	99.46% (1,492 checks)
EU	PvP	Online	99.46% (1,492 checks)
EU	Roleplay	Online	99.46% (1,492 checks)
EU	Roleplay PvP	Online	99.46% (1,492 checks)
KR	Normal	Online	100.00% (1,491 checks)
KR	PvP	Online	100.00% (1,491 checks)
TW	Normal	Online	100.00% (1,491 checks)
TW	PvP	Online	100.00% (1,491 checks)

"Now" is Blizzard's latest realm-status answer for that region; the oldest region answer on this page is from 2026-11-11 04:20 UTC. Unknown means no fresh answer (older than 5 minutes) or the ruleset was missing from it; it does not mean the ruleset is down. "Online in our log" is our own figure, counted from 2026-11-10 03:24 UTC to now, so it covers a short period that grows as the log does: checks that came back online divided by all checks we recorded for that ruleset. Minutes with no answer from Blizzard are not counted. It is not a Blizzard figure and not a login success rate.

Which rulesets each region has

This comes from Blizzard's realm-status service, which our collector has read every minute since 2026-11-10 03:24 UTC. A ruleset counts as listed once the service has reported it for that region. Blizzard's ruleset article does not give a per-region list, so this table is our record of the feed, not an announcement.

Ruleset	US	EU	KR	TW
Normal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PvP	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Roleplay	Yes	Yes	No	No
Roleplay PvP	Yes	Yes	No	No
Hardcore	Not yet	Not yet	Not yet	Not yet

What each WoW Forever ruleset means

Summarised in our words from Blizzard's ruleset article. "Not stated" means the article doesn't say.

Ruleset	Fighting other players	Roleplay rules	Factions
Normal	At your own discretion	None stated	Both factions on one account
PvP	Almost always at risk of attack by the other faction	None stated	One faction only: your first character there decides it
Roleplay	Not stated	Yes: strict naming and behaviour rules	Both factions
Roleplay PvP	Almost always at risk of attack	Yes: strict naming and behaviour rules	Not stated by Blizzard
Hardcore Not live: Blizzard says it arrives some time after launch	Not stated	Not stated	Both factions

WoW Forever ruleset rules: grouping, moving and factions

Grouping: you can group, run dungeons and raid only with players on the same ruleset. Cross-ruleset grouping is not supported.
Battlegrounds: can include players from other rulesets, except Hardcore, which stays separate.
Moving: you can't move a character between rulesets; you create a new character on the other one. A Hardcore character that dies can transfer to another ruleset, including PvP.
Account-wide: collections and Legacy Points carry across rulesets. Hardcore progress can flow out to other rulesets, but not back in.
Factions: Horde and Alliance still can't group. On PvP you are limited to one faction; Blizzard says it will use faction-balance systems on PvP rulesets, such as temporarily limiting new characters for one faction.
Language: you can set a preferred online language (Game Menu > Options > Languages and Social) to meet players who share it. It is account-wide with a 24-hour cooldown.

All of the above is from Blizzard's ruleset article; we have not tested these rules in game.

Why WoW Forever has no realm names

Blizzard says Forever moves away from the traditional realm-selection screen so players don't have to pick the "right" realm before creating a character. Each ruleset works as one broad player ecosystem rather than a single realm. For status, that means there is one entry per ruleset per region and nothing per server: if a page lists named WoW Forever servers, those names aren't coming from Blizzard's realm-status service.

Picking a WoW Forever ruleset

Playing with friends: agree on the region and ruleset first. You can't group across rulesets, and to switch you would make a new character (the only exception Blizzard describes is a dead Hardcore character).
Want both factions: Normal or Roleplay (or Hardcore, once it is live). PvP locks you to the faction of your first character there.
Want world PvP: PvP or Roleplay PvP. In Korea and Taiwan the service lists PvP but no Roleplay PvP.
Want to fight players only when you choose: Normal. Blizzard says you can fight other players there at your own discretion.
Want to play in character: Roleplay, or Roleplay PvP for open-world PvP. Both have strict naming and behaviour rules.
Waiting for Hardcore: it has no date yet. Collections from other rulesets don't carry into it.

Sources and method

Ruleset meanings and rules are from Blizzard's article, checked 2026-11-11 and written in our words. The region list, live status and online share are our own data: a collector reads Blizzard's realm-status service every minute for each region and stores each ruleset's online flag. We started on 2026-11-10 03:24 UTC and have 1,492 logged minutes so far. Something changed? Tell us.

WoW Forever ruleset FAQ

Does WoW Forever have named realms or servers?

No. Blizzard replaced the realm-selection screen with rulesets, and describes each ruleset as a broad player ecosystem rather than one traditional realm (Blizzard). Blizzard's realm-status service reports one entry per ruleset per region, so there is no list of named servers to show.

Which rulesets does each region have?

In Blizzard's realm-status service since we started logging on 2026-11-10 (UTC): US: Normal, PvP, Roleplay, Roleplay PvP; EU: Normal, PvP, Roleplay, Roleplay PvP; KR: Normal, PvP; TW: Normal, PvP. Hardcore is not live in any region yet.

Can I group with a friend on a different ruleset?

Not for dungeons, raids or normal grouping: Blizzard says cross-ruleset grouping is not supported. Battlegrounds can mix players from different rulesets, except Hardcore (Blizzard).

Can I move my character to another ruleset?

Generally no. Blizzard says you make a new character on the other ruleset. The one exception it describes is Hardcore: a Hardcore character that dies can transfer out to another ruleset (Blizzard).

Can I play both factions on the PvP ruleset?

No. Blizzard says your first character on the PvP ruleset locks that ruleset to its faction. Normal, Roleplay and Hardcore allow both factions. Blizzard's article does not say which applies to Roleplay PvP (Blizzard).

When is Hardcore coming?

Blizzard only says "sometime after launch" and has not given a date (Blizzard). It is not in the realm-status service yet; it will appear on this page when it shows up there.