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Raid · Mount Hyjal

The Barrow Deeps

The 10-player raid where the night elves hold dangerous prisoners, eight encounters, from 9 December 2026.

Levels 6010 playersNewBosses
Territory
Contested
Bosses
8 bosses
Opens
December 9, 2026

At a glance

  • 10-player raid, fixed size
  • Opens on 9 December 2026, with Season 1
  • The night elves keep dangerous prisoners here
  • Three entrances across the world, one on Mount Hyjal
  • 8 encounters; Sonya Darkhallow, likely final boss
  • Legacy: Conquerer of the Deeps grants a point

Overview

The Barrow Deeps is a new 10-player raid. The night elves hold dangerous prisoners there. The raid has three entrances spread across the world, one of them on Mount Hyjal. It opens with Season 1, on 9 December 2026, at level 60.

Encounters

8 bosses

Sonya Darkhallow has her own kill statistic: she is probably the final boss. The order of the other encounters is not confirmed.

  1. Boss 1 · Deepscar Matriarch

  2. Boss 2 · Khalith the Dreadspinner

  3. Boss 3 · Amethrax

  4. Boss 4 · Ravus and Darlissa

  5. Boss 5 · Elder Tangleclaw

  6. Boss 6 · Well of Sorrow

  7. Boss 7 · Del'lynar Songwood

  8. Boss 8 · Sonya Darkhallow

    Final boss
    Has its own kill statistic: likely final boss.

What changes in Forever

Everything is new. Killing every encounter grants a Legacy point. Blizzard promises at least one 10-player and one 20-player raid per tier, and some tiers will also have a 40-player raid.

Tips

  1. The launch raids need no attunement.
  2. The raid takes 10 players, with no flexible size.
Forever raid rulesThe same in every instance

As Blizzard described them:

  • fixed sizes, 10, 20 or 40 players, no flexible raids
  • fixed difficulty, never scaled to your level: you can come back stronger and outgear the content
  • simple mechanics at first, in the spirit of Classic
  • one highly sought-after item on every boss
  • raid items stay hidden until they have dropped once

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Official Blizzard Entertainment image, matched to this instance from its announcement (to be confirmed). © Blizzard Entertainment.