Alterac Valley
Alterac Valley is a battleground in WoW: Forever.
Launch-week groups form from 29 October, server time
Queue now and yours is made before the servers open. Or post a run for a time of your own.
About Alterac Valley
Alterac Valley is the original big battle, 40 against 40. Blizzard has not named it for Forever yet. Icy Veins lists it with the other two original battlegrounds, so treat it as reported until Blizzard says so.
One bracket, 51 to 60. Every other battleground splits players by tens. Icy Veins says Alterac Valley has a single bracket, so a level 51 fights beside a level 60.
Where to queue. Find the Battlemasters in Stormwind or Orgrimmar. Queues mix the Normal, PvP and RP rulesets.
Checked against its sources on 7 October 2026.
On top of the original three battlegrounds from Classic, Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin, and Alterac Valley, Forever adds a new battleground: Darkspear Islands, a new 15v15 battleground.
Icy Veins: PvP in WoW: Forever — the battlegroundsIn general, all battlegrounds follow the same bracket ranges, with the exception of Alterac Valley, which has a single bracket.
Icy Veins: PvP in WoW: Forever — Alterac Valley's bracketAlteract Valley: 51-60.
Icy Veins: PvP in WoW: Forever — Alterac Valley's levels (their spelling)To queue for battlegrounds, head to your capital city, Stormwind or Orgrimmar, and find the Battleground Battlemasters.
Icy Veins: PvP in WoW: Forever — where to queueBattleground queues in Forever work cross-rulesets. This means that, when queuing for a battleground, you'll find players from Normal, PvP, and RP rulesets.
Icy Veins: PvP in WoW: Forever — queues
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