Barrow Deeps
Barrow Deeps is a raid in WoW: Forever, for characters of level 60. 8 steps in our guides cover it, listed below.
Opens on 9 December
Queue now, and your group is proposed for a time after it opens. Or post a run for that day or later.
About Barrow Deeps
The Barrow Deeps is the smaller of Forever's two new raids: a maximum-level raid for 10 players, with 8 bosses. To the night elves, it is a sacred place.
It opens on 9 December, not at launch, on the same day as Hyjal Summit and Onyxia's Lair. A Blizzard developer said the new raids at launch will not need attunement, and that there are no plans for flexible raid sizes.
More than one way in. At BlizzCon it was said that Mount Hyjal holds one of three entrances to the Barrow Deeps. Nora Mills also said the tunnels of Blackmaw Hold, the level 55–60 dungeon in Azshara, lead there. Warcraft Tavern lists the other two entrances as still to be announced. Once they are known, agree which door the group will meet at.
Where sources disagree. warcraft.wiki.gg's page says 20 players in its first line and 10 in its infobox. Blizzard says 10, and so do we.
Checked against its sources on 7 October 2026.
The Barrow Deeps is planned as a maximum-level 10-player challenge, while Hyjal Summit will bring 20-player raid encounters to one of Warcraft's most important locations.
Blizzard News: World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel RecapDefeat all 8 Barrow Deeps bosses
Blizzard News: Get to Know the World of Warcraft: Forever Legacy SystemTo the night elves, the Barrow Deeps is a sacred place.
Output Lag: the Barrow Deeps raid is a 10-player night elf prisonThe tunnels of Blackmaw Hold also lead here.
Output Lag: the Barrow Deeps — the tunnelsDecember 9: raids unlock. Three open on the same day: Barrow Deeps at 10 players, Hyjal Summit at 20 players, and Onyxia's Lair at 40 players.
Output Lag: Forever’s first raids unlock December 9, Onyxia’s Lair at 40 playersFinally, the new raids at launch will not require attunement to enter, similar to the original entry-level raids.
But Why Tho?: World of Warcraft: Forever’s devs on balancing old and newWe're starting with 10- and 20-man, and no plans for flex at the moment.
But Why Tho?: Forever's devs on raid sizesHyjal also serves as the home of Hyjal Summit, one of the launch raids, and holds one of three entrances into another raid, the Barrow Deeps.
Output Lag: Mount Hyjal is a new endgame zone with the Hyjal Summit raidLocation: Mount Hyjal (There are two other entrances that are TBA)
Warcraft Tavern: WoW Forever raid overviewThe Barrow Deeps is a Forever-exclusive raid, intended for 60-leveled 20 players located at Mount Hyjal.
warcraft.wiki.gg: Barrow Deeps (instance)
What it needs
- Kill every boss in each raid — the raid points are full clearsLegacy Points and collectionsNeeds a group
- What does open in December: Onyxia's Lair, Hyjal Summit and Barrow DeepsAre Molten Core, Blackwing Lair and Naxxramas in WoW: Forever?
- The Legacy raid challenges name the same threeAre Molten Core, Blackwing Lair and Naxxramas in WoW: Forever?
- What to do instead: get a group ready for the three that are comingAre Molten Core, Blackwing Lair and Naxxramas in WoW: Forever?Needs a group
- Stop looking for an attunement chain — there isn't oneGetting ready for Hyjal Summit and Barrow Deeps
- Build for 20, and separately for 10 — there is no flexGetting ready for Hyjal Summit and Barrow DeepsNeeds a group
- Do not plan for launch night — the raids come about a month laterGetting ready for Hyjal Summit and Barrow Deeps
- The real preparation is reaching 60 and gearing from dungeonsGetting ready for Hyjal Summit and Barrow DeepsNeeds a group
Reports from BlizzCon and the beta say WoW: Forever has a Looking for Group list but no dungeon finder, and that meeting stones don't summon. How to get a group anyway
Looking for boss abilities, loot tables or quest chains? That is not what this site is for — Wowhead has them