What did the WoW Forever level 30 beta build add?
The build that went live after the 1 October maintenance raised the beta's level cap to 30, added a new dungeon, Excavation Site: Wetlands (levels 26-31), opened Razorfen Downs and Uldaman, and cut the extra experience from dungeon quests by 50% (Blizzard, 1 Oct 2026).
Dungeons
- New: Excavation Site: Wetlands, levels 26-31 (Blizzard, 1 Oct 2026).
- Now open: Razorfen Downs (25+) and Uldaman (30+), alongside the dungeons already in the beta: Ragefire Chasm, the Hall of Thanes, the Ruins of Lordaeron, Wailing Caverns, the Deadmines, Shadowfang Keep, the Stockade, Blackfathom Deeps, Gnomeregan, Razorfen Kraul and Scarlet Monastery (Blizzard, 1 Oct 2026).
Leveling
"Dungeon quests now reward 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values." Blizzard's note says it heard a lot of feedback about testers leveling too fast (Blizzard, 1 Oct 2026). Campfires no longer hurt players below level 5, and do less damage to players under 90% health (Blizzard, 1 Oct 2026).
Around the world
- Barbershops in Darnassus and Thunder Bluff; every barbershop now has barbers, and city guards give directions to them (Blizzard, 1 Oct 2026).
- Selling a Bind on Equip item whose appearance you haven't collected now makes it soulbound (it was Bound to Account) (Blizzard, 1 Oct 2026).
Classes
Every class got changes in the same notes, for example Tiger's Fury removed for Druids, and Bear Form and Dire Bear Form generating 75% more Rage on a critical strike (Blizzard, 1 Oct 2026). Our write-up Level 30 build goes live goes through them class by class.
What changed in the game files
We compare every beta client build with the one before. Here's what build 1.60.1.70170 changed in the data, with every tooltip before and after on the changelog page.
Build 1.60.1.70170 (2 October 2026): 52 class abilities and 54 talents changed, 3 new talents, 984 spells changed and 39 new, 515 items changed and 11 new, 39 armor sets changed.
These are beta changes, and anything can still change before launch. Blizzard sets the level cap on the server, so it isn't in the client files.
Questions and answers
What is the WoW Forever beta level cap now?
30, since the build that went live after the 1 October 2026 maintenance.
What dungeons are in the level 30 beta?
The new Excavation Site: Wetlands (26-31), Razorfen Downs (25+) and Uldaman (30+), plus Ragefire Chasm, the Hall of Thanes, the Ruins of Lordaeron, Wailing Caverns, the Deadmines, Shadowfang Keep, the Stockade, Blackfathom Deeps, Gnomeregan, Razorfen Kraul and Scarlet Monastery.
Did Blizzard nerf dungeon quest experience?
Yes. Dungeon quests now give 50% less extra experience beyond normal quest values.
Sources
- WoW Forever Beta Development Notes – Updated September 24 (October 1 build) (Blizzard, 1 October 2026)
- Beta Update Maintenance - October 1 (Blizzard, 1 October 2026)
- Beta Update Maintenance - Evening of 1 October (Blizzard, 1 October 2026)