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title: Early name reservations open Oct 27 through Nov 3 (up to three characters)
url: https://wowforever.si/items/wow-news-24303866/
id: wow-news:24303866
section: news
status: confirmed
label: Confirmed
published: 2026-10-20T21:00:00Z
updated: 2026-10-20T21:00:00Z
source: https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24303866/claim-your-world-of-warcraft-forever-character-names
credit: Blizzard Entertainment, worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com
---

# Early name reservations open Oct 27 through Nov 3 (up to three characters)

**Confirmed** · news · published 2026-10-20

Blizzard says pre-purchasers can reserve names for up to three characters total across all rulesets from Oct 27 (1:00 PM PDT in North America, 18:00 CET in Europe) through Nov 3. Names are first come, first served; it requires the Digital Upgrade or Collector's Edition.

Source: [Blizzard Entertainment, worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com](https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24303866/claim-your-world-of-warcraft-forever-character-names)

Tags: topic:monetization, topic:pvp, topic:visuals