To the Night Elves, the Barrow Deeps is a sacred place. While there may be a variety of barrow dens scattered throughout the land, it is said that the winding tunnels lead to one pivotal location we call the Barrow Deeps. None truly know how far or how deep these tunnels run, but it must be massive.

The Night Elves hold some of their more dangerous prisoners in this location. In fact, rumor has it, an infamous demon hunter was once kept here.

Perhaps, you’ll get to see his prison. The Night Elves are hesitant to let anyone in, including allies, but I’ve heard that, like the Furbolgs of Blackmaw Hold, they may be dealing with some sort of corruption. But… these dangers are no joke. In fact, if I were you, I’d send no less than 10 of my greatest adventurers.

But we’ve got more danger in store. At the Battle for Mount Hyjal, Malfurion Stormrage chose to sacrifice the power sustaining the night elves’ immortality for a chance to defeat Legion Commander Archimonde. It worked, but I mean, holy smokes, coming to terms with losing one’s immortality mustn’t be easy, and there must be some who disagreed with his decision, right?

Argh, anyway, fast forward to today we’re hearing reports that someone or something has been draining the power from the land surrounding Hyjal Summit. Now, like the Barrow Deeps, you’ll want to be prepared. If you were to send, say, 20 of your finest, I’d say you’d have a reasonable chance of surviving. This is by far our largest raid in WoW Forever. Beautiful snowy peaks tower over the area. A raging river carves a path through ancient elven ruins. The whispering of ghosts from the Third War can be heard. Wow.

There’s plenty of adventure to be had and perhaps plenty of power to be had as well. Legendary power.

BLIZZCON 2026 WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WHAT'S NEXT PANEL TRANSCRIPT
1. Intro2. Design Pillars3. New Zones4. Cultures5. Dungeons
6. Raids7. PvP8. Classic Updates9. Rendering Updates