How to sign up for WoW The War Within beta testing

Beta signups for the newest World of Warcraft expansion, The War Within, are now available, and it’s much closer than you might think. Although the expansion will go live before the year ends, you can test the new content by playing the beta build of the game.

Here’s how to sign up for the beta testing period for WoW: The War Within. 

When does the WoW: The War Within beta start?

The War Within beta will begin on June 5 for those granted access and will contain the following:

• Four new zones.
• The Earthen (the new playable bejeweled race).
• Dungeons and delves.
• A new leveling experience.
• Warbands, which is excellent for those of us who like creating alts.
• Hero talent system.

Unfortunately, if you enjoy raiding, that will be added at a later time. For now, there is a lot of content for you to enjoy if you can gain access to the beta.

How to sign up for WoW The War Within beta: full instructions

Beta signups for The War Within are being streamlined through the official World of Warcraft website. Here’s everything you need to do to maximize your chances of signing up and potentially receiving an invite. 

• Sign in to your Battle.net account.
• Navigate to the sign-up page on the official WoW website.
• Click the “sign-up” button that will allow you to opt-in to the beta.
• Patiently await a confirmation email from Blizzard notifying you of your acceptance into the beta.
• Download the beta version of The War Within on the Battle.net client.

Once you’ve been accepted into the beta testing server and have the client for the new expansion downloaded onto your computer via Battle.net, you’ll be able to start playing through the beta once it becomes available later this year.

Throughout the testing period of each expansion, the WoW devs will continuously add new content to the game, allowing beta testers to try out different aspects of the expansion and make sure they’re ready to be shipped.

If you don’t want to rely on luck to get into the beta, you can prepurchase the Epic Edition of The War Within for $89.99 to get guaranteed access to tests.