The Public Test Realms have reopened, and we invite all World of Warcraft players to participate in the public testing of patch 1.5, which introduces Battlegrounds to World of Warcraft! Read about the new Battlegrounds and other changes and additions to the game in the test realm patch notes.

Players can participate in the test realms by creating a character or by copying their characters from existing realms to the test realms. Those who have previously copied their characters to the test realms will need to do so again, as all previous characters have been removed from the test realms. To copy your character and to download the test client, visit our Test Realm Character Copy page.