Episode 3 of the official Forever podcast covers dungeons, and two timestamped segments moved our verification list.
Blackmaw Hold, settled at 39:07
The Azshara dungeon is Blackmaw Hold, located at the unused Timbermaw Hold entrance. Bigger footprint than Blackrock Depths, vertical and non-linear, full of secrets, occupied by corrupted furbolgs and demons, comfortable at level 60 with earlier entry possible, tighter level range so it clears in one long session.
It will not be available during the beta.
That resolves our Timbermaw-versus-Blackmaw naming item outright. A developer's question in September left both names visible; a direct statement in October settles it. The gate was Timbermaw's. The dungeon is Blackmaw's.
Onyxia attunement stays, at 53:33
Players must still complete the lengthy Classic attunement chain for Onyxia's Lair, and it will not be account-wide, at least not at launch.
Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit get no attunement chains, but the developers hinted at unspecified extra steps for the full experience.
This constrains but does not resolve the launch-versus-December-9 date conflict. An attunement players grind argues for launch-day relevance: you do not preserve a weeks-long chain for a raid opening five weeks later without saying so. But it is an argument, not evidence, and the conflict stays open.
Reporting note
Both segments come via Tavern's timestamped write-ups of the official podcast, not from Blizzard text. Timestamps (39:07, 53:33) are published so anyone can verify against the video. That is second-hand reporting with checkable pointers, graded accordingly.
SOURCES: Warcraft Tavern's episode-3 write-ups, published October 8 2026, read October 9 2026, reporting the official Blizzard podcast with timestamps. Related: the verification hit list, the PAX preview, and the grading scale.