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Talents
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CHANGEDSystemTalent respec cost
Classic
1 gold the first time, rising to 50 gold.Forever
During the beta it costs 1 silver. The first reset costs more; later resets drop to 1 silver after an hour passes.
Build history
Every beta build with what it changed, newest first.
3
builds
1.60.1.70009
current build
1.60.1.70009 · September 24, 2026
First balance pass of the beta
The first balance changes of the beta, put online during the September 24 maintenance, with the Cooldown Manager, a Statistics tab, Discord voice chat and new gamepad options. Wands no longer gain spell power, Wizard Oils go back to their Classic values, the hunter pets' Furious Howl gives 40% less attack power, and a respec costs 1 silver for now.
Official notes ↗ · 78 changes in this build
Known issues in this build (10)
- Banes and curses stop tracking in the Cooldown Manager after re-acquiring the target.
- Healthstone cooldown cannot be tracked.
- Priest tracks all spells by default.
- Arcane Blast cannot be tracked.
- Mana gem requires an additional spell cast for cooldown tracking.
- Party composition changes may transfer you to a different world instance.
- Pet cooldowns cannot be tracked.
- Item enhancements (Windfury, poisons) cannot be tracked.
- Stormwind minimap display issues.
- Personal Resource Display does not show combo points.
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CHANGEDSystem
Classic
Periodic healing cannot crit.Forever
Can now land critical hits.
Classic
Cannot crit.Forever
Can now land critical hits.
Classic
Classic base damage.Forever
Base damage increased by roughly 50%.
Classic
Damage is fixed when cast.Forever
Dynamically updates based on the caster's spell power.
Classic
Not in Classic. In the beta it was called Mangle and applied a signature debuff.Forever
Renamed to Primal Bite. The signature debuff is removed.
Classic
Blood Frenzy: original Classic name and icon.Forever
The talent gets its original Blood Frenzy name and icon back.
Forever
Fixed: can no longer be cast on allies.
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Can now land critical hits.
Classic
Classic attack power bonus.Forever
Attack Power bonus reduced by 40%.
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
New ability now available to Bat pets.
Classic
You cannot tame beasts above your level.Forever
No longer works on beasts higher than the hunter's level (fixes beta behaviour).
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
No longer causes -4% damage while your pet is active.
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Can now land critical hits.
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Increases movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
Classic
Each missile checks line of sight.Forever
Line of sight is checked once at the start of the channel.
Classic
Not in Classic. In the beta it lasted 20 sec.Forever
Buff duration increased to 30 seconds.
Classic
Not in Classic. In the beta it lasted 15 sec.Forever
Buff duration increased to 20 seconds.
Classic
Damage modifiers apply twice (to the crit and to the periodic effect).Forever
No longer double dips on damage increase modifiers.
Classic
Fixed damage when cast.Forever
Dynamically updates based on the caster's spell power.
Forever
Fixed the increased damage effect not applying to some targets, the Z-axis inconsistency and the vertical pulling of targets.
Classic
Not in Classic. In the beta: 25/25/30/30/35/35/40/40% weapon damage per rank.Forever
Weapon damage per rank: 25/29/32/36/39/43/46/50%.
Forever
Fixed an activation chance bug.
Classic
Increases Holy damage threat by 60%.Forever
Holy threat set to 60% (was 90% in the beta). Back to the Classic value.Classic
Not in Classic. In the beta: 12 sec.Forever
Cooldown lowered to 10 seconds.Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Talent removed from the Holy tree.
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Tooltip reorganized for clarity.
Classic
Increases the critical strike chance of Holy spells.Forever
Also increases Holy Strike critical strike chance by 15%. Retains its old effects.
Classic
After a crit, +3/6/9/12/15% Physical and Holy damage for 8 sec (5 ranks).Forever
3 ranks. Activates off non-periodic critical strikes and stacks up to 3 times (5 in the beta).
Classic
+2/4/6% damage with two-handed weapons.Forever
+2/4/6% damage. The beta had raised it to 3/6/9% and build 70009 returns it to the Classic value.
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Increases Holy Strike damage by 20% (was 10%).
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Reduces the mana cost of Seal spells by 20%.
Forever
Fixed the cast animation.
Classic
Cannot crit.Forever
Can now land critical hits.
Classic
Cannot be reapplied until Weakened Soul expires.Forever
Can overwrite existing shields on targets without Weakened Soul.Classic
Not in Classic. Gnomes could not be priests.Forever
Can now land critical hits.Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Now has a cast visual and is Holy-oriented with matching sounds.
Classic
No spell pushback resistance.Forever
Now gains spell pushback resistance from Twilight Focus.
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
No longer breaks crowd control on damage. Tooltip correctly shows the Mana gain scales with Spirit.
Forever
Correctly flags the rogue for PvP when used on PvP-flagged targets.
Classic
Classic damage on ranks 3 and 4.Forever
Ranks 3-4 damage increased for a better progression feel.
Forever
Buffs display with the totem name instead of the 'Passive' or 'Effect' variant.
Classic
Enchants nearby allies' weapons with Flametongue.Forever
No longer has a duration and is instantly replaced. Does not stack via recasting, with Flametongue Weapon, or with Windfury Totem.
Classic
Totems from different shamans can coexist.Forever
No longer stack across different shamans.
Classic
Elemental Fury sits on row 5 with 1 rank. Elemental Alacrity does not exist; its spell is Lightning Mastery (row 6).Forever
Positions swapped: Elemental Alacrity moves to row 3 and Elemental Fury to row 6, now with 5 ranks.
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Ranks 1-2: roughly 10% more base damage than the comparable Lightning Bolt rank.
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Row 7. No longer increases the Shaman's spell casting speed.
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Can now land critical hits.
Forever
Tooltip updated to show Spirit scaling only.
Classic
Absorbs a fixed amount of damage.Forever
Scales with 10% of the warlock's spell healing.
Classic
Classic threat values.Forever
Threat values corrected on all ranks, with a small Attack Power increase.
Classic
Bastion is not in Classic.Forever
Blizzard's September 24 notes announce that Bastion and Focused Rage swap rows for earlier progression. The build 70009 client shows Bastion on row 5 and Focused Rage on row 6.
Classic
Not in Classic. In the beta: 2/4/6/8/10% chance.Forever
Activation chance 4/8/12/16/20%. Only activates off main hand melee attacks.
Classic
No cooldown, 1.5 sec cast time.Forever
Cooldown increased to 18 seconds (was 15 in the beta).Classic
Reduces Slam cast time by 0.1/0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5 sec.Forever
2 ranks. Reduces Slam cooldown by 1.5/3 seconds.
CHANGEDRacialEureka (Gnome)
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Now a 10% discount on Mana, Rage or Energy abilities, for all classes.
CHANGEDRacialWill to Survive (Human)
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Visual changed to match Dispel Magic.
CHANGEDRacialCultivation (Tauren)
Classic
+15 Herbalism skill.Forever
Requires player level equal to herb level divided by 5; herbs requiring 300+ skill are learnable at level 60.CHANGEDRacial
Touch of the Grave
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
No longer breaks crowd control or activates from non-damage abilities.
CHANGEDItemGuns and bows
Forever
Ammunition consumption and use corrected.
CHANGEDItemQuest rewards
Forever
Item level adjustments to quest rewards and early caster rewards.
CHANGEDItemWizard Oil
Classic
Minor: +8, Lesser: +16, Wizard Oil: +24 spell damage.Forever
Values reverted to Classic: Minor 8, Lesser 16, standard 24. Brilliant unchanged.
CHANGEDItemWands
Classic
Wands do not gain spell damage.Forever
Wands no longer gain spell damage bonuses. Back to Classic behaviour.
NEWSystemCooldown Manager
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Available in Gameplay Enhancement settings (disabled by default). Testable on Druid, Mage, Priest, Warrior and Warlock. Pulls buff and action bar information to a customizable location. Does not yet support spell ranks.
NEWSystemGamepad: class-specific flyouts
Classic
Classic has no official gamepad support.Forever
Flyouts for Shapeshift (Druid), pet control and spells (Hunter, Warlock), Aura (Paladin) and Stance (Warrior). The pet bar no longer replaces the bottom gamepad action bar.NEWSystemGamepad: new options
Classic
Classic has no official gamepad support.Forever
Use Compact Action Bar, Fixed Party Targeting, Swap Target Modifier Sides, Swap Friendly and Hostile Target Action Sides. Fixed edit mode layouts with gamepad UI; Map and Quest Log bindings with POI hover.
CHANGEDSystemCamping: buffs while waiting
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Players may now buff each other, cast, and craft while waiting at the campfire.CHANGEDInterface
Nameplates and Personal Resource Display
Forever
Nameplate selection display updated and Personal Resource Display textures updated.
CHANGEDBug fixPet happiness
Forever
Fixed pet happiness not decreasing at max loyalty.
CHANGEDBug fixMail and surnames
Classic
Character names have one part.Forever
Fixed in-game mail ignoring surnames (names have two parts in Forever).
CHANGEDQuestShareable dungeon quests
Forever
Fixed shareable dungeon quests granting items to recipients.CHANGEDQuestElwynn Forest
Forever
More crates in 'Stolen Enchanting Supplies', faster respawns at the Crystal Lake murloc camps, Mother Fang respawns slower and doesn't always drop a green, Shinyfinder Narf respawns faster and the whole party can loot the quest item, learn skinning from Helene Peltskinner during her quest, and the Jasperlode and Fargodeep Mine candles are removed.CHANGEDQuestZephras Isle
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
'Catching Wind' redesigned with Overlook Standing Stones adjustments. Nightclaw Cavern druids award 'Wounds of Betrayal' credit properly and 'A Firm Response' grants credit properly.CHANGEDQuestTeldrassil
Classic
'Bounty: Gnarlpine Furbolg': 20 objectives.Forever
Objective reduced to 15.CHANGEDQuestUndercity
Forever
'Exploring the Horde' completes with the Lady Sylvanas Windrunner interaction. Canal ooze brightened to intended levels.CHANGEDQuestDalaran
Forever
Faction adjustments and spawns added outside the city entrance.CHANGEDQuestFaster respawns
Forever
Dun Morogh (Snow Leopard Prowler), Durotar ('Lost in the Shadows' escort NPC), Mulgore ('A Humble Task' Water Pitcher), Silverpine Forest (Pyrewood Village worgen) and Westfall (Defias Messenger).REMOVEDQuestSilithus: Khonsu's arrival
Classic
Not in Classic.Forever
Removed from the beta.1.60.1.69977 · September 22, 2026
Stability and gamepad build
Fixes display and stability issues on Macs. Controller navigation works properly in the character selection screen, and you can now interact with quest-giving items on gamepad. Includes other fixes not testable in-game.
Official notes ↗ · 2 changes in this build
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CHANGEDSystemGamepad: character selection and quest items
Forever
Controller navigation works in the character selection screen if you launch with the gamepad active. You can now interact with quest-giving items on gamepad.
CHANGEDBug fixMac stability
Forever
Fixed display and stability issues on Macs.1.60.0 · September 17, 2026
Beta opens
The WoW Forever beta opens with a level 20 cap. Access for Skyborne Epic Pack, Warcraft Forever Collection and Collector's Edition owners. Blizzard posts the first development notes.