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One guide per class written for Forever, not copied: it starts from the changes documented in the beta, the BiS stat weights and each dungeon's loot. Where Forever data is still thin, we say so.
Warrior
Blizzard reworks Fury on October 1 and crits with basic attacks give double rage. Arms gets Slam on a cooldown and Victory Rush arrives at level 20. How to level, which stats to chase and where the gear comes from.
Hunter
Pets get Aggressive mode back, unlearning Lone Wolf no longer penalises keeping a pet and Furious Howl loses 40%. The most comfortable class to level, with the ranged weapon as the absolute priority.
Mage
Hot Streak is renamed Heating Up, Combustion goes back to 3 charges and Comprehension scrolls can no longer be cast on the move. Ignite stops double dipping and Frost is still the leveling tree.
Rogue
Few changes in the beta notes, although the client ships new talents and Blizzard's class deep dive (October 7) explains them; October 1 brings fixes for Expose Armor and Setup, and the Cooldown Manager now supports rogues. Combat for leveling and dungeon gear as the priority.
Priest
Devouring Plague and Renew can crit, Shadow Weaving no longer fails, Power Word: Shield can be refreshed without waiting and gnomes debut as priests with their own racials. Shadow to level, Discipline or Holy to heal.
Warlock
Hellfire can now crit, Soul Harvest finally grants its mana regeneration, pets get Aggressive mode back and the Voidwalker's Sacrifice scales with healing. Banes, Wrack, Demonic Pact and Incinerate arrive, and it keeps the best solo leveling in the game alongside the hunter.
Paladin
The most reworked class in the beta: Holy Strike, Sacred Arbiter, a redone Vengeance and, at launch, Unsealed Wrath and Shieldsworn. Since October 1, Holy Shield blocks more and Redoubt less. Retribution finally levels with a rotation, and the undead paladin arrives with its own storyline.
Druid
Tiger's Fury is gone and Shifting Power arrives, bears get more rage from crits, Wrath costs much less mana but hits for less and forms use your weapon's DPS. How to level through forms, what stats each tree wants and why Leatherworking rules.
Shaman
Lava Burst gives way to Call of Thunder, Totemic Projection becomes Totemic Call, and at launch Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, Stormstrike and Riptide all change. And the Alliance gets the dwarf shaman.