The Forever Era build 1.60.1.70862
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The Forever Era
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Forever guide

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ChangesEvery change with the Classic value next to it
ClassesAll nine classes, spec by spec

World

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ZonesA page per zone: map, levels, dungeons and flights
DungeonsAll 29 dungeons on a level chart
RaidsBarrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia, with a countdown to December 9
RacesSkyborne, racials and who can be what
SystemsLegacy, camping, realmless and more
PvPBattleground, factions, Honor and rewards
New itemsMounts, pets, toys and everything new in the client
Merchant’s FavorCraftsman’s Writs, crates and reputation rewards
Herbs and oreWhere to find each herb and ore

Classic database

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Classic questsClassic 1.12 data by zone: who gives them, objectives and rewards
Classic raresWhere they spawn in Classic, their loot and their respawn
Classic NPCsClassic trainers, vendors, flight masters and quest givers, zone by zone
Classic booksClassic books, plaques and letters, with their text

Launch

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Server statusWhere to check outages and queues, and Blizzard’s notices
LaunchDates, editions and day-one content
Launch dayFirst hours: time, queues and where to start
Name reservationDates and rules to reserve your name
ServersNo realms: rulesets and the preferred language
Price and editionsSubscription, packs and what each one includes
Launch errorsWhat Blizzard has said about each login error
BuildsBuild history and known issues
RoadmapLaunch, raids and what comes through summer 2027

Guides

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All guidesQuick, class, profession and leveling guides
All about WoW ForeverRelease date, editions, rulesets and what’s new
Which class to pickWhich class suits you in Forever
Which race to pickRaces, racials and which classes each can be
Class guidesHow to play and level every class in Forever
Leveling by zonesWhich zone to do from 1 to 60, Alliance and Horde
Professions1-300 leveling with the game client’s recipes
Which professionsThe best professions for your class
Price and editionsSubscription, packs and what each one includes

Community

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NewsEvery Blizzard post about Forever in one feed
Patch notesEvery patch note, the latest on top
HotfixesBlizzard’s server-side fixes, the latest on top
Blue trackerBlizzard posts and new builds, updated automatically
Official forumsBlizzard’s WoW Forever forums, US, EU and beta
DiscordOur Discord server: Blizzard news the moment it lands and chat in four languages
Community buildsTalent and Legacy builds voted by players
GuildsFind a guild or recruit for yours

Tools

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The Forever Era addonThe site’s data inside the game: tooltips, BiS, talents and dungeons
Legacy calculator16 points, three trees and the 65 challenges
SpellbookEvery class ability and rank compared with Classic
Hunter petsPet families, diets and abilities
Druid formsWhat you can cast in each form, and its looks
CampingCampfires, camp objects and blueprints
Name translatorSpells, items and zones in English and Spanish
Tier listsBuild and share your tier list
Launch checklistWhat to do before and after launch
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Races and racials

Ten races, including the new Skyborne. Every race now has two active and two passive racials. Six combinations Classic never allowed.

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Races
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new race/class combos
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Racial changes
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New race

Skyborne

New playable race that chooses Horde or Alliance at character creation. Starts on Zephras Isle with its own level 1 to 12 adventure. Requires the Skyborne Heroic Pack or higher. Like every race in Forever, it has two active and two passive racials.

All about the Skyborne: racials, classes and starting zone →

Official article: WoW: Forever Meet the New Skyborne

Race and class combinations

Each row is a race, each column a class. New Forever combinations are in green.
WarriorHunterMageRoguePriestWarlockPaladinDruidShaman
AllianceHuman✓NEW✓✓✓✓✓··
AllianceDwarf✓✓·✓✓·✓·NEW
AllianceNight Elf✓✓·✓✓··✓·
AllianceGnome✓·✓✓NEW✓···
AllianceSSkyborne (Alliance)NEWNEWNEWNEWNEW···NEW·
HordeOrc✓✓NEW✓·✓··✓
HordeUndead✓·✓✓✓✓NEW··
HordeTauren✓✓·····✓✓
HordeTroll✓✓✓✓✓NEW··✓
HordeSSkyborne (Horde)NEWNEWNEW·NEW···NEWNEW

Best race for each class: Warrior · Hunter · Mage · Rogue · Priest · Warlock · Paladin · Druid · Shaman

Rank the races in the tier list maker →

Racial changes

30 changes
RCHANGEDRacial

Contingency Plan (Gnome)

Priest· General
Classic
Not in Classic. Gnomes could not be priests.
Forever
Can now land critical hits.
RCHANGEDRacial

Confounding Flash (Gnome)

Priest· General
Classic
Not in Classic.
Forever
Learned at level 10. Confuses up to 5 nearby enemies for 3 seconds; taking damage breaks the effect. 0.5 second cast time, 2-minute cooldown.
Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Starshards (Night Elf)

Priest· General
Classic
No spell pushback resistance.
Forever
Still learned at level 10. Damage increased substantially, but it now has a 30 second cooldown.
Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Dark Sacrifice (Undead)

Priest· General
Classic
Not in Classic.
Forever
No longer breaks crowd control on damage (fixed: it still did). Tooltip correctly shows the Mana gain scales with Spirit.
RCHANGEDRacial

Chastise (Dwarf)

Priest· General
Forever
Dwarf Priest racial learned at level 20. Damages and immobilizes a target for 2 seconds. Only usable on Humanoids. Instant cast, 2-minute cooldown.
Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Divine Grace (Human)

Priest· General
Forever
Human Priest racial learned at level 10. Instantly heals a friendly target below 50% health and removes Weakened Soul from them. Cannot be cast on self. 5-minute cooldown.
Auto-updated from official notes on September 30, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Eureka (Gnome)

Classic
Not in Classic.
Forever
No longer benefits periodic effects at all. Channeled spells do not count as periodics. It is now an 8 second buff with no charges, with the same effect on damage and ability costs, and it now also benefits Power Word: Shield.
Auto-updated from official notes on October 16, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Will to Survive (Human)

Classic
Not in Classic.
Forever
Visual changed to match Dispel Magic.
RCHANGEDRacial

Cultivation (Tauren)

Classic
+15 Herbalism skill.
Forever
Every herb now has a player-level requirement: the Herbalism skill needed to pick it, divided by 5. Herbs that need more than 300 Herbalism can be Cultivated at level 60.
RCHANGEDRacial

Touch of the Grave (Undead)

Classic
Not in Classic.
Forever
New Undead passive racial: your spells and attacks can drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health (5% chance for Warriors, Paladins and Rogues; 10% for Priests, Mages and Warlocks). Since this build it no longer breaks crowd control or activates from non-damage abilities. Since October 26, its internal cooldown is 15 seconds (was 25).
RCHANGEDRacial

Cannibalize (Undead)

Forever
Can once again be used while immune to Physical damage.
Auto-updated from official notes on November 3, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Endurance (Tauren)

Forever
No longer provides any modifiers beyond 5% increased Health (no hit chance or critical damage modifiers).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 26, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Plainsrunning (Tauren)

Forever
Now grants 2% movement speed per stack (was 1%), for a total maximum increase of 60% (was 30%). No longer increases mounted movement speed. It now requires the Tauren to move a minimum distance per second to keep the effect. Since the November 5 hotfixes, in battlegrounds it no longer stacks during the preparation phase, and its stacks are cancelled while carrying a flag.
Auto-updated from official notes on November 6, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

War Stomp (Tauren)

Forever
Cooldown reduced to 90 seconds (was 2 minutes).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 16, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Find Treasure (Dwarf)

Forever
Now also grants a chance to find additional items in most chests.
Auto-updated from official notes on October 16, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Wind Blessed (Skyborne)

Forever
Its haste bonus drops to 2% (was 3%).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 26, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Skysight (Skyborne)

Forever
Now castable while moving. Now increases movement speed by 15% (was 10%), with a 15-second duration. Using it at an elemental convergence now also grants Charged for 1 hour; while Charged, the benefit of Skysight is a 30% movement speed increase. Charged persists through death and is removed upon entering a raid.
Auto-updated from official notes on October 27, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Read Leyline (Skyborne)

Forever
Now castable while moving. Increases Mana and Health regeneration by 50% (was 100%), with a 15-second duration. It cannot be used while Innervate is active and will be replaced by Innervate as a more powerful effect. Using it at a Ley Line now also grants Attuned for 1 hour; while Attuned, the benefit of Read Leyline is increased to 100% regeneration increase. Attuned persists through death and is removed upon entering a raid.
Auto-updated from official notes on October 27, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Walk on Air (Skyborne)

Forever
Cooldown reduced to 90 seconds (was 2 minutes).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 16, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Blood Fury (Orc)

Forever
Its cooldown is back to 2 minutes (it was raised to 3 on October 15).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 27, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Berserking (Troll)

Forever
Now lasts 15 seconds (was 10).
RCHANGEDRacial

Shatter Curse (Orc)

Forever
Now dispels Curses and Banes (was granting immunity). Magic damage taken reduced by 5% (was 15%).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 16, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Quickness (Night Elf)

Forever
Its movement speed increase now stacks with other movement speed increases.
Auto-updated from official notes on October 16, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Regeneration (Troll)

Forever
Health regeneration bonuses increased to 20% (was 10%).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 16, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

Ruthless (Human)

Forever
Now increases critical strike chance by 1% (was 2%).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 26, 2026Official note ↗
RCHANGEDRacial

The Human Spirit (Human)

Forever
Now increases Spirit by 10% (was 5%).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 26, 2026Official note ↗
RREMOVEDRacial

Earth Fury (Dwarf)

Forever
Removed (it increased critical strike damage and healing by 2%).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 26, 2026Official note ↗
RNEWRacial

Artisan’s Precision (Dwarf)

Forever
New racial: increases hit chance with spells and attacks by 1%.
Auto-updated from official notes on October 26, 2026Official note ↗
RREMOVEDRacial

Savage (Orc)

Forever
Removed (it gave 1% more critical strike chance).
Auto-updated from official notes on October 26, 2026Official note ↗
RNEWRacial

Command (Orc)

Forever
Returns: increases Warlock and Hunter pet damage by 5%.
Auto-updated from official notes on October 26, 2026Official note ↗