Map
Items
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Talents
Classic
Not in Classic. Gnomes could not be priests.Forever
Can now land critical hits.
Races and racials
Ten races, including the new Skyborne. Every race now has two active and two passive racials. Six combinations Classic never allowed.
10
Races
6
new race/class combos
8
Racial changes
Alliance
Human
7 classes · 1 new
Alliance
Dwarf
6 classes · 1 new
Alliance
Night Elf
5 classes
Alliance
Gnome
5 classes · 1 new
Horde
Orc
6 classes · 1 new
Horde
Undead
6 classes · 1 new
Horde
Tauren
4 classes
Horde
Troll
7 classes · 1 newS
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.
Who can be what
Each row is a race, each column a class. New Forever combinations are in green. Warrior |  Hunter |  Mage |  Rogue |  Priest |  Warlock |  Paladin |  Druid |  Shaman | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance Human | ✓ | NEW | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | · | · |
| AllianceDwarf | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | · | NEW |
Alliance Night Elf | ✓ | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | · | · | ✓ | · |
Alliance Gnome | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | NEW | ✓ | · | · | · |
| AllianceSSkyborne (Alliance)NEW | NEW | NEW | NEW | NEW | · | · | · | NEW | · |
Horde Orc | ✓ | ✓ | NEW | ✓ | · | ✓ | · | · | ✓ |
Horde Undead | ✓ | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NEW | · | · |
Horde Tauren | ✓ | ✓ | · | · | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ |
Horde Troll | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | NEW | · | · | ✓ |
| HordeSSkyborne (Horde)NEW | NEW | NEW | · | NEW | · | · | · | NEW | NEW |
Racial changes
8 changesClassic
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.
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.