WoW Forever Guide

Where are you in your journey?

New to ForeverWhat it is, what it costs, editions and what's new

Back from ClassicEvery change from Classic, and what stays the same

Choosing a raceTen races, six new combos and every racial

Playing SkyborneThe new race for Horde or Alliance

Running dungeonsNine new dungeons from level 13 to 60

Raiding at 60Barrow Deeps, Hyjal Summit and Onyxia on Dec 9

Choose your class

All nine classes are reworked for Forever, with a new 16-point talent in every tree and Dual Specialization at level 40. Each guide lists exactly what changed from Classic.

WoW Forever at a glance

• Launch: November 4, 2026, included with a WoW subscription or Game Time.
• World: level cap 60, four new zones (Zephras Isle, Riverglades, Mount Hyjal, Shen'dralas), more than 1,000 new quests, no flying and no level scaling.
• Races: the new Skyborne for either faction, and six new race and class combinations, including Undead Paladins and Dwarf Shamans.
• New systems: account-wide Legacy progression and camping.
• Realms: none. You pick a ruleset: Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, RP-PvP, with Hardcore in winter.
• Endgame: nine new dungeons, three raids on December 9 and a new 15v15 battleground.

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How this guide works

WoW: Forever is a new game with new numbers, so old Classic knowledge can be wrong here. We build every page from Blizzard's own announcements and class deep dives, list those sources at the bottom of the page, and show the date we last checked them. Our talent calculator is generated from the game client's own data. We do not publish recommended builds, tier lists or best-in-slot lists until we can verify them in the live game. When the game launches, we will add leveling routes, quest help and gear lists the same way: only what we can confirm.

Last full check against official sources: 2026-10-24.