WoW Forever classes: all 9 classes, roles and what changed

28 Oct 2026 (AEDT), from the beta notes incl. the 26 Oct (US) final racial pass. Launch: Thu 5 Nov 10:00 AEDT. Unconfirmed = our read; may change at launch.

Forever has the nine Classic classes; Blizzard hasn't announced a new class. What's new: talent trees reworked per class, Dual Spec at 40, six new class-race combos and the Skyborne race.

All classes

Class	Trees	Races
WaWarrior	Arms, Fury, Protection	HumanDwarfNight ElfGnomeOrcUndeadTaurenTrollSkyborne
PaPaladin	Holy, Protection, Retribution	HumanDwarfUndead
HuHunter	Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival	HumanDwarfNight ElfOrcTaurenTrollSkyborne
RoRogue	Assassination, Combat, Subtlety	HumanDwarfNight ElfGnomeOrcUndeadTrollSkyborne
PrPriest	Discipline, Holy, Shadow	HumanDwarfNight ElfGnomeUndeadTroll
ShShaman	Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration	DwarfOrcTaurenTrollSkyborne
MaMage	Arcane, Fire, Frost	HumanGnomeOrcUndeadTrollSkyborne
WlWarlock	Affliction, Demonology, Destruction	HumanGnomeOrcUndeadTroll
DrDruid	Balance, Feral, Restoration	Night ElfTaurenSkyborne

Class badges: Forever Guides HTML/CSS.

Race portraits and faction crests: modern World of Warcraft art (World of Warcraft official Races page), not Forever screenshots; Skyborne image: WoW: Forever official game page. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Talent-tree windows over a grassy village scene. Source: Battlegrounds, Builds, and Beyond in This Week's WoW Weekly. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

New class-race combos

Gnome Priest, Human Hunter, Dwarf Shaman, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock and Undead Paladin (Deep Dive), plus Skyborne. Full matrix: class-race combos.

Pick a class

Class tier list · easiest classes · best solo class · class changes. Unconfirmed: rankings are editorial from beta notes; class popularity has no official data yet.

Updated 28 Oct 2026, 12:00am AEDT

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