WoW Forever Guides: Classes, Races, Dungeons, Leveling and Launch

Event	When
Beta	17 September to 23 October 2026 (PST), closed 23 October at 10:00 AM PDT
Beta level cap 30	From 1 October 2026
PAX Aus keynote, new dungeon deep dive	8 October 2026, 6:00 PM PDT
The Forever Open duel tournament	17 to 18 October 2026
Invite-A-Friend codes emailed	From 20 October 2026 (PST)
Early Name Reservation	27 October to 3 November 2026 (PST)
Launch	4 November 2026, 3:00 PM PST (23:00 UTC, 00:00 CET on 5 November)
Invitee play window	4 to 11 November 2026
Raids unlock	9 December 2026 (10 December in Korea and Taiwan)
Hardcore ruleset	After launch, winter on Blizzard's roadmap
Collection sale ends	11 January 2027
Collector's Edition ships	February 2027
Skyborne SD models and Druid forms	Early 2027
New legendary questline	Spring 2027

Forever is included with a WoW Subscription or Game Time. Level cap is 60. Everyone starts at 1. Packs add Skyborne, beta, name holds and cosmetics.

Hardcore comes after launch, and the roadmap shows winter. Day-1 rulesets are Normal, PvP and Roleplaying.

Launch is 1 global moment for every region, and Forever has no early access. Blizzard has not announced the hour the raids unlock.

Beta progress does not carry to live. Name reservation needs any upgrade pack, the Heroic Pack included, and holds up to 3 characters. Names go to whoever reserves them 1st.

The stress test ran on 21 October at 2:00 PM PDT (21:00 UTC), moved from 19 October. No subscription was needed, and characters, names and guilds were wiped after it. The beta closed on 23 October. Barrow Deeps (10 players), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia (40) open on 9 December.

Use the groups below in order if you are new: start pages, then class, then leveling, then launch prep.

Raids need level 60. The 5 weeks from 4 November to 9 December are the window that decides your 1st raid night.

Game changes from Blizzard's posts and the beta, newest at the top.

• 15 OctThe 15 October beta build 1.60.1.70425 changed classes, racials, raid buffs, Dalaran and vendor prices.Patch notes
• 15 Oct8 group buffs now reach the whole raid, including Battle Shout, Trueshot Aura and Windfury Totem.Raids
• 15 OctHuman Sword Specialization became Ruthless and Dwarf Mace Specialization became Earth Fury.Racials
• 15 OctLava Burst moved up to the 5th talent row, so Elemental Shamans can take it at the level 30 beta cap.Shaman
• 15 OctMembers of the Horde are attacked on sight in Dalaran; the City of Dalaran dungeon stays open to them.Dungeons
• 15 OctMany crafted items now sell to vendors for less, and the Auction House shows the level needed to equip.Professions
• 12 OctCross-region play is not possible right now, Blizzard's producers said at PAX Australia. They are open to it.Realmless
• 12 OctThe character limit per account is not announced yet. The 3 characters of name reservation are a separate cap.Names
• 11 OctBlizzard has no plans to add races from the WoW expansions at this time.Race and class
• 10 OctThe live respec price will climb quickly and only decrease once per week. Blizzard has no plans to go past dual spec.Dual spec
• 8 OctBlizzard showed Krol'dok Stronghold at PAX Aus, an ogre fortress for levels 40 to 45 whose route climbs to a summit.Dungeons
• 8 OctDual spec is at level 40 for now, and Blizzard is discussing the right level.Dual spec
• 8 OctRacials are under review: the Orc and Troll actives and the weapon-skill racials may change in the next beta build.Racials
• 8 OctThe beta build raised dungeon kill XP by about 20% and opened the City of Dalaran dungeon.Dungeons
• 8 OctCritical strikes in PvP no longer have reduced efficacy.PvP
• 8 OctEvery beta tester was granted 16 Legacy Points.Legacy
• 7 OctBlizzard published the Mage, Shaman, Rogue and Warlock class posts, so all 9 classes have a change list.Class changes
• 7 OctHonor buys PvP sets, and weekly-capped Rank Points climb 14 ranks to High Warlord or Grand Marshal.PvP
• 7 OctBattle for the Darkspear Islands is a 15v15 for levels 30 to 60. The 1st team to 2,000 points wins.PvP

Forever is Blizzard's permanent Classic-era game. It sits after Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom and before Molten Core.

Playable races are the Classic 8 plus Skyborne (Windshaper on Horde, High Order on Alliance). Blizzard has no plans to add races from the WoW expansions at this time. Classes are the Classic 9 with new race combinations. Skyborne get standard-definition models in early 2027.

New zones include Zephras Isle (1 to 12), the Riverglades (mid-30s to mid-40s), Mount Hyjal and Shen'dralas.

9 new dungeons ship at launch. 3 raids unlock on 9 December. Darkspear Islands is a new 15 versus 15 battleground.

Paid character boosts are not sold in Forever packs. The path to 60 is quests, dungeons and play time, or a Pro service from our store.

Invite-A-Friend Launch Codes email from 20 October. Invitees can play 4 to 11 November without a sub. They still get no beta.

No flying mounts. Itemization and talent milestones were retuned. Class buffs that used to sit in trees are baseline for several classes.

Read these 4 pages before you pick a class. They cover what Forever is, how it differs from Classic Era, what BlizzCon showed and what comes after launch week.

• What Forever is, the launch calendar and how a sub gets you in.
• How Forever differs from Classic Era on systems and content.
• What BlizzCon 2026 showed for Forever in a single place.
• Post-launch raids, Hardcore timing and evergreen updates.

Class changes, talent tools, racials and every race-class page we ship for Forever. New pairs include Dwarf Shaman, Undead Paladin and the paid Skyborne race.

Open the matrix if you only know the fantasy. Open a class page when you already know the role you want at 60.

• All 9 classes and the new race-class pairs at a glance.
• What Blizzard changed for every class before launch.
• Class strength picture for leveling and early raids, updated for the October 15, 2026 patch notes.
• Talent trees and point planning tools for Forever.
• Builds for all 9 classes at level 20 and at 60.
• Racial abilities across the Classic 8 plus Skyborne.
• Full race by class matrix with every new combo marked.
• Shaman changes, leveling notes and race picks.
• Paladin changes, Seals and the path to 60.
• Dwarf Shaman unlock, fantasy and launch plan.
• Bandarion Keep start and the Retribution mount quest.
• Paid race, Zephras 1 to 12 and faction pick at create.
• Warrior changes, 1 to 60 plan and best races.
• Mage changes, leveling route and race picks including Orc.
• Hunter changes, pets and the 1 to 60 plan.
• Rogue changes, the tank question and race picks.
• Druid forms, changes and Night Elf versus Tauren.
• Warlock changes, class mount notes and race picks.
• Priest racial spells by race for PvE and PvP.
• Gnome racials and the classes that gain most.
• Tauren racials, Cultivation and best classes.
• Orc racials and strong class pairings.
• Troll racials and open class options.
• Human racials and best class fits.
• Night Elf racials and the Paladin question.

9 new dungeons open on day 1. Blizzard gives each one a level range, from Hall of Thanes at 13 to 18 to Shaper's Terrace at 58 to 60. Legacy bands of 15 to 25, 26 to 45 and 46 to 60 still help you time clears.

Raids unlock 5 weeks later on 9 December: Hyjal Summit (20), Barrow Deeps (10) and Onyxia.

• All 9 new dungeons, loot rules and 1st-clear tips.
• Hyjal Summit, Barrow Deeps and Onyxia unlock on 9 Dec.
• Forsaken reclaim dungeon: entrance, loot rules, clear plan.
• Dungeon beneath Ironforge: entrance, loot rules, clear plan.

The 1 to 60 path, quests, zones, professions and early gold. Quests are the spine: 1000+ new ones on the journey, with 150+ in the Riverglades.

There is no flying and no level scaling. Since 1 October, dungeon quests give less extra XP, so open-world quests carry the climb. Food can add a small XP bonus. Camping objects buff groups while you craft.

• 1 to 60 route, zones, dungeon XP rules and calendar.
• Leveling speed, rested XP and the hours from 1 to 60.
• 1000+ new quests, Riverglades 150+ and class quest status.
• 600+ recipes, camping objects and Legacy tradeskill hooks.
• Campfires, placed profession objects and cook upgrades.
• Gold farming methods, professions for gold and the beta auction house.
• Gold the safe way: a Pro farms it on your own character.
• Riverglades, Hyjal, Shen'dralas, Zephras and ship routes.

Rulesets replace the old realm picker. You group only inside your ruleset. Factions stay separate. The PvP ruleset allows 1 faction per account. Cross-region play is not possible right now, Blizzard's producers said at PAX Australia. Battlegrounds can mix rulesets, Hardcore excepted.

Legacy Points are account-wide horizontal progress with a 16-point spend cap per character at launch. Mounts come with riding training. Hardcore arrives after launch.

• Rulesets, no realm picker and same-ruleset grouping.
• Hardcore after launch: enclosed rules and Legacy notes.
• 65 challenges, 16 points per character and the 3 trees.
• No flying; riding training grants the mount.
• Dual specialization status as Blizzard has stated it.
• The Looking for Group tool, its 4 playstyles and grouping by ruleset.
• Guilds: the guild bank, raid guilds and our guild membership.
• Honor, Rank Points to Rank 14 and the Darkspear Islands 15v15.
• HD and SD models, lighting and gamepad support.

How you get in, what packs contain and how you hold a name. A sub is enough to play. Epic or Collection add beta.

Packs on the US shop: Skyborne Heroic $29.99, Skyborne Epic $59.99, Warcraft Forever Collection $79.99. Contents are public.

• Who gets beta, the level 30 cap since 1 October and what does not carry.
• 4 November 3:00 PM PST, beta window and raid unlock day.
• Heroic, Epic, Collection and Collector's Edition contents.
• Subscription access, pack contents and prices.
• 27 October to 3 November holds for up to 3 characters.

Need help on 1 to 60 before raids? Leveling pre-order is $299 with 1 booster or $420 with 2 boosters (regular $399 / $599) on the leveling page.

Our dungeon runs cover the 9 new instances when you only need a clear and quest turn-ins.

Every LFCarry order runs in our own gaming hubs, built to deliver services safely under physical supervision. Each buyer gets a dedicated PC that plays only that buyer's account. Your character logs in through a unique residential IP address in your own city: a home proxy, never a VPN. To the game, our Pro looks exactly like a family member playing from home in your city. Play is by hand, with no software, bots or automation. We guarantee the safety of your account.

Remote control (Parsec) puts the Pro on your own PC. It adds 30%, and we help with the setup.

Gold the normal way. The one thing that gets an account in trouble is a large amount of gold arriving from nowhere. That means a hand trade from a seller, gold by mail or gold dumped through the auction house. We never do that. A Pro farms gold on your own character: leveling alts, about 500 gold per alt from 1 to 60, plus professions, gathering, auction house trading and dungeon runs. Pros also carry players for gold in the LFG channel, where groups agree on the price in chat. Details: WoW Forever gold.

Guild membership. Our guild is a closed, paid membership of regulars, up to 1,000 members, open in every ruleset and faction from launch day on 4 November. Each rank’s monthly gold comes from the guild bank from 11 November, or goes on raids 3 to 4 times a week from 9 December, dungeon groups every hour and PvP premades inside the guild, at the average server rate for gold carries with an extra 10% off. Membership starts at $219 a month, and a year paid at once costs 30% less. Ranks and the monthly invoice: WoW Forever guild membership.

Big projects. Projects of 3 or more characters, a guild or an organisation get our co-founder’s personal management. He joins your order chat and an onboarding call on Discord or WhatsApp.