Classes

The nine classes at a glance. Open a class page for a step-by-step guide built on Blizzard's class deep dives, or use the comparison tool.

Status legend

VERIFIED Verified: confirmed by an official Blizzard source, with its date shown.
ANNOUNCED Announced: officially planned, but not in the game yet.
TO BE CONFIRMED To be confirmed: not yet confirmed by an official World of Warcraft: Forever source.
OBSOLETE Obsolete: replaced by newer official information.
NOT YET DETAILED Not yet detailed: Blizzard hasn't published this information yet.
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION Community contribution: from a fan site, needs validation; never official.
EDITORIAL EVALUATION Editorial evaluation: the wiki editors' opinion, not official data.

General

VERIFIED revamps to all classes and specializations. [World of Warcraft: Forever (product page)]
VERIFIED Talents from level 10 with milestone talents at 11, 21 and 31 points, now joined by a new 16-point milestone; Dual Specialization also becomes available at level 40. [World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid, 2026-09-30] [World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior, 2026-09-30]
VERIFIED Abilities may continue to evolve throughout the beta test. [World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid, 2026-09-30]

Hunter

VERIFIED Aimed Shot is now granted as a baseline ability to all Hunters at level 20. Traps usable in combat (30-second cooldown); Foxes are a new pet family; Pets now get increased stats based on their Hunter’s gear. [World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid, 2026-09-30]

Druid

VERIFIED Shapeshifted Druids can use more consumables, benefit from weapon effects, interact with more objects, and use racial abilities without leaving form. [World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid, 2026-09-30]

Priest

VERIFIED Fear Ward and Devouring Plague are now available to all Priests at level 20. [World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior, 2026-09-30]

Warrior

VERIFIED Adjustments that make Rage more reliable. [World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior, 2026-09-30]

The 9 classes

Class comparison tool

Confirmed class-race combinations

Race × class in WoW: Forever, from Blizzard’s official per-faction tables.
Race	Warrior	Paladin	Hunter	Rogue	Priest	Shaman	Mage	Warlock	Druid
Human	Playable	Playable	Playable	Playable	Playable	Not available	Playable	Playable	Not available
Dwarf	Playable	Playable	Playable	Playable	Playable	Playable	Not available	Not available	Not available
Night Elf	Playable	Not available	Playable	Playable	Playable	Not available	Not available	Not available	Playable
Gnome	Playable	Not available	Not available	Playable	Playable	Not available	Playable	Playable	Not available
Orc	Playable	Not available	Playable	Playable	Not available	Playable	Playable	Playable	Not available
Undead / Forsaken	Playable	Playable	Not available	Playable	Playable	Not available	Playable	Playable	Not available
Tauren	Playable	Not available	Playable	Not available	Not available	Playable	Not available	Not available	Playable
Troll	Playable	Not available	Playable	Playable	Playable	Playable	Playable	Playable	Not available
Skyborne	Playable Horde & Alliance	Not available	Playable Horde & Alliance	Playable Horde & Alliance	Not available	Playable Horde	Playable Alliance	Not available	Playable Horde & Alliance

VERIFIED Official tables (per faction): An X indicates that the listed race can choose that class. Result: 52 playable cells, 29 not available, 0 not yet detailed. Skyborne: Shaman Horde only, Mage Alliance only. [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION Beta player reports found (community) all agree with this table; none contradicts it. [Beta player reports on X (community), see sources/community/beta-player-reports.md]

Sources

World of Warcraft: Forever (product page) — https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/forever/
Channel: Official product page · Publication date: no publication date shown
Used for: General
Limits: No publication date; text read from the page’s embedded data.
World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24301515/world-of-warcraft-forever-class-deep-dives-hunter-and-druid
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-30 (19:00 UTC)
Used for: General, Hunter, Druid
Limits: Abilities “may continue to evolve throughout the beta test”.
World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24301514/world-of-warcraft-forever-class-deep-dives-priest-and-warrior
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-30 (21:00 UTC)
Used for: General, Priest, Warrior
Limits: Abilities may change during beta.
Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24304075/create-the-hero-you-want-to-be-in-world-of-warcraft-forever
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-22 (17:00 UTC)
Used for: Confirmed class-race combinations
Limits: Official race × class tables per faction (Horde / Alliance); “An X indicates that the listed race can choose that class.” May still change before launch.
Beta player reports on X (community), see sources/community/beta-player-reports.md — https://x.com/bimbodorei/status/2102053912949686398
Channel: Community source · Publication date: no publication date shown
Used for: Confirmed class-race combinations
Limits: Individual player posts; not official; consistent with the official table.