Class comparison

Compare classes side by side and filter by role, armor or Skyborne availability. Ratings are the editors' opinion, not official data.

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.

EDITORIAL EVALUATION 1–3 ratings given by the wiki editors; not official statistics.

Comparison (filterable)
Class	Races confirmed by Forever sources VERIFIED	Complexity EDITORIAL EVALUATION	Solo comfort EDITORIAL EVALUATION
Warrior	Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Orc, Undead / Forsaken, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]	●●●	●○○
Paladin	Human, Dwarf, Undead / Forsaken [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]	●●○	●●●
Hunter	Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]	●○○	●●●
Rogue	Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Orc, Undead / Forsaken, Troll, Skyborne [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]	●●○	●●○
Priest	Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Undead / Forsaken, Troll [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]	●●○	●●○
Shaman	Dwarf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne (Horde) [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]	●●●	●●○
Mage	Human, Gnome, Orc, Undead / Forsaken, Troll, Skyborne (Alliance) [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]	●●○	●●○
Warlock	Human, Gnome, Orc, Undead / Forsaken, Troll [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]	●●○	●●●
Druid	Night Elf, Tauren, Skyborne [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]	●●●	●●●

Sources

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: see topic pages
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.
World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24303862/world-of-warcraft-forever-whats-next-panel-recap
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-12 (22:00 UTC)
Used for: Races confirmed by Forever sources
Limits: Panel recap; some dungeons not formally named; no detail on which raids unlock on December 9.
World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24303313/world-of-warcraft-forever-deep-dive-panel-recap
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-13 (17:52 UTC)
Used for: Races confirmed by Forever sources
Limits: Panel recap; uses “Undead Paladin” (product page says “Forsaken Paladin”).
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: Races confirmed by Forever sources
Limits: No publication date; text read from the page’s embedded data.