By GamGem ResearchLast updated 22 Oct 2026
WoW Forever Classes: All 9 Classes, 27 Specs and What Changed
Nine classes and 27 specs. Each class page lists what Blizzard changed in its Class Deep Dive: baseline abilities, talents by tree, and the 11, 16, 21 and 31-point talents. See which races can play each class, browse every talent change, or pick a class by playstyle. Updated 2026-10-22.
- Druid49 changes
- Hunter41 changes
- Mage33 changes
- Paladin52 changes
- Priest44 changes
- Rogue41 changes
- Shaman48 changes
- Warlock48 changes
- Warrior38 changes
Number on each tile: changes the class's Blizzard Class Deep Dive names.
Druid
BalanceFeral CombatRestoration
Versatility across forms: shapeshifting feels more fluid, and each of Balance, Feral Combat and Restoration gets a stronger path.
Druid changes, talents and races49changes named38in talent treesHunter
Beast MasteryMarksmanshipSurvival
A ranged combatant with a trusted companion: Beast Mastery builds around the pet, Marksmanship around ranged precision, Survival around traps and melee.
Hunter changes, talents and races41changes named32in talent treesMage
ArcaneFireFrost
Choosing the right spell at the right moment: Arcane sets up and empowers follow-up casts, Fire rewards crits and timing, Frost keeps its control and gains links to the rest of the class.
Mage changes, talents and races33changes named29in talent treesPaladin
HolyProtectionRetribution
Holy power, support and standing firm: the Seal and Judgement system stays at the centre, with new abilities and revised talents for all three specializations.
Paladin changes, talents and races52changes named43in talent treesPriest
DisciplineHolyShadow
Light and Shadow: the Priest keeps its role as a versatile spellcaster, with wider access to key tools and new talents for healing, utility and Shadow damage.
Priest changes, talents and races44changes named30in talent treesRogue
AssassinationCombatSubtlety
Opportunity and advantage: Stealth, control, Poisons and precise weapon attacks, with stronger options for daggers, other weapons, Finishing Moves, Bleeds and combat tricks.
Rogue changes, talents and races41changes named35in talent treesShaman
Elemental CombatEnhancementRestoration
Commanding totems in the flow of combat: totems, imbues and shocks become more responsive, with talent updates for spellcasting, melee, healing and hybrid play.
Shaman changes, talents and races48changes named37in talent treesWarlock
AfflictionDemonologyDestruction
Power at any price: Banes separate damage from utility Curses, pets scale with the master's stats, and Firestones and Spellstones become weapon imbues.
Warlock changes, talents and races48changes named42in talent treesWarrior
ArmsFuryProtection
Weapons, Rage, stances and battlefield momentum: the Warrior stays a durable, hard-hitting front-liner, with updates that make Rage more reliable and sharpen each specialization.
Warrior changes, talents and races38changes named31in talent trees
Talents, milestones and dual spec
All nine classes- 11named at 11 points
- 26named at 16 points
- 13named at 21 points
- 15named at 31 points
- Talents become available at level 10 and keep the familiar structure, including one-point milestone talents at 11, 21 and 31 points, now joined by a new 16-point milestone. Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior
- To change your talents, Legacy talents included, visit a class trainer in a major city. Dual Specialization becomes available at level 40. Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid
- Class abilities and talents may keep changing throughout the beta test. Class Deep Dives — Rogue and Warlock
Classic Era to Forever, for every class
Classic Era → ForeverWeapon Skill on gear.
Weapon Skill items are severely cut and racials no longer give weapon skill; Expertise, as in The Burning Crusade, takes over.
Hit and Critical Strike were separate for melee, ranged and spells.
They apply to melee, ranged and spell alike.
Not published yet
- Talent point costs and tree layouts beyond what each Deep Dive names: Blizzard has not published the trees, and we do not read them from the client.
- Exact numbers on abilities the Deep Dives describe only in words, such as Seal of Fury bonus damage or Wild Growth healing.
- Which Beta changes will still stand on launch day: Deep Dive figures are marked where a later beta build changed them; the newest build we read is 15 October.
Sources
- Class Deep Dives — Hunter and Druid · opened 2026-10-22
- Class Deep Dives — Mage and Shaman · opened 2026-10-22
- Class Deep Dives — Paladin · opened 2026-10-22
- Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior · opened 2026-10-22
- Class Deep Dives — Rogue and Warlock · opened 2026-10-22
- Blizzard forums: WoW Forever Beta Development Notes · opened 2026-10-22
Lines are our paraphrase of Blizzard's Class Deep Dives and the Beta development notes; Method's itemization post is reported as what Method says. Race access is from Warcraft Wiki (CC BY-SA 4.0, warcraft.wiki.gg) via our races page. No Blizzard icon, render or screenshot is used, and nothing is read from the client.