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What just changed in WoW Forever — dates, patches, seasons — and the guides built from its data. Every fact sourced, every article linked to the tool it affects.

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  1. The Forever Open: WoW Forever's $100,000 duel tournament

    The Forever Open is a $100,000 duel tournament on the WoW Forever beta: level 30 Horde characters, PvP ruleset, registration until October 4, finals on October 18.

    4 min read

  2. WoW Forever reputations: the new factions and their rewards

    WoW Forever adds 14 reputations, from the Kirin Tor and the Earthen Ring to The Watchers and Powderfuse: each faction's side, starting standing and rewards, from the beta client.

    5 min read

  1. WoW Forever release time: launch schedule and calendar

    WoW Forever launches November 4 at 3:00 p.m. PST (23:00 UTC). Every date, from invite codes to the December 9 raids, in your time zone and as a calendar file.

    4 min read

  1. WoW Forever beta notes: what changed in the September 24 build

    WoW Forever's September 24 beta build: racial changes, the Cooldown Manager, new gamepad options, Wizard Oil and wand fixes, 1-silver respecs and known issues.

    3 min read

  2. WoW Forever classes: all nine classes and what's new for each

    All nine WoW Forever classes at a glance: 27 specializations and roles, the races that can play each, and what's new for every class, with a guide to each.

    4 min read

  1. WoW Forever Druid: Eclipse, Primal Bite, Berserk, new talents

    Every Druid change in WoW Forever: Omen of Clarity and Nature's Grasp from the trainer, Lacerate, and new Balance, Feral and Restoration talents in the beta.

    6 min read

  2. WoW Forever beta: how to get in, what's playable, until when

    How to get into the WoW Forever beta (sign-up or a bundle), how to install it, what is playable at level 20, the Server Slam and the latest beta changes.

    3 min read

  3. WoW Forever Hunter: Aimed Shot, Lone Wolf and new talents

    Hunter changes in WoW Forever: Aimed Shot for all at level 20, Lacerate, Summon Hawk, Lone Wolf, Sniper Shot and new talents in every tree, from the beta.

    6 min read

  4. WoW Forever itemization: combined hit and crit, new stats

    How WoW Forever changes gear: hit and crit combined, weapon skill and healing reworked, new stats, re-examined dungeon loot and quest rewards for more classes.

    2 min read

  5. WoW Forever Legacy challenges: all 65 and how to get 16 points

    All 65 WoW Forever Legacy challenges by category, how Legacy points and the 16-point cap work, and what a first character earns on the way to level 60.

    4 min read

  6. WoW Forever leveling zones: every zone by level, 1 to 60

    Every WoW Forever zone with the level range the beta client gives it, from the starting zones to Mount Hyjal, plus flight masters and dungeons on the way.

    5 min read

  7. WoW Forever Mage: Arcane Blast, Frostfire Bolt and new talents

    What changes for the Mage in WoW Forever: Frostfire Bolt, Teleport: Dalaran, Arcane Blast, Hot Streak, Ice Lance and other new talents, from the beta client.

    5 min read

  8. WoW Forever dungeons and raids: the 9 new dungeons and 2 raids

    WoW Forever adds nine dungeons and two raids, Hyjal Summit and the Barrow Deeps. Names, levels and bosses from the beta client, and what you can play now.

    3 min read

  9. WoW Forever new zones: Mount Hyjal, Riverglades, Shen'dralas

    Where WoW Forever's new zones are: Mount Hyjal, the Riverglades, Shen'dralas and Zephras Isle, with their levels and flight masters from the beta client.

    3 min read

  10. WoW Forever Paladin: Holy Strike, Seal of Fury and new talents

    Every Paladin change in WoW Forever: Holy Strike, Seal of Fury, baseline Consecration and new Holy, Protection and Retribution talents, from the beta client.

    6 min read

  11. WoW Forever Priest: Penance, racial spells and new talents

    Every Priest change in WoW Forever: Penance, Prayer of Mending, Fear Ward for every race, the Gnome Priest's spells and all new talents, from the beta client.

    5 min read

  12. WoW Forever camping and professions: every campsite object

    How camping works in WoW Forever, every profession's three campsite objects from the beta client, the cooking campfires, Blueprints and the recipe counts.

    3 min read

  13. WoW Forever race and class combinations: the full list

    All 56 race and class combinations in WoW Forever, from Undead Paladins and Dwarf Shamans to Orc Mages and the Skyborne, checked in the beta client.

    3 min read

  14. WoW Forever racials: every race's abilities in the beta

    All WoW Forever racial abilities from the beta client: two actives and two passives per race, what's new, what Blizzard changed and which races share traits.

    4 min read

  15. WoW Forever realms: rulesets, Hardcore and two-part names

    WoW Forever swaps realms for rulesets: Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, and Hardcore after launch. How they work, two-part names and name reservation from October 27.

    3 min read

  16. WoW Forever Rogue: Mutilate, Hack and Slash and new talents

    Every Rogue change in the WoW Forever beta: Mutilate, Venom, Hack and Slash, Thousand Cuts, the new 16-point talents and the talents that leave the trees.

    5 min read

  17. WoW Forever Shaman: Totem Bar, Lava Burst and new talents

    Every Shaman change in the WoW Forever beta: the Totem Bar, Fire Nova, Lava Burst, Maelstrom Weapon, Riptide and the new talents in all three trees.

    5 min read

  18. WoW Forever Skyborne: race, classes, racials and Zephras Isle

    WoW Forever's Skyborne pick a faction at creation: their classes, the racials in the beta client, Zephras Isle and how to unlock them, plus six new race pairs.

    3 min read

  19. WoW Forever system requirements: minimum and recommended specs

    The official WoW Forever specs for PC and Mac: minimum and recommended processor, graphics card and RAM, the 128 GB SSD, and the old GPUs cut at launch.

    3 min read

  20. WoW Forever talents: new 16-point talents and every capstone

    WoW Forever adds a 16-point milestone to its talent trees. Every spec's new 16-point talent and 31-point capstone from the beta client, and what moved.

    3 min read

  21. WoW Forever transmog, Classic preset and HD models explained

    WoW Forever's first launch offers a Classic or Enhanced preset. What each one turns on or off, HD models, opt-in transmog and how appearances are collected.

    3 min read

  22. WoW Forever Warlock: Banes, Wrack, Incinerate and new talents

    Every Warlock change in the WoW Forever beta: Bane of Agony and Bane of Doom, Portal of Summoning, Wrack, Demonic Pact, Incinerate and the new talents.

    5 min read

  23. WoW Forever Warrior: Tactical Mastery, Weaponmaster, talents

    WoW Forever Warrior changes from the beta: Tactical Mastery at level 14, Victory Rush and Slam at 20, Weaponmaster and new talents in all three trees.

    5 min read

  1. WoW Forever release date: November 4, beta, price and Legacy

    World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026, and its beta runs until October 21. What's new, what it costs and how the Legacy system works.

    4 min read