WoW Forever Class Guide: Talents, Races, And Best Combinations

TL;DR

WoW Forever adds no new classes, so you’re choosing from the same nine Classic had, with six new race and class combinations and the Skyborne on top.
Every race now runs two active and two passive racials, and weapon specialisations grant spell crit instead of weapon skill.
The classes did not change equally, with Shaman picking up nine new or reworked abilities and Rogue receiving none at all.

There’s nothing new for WoW Forever class. You still get the same nine classes from Classic, but several things have changed. Every race now has two active and two passive racial abilities.

Weapon specialisations now give spell critical chance instead of weapon skill, and talent trees get a new milestone at 16 points. Six new race and class combinations are also available for the first time. Another change that has received less attention is the large difference in training costs between classes.

All WoW Forever Classes and Their Roles

There are 9 classes in total and most of them do more than one job. Here’s the list of WoW Forever classes.

Class	Roles	Armour
Druid	Tank, Healer, Melee, Ranged	Leather
Hunter	Melee, Ranged	Leather to Mail at 40
Mage	Ranged	Cloth
Paladin	Tank, Healer, Melee	Mail to Plate at 40
Priest	Healer, Ranged	Cloth
Rogue	Melee	Leather
Shaman	Healer, Melee, Ranged	Leather to Mail at 40
Warlock	Ranged	Cloth
Warrior	Tank, Melee	Mail to Plate at 40

Druid is the only WoW Forever class that has all four roles. It changes roles by switching forms. Balance uses spells, Feral Cat fights in melee, Feral Bear tanks, and Restoration heals. One character gives you four different ways to play, but this also means Druids have more buttons and abilities to manage than other classes.

Rogue, Mage, and Warlock are at the other end of the scale. Each class focuses on one main role. This is not a weakness. You simply give up flexibility so you can focus on one playstyle without worrying about which role you need to fill.

If you’re planning to level, pay attention to the armor types. Hunters and Shamans start with Leather and can use Mail at level 40. Paladins and Warriors start with Mail and can use Plate at level 40. This means four of the nine classes change armor types while leveling. Gear you collect before level 40 may no longer be useful once you unlock the ability to wear the higher armor type.

WoW Forever Racial Traits

Racial traits are special abilities and bonuses that each race has in WoW Forever. They can help with combat, exploration, professions, and other parts of the game. There are 10 races in WoW Forever. Below is the list of each race and its racial traits

Race	Actives	Passives
Human	Will to Survive, Perception	Sword Specialization, The Human Spirit
Dwarf	Stoneform, Find Treasure	Mace Specialization, Big Game Hunter
Gnome	Escape Artist, Eureka!	Expansive Mind, Engineering Specialization
Night Elf	Elune’s Light Shadowmeld	Quickness, Wisp Spirit
High Order Skyborne	Walk on Air, Read Ley Line	Wind Blessed, Elemental Insight
Orc	Blood Furry, Shatter Curse	Axe Specialization, Hardiness
Undead	Will of the Forsaken, Cannibalize	Underwater Breathing, Touch of the Grave
Tauren	War Stomp, Cultivation	Plainsrunning, Endurance
Troll	Berserking, Rapid Regeneration	Beast Slaying, Regeneration
Windshaper Skyborne	Walk on Air, Skysight	Wind Blessed, Elemental Insight

The weapon specialisations are one of the more interesting changes because they no longer give weapon skill. Instead, they give extra critical strike chances to spells and abilities, even when you are only using the weapon for its stats. Human swords give 2% critical strike chance, while Orc axes and Dwarf maces give 1%. This means a Human Warlock can now benefit from the sword racial, even though it had no real use for Warlocks in Classic.

A few other racials have changed too. Stoneform now reduces physical damage instead of giving extra armour. Will of the Forsaken still removes Charm, Fear, and Sleep, but it no longer gives immunity afterward. Cannibalize now restores Mana as well as Health. Blood Fury gives Spell Power as well as Attack Power. Tauren Cultivation lets you pick herbs without having Herbalism. All racials that gave +10 resistance have also been removed.

All WoW Forever New Class Combo

WoW Forever adds new class combinations which gives you more choices when creating a character. However, not every race can play every class. Here are all the new WoW Forever race and class combinations you can choose from.

Combination	Faction	Racial That Makes It Work
Undead Paladin	Horde	Cannibalize now restores Mana
Orc Mage	Horde	Blood Fury now grants Spell Power
Troll Warlock	Horde	Berserking speeds up casting
Dwarf Shaman	Alliance	Mace Specialization, and Shaman use maces
Human Hunter	Alliance	Sword Specialization is the biggest at 2%
Gnome Priest	Alliance	Expansive Mind raises maximum Mana by 5%

Talent Changes in WoW Forever

1. The trees kept their Classic shape

The talent trees have the same number of rows, with key one-point talents at 11, 21, and 31 points. If you have used a Classic spec before, the layout will feel familiar. Some talents are unchanged from patch 1.12, while others have been updated, but the overall layout is easy to understand.

2. There’s a new milestone at 16 points

In Classic, the next major reward after 11 points was at 21, so going deep into one tree left you with very few points to spend elsewhere. With a milestone at 16 points, you can now unlock a key talent for your main build and still have points for a second tree. This makes hybrid builds possible in ways that were not practical in Classic.

3. Three talents stopped being talents

Divine Spirit, Blessing of Kings, and Improved Mark of the Wild are now baseline abilities that you get from your trainer. If you played Classic, that means you get three talent points back and don’t have to worry about who picked which talents before a raid.

4. Hit and crit each collapsed into one stat

Spell, melee, and ranged hit are now combined into one Hit stat. Critical Strike works the same way. This is especially useful for hybrid classes. Retribution Paladins and Enhancement Shamans no longer need separate gear stats for different types of attacks.

5. Bonus healing now does damage too

Bonus healing gives one-third as much bonus damage. It may seem small, but it makes a big difference. Healers can use their healing gear while questing instead of changing their talents or carrying a separate set of gear for solo play.

6. Classes did not change equally

Class	New or Reworked Abilities
Shaman	9
Warrior	7
Paladin	6
Warlock	6
Druid	4
Hunter	4
Priest	4
Mage	2
Rogue	0

What WoW Forever Class Should You Choose?

No matter which class you choose, you’ll need to earn your Gold somehow. WoW Forever doesn’t have a WoW Token yet, so you have to grind as much as possible. Or, you can just buy WoW Forever Gold from other players instead if you want to save time.

FAQs

Q: Are there any new classes in WoW Forever?
A: No. You get the same nine Classic had, which are Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock and Warrior.

Q: What are the six new race and class combinations in WoW Forever?
A: Undead Paladin, Orc Mage and Troll Warlock for the Horde, then Dwarf Shaman, Human Hunter and Gnome Priest for the Alliance.

Q: Which WoW Forever class is easiest to play?
A: Rogue, by the clearest measure available. It finishes on 22 action buttons at level 60 while Druid finishes on 50, so it’s less than half the keybinds to learn.

Q: Which class is cheapest to train to level 60?
A: Warlock, at roughly 106 gold in trainer costs. Paladin is the most expensive at roughly 228 gold, which is 2.15 times more for the same trip to 60.