World of Warcraft: Forever · Classes
World of Warcraft: Forever has nine classes. Blizzard's What's Next recap names six new race-class combinations, including Undead Paladin and Dwarf Shaman; these are new combinations, not additional classes. Choose a class below for its talents, builds and gear lists, with level-60 theorycraft kept separate from the level-20 and level-30 beta references.
Level 60 theorycraft · endgame sources checked 2026-10-17
Blizzard's sources do not rank the classes, so pick by the role your group needs and by what you want to manage in combat. Our leveling class comparison reads Warlock, Paladin, Warrior and Druid as having the most specific solo tools, which is Realm First's reading of the cited changes, not a tested ranking. Each tile below names the three specializations with their endgame role and opens the guide, the planner, the builds and the gear list.
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No class matches both filters. Change the role or what you want to manage.
Warrior is a melee class with three trees: Arms (two-handed melee DPS), Fury (dual-wield melee DPS) and Protection (shield tank). At 60 their rage spending and equipment needs differ; a leveling priority does not settle the raid choice.
What you manageKeep your weapon current, conserve Rage and learn stance changes.
Beta toolkit, patch 1.60.1 · Wowhead level-30 report
Level-60 Paladin planning separates Holy healing, Protection tanking and Retribution seal play. Use the newer Blizzard deep dive when the older guide assumes Classic seal behavior.
What you manageWatch Mana, maintain a Seal and party buffs. Blizzard says Paladins still lack an interrupt.
Beta toolkit, patch 1.60.1 · Wowhead level-30 report
At 60, Beast Mastery plans around a living pet, Marksmanship compares pet and 
Lone Wolf setups, and Survival needs a clear melee-versus-ranged decision before following a guide.
Beast MasteryRanged DPS with petLevel 60
MarksmanshipRanged DPSLevel 60
SurvivalMelee or ranged DPS planningLevel 60What you manageDirect the pet and plan your shots. Pet positioning is an extra task while pulling.
Beta toolkit, patch 1.60.1 · Wowhead level-30 report
Level-60 Rogue plans differ in what their combo points maintain: Assassination balances 
Venom and 
Slice and Dice, Combat schedules cooldowns, and Subtlety sustains 
Hemorrhage and bleeds.
What you manageBudget Energy and combo points; watch positioning and the target’s remaining health.
Beta toolkit, patch 1.60.1 · Wowhead level-30 report
At 60, Discipline plans damage prevention, Holy covers varied healing patterns, and Shadow maintains damage over time with direct spells. Assign party coverage and mana tools before the encounter.
What you manageBudget Mana and decide between damage, recovery and supporting allies.
Beta toolkit, patch 1.60.1 · Wowhead level-30 report
Level-60 Shaman planning uses separate spell, melee and healing packages. Totem placement and group buff choices belong in each plan, with current imbue rules checked before buying weapon consumables.
What you manageManage weapon buffs, shields and totems alongside your attacks.
Beta toolkit, patch 1.60.1 · Wowhead level-30 report
Level-60 Mage planning separates Arcane mana expenditure, Fire crit-driven casts and Frost proc control. Cross-school talents matter, but an older guide’s allocation does not prove the current build.
What you manageKeep enemies at casting distance and budget Mana before larger pulls.
Beta toolkit, patch 1.60.1 · Wowhead level-30 report
Level-60 Warlock plans split into Affliction effect upkeep, Demonology pet support and Destruction school interactions. Curse assignments and safe health-to-mana use come before a damage sequence.
What you manageManage the demon, effect durations and health spent on Life Tap.
Beta toolkit, patch 1.60.1 · Wowhead level-30 report
Level-60 Druid preparation needs separate Balance, bear, cat and Restoration plans. Bear and cat share a tree but have different resources, equipment comparisons and group jobs.
What you manageSwitch forms and resource bars. The current Feral report still has withheld steps.
Beta toolkit, patch 1.60.1 · Wowhead level-30 reportThe "What you manage" lines are editorial selection aids from Wowhead level-30 reports (patch 1.60.1, source cut 2026-10-09, compared 2026-10-14). Task comparisons describe the recorded beta toolkit. They are editorial selection aids; difficulty scores and launch performance rankings have not been measured.
Class art and icons: © Blizzard Entertainment. Official World of Warcraft: Forever media. Summaries link ability names to Wowhead tooltips.
Specializations by level-60 role
Every specialization under the role its level-60 guide names. Open one for its build direction, ability priorities, stats and the limits of its sources.
Talent trees reported for beta build 1.60.1.70450
Tool
All 27 talent trees with the level-60 point budget and row gates. Set a level, spend points, then save or share the link.
Library
Level-60 theorycraft allocations with their exact ranks and source, plus the retained leveling builds at their recorded level.
The archived BlizzCon preview trees keep their displayed names, ranks and prerequisites; Wowhead's source notes and the beta talent report describe what changed since. Node layout compared against patch 1.60.1.
Checked beta material at its recorded level
These references come from the level-capped beta and from Wowhead's item records. They do not verify the level-60 advice above; each list states its own build, date and ranking lens.
Beta · level 21 to 30
Trainer stops, new abilities and the beta builds to inspect while the cap stays at level 30.
Beta · level 30 gear
Editorial rankings from Wowhead's Forever item records, with each list's candidate pool and stat weights stated.
Beta · level 20 gear
The first beta gear snapshot, kept with its recorded level and ranking lens.
Confirmed by Blizzard's panel recaps
No. Forever has nine classes; Blizzard's What's Next recap (September 12, 2026) adds the Skyborne with a faction choice and six race-and-class combinations that Classic never offered. Playing the Skyborne needs the Skyborne Heroic Pack or a higher edition, as the launch checklist explains, and the Skyborne class paths are covered in their own article. Open the class guide from each card.
Confirmed playable race with published class options
A new playable race from Zephras Isle. At character creation, Skyborne players choose Horde or Alliance, which determines one faction-specific class path.
Warrior
Hunter
Rogue
DruidWarrior, Hunter, Rogue, Druid
Horde
ShamanShaman
Alliance
MageMageSkyborne artwork and faction crests: © Blizzard Entertainment.
Priest
Hunter
Shaman
Mage
Warlock
PaladinNew race-and-class combination listed in the Deep Dive recap. Race icons: © Blizzard Entertainment, via the Wowhead icon CDN.
Evidence boundary
Blizzard's recaps establish the class roster and shared talent changes. Each level-60 spec links its theorycraft sources and caveats. The archived preview and checked beta material retain their original dates and levels.
Paladin has a Deep Dive section covering Holy, Protection, and Retribution tools.
Open PaladinWoWForeverBuilds publishes explicit level-60 guides dated September 17; the later level-20 and level-30 beta tests do not verify their endgame advice.
The 27 local trees preserve the displayed BlizzCon talent names, ranks and prerequisites. For beta talent changes, read the separate fansite report.
Read Wowhead's source notes Read the beta talent reportClaims on this page are limited to these records.
