What's new vs Classic

• Dungeon experience

  Experience from dungeon monsters was cut hard and dungeon quest experience was raised a lot. The first run is the one that pays.

• Rested experience

  Outdoor campfires grant rested experience out in the world.

• Fight length

  Solo fights are tuned to last about 10-15 seconds. Dungeon pulls are about 3-4 mobs and expect crowd control.

• Riding

  Level 40. You pay for training. The first mount is free. Not announced Which training price applies at level 40.

• WoW Token and paid boosts

  Neither exists in Forever.

• Milestones in each tree

  Adds a milestone at 16 points, which you reach at level 25. Classic: 11, 21 and 31 points. See every milestone in the calculator

• Balance goal

  All 27 trees are meant to be viable for all content, without any being strong enough to stack a raid with.

• Dual specialization and respec price

  Plan one talent build at a time, and read the trainer's price before you pay to reset. Not announced Whether there is dual specialization, and what a respec costs.

• Legacy system

  3 tracks of perks: Adventure, Professions, Resourcefulness. Classic: None.

• Points per account

  Your account can earn up to 65.

• Points per character

  Each character spends at most 16 at launch. Legacy points explained

• Reward Track

  Extra points feed a track of cosmetic rewards. The Spectral Bear Cub was the named example.

• New race

  Skyborne: Alliance High Order (Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Mage, Druid) or Horde Windshaper (Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Druid). Needs a paid Blizzard pack. Classic: 8 races.

• New free combinations

  Human Hunter, Dwarf Shaman, Gnome Priest, Orc Mage, Undead Paladin, Troll Warlock. Race and class table

• Paladin and Shaman

  Undead can be Paladins and Dwarves can be Shamans, so both factions have both classes. Classic: Paladin Alliance only, Shaman Horde only. What changed for each class

• Character name

  A first and a last name, 2–12 letters each. Classic: One name. Roll names

• Uniqueness

  The full name is unique per region, across Normal, PvP and RP. You can share a first or a last name, not both. Classic: Per realm.

• Early reservation

  27 Oct to 3 Nov 2026, with any upgrade pack. Up to 3 characters. Not announced The opening hour.

• Where you play

  A ruleset: Normal, PvP, RP. Classic: A realm. Rulesets explained

• Hardcore

  Later: Winter 2026. A closed ruleset: a character who dies can move to Normal, PvP or RP.

• Across rulesets

  Collections and Legacy points are shared across Normal, PvP and RP. Characters and groups are not.

• New zones

  Zephras Isle, Riverglades, Shen'dralas, Mount Hyjal. All 4 new zones

• New quests

  1000+ new quests, from about level 5 and in old zones too.

• New dungeons

  9 at launch, from level 13 to 60. One difficulty, no Heroic mode.

• Raids

  Unlock 9 Dec 2026: Barrow Deeps (10 players), Hyjal Summit (20) and Onyxia's Lair (40).

• Battlegrounds

  All 3 return, and Darkspear Islands joins them: 15 against 15, control points plus flags. Classic: Warsong Gulch, Arathi Basin, Alterac Valley.

The launch dungeons, by level: The Hall of Thanes (13-18), Ruins of Lordaeron (15-20), Excavation Site: Wetlands (24-29), City of Dalaran (28-33), The Drowned City (35-40), Krol'dok Stronghold (40-45), Alcaz Prison (48-53), Blackmaw Hold (55-60), Shaper's Terrace (58-60).

• Meeting stones

  A meeting stone opens a group listing and nothing more. Walk to the door, or bring a Warlock: Ritual of Summoning still needs two other party members standing there.

• Recent Allies

  After you group with someone, their name shows in a different color when you meet again, which makes a second invite easier. It is not shared credit and not a friends list.

• World refresh

  A five-minute world refresh warning means you are about to move to another copy of the outdoor zone. Leave combat first. Refresh Now starts the move early; Okay only hides the notice.

• Camping

  Professions build camp objects that buff players who sit at a campfire. The first ones come at profession skill 20. Professions and camping