Launch keeps the nine classes and their roles, and new classes are an idea for later with no plans.
- Asked about Season of Discovery roles such as Warlock tanks, Nuthals said not at launch.
- He thinks Paladins on the Horde, Shamans on the Alliance and combinations like Gnome Priests and Troll Warlocks are plenty for launch.
- On new classes he said not at the moment: he can imagine them later, has no plans right now and named none.
- Josh Greenfield separately said Warlock tank and Shaman tank are "not quite yet, but never say never".
Source Michael Nuthals, Sportskeeda, 15 Sep 2026.