Horde or Alliance in WoW Forever? How to pick your faction
Go where your friends are: Horde and Alliance can't group in WoW Forever. Both factions now have all nine classes, and on the PvP ruleset you can only make characters on one side.
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WoW Forever Forsaken Paladin: Bandarion Keep and the epic mount quest
Yes, Undead (Forsaken) Paladins are playable in WoW Forever. Their class storyline centers on Bandarion Keep in Tirisfal Glades, and there’s a Retribution-themed epic mount quest at level 60.
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WoW Forever classes: every class, role and race, plus the new race and class combos
WoW Forever keeps all 9 Classic classes and adds six new race/class combos: Gnome Priest, Human Hunter, Dwarf Shaman, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock and Undead Paladin. Dwarf is the only Alliance Shaman, Undead the only Horde Paladin.
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Zephras Isle: the Skyborne starting zone in WoW Forever (levels 1–12)
Zephras Isle is where Skyborne level from 1 to 12, and it's been playable since week one of the beta that opened September 17. You need the Skyborne Heroic Pack or higher; a sub or Game Time alone won't unlock it.
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Best class for beginners in WoW Forever
Pick your first WoW Forever class by the role you want, not a tier list. Every class is being reworked, raids come in 10 and 20-player sizes, there's no rated PvP and no cross-faction play, and all of that matters more than early rankings.
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WoW Forever realms and rulesets explained: Normal, PvP, RP, Hardcore and playing with friends
WoW Forever has no realm list: you pick Normal, PvP or Roleplaying, with Hardcore coming in winter. To play with friends you need the same region, ruleset and faction, and there's no free switching between rulesets later.
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WoW Forever languages: which languages are supported?
The Battle.net Shop lists 10 languages for WoW Forever: English (US/EU), Spanish (Latin America/EU), Brazilian Portuguese, German, French, Russian, Korean and Traditional Chinese. Italian, Polish and Turkish aren't included.
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How to play WoW Forever: a beginner's guide to your first steps
WoW Forever isn't sold as a separate game: an active WoW subscription or Game Time gets you in. It launches November 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PST. Here's what to do, in order, from install to your first dungeon.
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Can you transfer characters to WoW Forever? LFG, dual spec and other open questions
Blizzard hasn't announced any character transfer or copy from Classic, Anniversary or modern WoW into WoW Forever. LFG, dual spec, arenas and a console version haven't been announced either.
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WoW Forever itemization changes: hit, crit, spell power and boss loot
Hit and crit are one stat for spells, melee and ranged in WoW Forever. Bonus healing also gives a third as much bonus damage, caster weapons get spell power, and unique boss items become blue.
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WoW Forever new zones and new boats: Mount Hyjal, Riverglades, Shen’dralas, Zephras Isle
WoW Forever adds four named areas: Mount Hyjal, Shen'dralas, Riverglades and the Skyborne starting zone Zephras Isle. Old zones get new quests and boat routes too, with more than 1,000 new quests overall.
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WoW Forever mounts: riding training cost and no flying
There's no flying in WoW Forever. Mounts use a Burning Crusade-style cost model where the gold goes into riding training, and you're given a mount when you learn to ride.
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