How to pick a class in WoW Forever
WoW Forever has nine classes, and every one can level, run dungeons and fight in PvP. What matters most is the role you want in a group (tank, healer or damage), how you like to fight, and what you enjoy looking at for hundreds of hours. Your race adds racials: Forever reworked every race's racials, and six race and class pairs are new, plus the Skyborne, a new race on both factions.
The quiz: twelve quick questions
- What do you want to do in a group? Tank: hold the enemies' attention, Heal: keep everyone alive, Deal damage, A bit of everything
- How do you like to fight? Up close, with weapons, From range, with a bow or gun, With spells
- How do you want to level? Alone, at my own pace, As fast as I can, With friends or in groups
- How much PvP do you want to play? None, Some, for fun, A lot: battlegrounds and world PvP
- How many buttons do you like? Few: a simple rotation, Some, Many: I like a busy bar
- Do you want a pet that fights with you? Yes, No
- Which resource sounds fun? Rage: builds as you hit and get hit, Energy: refills fast, spend it often, Mana: a big pool to manage
- Which look and feel do you like? The Light: holy warrior or priest, Nature and shapeshifting, Shadow and demons, Beasts and taming, Stealth and daggers, Fire, frost and the elements, Arcane magic, Weapons and heavy armor
- Alliance or Horde? Alliance, Horde
- A race you'd love to play? Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Orc, Undead, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne (new)
- Do you want to farm gold on your own? Yes, Not really
- How much does getting into groups quickly matter? A lot, I don't mind waiting
Every question can be skipped. Turn on JavaScript to take the quiz: the three best classes for you show at the end, with the best races for each and a link you can share.
Picks for common playstyles
- A tank who wants groups fast: Protection Warrior (best races: Tauren, Dwarf). Also a good fit: Protection Paladin, Feral Combat Druid.
- An Alliance healer who likes the Light: Holy Paladin (best races: Human, Dwarf). Also a good fit: Discipline Priest, Restoration Druid.
- A Horde player who wants stealth and PvP: Subtlety Rogue (best races: Orc, Undead). Also a good fit: Feral Combat Druid, Arms Warrior.
- A solo player who wants a pet and gold: Beast Mastery Hunter (best races: Troll, Night Elf). Also a good fit: Demonology Warlock, Frost Mage.
- A Skyborne spellcaster: Frost Mage (best races: High Order Skyborne, Orc). Also a good fit: Elemental Shaman, Balance Druid.
Each class at a glance
- Warrior: Roles: Tank, Damage. Resource: Rage. Specs: Arms (Melee DPS), Fury (Melee DPS), Protection (Tank). 32 abilities by level 30. Races: Human, Orc, Dwarf, Night Elf, Undead, Tauren, Gnome, Troll, High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne. New in Forever: High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne. Leveling guide · Best gear
- Paladin: Roles: Tank, Healer, Damage. Resource: Mana. Specs: Holy (Healer), Protection (Tank), Retribution (Melee DPS). 30 abilities by level 30. Races: Human, Dwarf, Undead. New in Forever: Undead. Leveling guide · Best gear
- Hunter: Roles: Damage. Resource: Mana. Specs: Beast Mastery (Ranged DPS), Marksmanship (Ranged DPS), Survival (Melee DPS). 38 abilities by level 30. Pet: Call Pet at level 10. Races: Human, Orc, Dwarf, Night Elf, Tauren, Troll, High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne. New in Forever: Human, High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne. Leveling guide · Best gear
- Rogue: Roles: Damage. Resource: Energy. Specs: Assassination (Melee DPS), Combat (Melee DPS), Subtlety (Melee DPS). 23 abilities by level 30. Stealth: Stealth at level 1. Races: Human, Orc, Dwarf, Night Elf, Undead, Gnome, Troll, High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne. New in Forever: High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne. Leveling guide · Best gear
- Priest: Roles: Healer, Damage. Resource: Mana. Specs: Discipline (Healer), Holy (Healer), Shadow (Caster DPS). 38 abilities by level 30. Races: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Undead, Gnome, Troll. New in Forever: Gnome. Leveling guide · Best gear
- Shaman: Roles: Healer, Damage. Resource: Mana. Specs: Elemental (Caster DPS), Enhancement (Melee DPS), Restoration (Healer). 41 abilities by level 30. Races: Orc, Dwarf, Tauren, Troll, Windshaper Skyborne. New in Forever: Dwarf, Windshaper Skyborne. Leveling guide · Best gear
- Mage: Roles: Damage. Resource: Mana. Specs: Arcane (Caster DPS), Fire (Caster DPS), Frost (Caster DPS). 35 abilities by level 30. Races: Human, Orc, Undead, Gnome, Troll, High Order Skyborne. New in Forever: Orc, High Order Skyborne. Leveling guide · Best gear
- Warlock: Roles: Damage. Resource: Mana. Specs: Affliction (Caster DPS), Demonology (Caster DPS), Destruction (Caster DPS). 34 abilities by level 30. Pet: Summon Imp at level 1. Races: Human, Orc, Undead, Gnome, Troll. New in Forever: Troll. Leveling guide · Best gear
- Druid: Roles: Tank, Healer, Damage. Resource: Mana. Specs: Balance (Caster DPS), Feral Combat (Tank), Restoration (Healer). 39 abilities by level 30. Stealth: Prowl at level 20. Races: Night Elf, Tauren, High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne. New in Forever: High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne. Leveling guide · Best gear
Every race's racials
From the Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70205 (read 2026-10-04). Blizzard is still changing racials in the beta, so check the build. Players on the forums often say Horde racials are stronger and the Dwarf has the weakest Alliance set; the quiz doesn't score opinions, only what each racial does in the client. Races and racials
- Human (Alliance): Perception: Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.; Sword Specialization: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped.; The Human Spirit: Spirit increased by 5%.; Will to Survive: Instantly removes all Stun effects.
- Orc (Horde): Axe Specialization: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped.; Blood Fury: Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.; Hardiness: Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.; Shatter Curse: Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec.
- Dwarf (Alliance): Big Game Hunter: Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.; Find Treasure: Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap.; Mace Specialization: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.; Stoneform: Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
- Night Elf (Alliance): Elune's Light: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.; Quickness: Dodge chance increased by 1% and movement speed increased by 2%.; Shadowmeld: Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence.; Wisp Spirit: Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.
- Undead (Horde): Cannibalize: When activated, regenerates 7% of total Health and 7% of total Mana every 2 sec for 10 sec.; Touch of the Grave: Your spells and attacks have a 10% chance to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health.; Underwater Breathing: Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal.; Will of the Forsaken: Instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects.
- Tauren (Horde): Cultivation: Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill.; Endurance: Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.; Plainsrunning: Gain 1% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 30% increase.; War Stomp: Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
- Gnome (Alliance): Engineering Specialization: Your gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.; Escape Artist: Instantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.; Eureka!: Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities have their Energy cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.; Expansive Mind: Maximum Mana increased by 5%.
- Troll (Horde): Beast Slaying: Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.; Berserking: Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% until cancelled.; Rapid Regeneration: Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec.; Regeneration: Health regeneration rate increased by 10%.
- High Order Skyborne (Alliance): Elemental Insight: Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.; Read Ley Line: Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%.; Skysight: Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 10%.; Walk on Air: Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.; Wind Blessed: Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.
- Windshaper Skyborne (Horde): Elemental Insight: Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.; Read Ley Line: Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%.; Skysight: Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 10%.; Walk on Air: Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.; Wind Blessed: Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.
How the score works
Each answer adds points to each spec: +6 when its role is yours (-4 when it isn't), +3 for how it fights, +3 for the resource it spends, +4 for its look, +4 for a pet when you want one, +3 when it has as many buttons as you like, and tanks +4 and healers +3 when getting into groups quickly matters and that is the role you picked. Leveling, PvP and gold farming add ForeverDB's judgement in the table. Specs that play the role you picked always come first, and the best spec of each of the three best classes is your result. Races: each racial counts by what it does for that spec and by how big it is (a 1% haste racial counts a tenth of a 10% one), for your PvP interest, leveling alone and gold; a race's best four racials count, plus our race picks.
Speculation The weights and the race picks are ForeverDB's judgement, not game data. Roles, resources, pets, abilities by level 30, which races can be which class and every racial come from the Forever beta client. At level 30 you have 21 talent points, so each spec's 31-point talent (level 40) is above the current cap.
| Spec | Leveling: alone/fast/groups | PvP: casual/serious | Gold | Look | Buttons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms Warrior | 1/1/2 | 2/3 | 0 | Weapons and heavy armor | Many (32 + 3×7) |
| Fury Warrior | 0/0/2 | 1/1 | 0 | Weapons and heavy armor | Some (32 + 3×6) |
| Protection Warrior | 1/0/3 | 1/1 | 0 | Weapons and heavy armor | Some (32 + 3×6) |
| Holy Paladin | 0/-1/3 | 1/2 | 0 | The Light: holy warrior or priest, Weapons and heavy armor | Simple (30 + 3×5) |
| Protection Paladin | 2/1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | The Light: holy warrior or priest, Weapons and heavy armor | Simple (30 + 3×6) |
| Retribution Paladin | 2/1/1 | 2/1 | 1 | The Light: holy warrior or priest, Weapons and heavy armor | Simple (30 + 3×6) |
| Beast Mastery Hunter | 3/3/1 | 2/1 | 3 | Beasts and taming, Nature and shapeshifting | Some (38 + 3×4) |
| Marksmanship Hunter | 2/2/2 | 2/2 | 2 | Beasts and taming, Nature and shapeshifting | Some (38 + 3×4) |
| Survival Hunter | 2/2/1 | 1/1 | 2 | Beasts and taming, Nature and shapeshifting | Many (38 + 3×6) |
| Assassination Rogue | 2/1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | Stealth and daggers, Shadow and demons | Simple (23 + 3×5) |
| Combat Rogue | 2/2/2 | 1/1 | 2 | Stealth and daggers, Weapons and heavy armor | Simple (23 + 3×5) |
| Subtlety Rogue | 2/1/1 | 3/3 | 2 | Stealth and daggers, Shadow and demons | Simple (23 + 3×5) |
| Discipline Priest | 1/0/3 | 1/2 | 0 | The Light: holy warrior or priest | Some (38 + 3×5) |
| Holy Priest | 0/-1/3 | 0/1 | 0 | The Light: holy warrior or priest | Many (38 + 3×6) |
| Shadow Priest | 3/2/1 | 2/3 | 1 | Shadow and demons | Many (38 + 3×5) |
| Elemental Shaman | 1/1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | Fire, frost and the elements, Nature and shapeshifting | Many (41 + 3×5) |
| Enhancement Shaman | 2/2/2 | 2/2 | 1 | Fire, frost and the elements, Weapons and heavy armor | Many (41 + 3×4) |
| Restoration Shaman | 0/-1/3 | 1/2 | 0 | Fire, frost and the elements, Nature and shapeshifting | Many (41 + 3×4) |
| Arcane Mage | 1/1/2 | 2/1 | 2 | Arcane magic | Simple (35 + 3×4) |
| Fire Mage | 1/2/3 | 2/1 | 2 | Fire, frost and the elements | Simple (35 + 3×4) |
| Frost Mage | 2/3/2 | 2/3 | 3 | Fire, frost and the elements, Arcane magic | Simple (35 + 3×4) |
| Affliction Warlock | 3/2/1 | 2/3 | 2 | Shadow and demons | Many (34 + 3×7) |
| Demonology Warlock | 3/2/1 | 1/1 | 2 | Shadow and demons | Some (34 + 3×5) |
| Destruction Warlock | 2/1/2 | 2/2 | 2 | Shadow and demons, Fire, frost and the elements | Some (34 + 3×5) |
| Balance Druid | 1/1/2 | 1/1 | 1 | Nature and shapeshifting, Arcane magic | Some (39 + 3×4) |
| Feral Combat Druid | 2/2/3 | 1/2 | 1 | Beasts and taming, Nature and shapeshifting | Many (39 + 3×5) |
| Restoration Druid | 0/-1/3 | 1/3 | 0 | Nature and shapeshifting | Some (39 + 3×4) |
Then take the profession quiz · Races and racials · Beginner guides · Tier lists
Data from the WoW Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70205, extracted .