Classes & talents

What's the best race for a Rogue in WoW Forever?

It depends on your faction and spec. ForeverDB's best race for each class lists the picks, and every racial is on the races page. Forever reworked most racials, so Classic advice does not carry over.

Alliance:
- Human: Ruthless adds a flat 2% critical strike chance to all spells and attacks (no longer sword only), Will to Survive instantly breaks all stuns, and Perception spots stealthed enemies for 20 sec.
- Night Elf: Quickness makes you harder to detect in Stealth and adds 1% dodge with 2% movement speed, Elune's Light adds 10% critical strike chance for 15 sec, and Shadowmeld is a second way to drop out of sight.
- Gnome: Eureka! makes your non-periodic damaging abilities cost 10% less Energy and deal 10% more damage for 8 sec, and Escape Artist frees you from snares and roots.

Horde:
- Orc: Blood Fury raises Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec, Hardiness shortens stuns by 20%, and Savage adds a flat 1% critical strike chance with all attacks (Rogues can use axes in Forever).
- Undead: Will of the Forsaken removes Charm, Fear and Sleep, and Touch of the Grave drains a little Health as you hit.
- Troll: Berserking raises attack and casting speed by 10%, and Rapid Regeneration restores half your Health over 6 sec out of combat.

No race is uniquely best for a Rogue; pick for your spec and whether you PvP.

Can Priests wear all cloth armour in WoW Forever?

Yes. Cloth is the only armour type Priests can equip in Forever, so every cloth piece fits them, at every slot. They cannot wear leather, mail or plate.

For weapons, Priests use one-handed maces, staves, daggers and wands, and they cannot use shields.

The full breakdown is on the Priest class page.

What's the best caster ring for a Mage at level 20?

Speculation: Calling it the best rests on ForeverDB's gear scoring, not Blizzard, and other rings may suit depending on spec and what you can obtain.

A strong caster ring for a level 20 Mage is Lorekeeper's Ring, a rare ring usable from level 18. It gives +2 Stamina, +5 Spell Power and restores 2 mana every 5 seconds.

The +5 Spell Power is the draw: it lifts Fireball, Frostbolt and Arcane Missiles at a level where spell power is hard to come by. See the Mage class page for the rest of a level 20 caster set.

How much damage does Mutilate do and when do Rogues get it?

Yes, Rogues can learn Mutilate at level 30, the current beta cap. It is a new Assassination talent in Forever (tier 5) and was not in Classic Era's Rogue tree.

Rank 1, from the Forever client: instantly attacks with both weapons for 75% weapon damage plus 17 with each weapon, with the damage increased by 20% against poisoned targets, and it awards 2 combo points. It costs 60 Energy. There are higher ranks at levels 40, 50 and 60, but those are above the current cap.

Our Rogue levelling guide notes that in the client Mutilate needs a dagger in each hand, even though its tooltip doesn't say so, so keep your second-best dagger for the off hand if you level Assassination.

What is the Defense skill in WoW Forever?

Defense is a passive combat skill every character has, shown as Defense in the client. A higher Defense Skill lowers the chance enemies hit or critically hit you and raises your block, dodge and parry, which is why it matters most to tanks.

Two Protection talents raise it in Forever, both named Anticipation and both now at Protection tier 2. The Paladin's Anticipation and the Warrior's Anticipation each add 20 Defense Skill at max rank, up from 10 in Classic Era. The Warrior build leans on Anticipation as its main passive Defense once talented.

Which racial is the best in WoW Forever?

There is no single best racial; it depends on your class and whether you PvP. ForeverDB's best race for each class has the picks, and every racial is on the races page. Forever changed most racials from Classic.

Some that stand out in the client:
- Orc Blood Fury: +10% Attack Power and Spell Power for 15 sec.
- Troll Berserking: +10% attack and casting speed until cancelled.
- Gnome Eureka!: your non-periodic damaging abilities cost 10% less Energy and deal 10% more damage.
- Will to Survive (Human) removes all stuns and Will of the Forsaken (Undead) removes Charm, Fear and Sleep, which matters most in PvP.

What does the Paladin's Holy Strike do and when do you learn it?

Holy Strike is a melee strike every Paladin trains at level 6. It is instant, costs a little mana and has a 10 second cooldown, so it is your main damage and threat button while levelling.

It hits for a share of your weapon damage plus a set amount of Holy damage, and both grow with each rank. Rank 1 does 25% weapon damage plus 10 to 14 Holy; the linked Rank 3 does 32% plus 17 to 21 (learned at level 20); the top Rank 8 reaches 50% weapon damage plus 81 to 105 Holy at level 60. There are eight ranks in all, trained from level 6 to 60.

Every spec has a talent built around it: Holy Power in Holy, Iron Creed in Protection and Sacred Arbiter in Retribution. Iron Creed (Protection, from level 35) raises Holy Strike's threat by 25% and, while Righteous Fury is up, makes it cut your damage taken by 10% for 6 seconds, so it anchors Paladin tanking.