Guides

Everything a new player needs for World of Warcraft: Forever, from your first steps to level 30, written from the Forever client's own data and Blizzard's posts. Not sure which class to play? Take the class quiz: twelve quick questions, and the three classes and specs that suit you, with the best races for each.

Start here

Getting started in WoW Forever: New to WoW Forever? How to pick a ruleset, faction, race and class, what to do in your first ten levels, the interface basics, and what happens when you die, checked against the launch client and Blizzard's posts.
Playing WoW Forever with a controller: setup, buttons and action bars: How to switch WoW Forever to a gamepad, what every button does with Xbox and PlayStation names, how the four action bars and three bar sets work, the shortcuts, and what still needs a keyboard.

Starting areas: your first 10 levels

Northshire Valley: your first 10 levels: Where everything is in Northshire Valley and Goldshire for a new Human: your first quest, every class trainer, food, repairs and the inn, with map pins and walking routes, and the quests in order up to level 10.
Coldridge Valley: your first 10 levels: Where everything is in Coldridge Valley and Kharanos for a new Dwarf and Gnome: your first quest, every class trainer, food, repairs and the inn, with map pins and walking routes, and the quests in order up to level 10.
Shadowglen: your first 10 levels: Where everything is in Shadowglen and Dolanaar for a new Night Elf: your first quest, every class trainer, food, repairs and the inn, with map pins and walking routes, and the quests in order up to level 10.
Deathknell: your first 10 levels: Where everything is in Deathknell and Brill for a new Undead: your first quest, every class trainer, food, repairs and the inn, with map pins and walking routes, and the quests in order up to level 10.
Valley of Trials: your first 10 levels: Where everything is in Valley of Trials and Razor Hill, Sen'jin Village for a new Orc and Troll: your first quest, every class trainer, food, repairs and the inn, with map pins and walking routes, and the quests in order up to level 10.
Camp Narache: your first 10 levels: Where everything is in Camp Narache and Bloodhoof Village for a new Tauren: your first quest, every class trainer, food, repairs and the inn, with map pins and walking routes, and the quests in order up to level 10.
Zephras Isle: your first 10 levels: Where everything is in Thendal Village and Shen'dar Village, Falaath Village, Valanaar for a new High Order Skyborne and Windshaper Skyborne: your first quest, every class trainer, food, repairs and the inn, with map pins and walking routes, and the quests in order up to level 10.

Races

Human: a guide for new players: New to WoW Forever as a Human? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.
Orc: a guide for new players: New to WoW Forever as an Orc? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.
Dwarf: a guide for new players: New to WoW Forever as a Dwarf? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.
Night Elf: a guide for new players: New to WoW Forever as a Night Elf? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.
Undead: a guide for new players: New to WoW Forever as an Undead? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.
Tauren: a guide for new players: New to WoW Forever as a Tauren? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.
Gnome: a guide for new players: New to WoW Forever as a Gnome? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.
Troll: a guide for new players: New to WoW Forever as a Troll? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.
High Order Skyborne: a guide for new players: New to WoW Forever as a High Order Skyborne? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.
Windshaper Skyborne: a guide for new players: New to WoW Forever as a Windshaper Skyborne? Your racials from the game client and what they're good for, which classes you can play and why, your languages, professions, and where you start.

Your race and class: your first 10 levels

Human Warrior: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Human Warrior in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Northshire Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Human Paladin: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Human Paladin in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Northshire Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Human Hunter: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Human Hunter in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Northshire Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Human Rogue: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Human Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Northshire Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Human Priest: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Human Priest in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Northshire Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Human Mage: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Human Mage in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Northshire Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Human Warlock: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Human Warlock in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Northshire Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Orc Warrior: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Orc Warrior in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Orc Hunter: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Orc Hunter in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Orc Rogue: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Orc Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Orc Shaman: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Orc Shaman in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Orc Mage: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Orc Mage in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Orc Warlock: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Orc Warlock in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Dwarf Warrior: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Dwarf Warrior in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Dwarf Paladin: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Dwarf Paladin in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Dwarf Hunter: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Dwarf Hunter in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Dwarf Rogue: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Dwarf Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Dwarf Priest: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Dwarf Priest in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Dwarf Shaman: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Dwarf Shaman in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Night Elf Warrior: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Night Elf Warrior in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Shadowglen, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Night Elf Hunter: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Night Elf Hunter in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Shadowglen, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Night Elf Rogue: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Night Elf Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Shadowglen, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Night Elf Priest: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Night Elf Priest in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Shadowglen, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Night Elf Druid: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Night Elf Druid in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Shadowglen, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Undead Warrior: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Undead Warrior in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Deathknell, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Undead Paladin: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Undead Paladin in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Deathknell, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Undead Rogue: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Undead Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Deathknell, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Undead Priest: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Undead Priest in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Deathknell, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Undead Mage: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Undead Mage in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Deathknell, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Undead Warlock: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for an Undead Warlock in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Deathknell, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Tauren Warrior: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Tauren Warrior in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Camp Narache, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Tauren Hunter: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Tauren Hunter in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Camp Narache, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Tauren Shaman: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Tauren Shaman in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Camp Narache, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Tauren Druid: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Tauren Druid in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Camp Narache, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Gnome Warrior: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Gnome Warrior in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Gnome Rogue: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Gnome Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Gnome Priest: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Gnome Priest in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Gnome Mage: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Gnome Mage in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Gnome Warlock: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Gnome Warlock in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Coldridge Valley, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Troll Warrior: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Troll Warrior in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Troll Hunter: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Troll Hunter in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Troll Rogue: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Troll Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Troll Priest: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Troll Priest in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Troll Shaman: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Troll Shaman in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Troll Mage: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Troll Mage in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Troll Warlock: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Troll Warlock in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Valley of Trials, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
High Order Skyborne Warrior: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a High Order Skyborne Warrior in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Thendal Village, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
High Order Skyborne Hunter: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a High Order Skyborne Hunter in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Thendal Village, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
High Order Skyborne Rogue: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a High Order Skyborne Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Thendal Village, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
High Order Skyborne Mage: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a High Order Skyborne Mage in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Thendal Village, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
High Order Skyborne Druid: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a High Order Skyborne Druid in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Thendal Village, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Windshaper Skyborne Warrior: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Windshaper Skyborne Warrior in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Thendal Village, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Windshaper Skyborne Hunter: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Windshaper Skyborne Hunter in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Thendal Village, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Windshaper Skyborne Rogue: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Windshaper Skyborne Rogue in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Thendal Village, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Windshaper Skyborne Shaman: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Windshaper Skyborne Shaman in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Thendal Village, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.
Windshaper Skyborne Druid: your first 10 levels: A gentle start for a Windshaper Skyborne Druid in WoW Forever: where your trainer stands in Thendal Village, your spells up to level 10, your class quests, the racials that help and the best professions.

Leveling to 30

Leveling in WoW Forever: where to go, from 1 to 60: A zone-by-zone route from level 1 to 30 for every race, Alliance and Horde, with the towns and flight masters on the way and the dungeons you can run, then the live route from 30 to the level 60 cap.
Leveling a Warrior to 30: How to level a Warrior in WoW Forever from level 1 to 30: Rage and stances, every ability as you learn it, the published leveling talent builds, what to press, class quests, gear, dungeons and the mistakes new Warriors make.
Leveling a Paladin to 30: How to level a Paladin in WoW Forever from 1 to 30: seals, Judgement, auras and blessings, every ability as you learn it, the published leveling talent builds at 20 and 30, what to press, class quests, gear, dungeons, and the mistakes new Paladins make.
Leveling a Hunter to 30: How to level a Hunter in WoW Forever from 1 to 30: taming and feeding your pet, pet families, ammo, every ability as you learn it, the published leveling talent builds at 20 and 30, what to press, class quests, gear, dungeons for 20 to 30, and the mistakes new Hunters make.
Leveling a Rogue to 30: A beginner's guide to leveling a Rogue in WoW Forever from level 1 to 30: which race, every ability by level, the leveling talent builds at 20 and 30, what to press, class quests, gear, dungeons, and the mistakes new Rogues make.
Leveling a Priest to 30: A beginner's guide to leveling a Priest in WoW Forever from level 1 to 30: the race-only Priest spells, every ability by level, the Shadow, Discipline and Holy leveling builds at 20 and 30, what to press, saving Mana with shields and wands, class quests, gear and dungeons up to 30, and what Forever changed.
Leveling a Shaman to 30: A beginner's guide to leveling a Shaman from level 1 to 30 in WoW Forever: the new Dwarf Shaman, every ability by level, totems, shocks and weapon imbues, the Enhancement, Elemental and Restoration leveling builds at 20 and 30, what to press, the totem quests, dungeons up to 30 and what Forever changed.
Leveling a Mage to 30: How to level a Mage in WoW Forever from level 1 to 30: which race, every spell and when you get it, the published Frost, Fire and Arcane leveling builds at 20 and 30, what to press, mana and conjured water, kiting, class quests, dungeons from 20 to 30 and what Forever changed.
Leveling a Warlock to 30: How to level a Warlock from level 1 to 30 in WoW Forever: which race, every spell and when you get it, which demon to use when, the published Affliction, Demonology and Destruction leveling builds at 20 and 30, what to press, Life Tap and soul shards, class quests, gear, dungeons for 20 to 30 and what Forever changed.
Leveling a Druid to 30: How to level a Druid from 1 to 30 in WoW Forever: which race, every spell and form and when you get it, shapeshifting and healing yourself, the published Feral, Balance and Restoration leveling builds at 20 and 30, what to press, the Cat Form quest at 20, the Bear Form and Aquatic Form quests, gear and dungeons up to 30 and what Forever changed, including the 1 October Druid changes.

Professions

Best professions for each class: Which two professions to pick for your class in WoW Forever, and why, the two racial profession bonuses, and where the profession trainers are in every starting area.
Professions in WoW Forever: a beginner's guide: Which two professions to pick, how ranks and recipe colors work, what you can make by level 20, where trainers stand and herbs and ore grow, and what Forever's new campfires add.

Dungeons

Your first dungeon in WoW Forever: What a dungeon is, the tank, healer and damage roles, the dungeons from level 13 to 30, how to get ready, how a pull works, what the first bosses do, loot manners and what to do when you wipe.

Making money

Making money and the Auction House: How copper, silver and gold work, where your first money comes from at levels 1–20, and how to use WoW Forever’s Auction Houses: the deposit and the cut, listing step by step, pricing, what sells, gathering professions and staying safe.

Forever's systems

The Legacy System in WoW Forever: how to earn your points and what to spend them on: How to unlock the Legacy System, a step-by-step route to your 16 Legacy Points (on one character, or faster with alts), the Horde and Alliance differences, four ready-made 16-point builds, and the spectral bear rewards.

PvP

PvP in WoW Forever: a beginner's guide: How player-versus-player works in WoW Forever: the battlegrounds and their levels, PvP on each ruleset, Honor and Rank Points, every rank's rewards, the blue and epic PvP gear and Emboldened Seals, seasons and weekly tasks, and where to queue. From Blizzard's posts and the launch client.
Battleground strategies for WoW Forever: How to win WoW Forever's four battlegrounds: each one's rules and objectives from the client and Blizzard, the roles your team needs, how to open, what to call out, and the mistakes that lose matches. Classic's tactics are labelled, and the new Darkspear Islands is worked out from its rules.
World PvP in WoW Forever: the PvP rulesets: PvP out in the world in WoW Forever: how the Normal, PvP and Roleplay-PvP rulesets differ, the one-faction rule, staying alive while you level, what to do when you're ganked, fighting back, and the Honor world kills give. From Blizzard's posts and the launch client.