WoW Forever FAQ

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 1% critical strike chance to all spells and attacks, Will to Survive instantly removes all stuns, and Perception sharply raises stealth detection for 20 sec.
- Night Elf: Quickness adds 1% dodge and 2% movement speed and makes you harder to detect in Stealth, Elune's Light adds 10% critical strike chance for 15 sec, and Shadowmeld drops you 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, and Hardiness shortens stuns by 20%.
- Undead: Will of the Forsaken removes Charm, Fear and Sleep, and Touch of the Grave gives your hits a 20% chance to drain Health (up to 5% of your maximum).
- 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 ranged weapons can a Hunter use, and where do I get a bow?

Hunters do most of their damage with a ranged weapon, and in Forever that's a bow, a crossbow or a gun. All three go in the ranged slot and fire the same way, so take whichever has the best stats you can get for your level.

To find one, the fastest way is the items search: filter to Bow (or Gun or Crossbow), set your level, and sort by what you can equip. Good ones come from quest rewards, dungeon drops and the auction house, and the bow and gun vendors in the main cities stock basic ones.

Bows and crossbows need arrows and guns need bullets, so keep a stack of the right ammo in your bags.

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

Yes, but at level 40 now, not 30. In the current build Mutilate sits at tier 7 of the Assassination tree and needs Venom at 1/1 first. The cap is 60, so you can reach it.

Rank 1, from the client: instantly attacks with both weapons for 90% weapon damage plus an extra 39 with each weapon, with the damage raised by 20% against poisoned targets, and it awards 2 combo points. It costs 60 Energy. Higher ranks add more flat damage (Rank 2 plus 56, Rank 3 plus 79).

Mutilate needs a dagger in each hand even though the tooltip doesn't say so, and there's no positional requirement, so you don't have to stand behind the target. Everything Forever reworked for Rogues is on the Rogue changes 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 do Druids get Aquatic Form in WoW Forever?

Druids learn Aquatic Form at level 16, and it comes from a short class quest, not from the trainer. Once you have it, shifting costs 20% of your base mana, lets you breathe underwater and swims 50% faster. Like your other forms, the act of shifting frees you from Polymorph and movement-slowing effects.

Go to your Druid trainer at 16 and pick up the quest chain. It sends you to recover the Pendant of the Sea Lion, and you finish it back in your capital: Alliance hand in to Mathrengyl Bearwalker in Darnassus, Horde to Turak Runetotem in Thunder Bluff.

More on the class is on the Druid levelling guide.

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 11 to 14 Holy; 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.

Two talents boost it directly. Iron Creed (Protection, from level 35, three ranks) raises Holy Strike's threat by 10% per rank, 30% at 3/3, and while Righteous Fury is up it also makes Holy Strike cut your damage taken by 2% per rank, 6% at 3/3, for 6 sec. Sacred Arbiter (Retribution, level 25, one rank) makes Holy Strike deal 20% more damage and refresh your Judgement effects on the target.

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 five ranks that give up to 20 Defense Skill at 5/5. The Warrior's Anticipation sits in Protection tier 2 (from level 15) and the Paladin's Anticipation in Protection tier 4 (from level 25). 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 for 15 sec.
- Gnome Eureka!: an 8 sec buff with no charges, so your non-periodic damaging abilities cost 10% less and deal 10% more for 8 sec. The resource it discounts depends on your class (Mana, Rage or Energy).
- Will to Survive (Human) removes all stuns and Will of the Forsaken (Undead) removes Charm, Fear and Sleep, which matters most in PvP.

Where do I get the Venomtail Antidote for the Need for a Cure quest?

You get it from Kor'ghan in Orgrimmar. Need for a Cure is a Horde quest in Durotar, picked up from Rhinag near the zone's north-western border, by the road up to Orgrimmar (about 41.6, 18.6), from level 7.

Rhinag has been stung by a venomtail, so head into Orgrimmar, find Kor'ghan, and bring the Venomtail Antidote back to Rhinag.

Handing it in lets you pick Light Scorpid Armor or a Charging Buckler.

Is there a Rogue levelling guide for Forever?

Yes. ForeverDB has a full Rogue levelling guide built from the Forever client: which race to pick, every ability by level, what to press on one or several enemies, class quests, gear and dungeons, and the mistakes new Rogues make.

For talents, the Rogue builds page now has builds at levels 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 for all three trees (Combat, Assassination and Subtlety), with levelling, group and PvP versions, the reason for every point and a talent calculator, all checked against the current client. Combat is the most forgiving to level with: any one-handed weapon works and you don't need to stand behind the mob.

Everything Forever changed for Rogues is on the Rogue changes page.

What's the level cap in WoW Forever, and where do I go to level up?

The level cap is 60. WoW Forever went live on 4 November 2026, so the beta's old cap of 30 is gone and you level all the way to 60 by questing from zone to zone. Our leveling route has the full path for every race, Alliance and Horde.

Alliance: finish your starting zone (Elwynn, Dun Morogh, Teldrassil or Zephras Isle) to about 10-12, then Westfall, Loch Modan or Darkshore (10-20), then Ashenvale, the Wetlands and Duskwood (20-30), and on from there.

Horde: starting zone to about 12, then The Barrens or Silverpine Forest (10-20), then Ashenvale, Hillsbrad and Thousand Needles (20-30), and on from there.

There's no level scaling, so follow the zone order and move on when most of the quests in your log turn green. The part of the route past 30 updates itself from players' addons as they level.

Where should I quest to level from 1 to 60 in WoW Forever?

The cap is 60 now that WoW Forever has launched (4 November 2026). Our level 1 to 60 route lists the zones, towns, flight masters and dungeons for every race, Alliance and Horde.

• Alliance: finish your starting zone to about 10-12, then Westfall, Loch Modan or Darkshore (10-20), then Ashenvale, the Wetlands and Duskwood (20-30), with Redridge, Stonetalon and Hillsbrad to fill gaps, then on past 30.
• Horde: finish your starting zone to about 12, then Silverpine Forest or The Barrens (10-20), then Ashenvale (20-30), with Stonetalon, Hillsbrad and Thousand Needles alongside, then on past 30.
• Skyborne on both sides start on Zephras Isle to about 12, then pick up their faction's 10-20 zones.

There's no level scaling, so move on when most of the quests left in your log turn green. Train at every even level and run the dungeons you pass.

Where is Mankrik's wife in the Barrens?

Mankrik's wife is the Beaten Corpse, found out among the quilboar in The Barrens at about 49, 50 (seen in Forever), south of The Crossroads.

You get the quest Lost in Battle from Mankrik at The Crossroads (52.0, 31.6). Find her body, then return to him.

Mankrik gives two other quests at the same spot: Consumed by Hatred, for 60 Bristleback Quilboar Tusks, and the Forever-new Her Name Is Olgra, where you gather 4 of Olgra's Adornments from quilboar for his memorial.

Is there food that gives bonus XP in WoW Forever?

No. There is no food in WoW Forever that grants bonus experience.

Food restores health, and some cooked dishes give a Well Fed buff that adds a little to your stats, but none of it gives XP. The item players remember for this, Student Fodder, gave rested experience in Season of Discovery; in the Forever client that effect is gone and it just heals and briefly speeds you up (details).

For the best food, drink and buffs at your level, see Consumables.

Where do I start Cenarius' Legacy, and what does it ask for?

Cenarius' Legacy is a level 25 Horde quest in Stonetalon Mountains; you need to be level 20 to pick it up. Braelyn Firehand, near Sun Rock Retreat, hands it out.

She asks you to kill 4 Sons of Cenarius, 4 Daughters of Cenarius and 4 Cenarion Botanists, all found nearby, then report back to her.

What is Chen's Empty Keg and what do I do with it?

Chen's Empty Keg is a quest item in The Barrens. Finding the keg starts the quest Chen's Empty Keg, which sends you to find someone who knows what it is.

Take the keg to that person to finish it and move the short chain along. It is a low-level quest, around level 15 (you need to be level 11), so it fits in while you are questing through The Barrens.

Where do I find Chen's Empty Keg in the Barrens?

Chen's Empty Keg is a Horde quest item you loot from a keg out in The Barrens. Picking it up starts the quest Chen's Empty Keg, which you can begin from level 11.

The quest sends you to find who the keg belongs to, then to gather ingredients (5 Savannah Lion Tusks, 5 Plainstrider Kidneys and more) for a brew.

Where do I start the Wanted! Marez Cowl quest and what does it reward?

Speculation: This quest is Classic Era data and has not yet been confirmed live in the Forever beta client.

Wanted! Marez Cowl is a level 39 Alliance quest in Arathi Highlands, and you can pick it up from level 30.

It starts at the Wanted Board near Refuge Pointe (about 46.0, 47.8). Kill the elite Marez Cowl for Marez's Head, then hand it in to Captain Nials at Refuge Pointe (about 45.8, 47.6).

The reward is Arcane Runed Bracers (mail-free cloth wrist, item level 39). Marez Cowl is an elite, so bring a group or over-level him.

Where does Hand of Justice drop and what does it do?

Speculation: The item's stats come from the Forever client, but its drop source is carried from Classic data and isn't confirmed in the beta.

Hand of Justice is a rare trinket, item level 58, that needs level 53 to equip. In the Forever client it gives +12 Attack Power and a 1% chance on melee hit to gain an extra attack (Dwarves are three times as likely to trigger it).

It drops from Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, the last boss of Blackrock Depths, at around 20%. That drop data is carried over from Classic, so the spot isn't confirmed on the Forever beta yet, and the dungeon sits well above the current level cap.

Where do I find Raging Agam'ar, and can Hunters tame it?

Speculation: The mob's tame level and drop rates come from Classic data and aren't confirmed in the Forever client yet.

Raging Agam'ar is a boar you meet inside Razorfen Kraul, the level 24 dungeon down in the southern Barrens. There are several of them on the way through.

Hunters can tame it. Boars are a sturdy pet family, handy for soaking hits while you shoot, and the ones here sit around level 25 to 26.

Killing them gives boar meat for cooking, mainly Boar Intestines and Boar Ribs. Both drops turn up in Forever.

Where does Rhahk'Zor's Hammer drop in WoW Forever?

It drops from Rhahk'Zor, the first boss in Deadmines. Rhahk'Zor's Hammer is a rare two-handed mace, item level 21, and you need level 16 to use it.

Rhahk'Zor goes down early in the run and is an easy kill, so any group doing Deadmines in the late teens or early twenties can get it. He drops a few different items, so it may take a couple of runs before the hammer turns up.

Who is Mutanus the Devourer and where do I fight him?

Mutanus the Devourer is the final boss of Wailing Caverns, the 5-player dungeon in The Barrens. It is suggested for levels 15 to 24, and around level 17 is a good time to go. Mutanus is the eighth and last boss, reached after Verdan the Everliving.

His abilities:

• Thundercrack: 94 to 106 Nature damage to everyone nearby, stunning them for 2.5 sec (about every 13 sec).
• Naralex's Nightmare: puts a target to sleep for up to 15 sec; any attack wakes them, so crowd-control the slept player rather than hitting them.
• Terrify: fears a random target for 4 sec.

Keep the group close for the healer and save a way to handle the sleep.

Where do I find Vizzklick for tailoring supplies in Tanaris?

Vizzklick is a Tailoring Supplies vendor in Tanaris, out in Gadgetzan at 51.0, 27.4. She's been seen in Forever.

She stocks the usual tailoring reagents: thread like Coarse Thread and Fine Thread, dyes, and Bleach. Worth a stop if you're levelling Tailoring and running low on thread in the desert.

Where do I find an Alchemy trainer in WoW Forever?

You learn and train Alchemy from an Alchemy trainer in the main cities. These are confirmed in WoW Forever:

Horde
- Orgrimmar: Whuut and Yelmak
- Thunder Bluff: Bena Winterhoof and Kray
- Undercity: Doctor Martin Felben, Doctor Marsh and Doctor Herbert Halsey (the Artisan trainer)
- Tirisfal Glades: Carolai Anise

Alliance
- Stormwind: Tel'Athir and Lilyssia Nightbreeze
- Ironforge: Vosur Brakthel and Tally Berryfizz
- Darnassus: Milla Fairancora, Sylvanna Forestmoon and Ainethil (the Artisan trainer)
- Teldrassil: Cyndra Kindwhisper
- Loch Modan: Ghak Healtouch
- Ashenvale: Kylanna

The Skyborne start on Zephras Isle has Nyassa Swiftdraught and Valiena Swiftgale.

Alchemy has four ranks: Apprentice (skill 75), Journeyman (150), Expert (225) and Artisan (300). With the level 60 cap you can train all four and take the skill to 300. A city often has more than one trainer, so if one stops teaching you, look for another nearby.

Still placed where Classic had them but not confirmed in Forever yet: Miao'zan (Durotar), Alchemist Narett (Dustwallow Marsh), Kylanna Windwhisper (Feralas), Serge Hinott (Hillsbrad Foothills) and Rogvar (Swamp of Sorrows).

See Alchemy for every trainer, the recipes and a levelling route.

Where do I get Stringy Wolf Meat in WoW Forever?

Stringy Wolf Meat is a cooking ingredient (item level 5). It drops from wolves, worgs and coyotes across the low-level zones, so you'll pick it up while questing. Spots seen in Forever include worgs in Silverpine Forest, prowlers in Elwynn Forest and ravenous darkhounds, among plenty of others.

You cook it into Spiced Wolf Meat: one Stringy Wolf Meat plus one Mild Spices, learned from a cooking trainer at skill 10. The full drop list is on Stringy Wolf Meat.

Where do I get the Protector's Chain Shirt?

Protector's Chain Shirt is a rare Mail chest, item level 20, usable from level 15. It is new in Forever.

It is a crafted item: Blacksmiths make it with the recipe Protector's Chain Shirt. In the client's gearing data it is a chest pick for a Protection Paladin around levels 15 to 21.

Where is Felicia Gump, the flower seller in Stormwind?

Felicia Gump is a Herbalism Supplier in Stormwind City at 69.4, 71.5, at the flower stand alongside Bernard Gump. She's been seen in Forever.

Despite the title she sells flowers rather than herbalism reagents: wildflowers and roses, including Beautiful Wildflowers, the sort of thing you buy as a gift. For actual herbs to level Herbalism you gather those out in the world.

Where do I get the Deadly Blunderbuss in WoW Forever?

The Deadly Blunderbuss is a crafted gun, not a drop. It's uncommon, item level 21, and anyone level 16 or over can use it.

You make it with the Deadly Blunderbuss schematic at Engineering 105, which Engineering trainers teach. If you don't have Engineering, ask a guild engineer to craft one for you or buy it off the auction house.

Where do I learn Fishing in WoW Forever?

Learn Fishing from a Fishing Trainer in any capital city; every one of them teaches it from skill 1. Buy a fishing pole from the same trainer or a nearby trade-goods vendor and you are set.

• Alliance: Astaia in Darnassus, Grimnur Stonebrand in Ironforge, Matthew Hooper in Stormwind.
• Horde: Lumak in Orgrimmar, Armand Cromwell in Undercity, Kah Mistrunner in Thunder Bluff.

The full trainer list is on the Fishing page.

What is Merchant's Favor in WoW Forever and how do I use it?

Merchant's Favor is a currency you earn from Waylaid Crates you pick up as you play, and spend with two merchant groups. The client describes it as worth a considerable amount of gold, used as an interim currency between high-traffic merchants.

You spend it with the Azeroth Commerce Authority and Durotar Supply and Logistics, who sell goods for Favor instead of gold.

The full list of crates and everything the vendors sell, with prices, is on the Merchant's Favor page.

What are the Lesser 2H weapon enchants and where do I get the formulas?

There are five Lesser two-hand weapon enchants in Forever, all learned through Enchanting:

• Lesser Intellect (+5 Intellect), skill 100. Formula sold by Enchanting Supplies vendors.
• Lesser Spirit (+5 Spirit), skill 110. Learned from the Formula item.
• Lesser Impact (+5 weapon damage), skill 145. Taught by Enchanting trainers.
• Lesser Agility (+15 Agility), skill 210. New in Forever; learned from the Formula item.
• Lesser Strength (+15 Strength), skill 220. New in Forever; learned from the Formula item.

Lesser Agility and Lesser Strength are Forever additions and give far more stat (+15) than the older +5 enchants. Full reagent and vendor lists are on Enchanting.

Where does Linen Cloth drop in WoW Forever?

Linen Cloth is a common cloth that drops from humanoid enemies. It is the first tailoring and first-aid cloth, so you want plenty of it early on.

It is a world drop from low-level humanoids across the starting zones and early quest areas, and it also turns up in chests and other containers. You can buy it from other players on the auction house too. Every creature known to drop it is listed on the item page.

How do I get Strange Dust in WoW Forever?

The main way is disenchanting. If you have Enchanting, disenchant the common (white) and uncommon (green) armour and weapons you pick up while levelling from about level 5 to 25, and most of them yield Strange Dust. It is the lowest tier of enchanting dust.

You can also buy it. Nine Enchanting Supplies vendors stock small amounts, listed in full on Strange Dust; if you don't have Enchanting yourself, the auction house is usually the quickest source.

It is used in early bracer, boot and weapon enchants, and in Forever's new Dust to Motes recipe.

Who trains Mining in Orgrimmar?

Makaru, the Mining Trainer, is in Orgrimmar at about 73, 26. Horde players learn Mining there and upgrade the skill as they level, including the smelting that turns ore into bars.

See the Mining page for every trainer, the ores and where to mine them.

What does it cost to make a Small Silk Pack?

A Small Silk Pack is a 10-slot bag. Tailors make it from 3 Bolt of Silk Cloth, 2 Heavy Leather and 3 Fine Thread.

You need Tailoring 145 to learn it, and any Tailoring trainer teaches it for 8 silver. Forever lowered the skill needed from 150 to 145, so you can make it a touch earlier than in Classic.

How do I get to Stormwind from Darnassus or Ironforge?

From Ironforge: take the Deeprun Tram. It runs underground straight between the two cities, costs nothing, and drops you off inside Stormwind.

From Darnassus: it's two boats. Head down to Rut'theran Village at the foot of Teldrassil and board the boat to Auberdine in Darkshore. At Auberdine's pier, catch the boat that sails straight to Stormwind Harbour.

The travel planner has every flight path, boat and the tram if you want to map a different route.

How do I add the ForeverDB bot to my Discord server?

It's free. Open the Discord bot page and press Add to Discord, then pick your server and press Authorize. You need the Manage Server permission on that server; if you don't have it, ask the owner or an admin to add it.

Once it's in, type a slash command in any channel, for example /item Shadowfang or /spell Fireball, and the bot replies with a tooltip-style card and a link to its ForeverDB page. /help lists everything.

It can also post new articles, Blizzard's posts and datamine finds to a channel (/news subscribe), run the group finder and carry your guild's calendar. Full steps are on How to add the bot.

What is block chance and how does blocking work in WoW Forever?

Block chance is how often you block an incoming hit with a shield. You only have it while a shield is equipped, and only Warriors, Paladins and Shamans can use shields.

A block does not stop the whole attack. It takes your Block Value off the damage and the rest still lands. Block Value goes up with Strength. Only melee and ranged attacks from in front of you can be blocked, so anything hitting you from behind gets through.

Your block chance rises with the Defense skill, the same stat that feeds dodge and parry. Stats explained covers what every stat does.

What does Attack Power do in WoW Forever?

Attack Power sets how hard your melee and ranged attacks hit. Every 14 Attack Power adds 1 damage per second to your weapon, so more of it means bigger white hits and bigger numbers on abilities that scale with it.

Where it comes from depends on your class. Strength gives it to everyone, and Warriors, Paladins, Shamans and Druids get 2 Attack Power per point of Strength. Hunters and Rogues get 1 from Strength plus 1 from Agility, and Agility also feeds ranged Attack Power for several classes.

Stats explained lists exactly what each point does for your class.

What is Merchant's Favor and how do I earn it?

Merchant's Favor is a currency you earn by handing in Waylaid Crates. You pick up a crate like Waylaid Crate: Apprentice Herbs and fill it with gathered goods (20 Peacebloom, 20 Silverleaf, 10 Earthroot and so on), then turn it in for Favor.

Spend it with two merchant groups, the Azeroth Commerce Authority and Durotar Supply and Logistics. The Merchant's Favor page lists every crate and everything the two vendors sell, with prices.

Where is the Reagent Vendor in Undercity?

The Reagent Vendor in Undercity is Thomas Mordan, over in the Magic Quarter at about 69.5, 39.4.

He stocks the spell reagents casters burn through, including Arcane Powder, Infernal Stone, Wild Berries and Wild Thornroot, plus a Demonic Figurine for warlocks.

Is Love is in the Air in WoW Forever, and when does it run?

Yes. Love is in the Air is in the Forever client as a seasonal holiday. By the client's calendar it runs every year from 11 February at 06:00 realm time for 5 days, so the next one falls Thursday 11 February 2027 to Tuesday 16 February 2027.

It is a city event: guards and townsfolk across Azeroth's capitals hand out and receive gifts. See the full quest and item list on Love is in the Air.