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Important World of Warcraft: Forever changes and how they moved the rankings. Newest first.
All values come from the Forever Beta and may change again. The developers have said racials are still under review.
October 27, 2026
Covers the WoW Forever Beta Development Notes posted October 26, 2026 and the addendum of October 27, 2026.
Racial changes
| Race | Racial | Before | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Ruthless | +2% critical strike chance | +1% critical strike chance |
| Human | The Human Spirit | +5% Spirit | +10% Spirit |
| Dwarf | Earth Fury | +2% critical damage and healing | Replaced by Artisan's Precision: +1% hit chance with spells and attacks |
| Orc | Savage | +1% critical strike chance | Replaced by Command: +5% Hunter and Warlock pet damage |
| Orc | Blood Fury | 3 min cooldown | 2 min cooldown |
| Tauren | Endurance | +5% Health, +2% critical damage and healing | +5% Health only |
| Tauren | Plainsrunning | 1% per stack, up to 30%, plus 3% mounted speed | 2% per stack, up to 60%, and no mounted speed bonus |
| Troll | Berserking | 10 sec duration | 15 sec duration |
| Undead | Touch of the Grave | 25 sec internal cooldown | 15 sec internal cooldown |
| Skyborne | Wind Blessed | +3% Haste | +2% Haste |
| Skyborne | Read Ley Line | 100% Health and Mana regen for at least 30 sec | 50% regen for 15 sec. Used at a ley line, grants Attuned for 1 hour (100% regen), removed on entering a raid |
| Skyborne | Skysight | +10% run speed | +15% run speed for 15 sec. Used at an elemental convergence, grants Charged for 1 hour (30% run speed), removed on entering a raid |
Professions
These notes don't change any profession perk, so the profession recommendations stay the same.
Race and class combos
No new race/class combinations were announced, and Blizzard confirmed that the old weapon specializations are not coming back. Every combo on the site is still available.
How the rankings moved
- Human healers get stronger. The Human Spirit doubled to 10% Spirit, so Human Paladin moves back to #2 Alliance Healer behind Human Priest. Human DPS slides down because Ruthless dropped to 1% crit.
- Dwarves trade crit for hit. Artisan's Precision's 1% hit lifts Dwarf DPS: Dwarf Hunter moves to #14 Alliance DPS and Dwarf Rogue climbs 8 places to #20. With no healing racial left, the Dwarf healers drop to #7–9, and Night Elf Druid and Night Elf Priest move up to #5 and #6.
- Skyborne cool off. With 2% Haste and a shorter Read Ley Line, Skyborne Mage drops to #4 Alliance DPS and Skyborne Hunter to #8 Horde DPS. Skyborne Shaman and Skyborne Druid stay #1 and #2 Horde Healers.
- Orc pet classes jump. Command adds 5% pet damage and Blood Fury is back to a 2 min cooldown, so Orc Hunter rises to #3 and Orc Warlock to #5 Horde DPS. Orc Warrior holds #2.
- Trolls gain from a longer Berserking. Troll Hunter stays #1 Horde DPS, and Troll Shaman and Troll Priest move up to #5 and #6 Horde Healer.
- Tauren drop back to the bottom. Endurance is Health only again, so the Tauren take #25–28 Horde DPS and #8–9 Horde Healer. They still lead Horde Tank thanks to War Stomp and Endurance.
- Undead DPS combos move up past the Tauren, helped by Touch of the Grave triggering more often.
- Tank lists are unchanged on both factions. Endurance's Health still makes Tauren the top Horde tanks, and Blood Fury's shorter cooldown isn't enough for Orc Warrior to pass Troll Warrior.
See the full lists on the rankings and the method on the How we rank page.
October 16, 2026
Covers the WoW Forever Beta Development Notes posted October 1, 8 and 15, 2026.
Racial changes
| Race | Racial | Before | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Sword Specialization | Swords: +2% spell/ability crit | Replaced by Ruthless: +2% critical strike chance |
| Dwarf | Mace Specialization | Maces: +1% spell/ability crit | Replaced by Earth Fury: +2% critical damage and healing |
| Dwarf | Find Treasure | Track treasure chests | Also has a chance to find additional items in most chests |
| Orc | Axe Specialization | Axes: +1% spell/ability crit | Replaced by Savage: +1% critical strike chance |
| Orc | Blood Fury | 2 min cooldown | 3 min cooldown |
| Orc | Shatter Curse | Immunity to Curses/Banes, 15% magic damage reduction | Dispels Curses/Banes, 5% magic damage reduction |
| Tauren | Endurance | +5% Health, +1% hit chance | +5% Health, +2% critical damage and healing |
| Tauren | Plainsrunning | Up to 30% run speed | Also +3% mounted speed, and needs a minimum movement rate (no stutter-stepping) |
| Tauren | Cultivation | 60 min cooldown | 15 min cooldown |
| Tauren | War Stomp | 2 min cooldown | 90 sec cooldown |
| Troll | Regeneration | 10% in combat | 20% in combat |
| Skyborne | Wind Blessed | +1% Haste | +3% Haste |
| Skyborne | Walk on Air | 2 min cooldown | 90 sec cooldown |
| Skyborne | Read Ley Line / Skysight | Stationary cast; Read Ley Line minimum 20 sec | Castable while moving; Read Ley Line minimum 30 sec |
| Gnome | Eureka! | Next 3 spells/abilities | 8-second buff with no charges and the same effect. Also benefits Power Word: Shield. Not usable in stealth or invisibility. No longer affects periodic effects. |
| Night Elf | Quickness | — | Run speed now stacks with other movement speed increases |
| Undead | Touch of the Grave | — | Proc chance and cooldown adjusted (no values published) |
| Undead | Will of the Forsaken | — | Usable while asleep or charmed; not usable under Scatter Shot |
| Undead | Cannibalize | — | Not usable while immune to Physical damage |
Professions
No profession combat perk changed, so the profession recommendations stay the same. The notes only cover vendor sell prices, Armor Kits no longer giving double Ranged Attack Power, Enchant Weapon - Recovery working in Druid forms, the Insight enchant now correctly giving Spirit, and a few Legacy System perk fixes.
Race and class combos
No new race/class combinations were announced. Every combo on the site is still available.
How the rankings moved
- Weapon specializations are gone. Ruthless, Savage and Earth Fury work with any weapon, so they now count for DPS and Healer on every class. Human Hunter and Human Rogue move up on the Alliance DPS list.
- Skyborne rise across the board. With 3% Haste, Skyborne Shaman and Skyborne Druid are now #1 and #2 Horde Healers, and Skyborne Druid is #2 Alliance Healer. Skyborne Mage jumps to #2 Alliance DPS and Skyborne Hunter to #3 Horde DPS.
- Troll Hunter is the new #1 Horde DPS. Orc Warrior drops to #2 because Blood Fury's cooldown grew to 3 minutes. Orc DPS combos fall a few places overall.
- Tauren are now real DPS and Healer picks. Endurance's critical damage and healing lifts Tauren Warrior, Shaman, Druid and Hunter out of the bottom of Horde DPS, and Tauren Shaman moves up to #6 Horde Healer.
- Troll Warrior passes Orc Warrior for Horde Tank (#5 and #6) thanks to the doubled Regeneration and the weaker Shatter Curse.
- Gnome Warlock drops to #12 Alliance DPS because Eureka! no longer helps damage-over-time spells.
- Undead DPS combos move down as Skyborne and Tauren pass them. Touch of the Grave changed, but no numbers were published yet.
- Alliance Tank is unchanged. Dwarves still lead thanks to Stoneform.
See the full lists on the rankings and the method on the How we rank page.