Blizzard announced World of Warcraft: Forever on September 12. Its Battle.net product page names two race-and-class combinations: Dwarf Shaman and Forsaken Paladin. The page says gameplay updates apply "across all specializations" and announces "Revamps to honor and professions" plus "an all-new Camping system."
The World of Warcraft: Forever What's Next panel recap adds the Skyborne class list and describes how Camping works. It still does not publish a profession roster or class-by-class spell and talent changes.
Confirmed roster and open gaps
| Area | Supported first-party detail | Not published in the checked first-party sources |
|---|---|---|
| Named Forever combinations | Dwarf Shaman and Forsaken Paladin | Their roles, specializations, spells, talents, tuning, and unlock conditions |
| Skyborne classes | Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, and Druid for both factions; Mage for the Alliance; Shaman for the Horde | A complete Forever race-and-class matrix or a Skyborne racial-ability list |
| Class design | Updates "across all specializations"; the panel also describes new abilities, new race-and-class combinations, talents, and meaningful trade-offs | Exact spell, talent, specialization, rotation, or role changes |
| Professions | A professions revamp; the official trailer shows a "NEW PROFESSIONS CONTENT" card at about 02:00; the panel says players can contribute through professions at camps | Profession names, a complete list, recipes, limits, specialization trees, gathering rules, and crafting rules |
| Honor | A revamp to honor | Ranks, currencies, rewards, brackets, and other PvP rules |
| Camping | Players can craft campfires in the outdoor world so other adventurers can stop by, contribute through professions, and share campsite buffs | Whether camps are persistent, personal, shared, or tied to storage, travel, rewards, or progression |
Skyborne access is an edition rule, not a class-change detail. The Battle.net requirements section says access to Skyborne and the Zephras Isle starting experience requires the Skyborne Heroic Pack or higher. See the product requirements.
What the class update does and does not say
The panel describes class work at the design level. Blizzard says the goal is to preserve class identity while adding abilities and race-and-class combinations, with updates focused on noticeable talents and abilities and meaningful trade-offs. It does not attach a spell, talent, role, or unlock rule to Dwarf Shaman or Forsaken Paladin. Read the class section of the panel recap.
Do not merge the two Forsaken Paladins. Blizzard's BlizzCon announcement separately describes a neutral Forsaken Paladin hero unit in the Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom campaign. That is a Warcraft III unit, not a second Forever race-and-class combination.
Professions have a status, not a roster
The Battle.net feature paragraph names the revamp and stops there. The official Forever Gameplay Trailer displays the text "NEW PROFESSIONS CONTENT" at about 02:00, but it names no profession. The panel's Camping description shows how professions may connect to camps, not which professions exist or how their systems work.
Do not import a Modern or Classic profession list, recipe path, profession limit, or specialization system. None is stated for Forever in the checked sources.
Next official checkpoint
Blizzard's announcement schedules the live World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive for September 13 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. The session is described as covering the philosophy, systems, and design choices for reimagined Azeroth. Until that material is published, the combinations and Skyborne list above are supported, while the missing profession and class details remain open. See Blizzard's schedule reference.
WoW Forever classes and professions FAQ
What classes did Blizzard announce for WoW Forever?
The Battle.net product page names Dwarf Shaman and Forsaken Paladin as expanded race-and-class options. Blizzard has not published their roles, specializations, spells, talents, or unlock conditions.
Which classes can the Skyborne be?
The What's Next panel recap lists Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, and Druid for both factions, Mage for the Alliance, and Shaman for the Horde. It does not publish a complete Forever race-and-class matrix or Skyborne racial-ability list.
Has Blizzard published the WoW Forever profession list?
No. Blizzard confirms a professions revamp, and the official gameplay trailer shows a "NEW PROFESSIONS CONTENT" card at about 02:00, but the checked first-party sources name no individual profession or profession rule. Do not treat the original WoW roster as a confirmed Forever list. The WoW Forever professions guide tracks the standing answer as sources change.
Are WoW Forever class roles, spells, and talents confirmed?
Not at class-by-class level. Blizzard describes new abilities, talents, race-and-class combinations, and meaningful trade-offs, while the product page says updates apply across all specializations. It does not attach a role, spell, talent, rotation, or specialization change to a named pairing. Use the WoW Forever classes guide for the durable roster and source trail.
For the wider announcement and access dates, read the Forever announcement overview and beta reference.