A character is the hardest choice to undo, so this stage comes after the basics and before launch day.

Settle the ruleset and faction with your friends first, then shortlist a class and race.

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  1. Official game screenshot: a tauren, a gnome and a dwarf standing side by side in a mountain valley01

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    WoW Forever Classes and Races: Racials, New Combos and How to Choose

    How to pick a class and race in World of Warcraft: Forever: the order to decide in, which choices you can’t easily undo, the nine classes and their roles, all 56 race and class combinations, the reworked racials, and the Early Name Reservation dates by region.

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  2. Official game screenshot: an orc city of red-roofed towers at sunset, with a small group of adventurers gathered by a campfire02

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    WoW Forever Character Names: Two-Part Names, Reservation Dates and Beta Name Bans

    How character names work in WoW Forever: a first and second name that must be unique per region, Early Name Reservation dates by region, the naming rules, and what Blizzard's beta name actions mean for launch.

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  3. Official Blizzard artwork: a Skyborne woman in white robes above a sea of clouds and mountain peaks03

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    WoW Forever Skyborne: Classes, Unlock and Racial Traits

    WoW Forever Skyborne guide: faction classes, pack unlock, Zephras Isle, racial traits, and official U.S., European and Korean dates.

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  4. Official game screenshot: the talent window with the Holy, Protection and Retribution trees04

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    WoW Forever Talents: Classic Changes, Respecs and Calculators

    Officially confirmed WoW Forever talent changes: the 16-point milestone, baseline buffs, the beta-only respec price, open launch rules and calculator checks.

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  5. Official game screenshot: a dwarf in ornate armor channels crackling lightning between two totems on a grassy hill05

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    WoW Forever Spell Power Changes: Healing-to-Damage, the Wand Nerf and Caster Feedback

    What Blizzard has actually confirmed about spell power in WoW Forever: bonus healing adds one third as damage, caster weapons get spell damage, wands no longer scale, and which caster complaints are still unanswered.

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  6. Official key art: an armored fighter raises a sword beside a shield, with a dwarf holding a hammer, a gnome and a staff-bearer looking over a valley06

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    WoW Forever Weapon Skill and Melee Stats: Combined Hit, Crit and Parry Changes

    How WoW Forever changes melee and ranged gearing: weapon skill items give less per item, hit and crit are combined across spells, melee and ranged, and a new stat lowers parry and dodge chance. Official details only, plus what is still unannounced.

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    Class and race combinations

    Check which races can play which classes before you create a character.

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