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Launch & getting started

  1. Official game screenshot: a forest of giant trees under a violet sky, with glowing motes over a lake04

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    WoW Forever System Requirements: PC, Mac, and 128 GB of Free SSD Space

    Windows and Mac minimum and recommended specs for World of Warcraft: Forever, the older GPU architectures that lose support at launch, how to check your own PC or Mac, and what 128 GB of free SSD space means.

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  2. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: a wide river in the foreground flowing past a stone watchtower on a rocky bank, with pine trees and pink-tinged mountains under a blue sky19

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    WoW Forever Fishing Guide: Trainers, Lures, Skill Ranges and Camp Objects

    How fishing works in WoW Forever: the four ranks and how to learn them, trainers by faction, fishing poles and lures, where to fish at each skill, the new Fish Bowl, Fishing Rack and Fishing Hut, and what fish become in cooking and alchemy.

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  3. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: three characters around a small stone-ringed campfire beside a canvas tent, under large trees at the edge of a village20

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    WoW Forever Cooking and First Aid: Why to Learn Both and How to Start

    A new player's guide to Cooking and First Aid in WoW Forever: why they use no primary slot, crafted food, survival supplies, the Basic Campfire, upgraded campfires, trainers and Legacy perks.

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  4. Official World of Warcraft screenshot: clumps of wild plants with pale blue flowers on a mossy green slope, with a lit window in the mist behind them21

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    WoW Forever Herbalism and Alchemy Guide: First Herbs, First Potions and Camp Features

    A new player's guide to Herbalism and Alchemy in WoW Forever: why to pick them, who they suit, Blizzard's rules, camp features and Legacy perks, plus trainers, first herbs and first potions from unconfirmed Wowhead data.

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  5. Official World of Warcraft screenshot: two gnomes run past gear-shaped banners with crossed wrenches, a domed building and mechanical spiders in the snow22

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    WoW Forever Engineering Guide: Guns, Bombs, Gadgets and How to Start

    A new player's guide to Engineering in WoW Forever: what Blizzard confirms, why it pairs with Mining, what fan data lists, who should pick it, how to start from Rough Stone, the Reagent Bot and Legacy perks.

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  6. Official World of Warcraft screenshot: the carved stone gate of a dwarven city set into a snowy mountain, with stone towers and pine trees around it23

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    WoW Forever Mining and Blacksmithing Guide: Trainers, First Crafts and Camp Features

    A new player's guide to Mining and Blacksmithing in WoW Forever: why to pick them, who they suit, Blizzard's rules, camp features and Legacy perks, plus trainers, tools and first crafts from unconfirmed Wowhead data.

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  7. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: a large horned animal skull and bones in tall grass, with flat-topped trees and rounded rocky hills under a dusk sky24

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    WoW Forever Skinning and Leatherworking: Who It Suits and How to Start

    A new player's guide to Skinning and Leatherworking in WoW Forever: what the pair gives you, who should pick it, the Tanning Rack, trainers, the Skinning Knife, first crafts and Legacy perks.

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  8. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: a Horde outpost with a wooden watchtower, a spiked palisade, red banners and tusked tents in front of steep green mountains28

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    WoW Forever Early Gold Guide: Levels 1–40, Vendor vs Auction House and What Changed

    How to make gold before riding in WoW Forever: vendor prices of eight big fish, material prices checked against Classic, the 1 silver Auction House minimum, crafted-item and buyback changes, and the announced gold for quests of quest level 48+ (not confirmed live).

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  9. Official Blizzard screenshot from the WoW Classic Faire post: purple Darkmoon Faire tents and a green banner in a forest clearing30

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    WoW Forever Darkmoon Faire: Locations, Tickets, Turn-Ins and the 14-Slot Bag

    Where the WoW Forever Darkmoon Faire sets up, how to earn Prize Tickets, every turn-in and prize, and how to get the 14-slot Darkmoon Storage Box.

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Addons & UI

  1. Official Blizzard image: two adventurers speak with a quest giver marked by a yellow exclamation point05

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    WoW Forever Addons: Install Errors, Fixes and Blizzard's Rules After Launch

    What to check when WoW Forever addons do not show up or throw errors: the folder, the Forever file, QuestieDB and saved settings, plus Blizzard's addon policy, checked November 10, 2026.

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  2. Official WoW: Forever screenshot: overgrown stone ruins with arched doorways in a jungle, glowing golden crystals at their base15

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    WoW Forever Dungeon Alert Addons: DBM, BigWigs and GTFO File Status and Setup

    Deadly Boss Mods, BigWigs and GTFO in the WoW Forever beta, checked from their developers' files: which packs list Forever, what the Forever boss modules cover so far, why to run only one boss mod, and how to stop overlapping alerts.

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Leveling & dungeons

  1. Official game screenshot: a torch-lit dungeon corridor guarded by two armored figures in green06

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    WoW Forever Dungeons and Raids: Levels, Locations, Onyxia Attunement

    All nine new five-player WoW Forever dungeons by level and location, faction access, the December 9 raids with boss counts, Onyxia’s Lair attunement and beta dungeon experience (XP).

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  2. Official game screenshot: a raid group fights Onyxia, a black dragon with purple wings, in her lava-lit cave07

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    WoW Forever Onyxia Attunement: Drakefire Amulet Quest Chain for Alliance and Horde

    Every step of WoW Forever's Onyxia attunement from Blizzard's October 20 raid overview: both faction quest chains, the dungeons they need and the Drakefire Amulet rule.

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    WoW Forever Dungeon Threat and Control: A Party Preparation Guide

    A party preparation guide to threat and control, based on Blizzard’s beta sources.

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  4. Official game screenshot: a ruined stone tower and a broken stone arch among tall pines under a glowing pink sunset sky09

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    WoW Forever Endgame: Level 60 Progression, Raid Gear and the Soft Reset Question

    What happens after level 60 in WoW Forever: Blizzard’s official roadmap, what the developers said in October interviews about horizontal progression, raid gear, endgame gold and a soft reset, and what is still undecided.

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  5. Official World of Warcraft artwork from Blizzard’s dwarf race page: a dim dwarven stone hall with carved pillars and red banners at the far end11

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    WoW Forever Hall of Thanes Guide: Quests, Dark Iron Map, Rewards and Loot

    A reference guide to the Hall of Thanes in WoW Forever: levels 13–18, the five dungeon quests and their faction markers, the Dark Iron Map quest link, entry and exit checklists, quest rewards by role and boss loot seen in the beta.

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  6. Official game screenshot: a Forsaken paladin’s armored skeletal warhorse in black and gold, standing in a pine-lined meadow12

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    WoW Forever Ruins of Lordaeron: Quests, Hidden Bosses and Loot

    Ruins of Lordaeron in WoW Forever beta: level range, every Horde and Alliance quest line, the two hidden bosses, loot by role and the Rotmender’s Raiment set.

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  7. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: the skeleton of a huge beast lying on sand under a natural rock arch, with sunlight breaking through behind it13

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    WoW Forever Excavation Site Dungeon Guide: Wetlands Location, Levels, Quests and Loot

    A reference guide to the Excavation Site dungeon in WoW Forever: Blizzard’s two level ranges (24–29 in the October 20 overview, 26–31 in the October 1 beta notes), its location near Thelgen Rock and Dun Algaz in the Wetlands, 9 Alliance and 5 Horde quests in the beta data, the Titan Relic chains and boss loot.

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  8. Official Blizzard screenshot: wide stone stairs leading up to a Dalaran gateway with purple banners, a glowing violet portal, robed figures and armored constructs.14

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    WoW Forever City of Dalaran Dungeon: Attunement Quests, Levels 28–33 and Sewer Entry

    A guide to the City of Dalaran dungeon in WoW Forever: levels 28–33 in the Alterac Mountains, where each faction starts the attunement, the sewer key, the October 8 beta opening and the October 15 Horde changes.

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  9. Official game screenshot: adventurers gathered around a small campfire in front of a canvas tent under tall forest trees16

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    WoW Forever Leveling: Is It Faster Than Classic? Dev Data, Level Ranges and Campfire Buffs

    Is WoW Forever leveling faster than Classic? Blizzard’s developers put the early beta average for levels 1–20 at 20.5 hours, against 20.4 in Classic Era. Plus the current dungeon experience rules: the October 1 cut to dungeon quest bonus experience, the October 8 development notes’ kill experience fix and roughly 20% increase, the November 8 hotfix that raised dungeon kill experience by 50%, official level ranges, fairer quest-item drops in groups and campfire buffs.

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  10. Official World of Warcraft: Forever concept art: a blue ink drawing of a coastline seen from above, with ships at sea, towers, a smoking peak and forested hills25

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    WoW Forever World Map: New Zones, Dungeon Locations and Ship Routes

    Where WoW Forever’s new places are and at what level to go: Zephras Isle, the Riverglades, Mount Hyjal, Shen’dralas, nine new dungeons, new ship routes and the Legacy map challenge.

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  11. Official Blizzard screenshot: ogres on a path below a rock arch, with the spiked towers of a fortress behind them.26

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    WoW Forever Riverglades: Levels, Quest Count, Factions and the Route There

    The Riverglades in WoW Forever from Blizzard's own pages: Eastern Kingdoms location, mid-30s to mid-40s, 150+ vs nearly 200 quests, the Tanaris sea route, factions.

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PvP

  1. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: a spiked zeppelin floats over a red-sand tropical island with troll-style stone arches, palm trees and a tusk-decorated wooden pier10

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    WoW Forever PvP: Darkspear Islands, Honor, Ranks 1–14 and Rewards

    Everything Blizzard has confirmed about WoW Forever PvP: Darkspear Islands, Honor and Rank Points, rank 1–14 rewards, the October 15 podcast on premades, arenas and Alterac Valley honor, rulesets and 12 PvP Legacy Points.

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Systems & professions

  1. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: a wooden fishing dock with a drying rack of fish and a wicker trap on a forest lake at dusk, with a lean-to camp and a small fire on the far shore17

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    WoW Forever Camping and Professions: Every Camp Feature, Its Buff and Class Buff Overlaps

    Blizzard's October 21 camp feature table for WoW Forever in one place: what each of the 11 sample features does, which class buff it does not stack with, placement limits, the 1-minute rule, upgraded campfires and profession basics.

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  2. Official WoW Classic screenshot: a gnome in a wide-brimmed hat holds a fishing rod on a wooden pier at sunset, with palm trees and a large statue in the background18

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    WoW Forever Professions Guide: All 12 Professions, Gathering Pairs and What Changed

    Every WoW Forever profession in one place, from Blizzard's articles and Wowhead data: which two primaries fit your class, nine primary and three secondary professions, gathering pairs, skill ranks, Legacy perks and what Forever changes.

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  3. Official World of Warcraft: Forever screenshot: a skeletal horse in black and gold barding with glowing eyes stands on a dirt path in a pine forest under a teal sky27

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    WoW Forever Mounts: Riding Training, No Flying Mounts and Bundle Requirements

    What Blizzard has confirmed about mounts in WoW Forever: the mount comes with riding training, there are no flying mounts, the Cerulean Prideclaw from the Skyborne packs still needs the riding skill, plus the Legacy mount, the Forsaken paladin epic mount quest and new ship routes.

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All topics

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    Official confirmations

    What Blizzard has confirmed so far, each item with its official source and check date.

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    Schedule by region

    Official dates for each region, kept separate so one region's date is never assumed for another.

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    Class and race combinations

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

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    Site update log

    Which guides changed, when, and why.

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