Horde
| Race | Druid | Hunter | Mage | Paladin | Priest | Rogue | Shaman | Warlock | Warrior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orc | Not available | Available | Available, New in Forever | Not available | Not available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Tauren | Available | Available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Available | Not available | Available |
| Troll | Not available | Available | Available | Not available | Available | Available | Available | Available, New in Forever | Available |
| Undead | Not available | Not available | Available | Available, New in Forever | Available | Available | Not available | Available | Available |
| Skyborne (Windshaper)Skyborne requires the Skyborne Heroic Pack or a higher edition. | Available, New in Forever | Available, New in Forever | Not available | Not available | Not available | Available, New in Forever | Available, New in Forever | Not available | Available, New in Forever |
Orc
- Hunter
- Mage, New in Forever
- Rogue
- Shaman
- Warlock
- Warrior
Tauren
- Druid
- Hunter
- Shaman
- Warrior
Troll
- Hunter
- Mage
- Priest
- Rogue
- Shaman
- Warlock, New in Forever
- Warrior
Undead
- Mage
- Paladin, New in Forever
- Priest
- Rogue
- Warlock
- Warrior
Skyborne (Windshaper)
Skyborne requires the Skyborne Heroic Pack or a higher edition.
- Druid, New in Forever
- Hunter, New in Forever
- Rogue, New in Forever
- Shaman, New in Forever
- Warrior, New in Forever
Alliance
| Race | Druid | Hunter | Mage | Paladin | Priest | Rogue | Shaman | Warlock | Warrior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarf | Not available | Available | Not available | Available | Available | Available | Available, New in Forever | Not available | Available |
| Gnome | Not available | Not available | Available | Not available | Available, New in Forever | Available | Not available | Available | Available |
| Human | Not available | Available, New in Forever | Available | Available | Available | Available | Not available | Available | Available |
| Night Elf | Available | Available | Not available | Not available | Available | Available | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Skyborne (High Order)Skyborne requires the Skyborne Heroic Pack or a higher edition. | Available, New in Forever | Available, New in Forever | Available, New in Forever | Not available | Not available | Available, New in Forever | Not available | Not available | Available, New in Forever |
Dwarf
- Hunter
- Paladin
- Priest
- Rogue
- Shaman, New in Forever
- Warrior
Gnome
- Mage
- Priest, New in Forever
- Rogue
- Warlock
- Warrior
Human
- Hunter, New in Forever
- Mage
- Paladin
- Priest
- Rogue
- Warlock
- Warrior
Night Elf
- Druid
- Hunter
- Priest
- Rogue
- Warrior
Skyborne (High Order)
Skyborne requires the Skyborne Heroic Pack or a higher edition.
- Druid, New in Forever
- Hunter, New in Forever
- Mage, New in Forever
- Rogue, New in Forever
- Warrior, New in Forever
Before you pick your first character
- Skyborne are the only race behind a purchase: the official Forever page says access requires the Skyborne Heroic Pack or a higher edition.
- Your Skyborne faction decides one class. Horde Windshapers can become Shaman and Alliance High Order Skyborne can become Mages; both can play Warrior, Hunter, Rogue and Druid.
- Blizzard lists six new pairings for the rest of the roster: Gnome Priest, Human Hunter, Dwarf Shaman, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock and Undead Paladin. More are planned for future updates.
- With Undead Paladins on the Horde side and Dwarf Shamans on the Alliance side, every one of the nine classes can be played in both factions, according to the official tables.
- Racial abilities were reworked: each race now has two active and two passive abilities, tuned to a similar amount of offensive power.
- The role filter follows Blizzard's official WoW Classic starting guide: Druids and Paladins can tank, heal or deal damage; Warriors can tank or deal damage; Priests and Shamans can heal or deal damage; the other four classes deal damage.
- The US Forever page lists Early Name Reservation from October 27 through November 3 as a pack benefit, so it helps to settle race and class before then.