Panel recap · Blizzard Entertainment
World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap
- Published
- September 13, 2026
- Retrieved
- October 2, 2026
- Last checked
- October 2, 2026
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Officially confirmed:Alliance
One of the two player factions: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome and High Order Skyborne.
Officially confirmed:Blacksmithing
Blacksmiths can place a Sharpening Wheel at campsites, which increases Attack Power.
Officially confirmed:Camping
Craft campfires in the outdoor world so other players can stop by, contribute objects through their professions, and share campsite buffs.
Officially confirmed:Cooking
The Cooking Fire becomes the Basic Campfire, and Cooks can learn upgraded Campfires that hold more objects.
Officially confirmed:Deep Dive Panel Recap
Camping and professions, the Legacy System, realmless rulesets, two-part names, transmog rules, itemization changes, reworked racials, six new class-and-race combinations, talent structure and a first look at Paladin updates.
Officially confirmed:Design Pillars
The four pillars guiding Forever, plus its Classic-minded rules: no flying mounts and no level scaling.
Officially confirmed:Duskwood
Mor’ladim’s quest in Duskwood now also rewards the Ladimore Heirloom Ring for spellcasters.
Officially confirmed:Engineering
Some new Engineering recipes can be used by Druids while shapeshifted.
Officially confirmed:Enhancement Shaman
A Shaman hybrid specialization named as benefiting from the combined hit chance stat.
Officially confirmed:Fishing
The Luremaster Legacy perk grants a chance to fish up extra fish.
Hardcore
A ruleset where death has lasting consequences. It arrives after launch as a fully enclosed ecosystem.
Officially confirmed:Hemet Nesingwary
His quests in Stranglethorn include new reward options such as the Master Hunter’s Spellsword.
Officially confirmed:Herbalism
A gathering profession. Herbalists can place an Incense Candle at campsites, which increases Intellect.
Officially confirmed:Horde
One of the two player factions: Orc, Tauren, Troll, Undead and Windshaper Skyborne.
Officially confirmed:Itemization
Classic’s familiar stats, reworked: combined hit and crit, new stats, re-examined dungeon loot and expanded quest rewards.
Officially confirmed:Ladimore Heirloom Ring
A new spellcaster reward from Mor’ladim’s quest in Duskwood.
Officially confirmed:Leatherworking
Leatherworkers can place a Tanning Rack, which is required for more advanced Leatherworking recipes.
Officially confirmed:Legacy System
An account-wide horizontal progression system: complete Legacy Challenges to earn points, spend them in per-character perk trees, and unlock cosmetic rewards.
Officially confirmed:Master Hunter’s Spellsword
A new reward option from Hemet Nesingwary’s quests in Stranglethorn.
Officially confirmed:Mining
A gathering profession affected by the Bountiful Harvest Legacy perk.
Officially confirmed:Mor’ladim
His quest in Duskwood still offers a two-handed sword and now also grants the Ladimore Heirloom Ring for spellcasters.
Officially confirmed:Paladin
Holy warriors who tank, heal or fight as Retribution. Forever adds Holy Strike, new Seals and the Undead Paladin.
Officially confirmed:Rulesets & Realmless Play
Instead of choosing a realm, players choose a ruleset — Normal, PvP, Roleplaying, or (after launch) Hardcore.
Officially confirmed:Shaman
Elemental spellcasters who wield totems. Forever adds the Dwarf Shaman and Windshaper Skyborne Shaman.
Officially confirmed:Skinning
A gathering profession affected by the Bountiful Harvest Legacy perk.
Officially confirmed:Spectral Bear Cub
A pet exclusive to the Legacy System, inspired by the Dwarven Hunter and his companion in the WoW: Forever cinematic.
Officially confirmed:Stranglethorn Vale
Hemet Nesingwary’s quests in Stranglethorn include new reward options such as the Master Hunter’s Spellsword.
Officially confirmed:Tailoring
Tailors can place a Faction Banner at campsites, which increases Spirit.
Officially confirmed:Talents & Specializations
Familiar talent trees with a new 16-point milestone, key class buffs made baseline, and Dual Specialization at level 40.
Officially confirmed:Transmogrification
Opt-in transmog: players can use it fully, or disable it and see everyone in their equipped gear.
Officially confirmed:Two-Part Character Names
Characters have a first and second name; the full combination must be unique within a region.
Worgenbane Talisman
A trinket Blizzard uses to illustrate Forever’s more varied, situational trinket effects.