https://wowforever.be/ An independent fansite for World of Warcraft: Forever and WoW Classic, with news, best-in-slot lists, class guides and tradeskills. en Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:50:00 GMT https://wowforever.be/assets/icon-192.png https://wowforever.be/ https://wowforever.be/news/a-dead-guard-in-duskwood-hands-out-a-torch/ https://wowforever.be/news/a-dead-guard-in-duskwood-hands-out-a-torch/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:50:00 GMT The Night Watchman's Torch lights up the darkest zones of the WoW Forever beta for five minutes at a time. It comes from a dead Night Watch Guard in Duskwood who only appears at night. forever https://wowforever.be/news/skyborne-cat-form-waits-for-a-later-build/ https://wowforever.be/news/skyborne-cat-form-waits-for-a-later-build/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:20:00 GMT Blizzard added three entries to the known issues of the WoW Forever beta on 8 October: the Skyborne Druid cat form and other textures come later, and Hunter pets and profession icons display wrongly. forever https://wowforever.be/news/horde-access-to-dalaran-is-not-intended/ https://wowforever.be/news/horde-access-to-dalaran-is-not-intended/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:10:00 GMT On the WoW Forever beta, Horde players get into Dalaran after the City of Dalaran dungeon. Blizzard says that is not the plan and the Kirin Tor reputation for the Horde is already fixed. forever https://wowforever.be/news/spirit-healer-now-costs-25-percent-durability/ https://wowforever.be/news/spirit-healer-now-costs-25-percent-durability/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:10:00 GMT Accepting a resurrection from the Spirit Healer in the WoW Forever beta now damages gear by 25% instead of 50%, according to the files of the fourth beta build. Resurrection Sickness stays. forever https://wowforever.be/news/excavation-site-rewards-drop-to-uncommon/ https://wowforever.be/news/excavation-site-rewards-drop-to-uncommon/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:15:00 GMT Seven quest rewards of the Excavation Site: Wetlands go from rare to uncommon in the WoW Forever beta, with lower stats. Two amulets follow, and two cloaks stay rare with new stats. forever https://wowforever.be/news/city-of-dalaran-opens-in-the-fourth-beta-week/ https://wowforever.be/news/city-of-dalaran-opens-in-the-fourth-beta-week/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:17:00 GMT The new beta build of WoW Forever opens the City of Dalaran dungeon, brings back weapon swaps within one global cooldown, fixes Rage from damage taken and gives every tester 16 Legacy Points. forever https://wowforever.be/news/every-new-spell-rank-is-now-an-upgrade/ https://wowforever.be/news/every-new-spell-rank-is-now-an-upgrade/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:16:00 GMT The beta build of 8 October retunes the early ranks of Wrath, Fireball, Frostbolt, Smite, Lightning Bolt and Shadow Bolt, cuts Penance, returns Thorns and Retribution Aura to Vanilla values and fixes Rage for tanks. forever https://wowforever.be/news/crafted-wands-sell-for-silver-again/ https://wowforever.be/news/crafted-wands-sell-for-silver-again/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:15:00 GMT A week after wands made with Enchanting dropped to 1 copper, the WoW Forever beta gives them a vendor price again, from 1 silver 10 copper for Lesser Magic Wand to 25 silver for Greater Eternal Wand. forever https://wowforever.be/news/orc-and-troll-racials-may-change-next-week/ https://wowforever.be/news/orc-and-troll-racials-may-change-next-week/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:15:00 GMT Blizzard is looking at the racial abilities of WoW Forever, such as Blood Fury and Berserking, and at the weapon skill racials. The changes are expected in next week's beta update, says Aggrend. forever https://wowforever.be/news/dungeon-maps-are-probably-not-coming/ https://wowforever.be/news/dungeon-maps-are-probably-not-coming/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:15:00 GMT WoW Forever will probably not get maps inside dungeons. Blizzard wants players to explore every corner instead of looking up the shortest route, Senior Game Designer Jay Hartman says in the podcast. forever https://wowforever.be/news/truthseekers-bow-now-requires-level-40/ https://wowforever.be/news/truthseekers-bow-now-requires-level-40/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:10:00 GMT The bow for 25 library books in WoW Forever could be worn at level 30. The beta build of 8 October gives it a level 40 requirement, like the other two rewards of the quest. forever https://wowforever.be/news/dungeon-kills-give-20-percent-more-experience/ https://wowforever.be/news/dungeon-kills-give-20-percent-more-experience/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:40:00 GMT Monsters in dungeons give 20% more experience in WoW Forever, and a bug that based the experience on the highest level in the group is fixed. Dungeons should level about as fast as questing. forever https://wowforever.be/news/over-2100-gold-buyers-lose-their-beta-accounts/ https://wowforever.be/news/over-2100-gold-buyers-lose-their-beta-accounts/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:10:00 GMT Blizzard closed more than 2,100 accounts that bought gold on the WoW Forever beta, and almost 1,600 that sold gold or used bots. A warning in the trade window follows soon. forever https://wowforever.be/news/fury-takes-10-percent-more-damage-in-berserker-stance/ https://wowforever.be/news/fury-takes-10-percent-more-damage-in-berserker-stance/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMT Where the Warrior stands in the WoW Forever beta: Rage from weapon speed and crits, smaller buffs, an 18 second cooldown on Slam, and the open questions about stances, Recklessness, Cleave and Sunder Armor. forever https://wowforever.be/news/the-skyborne-get-sd-models-in-early-2027/ https://wowforever.be/news/the-skyborne-get-sd-models-in-early-2027/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:40:00 GMT Blizzard is building standard definition models for the Skyborne and their Druid forms, for early 2027, and gives the HD Druid forms more detailed fur and calmer colors. forever https://wowforever.be/news/rogues-get-mutilate-and-axes-warlocks-get-banes/ https://wowforever.be/news/rogues-get-mutilate-and-axes-warlocks-get-banes/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:35:00 GMT The class deep dive on the Rogue and the Warlock in WoW Forever: Sap without leaving Stealth, one-handed axes and Mutilate for Rogues, Banes, demons that scale with their master and Incinerate for Warlocks. forever https://wowforever.be/news/mages-get-frostfire-bolt-shamans-get-lava-burst/ https://wowforever.be/news/mages-get-frostfire-bolt-shamans-get-lava-burst/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT The class deep dive on the Mage and the Shaman in WoW Forever: Frostfire Bolt and a scroll-reading tradeskill for every Mage, totems that last 5 minutes and move, and Lava Burst and Riptide as new top talents. forever https://wowforever.be/news/darkspear-islands-pits-15-players-against-15/ https://wowforever.be/news/darkspear-islands-pits-15-players-against-15/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:25:00 GMT The new battleground of WoW Forever lies off Dustwallow Marsh: four capture points, a flag in the middle, levels 30 to 60 and two new reputations with their own rewards. forever https://wowforever.be/news/pvp-ranks-return-with-a-weekly-cap/ https://wowforever.be/news/pvp-ranks-return-with-a-weekly-cap/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT Honor buys a blue and an epic PvP set, Rank Points lead to High Warlord or Grand Marshal, and each season brings weekly tasks that count for the Legacy System. forever https://wowforever.be/news/group-finder-asks-for-a-playstyle-first/ https://wowforever.be/news/group-finder-asks-for-a-playstyle-first/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:25:00 GMT On the Forever beta, nobody lists a group in Looking For Group without picking one of four playstyles: Learning, Relaxed, Competitive or Carry Offered. forever https://wowforever.be/news/spider-swarm-is-banned-from-the-forever-open/ https://wowforever.be/news/spider-swarm-is-banned-from-the-forever-open/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:50:00 GMT The Forever Open, the beta dueling tournament with 100,000 dollars in prizes, bans pet items such as Spider Swarm, along with Truthseeker's Bow and Goblin Sapper Charge. Pet trinkets such as the Dog Whistle stay allowed. forever https://wowforever.be/news/scarlet-set-pieces-go-blue-with-two-new-bonuses/ https://wowforever.be/news/scarlet-set-pieces-go-blue-with-two-new-bonuses/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:45:00 GMT The Chain of the Scarlet Crusade now drops on the Forever beta. Three pieces turned from green to blue, and the set adds Enraging Light at 4 pieces and Scarlet Guardian at 6. forever https://wowforever.be/news/warlocks-keep-their-sacrifice-and-their-demon/ https://wowforever.be/news/warlocks-keep-their-sacrifice-and-their-demon/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:40:00 GMT Part 3 of the Class Highlights video covers the Druid, the Warlock and the Priest: weapons that count in Bear Form, Wrack for Affliction, Demonic Pact for Demonology and Devouring Plague for every Priest. forever https://wowforever.be/news/booty-bay-gun-loses-its-knockback-in-a-hotfix/ https://wowforever.be/news/booty-bay-gun-loses-its-knockback-in-a-hotfix/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:35:00 GMT Booty Bay Bruiser's Buckshot, a gun for Honored with Booty Bay, could blast players and NPCs away on the Forever beta. A hotfix removed that use effect; the stats stay the same. forever https://wowforever.be/news/library-quest-for-25-books-opens-at-level-30/ https://wowforever.be/news/library-quest-for-25-books-opens-at-level-30/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:55:00 GMT At level 30, players on the Forever beta can hand in 25 library books for a bow, a shield or an off-hand of item level 45. Only the bow can be worn at level 30. forever https://wowforever.be/news/dalaran-hints-at-inscription-and-jewelcrafting/ https://wowforever.be/news/dalaran-hints-at-inscription-and-jewelcrafting/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:35:00 GMT An apprentice jeweler, an empty scribes' shop and two lines in the Statistics pane point to two tradeskills that Classic never had. Blizzard has announced neither. forever https://wowforever.be/news/shifting-power-replaces-powershifting-for-ferals/ https://wowforever.be/news/shifting-power-replaces-powershifting-for-ferals/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:30:00 GMT A new Druid talent turns 55% of base mana into 40 Energy on a 16-second cooldown. It takes over the role of powershifting, which the reworked Furor no longer allows. forever https://wowforever.be/news/horde-earns-the-dalaran-sewer-key-in-tarren-mill/ https://wowforever.be/news/horde-earns-the-dalaran-sewer-key-in-tarren-mill/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:25:00 GMT A chain of quests in Tarren Mill leads Horde players to the Dalaran Sewer Key, their way into the City of Dalaran dungeon. The Alliance only has to speak to one NPC. forever https://wowforever.be/news/green-mobs-give-less-experience-than-in-classic/ https://wowforever.be/news/green-mobs-give-less-experience-than-in-classic/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:20:00 GMT Monsters below the player's level give a few percent to about a quarter less experience on the Forever beta. Blizzard calls it intended, to offset the new experience buffs. forever https://wowforever.be/news/mcdonalds-australia-offers-a-lil-ragnaros-pet/ https://wowforever.be/news/mcdonalds-australia-offers-a-lil-ragnaros-pet/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT Players in Australia can trade 2,000 MyMacca's points for 14 days of Game Time, the Lil' Ragnaros pet or the Portable Bakery back piece, until 22 January 2027. forever https://wowforever.be/news/stitches-attacks-players-in-duskwood-again/ https://wowforever.be/news/stitches-attacks-players-in-duskwood-again/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:35:00 GMT The elite in Duskwood was neutral by mistake after a beta build last week. He still spawns neutral and only turns hostile once he reaches the road. forever https://wowforever.be/news/blizzard-promises-more-on-the-skyborne-models/ https://wowforever.be/news/blizzard-promises-more-on-the-skyborne-models/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:30:00 GMT In a pinned comment under its new video about the Skyborne, Blizzard says more information on their models is coming. The race still has no classic version of its models. forever https://wowforever.be/news/party-buffs-claim-up-to-17-of-20-raid-spots/ https://wowforever.be/news/party-buffs-claim-up-to-17-of-20-raid-spots/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:05:00 GMT Forever keeps buffs such as Battle Shout and Windfury Totem limited to one group. In a raid of 20 that ties up most places, while buffs for the whole raid would need only 12. forever https://wowforever.be/news/character-creation-now-has-sd-and-hd-portraits/ https://wowforever.be/news/character-creation-now-has-sd-and-hd-portraits/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT With the high-definition models switched off, the race portraits on the character creation screen look like those of the original game again. Players had asked for it. forever https://wowforever.be/news/build-70205-speeds-up-macs-but-not-every-mac/ https://wowforever.be/news/build-70205-speeds-up-macs-but-not-every-mac/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:30:00 GMT Max and Pro chips run better on the new beta build, base chips run worse. A Blizzard developer found a swapped lighting setting, and the green or magenta tint is rarer but not gone. forever https://wowforever.be/news/grouping-slows-quests-so-players-level-alone/ https://wowforever.be/news/grouping-slows-quests-so-players-level-alone/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMT Crowded layers, quest drops that are not shared and weaker dungeon rewards make solo levelling the faster choice on the beta, argues Icy Veins, with complaints from Reddit and the forums. forever https://wowforever.be/news/deadmines-drops-speed-up-smelting-and-cooking/ https://wowforever.be/news/deadmines-drops-speed-up-smelting-and-cooking/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:35:00 GMT Smelting Pants and Cookie's Stirring Rod make smelting and Cooking 25% faster, and the crafted Arcanite Blacksmith Hammer is a thrown weapon that also serves as a Blacksmith Hammer. forever https://wowforever.be/news/student-fodder-no-longer-gives-rested-experience/ https://wowforever.be/news/student-fodder-no-longer-gives-rested-experience/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:30:00 GMT The trail mix from the Cozy Sleeping Bag chain granted four bars of rested experience in Season of Discovery. In Forever it heals and gives a short burst of speed instead. forever https://wowforever.be/news/paladins-get-a-taunt-with-seal-of-fury/ https://wowforever.be/news/paladins-get-a-taunt-with-seal-of-fury/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT Part 2 of the Class Highlights video covers the Hunter, the Mage and the Paladin: a faster Aimed Shot, Frostfire Bolt for Fire and Frost talents, a stacking Hot Streak and Blessings that last an hour. forever https://wowforever.be/news/veterans-share-the-advice-they-wish-they-had/ https://wowforever.be/news/veterans-share-the-advice-they-wish-they-had/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:45:00 GMT A newcomer asked veterans on X for the one tip they wish they had known before their first WoW adventure. The replies read like a beginner's guide for WoW Forever. forever https://wowforever.be/news/necklaces-for-10-books-drop-to-green-quality/ https://wowforever.be/news/necklaces-for-10-books-drop-to-green-quality/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:15:00 GMT The two necklaces for 10 collected books in WoW Forever go from blue to green and lose about half their stats. The ring for 20 books already lost its class restriction. forever https://wowforever.be/news/four-dungeon-guides-show-the-new-loot/ https://wowforever.be/news/four-dungeon-guides-show-the-new-loot/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT The Deadmines, Shadowfang Keep, Blackfathom Deeps and The Stockade each have their own guide on the site now, with the way in, every quest, every boss and what changed on their loot in WoW Forever. forever https://wowforever.be/news/scarlet-monastery-loot-gets-new-effects/ https://wowforever.be/news/scarlet-monastery-loot-gets-new-effects/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:20:00 GMT Testers at level 30 find new versions of seven drops in Scarlet Monastery on the WoW Forever beta. The Chain of the Scarlet Crusade set gets two new bonuses in the files. forever https://wowforever.be/news/stitches-turns-neutral-by-mistake-on-the-beta/ https://wowforever.be/news/stitches-turns-neutral-by-mistake-on-the-beta/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:15:00 GMT The feared elite of Duskwood no longer attacks players on the WoW Forever beta. Principal Game Designer Johnny Cash says it is a bug that will be fixed. forever https://wowforever.be/news/skinning-no-longer-works-once-per-group-member/ https://wowforever.be/news/skinning-no-longer-works-once-per-group-member/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:50:00 GMT In the WoW Forever beta, every member of a group could skin the same creature. The latest build fixes that bug: a creature can be skinned once, then it disappears. forever https://wowforever.be/news/field-researchers-loop-now-fits-every-class/ https://wowforever.be/news/field-researchers-loop-now-fits-every-class/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:20:00 GMT The ring for 20 collected books in WoW Forever is no longer for Rogues only. In the beta build of 1 October it drops to item level 35 and loses its Strength. forever https://wowforever.be/news/razorfen-downs-and-uldaman-open-on-the-beta/ https://wowforever.be/news/razorfen-downs-and-uldaman-open-on-the-beta/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:50:00 GMT The notes of the level 30 build of the WoW Forever beta: Razorfen Downs and Uldaman open, the Excavation Site for 26 to 31, 50% higher Honor costs, barbershops in Darnassus and Thunder Bluff, and changes for every class. forever https://wowforever.be/news/fury-warriors-get-three-new-talents/ https://wowforever.be/news/fury-warriors-get-three-new-talents/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:20:00 GMT Blizzard reworks Fury in the WoW Forever beta build of 1 October: three new talents, Flurry behind Death Wish instead of Enrage, Whirlwind always with both weapons, and 100% more Rage from critical strikes. forever https://wowforever.be/news/eureka-no-longer-boosts-damage-over-time/ https://wowforever.be/news/eureka-no-longer-boosts-damage-over-time/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:50:00 GMT The Gnome racial Eureka! in WoW Forever no longer works on periodic effects since the beta build of 1 October. Rend, Garrote and Rupture lose the bonus; channeled spells keep it. forever https://wowforever.be/news/crafted-wands-now-sell-for-1-copper/ https://wowforever.be/news/crafted-wands-now-sell-for-1-copper/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:20:00 GMT In the level 30 build of the WoW Forever beta, every common and uncommon wand made with Enchanting sells to a vendor for 1 copper. Crafting wands to sell them is over. forever