Live now. World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive panel at BlizzCon 2026 is underway. You can watch it on YouTube. This post is updated within minutes of every reveal, newest first, with a link to our full post on each one. Refresh for the latest.
World of Warcraft Forever gives every race two active and two passive abilities
1:36pm ET. Racials revamped: two active and two passive per race, full Dwarf (Stoneform, Find Treasure, Big Game Hunter, Mace Specialization) and Undead (Will of the Forsaken, Cannibalize, Underwater Breathing, Touch of the Grave) kits with numbers
World of Warcraft Forever reworks every dungeon drop, quest reward, and world epic
1:34pm ET. Re-itemization pass: every dungeon boss drop rare quality with set bonuses, new quest rewards for every class, world drop epics rebuilt, rare creature drops added
World of Warcraft Forever unifies hit and crit stats and gives healing gear bonus damage
1:31pm ET. Stats rework: unified hit and crit, weapon skill kept but reduced per item, no resilience, healing gear carries damage, caster weapons from level 10, biome and species item effects
World of Warcraft Forever keeps Classic’s combat pacing: 15 seconds to kill a mob solo
1:29pm ET. Combat philosophy: Classic combat feel unchanged, classes simple and distinct, about 15 seconds per solo kill, crowd control and threat matter, tanks hold three or four targets
World of Warcraft Forever goes realmless: you pick a rule set instead of a server
1:19pm ET. Realmless: choose a rule set (Normal, PvP, Roleplay, Hardcore post-launch) instead of a realm, factions still separate, each rule set has its own dungeons, raids, mail, and AH
World of Warcraft Forever’s Legacy system gives 16 account-wide points to spend at launch
1:13pm ET. Legacy rules: challenge points across six categories, three perk trees, account wide, 16 of 65 points spendable at launch, cosmetic Progress Track rewards
World of Warcraft Forever’s transmog grants dungeon drop appearances to the whole party
1:07pm ET. Full transmog rules: party-wide appearance unlocks for uncommon and rare dungeon drops, same armor type only, level-gated until 60, NPC opt-out and a Classic preset
World of Warcraft Forever adds over 600 new profession recipes and food that boosts XP
1:06pm ET. Over 600 new recipes, overhauled old ones, three new Blacksmithing plans shown, and Well Fed food gives stats plus 5 percent kill XP
World of Warcraft Forever’s campsites give hour-long buffs to anyone who sits by the fire
1:03pm ET. Campfires become campsites: /sit for hour-long buffs, three crafted objects per camp, first recipes at 20 skill points