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WoW: Forever Classes Take Center Stage in This Week’s Wow Weekly
A new week brings even more to discover across World of Warcraft. Explore the latest WoW: Forever class spotlights featuring the Hunter, Druid, Priest, and Warrior, and tune in for episode 2 of the WoW: Forever Podcast. Then, see what's on the horizon for Midnight with the 12.1.5 content update. Discover it all in this week's WoW Weekly.
Watch Now! WoW: Forever Podcast Ep.2
Curious about Classes in WoW Forever?
Host Countdown To Classic sits down with Senior Game Designers Josh "Aggrend" Greenfield and Aidan Moon, Principal Game Designer Kris Zierhut, and special guest and content creator Sodapoppin to explore the strategies, challenges, and choices around Class design philosophy in WoW: Forever.
World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives
Every class in World of Warcraft: Forever is being revisited with an approach rooted in the original World of Warcraft, keeping the foundation players remember while making thoughtful updates that open up more choice, identity, and room to experiment.
Hunter and Druid
Answer the call of the wild and take on nature's many forms in World of Warcraft: Forever.
We're sharing Development Team insights on Hunter and Druid, including how these classes are evolving through talent updates, class-defining abilities, and new ways to play.
Priest and Warrior
Priests and Warriors in WoW: Forever have updates that build on the roles, rhythms, and class-defining tools players know.
Take a look at new and adjusted baseline abilities, refreshed racial Priest spells, Rage and stance updates for Warriors, and talent changes across Discipline, Holy, Shadow, Arms, Fury, and Protection.
Midnight's 12.1.5 Content Update Arrives October 13
Midnight's next content update raises the stakes with new challenges and richer rewards. Face Kith'ix in a flexible single-boss raid, brave the nine-chamber Labyrinth of Kindo'jan, and push further with the Season 2 refresh and Keystone Myth. A new story campaign, The Promise of Tomorrow, and the Aqir Invasion outdoor event round out the adventure with powerful gear, cosmetics, titles, and more.
Watch Holly Longdale and Clay Stone's Keynote Presentations Live from PAX Aus 9-11 October
World of Warcraft executive producer Holly Longdale will open PAX Aus 2026 as the Storytime keynote speaker. Drawing on her two decades of experience across the video game industry, Holly will share adventures and lessons learned throughout her career; discuss the continued evolution of the Warcraft universe; and the important role that online player communities hold for MMOs.
Let us journey alongside you, regale you with tales of adventure in faraway places, map out roads less traveled, and direct your gaze toward the legendary challenges that await. Return each week to the World of Warcraft news site, where we'll uncover your destiny together.
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