WoW Forever PvP Class Guides
Each guide covers the talents worth taking for PvP, the key abilities with their cooldowns, the best racials and what changed in the Forever beta.
Classes, talent trees and races
| Class | Talent trees | PvP role | Alliance races | Horde races |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Druid | Balance, Feral Combat, Restoration | Healer, melee or caster; shapeshifts between them | Night Elf, High Order | Tauren, Windshaper |
| Hunter | Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, Survival | Ranged damage with a pet and traps | Dwarf, Human, Night Elf, High Order | Orc, Tauren, Troll, Windshaper |
| Mage | Arcane, Fire, Frost | Ranged caster with strong crowd control | Gnome, Human, High Order | Orc, Troll, Undead |
| Paladin | Holy, Protection, Retribution | Healer, tank or melee with blessings | Dwarf, Human | Undead |
| Priest | Discipline, Holy, Shadow | Healer with shields, or Shadow damage | Dwarf, Gnome, Human, Night Elf | Troll, Undead |
| Rogue | Assassination, Combat, Subtlety | Melee damage from Stealth with stuns | Dwarf, Gnome, Human, Night Elf, High Order | Orc, Troll, Undead, Windshaper |
| Shaman | Elemental, Enhancement, Restoration | Healer, melee or caster with totems | Dwarf | Orc, Tauren, Troll, Windshaper |
| Warlock | Affliction, Demonology, Destruction | Caster with demons, Fear and Banes | Gnome, Human | Orc, Troll, Undead |
| Warrior | Arms, Fury, Protection | Melee damage or tank; Protection as a PvP side tree | Dwarf, Gnome, Human, Night Elf, High Order | Orc, Tauren, Troll, Undead, Windshaper |
New in Forever: Orc Mages, Troll Warlocks, Undead Paladins, Human Hunters, Gnome Priests and Dwarf Shamans, plus the Skyborne race (High Order for the Alliance, Windshaper for the Horde). Compare every racial in the race guide.
Talents start at level 10, with milestone talents at 11, 16, 21 and 31 points and Dual Specialization at level 40. The announced beta level cap is 30. Blizzard plans to close the beta on October 23 at 10 a.m. PDT.
Sources
- Blizzard: Create the hero you want to be (Sep 22, 2026): classes and races.
- Blizzard: Deep dive panel recap (Sep 13, 2026): new class and race combinations, talent structure.
- Blizzard: Class deep dives (Sep 30 and Oct 7, 2026): talent trees and Dual Specialization.
Guide changes
: Updated the planned beta closure from Blizzard's October 20 announcement.
: Added the class index with talent trees, roles and races.