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WOW FOREVER · ANNOUNCED AT BLIZZCON 2026 · LAUNCHES NOVEMBER 4

Classic+ has a name now.

World of Warcraft: Forever rebuilds every talent tree, drops realms, adds nine dungeons and a thousand quests, and keeps level 60. We went through every change against Classic, and we kept the collection we wrote before the reveal.

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WoW Forever Merchant's Favor: What It Is, How to Get It, and What It Buys

Merchant's Favor is WoW Forever's new profession currency. You earn it by filling Waylaid Crates with gathered and crafted goods and handing them in at Three Corners or the Crossroads. Every crate type, the turn-in NPCs, how much Favor you get, the 300-plus recipes it buys, and what beta testers think of the drop rate.

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