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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 FOREVERRoll a Shaman.↗

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The Shaman Classic Discord Locked Itself in Protest the Day Before WoW Forever Launched. What Happened, What Shamans Want, and Why Other Shamans Disagree

On November 3 the 80,000-member Shaman Classic Discord went read-only to protest Blizzard's final Shaman changes for WoW Forever, then reportedly reopened the same evening. The moderators' complaints about Riptide, Improved Ghost Wolf, Lava Burst and spell power Enhancement, the Shamans who think the changes are great, the Warlock thread that followed, and what Blizzard has said (nothing yet).

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