How to Use This Page
The shelf above lists every guide and reference page in one scroll, grouped by what you are planning, not by page type. To narrow it, type a class, zone, or system into the filter box, such as "paladin" or "dungeons."
Each row carries a one-line summary and the date the page was last checked. A newer checked date means someone reread the sources and the guide still holds. It does not mean the fact changed that day.
The Groups Follow a Player's Path
Start here covers the decisions you make before you log in. Races and Classes cover who you play. Build your character covers leveling, talents, and professions. Rules and systems, World and endgame, and Release and editions cover everything past your first character.
RestedXP and Zygor Sit Apart on Purpose
The RestedXP and Zygor group sits apart from the rest of the shelf. Neither guide's routes are tested hands on here. Those pages report what each company publishes about its own WoW Forever plans.
The Dates That Shape Every Guide
Most guides on this shelf are built around these Blizzard dates. The beta opened September 17, 2026 with a level 20 cap.Source: The World of Warcraft: Forever Beta Now Live, checked Sep 28, 2026. Blizzard raised the cap to 30 in the October 1 update.Confirmed, a first-party sourceSource: Blizzard forums: Beta Update Maintenance - October 1, checked Oct 1, 2026. Blizzard says the beta "will be available through October 21, the last full day of testing."Blizzard: The World of Warcraft: Forever Beta Now Live, checked Sep 28, 2026.
Launch is November 4, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. PST, and the first raids unlock December 9.Source: World of Warcraft: Forever What's Next Panel Recap, checked Sep 28, 2026. Until launch, what a guide says about levels above the beta cap comes from Blizzard's announcements, not from play.
Why Beta Sources Come First
Since the beta opened, the client and Blizzard's beta notes are the best evidence for most questions. Guides check the beta client data, Blizzard's development notes, and Wowhead's Forever database before any BlizzCon panel material. BlizzCon still covers plans the beta does not show yet, and those claims stay labeled Planned.
Where to Start If You Are Still Deciding
New to the Game or Returning After Years Away
The new player guide walks through the pre-launch decisions the way you will face them: beta access, then character choice, then your first profession. Each step links to a deeper guide instead of repeating it.
If a term is unfamiliar, the Glossary in the Start here group defines it in a line or two and points to the guide that carries its sources.
Coming Back From Classic Era or Retail
The Classic Era versus Forever comparison lines up the two versions side by side. If you already know Classic, start there to see what changed before you spend character slots. Then check the System requirements page for whether your PC runs the client, and the Beta access page in Release and editions for whether your account can test it.
Building Your First Character
Pick a Class Before a Race
The classes hub lists all nine classes with their talent changes against Classic and links to every spec guide. Each class page names the races that can play it, so you can work back to a race from a class you already want.
Then Check What Each Race Changes
The Races hub covers racials, class access, and Skyborne's two factions: Windshaper for the Horde and High Order for the Alliance. Race pages quote Blizzard's racial text and say where the beta client adds detail.
Plan Talents and Levels Together
The talent calculator reads every class's trees from the beta client and marks each talent new, changed, or unchanged against Classic Era. The Leveling guide covers the level 60 endpoint, zone ranges, and the questions the beta has not answered yet.
Match a Profession to Your Build
The Professions hub covers trainer ranks, new recipes, and the camp objects each trade uses. Every profession has its own page, so read the specific trade you plan to level, not just the hub.
Planning an Alt
With a main already planned, class and race pages work as quick references. Open the class page for its talent counts, then the race page for the pairing you want. An alt in a different role often needs a different profession pair, so check that trade's page again instead of reusing your main's route.
How Every Page Labels a Claim
Guides name each source and label its evidence. Blizzard beta notes and official news are Confirmed when published, including announced future dates. Roadmap images and stage-only plans stay Planned. A named client build confirms what that capture stores, while server behavior and existing client-read datasets retain their stated limits and Reported labels. Wowhead and press reports stay Reported.
The site FAQ gives each short answer with its evidence tier, its source, and the page that covers it. Check the tier before you plan around a claim, especially a Planned or Reported one.
Systems Pages Track Rule Changes
The Systems hub covers rules outside any one class or zone: Hardcore, realmless rulesets, itemization, and travel without flying. Reread these after a beta patch, since a rule change there usually affects several other guides.
Getting to Endgame Content
Zones, Dungeons, and Raids Move Together
The Zones hub lists each new or changed zone with its published level range. The Dungeons and Raids guides cover the instances tied to those zones, so check a zone first to see which dungeons fall inside its bracket.
PvP and Transmog Sit Outside the Leveling Path
The PvP guide covers battlegrounds, including the new Darkspear Islands, and how rulesets affect PvP. Transmog covers appearance collection on its own, since it applies at any level.
Choosing a Leveling Guide or Addon
This site's leveling guides explain class order, zone brackets, and what Blizzard has confirmed for Forever. Paid route addons sell something different: step-by-step routes with in-game waypoints. RestedXP's Forever leveling guide is on sale now, and Zygor plans its Forever guides for launch.
The Two Paid Guides Are Not Interchangeable
RestedXP and Zygor Guides differ in guide scope, setup, and price, and each publishes a different status for its Forever coverage. Read the comparison before buying either. The Addons guide covers which free tools work on the Forever client at all.
Keeping Track of What Is Still Unknown
Roadmap and Edition Pages Move With Blizzard
The Roadmap page lists every announced date, plus a section on where Blizzard's own sources disagree. The Editions guide covers what each purchase tier includes, since access rules and bonuses differ by edition.
Conflicts Stay Visible
When Blizzard and a community source disagree, or two Blizzard posts do, the guide shows both instead of quietly picking one. The Riverglades quest count is one example: one recap says more than 150 quests and a later one says nearly 200.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often is this shelf updated?
Guides are rechecked against Blizzard's sources and the beta client on a rolling basis. Each row's date is that page's own last check, not a site-wide refresh.
Why do some guides say "unconfirmed" instead of giving a straight answer?
Because Blizzard has not confirmed that detail yet. The site labels a gap instead of guessing, so pages such as Engineering and Riverglades spell out what has and has not been announced.
Should I use this site or a paid leveling addon?
They answer different questions. This site explains what changed in WoW Forever and why; RestedXP and Zygor Guides sell in-game routes. The comparison page above covers which one fits you.
Why does a guide sometimes cite a community source instead of Blizzard?
Because Blizzard has not published that detail. Beta client data, Wowhead's database, and datamined reports fill real gaps, and each is labeled Reported instead of presented as official.
Use the References
For a record lookup, open the tool directory. For character choices, use class and spec guides alongside reviewed beta allocations. The dungeon hub, zone hub and profession hub lead to the detailed references.
Deep Links for Weak Spots in the Shelf
The shelf cards cover every route, but a few leaves still get fewer in-content mentions than their hubs. For leveling, open Hardcore leveling, alts, starting zones, or the class routes for Druid, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, and Warlock. For tools, use the Legacy planner, name generator, item database, quest database, and the stats reference. World leaves worth a click include Quests, mounts, best race, Shen'dralas, and Collector's Edition.
Classic dungeon prep pages cover Ragefire Chasm, Wailing Caverns, The Deadmines, Shadowfang Keep, Gnomeregan, Uldaman, Razorfen Downs, and Scarlet Monastery. Forever dungeon leaves include Hall of Thanes, City of Dalaran, The Drowned City, and Excavation Site: Wetlands. Systems and partner compare pages cover quality of life, no level scaling, Hunter pets, cooking leveling, and RestedXP vs Guidelime.