Everything the two game clients' own data shows has changed between Classic Era and WoW Forever: talents and abilities for all 9 classes, buffs, debuffs, racials, tank and healer kits. Pick what you play for, and the tabs show only what matters there.
Forever beta 1.60.1.70291 · Classic Era 1.15.9.69722 · page built 2026-10-09
Forever: 5 of 5 reach the whole raid. Classic: 5 of 5 reach the target's party.
RaidRead more →Forever: 0 of 5 do; all 5 help only the one who applied them (aura 270, 271, 308).
RaidRead more →141 new talents, 107 gone and 237 changed; 23 new abilities outside the trees and 20 no longer learnable.
All contextsRead more →Forever: Holy Strike (level 6), Seal of Fury (level 10), Judgement of Fury (level 25), Hammer of the Righteous (level 40) · Improved Righteous Fury: −6 % damage taken · Holy Shield: 110 damage per block.
RaidRead more →11 Classic racials gone, 14 new, 15 changed, and a race line Classic does not have: Skyborne (5 racials).
All contextsRead more →Swipe for all 5 →
The differences that change how a raid is put together. They are tagged Raid by hand; the other tags come from the same text rules as everything else.
5 of 5 raise damage or crit for the whole raid (aura 87, 569)
0 of 5 do; all 5 help only the one who applied them (aura 270, 271, 308)
Who it affects: Shadow priests, warlocks, mages, enhancement shamans — and everyone who relied on their debuffs
Fire + Frost · −75 resistances, +10 % damage taken · 3 ranks, level 32–60. Curse of Shadow covers Shadow + Arcane (level 44–56)
all six magic schools · −75 resistances, +10 % damage taken · 4 ranks, level 20–50. Curse of Shadow: not learnable
Who it affects: One warlock curse slot now lifts every caster school
Curse of the Elements Rank 1 440892Curse of the Elements Rank 2 1311676Curse of the Elements Rank 3 1311677Curse of the Elements Rank 4 1311680
Curse of the Elements Rank 1 1490Curse of the Elements Rank 2 11721Curse of the Elements Rank 3 11722
Curse of Shadow Rank 1 17862Curse of Shadow Rank 2 17937Meditation 15 % · Reflection 15 % · Arcane Meditation 15 % of mana regeneration while casting. Mindfulness, Reverence: not in Era
Meditation 50 % · Reflection 50 % · Arcane Meditation 50 % · new: Mindfulness (Shaman) 50 % · Reverence (Paladin) 30 % · Bestial Discipline (Hunter) 50 %
Who it affects: Healers and Arcane mages
8 of the 13 Era paladin talents that Forever dropped are Aura or Blessing talents. Blessing of Kings is a Protection talent
Sanctity Aura and Greater Blessing of Sanctuary not learnable · Blessing of Kings trainable at level 20, no talent needed
Who it affects: Every raid with a paladin
5 of 5 reach the target's party
5 of 5 reach the whole raid
Who it affects: Every raider: one cast instead of one per group
Holy Strike, Seal of Fury, Judgement of Fury, Hammer of the Righteous: not in the Era kit · Improved Righteous Fury: +50 % threat · Holy Shield: 65 damage per block
Holy Strike (level 6), Seal of Fury (level 10), Judgement of Fury (level 25), Hammer of the Righteous (level 40) · Improved Righteous Fury: −6 % damage taken · Holy Shield: 110 damage per block
Who it affects: Protection paladins and the raid lead who assigns tanks
5 of 5 not in Era (Penance, Divine Aegis, Prayer of Mending, Wild Growth, Riptide). Fear Ward: Dwarf only
5 new talents · Fear Ward: every race, level 20
Who it affects: Discipline priests, restoration druids and shamans; every priest for Fear Ward
Who it affects: Warrior and bear tanks; hunters and shamans in melee groups
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Source: SpellEffect, SpellLevels, SkillLineAbility and SpellAuraOptions from both clients (1.15.9.69722: 40250 effect rows · 1.60.1.70291: 42568), plus the pipeline's talent diff (9 classes) and baseline-ability diff. Follows: the two client builds named in the column heads.
How the tags are set: each rule is a text match on the change's own tooltip text, written once in the generator. A match is not a judgement of how much the change matters.
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| Raid | touches raid buff, debuff, threat, dispel, interrupt, mana regen (the raid categories)(?:party|raid|group members|allies|friendly target|nearby (friendly|members)|aura)|(?:target (takes|to take)|increas\w* (the )?(damage|chance)[^.]*taken|armor o… |
| Raid | heals other players or improves healing spellsheal(s|ing)? (a|an|the|up to|all|nearby|your)? ?(friendly|target|party|raid|group|allies|members)|healing (spells?|done|effects?|received)|amount healed|\b(Heal…except: heals? (you|the caster|yourself)\b |
| Raid | raises hit chance or lowers resists (bosses are three levels above you)chance to hit|hit chance|chance to be resisted|chance to resist your|resist(ed)? chance |
| Solo & leveling | touches pets or demons, self-healing, run speed, out of combat, mounts, gathering, experience or kills\bpets?\b|your (summoned )?demons?|minion|\bImp\b|Voidwalker|Succubus|Felhunter|heals? (you|the caster)\b|restores? [^.]*health|regenerate[^.]*health|out of com… |
| PvP | touches crowd control, escapes, slows, roots, disarms, immunities, stealth or interrupts\bstun|snare|\broot|immobiliz|\bfear|horror|silenc|interrupt|disarm|polymorph|\bsap\b|\bblind|daze|\bslow|movement speed|movement impairing|escape|immun|charm|i… |
| PvP | names a control or escape ability, or reflects spells, purges or burns mana (the talent name Reflection does not count)\b(Cheap Shot|Kidney Shot|Gouge|Garrote|Hamstring|Wing Clip|Concussive Shot|Scatter Shot|Frost Nova|Cone of Cold|Counterspell|Psychic Scream|Howl of Terror|Deat… |
| PvP | lowers the chance to be hit or crit, or the damage you takechance (you are|to be) (critically )?hit|critical strikes against you|chance to be hit|damage taken by you|damage you take |
| All contexts | matches none of the rules. It shows only under the All filter, never under Raid, Solo & leveling or PvP. |
Source: talent-diff.json (1.60.1.70291 against 1.15.9.69722): 485 new, gone or changed talents. Talent text is the top rank; Wowhead's tooltip shows rank 1. Follows: the talent diff of these two builds.
Every talent that is new, gone or changed, and every ability outside the trees that was added, renamed or can no longer be learned. Changed text is marked: Classic only and Forever only.
65 changes · 5 talents unchanged (not listed)
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64 changes · 11 talents unchanged (not listed)
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45 changes · 18 talents unchanged (not listed)
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66 changes · 8 talents unchanged (not listed)
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53 changes · 10 talents unchanged (not listed)
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51 changes · 12 talents unchanged (not listed)
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59 changes · 10 talents unchanged (not listed)
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73 changes · 5 talents unchanged (not listed)
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57 changes · 9 talents unchanged (not listed)
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Source: talent-diff.json and baseline-abilities-diff.json (1.60.1.70291 against 1.15.9.69722); ability texts from Spell.db2 with their own numbers filled in. A text with formulas the page cannot fill is left out (hover for the tooltip). Follows: the two client builds.
"Not learnable" means no trainer row in Forever's client tables. The Era client also carries spells from other Classic seasons, so some of these may never have been in plain Classic.
The group buffs reach the whole raid in Forever. In Classic they reached the target's party, so a raid needed one cast per group.
Reaches the target's party
285 armor, 12 all attributes
Level 60 · target 37
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385 armor, 16 all attributes
Level 60 · target 56
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31 Intellect
Level 56 · target 37
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31 Intellect
Level 56 · target 56
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54 Stamina
Level 60 · target 37
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70 Stamina
Level 60 · target 56
Reaches the target's party
40 Spirit
Level 60 · target 37
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40 Spirit
Level 60 · target 56
Reaches the target's party
60 Shadow resistance
Level 56 · target 37
Reaches the whole raid
60 Shadow resistance
Level 56 · target 56
Reaches one class in the raid
10 % total stats
Level 60 · target 61
Reaches one class in the raid
10 % total stats
Level 60 · target 153
+3 % crit in both, 45 yards in Classic and 45 in Forever. The aura changes from 52 to 290, and Forever's tooltip says it does not stack with Moonkin Aura.
Trueshot Aura 1299346Hunter+50 ranged attack power for the party in Classic, +30 in Forever.
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In Classic these debuffs made the target take more damage from everyone (aura 87) or be crit more by every Frost caster (aura 569). In Forever the caster debuffs carry auras 270, 271, 308: they only count for the player who applied them. Curse of the Elements keeps aura 87 and now covers all six magic schools.
Shadow Weaving 15258Priest
Improved Shadow Bolt 17794Warlock
Stormstrike 17364ShamanCurse of Shadow 17937Warlocknot learnable
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Source: SpellEffect ImplicitTarget and base points, SpellRadius, SpellLevels; 1.15.9.69722 and 1.60.1.70291. "Top rank" is the highest rank in the data, at its own level. Follows: the spell id on each card.
Source: SpellEffect EffectAura, base points and school mask, SpellAuraOptions stacks and charges; 1.15.9.69722 and 1.60.1.70291. Improved Shadow Bolt's Forever value is the talent's top rank (the debuff spell itself holds the rank-1 value). Follows: the spell id on each card.
Which raid changes each role should read first, then what is new in the tank and healer kits. The links jump to the change on the Overview tab.
4 of 8 raid changes
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3 of 8 raid changes
15 new talents and abilities whose text matches the tanks rule. A text match, not a ranking.
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14 new talents and abilities whose text matches the healers rule. A text match, not a ranking.
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Source: the raid changes, grouped by who they affect; kit lists = new talents and abilities whose text matches the role rule. Follows: the Overview tab and the By class data.
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| Tanks | threat|taunt|\bblock|parry|dodge|defense skill|damage you take|physical damage taken|armor (value|contribution)|Defensive Stance|Bear Form|Dire Bear|Righteous Fury |
| Healers | heal(s|ing)? (a|an|the|up to|all|nearby|your)? ?(friendly|target|party|raid|group|allies|members)|healing (spells?|done|effects?|received)|amount healed|\b(Healing Touch|Regrowth|Rejuvenation|Swiftmend|Tranquility|Holy Light|Flash of Light|Lay on Hands|Flash Heal|Greater Heal|Prayer of Healing|Renew|Power Word: Shield|Healing Wave|Lesser Healing Wave|Chain Heal)\bexcept: heals? (you|the caster|yourself)\b |
Each race's racial skill line in both clients, matched by spell id and by name. 11 racials gone, 14 new, 15 with changed text, 1 renamed.
5 racials in Classic · 4 in Forever
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Perception 20600 
The Human Spirit 20598
4 racials in Classic · 4 in Forever
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Find Treasure 2481
5 racials in Classic · 5 in Forever
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4 racials in Classic · 4 in Forever
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Not in Classic: a new race line · 5 in Forever
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4 racials in Classic · 4 in Forever
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4 racials in Classic · 4 in Forever
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Underwater Breathing 5227 
Cannibalize 20577
4 racials in Classic · 4 in Forever
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War Stomp 20549
5 racials in Classic · 4 in Forever
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Unchanged: 
Berserking 20554 
Beast Slaying 20557
Source: SkillLineAbility on the racial skill lines, SpellName and Spell.db2 descriptions; both builds. Follows: the line-to-race map copied from race-score.mjs.
"Gone" means not on the race's skill line in Forever. The client has no second table that links racials to races, so this is the widest check the data allows.
Source: Blizzard's development notes and Warrior update, checked against the client data in the pipeline's patch-note note (2026-10-03). Follows: the latest Forever build on wago.tools.
