WoW Forever classes
Nine classes, 27 specializations. Druid is Balance, Feral and Restoration, and Feral is the tank.
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Mobalytics lists every spec and Wowhead’s class-guide index matches the set: Warrior Arms/Fury/Protection, Paladin Holy/Protection/Retribution, Hunter Beast Mastery/Marksmanship/Survival, Rogue Assassination/Combat/Subtlety, Priest Discipline/Holy/Shadow, Shaman Elemental/Enhancement/Restoration, Mage Arcane/Fire/Frost, Warlock Affliction/Demonology/Destruction, Druid Balance/Feral/Restoration. That is 27. I am not adding a Guardian spec. Feral covers Druid tanking.
IGN’s race guide is the source for the “best race” column. Search volume is the 28-day figure from the keyword research file, not a Blizzard statistic. A detail page exists only where that volume cleared the bar. Paladin stays in the table: the research file has no Paladin query with volume, so it does not get its own URL. Healer ordering is a separate Wowhead list, not a damage ranking. I do not publish a DPS or tank tier. Those lists were not in the pages I read.
9 entries
| Warrior | Arms / Fury / Protection | Plate / Rage / DPS-Tank | Alliance: Human; Horde: Orc or Tauren | All class trees revamped for Forever; no Warrior-specific hotfix through 2026-11-12 | 3 sources Mobalytics, IGN, Wowhead |
| Druid | Balance / Feral / Restoration | Leather / Mana-Rage-Energy / DPS-Tank-Healer | Alliance: Night Elf; Horde: Tauren | Feral covers tanking (no separate Guardian spec); 11-10 fix to Omen of Clarity after spec swap and instant Wild Growth from Nature's Swiftness; 11-11 Rend and Tear now works on Pounce Bleed | 3 sources Mobalytics, IGN, Blizzard |
| Mage | Arcane / Fire / Frost | Cloth / Mana / DPS | Alliance: Gnome; Horde: Orc or Troll | Orc Mages added as a new race-class combination; class trees revamped | 3 sources Mobalytics, IGN, Blizzard |
| Shaman | Elemental / Enhancement / Restoration | Mail / Mana / DPS-Healer | Alliance: Dwarf; Horde: Orc, Troll or Tauren | Dwarf Shaman (Alliance) and Skyborne Shaman (Horde Windshaper only) added; 11-11 fix for Flametongue Totem Rank 2 | 3 sources Mobalytics, IGN, Blizzard |
| Hunter | Beast Mastery / Marksmanship / Survival | Mail / Mana / DPS | Alliance: Night Elf; Horde: Tauren or Troll | Human Hunters added; 11-10 pet health corrected from 150% to 115% and Arcane Shot mana set to 11% of base mana; 11-11 Volley proc and movement fixes | 4 sources Mobalytics, IGN, Blizzard, Wowhead |
| Rogue | Assassination / Combat / Subtlety | Leather / Energy / DPS | Alliance: Night Elf; Horde: Troll | Class trees revamped; no Rogue-specific hotfix through 2026-11-12 | 2 sources Mobalytics, Wowhead |
| Warlock | Affliction / Demonology / Destruction | Cloth / Mana / DPS | Alliance: Gnome; Horde: Orc or Troll | Troll Warlocks added as a new race-class combination | 2 sources Mobalytics, Blizzard |
| Priest | Discipline / Holy / Shadow | Cloth / Mana / DPS-Healer | Alliance: Gnome; Horde: Undead or Troll | Gnome Priests added; 11-11 fixes so Gnome Confounding Flash and Holy Twilight Focus work in Shadowform | 3 sources Mobalytics, IGN, Blizzard |
| Paladin | Holy / Protection / Retribution | Plate / Mana / Healer-Tank-DPS | Alliance: Dwarf (tank) or Human (hybrid); Horde: Undead | Undead Paladins added, tied to the first Forsaken Paladin in Warcraft III Reforged: Forsaken Kingdom; 11-11 Judgement now counts as a ranged attack | 3 sources Mobalytics, IGN, Blizzard |
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Questions
How many specializations are there?
27. Eight classes have three specs. Druid also has three, with Feral covering tanking.
Where is the Paladin guide?
On this table. Paladin did not have its own search volume in the research file, so it stays a row. Healers are compared on the healer page.
Sources
- Mobalytics classes — checked 2026-11-12
- Wowhead class guides — checked 2026-11-12
- IGN best race — checked 2026-11-12
- Wowhead healer rankings — checked 2026-11-12