Druids receive a set of balance tweaks across crits (Rejuvenation, Tranquility, Wild Growth), Wrath damage buff, Thorns scaling with spell power, and the Feral Mangle renamed to Primal Bite with updated talents.

The first rollout of the cooldown manager surfaces critical information from buff and action bars to a customizable location, and players are invited to give feedback on which spells should be tracked by default.

A temporary low-cost respec option is available in beta (one silver for players who haven’t changed talents recently; higher costs after use for an hour) to balance rampant respecing.

Mages see adjustments to Arcane Missile line-of-sight checks (now only at start); Fire spec gains duration buffs from Wake of Fire and Hot Streak; Ignite no longer doubles damage modifiers.

Hunters face Tame Beast restrictions by target level, Furious Howl AP bonus is reduced, and Survival’s Strider Kick grants a 30% move-speed bonus for 3 seconds.

Paladins get Retribution Aura scaling with spell power, Holy Strike damage increases across ranks, more reliable Consecration, Holy Strike integrated into Holy Power for Holy specs, and adjustments to Vengeance stacks and mana costs for Retribution.

Shamans gain ~10% more damage from Lava Burst early ranks; Lightning Bolt improvements, and adjustments to totem interactions (Flametongue and Windfury no longer stack); talent order swap (Elemental Fury/Alacrity) for progression pacing.

Priests allow Renew to crit; Power Word: Shield can overwrite Weakened Soul if the target doesn’t have it; Sap flags PvP targets for PvP play.

Race-focused changes include a 10% discount for Gnomes on Mana/Rage/Energy via Eureka, and Tauren Cultivation now requires a level-based skill threshold for herb gathering with a cap at 60.

New QoL and UI updates include campfire buffs usable during resting, an initial version of the cooldown manager limited to several classes with no ranks yet, enhanced gamepad support with class-specific flyouts and compact layouts, and audio/visual tweaks across environments.

Enhancement/Restoration Shamans: no Rage-based spellcasting speed for Enhancement; Restoration can crit with Riptide; totem stacking rules clarified for group play, signaling early progression moments in shamans’ playstyle evolution.

Blizzard’s World of Warcraft Forever patch notes summarize broad class tuning, beta improvements, and new gameplay features as the beta enters its second week.