Patch, Podcast, and PvP: A Busy Beta Day for WoW: Forever

Published October 16, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026

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A new WoW: Forever beta build brought sweeping class, racial, and raid-buff changes, while a fresh podcast episode addressed PvP plans and a stress test was announced for October 19th.

New Beta Build Brings Wide-Ranging Class Changes

The WoW: Forever beta went down for maintenance to prepare for a new build, which arrived with a large set of class adjustments. Among the changes, several powerful hunter pet abilities were nerfed, particularly ones considered too similar to abilities from other classes. The build also made many buffs raid-wide rather than tied to specific classes or specs.

Massive Racial Overhaul

Blizzard's development notes for the new build highlighted a large wave of updates to racial abilities. Many racials were changed or tuned, including further adjustments to Gnome racials and buffs to Plainsrunning.

Paladin Wraps Up Class Deep Dive Series

Blizzard closed out its WoW: Forever class developer insight series with a deep dive on the Paladin class.

Podcast Episode 4 Tackles PvP

The fourth episode of the WoW: Forever Podcast focused on PvP topics. In it, Blizzard confirmed there are no plans to add protections for lower-level players against higher-level players in PvP. The team also announced plans to lower the Honor earned in Alterac Valley while increasing Honor gained in all other Battlegrounds. Additionally, Josh Greenfield confirmed that there are currently no plans for an RP-PVP ruleset in WoW: Forever.

Stress Test and Community Sleuthing

Blizzard invited all players, regardless of beta access or subscription status, to join a WoW: Forever Stress Test on October 19th. Meanwhile, the Secret Finding Discord community is once again investigating the game's hidden secrets.