Talent changes in WoW: Forever

What stays the same

You get your first talent point at level 10 and one more every level, for 51 at level 60.
Each class still has three trees with the same number of rows as Classic, and one-point milestone talents at 11, 21 and 31 points.
You still reset talents at your class trainer.

What's new

A new 16-point milestone talent in each tree gives a reason to stop halfway into a tree.
Blizzard's goal is that every tree is a real option for dungeons and raids.
Dual Specialization opens at level 40, so you can keep a leveling or PvP build and a group build.
The Legacy node Talented gives your first point at level 9 instead of 10. See Legacy points explained.

Buffs and spells you no longer spend points on

Buffs that used to be talents, such as Blessing of Kings and Improved Mark of the Wild, are now baseline.
Hunters learn Aimed Shot at level 20 whatever their talents.
Druids learn Nature's Grasp at 10 and Omen of Clarity at 20, and get a new out-of-combat resurrection, Revive, at 12.
Hit and critical strike are now one stat each for melee, ranged and spells, which makes gearing a hybrid much easier.

Beta Phase 2 (October 1)

The cap went to 30, which adds 10 more points and a new batch of talents.
New or moved talents include Bane of Havoc (Destruction Warlock), Templar's Bulwark (Protection Paladin) and Leader of the Pack in a new place (Feral Druid).
Feral Druids lost Tiger's Fury and gained Shifting Power, which turns mana into energy. Mangle was renamed Primal Bite.
Holy Paladins lost Improved Holy Strike: its cooldown cut is now baseline.
Talent resets cost 1 silver if you haven't reset recently. The next reset costs much more, then drops back to 1 silver after an hour. This is for the beta only.

Other beta talent changes

From Blizzard's beta development notes. Talents are still changing every week.

Class	Change
Warrior	Big Fury and Protection rework. New Fury talents Lingering Rage, Furious Precision and Gore Drinker. Toughness, Improved Cleave and Boundless Rage removed. Bloodthirst hits harder.
Paladin	Redoubt and Champion of the Light lowered, Holy Shield block chance raised to 30%.
Hunter	Marksmanship capstone Sniper Shot redone with 45-yard range. Pets got Aggressive mode back.
Mage	Fire's Hot Streak renamed Heating Up. Combustion back to 3 charges.
Priest	Shadow Weaving can no longer fail to apply.
Shaman	Elemental Fury and Elemental Alacrity swapped rows. Rage of the Far Seer no longer speeds up casting.
Rogue	Setup only gives combo points when the target dodges or resists you.

Tips

Talent trees in Forever are different enough that old Classic builds won't line up. Plan yours with the ONN talent calculator.
Your talents are cheap to reset in the beta, so try a tree you'd never play in Classic.
Want a second opinion on a build? Post the calculator link in ONN chat.

Sources

Written by ONN from the WoW: Forever beta and Blizzard's notes, last checked October 6, 2026. The beta is still changing, so details may be different at launch on November 4. Something wrong? Tell us in #help.

Type	Classes and talents
First talent point	Level 10
Points at 30 / 60	21 / 51
Dual spec	Level 40
Time	About 5 minutes to read