WoW: Forever Details Priest and Warrior Beta Changes
Blizzard’s class deep dives outline new Priest tools, Warrior adjustments and talent updates for World of Warcraft: Forever, with changes still subject to beta testing.
Blizzard has outlined class changes for Priests and Warriors in the World of Warcraft: Forever beta. The updates add new talent options and adjust class abilities, while Blizzard says abilities and talents may continue to change during testing.
Priests gain broader access to key abilities
Fear Ward and Devouring Plague become available to all Priests at level 20, regardless of race. Divine Spirit becomes a baseline ability at level 30, and Shadow Word: Death becomes baseline at level 32. Shadow Word: Death deals instant Shadow damage, but if it does not kill its target, the Priest takes damage equal to 10% of their maximum health; the spell has a 15-second cooldown.
The deep dive also introduces new talent options across Discipline, Holy and Shadow. For example, Discipline’s Penance can damage an enemy or heal an ally, while Holy’s Prayer of Mending can jump between nearby party or raid members as it heals. The updated Shadowform also allows non-healing spells to be cast while active.
Warrior changes address Rage and specialization tools
Warrior Rage from taking damage is calculated while ignoring Armor and damage-absorption effects. Rage from dealing damage is normalized according to weapon speed, and critical strikes now generate 75% more Rage than non-critical strikes. Blizzard also says it is investigating Rage-generation bugs in the beta and that identifying their root cause may take a couple of weeks.
Other changes include Tactical Mastery at level 14, which lets a Warrior retain 10 Rage when changing stances, and Victory Rush at level 20, which deals damage and heals the Warrior for 10% of maximum health after a non-trivial enemy is killed. Recklessness, Retaliation and Shield Wall no longer share cooldowns. Shield Specialization now generates more Rage when it triggers on a block:
Talent access and beta status
Talents become available at level 10, with familiar milestone talents at 11, 21 and 31 points and a new milestone at 16 points. Players can change talents, including Legacy talents, by visiting a class trainer in a major city. Dual Specialization becomes available at level 40.
Blizzard says it will continue reviewing the updates in dungeons, PvP and the open world as beta testing continues, with player feedback part of that process. The class abilities and talents remain subject to further changes.
Frequently asked questions
Are these Priest and Warrior changes final?
No. Blizzard says class abilities and talents may continue to evolve throughout the beta test and are subject to additional changes.
At what level do talents and Dual Specialization become available?
Talents become available at level 10. Dual Specialization becomes available at level 40.
Which Priest abilities become baseline, and when?
Divine Spirit becomes baseline at level 30, and Shadow Word: Death becomes baseline at level 32. Fear Ward and Devouring Plague are available to all Priests at level 20, regardless of race.
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