September 24 patch: cheaper respecs and class balance
Cheap resets apply during beta. Blizzard describes rising launch fees with a decrease once a week.
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Full digest September 26, 2026
WoW Forever beta: essential discoveries
The first full digest covers quests, items, bosses, class changes and known issues. Sources checked through September 26, 2026. Current build 1.60.1.70009.
Discoveries
Library books: Truthseeker's Bow now requires level 40
Blizzard set to require level 40. It is no longer equippable at the beta cap of 30. The earlier advice about no level requirement is obsolete.
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Dungeon quests now grant less bonus XP
increased by about 20%. The lower-enemy-level adjustment is again calculated separately for each player. If one member is vastly above the enemy level, nobody receives XP. This does not reverse the earlier bonus quest XP change.
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Cat Form: relic chain and an announced loot-blocking fix
Josh Greenfield reports a server fix. The level-20 form still unlocks through the class quest chain.
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Server fix reported by a developer. Not our independent retest.Read more ↗
Ruins of Lordaeron: both factions, quests and the hidden crest
Both Horde and Alliance can run the new dungeon. Faction quests differ. Current data lists for Horde.
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Rotmender’s Raiment: leggings and boots already drop in Ruins of Lordaeron
Two set pieces have player drop reports from the dungeon. Four pieces restore mana. Five can add a healing-over-time effect.
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Cozy Sleeping Bag: a lasting XP boost
From level 14, follow a cross-zone quest chain. Resting in the bag grants up to 3% extra experience.
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You can unlock a Legacy Point under the level-20 cap
You can earn the first before level 25 through skill 150 in a crafting profession or full map exploration.
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Camping starts around level 5
Great Outdoors introduces camps. Make a through Cooking and add objects around it.
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Hall of Thanes: a Dark Iron Map starts a quest chain
Alliance players can find a in and start with a reward choice.
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Mage: make Coldflame Saber from a scroll and Silverlaine’s blade
Mages can make from a scroll and Silverlaine’s blade. It requires level 21, so it cannot be equipped under the current level-20 beta cap.
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Druid: the full Embrace of the Viper changes your form
Five Wailing Caverns set pieces grant a snake appearance and set bonuses.
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Silver of the Waves: an underwater Loch Modan cache
A hidden underwater find starts a short quest for an Intellect and Spirit accessory.
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Undead Paladin: a hidden chain leads to Wolfsbane
Take at from level 18. The reward is , a two-hand sword with 25.59 DPS and a special hit effect.
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First Mate Band from Mr. Smite: an early ring with a later set bonus
The ring drops in and requires level 17. The second set piece is not an early target.
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Mutanus: the hidden final Wailing Caverns boss
After all four Fanglords, escort Disciple of Naralex to summon the boss.
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Venomstrike: Lord Serpentis’s bow for hunters
At level 19, look for the bow in . It can deal extra nature damage.
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Mystmane: a rare Skyborne hunter pet
A player reported a spawn near the temple at 60.0,33.5. Tame it only at or above its level.
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Dwarf Shaman: unique totem quest chains
Dwarf Shamans have their own quest chain for Water Totem, starting at level 20.
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Skyborne: a six-slot bag in the starting area
Around level 4, rewards a six-slot Simple Leather Satchel.
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New race/class combinations: check before creating a character
Forever does not offer every class to every race. Skyborne options differ by faction.
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Community Forever map: original zone maps inside stories
An original interactive map helps locate zones and coordinates mentioned in discoveries.
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Party members can land on different world layers
If party members cannot see each other, Blizzard lists party/world-instance mismatch as a known beta issue.
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Known issue in build 1.60.1.70009Read more ↗
The Y key may throw a Lua error before the first Legacy Point
Do not open before meeting an unlock condition: Blizzard acknowledges this Lua error.
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Known issue. No fix announcedRead more ↗
Cooldown Manager does not yet track every effect
The new UI is being tested, but Blizzard warns that some cooldowns are tracked incompletely.
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Partially working in betaRead more ↗
Sleeping Bag chain: male Night Elves may get stuck at the netting
One player reports that a male Night Elf gets stuck at the netting near the final step. A fix has not been confirmed.
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Player report, not confirmed by BlizzardRead more ↗
Duplicate dungeon quests from sharing were fixed
Blizzard closed a bug that could duplicate some dungeon quests when shared with a party.
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Fixed in 1.60.1.70009Read more ↗
Coldrasp: a spectral wolf in Tirisfal
A rare level-12 wolf appears near the mushroom ring in western . Beta hunters report successful tames.
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Horde Hunter: unlock a pet at level 10
Orcs and Trolls go through in Razor Hill. Tauren finish in Thunder Bluff. The final quest unlocks .
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How to transfer a pet ability to your main companion
Tame a beast with the wanted ability, fight until you learn it, then teach a compatible main pet through .
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Four new pet abilities useful in the beta
Spiders root, crabs slow, crocolisks reduce healing, and birds of prey disarm. Their first ranks fit the level-20 beta cap.
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Hunter stats now feed the pet
Gear improves more than the character: pets inherit health, armor, some attack power and critical strike chance.
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Horde: where to get new leather Hunter gear
at Crossroads sells a pattern for a +8 Agility hood. Filled crate turn-ins provide the currency.
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Wailing Caverns: Hunter targets before level 20
Alongside , look for Agility leggings, boots, gloves and a belt pattern.
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Horde: a quest ring from Blackfathom Deeps
Kill to choose with +4 Agility, +4 Strength and +6 Spirit.
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Hawk at level 20: an extra Legacy point is needed
normally requires level 25 in the talent tree. Wowhead describes reaching it at the beta cap with an extra .
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Pre-September-24 pet advice is outdated
Hunters can no longer tame beasts above their level. Pet happiness again decays at maximum loyalty.
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Panther Armor in a level-20 guide: save it for later
The reward exists, but is a level-29 elite quest with enemies well above the current beta cap.
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Fire and frost traps: community reports a conflict
Hunter tests from September 23 found separate cooldowns but say one active trap replaces the other.
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Needs testing in the current buildRead more ↗
Three Barrens rares drop a regional movement set
Any two new set pieces grant 5% movement speed in and .
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Rogue secret in Shadowfang Keep: the ring arrives after mail
A level-20 solo chain awards an Agility, Stamina and hit ring, but the reward is delayed.
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Ruins of Lordaeron: two bosses require hidden events
A fireplace in a ruined house summons Viktor. A glowing-eye statue summons . Both events have waves.
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Warlock Incubus: a separate level-20 quest chain
Horde and Alliance learn through different quests rather than a normal trainer purchase.
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Silverpine cave secret: an offering rewards a Strength and Intellect ring
A note scrap leads to . The elite finale awards a +3 Strength, +5 Intellect ring.
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Hall of Thanes: a hidden quest tablet in the final vault
A tablet in the Reliquary of Kings starts an Alliance quest. The vaults also hold items for a quest that rewards a caster off-hand.
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Fishing 20: Fish Bowl buffs a nearby party
This camp feature grants seated nearby players 8% to all stats and does not stack with Blessing of Kings.
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Leatherworking tent: refill rested XP up to 5% of a level
At skill 20, a Leatherworker makes two tents from five Light Leather. It works only when rested XP is below 5% of a level.
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Fear Ward is now available to Priests of every race
At level 20, every Priest trains the spell. It is no longer Dwarf-only.
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Alliance Shaman: Water Totem route across three zones
The new level-20 chain runs through , and before a finale.
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Call of Water: player reports a missing red waterskin
At Stonewatch Falls, a water sample may vanish without quest credit. This is one report. No fix is confirmed.
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Needs testing in the current buildRead more ↗
Horde Paladin: four items to target in Ruins of Lordaeron
A mail belt, chest, leggings and two-hand axe are equippable from levels 15-16. Here are the stats and reported bosses.
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A level-20 Paladin helm with +10 spell damage and healing
grants +9 Stamina and up to +10 spell damage and healing. Both factions have a plan vendor.
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Protection Paladin: Seedcloud Buckler adds spell power to a shield
From level 19, the shield offers 547 armor, 11 block and up to +4 spell damage and healing. It drops in .
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