Sources and methodology
What the site shows, where it comes from, when it was checked and what it doesn’t say. WoW Forever data changes with game updates: each section gives its source and date.
PvE rankings · Wowhead (healers, tanks and Create your character)
Wowhead has rated each spec at level 60 since launch (tanks on October 27, healers on November 1, damage on November 3): damage, utility, area damage and defensives. Its ranks feed the Healing and Tanks rankings, the damage ranking as an option, and Create your character.
- Data type
- Expert rating
- Method
- The tier shown is Wowhead’s, unedited. A missing view means “not enough data”: it is never inferred from another level. MythicSim only simulates damage: the Healing and Tanks rankings are therefore Wowhead’s; for damage, the simulation is shown by default and Wowhead’s rating is available as an option. Each page’s level is read from its revision history; a page not yet revised for level 60 is flagged as coming from the beta.
- Checked
- Re-read from Wowhead every 24 hours; fallback snapshot from 24 September 2026.
Level 60 DPS ranking · simulation (MythicSim)
MythicSim simulates every specialization at level 60, with a reference character and the same fight for all. It is a theoretical projection, not an observed raid result.
- Data type
- Simulation
- Method
- Ranks follow the bands published by MythicSim, applied to its reference DPS (spec median: S at +20% or more, A above, B down to −15%, C below). 10,000 iterations per simulation; fight: Single boss, long fight, full raid buffs.
- Checked
- Simulations recorded on 14 November 2026.
Races and racials
Forever’s racials and their effect on each specialization.
- Data type
- Official data and simulation
- Method
- In the MythicSim simulation the build is the same for every race: only the race changes. Racial impact is low up to 1%, moderate up to 3%, high beyond.
- Checked
- Simulations recorded on 14 November 2026.
PvP ranking (Overgear)
Wowhead and Icy Veins don’t publish a PvP ranking for Forever. The site’s PvP ranking follows, class by class, Overgear’s PvP tier list, revised for launch.
- Data type
- Expert rating
- Method
- Race PvP tiers are our reading of the racials that matter in PvP: a Choose Your Forever recommendation, labeled as such.
- Checked
- Overgear update of 13 November 2026.
Professions and new recipes
2276 profession recipes, including Forever’s additions: list, reagents, items and official names read from the game tables (wago.tools); difficulty thresholds, vendors, prices and bindings recorded from Wowhead Forever.
- Data type
- Game data
- Method
- Automatic daily scrape: nothing is filled in by hand; missing data shows as “information not available”. The profession tier list and Main / Reroll advice are Choose Your Forever recommendations.
- Checked
- Data checked on 5 November 2026.
Legacy system
Legacy challenges, points and trees, from Blizzard’s announcement and Wowhead’s guide.
- Data type
- Official data
- Method
- The numbers (challenges, points, thresholds) come from the official announcement, completed by Wowhead’s guide.
Dungeon quests
The quests of every dungeon, their givers, prerequisites and rewards.
- Data type
- Game data
- Method
- Forever data from QuestieDB, completed by Wowhead Forever quest pages for the new dungeons; English and German names come from them. Quest experience in Forever’s new dungeons is an estimate.
- Sources
- QuestieDB Wowhead Forever
Dungeon maps, bosses and loot
24 dungeons have a map with their numbered bosses, abilities and loot, an item search and a shareable page for each boss.
- Data type
- Client data, Wowhead and an addon
- Method
- Official maps and positions: the client’s map textures and Blizzard’s JournalEncounter table. When they place fewer bosses, maps and positions from the open-source DungeonRouteGuide addon (GPL-2.0). New dungeons: credited fan maps by Santiago Reyes. Loot and abilities: Wowhead Forever pages, completed by Wowhead Classic Era (marked “CE”) while Wowhead Forever has no full entry for the boss, without world drops or Season of Discovery items. A boss with no known position stays in the list and is never placed by hand.
- Checked
- Data generated on 5 November 2026.
Map of Azeroth and routes
Forever’s world map with dungeons, flight masters, boats, zeppelins and quest givers, the fastest route and the dungeon quest planner.
- Data type
- Client data and estimate
- Method
- Forever’s world map from Wowhead; flights, paths and real prices from the game tables (TaxiNodes, TaxiPath) read on wago.tools; NPC positions from QuestieDB and Wowhead. Travel time is an estimate, and a flight is only used when both its flight points are discovered.
- Sources
- Wowhead Forever wago.tools QuestieDB
Raid Comp: buffs, debuffs and consumables
Scope of buffs and debuffs, effects, icons and alchemy consumables of Forever, read from the game tables; raids and sizes announced by Blizzard.
- Data type
- Client data and estimate
- Method
- The scope of each effect (raid, group, class), its aura type and the consumables’ effects come from the SpellEffect and ItemEffect tables and the alchemy recipes of the Forever client (wago.tools, build 1.60.1.70938), re-read every day: a patch that changes a buff is picked up without intervention. Icons come from Wowhead Forever. The slot rules (one totem per element, one aura or blessing per paladin) are Classic’s and are not verified for Forever; required talents are assumed and confirmed by hand. A consumable is never presented as equivalent to a buff: same effect family = partial coverage. Recommendations and the score are Choose Your Forever calculations, not a performance measure.
- Checked
- Data read on 13 November 2026.
Raid Comp: estimated DPS and role icons
An estimate of the raid’s DPS, the sum of the MythicSim simulations of the damage specs present, and the role icons of the game’s group finder.
- Data type
- Simulation and client data
- Method
- The estimated DPS adds up, for each damage player in the raid, the DPS MythicSim simulated for their spec (single boss, long fight, full raid buffs; average across races, since a player’s race is not known). No effect of missing buffs, consumables or the pet is added: no reliable value quantifies them. Tanks and healers are not simulated. The role icons (tank, healing, damage) are textures of the Forever client’s group finder (wago.tools), copied to the site by a script. The pet debuffs (Demoralizing Screech, Lava Breath, Sonic Blast) and the wolf’s howl come from the game tables and are confirmed by hand.
- Sources
- MythicSim wago.tools
Import from Raid-Helper
A composition can be imported from a Raid-Helper event: class, specialization, role and nickname of each sign-up.
- Data type
- Third-party service, on demand
- Method
- Raid-Helper’s public API (api/v4/events) is read by your browser, only when you click Import; nothing is stored on our side. Absent, tentative, late and bench sign-ups are sorted according to your choices; groups do not exist in Raid-Helper: they are rebuilt (tanks, healers, damage). Specializations come from the “wowtbc” template; a missing specialization is inferred from the role.
- Sources
- Raid-Helper
Raid Plan: tactical editor
Player placement, drawings, phases, notes and assignments for a raid fight, with import of the Raid Comp composition.
- Data type
- Choose Your Forever tool
- Method
- Raids and their boss count come from Blizzard’s announcements; only Onyxia (the client’s DungeonEncounter table) has a confirmed boss name, the others stay numbered. Onyxia’s Lair has its in-game map, read from the client textures (UiMapArtTile); for the new raids no map is known: backgrounds are a grid, schematic rooms marked “to be confirmed”, or your image, which stays on your device. Phase durations are typed by hand, never official. The plan stays private on your device; the share link holds a read-only copy, with no account or server. Drawing: Konva (MIT license).
- Sources
- Warcraft Tavern wago.tools Konva
Guides and Tips
Hidden quests, unusual items and Forever secrets, step by step.
- Data type
- Community guides
- Method
- Every guide cites its sources at the top; information taken from player comments is flagged, and images come from fan sites, always credited. The first tile, RestedXP, is an affiliate link marked as such; its image is the program's official banner, loaded from the RestedXP shop.
Roadmap and news
Blizzard’s official dates, patch notes and known issues, developer posts and news from Wowhead and Icy Veins.
- Data type
- Official data
- Method
- Patch notes and Blizzard posts are read automatically from the official forums through Blue Tracker’s feeds; the current build comes from wago.tools. News is read from its sources, which stay cited and clickable.
Server status
At the top of the home page: the game’s US servers and authentication, in green, yellow or red, with each step of the login in detail.
- Data type
- Community tracker
- Method
- Unofficial tracker wowforeverstatus.com (Skellee Belly): a game client logs in about every two minutes and publishes the result of each step. This site reads it every two minutes, server-side; your browser never calls that service. With no reading for 15 minutes, the status turns yellow. Only the US realms are probed.
- Sources
- wowforeverstatus.com
Config.wtf
Graphics options, their variables and values are taken from the Forever client’s interface; the official French, English and German labels come from the game’s strings.
- Data type
- Client data and estimate
- Method
- The frames-per-second estimate is a model: it gives a ballpark, not a measurement.
- Checked
- Interface and labels checked against build 1.60.1.70938 on 13 November 2026.
Choose Your Forever recommendations
Main and Reroll advice, the profession tier list and race PvP tiers are our recommendations. They are always labeled as such and don’t come from Blizzard, Wowhead, MythicSim or Overgear.
Limits
- WoW Forever changes with every update: numbers, recipes and rankings can change.
- Wowhead’s rankings (expert rating) and MythicSim’s (simulation) are never mixed: they are two different methods.
- Item and spell tooltips come from Wowhead: their content is not modified.
- Boss positions from the DungeonRouteGuide addon and the fan maps are not official; loot marked “CE” comes from Classic Era and may differ on Forever.