WoW Forever Classes: Most Played, First to 60 and Who the Nov 10 Hotfixes Hit

Of all WoW Forever classes, Hunter is the safest one to start now. Your pet takes the hits, and the first solo player to 60 was a Hunter. If you main Enhancement Shaman, swap to Strength gear: the November 10 hotfixes cut Stormstrike.

Hunter share, WoW Census

13.3%

Hunters in the first 100 at 60

26

Stormstrike weapon damage, %

150 → 100

What are the most played classes in WoW Forever?

Hunter and Paladin sit at the top, and the order depends on what you count. Both lists come from fan censuses, addons that count the players they see in game.

ForeverDB counts each player once and saw 73,079 players since launch. WoW Census counts every character, alts included, and has seen about 310,000:

Neither is Blizzard's own count, so read them as samples. Hunter is near the top in both, and Rogue is last in both.

Which class hit level 60 first in WoW Forever?

A Paladin finished first, but inside a group. Five Horde players hit 60 together on November 7 at about 3:10 a.m. UTC.

They were an Undead Paladin, three Undead Mages and a Troll Shaman. Jokerd led the group and was also the first to 60 in WoW Classic in 2019.

The first solo player at 60 was a Night Elf Hunter, Ksuper Worldfirst, at 2:31 p.m. UTC the same day. That run took about 67 hours of play time.

Hunter is highlighted because it took the most spots, 10 more than Mage. The count comes from a fan race tracker that logs the characters it sees hit 60.

Its final board lists 26 Hunters, 16 Mages and 14 Druids among the first 100.

Paladin tops the ForeverDB player count but barely shows up here. Only 7 Paladins made the top 100. Just Warlocks (4) and Rogues (2) had fewer.

What WoW Forever class changes came on November 10?

Blizzard pulled Enhancement Shaman back toward a Strength build and fixed a Hunter pet bug. Warlock demons got tougher, and Affliction's channel works a new way.

Find your class and spec:

• Playing Enhancement Shaman: Stormstrike, your big melee hit, does 100% weapon damage, down from 150%. Its cooldown went from 6 to 8 seconds. Swap your leveling gear to Strength and Attack Power.
• Playing any Shaman: your weapon imbue and weapon totem now stack. Your swings can proc Windfury Weapon and Windfury Totem at once.
• Leveling a Hunter: your pet drops from 150% of normal health (a bug) to 115%. That's a small nerf, but pets stay tougher than normal. The Beast Mastery Hawk pet hits about 80% harder in melee.
• Leveling a Warlock: the Imp, Voidwalker, Incubus and Succubus have about 15% more health. The Imp's Firebolt hits harder at low ranks.
• Playing Affliction: Wrack, Affliction's channeled spell, does 30% less damage. While you channel it, Corruption, Siphon Life and Bane of Agony tick twice as fast. These are your DoTs, damage over time spells.

Blizzard plans class changes for Tuesdays. Before you buy gear, check the WoW: Forever Hotfixes thread on the official Blizzard forums.

Which WoW Forever class should you play now?

Match the class to how you level:

• New and leveling alone: take a Hunter. You shoot from range while the pet tanks, and Hunters took 26 of the first 100 spots at 60.
• Leveling with friends: a Mage group works. In the first group to 60, the Paladin pulled big packs and three Mages burned them down with Arcane Explosion.
• Want to tank or heal in groups: take a Paladin or Druid, since both can do either job. Resto Druids also got an instant Wild Growth through Nature's Swiftness on November 10.
• Set on Enhancement: level in Strength gear. Blizzard made the change before the raid so nobody wins loot that loses value later.

Hunters also camp rare beasts to tame them, like Humar in The Barrens.

So start a Hunter if you're unsure, and check Tuesday's notes before buying gear.

FAQ

How many classes are in WoW Forever?

Nine: Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock and Druid.

Is Enhancement Shaman still good in WoW Forever?

It's too early to rank, because November 10 rebuilt it. Blizzard cut Stormstrike and Mental Dexterity, the talent that turns Intellect into Attack Power. Enhancement is a Strength and Windfury spec again.