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Warrior in WoW Forever

Skyborne Warrior faction choices and how to prepare for Forever group content.

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Warrior is a confirmed Skyborne class on both factions. Choose High Order for Alliance or Windshaper for Horde at character creation. Blizzard has announced class revamps, so a Classic Warrior ranking does not establish Forever’s best tank or damage build.

Blizzard announcementBlizzard panel recap

Confirmed race choices

These are the new combinations named in the sources below, not a complete list of every Warrior race.

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Confirmed new race and faction choices for Warrior
RaceFactionSource
High Order SkyborneAllianceBlizzard panel recap
Windshaper SkyborneHordeBlizzard panel recap

Skyborne Warrior works with either faction choice #

Warrior is shared by High Order and Windshaper Skyborne. If you and your friends want the new race, you can keep Warrior on the shortlist while deciding Alliance or Horde.

The faction is chosen during character creation. Zephras Isle is the announced starting experience for levels 1–12, so a Skyborne Warrior begins with a different location to research from an existing Classic leveling route.

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Plan group size before locking a build #

The new raids give a group concrete organizational targets: Barrow Deeps is for 10 players and Hyjal Summit for 20, with the first raid opening announced for December 9. Those details can guide recruitment and scheduling now.

They do not determine how many Warriors a raid should bring. Encounter needs, class changes and item rewards must be known before tank assignments, damage rankings or gearing priorities become reliable advice.

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What to revisit when talents are available #

Blizzard’s announcement covers every class and specialization. For Warrior, the next useful evidence is the actual Forever talent tree and ability descriptions, followed by testing of the role you want to play. The current reveal material does not establish a best leveling specialization or weapon progression.

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