In classic WoW, the Restoration Druid has always been a specialist with few advantages and many disadvantages. This has completely reversed with Forever.
The healing druids found themselves in a strange position in Vanilla and Classic WoW. For Mark of the Wild, Rebirth, and Innervate, there was always a need for one. However, due to the then cap on buffs and debuffs, they could never effectively use their arsenal of healing-over-time effects (HoT). In raids, they fell short against the direct heals of paladins, priests, or shamans.
Moreover, the healing nature lovers lacked a normal resurrection spell, which could lead to frustrating waiting periods in dungeons, and a strong group heal. All these issues are being addressed by Blizzard with Forever now.
Just the fact that restoration druids can now freely use their HoTs and that they can critically hit is a huge buff. Additionally, with Wild Growth, there is a strong group heal, and the pure output of healing is higher and scales better than in the past. Blizzard has also worked on the mana efficiency of the class.
In short: Restoration druids in WoW: Forever finally live their class role as healers, proactively ensuring the survival of their teammates with their many HoTs before enemy damage even starts to chip away at their health bars. And thanks to the new resurrection, druids can now resurrect fallen teammates normally.
What’s next for Forever? The beta of WoW: Forever runs until October 22, 2026. Additionally, this week there is a stress test that anyone interested can simply participate in. The final launch is planned for November 4 or 5. You can find all the info about the stress test here: WoW Forever: Play for free before release – date, time, how to participate and more about the open stress test
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