On the official World of Warcraft: Forever forum, a player opened a thread calling for ideas about 'hero classes' — special branches tied to lore factions like the Deathstalkers, the Scarlet Crusade, and the Cenarion Circle.

A thread has appeared on the official World of Warcraft: Forever forum calling for discussion of 'hero classes' — special branches tied to already-existing lore factions such as the Deathstalkers, the Scarlet Crusade, and the Cenarion Circle. This is not a Blizzard announcement: a player opened the thread, and Blizzard has not commented on it yet.

The author suggests thinking about which classes could appear if a player could join one of Azeroth's smaller factions and gain a unique set of abilities. The post names several such factions and a set of example class names — some tied to factions, others given simply as name options.

All listed factions already exist in World of Warcraft lore, but in the original game they served as quest-giving NPCs rather than as a character progression path.

The post's author immediately clarifies that this is his dream, not a leak: 'who knows if they'll do something like this, but it's fantasy, so let's dream'. The thread currently has only one post from the author — no other players have joined in yet. The thread is on the Blizzard forum, in the Forever discussion.

In practice

Right now this is only a discussion on the official Forever forum; there are no deadlines, plans, or promises from Blizzard about hero classes. You can join the conversation in the thread itself — the author hopes for that ('make your voices heard so Blizzard can cook'). Don't expect anything concrete by the November 4, 2026 release.