Glossary · 23 terms
WoW Forever glossary
Only the words that are new in Forever — systems, factions and mechanics that did not exist in Classic — each defined from Blizzard’s own announcement and linked to it.
- Al’AkethBlizzard
- The third group contesting Zephras Isle, alongside the Windshapers and the High Order.
- Basic CampfireBlizzard
- Learned at Cooking 1. Placing one creates a campsite for up to three camp objects, one per player; upgraded Cooking fires hold five or ten. Sit or craft at the camp for a minute to get the buffs; all camp objects share a one-hour cooldown.
- BlueprintBlizzard
- An advanced profession recipe dropped by specific dungeon bosses, including advanced campsite objects.
- Camp objectBlizzard
- A profession-made item placed at a campfire: First Aid Kit, Fishing Bowl, Mana Well, Sharpening Wheel, Enchanted Lute, Reagent Bot, Incense Candle, Camp Tent, Camp Chair and Faction Banner. Most buffs do not stack with the matching class buff.
- Classic ModeBlizzard
- A launch option that turns off transmog automatically when you enter the world.
- Drakefire AmuletBlizzard
- The Onyxia’s Lair attunement: every raider needs it in their bags. It is the only raid attunement in Forever at launch.
- Durotar Supply and LogisticsBlizzard
- The Horde counterpart to the Azeroth Commerce Authority.
- Field of HonorBlizzard
- The PvP season journey: weekly quests, of which weeks 4, 7 and 10 count towards Legacy.
- Forsaken KingdomBlizzard
- A Warcraft III: Reforged campaign in the Warcraft Forever Collection. Forever is set after it and before Molten Core.
- Found photographsBlizzard
- Blizzard’s term (from Chris Metzen) for new stories designed to feel as if they had always been in Classic Azeroth.
- High OrderBlizzard
- Alliance-aligned Skyborne. Can play Mage.
- Invite-A-Friend Launch CodeBlizzard
- Lets an invitee play Forever from 4 to 11 November without a subscription. Codes are emailed from 20 October and exclude beta access.
- Legacy PointBlizzard
- Usually first earned when a character reaches level 25 — or skill 150 in a non-gathering profession, or after exploring the whole world map.
- Legacy SystemBlizzard
- Account-wide progression: 65 Legacy Challenges in six categories each give one Legacy Point, spent per character in the Professions, Adventure and Resourcefulness trees (16 points per character at launch).
- Merchant’s FavorBlizzard
- The currency paid by the two tradeskill factions. The Legacy perk Performance Bonus sometimes pays extra.
- RealmlessBlizzard
- Characters choose a ruleset, not a realm. Two-part names are unique per region.
- RulesetBlizzard
- Replaces realm choice: Normal, PvP, Roleplaying and Roleplay-PvP at launch, Hardcore after launch. Each is one large ecosystem; you cannot group across rulesets, but battlegrounds mix them (except Hardcore).
- Shen’doreiBlizzard
- The Skyborne’s own name — “hidden people” — Highborne exiles who built a civilisation in Skywall.
- SkyborneBlizzard
- The new playable race. Starts on Zephras Isle (levels 1–12); faction is chosen at creation.
- Two-part nameBlizzard
- A first and a second name; the combination is unique within a region. The second name can be hidden in the world but shows in chat.
- Waylaid CratesCommunity
- World-drop crates you fill with profession materials and turn in for Merchant’s Favor; the successor to Season of Discovery’s Waylaid Supplies. Details are from beta data, not a Blizzard article.
- WindshapersBlizzard
- Horde-aligned Skyborne. Can play Shaman.
Systems in depth
How Legacy, crates and camping fit together.
New player guide
Packs, rulesets and names before launch.
Skyborne
Racials and classes for the new race.
Facts checked: 4 October 2026 · Sources: Get to know the Legacy System, Choose your ruleset, Deep Dive panel recap, Found Photos panel recap, Meet the new Skyborne
Launch day · 4 November
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