Raid preparation
WoW Forever Pre-Raid BiS
Raids open on 9 December 2026. These lists show the best gear you can collect before that, for every spec: dungeon bosses, crafting, reputation and quests, ranked slot by slot.
Pick your spec
Druid
- Balance
Lord Valthalak's Staff of Command - Feral
The Unstoppable Force - Restoration
Guiding Stave of Wisdom
Hunter
- Beast Mastery
Legionite Glaive - MarksmanshipLegionite Glaive
- SurvivalLegionite Glaive
Mage
Paladin
- Holy
Mind Carver - Protection
Greenhammer - Retribution
Forest Defender's Axe
Priest
- DisciplineGuiding Stave of Wisdom
- HolyGuiding Stave of Wisdom
- ShadowLord Valthalak's Staff of Command
Rogue
- AssassinationGreenhammer
- CombatGreenhammer
- SubtletyGreenhammer
Shaman
- ElementalLord Valthalak's Staff of Command
- EnhancementForest Defender's Axe
- RestorationGuiding Stave of Wisdom
Warlock
- AfflictionLord Valthalak's Staff of Command
- DemonologyLord Valthalak's Staff of Command
- DestructionLord Valthalak's Staff of Command
Warrior
- ArmsForest Defender's Axe
- Fury
Ironwood Blade - ProtectionGreenhammer
Getting raid-ready before 9 December 2026
- Farm the level 60 dungeons
Most pre-raid pieces drop in Blackrock Depths, Blackrock Spire, Stratholme, Scholomance and Dire Maul. Every spec list below names the boss for each item.
Blackrock DepthsBlackrock Spire (LBRS)Blackrock Spire (UBRS)StratholmeScholomanceDire Maul
- Do the attunements early
Onyxia’s Lair needs the attunement chain and the Drakefire Amulet; Hyjal Summit and Barrow Deeps need no attunement. Finish the Onyxia chain before 9 December.
Do the attunements early → - Start the reputations
Several of the best rings, gloves and belts are reputation rewards, including Forever’s new factions. Reputation takes days, so start before you need the item.
Start the reputations → - Use your professions
Crafted pieces are the safest picks: their recipes and stats come straight from the Forever client. The lists mark which profession and skill you need.
Use your professions → - Stock up on consumables
Flasks, elixirs and food matter more than one upgrade. The raid pages list the flasks that Forever’s raid items mention.
Stock up on consumables →
How these lists are made
Items and stats are read from the WoW Forever game client. Each item is scored with weights built from the spec’s raid stat priority on its build page (hit up to the cap first, then the main stats).
The client holds no loot or quest tables, so drop chances, bosses, quests and vendors come from Classic 1.12 data (CMaNGOS) and are marked as Classic data until Forever’s own loot is known. Forever reworked dungeon loot, so some drops may have moved.
Raid drops, raid-linked quests, world drops and PvP rank rewards are left out, and so is crafted gear whose recipe or reagents only come from raids. Procs and on-use effects are not scored, so trinkets like Hand of Justice rank lower than they play.
Forever client 1.60.1.70790 · CMaNGOS classic-db (GPL-3) · Updated 13 November 2026
Questions
When do raids open in WoW Forever?
Hyjal Summit (20 players), Barrow Deeps (10 players) and Onyxia’s Lair open on 9 December 2026, according to Blizzard’s raid overview.
Where does pre-raid gear come from?
Mostly level 60 dungeons (Blackrock Depths, Blackrock Spire, Stratholme, Scholomance, Dire Maul), crafted items, reputation rewards and quest rewards. Each spec page lists the source of every item.
Are these drop sources confirmed for Forever?
Item stats and crafted or reputation items come from the Forever client. Boss drops, quests and vendors are Classic data until Forever’s loot is confirmed, and every item is labelled.
How many items were checked?
1432 rare and epic items from level 50 to 75 that can be collected without raiding were scored for each of the 27 specs.