Profession bonuses

Each primary profession in Forever comes with perks for the character who learns it. Transcribed from BlizzCon 2026 footage.

Alchemy

  • Mixology
    Elixirs and flasks last longer and provide stronger effects.
  • Philosopher's Stone
    Craft an upgradable trinket that grows with your Alchemy skill.
  • New Recipes
    Access Forever alchemy recipes beyond Classic.

Blacksmithing

  • Repair All
    Repair all of your equipment at once.
  • Belt Buckles
    Craft belt buckles that add socketed stats to waist armor.
  • New Recipes
    Access Forever blacksmithing recipes beyond Classic.

Enchanting

  • Ring Enchants
    Enchant rings with permanent combat bonuses.
  • Shard Transmutes
    Transmute enchanting shards into higher grades.
  • Stave Crafting... and More!
    Craft staves and additional Forever enchanting recipes.

Engineering

  • Powerful Profession
    Engineering remains one of the most powerful combat professions.
  • But Wait... There's More!
    Additional gadgets, bombs, and trinkets beyond Classic.
  • Goblin or Gnome?
    Specialize into Goblin or Gnomish Engineering for unique recipes.

Herbalism

  • Natural Talent
    Resistance to all schools of magic increased.
  • Lotus Affinity
    Improved chance to find rare lotus herbs.
  • Brutal Pickings
    Gather more herbs from nodes while Herbalism is trained.

Leatherworking

  • Armor Kits
    Craft armor kits that improve leather and mail gear.
  • Must Go Faster...
    Mounted speed increased while Leatherworking is trained.
  • Dragons and Elements
    Craft dragonscale and elemental leather sets.

Mining

  • Made of Metal
    All your hard work spent mining has made you exceptionally tough, increasing your total health by 5%.
  • A Lode of Ore
    Gather additional ore from mineral nodes.
  • Malicious Mining
    Mining nodes may yield rare or combat-oriented materials.

Skinning

  • Beasts of the Wild
    Damage to Beasts and Dragonkin increased by 5%.
  • Rare Hides
    Improved chance to skin rare and specialty hides.
  • A Classic Starter Profession
    Skinning remains an easy pairing with Leatherworking.

Tailoring

  • Embroider Your Work
    Embroider cloth gear with profession-only bonuses.
  • Cloth Scavenging
    Chance to find extra cloth from humanoid enemies.
  • New and Reworked Recipes
    Forever cloth sets and recipes beyond Classic.

Data version 2026-09-13. Corrections welcome once the beta client is live.