No, not as of November 11. Blizzard sells Race Change and Faction Change services for modern World of Warcraft, but both shop pages say they are “Not available in World of Warcraft Classic games,” and Blizzard has not announced either one for World of Warcraft: Forever. A different race in Forever means a new character.
The barber shop can change how your character looks, but not what it is. Below is what Blizzard sells and where it works, what the barber does instead, why race and faction are worth getting right, and how to reroll without throwing away progress. Everything is checked against Blizzard’s Battle.net Shop listings, its new player’s starter guide and its official forum posts on November 11, 2026, a week after launch.
What Blizzard Sells, and Where It Works
| Service | Price on the Battle.net Shop (US) | In WoW Forever? |
|---|---|---|
| Race Change | $25, or 3 for $50, or 6 for $80 | Not announced |
| Faction Change | $30, or 3 for $60, or 6 for $95 | Not announced |
| Barber shop | Gold, in game | Yes, appearance only |
Both paid services are modern World of Warcraft products. The Race Change page has you “pick a new race for your character (based on your character’s class),” then choose a new appearance and, optionally, a new name. Neither product page mentions Forever, and as of November 11 the shop’s WoW Forever section sells only the Skyborne packs and the subscription. Do not buy a Race Change hoping it will work on a Forever character: Blizzard has not said it does.
What the Barber Shop Can Do
The barber shop is the change Blizzard has confirmed for Forever. Visit one in a capital city and pay gold to change features such as your hair, face and skin color. You can also switch between the new high-definition models and the original look in the options, and change your gear’s look at a transmogrifier. None of it changes your race. Our guide to changing your appearance covers all three.
What Your Race Decides
Blizzard’s starter guide says “Your race determines your appearance, starting location, and racial abilities.” It also sets more than that:
- Your faction. Every race belongs to the Alliance or the Horde, except the Skyborne, who choose a side at character creation: Horde-aligned Windshapers or Alliance-aligned High Order.
- Your class options. Only Humans, Dwarves and Undead can be Paladins, only Dwarves can be Shaman on the Alliance, and Skyborne cannot be Paladins, Priests or Warlocks.
- Your racial abilities, which matter less than you might think. Blizzard’s final racial pass before launch said some races would be “slightly more effective than others at certain combat roles.”
That last point is why a reroll for better racials rarely pays off. Our guide to whether race matters explains how big the gap is, and our best race and class combos guide gives our pick for each class.
Faction Is the Bigger Lock
On Normal and Roleplaying rulesets, one account can have Alliance and Horde characters side by side. On a PvP ruleset, your account gets one faction, set by your first character there, and switching means deleting every character you have on that ruleset, as our guide to playing Alliance and Horde explains.
Even then, the other side may not be open. In its November 10 faction balance update, Blizzard said it “will become increasingly difficult to create characters on the more populous faction in each region,” which it named as Horde on North American PvP rulesets and Alliance in EU Roleplay-PvP. If you are thinking of moving to the bigger faction on PvP, check that you can create a character there before you delete anything.
Before You Reroll
A new character starts at level 1, but not everything resets:
- Legacy Points stay. They belong to your Battle.net account, as our Legacy Points guide explains. But each Legacy Challenge pays once per account, so rerolling the same class in a new race earns no new class points. Picking a new class does, which is one reason to try one; our guide to changing your class covers that route.
- Your ruleset is fixed per character. The new character can be on any ruleset, but the old one stays where it is, as our ruleset change guide explains.
- Your old name may not come back. If you delete a character to reuse its name, Blizzard has not said when that name becomes available again. Our guide to changing your name covers the details.
- Skyborne need a pack. The race requires the Skyborne Heroic Pack or higher, as our Skyborne unlock guide explains.
Every other guide is on our World of Warcraft hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you change your race in WoW Forever? Not as of November 11. Blizzard has not announced a race change for Forever, so a different race means a new character.
Can you change your faction in WoW Forever? Not as of November 11. Blizzard’s Faction Change is a modern World of Warcraft service and is not available in the Classic games, and Blizzard has not announced one for Forever.
Does the Race Change from the Battle.net Shop work on WoW Forever? Blizzard has not said it does. The Race Change is sold for modern World of Warcraft, and the shop’s WoW Forever section does not offer one.
Can the barber shop change my race? No. The barber changes appearance features for gold, not race.
Is it worth rerolling for better racials? Usually not. Blizzard’s final racial pass said some races are only “slightly” more effective at certain roles.
Can Skyborne change factions? Skyborne choose Horde or Alliance at character creation, and Blizzard has not announced a way to change it afterward.