Zygor vs RestedXP for WoW Forever: Prices and Plans Compared

RestedXP and Zygor for WoW Forever as each vendor describes itself, read on October 12, 2026 and October 12, 2026
Compared		Zygor Guides
How you pay	A one-time purchase per product: one faction’s guide, or both factions in one. The product pages show a price and no subscription wording.	A subscription, Zygor Elite, billed monthly or quarterly. Zygor says the Forever guides are part of it at no additional charge.
Prices (US dollars)	$30.00 for the Alliance guide, $30.00 for the Horde guide, or $45.00 for both factions.	$15.00 a month, or $40.00 for 3 months ($13.33 a month). Not sold by faction.
What else it covers	Not stated. The Forever product pages describe the Forever guide only.	One Elite subscription also covers Zygor’s guides for retail WoW and the Classic versions.
State before launch	On sale but unfinished. The product pages say the guide is being created alongside the release and is not yet fully complete, with updates reaching buyers as they come. No day is given for a first usable version.	Not released. Zygor says the guides come through the Zygor Client before the game launches, names no day, and warns that its 1–60 path may be only partly updated at launch.
Refunds	As a rule none. RestedXP’s terms say it generally does not refund completed orders; a request may be considered in exceptional circumstances, at its discretion.	None. Zygor’s terms say it offers no returns or refunds and that every sale is final.
Free option	Not stated for Forever. RestedXP’s terms mention free guides included with its addon in general.	Zygor Basic, a free account that can download a sample of the in-game guides. Whether the sample includes a Forever guide is not stated.
What you hold	Tied to one Battle.net account, with a one-time transfer to another account possible at RestedXP’s discretion. Whether the licence is for life is not stated.	Every Zygor guide for the period paid for. How a plan renews and how to cancel it is not on the join page we read.
Not stated	A day for the first usable version; how much of levels 1–60 is ready at launch; whether a free Forever version exists; which languages; whether the licence is for life.	The release day; how much of levels 1–60 is ready at launch; whether the free sample includes a Forever guide; which languages; how a plan is cancelled.

What each costs for the time you play

One is a subscription and the other a purchase, so which costs less depends on how long you play and on whether you play one faction or both. Set both and the lines recompute from the prices in the table above.

Cost of each plan for 3 months of play · One faction

RestedXP

Lowest: $30.00

Alliance guide, bought once$30.001 payment
Horde guide, bought once$30.001 payment
Both factions, bought once$45.001 payment

Zygor Guides

Lowest: $40.00

Zygor Elite, billed monthly$45.003 payments
Zygor Elite, billed quarterly$40.001 payment

List prices in US dollars from the vendors’ pages, without tax and without discount codes. Each line assumes you stay on that one plan for the whole time. Zygor Elite is paid for as long as you use it; RestedXP’s guides are bought once (whether its licence is for life is not stated). Neither price includes World of Warcraft’s own subscription.

What each says it will cover in Forever

Every cell is that vendor’s own announcement, in our words: a plan, not a finished guide. “Not stated” means the pages we read say nothing about it, which is not the same as “no”.

What each vendor says its Forever guides will cover, part by part
Part of the game		Zygor Guides
Leveling route, 1–60	Planned A Speedrun Guide. RestedXP says its speedrunners will look for the fastest routes from the first day and that the routes will be tested and improved over time.	Planned Its Classic 1–60 leveling guides, updated and revised into one questing path through Forever’s changed zones and new quests.
New zones and quests	Planned A “Discovery” feature inside the guides is to point at the new quests, zones and objectives.	Planned Leveling guides extended to Mount Hyjal, the Riverglades, Shen’dralas, Dalaran and Zephras Isle.
Skyborne starting zone	Not stated	Planned A new level 1–12 starter guide for Zephras Isle.
Classes and new race and class combinations	Planned Routes per class are planned, including the new class and race combinations.	Planned Guides updated for new combinations such as Forsaken Paladins, including their essential class quests. A separate route per class is not stated.
Dungeons	Planned A Dungeon Leveling Guide is to mix open-world questing with dungeon runs and collect the relevant quests before you go in.	Planned Walkthroughs, strategies and quest guides for 9 new dungeons.
Talents	Planned A redesigned Talent Builder is to recommend talents while you level.	Planned Its Talent Advisor is to get updated talent recommendations.
Legacy system	Planned A Legacy Guide for the Legacy achievements on standard servers, with Legacy Point paths per class. The separate Hardcore Legacy achievements are not included.	Being looked at Zygor says it is looking at how Legacy Points and campfires might fit into its guides.
After level 60	Planned “Progression Essentials”: attunements, dungeon keys and the Tier 0.5 questline.	Not stated
Raids	Not stated	Planned Raid guides are to be added as Forever’s raid content is released.
Professions	Not stated	Planned Profession guides are to be updated for the revised professions. No list and no day.
Pets, mounts and achievements	Not stated	Planned Pet, mount and achievement guides at launch and in the weeks after it. Which are ready on the first day is not said.
Gear upgrades	Planned An Upgrade Finder is to find upgrades on the Auction House.	Not stated
Travel	Not stated	Planned The addon’s travel system is to learn the new travel and ship routes.

Both vendors say their Forever guide will not be complete at launch. Zygor warns that its 1–60 path may be only partly updated, because the beta’s level restrictions limit what can be finished there; RestedXP’s product pages say the guide is being created alongside the release and is not yet fully complete. Neither says which levels will be ready. For scale: the beta’s level cap is 30 and the beta ends on October 21, 2026 (WoW Forever beta).

The full account of each, with its sources: our RestedXP for WoW Forever review and our Zygor Guides for WoW Forever review.

Which fits which player

Two illustrated guide books side by side: a red one with the Horde emblem and a blue one with the Alliance lion, each marked with an infinity sign — RestedXP’s product picture for the Forever Leveling Guide – Both Factions. Its Forever pages show no in-game screenshots yet, so this page has none. Image: RestedXP.

The picture on Zygor’s announcement of its Forever guides. The date on it is the day the game launches; Zygor names no day for the guides themselves. Image: Zygor Guides.

I want the fastest route to 60

Both promise one. RestedXP names a Speedrun Guide and says its speedrunners will look for the fastest routes from the first day; Zygor describes one optimized questing path through the changed zones. Neither route can be checked before launch, and both vendors say their guide will be incomplete then. On what is published, nobody can say which is faster, and we do not.

I play both factions

RestedXP sells by faction: $45.00 for both against $30.00 for one. Zygor Elite is not sold by faction, so its cost depends only on time: $15.00 a month or $40.00 for 3 months. Over 3 months that is $40.00 against $45.00; the calculator above shows where the two cross for the time you plan.

I want professions and collections too

Zygor says its profession guides will be updated for Forever and announces pet, mount and achievement guides at launch and in the weeks after it, without saying which are ready on the first day. RestedXP’s Forever product pages describe a leveling guide and name none of these. Free either way: WoW Forever professions, WoW Forever companion pets and WoW Forever mounts.

I only play for a month

A month of Zygor Elite is $15.00; one faction’s RestedXP guide is $30.00, paid once. Zygor refunds nothing and RestedXP as a rule nothing, so those are the sums at risk for a single month. If you come back later, each further month of Zygor is paid again and RestedXP’s guide is not; the calculator above shows the month where the two cross.

I want to explore

Then a route is the wrong tool, whoever sells it. Forever adds 1,000+ quests and 4 zones, and both products exist to tell you the order to do things in. RestedXP plans a Discovery feature and a Legacy Guide for exploration achievements, and Zygor says it is looking at Legacy Points; both are still paths someone else found. See the next section.

Who should buy neither

You, if you are counting the cost, if you want to find your own way through the new zones, or if you want a finished guide on launch day: neither vendor promises one, and neither refunds as a rule. Nothing is lost by deciding after launch, when players have used both and these pages have been updated. Until then, these pages of this site are free:

WoW Forever leveling guide

What is confirmed about experience, rested bonus, the new quests and travel, with a level chart of the new zones and dungeons.

WoW Forever quest database

Classic’s quests by zone and level, with their chains, givers and rewards.

WoW Forever zones

The 4 new zones, their level ranges and stories, and what changes in the old zones.

WoW Forever map

The game’s own map with its places, and a route planner between them.

WoW Forever dungeons

The 9 new dungeons and Classic’s by level, each with bosses, quests and loot.

WoW Forever Talent Calculator

Every class’s talent trees from the beta client’s data, with shareable builds.

Also free: the WoW Forever Legacy system page with its Legacy Calculator. None of these is a route inside the game: they are pages you read beside it. If that is enough for you, you do not need a paid guide.

Where to buy, if one of them fits

Both buttons are affiliate links and support the site in the same way. They are in alphabetical order.

RestedXP

See RestedXP’s Forever guides at restedxp.com

Discount code: JULGJJPUAF, 10% off (the code RestedXP’s affiliate program gave this site)

Affiliate link: the site earns a commission if you buy, at no extra cost to you. The Forever guides are not finished yet.

Zygor Guides

See Zygor Elite plans at zygorguides.com

Affiliate link: the site earns a commission if you subscribe, at no extra cost to you. The Forever guides are not released yet.

What is not known yet

The day either vendor’s Forever guide is released or first usable
How much of levels 1–60 either covers at launch
Which route is faster, and how well either works in play: neither is released, so we have used neither
Whether Midnight’s addon restrictions change any feature of either in Forever
Whether either vendor’s free offer includes a Forever guide
Which languages either will be available in
How a Zygor plan is cancelled, and whether RestedXP’s licence is for life

Sources

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