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Beta (2026-09-17) datamining should settle columns, arrows, higher-rank values, and whether trees short of 51 points are missing talents

Open Updated Sep 28, 2026

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Beta (2026-09-17) datamining should settle columns, arrows, higher-rank values, and whether trees short of 51 points are missing talents. Update Sept 18 2026: a beta-client datamine tracker (wowforevertalents.com, claiming to read client build 1.60.1.69893) now publishes full per-class talent counts for all 9 classes (Warrior 53, Paladin 52, Hunter 51, Rogue 53, Priest 53, Shaman 50, Mage 54, Warlock 52, Druid 51) with per-class new/changed/unchanged breakdowns. Icy Veins' talent-calculator pages show a beta-dated refresh (e.g. Shaman page updated 2026-09-16) that may corroborate this, but full rank-by-rank/tier/column completeness has not been independently verified against Wowhead or Icy Veins. Treat the new counts as Unverified pending verification -- top priority for next week's refresh before any of the 16 short-of-51 trees are replaced. Verified 2026-09-21: independently re-counted this KB's own talents[] array per class and compared to the wowforevertalents.com tracker's per-class totals. Six of nine classes match exactly (Mage 54, Paladin 52, Priest 53, Rogue 53, Shaman 50, Warlock 52). Three do not: Druid (KB 52 vs tracker 51, +1), Hunter (KB 50 vs tracker 51, -1), Warrior (KB 54 vs tracker 53, +1). The matches are reassuring but do not by themselves confirm rank counts, tiers or columns are correct (only talent counts), and the tracker itself is still a single uncorroborated fan source. New top priority: find which single talent is extra in Druid/Warrior and which is missing in Hunter.