WoW Forever Mage Research spell missing?

Press P on your Mage in World of Warcraft: Forever and look for Study after completing the class quest that awards it. Study is the intended reward. The 6 November 2026 hotfix corrected a bug that gave Mages an extra spell called Research, which could disappear when they logged back in. This applies to the Windows and Mac launch version.

Check for Study in your Spellbook

Check on the Mage who completed the quest. With the default keyboard binding, P opens the Spellbook. Look for Study there even if the slot where you remember seeing Research is empty. The Spellbook shows what the character has learnt. If Study is there and Research has vanished, your quest reward matches the hotfix and you can carry on with that Mage.

To keep Study handy, drag it from the Spellbook to an action-bar slot you can reach. Hover over the slot to check that the tooltip says Study. You can change the slot's shortcut under Game Menu > Options > Keybindings. If you play with a pad and need a keyboard nearby for setup, see how to set up the Forever controller interface.

Report a missing Study reward

If Study is missing from your Spellbook after completing its quest, report the missing Study reward in the WoW Forever Bug Report forum. Give the quest name, when you turned it in, whether Study was ever visible and whether it disappeared after you logged back in. The name matters because the hotfix removed the unintended Research reward while keeping Study as the spell you should learn.