WoW Forever Races

Best race for each class

Class	Alliance	Horde
Warrior	Night ElfElune's Light crit burst and Quickness run speed speed up questing.	OrcBlood Fury, Axe Specialization and Hardiness: the strongest all-round warrior kit.
Paladin	HumanExtra Spirit for mana regen and sword crit suit Retribution leveling.	UndeadCannibalize restores health and mana; Touch of the Grave adds sustain.
Hunter	DwarfBig Game Hunter bonus versus beasts and Stoneform for emergencies.	TrollBeast Slaying, Berserking and strong regeneration make leveling faster.
Rogue	HumanSword crit pairs with Hack and Slash; extra Spirit improves regen.	TrollIn-combat regeneration and Rapid Regeneration reduce eating between pulls.
Priest	GnomeEureka! cheapens and boosts casts; extra mana means fewer drink breaks.	TrollBerserking speeds casts and in-combat regeneration improves survival.
Shaman	DwarfOnly Alliance option; Stoneform and Mace Specialization suit melee play.	OrcBlood Fury and Axe Specialization give the highest Enhancement damage.
Mage	GnomeExpansive Mind's bonus mana and Eureka! mean longer sessions between drinks.	TrollBeast Slaying, in-combat regen and Berserking edge out other Horde races.
Warlock	HumanExtra Spirit boosts Life Tap; sword crit adds damage.	UndeadCannibalize and Touch of the Grave add sustain between and during fights.
Druid	Night ElfElune's Light crit and Quickness run speed suit Feral leveling.	TaurenWar Stomp, extra health and hit, and Plainsrunning speed.

Race and class combinations

New marks combinations that weren't in Classic.

Race	Warrior	Paladin	Hunter	Rogue	Priest	Shaman	Mage	Warlock	Druid
Orc	✓	–	✓	✓	–	✓	New	✓	–
Undead	✓	New	–	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	–
Tauren	✓	–	✓	–	–	✓	–	–	✓
Troll	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	New	–
Skyborne (Windshaper)	New	–	New	New	–	New	–	–	New
Human	✓	✓	New	✓	✓	–	✓	✓	–
Dwarf	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	New	–	–	–
Night Elf	✓	–	✓	✓	✓	–	–	–	✓
Gnome	✓	–	–	✓	New	–	✓	✓	–
Skyborne (High Order)	New	–	New	New	–	–	New	–	New

Alliance races and racials

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  Human

  Alliance

  • Sword Specialization: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped.
  • The Human Spirit: Spirit increased by 5%.
  • Perception: Instant, 3 min cooldown. Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.
  • Will to Survive: Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Stun effects.

  WarriorPaladinHunter(new)RoguePriestMageWarlock

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  Dwarf

  Alliance

  • Find Treasure: Instant. Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts until canceled.
  • Stoneform: Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
  • Mace Specialization: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.
  • Big Game Hunter: Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

  WarriorPaladinHunterRoguePriestShaman(new)

• 

  Night Elf

  Alliance

  • Shadowmeld: Instant, 10 sec cooldown. Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min.
  • Quickness: Dodge chance increased by 1% and movement speed increased by 2%. Night Elf Rogues and Druids are harder to detect in Stealth as if they were 1 level higher.
  • Wisp Spirit: Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.
  • Elune's Light: Instant, 3 min cooldown. Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.

  WarriorHunterRoguePriestDruid

• 

  Gnome

  Alliance

  • Escape Artist: Instant, 2 min cooldown. Instantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.
  • Expansive Mind: Maximum Mana, Rage or Energy increased by 5%, whichever your class uses.
  • Engineering Specialization: Your gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.
  • Eureka!: Instant, 2 min cooldown. Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities cost 10% less (Mana, Rage or Energy) and deal 10% more damage. For Priests, your next 3 non-periodic damaging or healing abilities cost 10% less Mana and do 10% more damage or healing. Periodic effects get nothing from it; a channeled spell is not periodic. The Mage's own tooltip is the one that leaves out non-periodic.

  WarriorRoguePriest(new)MageWarlock

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  Skyborne (High Order)

  Alliance

  • Walk on Air: Instant, 2 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
  • Read Ley Line: 2 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%. Lasts 15 sec if no ley line is nearby, and 15 min if one is found.
  • Elemental Insight: Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
  • Wind Blessed: Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

  WarriorHunterRogueMageDruid

Horde races and racials

• 

  Orc

  Horde

  • Blood Fury: Instant, 2 min cooldown. Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.
  • Hardiness: Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.
  • Axe Specialization: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped.
  • Shatter Curse: Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec.

  WarriorHunterRogueShamanMage(new)Warlock

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  Undead

  Horde

  • Underwater Breathing: Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal.
  • Will of the Forsaken: Instant, 2 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects.
  • Cannibalize: 5 yd range, Instant, 2 min cooldown. When activated, regenerates 7% of total Health and 7% of total Mana every 2 sec for 10 sec. Only works on Humanoid or Undead corpses within 5 yds. Any movement, action, or damage taken while Cannibalizing will cancel the effect.
  • Touch of the Grave: Your spells and attacks with a damage part have a chance (10% for casters, 5% for melee) to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health. 1 sec internal cooldown. Does not break crowd control.

  WarriorPaladin(new)RoguePriestMageWarlock

• 

  Tauren

  Horde

  • War Stomp: 0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
  • Endurance: Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
  • Cultivation: Instant. Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once. In play it goes on a 1 hour cooldown, though its tooltip shows none.
  • Plainsrunning: Gain 1% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 30% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

  WarriorHunterShamanDruid

• 

  Troll

  Horde

  • Berserking: Instant, 3 min cooldown. Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 10 sec.
  • Regeneration: Health regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
  • Beast Slaying: Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
  • Rapid Regeneration: Channeled, 3 min cooldown. Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.

  WarriorHunterRoguePriestShamanMageWarlock(new)

• 

  Skyborne (Windshaper)

  Horde

  • Walk on Air: Instant, 2 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
  • Skysight: 0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 10%. Lasts 30 sec if no elemental convergence is nearby, and 15 min if one is found.
  • Elemental Insight: Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
  • Wind Blessed: Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

  WarriorHunterRogueShamanDruid

Related guides

• Alliance vs HordeWhich faction to pick and why.
• Best ClassWhich class to play, by goal and playstyle.
• Leveling Tier ListClasses ranked S to C for leveling.
• Leveling ZonesZones by level and a 1–60 route.

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