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Compare WoW Forever racial abilities

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Human

Alliance

Stun break and stealth detection.

Dwarf

Alliance

Defense against bleeds, poisons, and diseases.

  • Stoneform
    Clears bleeds, poisons and diseases, briefly prevents them, and reduces physical damage.
  • Find Treasure
    Tracks nearby treasure and can yield extra items from chests.
  • Artisan’s Precision
    Passive · 1% more hit chance with spells and attacks.
  • Big Game Hunter
    Passive · 5% more damage against beasts.

Gnome

Alliance

Escape roots and slows.

Night Elf

Alliance

Hide while stationary and gain a short critical strike boost.

  • Elune’s Light
    Temporarily increases critical strike chance.
  • Shadowmeld
    Conceals you while stationary. Using it in combat gives it a longer cooldown.
  • Quickness
    Passive · Improves dodge and movement speed, plus stealth for Rogues and Druids.
  • Wisp Spirit
    Passive · Move faster while dead.

Orc

Horde

Burst power and stronger Hunter and Warlock pets.

  • Blood Fury
    Temporarily increases attack and spell power.
  • Shatter Curse
    Briefly prevents curses and banes and reduces magic damage.
  • Command
    Passive · Hunter and Warlock pets deal 5% more damage.
  • Hardiness
    Passive · Shortens stuns.

Undead

Horde

Break fear, charm, or sleep. Recover from nearby corpses.

Tauren

Horde

Stun nearby enemies and move faster on foot.

  • War Stomp
    Briefly stuns nearby enemies.
  • Cultivation
    Grows herbs that can be collected without Herbalism.
  • Plainsrunning
    Passive · Builds movement speed as you keep moving on foot.
  • Endurance
    Passive · 5% more total health.

Troll

Horde

Attack or cast faster, then recover health.

Skyborne · High Order

Alliance · Skyborne pack required

Glide from heights and boost health and mana recovery.

  • Read Leyline
    Boosts health and mana regeneration for 15 seconds, with a stronger effect after using it at a ley line.
  • Walk on Air
    Glide downward and steer as you fall.
  • Wind Blessed
    Passive · 2% more haste.
  • Elemental Insight
    Passive · 5% more damage against elementals.

Skyborne · Windshaper

Horde · Skyborne pack required

Glide from heights and get a burst of movement speed.

  • Skysight
    Boosts movement speed for 15 seconds, with a stronger effect after using it at an elemental convergence.
  • Walk on Air
    Glide downward and steer as you fall.
  • Wind Blessed
    Passive · 2% more haste.
  • Elemental Insight
    Passive · 5% more damage against elementals.

Which racial would you actually use?

Human or Dwarf Paladin?

Human gives you a way out of stuns and better stealth detection on demand. Dwarf gives you Stoneform for bleeds, poisons and diseases. Think about which problems you run into more. See Alliance Paladin racials →

Hunter racials for solo leveling

Orc’s Command improves pet damage. Troll’s Rapid Regeneration helps you recover health. Night Elf’s Shadowmeld helps you stay hidden while stationary. Pick a faction first if you’re leveling with friends. See Hunter racials →

Sources

Effects are based on Forever pre-launch information. Wowhead’s Forever racial guide · Blizzard’s beta updates.

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