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Profession LevelingAny profession 1 to 300 with a shopping listWoW Forever has nine playable races. Humans, Dwarves, Night Elves and Gnomes fight for the Alliance, Orcs, Undead, Tauren and Trolls for the Horde, and the new Skyborne pick a side when you create them. Every race brings four racials, and the beta build of October 16 turned the old weapon racials into crit: Ruthless, Earth Fury and Savage. Together the races make 56 race and class pairs, 16 of them new.
| Race | Faction | Classes | Starting zone |
|---|---|---|---|
 Human | Alliance |    new    | Elwynn Forest |
 Dwarf | Alliance |  new | Dun Morogh |
 Night Elf | Alliance |  | Teldrassil |
 Gnome | Alliance | new | Dun Morogh |
 Orc | Horde | new | Durotar |
 Undead | Horde | new | Tirisfal Glades |
 Tauren | Horde | | Mulgore |
 Troll | Horde | new | Durotar |
 Skyborne | Alliance or Horde | AlliancenewnewnewnewnewHordenewnewnewnewnew | Zephras Isle |
new in ForeverConfirmedBlizzard news: races and classesStarting zonesBeta
Values from the beta client of October 16 (build 1.60.1.70450). Hover or tap a racial for its tooltip. Where Forever changed it, the line below says how, with its status and source. Beta data
Alliance
Breaks every stun on you.
You spot stealthed enemies much more easily for 20 sec.
2% crit chance with all spells and attacks.
Beta dataReplaces Sword Specialization since the beta build of October 16. Client 70450
5% more Spirit.
Our top pick for
Alliance
Your critical hits and heals land 2% harder.
Beta dataReplaces Mace Specialization since the beta build of October 16. Client 70450
5% more damage against Beasts.
Clears every Bleed, Poison and Disease, keeps you immune to them and cuts Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
Shows nearby treasure on your minimap until you turn it off.
Beta dataSince the beta build of October 16 it also finds extra items in most chests. The chance is not stated. Client 70450
Our top pick for
Alliance
10% crit chance with spells and attacks for 15 sec.
You slip into the shadows until you move. In combat enemies are less likely to attack you, and the cooldown grows to 2 min (Rogue version).
1% dodge and 2% movement speed. Night Elf Rogues and Druids are also harder to spot in Stealth.
ConfirmedStacks with other movement speed bonuses since the October 15 notes. Blizzard notes
You turn into a wisp when you die and move 75% faster.
Our top pick for
Alliance
For 8 sec your abilities that are not effects over time cost 10% less Mana, Rage or Energy and are 10% stronger. Channeled spells count.
ConfirmedSince the October 15 notes it lasts 8 sec without charges and also helps Power Word: Shield. Blizzard notes
5% more maximum Mana, Rage or Energy, depending on your class.
Frees you from every slow and root and keeps you immune to them for 3 sec.
Your Engineering gadgets fail or backfire 20% less often.
Our top pick for
Horde
10% more Attack Power and Spell Power for 15 sec.
Beta dataGrants Spell Power as well in Forever, and the beta build of October 16 set its cooldown to 3 min. Client 70450
1% crit chance with all spells and abilities.
Beta dataReplaces Axe Specialization since the beta build of October 16. Client 70450
Stuns on you last 20% shorter.
Removes every Curse and Bane and cuts magic damage taken by 5% for 8 sec.
Beta dataThe beta build of October 16 took away its immunity and cut the damage reduction from 15% to 5%. Client 70450
Our top pick for
Horde
Breaks Charm, Fear and Sleep on you.
Beta dataSince the beta build of October 16 you cannot use it while Scatter Shot holds you. Client 70450
Eat a Humanoid or Undead corpse within 5 yd to regain 7% of your Health and Mana every 2 sec for 10 sec. Moving, acting or taking damage stops it.
You hold your breath 300% longer underwater.
Your spells and attacks can drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health.
Beta dataSince the beta build of October 16 it triggers at most once every 25 sec, with a 30% chance for casters and 20% for Paladins, Rogues and Warriors. Client 70450
Our top pick for
Horde
A 0.5 sec cast that stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yd for 2 sec.
Beta dataCooldown 90 sec since the beta build of October 16. Client 70450
5% more Health, and your critical hits and heals land 2% harder.
Beta dataThe crit part replaced 1% hit chance in the beta build of October 16. Client 70450
Outdoors and out of combat you run faster the longer you keep running, up to a cap.
Beta dataSince the beta build of October 16 it also adds 3% mounted speed that stacks with other mount speed bonuses, and stutter-stepping no longer keeps it going. Client 70450
Grows a copy of a nearby herb that you can pick without Herbalism. Each herb works once.
Our top pick for
Horde
10% cast and attack speed for 10 sec.
5% more damage against Beasts.
Health regeneration up by 20%, and 20% of it keeps running in combat.
Beta dataUp from 10% in the beta build of October 16. Client 70450
Channel for 6 sec to regain 50% of your maximum Health. Moving, acting or taking damage stops it.
Our top pick for
Alliance or Horde
Glide down through the air for 10 sec and steer where you go.
Beta dataCooldown 90 sec since the beta build of October 16. Client 70450
A 0.5 sec cast for 10% more run and mount speed: 30 sec, or 15 min near an elemental convergence.
Beta dataCastable while moving since the beta build of October 16. Client 70450
5% more damage against Elementals.
3% Haste for spells, melee and ranged attacks.
Beta dataUp from 1% in the beta build of October 16. Client 70450
A 2 sec cast that doubles your Health and Mana regeneration: 30 sec, or 15 min near a leyline.
Beta dataCastable while moving since the beta build of October 16. Client 70450
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What sets the Skyborne apart
Forever beta client, build 1.60.1.70450Beta data
Every racial: what it does, its cooldown and its German name, read in the Wowhead Forever tooltips and the client tables on wago.tools. The changes of October 16.
Blizzard: Beta Development Notes, updated October 15Confirmed
Eureka!, Quickness and the new leyline and convergence spots.
Blizzard news: races and classesConfirmed
Which race plays which class and the 16 new pairs, matched with the client.
Blizzard: Pre-Purchase World of Warcraft: Forever UpgradesAnnounced
The Skyborne come with the upgrade packs.
Race tier listEditorial
The top pick per class is our verdict from the race tier list, with the reasons for every class.
These are beta values, and the beta runs until October 23. After the launch on November 4 we check every racial again with the launch build.
Racials are the abilities your race gives you on top of your class. Every race has four. One Skyborne racial depends on the side, Read Leyline for the Alliance or Skysight for the Horde, which makes 37 in all. Some are cooldowns like Will to Survive, Stoneform or Berserking, the rest are passives like Ruthless or Wind Blessed.
Nine. The Alliance plays Humans, Dwarves, Night Elves and Gnomes, the Horde Orcs, Undead, Tauren and Trolls, and the new Skyborne join either side. Every old race starts in its Classic starting zone, the Skyborne on Zephras Isle.
The beta build of October 16 replaced the weapon racials: Ruthless gives Humans 2% crit, Earth Fury gives Dwarves 2% more critical damage and healing, Savage gives Orcs 1% crit. Tauren Endurance swaps hit chance for 2% more critical damage and healing, Wind Blessed goes up to 3% Haste and Troll Regeneration to 20%. Since the October 15 notes Eureka! lasts 8 sec without charges. These are beta values, we check them again with the launch build. How crit and hit work in Forever.
16 of the 56 pairs are new. The old races add 6: Gnome Priest, Human Hunter, Dwarf Shaman, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock and Undead Paladin. The Skyborne add 10, 5 on each side. Every pair in the race tier list.
Warrior, Hunter, Rogue and Druid on both sides, plus Mage for the Alliance and Shaman for the Horde. They start on Zephras Isle and come only with one of the three upgrade packs: Skyborne Heroic Pack, Skyborne Epic Pack and Warcraft Forever Collection.
Yes. On top of the racials every Priest race learns two Priest spells of its own from class quests at levels 10 and 20, the new Gnome Priest included. The spells per race in the Priest guide.
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Black BattlestriderMount · For Gnome
Black StallionMount · For Human
Black War KodoMount · For Tauren
Black War RamMount · For Dwarf
Black War RaptorMount · For Troll
Black War SteedMount · For Human
Black War TigerMount · For Night Elf
Black War WolfMount · For Orc
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Stormy GalestriderMount · For Skyborne
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Swift Regal GalestriderMount · For Skyborne
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New page: all nine races with every racial after the October 16 build, what changed, the Skyborne, the starting zones and our top pick for each class.
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