World of Warcraft: Forever launches on November 4th, 2026, featuring 10 races and 9 classes you can choose from. Learn all about them, including new combinations and the overhauled racials!
Race/Class Combinations in WoW Forever
Here's a comprehensive table for all race/class combos available for WoW Forever.
denotes that you can create that race/class combination in WoW Forever.
denotes that you cannot create that race/class combination in WoW Forever.
are new race/class combos that did not previously exist in Classic WoW, but are available
in WoW Forever.
| Classes | Human | Dwarf | Night Elf | Gnome | Orc | Undead | Tauren | Troll | Skyborne |
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New Race/Class Combinations in WoW Forever
The following race/class combinations are new to WoW Forever; they do not exist in Classic WoW, but can be created in Forever.
- Humans can now become Hunters.
- Dwarves can now become Shaman.
- Gnomes can now become Priests.
- Orcs can now become Mages.
- Undead can now become Paladins.
- Trolls can now become Warlocks.
FAQAre we getting more race/class combinations in the future?
New Race: Skyborne
Skyborne is a new raced added in WoW Forever. A neutral race available for both Horde and Alliance, these enigmatic elves have their very own starting area in the Zephras Isles, as well as a new set of racials and customizations. Learn more about them in our dedicated guide!
Skyborne Race/Class Combinations
Skyborne can play as the following classes:
New Racial Abilities in WoW Forever
Perhaps the biggest change to races in WoW Forever is the racial ability overhaul. Besides looks, each race has a specific set of racials that match that class's aesthetic. In WoW Forever, racials have been reworked with the following changes:
- Each race now has access to four racials.
- Two of these racials are active abilities; one of them is an offensive or defensive cooldown, and the second one is more of an RP ability.
- The other two racials are passive effects.
Neutral Race Racial Abilities
Below, we have a list of racial abilities for the Skyborne, the new neutral race in WoW Forever.
Skyborne Racial Abilities
| Racial | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Attempt to draw power from a nearby ley line to receive a 50% Health and Mana regeneration buff
for 15 seconds. Read Ley Line cannot be used while Using Read Ley Line on an active Ley Line grants an "Attuned" buff with a 1-hour duration that increases the Health/Mana regeneration buff granted by Read Ley Line to 100%. Attuned persists through death, and is removed upon entering a raid. |
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| Active | Draw power from a convergence of elements. Receive a 15% movement speed buff for 15. 2-minute cooldown.
Using Skysight on an active elemental convergence grants a "Charged" buff with a 1-hour duration that increases the Movement Speed buff from Skysight to 30%. Charged persists through death, and is removed upon entering a raid. |
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| Active | Glide downward through the air for 10 seconds. 90-second cooldown. | |
| Passive | Damage done to Elementals is increased by 5%. | |
| Passive | Spell, Ranged, and Melee Haste increased by 2%. |
Alliance Race Racial Abilities
Below, we have a list of racial abilities for all Alliance races in WoW Forever.
Human Racial Abilities
| Racial | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Instantly remove all Stuns. 3-minute cooldown. | |
| Active | Automatically detect stealthed enemies for 20 seconds. 3-minute cooldown. | |
| Passive | Critical Strike chance increased by 1%. | |
| Passive | Total Spirit is increased by 10%. |
Dwarf Racial Abilities
| Racial | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Gain immunity to Poisons, Bleeds, Diseases, and reduce Physical damage taken for 8 seconds. 3 minute cooldown. | |
| Active | Track nearby treasure chests, and grants a chance to find additional items in most chests. Stacks with other forms of tracking. Lasts until cancelled. | |
| Artisan's Precision | Passive | Hit Chance with spells and attacks increased by 1%. |
| Passive | Damage done to Beasts is increased by 5%. |
Night Elf Racial Abilities
| Racial | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Increases Critical Strike chance by 10% for 15 seconds. 3-minute cooldown. | |
| Active | Gain Stealth. Cancels out when moving. 10-second cooldown. | |
| Passive | Dodge chance and Movement Speed increased by 2%. This movement speed effect stacks with other forms of movement speed increases. | |
| Passive | Movement Speed while corpse running is increased by 75%. |
Gnome Racial Abilities
| Racial | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Break all Roots and Snares, and become immune to Roots and Snares for 5 seconds. 1-minute cooldown. | |
| Active | Reduces the cost and increase the damage/healing of your non-periodic spells or abilities by 10% for 8 seconds. Cannot be used while in Stealth or invisible. 2-minute cooldown. | |
| Passive | Reduces the chance of Engineering devices to fail or backfire by 20%. | |
| Passive | Maximum Mana, Rage, and Energy is increased by 5%. |
Horde Race Racial Abilities
Below, we have a list of racial abilities for all Horde races in WoW Forever.
Orc Racial Abilities
| Racial | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 seconds. 2-minute cooldown. | |
| Active | Dispels all Curses and Banes and reduces Magic damage taken by 5% for 8 seconds. 3-minute cooldown. | |
| Command | Passive | Warlock and Hunter Pet damge increased by 5%. |
| Passive | Stun duration reduced by 20%. |
Undead Racial Abilities
| Racial | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Instantly break all Charm, Fear, and Sleep effects. 2-minute cooldown. | |
| Active | Consume a nearby corpse to gain 35% Health and Mana over time. 2-minute cooldown. | |
| Passive | Underwater breathing is increased by 300%. | |
| Passive | Chance on hit (30% for spell casts, 20% for Paladins/Rogues/Warriors) to drain health from your target. Has a 15 second internal cooldown. |
Tauren Racial Abilities
| Racial | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Stuns all nearby targets for 2 seconds. 90-second cooldown. | |
| Active | Grow bonus Herbalism nodes around you. These do not require Herbalism to gather. 15-minute cooldown. | |
| Passive | Total Health is increased by 5%. | |
| Passive | Gain 2% increased Movement Speed the longer you spend running. Requires running a minimum distance per second to maintain the effect. Stacks up to 60% movement speed. |
Troll Racial Abilities
| Racial | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Increases Melee, Ranged, and Spell Haste by 10% for 12 seconds. 3-minute cooldown. | |
| Active | Regenerate 50% of your Maximum Health over time. 3-minute cooldown. | |
| Passive | Damage to Beasts increased by 5%. | |
| Passive | 20% of your total Health regeneration continues during combat. |
Changelog
- 27 Oct. 2026: Updated racials to account for the October 27 tuning.
- 26 Oct. 2026: Updated racials to account for the October 26 beta build.
- 16 Oct. 2026: Updated racials to account for the October 15 beta build, and added cooldowns to all active racial abilities.
- 28 Sep. 2026: Fixed a few errors on the races table.
- 26 Sep. 2026: Updated Skyborne racials with the Horde and Alliance exclusive ones.
- 17 Sep. 2026: Guide Added.