WoW Forever
Explore the ten WoW Forever beta races, available classes and racial abilities. Plain-language explanations, uses and conditions.
Racials checked against the supplied beta 1.60.1.70338 reference. Original descriptions are in English; explanations are shown separately.
10 available races
Instantly removes all Stun effects.
Cooldown: 3 min
Instantly removes all Stun effects.
It lets you act again after a stun.
Use it when a stun prevents you from attacking, moving or defending yourself. It does not remove every type of control.
Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.
Cooldown: 3 min
Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.
Helps you notice hidden enemies.
Activate it before approaching an area where you expect stealthed enemies. It does little against enemies already visible.
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped.
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped.
Your equipped sword enables a critical-chance bonus.
Keep the weapon condition in mind. Choosing this race alone does not activate the bonus.
Spirit increased by 5%.
Spirit increased by 5%.
Adds Spirit, a stat involved in natural recovery.
Its value depends on your class and regeneration rules. More Spirit does not mean free mana throughout every fight.
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Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
Cooldown: 3 min
Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
A short defensive button that also clears certain harmful effects.
Use it against physical pressure or a dangerous bleed, poison or disease. The damage reduction is physical only.
Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts until cancelled.
Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts until cancelled.
Shows nearby treasure on your minimap.
Leave it active while exploring. Finding a chest still means travelling to it and opening it.
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.
An equipped mace enables the critical-chance bonus.
Check your weapon before counting on this benefit. It is not a bonus to every weapon.
Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
You hit beast-type enemies harder.
Useful in zones with many beasts; it adds nothing against other creature types.
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Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.
Cooldown: 3 min
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.
Creates a short window with more critical hits.
Use it when you can keep attacking for its duration, rather than while travelling or waiting.
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.
Cooldown: 10 sec
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.
Conceals you while you stand still.
Use when waiting still. Combat use has a different cooldown; moving ends the effect.
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.
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.
A small, permanent boost to avoiding melee hits and moving around.
Useful on journeys and against melee attacks. Rogues and Druids also receive the stated stealth-detection benefit.
Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.
Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.
You return to your body faster after dying.
Only helps while dead. It does not improve fighting or prevent a death.
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Instantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.
Cooldown: 2 min
Instantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.
Removes movement impairments and briefly protects against them.
Use it when a root or slow stops you creating distance. A stun is a different kind of control.
The client ships one version per resource: Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities have their Energy cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage. Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities have their Mana cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage. Your next 3 non-periodic damaging or healing abilities have their Mana cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage or healing. Your next 3 damaging abilities have their Mana cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage. Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities have their Rage cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.
Cooldown: 2 min
The client ships one version per resource: Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities have their Energy cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage. Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities have their Mana cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage. Your next 3 non-periodic damaging or healing abilities have their Mana cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage or healing. Your next 3 damaging abilities have their Mana cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage. Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities have their Rage cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.
Makes a few eligible abilities cheaper and stronger.
Use before three compatible abilities. Read the relevant resource variant; one Mana variant differs in its periodic-damage condition.
The client ships one version per resource: Maximum Mana increased by 5%. Maximum Energy increased by 5%. Maximum Rage increased by 5%.
The client ships one version per resource: Maximum Mana increased by 5%. Maximum Energy increased by 5%. Maximum Rage increased by 5%.
Increases how much of your main resource you can hold.
A larger resource pool gives more room to act, but is not faster resource regeneration by itself.
Your gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.
Your gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.
Makes engineering devices less prone to failing.
Relevant if you use engineering devices. This is not an increase in profession skill.
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Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Cooldown: 2 min
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Lets you glide and steer during a descent.
Use it before a planned drop. It is gliding, not unlimited flight; check landing space and duration.
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.
Cooldown: 2 min
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.
Temporarily boosts natural health and mana regeneration.
Recovery near a ley line lasts longer. Away from one, account for the brief 15-second duration.
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Extra damage against elementals.
Useful when your route includes elementals; it does not apply to every enemy.
Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.
Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.
Adds a small amount of attack and casting haste.
It works passively. Faster actions do not automatically mean the same percentage more damage.
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Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.
Cooldown: 2 min
Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.
A brief boost to your offensive power.
Use it for a fight where you can keep attacking. Do not treat it as a defensive button.
Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec.
Cooldown: 3 min
Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec.
Clears curses and banes, grants immunity and reduces magical damage briefly.
Save it for enemies using those effects or meaningful magic damage. It does not reduce physical damage.
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped.
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped.
An equipped axe enables a critical-chance bonus.
The weapon condition matters even when considering the spell bonus.
Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.
Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.
Stuns on you end sooner.
No activation required. It shortens stuns; it does not make you immune to them.
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Instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects.
Cooldown: 2 min
Instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects.
Lets you break out of fear, charm or sleep.
Use it when one of those effects prevents you controlling your character. It does not remove stuns.
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.
Cooldown: 2 min
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.
You recover health and mana by consuming a suitable corpse.
Use in a safe pause near a Humanoid or Undead corpse. Moving, acting or taking damage interrupts recovery.
Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal.
Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal.
You can stay underwater longer before running out of breath.
Useful for underwater quests. It is not unlimited breathing or faster swimming.
The client ships 2 versions of this racial: Your spells and attacks have a 5% chance to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health. Your spells and attacks have a 10% chance to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health.
The client ships 2 versions of this racial: Your spells and attacks have a 5% chance to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health. Your spells and attacks have a 10% chance to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health.
Some damaging attacks can drain health from an enemy.
Occasional recovery rather than a heal you can activate. Both trigger variants are retained because the supplied text does not assign them to classes.
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Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
Cooldown: 2 min
Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
Briefly stuns nearby enemies so they cannot act.
Can give you a moment to reposition. It affects up to five enemies within the stated eight-yard radius.
Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.
Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.
Creates another harvest of a nearby herb.
Useful while gathering. Each herb can be cultivated once; the supplied text does not give a cooldown.
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.
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.
Moving for a while gradually builds up speed.
Useful during sustained travel. Standing still or taking damage reduces the accumulated speed bonus.
Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
Adds a health cushion and a little hit chance.
Always passive. Extra health gives room for mistakes, but does not recover health you have already lost.
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Increases your casting and attack speed by 10% to 30%. At full health the speed increase is 10% with a greater effect up to 30% if you are badly hurt when you activate the ability. Lasts 10 sec.
Cooldown: 3 min
Blizzard’s published overview lists a flat 10%. The supplied client reference lists 10–30%. This discrepancy still requires in-game confirmation.
Increases your casting and attack speed by 10% to 30%. At full health the speed increase is 10% with a greater effect up to 30% if you are badly hurt when you activate the ability. Lasts 10 sec.
Lets you attack and cast faster for a short time.
Use it when you can make use of the whole window. It does not grant mana or make every spell instant.
Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.
Cooldown: 3 min
Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.
Restores health over time.
Use during a safe six-second pause. Moving, acting or taking damage cancels recovery.
Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Extra damage when the enemy is a beast.
Useful in beast-heavy zones. It has no benefit against other creature types.
Health regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
Health regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
Improves natural health regeneration and keeps a portion active in combat.
Passive recovery supplements your other tools; it is not a burst heal.
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Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Cooldown: 2 min
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Lets you glide and control your descent.
Plan the landing before using it. The effect lasts a limited time and is not free flight.
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.
Cooldown: 2 min
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.
An elemental blessing helps you run faster.
Helps travel on foot and mounted. An elemental convergence extends the effect; without one, it lasts thirty seconds.
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
You deal extra damage to elementals.
A conditional benefit for routes with elementals, not a general damage increase.
Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.
Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.
A small passive haste bonus.
No button to press. Its practical value depends on which attacks or spells you use.
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An ability or benefit you get by choosing a race. It does not cost talent points. Active racials are used with a button; passives work when their conditions are met.
Before choosing, check the class you want to play, the weapon requirements for certain benefits and ability cooldowns.