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Races & racials

Forever reworked most racials — Sword, Axe and Mace Specialization now grant crit with all spells and attacks, Blood Fury boosts Attack Power and Spell Power, and Skyborne is new. Rankings below simulate every race with identical talents and gear.

Race ranking by spec (level 60)

Spec	Human	Orc	Dwarf	Night Elf	Undead	Tauren	Gnome	Troll	High OrderSkyborne	WindshaperSkyborne
Arms Warrior	best	-1.6%	-0.6%^†	-1.4%	-0.2%	-1.6%	-0.3%	-2.4%^†	-1.3%^†	-1.3%^†
Fury Warrior	best	-5.2%	-5.5%^†	-2.8%	-5.0%	-4.1%	-5.4%	-3.5%^†	-5.0%^†	-5.0%^†
Protection Warrior	-0.3%	-1.6%	-3.0%^†	-1.1%	-3.1%	best	-1.6%	-2.3%^†	-2.5%^†	-2.5%^†
Holy Paladin	-0.4%	·	best	·	-1.8%	·	·	·	·	·
Protection Paladin	best	·	-1.9%^†	·	-2.1%	·	·	·	·	·
Retribution Paladin	best	·	-2.7%^†	·	-2.8%	·	·	·	·	·
Beast Mastery Hunter	-2.2%	-1.7%	-2.3%^†	-0.4%	·	-2.0%	·	-0.3%^†	best^†	best^†
Marksmanship Hunter	best	-2.9%	-3.4%^†	-1.8%	·	-2.7%	·	-1.3%^†	-1.1%^†	-1.1%^†
Survival Hunter	best	-1.9%	-2.5%^†	-1.1%	·	-2.2%	·	-2.4%^†	-0.8%^†	-0.8%^†
Assassination Rogue	-0.4%	best	-0.6%^†	-2.9%	-0.6%	·	-2.3%	-2.4%^†	-2.7%^†	-2.7%^†
Combat Rogue	-3.4%	-2.9%	-2.6%^†	-1.6%	-3.6%	·	best	-2.9%^†	-3.1%^†	-3.1%^†
Subtlety Rogue	-1.5%	-1.1%	-0.8%^†	best	-1.8%	·	-0.0%	-1.1%^†	-1.3%^†	-1.3%^†
Discipline Priest	-3.7%	·	-3.4%	-3.5%	-4.9%	·	best	-4.2%	·	·
Holy Priest	-5.7%	·	-6.7%	-5.8%	-6.6%	·	best	-7.0%	·	·
Shadow Priest	-0.5%	·	-1.1%^†	-0.5%	-0.5%	·	best	-1.1%^†	·	·
Elemental Shaman	·	-0.0%	-0.8%^†	·	·	best	·	-4.7%^†	·	-2.9%^†
Enhancement Shaman	·	best	-4.4%^†	·	·	-1.7%	·	-4.5%^†	·	-4.4%^†
Restoration Shaman	·	-1.0%	-0.6%	·	·	-1.0%	·	-1.3%	·	best
Arcane Mage	-5.1%	best	·	·	-0.4%	·	-5.1%	-0.4%^†	-0.3%^†	·
Fire Mage	-3.0%	-10.0%	·	·	-3.5%	·	best	-9.1%^†	-4.5%^†	·
Frost Mage	-0.2%	best	·	·	-0.2%	·	-0.1%	-0.2%^†	-0.1%^†	·
Affliction Warlock	best	-4.0%	·	·	-5.1%	·	-4.2%	-4.9%^†	·	·
Demonology Warlock	-1.0%	best	·	·	-1.0%	·	-0.8%	-1.0%^†	·	·
Destruction Warlock	-0.6%	best	·	·	-1.6%	·	-1.4%	-1.2%^†	·	·
Balance Druid	·	·	·	best	·	-0.9%	·	·	-0.8%^†	-0.8%^†
Feral (Cat) Druid	·	·	·	-0.6%	·	best	·	·	-1.2%^†	-1.2%^†
Feral (Bear) Druid	·	·	·	-1.0%	·	best	·	·	-2.2%^†	-2.2%^†
Restoration Druid	·	·	·	best	·	-1.5%	·	·	-0.3%	-0.3%

Percentages are relative to the best race for that spec with the same optimised talents and gear, against a raid boss. † has an extra bonus against one creature type (hover for details), not included in the ranking. Utility racials (stun breaks, stealth detection, movement) are not simulated and do not affect the ranking.

Human

alliance

Perceptionutilitynot simulated
Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.
Sword Specializationpassivesimulated
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped.
The Human Spiritpassivesimulated
Spirit increased by 5%.
Will to Surviveutilitynot simulated
Instantly removes all Stun effects.

Orc

horde

Blood Furyon-usesimulated
Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.
Hardinessutilitynot simulated
Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.
Axe Specializationpassivesimulated
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped.
Shatter Curseutilitynot simulated
Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec.

Dwarf

alliance

Find Treasureutilitynot simulated
Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap.
Stoneformutilitynot simulated
Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
Mace Specializationpassivesimulated
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.
Big Game Huntersituationalsimulated
Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

Night Elf

alliance

Shadowmeldutilitynot simulated
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.
Quicknesspassivesimulated
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 Spiritutilitynot simulated
Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.
Elune's Lighton-usesimulated
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.

Undead

horde

Underwater Breathingutilitynot simulated
Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal.
Will of the Forsakenutilitynot simulated
Instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects.
Cannibalizeutilitynot simulated
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 Graveutilitynot simulated
Your spells and attacks have a 5% chance to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health.

Tauren

horde

War Stomputilitynot simulated
Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
Endurancepassivesimulated
Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
Cultivationutilitynot simulated
Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.
Plainsrunningutilitynot simulated
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.

Gnome

alliance

Escape Artistutilitynot simulated
Instantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.
Expansive Mindpassivesimulated
Maximum Mana increased by 5%.
Engineering Specializationutilitynot simulated
Your gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.
Eureka!utilitynot simulated
Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities have their Energy cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.

Changed during the beta

Build 1.60.1.70170: Eureka! — Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities have their Energy cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.

Build 1.60.1.70009: Eureka! — Your next 3 damaging abilities have their Energy cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.

Troll

horde

Berserkingon-usesimulated
Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for .
Regenerationutilitynot simulated
Health regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
Beast Slayingsituationalsimulated
Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Rapid Regenerationutilitynot simulated
Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.

High Order Skyborne New in Forever

alliance

Read Ley Lineutilitynot simulated
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.
Walk on Airutilitynot simulated
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Elemental Insightsituationalsimulated
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Wind Blessedpassivesimulated
Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

Windshaper Skyborne New in Forever

horde

Walk on Airutilitynot simulated
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
Elemental Insightsituationalsimulated
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Wind Blessedpassivesimulated
Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.
Skysightutilitynot simulated
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.