Choosing a Class in WoW Forever

This guide to WoW Forever classes is here to help you pick one. It rates every class and spec at level 60 for leveling, dungeons, raids, open world PvP and battlegrounds. WoW Forever launches on 4 November 2026 with the nine Classic classes, and Blizzard rewrote most of their talents. The ratings are our own, built on the full talent trees in the game client (build 70291, 8 October), level-60 damage simulations and years of playing these classes. These are pre-launch ratings: nobody has played at level 60 yet, and Blizzard keeps rebalancing the classes.

Contents

1. What changed for every class
2. All nine WoW Forever classes compared
3. Druid
4. Hunter
5. Mage
6. Paladin
7. Priest
8. Rogue
9. Shaman
10. Warlock
11. Warrior
12. New race and class combinations
13. Frequently asked questions
14. Useful resources

What changed for every class

• No new class. Forever keeps the nine from Classic and changes what is inside the talent trees: of 467 talents, 113 are new and 277 are rewritten.
• Six new race and class combinations: Human Hunter, Gnome Priest, Dwarf Shaman, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock, Undead Paladin. The Skyborne race needs a paid upgrade.
• Group buffs last an hour, and several that used to cost talent points are now trained.
• World buffs do not work inside raids.
• Dual spec opens at level 40.
• The first raids open on 9 December: Barrow Deeps for 10 players, Hyjal Summit for 20, Onyxia's Lair for 40.

All nine WoW Forever classes compared

Class	Leveling	Dungeons	Raids	Open world PvP	Battlegrounds
Druid	7	7	6	7	9
Hunter	10	9	8	8	7
Mage	7	9	8	8	8
Paladin	7	8	8	6	6
Priest	5	9	7	9	9
Rogue	4	6	6	10	8
Shaman	6	8	7	7	8
Warlock	7	8	8	7	8
Warrior	3	9	10	3	7

Ratings are out of 10 and are our own call. We started from level-60 damage simulations and the talent trees, then adjusted for what the numbers miss: area damage, group utility and gear.

Druid

Verdict: one character for every role, and one of the hardest to pin down in PvP.

Races	Alliance: Night Elf, Skyborne. Horde: Tauren, Skyborne
Roles	Tank (Feral, Bear Form), healer (Restoration), melee damage (Feral, Cat Form), ranged damage (Balance)
Armor	Leather
Resource	Mana, Rage in Bear Form, Energy in Cat Form
Movement	Cat Form from level 20; the Feral Swiftness talent adds 30% run speed in it. Dash at 26. Travel Form from level 30
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Druid levels at a good pace once it has its forms. Until level 20 you are a caster with a bear form. Cat Form at 20 is where the pace picks up, and Travel Form at 30 shortens every run between quests. You also heal yourself: when a pull goes wrong, drop out of form, heal, and shift back.

In PvE

Restoration is the Druid's strongest role: heals over time, Swiftmend, and Wild Growth for the whole party at level 40. Bear tanks with a huge health pool and a new threat tool, Primal Bite. For damage, level-60 simulations from 9 October put Cat 11th of 23 specs, at 71% of the top spec, and Balance 22nd.

Your group gets Rebirth from level 20, which revives an ally in the middle of a fight. You remove curses from level 24, and Innervate arrives at 40. Leader of the Pack or Moonkin Form gives the party 3% critical strike chance.

In PvP

You have fewer stuns and interrupts than a Rogue, Warrior or Mage. What you have is escape: shifting breaks Polymorph, roots and slows, your forms cannot be disarmed, and you heal yourself between fights. In battlegrounds that makes Druid the natural flag carrier.

Balance

The ranged caster. Moonkin Form arrives at level 40 and gives your party 3% critical strike chance. Near the bottom of the level-60 damage simulations for now.

Feral

Two jobs in one tree. Cat Form is melee damage from stealth with combo points. Blizzard removed Tiger's Fury on 1 October and added Shifting Power, a talent that turns 55% of your base Mana into 40 Energy every 16 seconds. Bear Form is the tank: Feral Charge (talent) roots a target and interrupts its cast for 4 seconds, and Primal Bite (talent) generates high threat.

Restoration

The healer, built on heals over time. Swiftmend (talent) no longer uses up the heal it works from. Nature's Swiftness makes your next Nature spell instant. Wild Growth at level 40 heals a whole party over 7 seconds.

Our ratings out of 10: leveling 7, dungeons 7, raids 6, open world PvP 7, battlegrounds 9.

Hunter

Verdict: the easiest class to level, and strong ranged damage for any group.

Races	Alliance: Human (new), Dwarf, Night Elf, Skyborne. Horde: Orc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne
Roles	Ranged damage (Beast Mastery, Marksmanship), melee damage (Survival)
Armor	Leather, mail from level 40
Resource	Mana, pet Focus
Movement	Aspect of the Cheetah from level 20. Aspect of the Pack for the whole group from level 40
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Hunter is the easiest class to level. The reason is the pet: it takes the hits while you shoot. You get it at level 10. Before that, enemies reach you after two shots and you finish them with a weak melee weapon, so levels 1 to 9 are the slowest part of the climb. Pets now scale with your gear, which keeps them useful in later zones.

In PvE

In a dungeon a Hunter brings steady ranged damage, a pet, and Freezing Trap to take one extra enemy out of the fight. Traps now work during combat, and Feign Death saves a pull that went wrong. In level-60 raid simulations from 9 October, Survival is second of 23 damage specs, Marksmanship is seventh and Beast Mastery is eighteenth.

Count your ammo before a dungeon: if you run out halfway, you are left with a melee weapon.

In PvP

You fight from the longest range in the game. Your tools are traps in combat, Concussive Shot, Scatter Shot (Marksmanship talent) and a pet that keeps attacking while you kite. Tracking shows nearby players on the minimap, and Hunter's Mark keeps a Rogue visible after it stealths. Your weak spot is the dead zone: inside about 8 yards your ranged attacks stop working.

Beast Mastery

The pet spec, and the easiest way to level. The pet does more of the work, and a talent lets you call in hawks. Near the bottom of the level-60 simulations.

Marksmanship

Your own shots do the damage. Aimed Shot arrives at level 20 and shares a 6-second cooldown with Multi-Shot. The Lone Wolf talent raises your damage by 20% when you fight without a pet, so pick this spec if you do not want to manage one.

Survival

A melee spec in Forever, with Counterattack and Strider Kick. It is the best Hunter spec in the raid simulations. Blizzard cut its Parry talent to 1-5% on 1 October, so expect more changes.

Our ratings out of 10: leveling 10, dungeons 9, raids 8, open world PvP 8, battlegrounds 7.

Mage

Verdict: control, area damage and group utility from range; fragile when the mana runs out.

Races	Alliance: Human, Gnome, Skyborne. Horde: Orc (new), Undead, Troll
Roles	Ranged damage (Arcane, Fire, Frost)
Armor	Cloth
Resource	Mana
Movement	No run speed. Blink from level 20. Teleports to capital cities from level 20, portals for the group from level 40
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Mage levels safely. You kill before the enemy reaches you: Frost Nova roots, Polymorph removes one enemy, and Blink at level 20 buys distance. You make your own food and water, so downtime is short. The weak point is the robe. If your mana is gone, so is your control.

In PvE

Mage is the area damage class. Blizzard has said it wants Mages to stay the best at it, and big dungeon pulls are where that shows. On a single target, level-60 simulations from 9 October put Arcane 10th of 23 damage specs, Fire 17th and Frost 20th. Our raid rating sits a little above the simulations, because a Mage also brings Arcane Intellect and food and water for the group.

Improved Scorch and Winter's Chill now help only the Mage who applied them, so raids no longer need one Mage on debuff duty. You also bring Counterspell from level 24, a sheep for the extra enemy, Remove Lesser Curse from level 18, and portals.

In PvP

You win by keeping the fight at range: Frost Nova, slows, Blink, and Counterspell to lock an enemy caster out of a spell school. Ice Block (Frost talent) makes you immune for 10 seconds, and Cold Snap resets your Frost cooldowns.

Arcane

The mana gamble, and the most changed Mage tree. Each Arcane Blast makes your other spells hit 10% harder and makes the next Arcane Blast cost 175% more, up to four stacks. Casting any other damage spell ends the effect.

Fire

Built toward one big spell. With the Heating Up talent, critical hits from Fireball, Fire Blast and Scorch cut the cast time of your next Pyroblast by 25% each, up to three times. Combustion is at the bottom of the tree.

Frost

The leveling and PvP spec. Ice Lance (talent) is instant and deals 300% more damage to frozen targets. Fingers of Frost lets your next spell treat the target as frozen. Ice Barrier at level 40 absorbs damage and protects your casts from interruption.

Our ratings out of 10: leveling 7, dungeons 9, raids 8, open world PvP 8, battlegrounds 8.

Paladin

Verdict: the only class that tanks, heals and deals damage in plate, and the hardest to kill while leveling.

Races	Alliance: Human, Dwarf. Horde: Undead (new)
Roles	Healer (Holy), tank (Protection), melee damage (Retribution)
Armor	Mail, plate from level 40
Resource	Mana
Movement	Pursuit of Justice (Retribution talent, 2 points): 15% run and mounted speed
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In Classic the Paladin was safe and slow. Forever keeps the safety and adds buttons. Holy Strike arrives at level 6, so there is an attack to press between swings, and Judgement no longer uses up your Seal. Consecration comes from the trainer at level 20. You rarely die: Lay on Hands arrives at level 10 and Divine Shield at 34.

In PvE

Protection is a real tank now: with Seal of Fury active, Judgement pulls an enemy onto you from range, and Consecration holds a pack. In level-60 simulations from 9 October, Retribution is fourth of 23 damage specs. Holy heals with strong direct heals. Raid healing and tanking are not simulated yet.

Your group gets blessings that now last an hour, an aura, Purify for poisons and diseases, and a resurrection.

In PvP

You are hard to kill and bad at chasing: the kit has no interrupt and no slow. Hammer of Justice is your stun, Repentance (talent) takes a humanoid out for 6 seconds, and Blessing of Freedom removes slows. With a partner your value changes, because Blessing of Protection and Blessing of Freedom on a teammate matter more than your own damage.

Holy

The healer, built on strong direct heals. Holy Shock is a talent. Light's Vigil at the bottom of the tree marks an ally, and your next Holy Shock on them heals their whole party. Illumination now returns half of a spell's base Mana cost on a critical heal. In Classic it returned the full cost.

Protection

The tank. Templar's Bulwark (talent) absorbs damage equal to your full health for 8 seconds, on a 5-minute cooldown. Blocks restore Mana with Shield Specialization. Blizzard cut Redoubt's Block chance from 30% to 20% on 1 October.

Retribution

The leveling spec and the melee damage spec. Seal of Command arrives at level 20. Sacred Arbiter makes Holy Strike hit 20% harder and refresh your Judgement effects. Twist of Light at level 40 rewards switching Seals: your next swing also applies the Seal you just replaced.

Our ratings out of 10: leveling 7, dungeons 8, raids 8, open world PvP 6, battlegrounds 6.

Priest

Verdict: the healer every group wants, and one of our top picks for PvP.

Races	Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome (new). Horde: Undead, Troll
Roles	Healer (Discipline, Holy), ranged damage (Shadow)
Armor	Cloth
Resource	Mana
Movement	None before the mount
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Priest is not a fast leveler. You shield yourself, apply a Shadow damage-over-time spell and finish with Mind Blast. Level 20 helps: every Priest now learns Devouring Plague, which heals you as it damages, and Fear Ward, which used to belong to two races. Mind Flay is a Shadow talent at the same level and slows the target by 50%.

In PvE

Priest is the only class with two healing specs. Discipline prevents damage with shields, and Holy heals it back. Blizzard calls it the most versatile healer. Shadow is the damage option: in level-60 simulations from 9 October it is 13th of 23 damage specs. Healers are not simulated yet.

Every Priest brings Power Word: Fortitude, Dispel Magic, Fear Ward and a resurrection.

In PvP

Psychic Scream fears up to three enemies. Power Word: Shield stops damage from interrupting your casts. Dispel Magic removes a harmful effect from an ally or a useful one from an enemy, and Mana Burn drains an enemy healer. Silence (Shadow talent) stops casting for 5 seconds, and Mind Control takes an enemy player out of the fight while you hold it. A healer with a dispel and Fear Ward decides more battleground fights than any damage dealer, which is why Priest sits at the top of our battleground ratings.

Discipline

The shield healer, and the most rewritten Priest tree: none of its talents read as they did in Classic. Penance is a 2-second channel that heals an ally or damages an enemy. Power Infusion at the bottom of the tree raises a target's spell damage and healing by 20% for 15 seconds.

Holy

The direct healer. Binding Heal (talent) heals your target and you. Spirit of Redemption lets you keep healing for 15 seconds after you die. Prayer of Mending at level 40 heals a target when it takes damage, then jumps to another party member, up to five times.

Shadow

The damage spec. Vampiric Embrace (talent) heals your party for 20% of your Shadow damage. Shadowform at level 40 raises Shadow damage by 10%, halves the mana cost of Shadow spells and doubles their critical strike bonus. You cannot heal while in it.

Our ratings out of 10: leveling 5, dungeons 9, raids 7, open world PvP 9, battlegrounds 9.

Rogue

Verdict: the best class for picking your fights in the open world, and slow to level.

Races	Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Skyborne. Horde: Orc, Undead, Troll, Skyborne
Roles	Melee damage (Assassination, Combat, Subtlety)
Armor	Leather
Resource	Energy, combo points
Movement	Sprint, and Stealth to walk past enemies. The Camouflage talent cuts the Stealth speed penalty by 15%
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Rogue is one of the slower classes to level. Your damage is high from the first levels, but you have no heal, so hard pulls end with food and a bandage. What you get in return is choice: Sap takes one enemy out before the fight and now keeps you in Stealth, Evasion arrives at level 8, and Vanish at 22 lets you drop a fight that went wrong. With 22 buttons at level 60, Rogue is also the simplest class to set up.

In PvE

In a dungeon you Sap before the pull and Kick the dangerous cast. Cheap Shot arrives at level 26, Kidney Shot at 30 and Blind at 34. In level-60 simulations from 9 October, Combat is 9th of 23 damage specs, Subtlety is 14th and Assassination is 16th.

In PvP

This is where the class is at its best. You choose when a fight starts, Sap and stuns decide how it goes, and Vanish lets you leave and try again. Riposte (Combat talent) disarms for 6 seconds, and Improved Sprint removes slows and roots when you Sprint.

Assassination

Poisons and critical strikes. Malice adds 5% critical strike chance to attacks and poisons. Mutilate strikes with both weapons, deals 20% more damage to poisoned targets and awards two combo points. Venom at the bottom of the tree is a finisher that raises poison damage by 30%.

Combat

The steady spec. Hack and Slash gives a bonus by weapon type: axes and swords can trigger an extra attack, daggers and fist weapons add critical strike chance, maces ignore armor. A new weapon does not force a new build. Blade Flurry hits a second target, and Adrenaline Rush is at the bottom of the tree.

Subtlety

The Stealth and PvP spec, and the most changed Rogue tree. Premeditation adds two combo points before you open, and Preparation resets your cooldowns. The talent at the bottom of the tree is Thousand Cuts, and Blizzard has talked about replacing it.

Our ratings out of 10: leveling 4, dungeons 6, raids 6, open world PvP 10, battlegrounds 8.

Shaman

Verdict: makes its whole group stronger with totems, as a healer, a melee fighter or a caster.

Races	Alliance: Dwarf (new). Horde: Orc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne
Roles	Healer (Restoration), melee damage (Enhancement), ranged damage (Elemental)
Armor	Leather, mail from level 40
Resource	Mana
Movement	Ghost Wolf from level 20. The Improved Ghost Wolf talent cuts 3 seconds off its cast and lets you use it indoors
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Shaman is a slow starter. Level 20 changes a lot at once: you get Ghost Wolf, and Call of the Elements puts down four totems with one cast. Buff totems now last 5 minutes and you can move them along with the fight. Windfury Weapon arrives at level 30 and Windfury Totem at 32.

In PvE

Your totems are the reason groups invite you. Strength of Earth and Windfury help melee, Mana Spring helps casters, Tremor Totem breaks Fear, and Grounding Totem absorbs one harmful spell. Restoration heals with Chain Heal and Riptide, both from level 40. In level-60 simulations from 9 October, Enhancement is 8th of 23 damage specs, and Elemental is last, at 48% of the top spec. Bloodlust is not in the Forever client.

In PvP

Earth Shock interrupts a cast, Frost Shock slows by 50%, Purge strips a magic effect, and Earthbind Totem slows everything near it. Grounding Totem eats a spell meant for you, and Tremor Totem answers Fear. Reincarnation lets you get back up after dying, once per cooldown.

Elemental

The ranged caster. Lightning Overload gives Lightning Bolt and Chain Lightning a chance to cast a second bolt for half damage. Lava Burst at level 40 hits 20% harder on a target with your Flame Shock on it.

Enhancement

The melee spec, built on two-handed weapons: dual wield is not in the Forever trees. Stormstrike makes your next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning or Earth Shock hit that target 20% harder. Maelstrom Weapon, deeper in the tree, lets melee hits cut the cast time and cost of your next Lightning Bolt, up to a free instant cast at five stacks. Spirit Weapons raises your threat while Rockbiter Weapon is active, so some players build a tank from it. It has no taunt.

Restoration

The healer. Mana Tide Totem (talent) restores mana to the group. Riptide at level 40 is an instant heal that keeps healing for 15 seconds and makes your Chain Heal on that target 25% stronger.

Our ratings out of 10: leveling 6, dungeons 8, raids 7, open world PvP 7, battlegrounds 8.

Warlock

Verdict: steady to level, hard to kill, and wanted in every raid for curses, Healthstones and summons.

Races	Alliance: Human, Gnome. Horde: Orc, Undead, Troll (new)
Roles	Ranged damage (Affliction, Demonology, Destruction)
Armor	Cloth
Resource	Mana, Soul Shards
Movement	None before the mount
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Warlock levels at a steady pace once the Voidwalker arrives. From level 10 the Voidwalker holds the enemy while your damage-over-time spells work. Life Tap turns health into mana and drains pull health back, so you rarely sit down to drink. The cost is travel: you have no speed boost, no stealth and no escape until you buy a mount. No class in Forever changed more, with 48 of 52 talents new or rewritten.

In PvE

In level-60 simulations from 9 October, Demonology is fifth of 23 damage specs, Affliction is 12th and Destruction is 19th. We rate Warlock above its damage numbers. A raid wants one for more than damage: Curse of the Elements raises the magic damage every caster deals to the target, Healthstones give each player an extra heal, and Ritual of Summoning brings the group together.

Curses are split in two. Damage curses are now Banes, so Bane of Agony no longer competes with a utility curse for the same slot. Curse of Shadow is gone, and Curse of the Elements covers every school of magic.

In PvP

Fear holds one target, Curse of Exhaustion (talent) slows by 30%, and Drain Mana empties a healer. Howl of Terror arrives at 40 and Death Coil at 42. Soul Link (talent) sends 30% of the damage you take to your demon, which makes a Warlock very hard to burst down.

Affliction

Damage over time. Five points in Improved Corruption make Corruption instant. Siphon Life drains health over 30 seconds. Wrack at level 40 adds a channeled spell that makes your other Shadow damage-over-time effects hit 10% harder.

Demonology

The durable spec, and the best Warlock spec in the simulations. Master Demonologist gives you a bonus that depends on the demon: the Voidwalker cuts Physical damage taken by 10%, the Felhunter cuts Magic damage by 10%. Demonic Sacrifice trades the demon for a 2-hour buff. There is no Felguard in the Forever client.

Destruction

Direct damage with Fire and Shadow. Shadowburn and Conflagrate are instant, and Ruin doubles the critical strike bonus of Destruction spells. Incinerate is the spell at the bottom of the tree.

Our ratings out of 10: leveling 7, dungeons 8, raids 8, open world PvP 7, battlegrounds 8.

Warrior

Verdict: the slowest class to level, and our top pick for raids as a tank or as damage.

Races	Every race, including Skyborne on both factions
Roles	Tank (Protection), melee damage (Arms, Fury)
Armor	Mail, plate from level 40
Resource	Rage
Movement	No travel speed. Charge starts a fight; Intercept from level 30 closes distance in combat
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Warrior is the slowest class to level. You have no heal, you fight one enemy at a time, and a weak weapon makes every fight longer. Forever softens this. Victory Rush at level 20 heals 10% of your health after a kill, and since 2 October critical strikes generate extra Rage. One bug is still open: Warriors get less Rage from taking damage than Blizzard intends.

In PvE

Protection is the classic tank: Taunt at level 10, Challenging Shout at 26, Shield Wall at 28, and the Vanguard talent lets you Charge in Defensive Stance. For damage, Fury is first of 23 specs in level-60 simulations from 9 October, at 939 DPS, and Arms is sixth.

In PvP

Alone in the open world, a Warrior struggles. Charge only works out of combat, anyone who slows you can walk away, and you cannot heal. Battlegrounds are different: on your own you are a 7 there, and paired with a healer you are a 10. Mortal Strike (Arms talent) cuts healing on the target by 50%, and Piercing Howl (Fury talent) slows every enemy within 10 yards.

Arms

The two-handed spec. Weaponmaster replaces the old per-weapon talents: axes and polearms add critical strike chance, maces and staves ignore armor, swords can trigger an extra attack. A new weapon type does not force a new build. Spearing Strike (talent) knocks a mounted target off its mount.

Fury

The dual-wield spec, and the top of the simulations. Death Wish adds 20% Physical damage and makes you take 5% more. Bloodthirst at the bottom of the tree also gives 10% run speed for 10 seconds.

Protection

The tank spec, and the most rewritten tree: none of its talents read as they did in Classic. Master of Defense gives Rage when you dodge or parry with a shield. Last Stand adds 30% of your maximum health for 20 seconds. Shield Slam arrives at level 40.

Our ratings out of 10: leveling 3, dungeons 9, raids 10, open world PvP 3, battlegrounds 7.

New race and class combinations

Forever opens six combinations that Classic did not have. All six come with a normal subscription.

Combination	Faction	What it opens
Human Hunter	Alliance	A fourth Hunter race for the Alliance
Gnome Priest	Alliance	The first healer class for Gnomes
Dwarf Shaman	Alliance	Shaman on the Alliance for the first time
Orc Mage	Horde	A third Mage race for the Horde
Troll Warlock	Horde	A third Warlock race for the Horde
Undead Paladin	Horde	Paladin on the Horde for the first time

Skyborne

Skyborne is the one new race. It needs a paid upgrade, and its class list depends on the faction you choose.

Faction	Skyborne name	Classes
Alliance	High Order	Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Druid, Mage
Horde	Windshaper	Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Druid, Shaman

Skyborne cannot be Paladins, Priests or Warlocks. Skyborne Druids have their own forms.

Does race still matter?

Less than in Classic for damage, and more than you might expect in PvP. Every race now has two active and two passive racial abilities. Fear Ward and Devouring Plague no longer belong to particular Priest races, and the old weapon skill racials are gone.

For damage the gap is small. In level-60 simulations from 8 and 9 October, all races of a class sit within about 2.5% of each other. The table shows the top race on each faction for one damage spec per class.

Class and spec	Alliance	Horde	Best to worst
Druid, Feral	Night Elf	Skyborne	1.2%
Hunter, Marksmanship	Night Elf	Orc	2.2%
Mage, Arcane	Gnome	Undead	1.8%
Paladin, Retribution	Human	Undead	1.3%
Priest, Shadow	Night Elf	Undead	1.2%
Rogue, Combat	Human	Undead	1.1%
Shaman, Enhancement	Dwarf	Orc	1.2%
Warlock, Demonology	Gnome	Undead	0.8%
Warrior, Fury	Human	Orc	2.4%

Undead is the only Horde race for Paladins, and Dwarf is the only Alliance race for Shamans. The simulations count damage on a raid boss and nothing else.

In PvP the racials do something a simulation cannot measure: they answer a specific kind of control.

Race	What it gives you in PvP
Human	Will to Survive removes every stun on you (3 min cooldown). Perception helps you spot stealthed enemies for 20 seconds
Dwarf	Stoneform clears bleeds, poisons and diseases, makes you immune to them and cuts Physical damage by 10% for 8 seconds
Night Elf	Shadowmeld drops you out of sight, and Elune's Light adds 10% critical strike chance for 15 seconds
Gnome	Escape Artist breaks roots and slows and makes you immune to them for 3 seconds (2 min cooldown)
Skyborne (Alliance)	Walk on Air lets you glide for 10 seconds, and you have 1% Haste at all times
Orc	Stuns last 20% less on you. Shatter Curse removes curses and Banes and cuts Magic damage by 15% for 8 seconds
Undead	Will of the Forsaken removes Charm, Fear and Sleep (2 min cooldown)
Tauren	War Stomp stuns up to five enemies around you for 2 seconds, and you have 5% more Health
Troll	Berserking speeds up attacks and casts by 10% to 30%, more the lower your health is
Skyborne (Horde)	Skysight adds 10% run speed, Walk on Air lets you glide, and you have 1% Haste at all times

Match the racial to what you expect to fight. Human and Orc answer Rogue stuns, Undead answers Fear from Warlocks and Priests, Gnome answers a Mage's roots and a Hunter's slows, and Dwarf answers Rogue poisons. For PvE, pick the race you want to look at for the next year.

Once you have a class, pick its professions with our guide to choosing a profession in WoW Forever.

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