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Painted key art: heroes overlooking a valley and city
Painted key art: heroes overlooking a valley and city. Source: World of Warcraft: Forever What’s Next Panel Recap. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

WoW Forever racial changes: what the final racial pass changed

28 Oct 2026 (AEDT), from the beta notes incl. the 26 Oct (US) final racial pass. Launch: Thu 5 Nov 10:00 AEDT. Unconfirmed = our read; may change at launch.

Blizzard reworked every racial for Forever. Below: the design rules first, then each tracked change from the beta notes.

Design rules (Deep Dive)

Shape

Two actives and two passives per race; no +10 resistance racials; nothing tied to weapon type.

Dwarf Stoneform

Still removes and blocks Bleeds, Poisons and Diseases, but now reduces physical damage taken instead of adding Armor.

Undead Cannibalize

Now restores mana as well as health.

Undead Touch of the Grave

New: attacks can drain life from enemies.

Changes in the beta notes

Dates are US time. Values are as of the 26 Oct notes, with a 27 Oct follow-up.

RaceRacialCurrent text
Human portraitHumanRuthless+1% crit, all spells and attacks (cut from 2%, 26 Oct).
Human portraitHumanThe Human Spirit+10% Spirit (up from 5%, 26 Oct).
Dwarf portraitDwarfArtisan's Precision+1% hit, spells and attacks (new 26 Oct, replaces Earth Fury).
Orc portraitOrcBlood Fury+10% AP and spell power for 15 sec (CD back to 2 min, 26 Oct).
Orc portraitOrcCommand+5% Hunter and Warlock pet damage (re-added 26 Oct; Savage removed).
Tauren portraitTaurenEndurance+5% Health only (crit-damage bonus removed 26 Oct).
Skyborne portraitSkyborneWind-Blessed+2% haste (cut from 3%, 26 Oct).

Race portraits and faction crests: modern World of Warcraft art (World of Warcraft official Races page), not Forever screenshots; Skyborne image: WoW: Forever official game page. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Three player characters (tauren, gnome, dwarf) posing
Three player characters (tauren, gnome, dwarf) posing. Source: Dive Into WoW: Forever, the Gods of Zul’Aman, Hallow’s End, and More in WoW Weekly. Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.

Skyborne values changed between the launch article and the beta notes. The article listed Wind Blessed at 1% haste and Skysight at +10% speed; the 26 Oct notes list +2% haste and +15% for 15 sec. We use the newer notes. Unconfirmed: racials can still change before or after the 5 Nov launch. Full list per race: all racials; ranked: race tier list.

Sources
  • Blizzard — WoW Forever Beta Development Notes (Updated October 26)
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  • worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com
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Official WoW Forever image: three characters posing
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