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WoW: Forever Racial Changes: Dwarves Get Hit, Tauren Run Faster

Blizzard's final racial pass for WoW: Forever lands as character creation opens Oct 27. Humans lose crit, Dwarves gain 1% hit, Orcs get Command back, Tauren Plainsrunning doubles, Skyborne get reworked.

By Everloot TeamUpdated 2 min readSource: Blizzard forums, Wowhead
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TL;DR: Blizzard's final racial pass for WoW: Forever changes five races as character creation opens today, Oct 27, at 1 PM AZ. Humans drop to 1% crit, Dwarves trade crit damage for 1% hit, Orcs get Command back, Tauren Plainsrunning doubles to 60% but skips mounts, and Skyborne get a 1-hour bonus for using their abilities at Ley Lines.

What Blizzard changed

Per the October 26 development notes, the team put racial identity first, so some races will be "slightly more effective than others at certain combat roles." Weapon specialization racials stay gone so future loot tables aren't judged by "required" weapon types.

  • Human: Ruthless drops to 1% crit (was 2%). The Human Spirit now gives 10% Spirit (was 5%).
  • Dwarf: Earth Fury is removed. New Artisan's Precision gives 1% hit with spells and attacks. Dwarves start in Dun Morogh.
  • Tauren: Plainsrunning now gives 2% speed per stack, up to 60% (was 30%), but no longer boosts mounted speed. Endurance is now just 5% more Health.
  • Orc: Savage (1% crit) is removed. Command is back, adding 5% Warlock and Hunter pet damage. Orcs start in Durotar.
  • Skyborne: Wind-Blessed haste drops to 2% (was 3%). Read Leyline's base regen falls to 50% (was 100%) and Skysight rises to 15% speed (was 10%). Using them at a Ley Line or elemental convergence grants a 1-hour "Attuned" or "Charged" buff that doubles the effect and persists through death.

Update, Oct 27: more racial tuning

Blizzard added more changes to the same notes a day later, as Wowhead reported:

  • Orc: Blood Fury's cooldown drops to 2 minutes (was 3).
  • Troll: Berserking now lasts 15 seconds (was 10).
  • Undead: Touch of the Grave's internal cooldown drops to 15 seconds (was 25).
  • Skyborne: the Charged and Attuned buffs persist through death but are removed when you enter a raid.

What it means at character creation

If you were holding a Human or Orc slot for the crit, that edge is now smaller or gone. Dwarf casters and melee get the hit racial. Tauren are the clear pick for running around on foot while leveling, but not for mounted travel. Remember the 3-character cap is shared across all rulesets.

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