Dwarf
An Alliance race that plays Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest and Shaman. New for this race in Forever: Shaman.
Alliance
Horde
Alliance
Starting zone: Coldridge Valley, Dun Morogh · Capital: Ironforge · Mount: Ram
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Racials
Stoneform
Changed from Classic
Removes and grants immunity to bleeding, poison and disease; Physical damage taken −10%. Duration: 8 sec. Cooldown: 180 sec.
Active · Instant · 3 min cooldown
In Classic: While active, grants immunity to Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects. In addition, Armor increased by 10%. Lasts 8 sec.
Find Treasure
Changed from Classic
Verified beta change: most chests can yield extra items. The chance is not published; the full Forever tooltip is unverified.
Active · Instant
Changed in Blizzard's notes of 15 Oct 2026. Dwarf Find Treasure now also gives a chance to find additional items in most chests.
Artisan's Precision
Passive
New in Forever
Hit chance with spells and attacks +1%.
Changed in Blizzard's notes of 26 Oct 2026. Dwarf Earth Fury (2% increased critical strike damage and healing) is removed; Artisan's Precision is added: 1% increased hit chance with spells and attacks.
Big Game Hunter
Passive
New in Forever
Damage against Beasts +5%.
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Can play
New pairing in Forever
New in Forever: Dwarf Shaman
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Class abilities
Priest
Desperate Prayer
7 ranks
Changed from Classic
Instantly heals the caster for 1284 to 1515 (+42.9% of spell power).
Chastise
5 ranks
New in Forever
Chastise the target, causing 272 to 306 (+14.3% of spell power) Holy damage and Immobilizing them for up to 2 sec. Only works against Humanoids. This spell causes very low threat.
The full Classic Era kit
Find Treasure
Changed in Forever
Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts until canceled.
In Forever: Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts until canceled.
Frost Resistance
Passive
Removed in Forever
Frost resistance increased by 10.
Gun Specialization
Passive
Removed in Forever
Guns skill increased by 5.
Stoneform
Changed in Forever
While active, grants immunity to Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects. In addition, Armor increased by 10%. Lasts 8 sec.
In Forever: Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
Desperate Prayer
Priest
Changed in Forever
Instantly heals the caster for 1340 to 1579.
In Forever: Instantly heals the caster for 1284 to 1515 (+42.9% of spell power).
Fear Ward
Priest
Changed in Forever, for every Priest race
Wards the friendly target against Fear. The next Fear effect used against the target will fail, using up the ward. Lasts 10 min.
In Forever: Wards the friendly target against Fear. The next Fear effect used against the target will fail, using up the ward. Lasts 3 min.
Classes and talents
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Every race also works toward Legacy, Forever's account-wide reward track: up to 65 points to earn, and each character can spend up to 16 of them in the Legacy Trees. Rewards so far: Holstered Replica Ironforge Air Rifle, Spectral Bear Cub, Spectral Bear Tabard and Reins of the Spectral Bear.
Questions
Dwarf
· Alliance · Coldridge Valley, Dun Morogh · Ironforge · Ram
Human
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SOURCES
Template:Forever class by race
Warcraft Wiki (warcraft.wiki.gg) · rev 6931175 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 30 Oct 2026
Forever racial ability directory (rev 6950402)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6950402 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 30 Oct 2026
Stoneform (rev 6906086)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6906086 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026
Find Treasure (racial) (rev 6906092)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6906092 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026
WoW Forever Beta Development Notes — October 15 update (post 6)
Blizzard Entertainment · 16 Oct 2026 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026
Big Game Hunter (racial) (rev 6906095)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6906095 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026
WoW Forever Beta Development Notes — launch racial pass (posts 7–8)
Blizzard Entertainment · 26 Oct 2026 · Accessed: 30 Oct 2026