Orc
A Horde race that plays Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock and Mage. New for this race in Forever: Mage.
Alliance
Horde
Horde
Starting zone: Valley of Trials, Durotar · Capital: Orgrimmar · Mount: Wolf
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Racials
Blood Fury
Changed from Classic
Attack Power and Spell Power +10%. Duration: 15 sec. Cooldown: 120 sec.
Active · Instant · 2 min cooldown
Changed in Blizzard's notes of 26 Oct 2026. Orc Blood Fury's cooldown is reduced to 2 minutes (was 3 minutes).
In Classic: Increases base melee attack power by 25% for 15 sec and reduces healing effects on you by 50% for 25 sec.
Shatter Curse
New in Forever
Dispels Curses and Banes; magic damage taken −5%. Does not grant immunity. Duration: 8 sec. Cooldown: 180 sec.
Active · Instant · 3 min cooldown
Changed in Blizzard's notes of 15 Oct 2026. Orc Shatter Curse now dispels Curses and Banes (it granted immunity), and magic damage taken is reduced by 5% (was 15%).
Command
Passive
Same as Classic
Hunter and Warlock pet damage +5%.
Changed in Blizzard's notes of 26 Oct 2026. Orc Savage (1% increased critical strike chance) is removed; Command is re-added, increasing Warlock and Hunter pet damage by 5%.
Hardiness
Passive
Changed from Classic
Stun duration on you −20%.
In Classic: Chance to resist Stun effects increased by an additional 25%.
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New pairing in Forever
New in Forever: Orc Mage
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The full Classic Era kit
Axe Specialization
Passive
Removed in Forever
Skill with Axes and Two-Handed Axes increased by 5.
Blood Fury
Changed in Forever
Increases base melee attack power by 25% for 15 sec and reduces healing effects on you by 50% for 25 sec.
In Forever: Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.
Command
Passive
Changed in Forever
Damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets increased by 5%.
In Forever: Damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets increased by 5%.
Hardiness
Passive
Changed in Forever
Chance to resist Stun effects increased by an additional 25%.
In Forever: Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.
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.
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Orc
· Horde · Valley of Trials, Durotar · Orgrimmar · Wolf
Human
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High Order Skyborne
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Windshaper Skyborne
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
Blood Fury (rev 6950272)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6950272 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 30 Oct 2026
WoW Forever Beta Development Notes — launch racial pass (posts 7–8)
Blizzard Entertainment · 26 Oct 2026 · Accessed: 30 Oct 2026
Shatter Curse (rev 6916634)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6916634 · 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
Command (rev 6944480)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6944480 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 30 Oct 2026
Hardiness (rev 6906667)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6906667 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026