Race and class combinations: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 04:37, 19 September 2026

Source: View source Version: Beta 1.60.1.69876 / announced roster Review: Source checked Last reviewed: 2026-09-19

Beta reference · reviewed 19 September 2026. Racial descriptions use the community export for Forever beta build 1.60.1.69876. Its source notes identify beta-client extraction; this wiki has not independently tested racial effects or every character-creation combination.

Race and class combinations collects the roster retained in the pinned beta export and marks combinations explicitly named by Blizzard. It does not fill gaps by copying Classic’s character-creation rules.^[1]

How to read the matrix

A: explicitly announced by Blizzard.
P: present in the 18 September community export, continuing its earlier preview roster; not independently checked here at character creation. The beta racial-data provenance does not by itself verify every playable combination.
?: not listed in this snapshot. This is not proof that the combination will be unavailable at launch.

Blizzard names Gnome Priest, Human Hunter, Dwarf Shaman, Orc Mage, Troll Warlock, and Undead Paladin as additions. Skyborne share Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, and Druid; Alliance adds Mage and Horde adds Shaman.^[2]

On narrow screens, scroll the table sideways or use the class-by-class lists below.

Faction	Race	Warrior	Paladin	Hunter	Rogue	Priest	Shaman	Mage	Warlock	Druid
Horde	Orc	P	?	P	P	?	P	A	P	?
Horde	Undead	P	A	?	P	P	?	P	P	?
Horde	Tauren	P	?	P	?	?	P	?	?	P
Horde	Troll	P	?	P	P	P	P	P	A	?
Horde	Skyborne (Windshaper)	A	?	A	A	?	A	?	?	A
Alliance	Human	P	P	A	P	P	?	P	P	?
Alliance	Dwarf	P	P	P	P	P	A	?	?	?
Alliance	Night Elf	P	?	P	P	P	?	?	?	P
Alliance	Gnome	P	?	?	P	A	?	P	P	?
Alliance	Skyborne (High Order)	A	?	A	A	?	?	A	?	A

Choose a class, then a race

These lists repeat only positive entries from the matrix so they are easy to scan on a phone. Read Races for the racial previews and Classes for class guides.

Warrior

Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Skyborne (High Order).
Horde: Orc, Undead, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne (Windshaper).

Paladin

Alliance: Human, Dwarf.
Horde: Undead.

Hunter

Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Skyborne (High Order).
Horde: Orc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne (Windshaper).

Rogue

Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Skyborne (High Order).
Horde: Orc, Undead, Troll, Skyborne (Windshaper).

Priest

Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome.
Horde: Undead, Troll.

Shaman

Alliance: Dwarf.
Horde: Orc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne (Windshaper).

Mage

Alliance: Human, Gnome, Skyborne (High Order).
Horde: Orc, Undead, Troll.

Warlock

Alliance: Human, Gnome.
Horde: Orc, Undead, Troll.

Druid

Alliance: Night Elf, Skyborne (High Order).
Horde: Tauren, Skyborne (Windshaper).

What the matrix does not establish

A listed combination does not establish its starting route, racial spell ranks, trainer locations, or performance. The source contains faction-specific Skyborne variants; it should not be reduced to one faction-neutral class list. For a beta correction, capture the character-creation options together with the build and faction.

Sources

↑ Chris Baldwin, Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0 data export, generated 18 September 2026, reviewed 19 September 2026. The export identifies racial data as extracted from Forever beta build 1.60.1.69876; racial entries have section-level provenance rather than individual source flags. Adapted for this guide. See Project:Talent data for attribution and evidence limits.
↑ Blizzard Entertainment, Deep Dive recap, 13 September 2026, and What’s Next recap, 12 September 2026. Checked 16 September 2026; direct confirmation of the six added combinations and the Skyborne class lists.

[preview-1] Chris Baldwin, Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0 data export, generated 18 September 2026, reviewed 19 September 2026. The export identifies racial data as extracted from Forever beta build 1.60.1.69876; racial entries have section-level provenance rather than individual source flags. Adapted for this guide. See Project:Talent data for attribution and evidence limits.

[announced-2] Blizzard Entertainment, Deep Dive recap, 13 September 2026, and What’s Next recap, 12 September 2026. Checked 16 September 2026; direct confirmation of the six added combinations and the Skyborne class lists.

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+'''Race and class combinations''' collects the roster retained in the pinned beta export and marks combinations explicitly named by Blizzard. It does not fill gaps by copying Classic’s character-creation rules.<ref name="preview">Chris Baldwin, [https://talentsforever.com/ Talents Forever], [https://talentsforever.com/data.json CC BY 4.0 data export], generated 18 September 2026, reviewed 19 September 2026. The export identifies racial data as extracted from Forever beta build 1.60.1.69876; racial entries have section-level provenance rather than individual source flags. Adapted for this guide. See [[Project:Talent data]] for attribution and evidence limits.</ref>
 == How to read the matrix ==
 * '''A''': explicitly announced by Blizzard.
-* '''P''': listed in the 16 September community preview export; not independently confirmed here in a playable build.
+* '''P''': present in the 18 September community export, continuing its earlier preview roster; not independently checked here at character creation. The beta racial-data provenance does not by itself verify every playable combination.
 * '''?''': not listed in this snapshot. This is not proof that the combination will be unavailable at launch.
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 <div class="fw-query-table" tabindex="0" role="region" aria-label="Race and class comparison">
-{| class="wikitable sortable fw-data-table fw-race-matrix"
+{| class="wikitable fw-data-table fw-race-matrix"
 ! Faction !! Race !! [[Warrior]] !! [[Paladin]] !! [[Hunter]] !! [[Rogue]] !! [[Priest]] !! [[Shaman]] !! [[Mage]] !! [[Warlock]] !! [[Druid]]
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 == What the matrix does not establish ==
-A listed combination does not establish its starting route, racial spell ranks, trainer locations, or performance. The preview contains faction-specific Skyborne variants; it should not be reduced to one faction-neutral class list. For a beta correction, capture the character-creation options together with the build and faction.
+A listed combination does not establish its starting route, racial spell ranks, trainer locations, or performance. The source contains faction-specific Skyborne variants; it should not be reduced to one faction-neutral class list. For a beta correction, capture the character-creation options together with the build and faction.
 == Sources ==