WoW Forever Alliance or Horde: races and classes of each faction

Both factions can play every class in WoW Forever. Every Alliance Shaman is a Dwarf, and every Horde Paladin is Undead. Skyborne come with the Skyborne Heroic Pack and the packs that include it. Without one, your Druid must be a Night Elf for the Alliance or a Tauren for the Horde.

Which races does each faction have?

The Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, and High Order Skyborne.

The Horde: Orc, Undead, Tauren, Troll, and Windshaper Skyborne.

How the two Skyborne differ compares their racial abilities.

Which classes can each race be?

• Human: Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Mage, and Warlock
• Dwarf: Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, and Shaman
• Night Elf: Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, and Druid
• Gnome: Warrior, Rogue, Priest, Mage, and Warlock
• High Order Skyborne: Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Mage, and Druid
• Orc: Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Mage, and Warlock
• Undead: Warrior, Paladin, Rogue, Priest, Mage, and Warlock
• Tauren: Warrior, Hunter, Shaman, and Druid
• Troll: Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, and Warlock
• Windshaper Skyborne: Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, and Druid

Which races can each class be on each side?

• Warrior. Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, and High Order Skyborne. Horde: Orc, Undead, Tauren, Troll, and Windshaper Skyborne.
• Paladin. Alliance: Human and Dwarf. Horde: Undead.
• Hunter. Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, and High Order Skyborne. Horde: Orc, Tauren, Troll, and Windshaper Skyborne.
• Rogue. Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, and High Order Skyborne. Horde: Orc, Undead, Troll, and Windshaper Skyborne.
• Priest. Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, and Gnome. Horde: Undead and Troll.
• Shaman. Alliance: Dwarf. Horde: Orc, Tauren, Troll, and Windshaper Skyborne.
• Mage. Alliance: Human, Gnome, and High Order Skyborne. Horde: Orc, Undead, and Troll.
• Warlock. Alliance: Human and Gnome. Horde: Orc, Undead, and Troll.
• Druid. Alliance: Night Elf and High Order Skyborne. Horde: Tauren and Windshaper Skyborne.

What else differs between the factions?

The Alliance and the Horde each trade at their own auction houses, so one item can cost a different amount on each side, and both can use the neutral Blackwater Auction House. The Auction House lists each recorded house separately.

What do you try next?

Compare racial abilities for your class on the Races page, then spend points in the talent planner. Early Name Reservation comes with any upgrade purchase: read launch, upgrades and name reservations.