Horde New class option
Orc
Blizzard's Horde table lists orcs as hunters, mages, rogues, shamans, warlocks, and warriors. Orc mage is one of the six combinations the hero article calls new.
Character creation
WoW Forever race and class combinations
The matrix is the Horde and Alliance tables in Blizzard’s hero article, read on 6 November 2026. A cell marked New is a combination that article calls new, or any class on the new Skyborne race. Empty cells are not available on that table. Nothing here is sorted by power.
Blizzard also says racial abilities were updated, and then publishes full tooltip text for the Skyborne only. Tooltips for the other eight races are not copied from a database guide whose own comments dispute them, and classic percentages are not standing in. Friends still need the same ruleset and the same faction before they can group. On a PvP ruleset, Blizzard says you are restricted to one faction.
10 of 10 races
No races match those filters.
| Race | Druid | Hunter | Mage | Paladin | Priest | Rogue | Shaman | Warlock | Warrior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orc | No | Yes | New | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tauren | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Troll | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | New | Yes |
| Undead | No | No | Yes | New | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Windshaper Skyborne | New | New | No | No | No | New | New | No | New |
| Dwarf | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | New | No | Yes |
| Gnome | No | No | Yes | No | New | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Human | No | New | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Night Elf | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| High Order Skyborne | New | New | New | No | No | New | No | No | New |
Horde
Tauren
The published Horde table lists tauren as druids, hunters, shamans, and warriors. Blizzard does not name a new tauren class.
Horde New class option
Troll
The published Horde table lists trolls as hunters, mages, priests, rogues, shamans, warlocks, and warriors. Troll warlock is one of the combinations Blizzard calls new.
Horde New class option
Undead
The published Horde table lists undead as mages, paladins, priests, rogues, warlocks, and warriors. Undead paladin is new. They are the only Horde paladins on that table.
Horde New race
Windshaper Skyborne
Horde Skyborne. Blizzard also calls the people the shen'dorei, the hidden people. They start on Zephras Isle. Shaman is the class this faction line adds. Mage is not on their row.
Alliance New class option
Dwarf
The published Alliance table lists dwarves as hunters, paladins, priests, rogues, shamans, and warriors. Dwarf shaman is one of the combinations Blizzard calls new, and it is the only Alliance shaman row on that table.
Alliance New class option
Gnome
The published Alliance table lists gnomes as mages, priests, rogues, warlocks, and warriors. Gnome priest is one of the combinations Blizzard calls new. Hunter is not on the gnome row.
Alliance New class option
Human
The published Alliance table lists humans as hunters, mages, paladins, priests, rogues, warlocks, and warriors. Human hunter is one of the combinations Blizzard calls new.
Alliance
Night Elf
The published Alliance table lists night elves as druids, hunters, priests, rogues, and warriors. Blizzard does not name a new night elf class. Mage and shaman are not on the row.
Alliance New race
High Order Skyborne
Alliance Skyborne, descendants of Highborne scholars of Eldre'Thalas in Blizzard's telling. They start on Zephras Isle. Mage is the class this faction line adds. Shaman is not on their row.