WoW Forever Hunter races and every racial, in full

Eight races can be a Hunter: Horde Orc, Tauren, Troll and Skyborne (Windshaper); Alliance Human, Dwarf, Night Elf and Skyborne (High Order). The Skyborne are new to the game in WoW Forever. Human is new to Hunter since Classic. Every race's racials are on the racials page; this page keeps only the Hunter races.

What each race gives a Hunter, at a glance

For each race, the racials whose text touches crit, hit, attack power, haste, Mana, health, dodge, damage taken, loss of control and damage dealt, in the racial's own words with its cooldown. Races are in the game's order, not ranked; every racial is in full further down.

Horde
Orc	Blood Fury attack power, 2 min cooldown: Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec. Hardiness loss of control: Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%. Axe Specialization crit: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped. Shatter Curse damage taken, 3 min cooldown: Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec.
Tauren	War Stomp loss of control, 2 min cooldown: Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec. Endurance hit, health: Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
Troll	Berserking haste, 3 min cooldown: Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 10 sec. Regeneration health: Health regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat. Beast Slaying damage dealt: Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%. Rapid Regeneration health, 3 min cooldown: Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec.
Skyborne (Windshaper)	Elemental Insight damage dealt: Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%. Wind Blessed haste: Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.
Alliance
Human	Sword Specialization crit: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped. Will to Survive loss of control, 3 min cooldown: Instantly removes all Stun effects.
Dwarf	Stoneform damage taken, 3 min cooldown: Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec. Mace Specialization crit: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped. Big Game Hunter damage dealt: Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Night Elf	Quickness dodge: Dodge chance increased by 1% and movement speed increased by 2%. Elune's Light crit, 3 min cooldown: Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.
Skyborne (High Order)	Read Ley Line Mana, 2 min cooldown: Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%. Elemental Insight damage dealt: Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%. Wind Blessed haste: Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

Orc Horde

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  Blood FuryInstant, 2 min cooldown. Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.
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  HardinessDuration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.
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  Axe SpecializationIncreases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped.
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  Shatter CurseInstant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec.

Changed on the beta: Axe Specialization (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Hardiness (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Shatter Curse (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Tauren Horde

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  War Stomp0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.
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  EnduranceTotal Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.
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  CultivationInstant. Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once. In play it goes on a 1 hour cooldown, though its tooltip shows none.
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  PlainsrunningGain 1% increased movement speed every 5 sec spent moving, up to a maximum of 30% increase. Taking damage or standing still will reduce this effect.

Changed on the beta: Cultivation (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Endurance (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Plainsrunning (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Blizzard's notes: Cultivation now has a player-level requirement for every Herb. The level required is equal to the Herb's level required to pick it divided by 5. Herbs that require a higher than 300 Herbalism skill to pick can be Cultivated at player level 60. (build 70009)

Troll Horde

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  BerserkingInstant, 3 min cooldown. Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 10 sec.
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  RegenerationHealth regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
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  Beast SlayingDamage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
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  Rapid RegenerationChanneled, 3 min cooldown. Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.

Changed on the beta: Beast Slaying (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Rapid Regeneration (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Regeneration (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Skyborne (Windshaper) Horde

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  Walk on AirInstant, 2 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
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  Skysight0.5 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Attempt to draw power from a convergence of elements and receive its blessing, increasing your movement and mounted movement speeds by 10%. Lasts 30 sec if no elemental convergence is nearby, and 15 min if one is found.
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  Elemental InsightDamage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
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  Wind BlessedIncreases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

Changed on the beta: Elemental Insight (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Skysight (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Wind Blessed (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Blizzard's notes: Shenthul in Orgrimmar will now train Windshaper Skyborne. (build 70170)

Human Alliance, new to Hunter since Classic

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  Sword SpecializationIncreases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped.
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  The Human SpiritSpirit increased by 5%.
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  PerceptionInstant, 3 min cooldown. Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.
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  Will to SurviveInstant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Stun effects.

Changed on the beta: Sword Specialization (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), The Human Spirit (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Dwarf Alliance

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  Find TreasureInstant. Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts until canceled.
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  StoneformInstant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects, and reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec.
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  Mace SpecializationIncreases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.
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  Big Game HunterDamage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

Changed on the beta: Big Game Hunter (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Find Treasure (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Mace Specialization (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Stoneform (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Night Elf Alliance

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  ShadowmeldInstant, 10 sec cooldown. Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min.
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  QuicknessDodge chance increased by 1% and movement speed increased by 2%. Night Elf Rogues and Druids are harder to detect in Stealth as if they were 1 level higher.
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  Wisp SpiritTransform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.
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  Elune's LightInstant, 3 min cooldown. Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.

Changed on the beta: Quickness (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Shadowmeld (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Wisp Spirit (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Skyborne (High Order) Alliance

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  Walk on AirInstant, 2 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
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  Read Ley Line2 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%. Lasts 15 sec if no ley line is nearby, and 15 min if one is found.
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  Elemental InsightDamage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
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  Wind BlessedIncreases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

Changed on the beta: Elemental Insight (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Read Ley Line (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026), Wind Blessed (build 69876, 16 Sep 2026).

Questions

What races can be a Hunter in WoW Forever?

8: Horde: Orc, Tauren, Troll and Skyborne (Windshaper); Alliance: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf and Skyborne (High Order). The Skyborne are new to the game in WoW Forever. New to Hunter since Classic: Human.

Can a Human be a Hunter in WoW Forever?

Yes, new to Hunter since Classic. In the beta client Human can be Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Mage and Warlock.

Can a Skyborne be a Hunter in WoW Forever?

Yes: the Horde's Skyborne (Windshaper) and the Alliance's Skyborne (High Order). Blizzard's notes for build 70170, on the Skyborne: "Shenthul in Orgrimmar will now train Windshaper Skyborne."

Can an Undead be a Hunter in WoW Forever?

No. In the beta client Undead can be Warrior, Paladin, Rogue, Priest, Mage and Warlock, not Hunter. The Hunter races are Orc, Tauren, Troll, Skyborne (Windshaper), Human, Dwarf, Night Elf and Skyborne (High Order).

Do Hunter racials have cooldowns?

15 of the 32 racials across the Hunter races have one: Blood Fury (Orc, 2 min), Shatter Curse (Orc, 3 min), War Stomp (Tauren, 2 min), Cultivation (Tauren, 1 hour), Berserking (Troll, 3 min), Rapid Regeneration (Troll, 3 min), Walk on Air (Skyborne (Windshaper), 2 min), Skysight (Skyborne (Windshaper), 2 min), Perception (Human, 3 min), Will to Survive (Human, 3 min), Stoneform (Dwarf, 3 min), Shadowmeld (Night Elf, 10 sec), Elune's Light (Night Elf, 3 min), Walk on Air (Skyborne (High Order), 2 min) and Read Ley Line (Skyborne (High Order), 2 min). The rest are passive or have none.

Which Hunter racials touch spells, Mana, melee or defence?

Spells and attacks: Blood Fury (Orc, increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec), Axe Specialization (Orc, increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped), Endurance (Tauren, total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%), Berserking (Troll, increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 10 sec), Wind Blessed (Skyborne (Windshaper), increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%), Sword Specialization (Human, increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped), Mace Specialization (Dwarf, increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped), Elune's Light (Night Elf, increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec) and Wind Blessed (Skyborne (High Order), increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%). Mana: Read Ley Line (Skyborne (High Order), attempt to tap into the power of a nearby ley line, increasing your Health and Mana regeneration by 100%). Damage taken and effects on you: Hardiness (Orc, duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%), Shatter Curse (Orc, instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes; reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec) and Stoneform (Dwarf, instantly removes and grants immunity to all Bleed, Poison, and Disease effects; reduces all Physical damage taken by 10% for 8 sec). Health: Endurance (Tauren, total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%), Regeneration (Troll, health regeneration rate increased by 10%; in addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat) and Rapid Regeneration (Troll, regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec). Stuns enemies: War Stomp (Tauren, stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec). No Hunter racial names healing in its text. Which fits is yours to decide.

Which race is most popular for Hunter?

Talents Forever does not count which race players pick, so no race is ranked; the table above shows what each one gives a Hunter.

Last checked against beta build 1.60.1.70245 on 6 Oct 2026. Racials and the race list from the WoW Forever beta client; beta changes from the beta build tracker. New to Hunter: Classic client 1.15.9 against the beta client. No race is ranked here: which one fits is yours to decide.

Also for Hunters: the most popular builds, the leveling order, every talent in words, what changed since Classic, the abilities, new and changed, questions answered from the data, and the Hunter calculator.