RACES & CLASSES
Races & Classes
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RACE × CLASS
Orc Shaman
Horde
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COMBINATION NOTES
What this combination means
- Axe Specialization: Shaman can wield axes, so this racial applies.
Blizzard has not shown class-specific racial changes for Forever yet. These notes take the racials whose value depends on class — weapon specialisations and maximum resource — and read them against Classic's class rules.
RACIAL TRAITS
Racials this combination gets
Active
Blood Fury
Increases attack power and spell power by 10% for 15 sec.
Shatter Curse
Grants immunity to Curse and Doom effects and reduces magic damage taken for 8 sec.
Passive
Axe Specialization
Increases the critical strike chance of your spells and abilities while an axe is equipped.
Hardiness
Reduces the duration of stun effects by 20%.
HYJAL RAID TIER SET
Beta Client DataminedShaman Hyjal 20-Player Raid Tier Set Appearance
White wolf head cowl and carved totem shoulderpieces imbued with elemental spirit runes.
Datamined appearances of new raid gear for the first 20-player raid, Hyjal Summit, revealed via Wowhead. Both high-definition HD and classic SD models are supported.
View Wowhead Datamining ArticleTIER SET BONUSES
Beta Client DataminedShaman Hyjal Tier Set Bonuses
Wearing pieces of the Hyjal raid tier set grants bonuses based on how many pieces are equipped. This class has a separate set for each specialization.
The SpiritcallerRestoration
- (2) SetIncreased Spirit +10
- (3) SetIncreases the radius of effect of your beneficial Fire and Water totems by 10 yards.
- (4) SetIncreases healing done by up to 26 and damage done by up to 9 for all magical spells and effects.
- (5) SetReduces the cooldown on your Riptide spell by 1 sec.
Bonus text is datamined from the beta client and may change before launch. Specializations follow the internal grouping of the bonus data.
ALL COMBINATIONS
Every race × class combination
28 Alliance · 28 Horde combinations
| Race \ Class |  Warrior |  Paladin |  Hunter |  Rogue |  Priest | Shaman |  Mage |  Warlock |  Druid |
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| SkyborneHigh Order | · | · | · | · | |||||
| Orc | · | · | · | ||||||
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| SkyborneWindshaper | · | · | · | · |
✓ Playable since Classic★ New in ForeverTap a cell to open that combination. The Skyborne can play different classes on each faction.
Based on WoW: Forever — racials and class combinations compiled from what Blizzard showed at BlizzCon 2026. This is pre-release information and may change.unofficial nameNames follow Classic where a racial carried over.