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6 races

Best race for Mage in WoW Forever

Orcs and Alliance Skyborne join Human, Gnome, Undead and Troll Mages.

PvE pick
Troll / Gnome

Troll Berserking (10% cast speed for 15 s) remains the best caster racial; Gnome Expansive Mind gives 5% more mana and Eureka! a cheap damage burst.

PvP pick
Undead / Gnome

Will of the Forsaken against Fear and Charm, or Escape Artist against every root and snare, plus Gnome mana.

Leveling pick
Orc

Blood Fury adds 10% Spell Power on a 2-minute cooldown and Hardiness shortens stuns; Shatter Curse is a free decurse.

Alliance

Human
Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Mage, Warlock
  • Ruthless. Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1%.
  • The Human Spirit. Spirit increased by 10%.
  • Perception. Instant, 3 min cooldown. Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.
  • Will to Survive. Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Stun effects.
Gnome
Warrior, Rogue, Priest, Mage, Warlock
  • Escape Artist. Instant, 2 min cooldown. Instantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.
  • Expansive Mind. Maximum Mana, Rage or Energy increased by 5%, whichever your class uses.
  • Engineering Specialization. Your gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.
  • Eureka!. Instant, 2 min cooldown. For 8 sec, your non-periodic damaging abilities cost 10% less (Mana, Rage or Energy) and deal 10% more damage. For Priests, your non-periodic damaging or healing abilities cost 10% less Mana and do 10% more damage or healing. Periodic effects get nothing from it; a channeled spell is not periodic. The Mage's own tooltip is the one that leaves out non-periodic.
Skyborne (High Order)
Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Mage, Druid
  • Walk on Air. Instant, 1.5 min cooldown. Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.
  • Read Leyline. 2 sec cast, 2 min cooldown. Increases your Health and Mana regeneration by 50% for 15 sec. Used at a Ley Line it also grants Attuned for 1 hour, which raises the bonus to 100%. Attuned persists through death and ends when you enter a raid. Cannot be used while Innervate is active.
  • Elemental Insight. Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
  • Wind Blessed. Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 2%.

Horde

OrcNew combo
Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Shaman, Mage, Warlock
  • Blood Fury. Instant, 2 min cooldown. Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.
  • Hardiness. Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.
  • Command. Damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets increased by 5%.
  • Shatter Curse. Instant, 3 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 5% for 8 sec.
Undead
Warrior, Paladin, Rogue, Priest, Mage, Warlock
  • Underwater Breathing. Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal.
  • Will of the Forsaken. Instant, 2 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects.
  • Cannibalize. 5 yd range, Instant, 2 min cooldown. When activated, regenerates 7% of total Health and 7% of total Mana every 2 sec for 10 sec. Only works on Humanoid or Undead corpses within 5 yds. Any movement, action, or damage taken while Cannibalizing will cancel the effect.
  • Touch of the Grave. Your spells and attacks with a damage part have a chance (30% for casters, 20% for Paladins, Rogues and Warriors) to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health. 15 sec internal cooldown. Does not break crowd control.
Troll
Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock
  • Berserking. Instant, 3 min cooldown. Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 15 sec.
  • Regeneration. Health regeneration rate increased by 20%. In addition, 20% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
  • Beast Slaying. Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
  • Rapid Regeneration. Channeled, 3 min cooldown. Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.

Questions players ask

What is the best race for a Mage in WoW Forever?
Troll for raw damage, Gnome for Alliance mana and escapes, Undead for PvP.
Can Skyborne be Mages?
Yes. Skyborne (High Order) can roll Mage. Skyborne need the Skyborne Heroic Pack or higher.

Racial text from the launch client. The final racial pass (26 October) is reflected in these tooltips where the client carried it; see all races for the announced values.