Racial abilities

Skyborne plays both sides: High Order for the Alliance, Windshaper for the Horde

40 racials · 10 races

AllianceHorde
EffectHumanDwarfNight ElfGnomeSkyborne High OrderOrcUndeadTaurenTrollSkyborne Windshaper
Offensive cooldowns4 of 10 races
Crowd control1 of 10 races
Escapes, cleanses and resistances5 of 10 races
Healing and regeneration3 of 10 races
Stat bonuses6 of 10 races
Weapon specializations3 of 10 races
Creature slaying4 of 10 races
Movement and stealth5 of 10 races
Professions and exploration4 of 10 races

Offensive cooldowns

  • Elune's Light

    Night ElfInstant · 3 min cooldown

    Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.

  • Eureka!

    GnomeInstant · 2 min cooldown

    Your next 3 damaging abilities cost less (50% less Mana, 40% less Rage, 20% less Energy; 15% less Mana for healers, who also heal 10% more) and deal 10% more damage.

  • Blood Fury

    OrcInstant · 2 min cooldown

    Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10% for 15 sec.

  • Berserking

    TrollInstant · 3 min cooldown

    Increases your spellcasting and attack speed by 10% for 10 sec.

Crowd control

  • War Stomp

    Tauren0.5 sec cast · 2 min cooldown

    Stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 2 sec.

Escapes, cleanses and resistances

  • Will to Survive

    HumanInstant · 3 min cooldown

    Instantly removes all Stun effects.

  • Stoneform

    DwarfInstant · 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.

  • Escape Artist

    GnomeInstant · 2 min cooldown

    Instantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.

  • Shatter Curse

    OrcInstant · 3 min cooldown

    Instantly removes and grants immunity to all Curses and Banes, and reduces all Magical damage taken by 15% for 8 sec.

  • Hardiness

    OrcPassive

    Duration of Stun effects on you reduced by 20%.

  • Will of the Forsaken

    UndeadInstant · 2 min cooldown

    Instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects.

Healing and regeneration

  • Read Ley Line

    Skyborne (High Order)2 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.

  • Cannibalize

    Undead5 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

    UndeadPassive

    Your spells and attacks have a chance (10% for casters, 5% for melee) to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health. 1 sec internal cooldown.

  • Rapid Regeneration

    TrollChanneled · 3 min cooldown

    Regenerate 50% of your maximum Health over 6 sec. Any movement, action, or damage taken will cancel the effect.

  • Regeneration

    TrollPassive

    Health regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.

Stat bonuses

  • The Human Spirit

    HumanPassive

    Spirit increased by 5%.

  • Quickness

    Night ElfPassive

    Dodge 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.

  • Expansive Mind

    GnomePassive

    Maximum Mana, Rage or Energy increased by 5%, whichever your class uses.

  • Wind Blessed

    Skyborne (High Order)Passive

    Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

  • Endurance

    TaurenPassive

    Total Health increased by 5% and chance to hit increased by 1%.

  • Wind Blessed

    Skyborne (Windshaper)Passive

    Increases your spellcasting, melee, and ranged Haste by 1%.

Weapon specializations

  • Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 2% while you have a sword or two-handed sword equipped.

  • Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 1% while you have a mace or two-handed mace equipped.

  • Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1% while you have an axe or a two-handed axe equipped.

Creature slaying

  • Big Game Hunter

    DwarfPassive

    Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

  • Elemental Insight

    Skyborne (High Order)Passive

    Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.

  • Beast Slaying

    TrollPassive

    Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.

  • Elemental Insight

    Skyborne (Windshaper)Passive

    Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.

Movement and stealth

  • Perception

    HumanInstant · 3 min cooldown

    Dramatically increases stealth detection for 20 sec.

  • Shadowmeld

    Night ElfInstant · 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.

  • Wisp Spirit

    Night ElfPassive

    Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.

  • Walk on Air

    Skyborne (High Order)Instant · 2 min cooldown

    Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.

  • Plainsrunning

    TaurenPassive

    Gain 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.

  • Walk on Air

    Skyborne (Windshaper)Instant · 2 min cooldown

    Glide downward through the air for 10 sec while controlling your direction of travel.

  • Skysight

    Skyborne (Windshaper)0.5 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.

Professions and exploration

  • Find Treasure

    DwarfInstant

    Allows the dwarf to sense nearby treasure, making it appear on the minimap. Lasts until canceled.

  • Your gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.

  • Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal.

  • Cultivation

    TaurenInstant · 1 hour cooldown

    Cultivate a nearby herb, growing a duplicate you can harvest without requiring Herbalism skill. Each herb may only be cultivated once.