Each race has two active abilities and two passive bonuses. Compare their effects below, including both Skyborne factions.
Beta client data · Build 1.60.1.69893, read September 17, 2026. Character-creation descriptions; server hotfixes are not included. Sources & limitations
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Instantly removes all Stun effects.
Improves detection of Stealthed enemies.
Increases critical chance by 2% while wielding Swords.
Increases Spirit by 5%.
Reduces Physical damage taken and instantly removes Bleeds, Poisons, and Diseases.
Track nearby treasure chests on your minimap.
Increases critical chance by 1% while wielding Maces.
Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Increases critical chance by 10%.
Gain Stealth while immobile.
1% Increased Dodge chance and 2% increased movement speed.
75% increased movment speed while dead.
Immune to movement impairing effects for 3 seconds.
Reduced cost and 10% increased damage or healing on next 3 spells or abilities.
Maximum Mana, Rage, or Energy increased by 5%.
20% reduced chance for engineering devices to fail or backfire.
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec.
Activate a Ley Line to increase Health and Mana regeneration by 100% for 5 min.
Gain 1% Haste.
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
Increases Attack Power and Spell Power by 10%.
Increases movement speed of Party members by 20%.
Increases critical chance by 1% while wielding Axes.
Stun durations decreased by 20%.
Instantly removes all Charm, Fear, and Sleep effects.
Consume a Humanoid or Undead corpse to regenerate 35% of Health and Mana over 10 sec.
Underwater Breath lasts 300% longer.
Your attacks sometimes drain Health from the atrget.
Stuns up to 5 nearby enemies for 2 sec.
Grow bonus herbs that don't require herbalism to gather.
Self and Party movement speed increased by 2%.
Total Health increased by 5% and Hit Chance increased by 1%.
Increases casting and attack speed by 10%.
Regenerate 50% of maximum Health over 6 sec.
Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
10% of Health regeneration continues during combat, and is increased 10% at all times.
Glide downward through the air for 10 sec.
Receive an Elemental Blessing increasing movement speed by 10% for 5 min.
Gain 1% increased Haste.
Damage dealt versus Elementals increased by 5%.
These changes are explicitly described in Blizzard’s deep dive. This is not a complete Classic-to-Forever comparison.
| Ability | Classic Era | Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Stoneform | Increases Armor. | Reduces Physical damage taken instead. |
| Find Treasure | Competes with other tracking abilities. | Can stay active alongside other tracking. |
| Will of the Forsaken | Removes Charm, Fear and Sleep, with an immunity window. | Removes those effects without the immunity window. |
| Cannibalize | Restores Health. | Restores Health and Mana. |
The 40 ability descriptions come from the Beta client’s character-creation records. Open “View client source” under a race to inspect the source IDs and text. These are not complete combat tooltips or in-game tests.
The character-creation data does not specify every cooldown, duration, proc chance or effect amount. Missing values are left unspecified. This list covers race-wide abilities; it does not establish whether Priest-specific racial spells are available.
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