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Blizzard’s final racial pass: what changed for Humans, Dwarves, Tauren, Orcs, Trolls, Undead and Skyborne
A 26 October staff update, completed in two corrections on 27 October, rolls back some generic racials, cuts Read Leyline’s base bonus in half, shortens the Blood Fury and Touch of the Grave cooldowns, lengthens Troll Berserking to 15 seconds and removes Plainsrunning’s mounted bonus. Blizzard also clarified that Attuned and Charged are removed upon entering a raid. These are announced changes, not yet seen in a game client. Early player reactions question names and which classes benefit.
Classes, races and leveling
Blizzard halves Read Leyline’s base bonus. What that settles in the mana debate, and what it doesn’t
Beta healers called the Skyborne racial overpowered. Blizzard’s 26 October notes cut its base regeneration bonus to 50% for 15 seconds, keep 100% for players Attuned at a Ley Line and rule it out while Innervate is active. On 27 October Blizzard added that Attuned is removed upon entering a raid; whether it survives entering a dungeon is not stated. We have not measured the new version.
Classes, races and leveling
Horde or Alliance? Friends, races and classes to weigh before you reserve a name
A practical faction decision before Early Name Reservation: friends and rulesets, the new race-and-class combinations Blizzard has announced, and how far to trust racial hype after the 26 October racial pass.
Classes, races and leveling
Orc Shatter Curse now dispels instead of granting immunity
The 16 October notes turn Shatter Curse into a dispel for Curses and Banes and cut a magic damage reduction from 15% to 5%. Blizzard’s 26 October pass leaves Shatter Curse alone but removes Savage and brings back Command.
Classes, races and leveling
Gnome Eureka! becomes an eight-second window
After three beta changes, Eureka! is now an eight-second buff with no charges that also benefits Power Word: Shield. Why a time window plays differently from charges.
Classes, races and leveling
Plainsrunning now needs Tauren to keep moving, and no longer speeds up mounts
Since 16 October, Plainsrunning only stays active if you cover a minimum distance each second. Blizzard’s 26 October pass doubles its speed per stack, raises the cap to 60% and removes the mounted-speed bonus.
Classes, races and leveling
Dwarf Find Treasure now has a chance at extra chest items
Find Treasure now gives Dwarves a chance to find additional items in most chests: a small exploration bonus, not an income plan. Earth Fury, which briefly replaced Mace Specialization, gave way on 26 October to Artisan’s Precision.
Classes, races and leveling
Standard-definition Skyborne are planned for early 2027, not launch day
Blizzard’s 7 October visual update says SD Skyborne player characters and SD Druid forms are in development for early 2027. Separately, it showed revised HD Skyborne Druid forms.
Classes, races and leveling