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WoW Forever: best Druid race, Alliance and Horde

Night Elf for Alliance, Tauren for Horde: the viable alternatives, racials and spec exceptions in Forever beta.

Léa Morel1 min read

The short version

  • PvE starting picks: Alliance Night Elf; Horde Tauren.
  • Balance/Feral damage: Night Elf is the first Alliance pick. Bear tank: Tauren's health and hit are tangible. Restoration: race differences are less settled.

Alliance: preferred races

Alliance: preferred races
RaceWhy this pick
1. Night ElfElune's Light supplies crit to Balance and Feral; Night Elf is the main damage pick.
2. SkybornePassive haste and movement suit sustained play; elemental damage is matchup-specific.

Horde: preferred races

Horde: preferred races
RaceWhy this pick
1. TaurenExtra health and hit favor Guardian; War Stomp supplies close-range control.
2. SkybornePassive haste works across roles; the elemental bonus is encounter-dependent.

Which specialization changes the choice?

Balance/Feral damage: Night Elf is the first Alliance pick. Bear tank: Tauren's health and hit are tangible. Restoration: race differences are less settled.

How to read this ranking

These are provisional PvE recommendations for the Forever beta, based on the published racial traits and class guides. They are not measured DPS rankings. A race that cannot play this class is excluded.

Only playable combinations are listed. Where a faction has fewer than three eligible races, there is no artificial top three. Gear, encounter, PvP and beta tuning can change the best pick.

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Sources (2)
  1. Blizzard — Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever ↗
  2. Wowhead — Forever Druid overview ↗

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