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Patch notes Kaivax

WoW Forever racial changes of 26 October 2026

17 racial lines from Blizzard's development notes of 26 October 2026, posted by Kaivax. 6 buffs, 2 nerfs, the rest changes. This post has no class lines. Blizzard added to it on 27 October 2026, and those lines are in the list below.

Human2 linesHuman racials

  1. Ruthless
    Ruthless now increases critical chance by 1% (was 2%).
    Nerf 2% to 1%
  2. The Human Spirit
    Human Spirit now increases Spirit by 10% (was 5%).
    Buff 5% to 10%

Dwarf2 linesDwarf racials

  1. Earth Fury
    Earth Fury (2% increased critical strike damage and healing) removed.
    Changed
  2. Added: Artisan’s Precision - Increases hit chance with spells and attacks by 1%.
    Changed

Tauren3 linesTauren racials

  1. Plainsrunning
    Plainsrunning now grants 2% movement speed per stack (was 1%), for a total max increase of 60% (was 30%).
    Buff 1% to 2%
  2. Plainsrunning
    Plainsrunning no longer increases mounted movement speed.
    Changed
  3. Endurance
    Endurance no longer provides any modifiers beyond 5% increased Health (no hit chance or critical damage modifiers).
    Changed

Orc3 linesOrc racials

  1. Savage
    Savage removed (1% increased critical strike chance).
    Changed
  2. Command re-added, increasing Warlock and Hunter pet damage by 5%.
    Changed
  3. Blood Fury
    Blood Fury’s cooldown reduced to 2 minutes (was 3 minutes).
    Buff 3 minutes to 2 minutes

Troll1 lineTroll racials

  1. Berserking
    Berserking duration increased to 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).
    Buff 10 seconds to 15 seconds

Undead1 lineUndead racials

  1. Touch of the Grave
    Touch of the Grave internal cooldown reduced to 15 seconds (was 25 seconds).
    Buff 25 seconds to 15 seconds

Skyborne5 linesSkyborne races

  1. Wind Blessed
    Wind-Blessed Haste bonus reduced to 2% (was 3%).
    Nerf 3% to 2%
  2. Read Leyline
    Read Leyline now increases Mana and Health regeneration by 50% (was 100%), with a 15-second duration. This ability cannot be used while Innervate is active, and will be replaced by Innervate as a more powerful effect.
    Changed
  3. Read Leyline
    Using Read Leyline at a Ley Line now also grants “Attuned” for 1 hour. While Attuned, the benefit of Read Leyline is increased to 100% regeneration increase. Attuned persists through death, and is removed upon entering a raid.
    Changed
  4. Skysight
    Skysight is now a 15% increased movement speed (was 10%), with a 15-second duration.
    Buff 10% to 15%
  5. Skysight
    Using Skysight at an elemental convergence now also grants “Charged” for 1 hour. While Charged, the benefit of Skysight is a 30% movement speed increase. Charged persists through death, and is removed upon entering a raid.
    Changed

A line counts as a buff or a nerf only when Blizzard gives the old and new number, or a plain direction for cost, cooldown, damage, healing or duration. Reworks, removed and added racials never count.

Quotes: Blizzard Entertainment, 26 October 2026. Words in the lines are Blizzard's, unchanged.

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