26 October Racial Updates: Launch Tuning and Addendum
Checked: 2026-11-01 · Europe
Official changes to seven races, including the October 27 clarifications.
The October 26 development post, updated October 27, revises racial bonuses ahead of launch. Weapon specializations remain removed; the developers favour racial identity over uniform bonuses.
Human: Ruthless grants 1% critical chance; Human Spirit grants 10% Spirit. Dwarf: Artisan’s Precision replaces Earth Fury, granting 1% spell and attack hit chance.
Tauren: Plainsrunning gives 2% speed per stack, up to 60%, and no mounted bonus. Endurance only grants 5% Health. Orc: Command replaces Savage, adding 5% Hunter and Warlock pet damage; Blood Fury has a two-minute cooldown.
Troll Berserking lasts 15 seconds. Undead Touch of the Grave has a 15-second internal cooldown.
Skyborne: Wind-Blessed grants 2% haste. Read Leyline grants 50% regeneration for 15 seconds; it cannot coexist with Innervate. Ley lines grant one hour of Attuned, increasing its regeneration bonus to 100%.
Skysight grants 15% movement speed for 15 seconds. Elemental convergences grant one hour of Charged, raising the speed bonus to 30%. Charged and Attuned survive death but disappear upon entering a raid.
These are international official notes. The Race Guide separately identifies its downloaded client build; server implementation and regional announcements remain distinct sources.
Source: 26 October Racial Updates and 27 October Addendum · 26 October Racial Updates and 27 October Addendum
A fan-site summary. Dates and test content may change; consult the original announcements.