Night Elf Racials in WoW Forever
Night Elves keep their five Classic classes. What they gain is a new offensive cooldown, Elune's Light, and a set of small upgrades to Quickness and Wisp Spirit, while Nature Resistance is gone.
Racial values come from the BlizzCon 2026 demo and may change in the beta (September 17). Last reviewed: .
Night Elf racials in WoW Forever vs Classic
| Racial | Forever (demo) | Classic | What it changes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Elune's Light | +10% critical strike chance for 15 sec | — | The first offensive cooldown Night Elves have had. |
 Shadowmeld | Stealth until you move; when it ends, your threat returns against enemies still in combat | Stealth until you move; Night Elf Rogues and Druids were also harder to detect | Enemies still in combat pick you back up when it ends. |
 Quickness | +1% Dodge and +2% run speed | +1% Dodge | Adds a small run speed bonus. |
 Wisp Spirit | +75% movement speed as a wisp after death | +50% | Faster corpse runs. |
 Elune's Grace Priest | For 15 sec, melee and ranged attacks are 50% less likely to hit you (ends after 3 misses); 5 min cooldown | Night Elf Priest spell with a different effect | A defensive cooldown against physical attacks. |
| Starshards Priest | In the demo spellbook; tooltip not captured | Night Elf Priest spell | Still there; details unknown. |
 Nature Resistance | Not in the demo | +10 | No longer a racial. |
How these values were checked: rows tagged confirmed match Wowhead's racial article; the rest were read from the BlizzCon 2026 demo footage and can change in the beta. Classes and the new race and class combinations come from Blizzard's panel recap. How the data is checked
Classes Night Elves can play in Forever
Each card opens that class's talent calculator. The icons are the Night Elf racials that apply to the class in the demo.
Night Elf in Forever's new content
Official image not released yetMount Hyjal
Expanded zone and raid
Closed to players in Classic, Hyjal becomes a zone for characters near max level, set after Archimonde's defeat. It includes Darkwhisper Gorge and holds the 20-player raid Hyjal Summit.
Official image not released yetShen'dralas
New zone
Named for the Shen'dralar, the night elf faction that stayed behind in Dire Maul. The zone sits between Mulgore and Desolace and also covers a war between centaur tribes.
Official image not released yetBarrow Deeps
Raid, 10 players
A prison where night elves hold dangerous captives, one of them a famous figure Blizzard teased players might not be ready to face. One of its three entrances is on Mount Hyjal.
Night Elf FAQ
What is Elune's Light?
A new Night Elf racial in the BlizzCon demo: +10% critical strike chance for 15 seconds.
Does Shadowmeld still work in Forever?
Yes, it still stealths you until you move. When it ends in the demo, your threat returns against enemies that are still in combat.
Which classes can Night Elves play in Forever?
Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest and Druid, the same five as in Classic.
Still unconfirmed
- Elune's Light cooldown
- Starshards tooltip
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