Undead Racials in WoW Forever
The Undead, or Forsaken, give the Horde Paladins in Forever, the most debated of the six new combinations. Their racials change too: Cannibalize now restores Mana, Touch of the Grave is new, and Shadow Resistance is gone.
Racial values come from the BlizzCon 2026 demo and may change in the beta (September 17). Last reviewed: .
Undead racials in WoW Forever vs Classic
| Racial | Forever (demo) | Classic | What it changes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Will of the Forsaken | Breaks Charm, Fear and Sleep effects on you | 5 sec immunity to Charm, Fear and Sleep | A break for the effect instead of a window of immunity. |
 Cannibalize | Eat a nearby Humanoid or Undead corpse to restore 35% Health and Mana over 10 sec | 7% Health every 2 sec for 10 sec | Restores Mana too, so casters recover between fights. |
 Touch of the Grave | Attacks and spells have a 5% chance to drain Health, up to 5% of your maximum | — | A passive health drain on every attack and spell. |
 Underwater Breathing | Hold your breath 300% longer | Same | Unchanged. |
 Dark Sacrifice Priest | Instant, 10 min cooldown: trade Health for Mana over 15 sec | — | An Undead Priest spell for mana. At rank 2 on a level 38 demo character it traded 720 Health for 720 Mana. |
 Touch of Weakness and Devouring Plague Priest | Not shown in the demo | Undead Priest spells | Unknown until the beta. |
 Shadow 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 Undead can play in Forever
Each card opens that class's talent calculator. The icons are the Undead racials that apply to the class in the demo.
Warrior
Will of the Forsaken; Touch of the Grave.
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Paladin★ New for Undead
Will of the Forsaken; Touch of the Grave.
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Rogue
Will of the Forsaken.
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Priest
Dark Sacrifice trades Health for Mana.
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Mage
Cannibalize restores Mana.
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Warlock
Touch of the Grave.
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Undead in Forever's new content
Official image not released yetRuins of Lordaeron
Dungeon, levels 15–20
Help the Forsaken take back the ruined capital above the Undercity, clear out the Scourge that remain, and track down a necromancer preparing another attack. It leans Horde, though the Alliance may get in.
How players reacted
Undead Paladins are the most argued-about combination on the official forums. A thread titled "Undead Paladin Is Stupid" passed 187 replies, most of it about whether Paladins fit the Forsaken story.
Undead FAQ
Can Undead be Paladins in WoW Forever?
Yes. Undead Paladin is new in Forever and gives the Horde its first Paladin option in Classic-era WoW.
Does Cannibalize restore Mana now?
Yes, in the BlizzCon demo it restores 35% of both Health and Mana over 10 seconds. In Classic it only restored Health.
What is Touch of the Grave?
A new Undead racial: your attacks and spells have a 5% chance to drain Health, up to 5% of your maximum.
Still unconfirmed
- Touch of the Grave internal cooldown
- Whether Undead Priests keep Touch of Weakness and Devouring Plague
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