Best Race for Mage in WoW Forever
Gnome and Undead share the top grade, one per faction, for different reasons. Gnome owns Eureka!, 8 seconds of damaging spells that cost 10 percent less and hit 10 percent harder. Undead's Will of the Forsaken breaks Fear, Charm and Sleep, which Blink cannot do.
Gnome
Undead
Orc
Human
Troll
High Order SkyborneWhat each tier means
- STop Several racials land on what this kit already does, and they land often
- AStrong One racial clearly pays this class back, with useful cover around it
- BSolid Something real for this class, either narrow in scope or small in reach
- CSituational Most of this kit pays out somewhere else, and only part of it reaches this class
- DBottom Little here answers what this class actually needs
Race art by Blizzard Entertainment, from the World of Warcraft Forever game client and its published Skyborne artwork.
Board breakdown
Alliance Mages take Gnome for Eureka!, a damage window, and Escape Artist, which frees you from movement impairing effects. Horde Mages take Undead, whose Will of the Forsaken clears Fear, Charm and Sleep on a 2 minute cooldown.
Tap Gnome or any tile for its Mage card.
Orc lands at A, a Mage pairing the original game never allowed: Blood Fury adds 10 percent Spell Power for 15 seconds. High Order Skyborne trails at B, with haste and Mana regeneration but no damage cooldown. Windshaper Skyborne cannot be a Mage.
Human is the next Alliance Mage at A, and Horde Mages fall back on Orc or Troll, also at A. Human's Ruthless passively adds 1 percent crit chance to spells. Troll's Berserking speeds casting, but its healing racials restore Health, not Mana.
- AllianceNext at A
- HordeNext at A
Gnome's Mage version of Eureka!, on a 2 minute cooldown, makes damaging spells cheaper and stronger for 8 seconds. Expansive Mind adds 5 percent maximum Mana. Undead's Touch of the Grave gives damaging spells and attacks a 30 percent chance to drain Health, once per 15 seconds at most.
- GnomeGnome racials
- UndeadUndead racials