Night Elf

What Blizzard has published about the Night Elf race in Forever. If something hasn't been detailed yet, it is marked as such.

Status legend

VERIFIED Verified: confirmed by an official Blizzard source, with its date shown.
ANNOUNCED Announced: officially planned, but not in the game yet.
TO BE CONFIRMED To be confirmed: not yet confirmed by an official World of Warcraft: Forever source.
OBSOLETE Obsolete: replaced by newer official information.
NOT YET DETAILED Not yet detailed: Blizzard hasn't published this information yet.
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION Community contribution: from a fan site, needs validation; never official.
EDITORIAL EVALUATION Editorial evaluation: the wiki editors' opinion, not official data.

Overview

VERIFIED Official description: Ten thousand years ago, the night elves founded a vast empire, but their reckless use of primal magic brought them to ruin. [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]

VERIFIED In World of Warcraft: Forever, racial abilities have been reworked to feel stronger, more distinct, and more meaningful without pushing every race toward the same strengths. [World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, 2026-09-13]
VERIFIED Each race now has two active abilities and two passive abilities, tuned to provide a similar amount of offensive power while preserving signature utility. [World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, 2026-09-13]
VERIFIED Elune’s Light (active) : Increases critical chance by 10% for 15 seconds [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]
VERIFIED Shadowmeld (active) : Gain Stealth while immobile [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]
VERIFIED Quickness (passive) : 1% increased Dodge chance and 2% increased run speed [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]
VERIFIED Wisp Spirit (passive) : 75% increased run speed while dead [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]

VERIFIED Priest Racial Abilities: Each race of Priest has two spells unique to their Race. They have been fully re-evaluated, and new ones have been added for Gnome Priests: [World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior, 2026-09-30]
VERIFIED Starshards: Still learned at level 10. Damage increased substantially but now has a 30 second cooldown. [World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior, 2026-09-30]
VERIFIED Elune’s Grace: Still learned at level 20. Now reduces the chance for melee and ranged attacks to hit the Priest by 50% for 15 seconds or until 3 attacks have missed. 5-minute cooldown. [World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior, 2026-09-30]

VERIFIED Playable classes (official race × class table): Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Druid. [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]
VERIFIED Not available per that table: Paladin, Shaman, Mage, Warlock. [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]

NOT YET DETAILED The starting zone for this race in Forever is not stated in the saved official sources. [Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, 2026-09-22]

Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24304075/create-the-hero-you-want-to-be-in-world-of-warcraft-forever
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-22 (17:00 UTC)
Used for: Overview, Racial abilities in Forever, Classes, Not yet detailed
Limits: Official race × class tables per faction (Horde / Alliance); “An X indicates that the listed race can choose that class.” May still change before launch.
World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24303313/world-of-warcraft-forever-deep-dive-panel-recap
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-13 (17:52 UTC)
Used for: Racial abilities in Forever
Limits: Panel recap; uses “Undead Paladin” (product page says “Forsaken Paladin”).
World of Warcraft: Forever Class Deep Dives — Priest and Warrior — https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24301514/world-of-warcraft-forever-class-deep-dives-priest-and-warrior
Channel: Blizzard News · Publication date: 2026-09-30 (21:00 UTC)
Used for: Racial Priest spells
Limits: Abilities may change during beta.