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Paladin
Races
In WoW Forever, the Paladin is available to three races: the Undead for the Horde, the Dwarf and the Human for the Alliance. Each race has racial abilities that can affect survival, resistance to crowd control or comfort of play.
The choice of race depends on your faction, your specialization and your preferences in PvE or PvP.
Alliance
Dwarf
The Dwarf has defensive abilities and bonuses against certain types of enemies.
- StoneformDwarf · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 8 secWhen activated, removes bleeds, poisons and diseases, protects against them, and reduces physical damage taken for 8 seconds.: protects against bleeds, poisons and diseases while reducing physical damage taken for 8 seconds.
- Find TreasureDwarf · Active racialShows nearby treasure on the minimap until cancelled.: detects nearby treasure chests.
- Artisan's PrecisionDwarf · Passive racialIncreases the chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%.: increases the chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%.
- Big Game HunterDwarf · Passive racialIncreases damage dealt to beasts by 5%.: increases damage dealt to beasts by 5%.
The Dwarf is interesting for its resistance to physical effects, useful for both a tank and a fighter.
Human
The Human is a versatile race.
- Will to SurviveHuman · Active racial3 min cooldownWhen activated, instantly removes all stun effects.: removes stun effects.
- PerceptionHuman · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 20 secWhen activated, greatly improves the detection of stealthed enemies for 20 seconds.: improves detection of stealthed enemies for 20 seconds.
- RuthlessHuman · Passive racialIncreases the critical strike chance of all spells and attacks by 1%.: increases the critical strike chance of all spells and attacks by 1%.
- The Human SpiritHuman · Passive racialIncreases Spirit by 10%.: increases Spirit by 10%.
Horde
Undead
The Undead focuses on resistance to crowd control and recovery.
- Will of the ForsakenUndead · Active racial2 min cooldownWhen activated, instantly removes charm, fear and sleep effects.: removes charm, fear and sleep effects.
- CannibalizeUndead · Active racial2 min cooldown · Duration 10 secNear a humanoid or undead corpse, restores health and mana for 10 seconds; any movement, action or damage interrupts it.: consumes corpses to regenerate 35% of health and mana over time.
- Underwater BreathingUndead · Passive racialLets you stay underwater 300% longer.: extends breathing underwater by 300%.
- Touch of the GraveUndead · Passive racialSpells and attacks have a chance to drain health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum health (15-second cooldown).: spells and attacks have a chance to drain health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum health (15-second cooldown).
The Undead is the only Horde race that can become a Paladin in WoW Forever.
Which race should you choose for each specialization?
Holy
Holy depends on mana. The Human benefits from The Human SpiritHuman · Passive racialIncreases Spirit by 10%., while the Undead can recover mana with CannibalizeUndead · Active racial2 min cooldown · Duration 10 secNear a humanoid or undead corpse, restores health and mana for 10 seconds; any movement, action or damage interrupts it.. The Dwarf brings StoneformDwarf · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 8 secWhen activated, removes bleeds, poisons and diseases, protects against them, and reduces physical damage taken for 8 seconds. for better survival.
Protection
For a tank, the Dwarf's StoneformDwarf · Active racial3 min cooldown · Duration 8 secWhen activated, removes bleeds, poisons and diseases, protects against them, and reduces physical damage taken for 8 seconds. reduces physical damage taken. The Undead and the Human have abilities against crowd control.
Retribution
For a fighter, RuthlessHuman · Passive racialIncreases the critical strike chance of all spells and attacks by 1%. increases the Human's critical strike chance, and Artisan's PrecisionDwarf · Passive racialIncreases the chance to hit with all spells and attacks by 1%. the Dwarf's chance to hit. The Undead remains the only Horde choice.
Final choice
There is no mandatory race for playing a Paladin. The choice depends first on your faction, then on the racial abilities you find most useful for your specialization.
