Orcs in WoW Forever: Racials, Classes and Starting Zone

Racials: Orcs

Names, values and cooldowns are from the beta client (build 1.60.1) and may still change before launch. from game data

“new in WoW Forever”: the ability has a new spell ID in the game data that did not exist in Classic.

All races side by side: Racials compared.

Which classes can Orcs play?

Classes as announced by Blizzard, ★ = new combination in WoW Forever. official

Not playable: Paladin, Priest, Druid. All race and class combinations are listed under Races and Classes.

New in WoW Forever: Mage. This combination did not exist in Classic. official

Starting zone and first quests

Orcs start in Durotar; their capital is Orgrimmar.

The first quests in the starting zone, from our quest database (levels 1 to 5):

1. The New Horde Level 1
2. Your Place in the World Level 1
3. Cutting Teeth Level 2
4. Lost Weapons Level 2
5. Sting of the Scorpid Level 3
6. Galgar's Cactus Apple Surprise Level 3
7. Vile Familiars Level 4
8. Lazy Peons Level 4

All quests with levels and chains: Durotar. For what comes next, see the Leveling guide.

More races

• Human
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• Gnome
• Undead
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• Skyborne
• Best race per class

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