Undead in WoW Forever: Racials, Classes and Starting Zone

Racials: Undead

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 Undead play?

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

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

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

Starting zone and first quests

Undead start in Tirisfal Glades; their capital is Undercity.

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

1. Rude Awakening Level 1
2. The Mindless Ones Level 2
3. The Damned Level 2
4. Rattling the Rattlecages Level 3
5. Scavenging Deathknell Level 3
6. Night Web's Hollow Level 4
7. The Scarlet Crusade Level 4
8. A Light in the Darkness Level 4

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

More races

• Human
• Dwarf
• Night Elf
• Gnome
• Orc
• Tauren
• Troll
• Skyborne
• Best race per class

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