My Favorite World of Warcraft Race Tier List (Shadowlands)

World of Warcraft features numerous intriguing races within the game. Fans' preferences for these races are mainly based on their appearances and...

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Last updated on July 19, 2023

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World of Warcraft Race Tier List (Shadowlands)

S Tier

Darkspear Trolls

Darkspear Trolls are a much welcome upgraded version of regular trolls in World of Warcraft. The unique paint on their faces and bodies and their menacing hairstyles are especially striking. There is also some remarkable humor associated with them. The Darkspear Lord is a powerful and memorable character in particular, with a solid backstory.

Blood Elves

Blood Elves remain one of the most stunning races in World of Warcraft. They have a rich legacy and formidable powers at their disposal. They have amazing precision, talent with the mystical arts, and also resistance to magical spells. There are a number of classes of Blood Elves, each possessing unique characteristics.

Dark Iron Dwarves

Dark Iron Dwarves are an excellent counter for Warlocks, Feral Druids, and Assassination Rogues in PvP. They can also come in handy during PvE gameplay. The possibility to cleanse debuffs and boost one’s primary stat by the number of clearances has a big impact.

Regular Dwarves

Dwarves are a bold, ancient and brave race featured in the series prominently. They feature good starting experience and gun specialization, which makes them strong hunters. Unfortunately, it limits other roles for them as well. Their short stature is another downside to this race.

Void Elves

Void elves are, by far, the best casters in the alliance. The lack of delay in casting speed, boosted healing and damage and super swift teleportation make them excellent dealers of ranged damage and ideal healers.

Night Elves

Night elves are mystical, efficient, and powerful. They have exceptionally high base Agility, boosted Dodge chance, and Shadowmeld. This makes them an excellent choice for both PvP and PvE.

A-Tier

Orcs (All Classes)

Orcs are the classic Horde race. One of their greatest assets is the 25% immunity to stun. Their Axe Specialization is a great plus for both PvE and PvP. Not to mention they look stunning in most gear.

Zandalari Trolls

Zandalari trolls possess incredible racials, excellent gear proportions, and cool voiceovers. They start at level 20 and possess an amazing heritage armor set.

Undead

Although its use in PvE is limited, Undead is an excellent choice for PvP. Its position with Orcs in the PvP ranking is interchangeable, depending on your opponents. However, if you are facing sleeps and fears, then Undead is a comparatively superior choice.

B-Tier

Nightborne

The Nightborne have a wonderful backstory and excellent character designs. Suramar is one of the most exciting zones featured in World of Warcraft as well.

Regular Humans

Regular humans in World of Warcraft look great in most armor and have good racials. They have a +10% to reputation gain and can be almost all classes. They also have the best alliance starting area.

C-Tier

Draenei

The Draenei have amazing lore and incredible aesthetics. Their culture is also warm, friendly, and adorably silly. Their racial mount is cute as well.

Tauren

The Tauren have a great range of racial traits. War Stomp is highly useful in PvP, with a solid +5% HP. The plus ranks in Herbalism and Nature Resistance can be helpful as well. If you wish to play as a druid, however, their size and look can be an issue. They have limited class variety.

D-Tier

Pandaren

Although they can have an upper edge in certain PvP situations, the Pandaren have some of the most abysmal racials in the series.

Highmountain Tauren

The Highmountain Tauren possesses good racial traits, but it can be cumbersome to unlock them in the game.

F-Tier

Goblins

The short stature of goblins is one of their most significant downsides.

Kul Tirans

Regular humans are a much better option compared to Kul Tirans. However, regarding DPS and survivability, Kul Tirans can be a good choice in certain situations.

G-Tier

Werewolves

Despite their enhanced strength and ferocity, werewolves have rather inferior racial stats.

Gnomes

Apart from their short stature, gnomes feature rather ungainly armor that does not suit them.

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