Alliance
Dwarf
Mountain-dwelling treasure seekers and archaeologists from Khaz Modan. Forever adds the Shaman class to their options.
Latest documented change: .
Available classes
- New in Forever
Class availability follows Blizzard's official race and class tables. Each class links to its AzerDex class guide and talent calculator.
Racial abilities
Active abilities
Stoneform
Active ability
Removes Bleed, Poison and Disease effects, grants immunity to them, and reduces Physical damage taken.
- Cooldown
- 3 min
- Duration
- 8 sec
- The defensive bonus reduces Physical damage taken instead of increasing Armor.
Community-reported (not published by Blizzard)
- Physical damage taken is reduced by 10%.
Backing: Effect - Blizzard-documented · Cooldown - Community-reported · Duration - Community-reported · Notes - Blizzard-documented · Community notes - Community-reported
Sources: Blizzard article (13 Sep 2026) - World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, opens in a new tab; Community site (12 Sep 2026) - All Racial Abilities in World of Warcraft Forever (BlizzCon demo catalogue) - Warcraft Tavern, opens in a new tab; Community site (28 Oct 2026) - Races & Racials - WoW Forever - SKTools (page stamped build 1.60.1.70685, updated Oct 28 2026), opens in a new tab; Community site (8 Oct 2026) - WoW Forever Racials: Every Racial Ability and What Changed - WoW Forever Tier List, opens in a new tab
Find Treasure
Active ability
Tracks nearby treasure chests.
- Cooldown
- Not documented
- Duration
- Not documented
- Can stay active alongside other tracking abilities.
- Also gives a chance to find additional items in most chests.
Backing: Effect - Community-reported · Notes - Blizzard-documented
Sources: Blizzard article (13 Sep 2026) - World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, opens in a new tab; Community site (12 Sep 2026) - All Racial Abilities in World of Warcraft Forever (BlizzCon demo catalogue) - Warcraft Tavern, opens in a new tab; Blizzard development notes (15 Oct 2026) - WoW Forever Beta Development Notes - Oct 15 build notes (post 6, posted 2026-10-16 00:15 UTC), opens in a new tab
Passive abilities
Big Game Hunter
Passive trait
Increases damage dealt to Beasts by 5%.
- Cooldown
- Not applicable
- Duration
- Not applicable
Backing: Effect - Community-reported
Sources: Blizzard article (13 Sep 2026) - World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, opens in a new tab; Community site (12 Sep 2026) - All Racial Abilities in World of Warcraft Forever (BlizzCon demo catalogue) - Warcraft Tavern, opens in a new tab
Artisan's Precision
Passive trait
Increases your hit chance with spells and attacks by 1%.
- Cooldown
- Not applicable
- Duration
- Not applicable
Backing: Effect - Blizzard-documented
Version history (6 changes)
How Dwarf racial abilities changed, newest first. Dates are when the source was published; they are not necessarily the day a change went live in the game.
·StoneformCommunity detailCommunity-reported
Community sites report a 3-minute cooldown and a 10% Physical damage reduction.
Earlier definition: Removes Bleed, Poison and Disease effects, grants immunity to them, and reduces Physical damage taken.
Sources: Community site (28 Oct 2026) - Races & Racials - WoW Forever - SKTools (page stamped build 1.60.1.70685, updated Oct 28 2026), opens in a new tab; Community site (8 Oct 2026) - WoW Forever Racials: Every Racial Ability and What Changed - WoW Forever Tier List, opens in a new tab
·Artisan's PrecisionAddedBlizzard-documented
New passive replacing Earth Fury: 1% hit chance with spells and attacks.
·Earth FuryRemovedBlizzard-documented
Earth Fury (2% critical damage and healing) was removed.
Earlier definition: Increases your critical strike bonus to damage and healing by 2%.
·Earth FuryAddedBlizzard-documented
Replaces Mace Specialization with a 2% bonus to critical damage and healing.
·Find TreasureChangedBlizzard-documented
Now also gives a chance to find additional items in most chests.
Earlier definition: Tracks nearby treasure chests.
·Mace SpecializationRemovedBlizzard-documented
Mace Specialization was replaced by Earth Fury.
Earlier definition: Equipped maces increase your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1%.
Earlier abilities no longer available
Mace Specialization (passive) Community-reported
Equipped maces increase your critical strike chance with all spells and abilities by 1%.
Sources: Blizzard article (13 Sep 2026) - World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, opens in a new tab; Community site (12 Sep 2026) - All Racial Abilities in World of Warcraft Forever (BlizzCon demo catalogue) - Warcraft Tavern, opens in a new tab
Earth Fury (passive) Blizzard-documented
Increases your critical strike bonus to damage and healing by 2%.
Data provenance
Documented changes for Dwarf: 5 from Blizzard's published notes, 1 community-reported details, 0 verified in the game client.
All sources for this race: Community site (12 Sep 2026) - All Racial Abilities in World of Warcraft Forever (BlizzCon demo catalogue) - Warcraft Tavern, opens in a new tab; Blizzard article (13 Sep 2026) - World of Warcraft: Forever Deep Dive Panel Recap, opens in a new tab; Blizzard article (22 Sep 2026) - Create the Hero You Want to Be in World of Warcraft: Forever, opens in a new tab; Community site (8 Oct 2026) - WoW Forever Racials: Every Racial Ability and What Changed - WoW Forever Tier List, opens in a new tab; Blizzard development notes (15 Oct 2026) - WoW Forever Beta Development Notes - Oct 15 build notes (post 6, posted 2026-10-16 00:15 UTC), opens in a new tab; Blizzard development notes (26 Oct 2026) - WoW Forever Beta Development Notes - Racial Abilities and Traits, Oct 26 (post 7, edited 2026-10-27), opens in a new tab; Community site (28 Oct 2026) - Races & Racials - WoW Forever - SKTools (page stamped build 1.60.1.70685, updated Oct 28 2026), opens in a new tab