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The Warcraft universe is inhabited by many races of sentient and sapient beings. These races speak many different languages, have different homelands and racial traits, and can pursue different classes.

Though most races are native to the world of Azeroth, some have arrived from other worlds, such as Draenor. The armies of the Burning Legion are culled from many worlds throughout the Twisting Nether.

Currently, there are two playable factions in World of Warcraft, the Alliance and the Horde, and each is comprised of six very different races who can play a variety of different classes.

In Warcraft lore, race often has the same definition as species.^[1] Occasionally, within a race/species are groups called subspecies/subraces^[2]^[3]^[4] Note that use of race may not always denote seperate species however (and may refer to ethnicities/subraces/subspecies within species)^{[citation needed]}.

Playable races

This section concerns content exclusive to World of Warcraft.

Faction	Race	Warlock	Str	Agi	Sta	Int	Spi
			Base Stats
Alliance	Human		`20`	`20`	`20`	`20`	`20`
	Dwarf	^[5]	`25`	`16`	`21`	`19`	`19`
	Night elf		`16`	`24`	`20`	`20`	`20`
	Gnome		`15`	`22`	`20`	`23`	`20`
	Draenei		`21`	`17`	`20`	`20`	`22`
	Worgen		`23`	`22`	`20`	`16`	`19`
Horde	Orc		`23`	`17`	`21`	`17`	`22`
	Undead		`19`	`18`	`20`	`18`	`25`
	Tauren		`25`	`16`	`21`	`16`	`22`
	Troll	^[6]	`21`	`22`	`20`	`16`	`21`
	Blood elf		`17`	`22`	`20`	`23`	`18`
	Goblin		`17`	`22`	`20`	`23`	`18`

Race/Class combos marked with a are due to be added upon the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

Base stats do not include the bonus scores from classes. The class bonuses are:

Attribute	Priest	Rogue	Warrior	Mage	Druid	Hunter	Warlock	Shaman	Paladin	Death Knight*
Strength		`+1`	`+3`		`+1`			`+1`	`+2`	`+88`
Agility		`+3`				`+3`				`+53`
Stamina		`+1`	`+2`			`+1`	`+1`	`+1`	`+2`	`+79`
Intellect	`+2`			`+3`	`+2`		`+2`	`+1`		`+9`
Spirit	`+3`			`+2`	`+2`	`+1`	`+2`	`+2`	`+1`	`+22`

*Death knight bonus stats represent a level 55 character.

Cataclysm races

World of Warcraft's next Expansion Pack, Cataclysm, will introduce Worgen for the Alliance and Goblins for the Horde. It will also add a number of new race/class combinations

"Subraces"

Subraces (aka subspecies)^[3] are generally considered lesser groups within a main race/species. However, even these subgroups can be considered separate races or species themselves in some cases.

Dwarf sub-races can include Wildhammer, Ironforge, or Dark Iron dwarves.^[7]
The various types of trolls are usually considered separate subraces, though occasionally separate races.^[8]^[9]^[10]^[7] The terms appear to be interchangeable to Blizzard.
Aesir and vanir are considered two of the titan's various subraces.^[11]

References

^ Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 38
^ Alliance & Horde Compendium, 22
^ ^a ^b World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 50
^ Horde Player's Guide, 10
^ http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24702205296&pageNo=1&sid=2000#8
^ http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24702205296&pageNo=1&sid=2000#8
^ ^a ^b Alliance Player's Guide, 82, 86
^ The Last Guardian, ??
^ Manual of Monsters, ??
^ Horde Player's Guide, 143
^ Shadows & Light, 107

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[0] Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 38

[1] Alliance & Horde Compendium, 22

[WoWRPG50-2] World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game, 50

[3] Horde Player's Guide, 10

[4] ttp://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24702205296&pageNo=1&sid=2000#8

[5] ttp://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24702205296&pageNo=1&sid=2000#8

[APG8286-6] Alliance Player's Guide, 82, 86

[7] The Last Guardian, ??

[8] Manual of Monsters, ??

[9] Horde Player's Guide, 143

[10] Shadows & Light, 107

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