Horde · RACE GUIDE
Undead
The Forsaken bring a targeted crowd-control escape, corpse-based recovery and a health-drain proc. Their utility rewards understanding which effect you are facing and when recovery is safe. Forever also makes Paladin available to Undead characters.
THE RACE BEHIND THE TOOLKIT
Meet Undead
Freed from the Lich King, the Forsaken follow Sylvanas and seek vengeance against the Scourge. They belong to the Horde, but retain their own aims.
Their abilities mix survival with recovery: Will of the Forsaken answers Charm, Fear and Sleep, Cannibalize uses nearby corpses, and Touch of the Grave can drain Health through damaging attacks or spells. Underwater Breathing supplies a separate exploration benefit.
What this means while you play
- Check the control type before using Will of the Forsaken. Its listed removals are Charm, Fear and Sleep; it is not a general escape from every crowd-control effect.
- Cannibalize restores Health and Mana beside a Humanoid or Undead corpse. Movement, actions or incoming damage stop it, so the full channel needs a safe opening.
- Treat Touch of the Grave as a proc, not an on-demand heal. Its trigger chance differs by class and it has a 25-second internal cooldown.
Practical interpretation of the listed abilities; this is not a damage ranking.
THE ABILITIES YOU BRING WITH YOU
Racial abilities
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Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal.
Instant, 2 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects.
5 yd range, Instant, 2 min cooldown. When activated, regenerates 7% of total Health and 7% of total Mana every 2 sec for 10 sec. Only works on Humanoid or Undead corpses within 5 yds. Any movement, action, or damage taken while Cannibalizing will cancel the effect.
Your spells and attacks with a damage part have a chance (30% for casters, 20% for Paladins, Rogues and Warriors) to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health. 15 sec internal cooldown. Does not break crowd control.
History
Official update · 2026-10-26 Touch of the Grave internal cooldown reduced to 15 seconds (was 25 seconds). Source ↗
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The class combinations recorded for Undead in the Forever export.
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CLASSIC → FOREVER
What changed?
Underwater Breathing
Classic reference- Classic reference
- Passive
- Forever
- Passive
Classic reference Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal.
Forever Underwater breath lasts 300% longer than normal.
Will of the Forsaken
Classic reference- Classic reference
- 2 min cooldown
- Forever
- 2 min cooldown
Classic reference Provides immunity to Charm, Fear and Sleep while active. May also be used while already afflicted by Charm, Fear or Sleep. Lasts 5 sec.
Forever Instant, 2 min cooldown. Instantly removes all Charm, Fear and Sleep effects.
Cannibalize
Classic reference- Classic reference
- 2 min cooldown
- Forever
- 2 min cooldown
Classic reference When activated, regenerates 7% of total health every 2 sec for 10 sec. Only works on Humanoid or Undead corpses within 5 yds. Any movement, action, or damage taken while Cannibalizing will cancel the effect.
Forever 5 yd range, Instant, 2 min cooldown. When activated, regenerates 7% of total Health and 7% of total Mana every 2 sec for 10 sec. Only works on Humanoid or Undead corpses within 5 yds. Any movement, action, or damage taken while Cannibalizing will cancel the effect.
Touch of the Grave
unknown- Classic reference
- Timing not recorded
- Forever
- 15 sec internal cooldown
No Classic starting racial record in this reference.
Forever Your spells and attacks with a damage part have a chance (30% for casters, 20% for Paladins, Rogues and Warriors) to drain Health from the target, up to 5% of your maximum Health. 15 sec internal cooldown. Does not break crowd control.
PRIEST ONLY
A second racial spellbook
These spells belong to Priests of this race. Other classes do not receive them.
Spell text from the beta client. Which race gets which spell was first seen in the demo.
Dark Sacrifice
Instant, 10 min cooldown. Cannibalize 1,600 of your own Health over 15 sec to gain 1,600 Mana, plus your Spirit.
Recorded ranks & learning levels
- Rank 1 · level 20Instant · 10 min cooldown
Cannibalize 440 of your own Health over 15 sec to gain 440 Mana, plus your Spirit.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0. - Rank 2 · level 30Instant · 10 min cooldown
Cannibalize 720 of your own Health over 15 sec to gain 720 Mana, plus your Spirit.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0. - Rank 3 · level 40Instant · 10 min cooldown
Cannibalize 1,020 of your own Health over 15 sec to gain 1,020 Mana, plus your Spirit.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0. - Rank 4 · level 50Instant · 10 min cooldown
Cannibalize 1,330 of your own Health over 15 sec to gain 1,330 Mana, plus your Spirit.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0. - Rank 5 · level 60Instant · 10 min cooldown
Cannibalize 1,600 of your own Health over 15 sec to gain 1,600 Mana, plus your Spirit.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0.
Touch of Weakness
195 Mana, Instant. The next melee attack on the caster will cause 56 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by the attacker by 204 for 2 min.
Recorded ranks & learning levels
- Rank 1 · level 1025 Mana · Instant
The next melee attack against the caster will cause 8 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 43 for 2 min.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0. - Rank 2 · level 2045 Mana · Instant
The next melee attack against the caster will cause 12 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 57 for 2 min.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0. - Rank 3 · level 3075 Mana · Instant
The next melee attack against the caster will cause 18 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 85 for 2 min.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0. - Rank 4 · level 40105 Mana · Instant
The next melee attack against the caster will cause 28 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by 106 for 2 min.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0. - Rank 5 · level 50145 Mana · Instant
The next melee attack on the caster will cause 40 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by the attacker by 155 for 2 min.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0. - Rank 6 · level 60195 Mana · Instant
The next melee attack on the caster will cause 56 Shadow damage and reduce the attacker's melee attack power by the attacker by 204 for 2 min.
Reviewed class reference 2026-10-30; server hotfixes through 2026-10-30. Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0.