WoW Class Race Combos: Every Combination in Midnight

Current WoW (Midnight) has 26 races and 13 classes. Not every race can play every class, which leaves 240 combinations in total. Your race mostly decides your looks, starting zone and a few racial abilities. How your character plays is decided by the class.

All combinations at a glance

Race
Alliance
Dwarf	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Gnome	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Human	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Night Elf	✓playable	◇Announced for patch 12.2, not yet playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable
Draenei	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Worgen	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable
Lightforged Draenei	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Void Elf	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✦New in Midnight	–not playable
Dark Iron Dwarf	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Kul Tiran	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable
Mechagnome	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Horde
Orc	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Tauren	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable
Troll	✓playable	◇Announced for patch 12.2, not yet playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable
Undead	✓playable	◇Announced for patch 12.2, not yet playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Blood Elf	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	–not playable
Goblin	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Highmountain Tauren	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable
Nightborne	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Mag'har Orc	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Vulpera	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Zandalari Troll	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable
Neutral (choose your faction)
Pandaren	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Dracthyr	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable	✓playable
Earthen	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	✓playable	–not playable	–not playable	–not playable
Haranir	✦New in Midnight	–not playable	✦New in Midnight	✦New in Midnight	✦New in Midnight	–not playable	✦New in Midnight	✦New in Midnight	✦New in Midnight	✦New in Midnight	✦New in Midnight	–not playable	–not playable

✦ New in Midnight · ◇ Announced for patch 12.2, not yet playable · Source: Warcraft Wiki and Blizzard announcements, as of October 2026.

Classes almost every race can play

• All 26 races: Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Mage and Warlock.
• 25 races: Every race except the Dracthyr can play Monk.
• 23 races: Death Knight is available to everyone except Dracthyr, Earthen and Haranir.

So if you fell in love with a race first, you can hardly go wrong with these classes.

The rare classes

• Evoker: Dracthyr only. Evoker and Dracthyr belong together.
• Demon Hunter: only Night Elves, Blood Elves and, since Midnight, Void Elves.
• Druid: 8 races, namely Night Elves, Worgen, Kul Tirans, Haranir, Tauren, Trolls, Highmountain Tauren and Zandalari Trolls. Each race has its own animal forms.
• Paladin: 9 races, namely Dwarves, Humans, Draenei, Lightforged Draenei, Dark Iron Dwarves, Earthen, Tauren, Blood Elves and Zandalari Trolls.
• Shaman: 15 races, namely Dwarves, Draenei, Dark Iron Dwarves, Kul Tirans, Pandaren, Earthen, Haranir, Orcs, Tauren, Trolls, Goblins, Highmountain Tauren, Mag'har Orcs, Vulpera and Zandalari Trolls.

Races with the widest choice

Tauren and Zandalari Trolls can play the most, with 11 classes each, including Druid and Paladin. Next, with 10 classes, come Dwarves, Night Elves, Draenei, Dark Iron Dwarves, Kul Tirans, Trolls, Blood Elves and Highmountain Tauren. The Dracthyr have the smallest choice, with 7 classes.

New in Midnight

• Haranir: Midnight's new race can be Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock, Monk and Druid.
• Void Elf Demon Hunter: Fitting the story around the Void, Void Elves can now be Demon Hunters.
• Announced for patch 12.2: Night Elves, Trolls and Undead are set to become Paladins. Until the patch is out, they are marked ◇ in the table and not counted.

Neutral races

Pandaren, Dracthyr, Earthen and Haranir do not belong to a fixed faction. You choose Alliance or Horde as you play. Handy if your friends play on a particular side.

All races in portraits

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  DwarfAlliance
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  GnomeAlliance
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  HumanAlliance
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  Night ElfAlliance
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  DraeneiAlliance
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  WorgenAlliance
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  Lightforged DraeneiAlliance
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  Void ElfAlliance
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  Dark Iron DwarfAlliance
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  Kul TiranAlliance
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  MechagnomeAlliance
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  PandarenNeutral
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  DracthyrNeutral
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  EarthenNeutral
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  HaranirNeutral
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  OrcHorde
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  TaurenHorde
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  TrollHorde
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  UndeadHorde
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  Blood ElfHorde
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  GoblinHorde
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  Highmountain TaurenHorde
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  NightborneHorde
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  Mag'har OrcHorde
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  VulperaHorde
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  Zandalari TrollHorde

How to choose your race

Pick the race you like. Racial abilities give small advantages, but the difference is minor and changes with patches. Looks, animations, story and faction, on the other hand, stay with you every day. If your favorite race cannot play your dream class, look at the classes that almost every race can play.

Not sure which class it should be yet? The class quiz will help, or let the rare classes fight it out in the arena. Classic Azeroth has its own overview: WoW Forever races and classes.