World of Warcraft Might Be Making Big Changes to Some Racial Traits Soon

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World of Warcraft is significantly altering Alliance racial abilities in the Chinese-exclusive Titan Reforged Classic servers. Although there’s no current indication these changes will roll out worldwide, players might see these improvements implemented in either Classic or the current version of World of Warcraft at some point down the line.

Titan Reforged is a special version of World of Warcraft created for players in China. It combines content from the original game, The Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King, focusing on quickly progressing through raids. This mode includes unique currencies and lets players upgrade powerful Legendary weapons, all the way up to level 80. It was released for Chinese players while World of Warcraft was temporarily unavailable in the region, as a different experience from the Season of Discovery that other players enjoyed.

World of Warcraft Titan Reforged Alliance Racial Trait Adjustments

Blizzard and NetEase have announced updates to the Titan Reforged servers that will likely affect how players experience Classic WoW worldwide. Several core races – all of the Alliance races plus the Draenei from The Burning Crusade expansion – are receiving significant improvements to their unique abilities. Specifically, Dwarves, Gnomes, and Draenei will see boosts to their Stoneform, Open Mindset, and Heroic Aura traits. Humans are gaining a new ability called Heart of the Lion, replacing their Diplomacy ability (which was already changed in World of Warcraft: The War Within). Finally, Night Elves will trade their Swiftness ability for an updated version of Touch of Elune, as it currently exists in modern WoW.

The following text has been translated from Chinese to English via Google Translate.

  • Human
    • Replace 【Diplomacy】 with 【Heart of the Lion】.
      • Heart of the Lion: Increases your critical strike chance by 15% for 15 seconds. (3-minute cooldown) (New)
  • Dwarf
    • [Stoneform] Upgrade: Adds damage and healing bonuses, and extends the duration.
      • Stoneform: Removes all poison, disease, and bleeding effects; increases armor by 10% (unchanged); and increases damage and healing dealt by 5% for 10 seconds. (2-minute cooldown) (New)
  • Night Elf
    • Replace 【Swiftness】 with 【Elune’s Touch】.
      • Elune’s Touch: Reduces the chance to be hit by melee and ranged attacks by 2% (unchanged); increases attack and casting speed by 3% at night; increases critical strike chance by 2% during the day. (New)
  • Gnome
    • [Open Mindset] Upgrade: Intelligence bonus greatly increased.
      • Broaden your mind: Intelligence increased by 10% (previously 5%), Armor penetration increased by 3%. (New)
  • Draenei
    • [Heroic Aura] Adjustment: No longer provides hit rate bonus to party members, but instead grants the character himself higher hit rate.
      • Heroic Aura: Increases your spell and attack hit chance by 2%. (Original party buff removed)

This difference mainly stemmed from the distinct strengths of each race in the original World of Warcraft, often referred to as Classic WoW. While recent versions of the game have adjusted some racial abilities, certain Horde options—like the Orc’s Blood Fury, Troll’s Berserking, and Tauren’s War Stomp—remain significantly more powerful than many of the comparable Alliance abilities from the original game.

These changes are happening right now only on the China-based Titan Reforged Classic servers, and there’s no indication they’ll be added anywhere else. However, if players in China enjoy these new features, it’s possible Blizzard could introduce some or all of them to the wider World of Warcraft, whether in the current game, Classic, or a potential future version like Classic+.

The updated servers for Titan Reforged will launch in China on November 18th, allowing Blizzard to compare the changes to the popular racial abilities in original Classic WoW. Also, Mists of Pandaria Classic is preparing for its third content update on December 9th, and the special anniversary realms will likely move on to The Burning Crusade content shortly after the new year. While Blizzard hasn’t announced future plans for Classic outside of China, an announcement is expected soon.

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2025-11-18 04:04