Best Warlock race

Every race a class can be in WoW Forever, simulated at level 60 for each spec on the fight chosen above. Every race plays its faction’s searched setup for the fight (gear, talents and rotation), so a race’s number is its racials and base stats on top of that set. The mean is over thousands of iterations; ± 95 % is 1.96 standard errors.

Only racials that act in a boss fight are simulated. The benchmark boss is a Dragonkin, so Beast and Elemental slaying never apply. Tanks are ranked by their focus (threat, Survival or threat per health bar), healers by healing.

Spec	Best race	Best Alliance	Best Horde	Spread
Affliction	Human 754.7 DPS	Human	Undead −0.54%	1.3%
Demonic Pact	Human 810.9 DPS	Human	Troll −0.28%	1.2%
DS/Ruin	Human 724.1 DPS	Human	Troll −0.22%	1.4%
Destruction	Troll 746.7 DPS	Human −3.0%	Troll	4.4%

Spec

Best race

Best Alliance

Best Horde

Spread

Affliction

Human 754.7 DPS

Human

Undead −0.54%

1.3%

Demonic Pact

Human 810.9 DPS

Human

Troll −0.28%

1.2%

DS/Ruin

Human 724.1 DPS

Human

Troll −0.22%

1.4%

Destruction

Troll 746.7 DPS

Human −3.0%

Troll

4.4%

Spec

1 boss · 1 min

1 boss · 2 min

1 boss · 3 min

3 bosses · 1 min

3 bosses · 2 min

3 bosses · 3 min

Affliction

Human +0.54%

Human +0.93%

Human +0.77%

Human +0.30%

Human +0.66%

Human +0.67%

Demonic Pact

Human ≈0.28%

Human +0.67%

Human +1.0%

Troll ≈0.07%

Human +0.26%

Human +0.56%

DS/Ruin

Human ≈0.22%

Human +0.79%

Human +0.90%

Human ≈0.21%

Human +0.65%

Human +0.58%

Destruction

Troll ≈0.28%

Undead +1.1%

Undead +0.73%

Troll +0.29%

Undead +0.95%

Undead ≈0.14%


1Human	754.7	±1.26	best
2Undead	750.6	±1.25	0.54%	·
3Troll	748.2	±1.28	0.87%	·
4Orc	747.1	±1.25	1.02%	·
5Gnome	744.7	±1.24	1.33%	·

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Human

754.7

±1.26

best

Undead

750.6

±1.25

0.54%

Troll

748.2

±1.28

0.87%

Orc

747.1

±1.25

1.02%

Gnome

744.7

±1.24

1.33%


1Human	810.9	±1.53	best
2Troll	808.6	±1.55	0.28%	T
3Undead	805.3	±1.49	0.69%	·
4Orc	804.5	±1.51	0.79%	·
5Gnome	801.1	±1.48	1.22%	·

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Human

810.9

±1.53

best

Troll

808.6

±1.55

0.28%

Undead

805.3

±1.49

0.69%

Orc

804.5

±1.51

0.79%

Gnome

801.1

±1.48

1.22%


1Human	724.1	±1.34	best
2Troll	722.5	±1.37	0.22%	T
3Undead	721.0	±1.36	0.42%	·
4Orc	717.8	±1.33	0.87%	·
5Gnome	713.9	±1.33	1.40%	·

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Human

724.1

±1.34

best

Troll

722.5

±1.37

0.22%

Undead

721.0

±1.36

0.42%

Orc

717.8

±1.33

0.87%

Gnome

713.9

±1.33

1.40%


1Troll	746.7	±1.49	best
2Undead	744.6	±1.43	0.28%	T
3Orc	742.7	±1.42	0.54%	·
4Human	724.6	±1.36	2.96%	·
5Gnome	714.2	±1.33	4.36%	·

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Troll

746.7

±1.49

best

Undead

744.6

±1.43

0.28%

Orc

742.7

±1.42

0.54%

Human

724.6

±1.36

2.96%

Gnome

714.2

±1.33

4.36%

Race	Racials in the sim	Base stats vs Human
Human	Sword Specialization: +2% crit with a sword +5% Spirit	the baseline
Gnome	Eureka!: the next 3 class abilities in 15 s cost 10% less and deal 10% more direct damage · 2 min cooldown Expansive Mind: +5% maximum mana	−5 Str · +3 Agi · −1 Sta · +3 Int
Orc	Blood Fury: +10% attack power, spell damage and healing for 15 s · 2 min cooldown Shatter Curse: −15% magic damage taken for 8 s · 3 min cooldown Axe Specialization: +1% crit with an axe	+3 Str · −3 Agi · +2 Sta · −3 Int · +3 Spi
Undead	Touch of the Grave: 10% chance on a hit, once a second at most, to drain 5% of your maximum health as Shadow damage	−1 Str · −2 Agi · +1 Sta · −2 Int · +5 Spi
Troll	Berserking: +10% attack and casting speed for 10 s · 3 min cooldown Beast Slaying: +5% damage to Beasts	+1 Str · +2 Agi · +1 Sta · −4 Int · +1 Spi

Race

Racials in the sim

Base stats vs Human

Human

Sword Specialization: +2% crit with a sword
+5% Spirit

the baseline

Gnome

Eureka!: the next 3 class abilities in 15 s cost 10% less and deal 10% more direct damage · 2 min cooldown
Expansive Mind: +5% maximum mana

−5 Str · +3 Agi · −1 Sta · +3 Int

Orc

Blood Fury: +10% attack power, spell damage and healing for 15 s · 2 min cooldown
Shatter Curse: −15% magic damage taken for 8 s · 3 min cooldown
Axe Specialization: +1% crit with an axe

+3 Str · −3 Agi · +2 Sta · −3 Int · +3 Spi

Undead

Touch of the Grave: 10% chance on a hit, once a second at most, to drain 5% of your maximum health as Shadow damage

−1 Str · −2 Agi · +1 Sta · −2 Int · +5 Spi

Troll

Berserking: +10% attack and casting speed for 10 s · 3 min cooldown
Beast Slaying: +5% damage to Beasts

+1 Str · +2 Agi · +1 Sta · −4 Int · +1 Spi

Best Warlock race

Every race a Warlock can be in WoW Forever (Human, Gnome, Orc, Undead, Troll), simulated at level 60 for each Warlock spec.

1 boss · 1 min · 5,000 iterations a race

Best Warlock race by spec

Affliction
Best race
Human 754.7 DPS
Best Alliance
Human
Best Horde
Undead −0.54%
Spread
1.3%
Demonic Pact
Best race
Human 810.9 DPS
Best Alliance
Human
Best Horde
Troll −0.28%
Spread
1.2%
DS/Ruin
Best race
Human 724.1 DPS
Best Alliance
Human
Best Horde
Troll −0.22%
Spread
1.4%
Destruction
Best race
Troll 746.7 DPS
Best Alliance
Human −3.0%
Best Horde
Troll
Spread
4.4%

On every fight

Spec	1 boss · 1 min	1 boss · 2 min	1 boss · 3 min	3 bosses · 1 min	3 bosses · 2 min	3 bosses · 3 min
Affliction	Human +0.54%	Human +0.93%	Human +0.77%	Human +0.30%	Human +0.66%	Human +0.67%
Demonic Pact	Human ≈0.28%	Human +0.67%	Human +1.0%	Troll ≈0.07%	Human +0.26%	Human +0.56%
DS/Ruin	Human ≈0.22%	Human +0.79%	Human +0.90%	Human ≈0.21%	Human +0.65%	Human +0.58%
Destruction	Troll ≈0.28%	Undead +1.1%	Undead +0.73%	Troll +0.29%	Undead +0.95%	Undead ≈0.14%

Affliction Warlock · DPS by race

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Best: Human at 754.7 DPS ±1.26 · clear of every other race


1Human	754.7	best
2Undead	750.6	0.54%	·
3Troll	748.2	0.87%	·
4Orc	747.1	1.02%	·
5Gnome	744.7	1.33%	·

Demonic Pact Warlock · DPS by race

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Best: Human at 810.9 DPS ±1.53 · within the margin: Troll


1Human	810.9	best
2Troll	808.6	0.28%	T
3Undead	805.3	0.69%	·
4Orc	804.5	0.79%	·
5Gnome	801.1	1.22%	·

DS/Ruin Warlock · DPS by race

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Best: Human at 724.1 DPS ±1.34 · within the margin: Troll


1Human	724.1	best
2Troll	722.5	0.22%	T
3Undead	721.0	0.42%	·
4Orc	717.8	0.87%	·
5Gnome	713.9	1.40%	·

Destruction Warlock · DPS by race

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Best: Troll at 746.7 DPS ±1.49 · within the margin: Undead


1Troll	746.7	best
2Undead	744.6	0.28%	T
3Orc	742.7	0.54%	·
4Human	724.6	2.96%	·
5Gnome	714.2	4.36%	·

Warlock races and racials

Human
Racials in the sim
- Sword Specialization: +2% crit with a sword
- +5% Spirit
Base stats vs Human
the baseline
Gnome
Racials in the sim
- Eureka!: the next 3 class abilities in 15 s cost 10% less and deal 10% more direct damage · 2 min cooldown
- Expansive Mind: +5% maximum mana
Base stats vs Human
−5 Str · +3 Agi · −1 Sta · +3 Int
Orc
Racials in the sim
- Blood Fury: +10% attack power, spell damage and healing for 15 s · 2 min cooldown
- Shatter Curse: −15% magic damage taken for 8 s · 3 min cooldown
- Axe Specialization: +1% crit with an axe
Base stats vs Human
+3 Str · −3 Agi · +2 Sta · −3 Int · +3 Spi
Undead
Racials in the sim
- Touch of the Grave: 10% chance on a hit, once a second at most, to drain 5% of your maximum health as Shadow damage
Base stats vs Human
−1 Str · −2 Agi · +1 Sta · −2 Int · +5 Spi
Troll
Racials in the sim
- Berserking: +10% attack and casting speed for 10 s · 3 min cooldown
- Beast Slaying: +5% damage to Beasts
Base stats vs Human
+1 Str · +2 Agi · +1 Sta · −4 Int · +1 Spi