Worgen racials have been one of the best kept secrets for WoW Cataclysm, but now we have some information about the Worgen racial abilities and how they will match up against other races. One of the biggest questions about the Worgen has been “What will the Worgen’s racial abilities and talents be?” – well this post aims to answer some of your questions with an in-depth look at each racial ability and what it might mean in the game.

WoW Cataclysm Worgen racials

- Cataclysm Worgen racial talent – Flayer – Skinning skills increased by 15 and lets you skin faster. Skinning knife not required for skinning.

Blizzard has used racial talents to influence professions, but this seems like a strange choice (as worgen can themselves be skinned!). Worgen do have sharp claws, however, so it makes sense that in World of Warcraft Cataclysm they should be able to skin quickly and have more skill.

- Worgen WoW racial – Two Forms – Switch to your currently inactive form. 1.5 sec cooldown.

The Alliance Worgen class in WoW Cataclysm will have an unique ability – to change their appearance! This should not be confused with Druids, however, who have different talents and abilities in each of their forms – it is purely for cosmetic appearance purposes.

- Worgen Cataclysm racial – Dark Flight – +70% run speed for 10 seconds. 3 minute cooldown

Similar to a rogue’s sprint ability, Dark Flight will give Worgen the racial talent of running very quickly on just a 3 minute cooldown. That cooldown may be changed as the Beta release approaches, because it seems a little low for such a useful racial ability.

- Worgen racial – Viciousness – +1% damage

Worgen will not just be used in PVP, so what can raiders expect from the new Alliance class? The Viciousness racial ability will see all Worgen get a 1% damage increase, which will translate nicely into damage in raids and is not to be ignored.

- Worgen WoW Cataclysm racial – Abberation – Length of Curses and Diseases reduced by 15%.

The final racial talent for Worgen in the new WoW expansion is Abberation – or a protective passive talent which will mean curses and diseases on the player will be reduced in time. Whether this will be effective in game is to be seen (the majority of curses/diseases on players in game do not reach their intended ending point anyway as they are usually cleansed). We will update you about this when we know more.

Stay tuned for more information about WoW Cataclysm Worgen racials when we get it!