Freelancers gain more experience from killing units and start with higher hero attributes. However, they cannot build a base with any real race and have limited supply.
The old horde from the first and second war. Basically, the Orcs from Warcraft II:
- Oil.
- Strong navy.
- Lumber bonus.
The Alliance of Lordaeron from the first and second war. Basically, the Humans from Warcraft II:
- Oil.
- Strong navy.
- Lumber bonus.
Combination of Humans, Dwarves and Elves.
- Fast building construction with multiple workers.
- Strong buildings.
- Harvest more lumber.
- Many different types of units.
Combination of Orc, Troll and Tauren units.
- Powerful ground units.
- Strong melee units.
- Summon buildings without requiring a constructing worker.
- Blight which allows hit points regeneration.
- Summon skeletons from corpses.
- Mobility: Many buildings can move.
- Strong ranged units.
- Strong spell casters.
- Do not cut down trees from harvesting lumber.
- Strong spell casters.
- Strong siege weapons.
- Many units have mana.
- Can destroy mana from enemy units.
- Protection from enemy spells.
- All units and buildings with mana can learn Siphon Mana.
Strong amphibious units who can submerge to disappear.
- Summon buildings without requiring a constructing worker.
- Strong units.
- Charm enemies.
- Transport units over the map.
- Capture enemy units.
Lost Ones of the Draenei race. Highly mutated and deformed Draenei.
- Strong units.
- Imprisoning.
Furbolg race.
- Strong mechanical units.
- Increased gold income.
- Shreeder units for harvesting more lumber.
- Strong buildings.
- Transmute their buildings if necessary.
- Collect more gold from mines.
- Strongly armored units.
- Powerful siege weapons.
- Powerful spell casters.
- Strong air units.
Race of diminutive and highly intelligent humanoids, known for their mastery of technology:
- Strong mechanical units.
- Highly advanced technologies.
Allies of the Horde:
- Increased hit points regeneration.
- Bonus for different tribe trolls.
- Powerful spell casters.
Large, bovine humanoids who dwell on the great plains of Central Kalimdor. Allies of the Horde:
- Reincarnate killed units.
- Strong melee units.
- Healing and form changing units.
Specialized on healing, peace, cooking and alcohol.
The human kingdom of Lordaeron:
- Fast building construction with multiple workers.
- Strong buildings.
- Harvest more lumber.
- Many different types of units.
- Bonus against enemy Undead units.
The human kingdom of Stormwind:
- Fast building construction with multiple workers.
- Strong buildings.
- Harvest more lumber.
- Many different types of units.
- Bonus against enemy Undead units.
The human kingdom of Dalaran and the Kirin Tor race. A human end elven faction which is specialized on magic and summoned creatures:
- Buildings are summoned by workers.
- Buildings can be teleported.
- Shields protects your base and your buildings.
- Destroyed buildings summon elementals.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
The human kingdom of Kul Tiras:
- Strong navy.
- Water magic.
- Dead units are resurrected as ghosts for some time.
The human kingdom of Gilneas:
- Strong warriors in wolf form.
- Bonus stats and increased harvesting at night.
- Can force night.
- Critical damage.
Nordic giants, powerful warriors with strong ships and Proto-Drakes.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
- Burrow units and buildings.
- Blight which allows hit points regeneration.
- Webs allow capturing ground and air units.
- Poison damages enemies over time.
- Spiderlings are summoned when units die.
- Larvas produce new units.
- Tunnels connect remote locations but for friendly units only.
Peaceful humanoid walrus-like people indigenous to the cold shores of Northrend. Nomadic, living in clans:
- Clans.
- Rituals.
- Frost Immunity.
- Fishing.
Bipedal, amphibious humanoid race mostly residing along coastlines, lakeshores, and riverbeds:
- Amphibious.
- Submerges.
- Swarming.
- Mutation.
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Large, brutish humanoids of notable strength native to Draenor:
- Clans.
- Powerful giant warriors.
- Powerful damaging abilities: War Stomp, Devour, Bash, Hurl Boulder.
Race of supremely talented magic-wielders who arose on the planet Argus countless millennia ago. Exceptionally skilled in magic, their mastery of the arcane arts. They split into the Man'ari and Draenei. The Man'ari follow the Burning Legion and the Draenei follow the path of the Light.
Orcs corrupted by drinking demon blood. Also known as Chaos Orcs.
- Fel enables Chaos damage temporarily.
- Strong units.
- Demon units.
- Piggery.
- No Spiked Barricades.
- No Pillage.
- No Battle Stations.
Created by the old gods the Faceless Ones served the Black Empire on Azeroth before the Titans arrived. They include other races like the Aqir:
- Mind Control.
- Magic.
- Tentacles.
The Satyr are a race of bestial demons usually sworn to the Burning Legion. This race includes the Corrupted Ancients, a group of satyrs, corrupted ancients, corrupted treants and skeletons in service of the Burning Legion commanded by the dreadlord Tichondrius:
- Corruption.
- Mana Burn.
- Strong ground units.
- Demon units.
Warlike humanoid race with human-like upper bodies and the lower bodies of horses:
- Clans.
- Fast movements.
Vicious but simple-minded hyena-like humanoids:
- Packs and clans.
- Enslavements.
- Strong melee warriors.
Diminutive, rat-like subterranean humanoids who dwell in and around caverns and mines:
- Tunnels.
- Candles.
- Geomancy.
Aggressive, primitive boar-like humanoids:
- Summons.
- Endurance.
Immense, powerful, winged reptilian creatures, All creatures descended from and including Dragons, from Drakes to Drakonid Include Dragons, Proto-dragons, Dragonspawns, Dragonid, and Dracthyr.
- Flying creatures.
- Spell Immunity.
- Massive AOE damage.
- Breeding.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
Ancient Greece from another universe.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
The Roman Empire from another universe.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
European christian medieval race inspired by games like Age of Empires II.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
Union from American Civil War:
- Freedom
- Strong explosives.
- Railway.
- Indians.
- Gold.
- Caddle.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
Germans during WWII. Sad story.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
Modern Warfare era after WWII until today.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
StarCraft Terran race.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
Free People of Middle Earth: Hobbits, Rohan, Gondor, Elves, Dwarves etc.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
Mordor, Isengard, Rhûn, Haradrim, and evil creatures from Middle Earth:
- 2 special buildings: Barad'dur and Orthanc.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
Galactic Republic from Star Wars.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
Confederacy of Independent Systems from Star Wars.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.
Galactic Empire from Star Wars.
Requires hero level 30
or to be a VIP.