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The night elves of Teldrassil and Darnassus begin their story in Shadowglen.

Classes and racials

Racials are the game's own tooltips. New and Changed compare them with Classic Era; open a changed racial for its Classic Era text.

Each class opens the talent calculator with this race already chosen.

Elune's LightNew
Active · Cooldown 3 min · Lasts 15 sec
Increases your critical strike chance with all spells and attacks by 10% for 15 sec.
ShadowmeldChanged
Active · Cooldown 10 sec
Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Using this ability in combat discourages enemies from attacking you, but increases the cooldown to 2 min.
In Classic Era: Shadowmeld
Active · Cooldown 10 sec
Activate to slip into the shadows, reducing the chance for enemies to detect your presence. Lasts until cancelled or upon moving. Night Elf Rogues and Druids with Shadowmeld are more difficult to detect while stealthed or prowling.
QuicknessChanged
Passive
Dodge chance increased by 1% and movement speed increased by 2%. Night Elf Rogues and Druids are harder to detect in Stealth as if they were 1 level higher.
In Classic Era: Quickness
Passive
Dodge chance increased by 1%.
Wisp SpiritChanged
Passive
Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing movement speed by 75%.
In Classic Era: Wisp Spirit
Passive
Transform into a wisp upon death, increasing speed by 50%.