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How to Unlock Every Allied Race in World of Warcraft (WoW)

Last Reviewed: September 14, 2024 by Archdruid Andoris 2 Comments

A quick overview of the requirements for every allied race unlock!

Unlocking allied races in WoW can feel daunting, especially for new or returning players. In this quick overview guide, I’ll review the unlock requirements and starting points for every allied race to get you started. This is meant to be a skimmable high-level guide, but I’ve linked more detailed guides in the article.

To unlock every allied race (except Earthen), you’ll need to reach level 40 on a character in the same faction. For example, to unlock the void elves (an alliance race), you’ll need a level 40 alliance character. Horde allied races require a level 40+ horde character. Once you’ve reached the level requirement, you can visit the embassy in Stormwind or Orgrimmar to obtain a “recruitment” quest chain that unlocks a new allied race upon completion.

For Earthen, you’ll need to complete the War Within campaign and 3 sidequest chains. The campaign requires a level 80 character and renown 4 with each Khaz Algar faction!

We’ll discuss the specifics of the Earthen unlock in a moment; for now, let’s discuss how to find your faction embassy.

Where is the Stormwind/Orgrimmar embassy?

Stormwind Embassy

The Stormwind Embassy is on the northern outskirts of the city. It is a barrack-style building surrounded by trees and a small field. After reaching level 40, you should see gold exclamation points on your map that tell you that quests are available for your character at the embassy. If you use the TomTom addon, you can type /way 52, 14 in chat after entering Stormwind to guide you.

Map of Stormwind showing the embassy where alliance allied race quests start

Orgrimmar Embassy

The Orgrimmar Embassy is located in the city’s southwest corner, not far from the city gates. After entering the gates, head towards Grommosh Hold and break off to the left. You’ll find the embassy at the top of a switchback ramp at the south end of the Valley of Spirits. The TomTom command for finding the horde embassy is /way 38, 81.3.

Map of Orgrimmar showing the embassy where horde allied race quests start

Unlocking every allied race

Dark Iron Dwarf

Screenshot of Dark Iron Dwarf allied race

Faction

Alliance

Expansion

Battle for Azeroth

Unlock Requirements

  1. Level 40+ on an alliance character
  2. Complete the recruitment questline that starts at the Stormwind Embassy called Blackrock Depths.

Classes Available

  • Death Knight
  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Paladin
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Shaman
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock Dark Iron Dwarves

Earthen

Faction

Alliance/Horde

Expansion

The War Within

Unlock Requirements

You can unlock the Earthen allied race by completing a series of War Within quest chains, including:

  1. Mourning Rise (Isle of Dorn – Level 70)
  2. Broken Tools (The Ringing Deeps – Level 73)
  3. Merrix and Steelvein (Dornogal – Level 73)
  4. Complete all five parts of the War Within campaign (requires level 80, renown 4)

Classes Available

  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Paladin
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Shaman
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock the Earthen Allied Race

Highmountain Tauren

Screenshot of Highmountain Tauren allied race

Faction

Horde

Expansion

Legion

Unlock Requirements

  1. Level 40+ on a horde character
  2. Accept and complete the recruitment questline from the Orgrimmar Embassy (A Feast for Our Kin).

Classes Available

  • Death Knight
  • Druid
  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Shaman
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock Highmountain Tauren Fast

Kul Tiran Human

Screenshot of Kul Tiran Human allied race

Faction

Alliance

Expansion

Battle for Azeroth

Unlock Requirements

  1. Level 40+ on an alliance character
  2. Do the recruitment quests that start at the Stormwind Embassy (Made in Kul Tiras).

Classes Available

  • Death Knight
  • Druid
  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Shaman
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock Kul Tiran Humans Fast

Lightforged Draenei

Screenshot of Lightforged Draenei allied race

Faction

Alliance

Expansion

Legion

Unlock Requirements

  1. Level 40+ on an alliance character
  2. Complete the 3 recruitment quests starting at the Stormwind Embassy (The Lightforged).

Classes Available

  • Death Knight
  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Paladin
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock Lightforged Draenei Fast

Mag’har Orc

Screenshot of Mag'har Orc allied race

Faction

Horde

Expansion

Battle for Azeroth

Unlock Requirements

  1. Level 40+ on a horde character
  2. Complete a series of recruitment quests starting at the Orgrimmar Embassy (Vision of Time).

Classes Available

  • Death Knight
  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Shaman
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock Mag’Har Orcs Fast

Mechagnome

Screenshot of Mechagnome allied race

Faction

Alliance

Expansion

Battle for Azeroth

Unlock Requirements

  1. Level 40+ on an alliance character
  2. Do the Mechagnome recruitment quests that you get from the Stormwind Embassy (Urgent Care).

Classes Available

  • Death Knight
  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock Mechagnomes Fast

Nightborne

Screenshot of Nightborne allied race

Faction

Horde

Expansion

Legion

Unlock Requirements

  1. Level 40+ on a horde character
  2. Complete 4 recruitment quests, which start at the Orgrimmar Embassy (Thalyssra’s Estate).

Classes Available

  • Death Knight
  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock Nightborne Fast

Void Elf

Screenshot of Void elf allied race

Faction

Alliance

Expansion

Legion

Unlock Requirements

  1. Level 40+ on an alliance character
  2. Do the recruitment quest chain starting at the Stormwind Embassy (The Ghostlands).

Classes Available

  • Death Knight
  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock Void Elves Fast

Vulpera

Screenshot of vulpera allied race

Faction

Horde

Expansion

Battle for Azeroth

Unlock Requirements

  1. Level 40+ on a horde character
  2. Complete the recruitment quest chain at the Orgrimmar Embassy (Guests at Grommash Hold).

Classes Available

  • Death Knight
  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Shaman
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock Vulpera Fast

Zandalari Troll

Screenshot of Zandalari Troll allied race

Faction

Horde

Expansion

Battle for Azeroth

Unlock Requirements

  1. Level 40+ on a horde character
  2. Doing the Zandalari Troll recruitment quests that start at the Orgrimmar Embassy (A Royal Occasion).

Classes Available

  • Death Knight
  • Druid
  • Hunter
  • Mage
  • Monk
  • Paladin
  • Priest
  • Rogue
  • Shaman
  • Warlock
  • Warrior

My Full Guide: Unlock Zandalari Troll Fast

Final Thoughts & Frequently Asked Questions

Unlocking allied races can be time-consuming, especially starting from scratch. However, things get easier once you boil it down to reaching level 40 and picking up embassy quests.

How many allied races are there in WoW?

There are currently a total of 11 allied races in World of Warcraft. Each faction (horde and alliance) has five each, and the Earthen can be played in either faction.

EVERY ALLIED RACE GUIDE

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About Archdruid Andoris

I'm glad you found me! I am a veteran World of Warcraft player who has played off-and-on since the game first released in 2004. I have been a guild master for several guilds with the focus of helping new players learn how to play the game and try new activities like dungeons and raids. I hope the guides and information on this site help you on your journey thorough Azeroth!

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  1. Latest says

    June 6, 2023 at 1:38 pm

    Wow! This is an amazing guide! I’m definitely going to be trying out all of the Allied Races!

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  2. J says

    March 11, 2023 at 10:20 pm

    This will really help me out! I’m coming back to wow and faction changing so I’ll do this to level and give myself some diversity at the same time. Thanks!

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