| Worgens are one of the new playable races in | | | | cooldown): |
| World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and it is no surprise | | | | 1. Dark Flight - 3 minutes cooldown. Activates |
| that players are already looking for information | | | | your true form for 10 seconds, increasing Worgen |
| about what race abilities will be given to the | | | | run speed by 70%. Every PvP player who has |
| Worgen. As I have mentioned in every article I | | | | read the description of this ability is probably |
| have written about Cataclysm, nothing is set in | | | | wondering how this will be balanced in PvP |
| stone yet as Cataclysm is still to be tested fully, | | | | situations. The short answer is - I don't know. The |
| but some information is indeed available. Worgen | | | | long answer is - Blizzard has stated that they do |
| will join the side of the Alliance forces in the | | | | plan to make some changes in order to fit in the |
| upcoming new expansion to the very popular | | | | new races' abilities into the bonuses the *old* |
| game World of Warcraft. The abilities that the | | | | races utilize. I guess we will see how this balancing |
| new race will most likely have are: | | | | turns out. Free sprint every 3 minutes sounds a |
| | | | | bit overpowered to me. |
| Passive Worgen Race abilities: | | | | 2. Two Forms -1.5 second cooldown. This ability |
| 1.Viciousness - increases all damage done by 1%. | | | | allows you to switch back and forth between a |
| Applies to both physical attacks and spell attacks. | | | | Worgen and a human form when you are out of |
| Very useful dps boost. | | | | combat. It appears that it is mostly a cosmetic |
| 2. Aberration - reduces the length of Curses and | | | | shift ability, as at this point no other bonuses are |
| Diseases used against the Worgen by 15%. This | | | | described to go with it. |
| will be quite useful, especially in PvP, where classes | | | | It is not sure if all of these race abilities will be |
| like Death Knights and Warlocks do depend on | | | | available to the Worgen once the expansion is |
| these abilities to do damage. | | | | finished and out. A lot can change during the next |
| 3. Flayer - Skinning skill increased by 15. Flayer also | | | | several months as nothing has been announced as |
| removes the requirement of having a skinning | | | | far as the release date of World of Warcraft: |
| knife in your inventory and also increases the | | | | Cataclysm. Players are guessing that it will be |
| speed of skinning slightly. | | | | sometime during the summer, most likely in |
| | | | | August 2010. |
| Worgen Race abilities - non Passive (on a | | | | |