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Returns the race of the unit.

raceName, raceFile, raceID = UnitRace(unit)

Arguments[]

unit
string : UnitId

Returns[]

raceName
string - Localized race name, suitable for use in user interfaces.
raceFile
string - Localization-independent race name, suitable for use as table keys.
raceID
number - RaceId. Localization-independent raceID.

Example[]

The following command prints your character's name and race to chat:

/run print(UnitName("player").." is a "..UnitRace("player"))

Values[]

The table below lists observed race IDs alongside the race name and the locale-independent string identifier for the race ("clientFileString").

Note
Note: This list is up to date as of patch 9.0.1
ID Race
.raceName (enUS)
Race
.clientFileString
Faction
.name (enUS)
Faction
.groupTag
1 Human Human Alliance Alliance
2 Orc Orc Horde Horde
3 Dwarf Dwarf Alliance Alliance
4 Night Elf NightElf Alliance Alliance
5 Undead Scourge Horde Horde
6 Tauren Tauren Horde Horde
7 Gnome Gnome Alliance Alliance
8 Troll Troll Horde Horde
9 Goblin Goblin Horde Horde
10 Blood Elf BloodElf Horde Horde
11 Draenei Draenei Alliance Alliance
12 Fel Orc FelOrc Alliance Alliance
13 Naga Naga_ Alliance Alliance
14 Broken Broken Alliance Alliance
15 Skeleton Skeleton Alliance Alliance
16 Vrykul Vrykul Alliance Alliance
17 Tuskarr Tuskarr Alliance Alliance
18 Forest Troll ForestTroll Alliance Alliance
19 Taunka Taunka Alliance Alliance
20 Northrend Skeleton NorthrendSkeleton Alliance Alliance
21 Ice Troll IceTroll Alliance Alliance
22 Worgen Worgen Alliance Alliance
23 Gilnean Human Alliance Alliance
24 Pandaren Pandaren Neutral
25 Pandaren Pandaren Alliance Alliance
26 Pandaren Pandaren Horde Horde
27 Nightborne Nightborne Horde Horde
28 Highmountain Tauren HighmountainTauren Horde Horde
29 Void Elf VoidElf Alliance Alliance
30 Lightforged Draenei LightforgedDraenei Alliance Alliance
31 Zandalari Troll ZandalariTroll Horde Horde
32 Kul Tiran KulTiran Alliance Alliance
33 Human ThinHuman Alliance Alliance
34 Dark Iron Dwarf DarkIronDwarf Alliance Alliance
35 Vulpera Vulpera Horde Horde
36 Mag'har Orc MagharOrc Horde Horde
37 Mechagnome Mechagnome Alliance Alliance
52 Dracthyr Dracthyr Alliance Alliance
70 Dracthyr Dracthyr Horde Horde


Patch changes[]

Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.2.0 (2019-06-25): Can now return Mechagnome.
Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Can now return Pandaren.
Cataclysm Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Can now return Goblin, Worgen.
Bc icon Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Can now return Blood Elf, Draenei.

See also[]

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