The Darkspear trolls were pushed out of the jungles of Stranglethorn Vale by warring factions. They found friends in the orcs, followed Thrall to Kalimdor, and hold a place of honour in the Horde.
Faction
Horde
Class choices
7 in the client, new: Warlock
Home in lore
Durotar, Stranglethorn Vale
Forever start
Not yet published by Blizzard
First choices
Class choices
From the published client snapshot, build 1.60.1.69977. A class marked new is one Blizzard names as a new combination for Forever.
✓ Client build 1.60.1.69977 matches Blizzard’s 22 September class table for this race.
Racial traits
What the trolls bring
Names and descriptions are read from the client build 1.60.1.69977. Blizzard says some traits were updated for Forever, and its own wording from 22 September is shown underneath where the names match. Neither has been checked in game.
BerserkingClient and announcement
The client description did not resolve in build 1.60.1.69977.
Blizzard, 22 September: “Increases casting and attack speed by 10% for 10 seconds.”
RegenerationClient and announcement
Health regeneration rate increased by 10%. In addition, 10% of total Health regeneration will continue during combat.
Blizzard, 22 September: “10% of Health regeneration continues during combat.”
Beast SlayingClient and announcement
Damage dealt versus Beasts increased by 5%.
Blizzard, 22 September: “Damage to Beasts increased by 5%.”
Rapid RegenerationClient and announcement
The client description did not resolve in build 1.60.1.69977.
Blizzard, 22 September: “Regenerate 50% of maximum Health over time.”
Place and people
Who the trolls are
“Though they cling to their shadowy heritage, the Darkspear trolls hold a place of honor in the Horde.”
Blizzard’s Forever introduction tells how the Darkspear tribe, once at home in Stranglethorn Vale, was driven out by warring factions. They befriended the orcs, and Thrall, the orcs’ young warchief, convinced them to travel with him to Kalimdor.
Blizzard’s race page adds how close the Darkspear came to extinction before that meeting, and how they have prized Kalimdor’s raptors ever since their arrival as companions and mounts.
Blizzard’s 2020 Classic introduction sums up their bargain: ousted from their tropical homelands, the Darkspear pledged their arms and shadowy magics to the Horde.
Blizzard’s 22 September article lists Troll Warlocks among Forever’s new combinations. For a tribe Blizzard has long described through its shadowy magics, the warlock is a natural next step.
How troll warlocks are introduced in the world is not described in the article, and we have not verified it.
Blizzard has not named a Forever starting area for the trolls in the sources we follow, so we do not name one. The maps below show the homeland in lore, not a confirmed first step.
Home in lore
The Darkspear came to Kalimdor with the orcs. Their older home was the jungle of Stranglethorn Vale.
