Stats and Attributes in WoW Forever: hit cap, crit, haste and what each class wants

Enchants add more of the same: the enchanting scrolls guide lists every one by slot.

Hit is the stat with a hard cap. Below it, every point is worth a lot; above it, nothing. Against a level 63 enemy you need:

Hit from talents and race counts toward the cap, so you need less on gear. Dwarves get +1% hit from Artisan's Precision, and Fury Warriors add +10% off-hand hit from Furious Precision. Because Hit is one stat, a Retribution Paladin or Enhancement Shaman has two caps to think about: the spell one and the attack one.

Under the cap you take Hit before almost anything else, which is why it heads the stat list of nearly every raid spec below. Once you pass it, put the extra into Spell Power, Strength, Agility or Critical Strike.

Critical Strike. 14 Crit Rating is 1% crit chance. Several class mechanics feed on crits: Fury Warriors get double Rage from every critical swing and trigger Flurry with it, and Retribution Paladins stack Vengeance from them. Humans have +1% crit from Ruthless, and Night Elves get +10% crit for 15 seconds from Elune's Light.

Haste. 10 Haste Rating is 1% faster casts and swings, and almost no item carries it. The haste you will see is racial: the Skyborne's Wind Blessed gives a flat +2% Haste on spells, melee and ranged attacks, and Trolls get +10% casting and attack speed for 15 seconds from Berserking. In the lists below, Haste sits near the bottom for most specs.

These are the raid priorities from our class guides. Each class guide also has the dungeon, leveling and PvP lists.

Casters

Melee and ranged

Healers

Tanks

Browse every spec in the class guides. To compare two pieces, build both into the gear planner.

What is the hit cap in Forever?

16% for spells and 9% for melee and ranged attacks against a level 63 enemy, which is 160 and 90 Hit Rating at level 60. Dual wielders need 28% on their white swings.

Do I need Hit as a healer or a tank?

Healers don't. Tanks only want it after Stamina, Defense and Armor.

Does spell Hit differ from melee Hit?

No. There is one Hit stat: the same rating counts for melee, ranged and spells. The same goes for Critical Strike.

Why is Weapon Skill so low on my gear?

Items give much less of it than before, and it no longer decides your best weapon.

Does my race change my stats?

A little. Each race starts with its own spread of base stats, as in Classic: a Tauren Warrior begins with 5 more Strength than a Human Warrior, for example. By level 60 your gear outweighs the difference many times over, so pick a race for its racials, not its base stats.

Where do I find Haste gear?

There is almost none. Skyborne characters get a flat 2% from Wind Blessed; see the racials guide.