Which Fantasy Race Are You? Take the Quiz and Get Your Warcraft Name
You've probably picked a World of Warcraft race based on how it looks, which faction your friends play, or which racial ability is best this patch. But which race actually matches you? Answer eight quick questions, tally your letters, and then generate a name that fits your true Azerothian self.
Your Favorite Race Probably Isn't Your Match
Most players assume the race they enjoy playing is the race they're most like. Often it's the opposite. People who are organized and cautious in real life love playing chaotic Goblins. People who are loud and social love roleplaying mysterious, quiet Night Elves. Games let us try on a personality we don't get to use every day.
We call this the mirror gap: the distance between the fantasy race you like to play and the fantasy race you'd actually be. This quiz measures the second one. Don't be surprised if your result isn't your main.
How the Quiz Works
For each question, pick the answer that fits you best and note the letter. At the end, count which letter you picked most often. If you tie, read both results — you're probably a bit of each.
Be honest. Nobody's checking your answers except you.
The Quiz
1. It's a free Saturday. What are you doing?
- A. Something physical and competitive — a game, a workout, a challenge
- B. A long walk somewhere quiet, ideally in a forest
- C. Taking something apart to see how it works
- D. Visiting family or helping out in your community
- E. Cooking a big meal and inviting friends over
- F. Staying in with a dark book, a dark room, and no plans
2. How do you handle conflict?
- A. Head-on. Say it directly and settle it.
- B. Patiently. You'll wait for the right moment.
- C. Find a clever workaround so nobody has to fight.
- D. Calmly look for a solution that's fair to everyone.
- E. Defuse it with humor — ideally over food.
- F. Remember it. For a long time.
3. Pick a home.
- A. A fortress with a training yard
- B. A treehouse under the stars
- C. A workshop full of half-finished inventions
- D. A farmhouse on wide, open plains
- E. A cozy village with a great tavern
- F. An old castle nobody else wants
4. What's your biggest strength?
- A. Courage
- B. Wisdom
- C. Creativity
- D. Loyalty
- E. Balance
- F. Determination
5. What would your friends complain about?
- A. You're too intense
- B. You take forever to decide anything
- C. You never stop talking about your projects
- D. You're too stubborn about tradition
- E. You nap at inappropriate times
- F. Your sense of humor is... unsettling
6. Pick a weapon.
- A. A massive axe
- B. A bow
- C. A gadget of your own design
- D. A totem or staff
- E. Your fists (and a brew)
- F. Something cursed
7. What do you want people to remember about you?
- A. That you never backed down
- B. That you protected something ancient
- C. That you built something nobody else could
- D. That you kept your people safe
- E. That you made everyone around you happier
- F. That you refused to let anything define you — even death
8. Pick a pet.
- A. A wolf
- B. An owl
- C. A mechanical squirrel
- D. A plainstrider
- E. A red panda
- F. A bat
Your Results
Mostly A: Orc
You're driven, direct, and honorable. You believe strength means protecting what matters, and you'd rather face a problem than avoid it. Orc culture in Warcraft values honor above almost everything, and so do you.
Your name style: Short, strong, guttural — like Grakhul or Dursha. Generate yours with the WoW Orc Name Generator.
Mostly B: Night Elf
You're patient, perceptive, and connected to nature. You think in long timelines and don't rush decisions. Night Elves spent thousands of years guarding their world, and you share their sense of responsibility.
Your name style: Long, flowing, vowel-rich — like Aelthariel. Generate yours with the Night Elf Name Generator.
Mostly C: Gnome
You're inventive, curious, and endlessly optimistic. You see problems as puzzles and machines as friends. Gnomes lost their home city of Gnomeregan and immediately started planning how to engineer their way back.
Your name style: Bouncy, mechanical, a little silly — like Binny Sprocketwhistle. Generate yours with the WoW Gnome Name Generator.
Mostly D: Tauren
You're grounded, loyal, and deeply connected to your community. You value tradition and the people who came before you. Tauren are among the gentlest giants in Azeroth — until someone threatens their home.
Your name style: Warm, natural compound names — like Stormhorn. Generate yours with the WoW Tauren Name Generator.
Mostly E: Pandaren
You're balanced, generous, and great company. You work hard, but you know rest and good food matter just as much. Pandaren philosophy is built on balance, and you're the friend who reminds everyone to slow down.
Your name style: Short, calm, and quietly funny — like Mei Honeybarrel. Generate yours with the Pandaren Name Generator.
Mostly F: Forsaken
You're resilient, independent, and a little darker than you let on. You've been through things and refused to be defined by them. The Forsaken broke free of the Lich King's control and chose their own path, which is about as determined as a people can be.
Your name style: Old names made eerie — like Edric the Unrested. Generate yours with the Forsaken Name Generator.
Why a Quiz Works for Picking a Name
When World of Warcraft launched on November 23, 2004, it offered 8 playable races. Today there are well over 20 races and allied races to choose from — which makes it harder than ever to pick one.
Chris Metzen, the longtime creative force behind Warcraft's lore, helped build each race around a clear set of values: honor for the Orcs, stewardship for the Night Elves, ingenuity for the Gnomes. That's why a values-based quiz is such a good shortcut. We call it values-first naming: choosing a race, and then a name, by starting with what a character cares about rather than what they look like.
A name that fits your values will feel natural every time someone says it in group chat.
What If You Tied?
Ties are more interesting than clean results. A few fun combinations:
- Orc + Tauren: A proud warrior with a deep sense of home. Consider a Highmountain Tauren.
- Night Elf + Forsaken: Ancient, quiet, and haunted. You'd make a memorable roleplayer.
- Gnome + Pandaren: A cheerful inventor with a well-stocked kitchen.
- Orc + Forsaken: Unstoppable. Please don't be the enemy.
Where Fantasy Identity Quizzes Are Heading
Personality quizzes have been around since magazines, but fantasy fans have turned them into something more: a way to build an online identity. Our prediction: as game studios lean further into player self-expression, we'll see quiz-style onboarding built directly into character creation, suggesting a race, class, and name based on a player's personality before they ever see the options screen.
Want a deeper breakdown of each race's naming rules? Read The Names of Azeroth. And if you enjoyed this, our other quizzes — like Which Hogwarts House Are You? — are one click away.