If you’ve just started playing The Forge on Roblox or are thinking about rerolling your race, you might be wondering which race is actually worth keeping. With so many options, each with different perks and abilities, it can get confusing fast. Let me break it down for you in a way that’s easy to understand and helps you pick the best race for your style.
Here’s a quick answer before we dive deeper:
- Angel and Demon are the top-tier races for combat and mobility.
- Minotaur is also S-tier, a powerful tank with a Rage Mode.
- Dragonborn and Golem are strong A-tier combat and tank options.
- Dwarf is your go-to if you want to mine faster and forge better gear, but not top-tier for combat.
- Shadow and Goblin are solid mid-tier choices with useful perks.
- Orc and Undead are decent lower-mid tier tanks.
- Elf and Human are generally lower tier, with Human often considered the weakest.
Now, let’s explore why these races stand out and how you can make the most of them.
Understanding The Forge Races: What Makes a Race Good?
In The Forge, your race isn’t just a look—it gives you passive boosts and special abilities that affect how you fight, move, and mine. Some races make you faster or tougher, others boost your damage or luck. The rarity of the race also matters: the rarer the race, the stronger or more unique the perks.
When I first started, I stuck with the Human race because it’s the default, but it quickly felt underpowered. After a few rerolls, I landed on the Angel race, and that changed the game for me.
Top-Tier Races: Angel, Demon, and Minotaur
Angel (Mythical)
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Angel is the best all-round race. It gives you incredible mobility with a 50% longer dash distance, 20% faster movement speed, and 25% higher jump. The dash cooldown is reduced by 20%. Plus, you get infinite stamina when your health drops below 20%. It also boosts your luck by 25%, which helps you find better loot while mining or fighting. |
One of the coolest abilities is Smite, which has a 50% chance to deal extra physical damage when you hit enemies. This race is perfect if you want to be quick, dodge attacks easily, and still deal decent damage.
Demon (Mythical)
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If you’re more into dealing damage and being aggressive, Demon is your best bet. It boosts your movement speed, attack speed, physical damage, and fire damage by 20%, making you a real threat in combat. The race also increases your character’s size by 30% height and 10% width and depth. |
Demon’s unique abilities include Devil Finger, which teleports you with a fiery dash that can burn enemies, and Cursed Aura, which damages nearby enemies continuously while you’re in combat. Backfire gives you a 25% chance to burn enemies when they hit you, making it great for close fights.
I found Demon especially fun when I wanted to focus on combat and clear mobs quickly.
Minotaur (Legendary)
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Minotaur is a powerful tank race ranked alongside Angel and Demon in S-tier by many recent sources. It gives you 20% more health and increases your size, but reduces stamina by 10%. When your health drops below 50%, you enter Rage Mode, boosting your movement speed and physical damage by 30%. This makes Minotaur a strong choice for tanky builds that want to hit hard when low on health. |
Strong A-Tier Races: Dragonborn and Golem
Dragonborn (Legendary)
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Dragonborn is a strong mix of offense and defense, leaning more toward DPS. It gives you +20% max health, +12% physical damage, and increases your height by 10%. Its unique ability, Dragon’s Breath, has a 40% chance to burn enemies, dealing 30% of your weapon’s damage per second for 3 seconds. This makes Dragonborn a solid choice if you want survivability with consistent damage output. |
Golem (Legendary)
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Golem is a tanky race focused on survivability. It increases your health and size by 30% but reduces your movement speed by 10%. It also boosts attack speed for heavy weapons by 15% and has a 50% chance to reduce incoming damage by 25% (Stone Heart). If you like playing a tank who can soak up damage and dish out heavy hits with big weapons, Golem is a great pick. |
Great for Mining: Dwarf
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Dwarf is the best race for mining and progression. It gives you a 15% boost to mining damage and improves your forging quality by 5%. There’s also a 20% chance to deal 50% extra damage to rocks, which means you can gather resources faster. |
The trade-off is a slight reduction in height and movement speed, so you’re a bit slower and smaller. While Dwarf excels at mining, it is generally ranked B or C tier for overall utility and combat.
Solid Mid-Tier Races: Shadow, Goblin, Orc, and Undead
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Offers +15% movement speed, +10% attack speed, +10% stamina, +5% physical damage, but reduces health by 10%. It has a 15% chance to dodge attacks by turning into a shadow, making it a solid mid-tier combat choice. |
| Goblin (Rare) |  |
Provides +15% movement speed, +10% dagger attack speed, and a 12% discount when shopping. It suffers -15% health and size, making it squishy but useful for specific builds and shopping perks. |
| Orc (Rare) |  |
Gives +15% health, +10% physical damage, and +10% size, but reduces stamina and movement speed by 10% each. It’s a decent lower-mid tier tank. |
| Undead (Rare) |  |
Has a clutch ability to restore 50% health when dropping below 10% HP (5-minute cooldown) and reflects 10% of damage taken. Good for survivability but less focused on mining or damage. |
Other Races: Elf and Human
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| Elf (Uncommon) |  |
Provides +15% stamina, +5% height, and a small luck boost. It’s a lower-tier race mainly useful for beginners. |
| Human (Common) |  |
The default race with minor +3% experience and +3% luck boosts. Generally considered the weakest race and not worth keeping long-term. |
Reroll Chances
Rarer races like Angel and Demon have about a 0.5% chance to drop. Other approximate reroll chances are:
- Minotaur: ~1.75%
- Golem: ~1.25%
- Dragonborn: ~1.5%
- Dwarf: ~7%
- Orc and Undead: ~8-9%
- Goblin: ~10.5%
- Human: ~25%
Keep this in mind when deciding how many rerolls to save.
How to Reroll Your Race
If you’re not happy with your current race, you can reroll it using Race Spins. These can be earned through quests, codes, or bought with Robux. I recommend saving your rerolls until you’re familiar with the game and know what playstyle you want.
To reroll:
- Go to the Shop in the game.
- Select Rerolls.
- Choose Race Menu.
- Hit the Reroll button.
Keep in mind that the rarer races like Angel and Demon have very low drop chances, so it might take some patience.
Final Thoughts
Choosing the right race in The Forge can make a huge difference in how you play. If you want speed, mobility, and balanced combat, Angel is the way to go. For pure damage and aggressive play, Demon shines. Minotaur is a strong tank option with a powerful Rage Mode. Dragonborn and Golem are solid alternatives for survivability and damage. If mining and forging are your focus, Dwarf will speed up your progress. Shadow, Goblin, Orc, and Undead offer decent mid-tier perks for various playstyles. And remember, Human is generally the weakest race, so reroll when you can.
It took me a few tries to get a race that really fit my style, but once I did, the game felt much more fun and rewarding. So think about how you want to play, use your rerolls wisely, and pick a race that helps you enjoy The Forge to the fullest.
