Here is a listing of all the races known in 4e, starting with official sources. Each race is marked with its primary traits, for use in choosing a class/race combo with good synergies. Any speculative/unpublished entries are marked with a *.
As always, feel free to submit additions/corrections to us.
OFFICIAL SOURCES
Player’s Handbook
- Dragonborn (Strong and Charismatic)
- Dwarf (Tough and Wise)
- Eladrin (Dexterous and Intelligent)
- Elf (Dexterous and Wise)
- Half-Elf (Tough and Charismatic)
- Halfling (Dexterous and Charismatic)
- Human (Adaptable)
- Tiefling (Charismatic and Intelligent)
Monster Manual
(note: these Races are not designed for PC use)
- Bugbear (Strong and Dexterous)
- Doppelganger (Intelligent and Charismatic)
- Drow (Dexterous and Charismatic) (also in Forgotten Realms PG)
- Githyanki (Tough and Intelligent)
- Githzerai (Dexterous and Wise) (also in PHB3)
- Gnoll (Tough and Dexterous)
- Gnome (Intelligent and Charismatic) (also in PHB2)
- Goblin (Dexterous and Charismatic)
- Hobgoblin (Tough and Charismatic)
- Kobold (Tough and Dexterous)
- Minotaur (Strong and Tough) (also in Dragon and PHB3)
- Orc (Strong and Tough)
- Shadar-Kai (Dexterous and Intelligent)
- Shifter, Longtooth (Strong and Wise) (also in PHB2)
- Shifter, Razorclaw (Dexterous and Wise) (also in PHB2)
- Warforged (Strong and Tough) (also in Dragon and Eberron PG)
Forgotten Realms Player’s Guide
- Drow (Dexterous and Charismatic)
- Genasi (Strong and Intelligent)
Manual of the Planes
- Bladeling (Dexterous and Wise)
Dragon Magazine
- Warforged (Strong and Tough) (also in Eberron PG)
- Gnoll (Tough and Dexterous) (Sub Required)
- Minotaur (Strong and Tough) (Sub Required, also in PHB3)
- Revenant (Tough and Dexterous) (Sub Required)
- Bloodline – Dampyr
- Bloodline – Vistani (Dragon 380)
Player’s Handbook 2
- Deva (Smart and Wise)
- Gnome (Smart and Charismatic)
- Goliath (Strong and Tough)
- Half-Orc (Strong and Dexterous)
- Longtooth Shifter (Strong and Wise)
- Razorclaw Shifter (Dexterous and Wise)
Monster Manual 2
(note: these Races are not designed for PC use)
- Bullywug (Tough and Dexterous)
- Duergar (Tough and Wise)
- Kenku (Dexterous and Charismatic)
Eberron Player’s Guide
- Changeling (Dexterous OR Intelligent, Charismatic)
- Kalashtar (Wise and Charismatic)
- Warforged (Strong and Tough)
Player’s Handbook 3
- Githzerai (Wise and either Dexterous or Intelligent) (Sub Required)
- Minotaur (Strong and either Tough or Wise)
- Shardmind (Intelligent and either Wise or Charismatic)
- Wilden (Wise and either Tough or Dexterous) (Sub Required)
Dark Sun Campaign Setting
- Mul (Tough and either Strong or Wise)
- Thri-Kreen (Unknown)
3RD PARTY PRODUCTS
Medieval Bestiary: Anthropophagi
- Anthropophagi (Strong and Charismatic)
- Avian (Intelligent and Wise)
- Bjorn (Strong and Wise)
- Excelsion (Tough and Adaptable)
- Ferralyn (Dexterous and Flexible)
- Insectoid (Strong and Intelligent)
- Leonine (Strong and Charismatic)
- Ling (Dexterous and Wise)
- Nymph (Dexterous and Charismatic)
- Obsidian (Tough and Intelligent)
- Radiant (Intelligent and Charismatic)
- Storm Elf (Strong and Dexterous)
- Tarsion (Dexterous and Intelligent)
- Vixen (Wise and Charismatic)
- Volem (Strong and Tough)
One Bad Egg’s Races of the Shroud
FAN-MADE RACES
Races of Eden (Part 1, Part 2)
- Iomadi (Strong and Charismatic)
- Athirua (Dexterous and Charismatic)
- Cuporo (Wise and Charismatic)
- Damakran (Strong and Tough)
- Dromidae (Intelligent and Charismatic)
- Rhonnu (Tough and Intelligent)
- Setah (Strong and Wise)
- Ainyu (Tough and Wise)
- Naekara (Dexterous and Intelligent)
- Biaur (Intelligent and Wise)
- Ruayni (Tough and Charismatic)
- Nwako (Strong and Dexterous)
- Nyoka (Strong and Intelligent)
- Simulant (Tough and Dexterous)
- Inaw (One Physical or One Mental)
- Ubiani (Adaptable)
- Anpe (Dexterous and Wise)
Miscellaneous
- Warcraft Races (Various)
- Aghar/Gully Dwarf (Dexterous and Tough)
- Tarollis (Dexterous and Tough)
- Blood Elves (Dexterous and Charismatic)
- EN World Wiki’s 4e Races (Various) (Login required)
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