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Returns the faction (Horde/Alliance) a unit belongs to.

englishFaction, localizedFaction = UnitFactionGroup(unit)

Arguments

unit

string : UnitId

Returns

englishFaction

string - Unit's faction name in English, i.e. "Alliance", "Horde", "Neutral" or nil.

localizedFaction

string - Unit's faction name in the client's locale or nil.

Details

• The function returns may not return correct results until after PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD event for units other than "player".
• Note that for NPCs, the function will only return Alliance/Horde for factions closely allied with either side. Goblins, for instance, return nil,nil.
• Pandaren player characters on the Wandering Isle return "Neutral", "".