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|game_version=Announcement / preview (2026-09-16)
|game_version=Beta 1.60.1.69876 / announced roster
|verification_status=Source checked
|verification_status=Source checked
|reviewed_on=2026-09-19
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<div class="fw-notice">'''Announcement and preview snapshot · 16 September 2026.''' Source checked; not verified in-game. Racial effects and the roster may change during beta.</div>
<div class="fw-notice">'''Beta reference · reviewed 19 September 2026.''' Racial descriptions use the community export for Forever beta build '''1.60.1.69876'''. Its source notes identify beta-client extraction; this wiki has not independently tested racial effects or every character-creation combination.</div>


'''Gnome''' appears in the '''Alliance''' roster of the pinned Forever preview. This reference summarizes that race’s recorded general racials and class options.<ref name="preview">Chris Baldwin, [https://talentsforever.com/ Talents Forever], [https://talentsforever.com/data.json CC BY 4.0 data export], snapshot 16 September 2026. Community transcription of BlizzCon demo footage and slides; checked 16 September 2026. Adapted and summarized for this guide. See [[Project:Talent data]] for evidence labels and attribution.</ref>
'''Gnome''' appears in the '''Alliance''' roster retained in the Forever beta export. This reference summarizes that race’s recorded general racials and class options.<ref name="preview">Chris Baldwin, [https://talentsforever.com/ Talents Forever], [https://talentsforever.com/data.json CC BY 4.0 data export], generated 18 September 2026, reviewed 19 September 2026. The export identifies racial data as extracted from Forever beta build 1.60.1.69876; racial entries have section-level provenance rather than individual source flags. Adapted for this guide. See [[Project:Talent data]] for attribution and evidence limits.</ref>


== Preview class options ==
== Recorded class options ==
[[Warrior]], [[Mage]], [[Rogue]], [[Priest]], [[Warlock]].<ref name="preview" />
[[Warrior]], [[Mage]], [[Rogue]], [[Priest]], [[Warlock]].<ref name="preview" />


See [[Race and class combinations]] for the distinction between an announced addition, a preview listing, and an unlisted combination.
See [[Race and class combinations]] for the distinction between an announced addition, a source-listed combination, and an unlisted combination.


== Recorded racial abilities ==
== Recorded racial abilities ==
These are qualitative summaries of the preview, not final cooldown or tuning tables.<ref name="preview" />
The following summarizes the beta export; listed numbers are build-specific data, not independent gameplay measurements.<ref name="preview" />
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{| class="wikitable sortable fw-data-table"
{| class="wikitable sortable fw-data-table"
! Ability !! Recorded effect
! Ability !! Recorded effect
|-
|-
| Escape Artist || Removes movement-impairing effects and provides brief immunity to them.
| Escape Artist || Removes movement-impairing effects and grants 3 seconds of immunity, with a 2-minute cooldown.
|-
|-
| Eureka! || Empowers the next few damaging or healing abilities and reduces their Mana cost; the transcription notes that the Warlock tooltip only displays the damage wording.
| Eureka! || The beta summary describes the next three damaging abilities dealing 10% more damage, with cost reductions of 50% Mana, 40% Rage, or 20% Energy. Its healer variant instead lists 15% less Mana and 10% more healing. Listed cooldown: 2 minutes.
|-
|-
| Expansive Mind || Increases Mana, Rage, and Energy capacity in the preview.
| Expansive Mind || Increases the maximum of the class's resource—Mana, Rage, or Energy—by 5%.
|-
|-
| Engineering Specialization || Described as making engineering devices more reliable; no complete device-by-device rule is supplied.
| Engineering Specialization || The beta text states that device failure or backfire rates are reduced by 20%. It does not supply individual devices' starting failure rates.
|}
|}
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== Resource capacity and escaping snares ==
== Resource capacity and escaping snares ==
A larger resource maximum does not by itself describe regeneration. Check the exact tooltip shown to the chosen class before assuming every Eureka! effect applies in the same way. This is editorial advice for evaluating the preview, not a ranking of races.
A larger resource maximum does not by itself describe regeneration. Check the exact tooltip shown to the chosen class before assuming every Eureka! effect applies in the same way. This is editorial advice for evaluating the beta data, not a ranking of races.


== First character checklist ==
== First character checklist ==
* Choose a supported class from the linked preview list, then read its talent guide.
* Choose a supported class from the linked roster, then read its talent guide.
* Recheck racial tooltips at character creation and in the spellbook when beta is available.
* Recheck character-creation options and racial tooltips in the current beta build.
* Record the build and conditions when reporting a change. Starting quests, trainer coordinates, and numerical racial comparisons need their own evidence.
* Record the build and conditions when reporting a change. Starting quests, trainer coordinates, and numerical racial comparisons need their own evidence.


The [[Priest]] preview also has class-specific racial spells. The four general abilities above are not a complete Priest racial spellbook.
The [[Priest]] guide also covers class-specific racial spells. Their race assignments were first observed in the demo and still require current character-creation or spellbook verification. The four general abilities above are not a complete Priest racial spellbook.


== Sources ==
== Sources ==

Revision as of 04:35, 19 September 2026



Beta reference · reviewed 19 September 2026. Racial descriptions use the community export for Forever beta build 1.60.1.69876. Its source notes identify beta-client extraction; this wiki has not independently tested racial effects or every character-creation combination.

Gnome appears in the Alliance roster retained in the Forever beta export. This reference summarizes that race’s recorded general racials and class options.[1]

Recorded class options

Warrior, Mage, Rogue, Priest, Warlock.[1]

See Race and class combinations for the distinction between an announced addition, a source-listed combination, and an unlisted combination.

Recorded racial abilities

The following summarizes the beta export; listed numbers are build-specific data, not independent gameplay measurements.[1]

Ability Recorded effect
Escape Artist Removes movement-impairing effects and grants 3 seconds of immunity, with a 2-minute cooldown.
Eureka! The beta summary describes the next three damaging abilities dealing 10% more damage, with cost reductions of 50% Mana, 40% Rage, or 20% Energy. Its healer variant instead lists 15% less Mana and 10% more healing. Listed cooldown: 2 minutes.
Expansive Mind Increases the maximum of the class's resource—Mana, Rage, or Energy—by 5%.
Engineering Specialization The beta text states that device failure or backfire rates are reduced by 20%. It does not supply individual devices' starting failure rates.

Resource capacity and escaping snares

A larger resource maximum does not by itself describe regeneration. Check the exact tooltip shown to the chosen class before assuming every Eureka! effect applies in the same way. This is editorial advice for evaluating the beta data, not a ranking of races.

First character checklist

  • Choose a supported class from the linked roster, then read its talent guide.
  • Recheck character-creation options and racial tooltips in the current beta build.
  • Record the build and conditions when reporting a change. Starting quests, trainer coordinates, and numerical racial comparisons need their own evidence.

The Priest guide also covers class-specific racial spells. Their race assignments were first observed in the demo and still require current character-creation or spellbook verification. The four general abilities above are not a complete Priest racial spellbook.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chris Baldwin, Talents Forever, CC BY 4.0 data export, generated 18 September 2026, reviewed 19 September 2026. The export identifies racial data as extracted from Forever beta build 1.60.1.69876; racial entries have section-level provenance rather than individual source flags. Adapted for this guide. See Project:Talent data for attribution and evidence limits.