Gnome
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
- ↑ 1.0 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.