Gnome
An Alliance race that plays Warrior, Rogue, Priest, Mage and Warlock. New for this race in Forever: Priest.
Alliance
Horde
Alliance
Starting zone: Coldridge Valley, Dun Morogh · Capital: Gnomeregan / Ironforge · Mount: Mechanostrider
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Racials
Escape Artist
Changed from Classic
Removes all movement impairments and grants immunity to them for 3 sec. Cooldown: 120 sec.
Active · Instant · 2 min cooldown
In Classic: Escape the effects of any immobilization or movement speed reduction effect.
Eureka!
New in Forever
Non-periodic damage/healing abilities: Energy, Mana or Rage cost −10%; damage/healing +10%. Also benefits Power Word: Shield; no charges. Duration: 8 sec. Cooldown: 120 sec.
Active · Instant · 2 min cooldown
Changed in Blizzard's notes of 15 Oct 2026. Gnome Eureka! is now an 8 second buff with no charges; its effect on damage and ability costs is the same, and it now also benefits Power Word: Shield.
Expansive Mind
Passive
Changed from Classic
Maximum Mana +5%.
In Classic: Intelligence increased by 5%.
Engineering Specialization
Passive
Changed from Classic
Engineering devices fail or backfire 20% less often.
In Classic: Engineering skill increased by 15.
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New pairing in Forever
New in Forever: Gnome Priest
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Class abilities
Priest
Confounding Flash
New in Forever
Confuses up to 5 enemies within 8 yds for 3 sec. Any damage taken will break the effect.
Contingency Plan
5 ranks
New in Forever
Place a Holy ward on an ally for 30 sec. The next time this ally takes damage dropping their Health below 35%, they will gain a shield absorbing 926 damage and begin healing for 670 (+100% of spell power) Health over 15 sec. A target may be affected by only one Contingency Plan.
The full Classic Era kit
Arcane Resistance
Passive
Removed in Forever
Arcane Resistance increased by 10.
Expansive Mind
Passive
Changed in Forever
Intelligence increased by 5%.
In Forever: Maximum Mana increased by 5%.
Engineering Specialization
Passive
Changed in Forever
Engineering skill increased by 15.
In Forever: Your gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.
Escape Artist
Changed in Forever
Escape the effects of any immobilization or movement speed reduction effect.
In Forever: Instantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.
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Every race also works toward Legacy, Forever's account-wide reward track: up to 65 points to earn, and each character can spend up to 16 of them in the Legacy Trees. Rewards so far: Holstered Replica Ironforge Air Rifle, Spectral Bear Cub, Spectral Bear Tabard and Reins of the Spectral Bear.
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Gnome
· Alliance · Coldridge Valley, Dun Morogh · Gnomeregan / Ironforge · Mechanostrider
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SOURCES
Template:Forever class by race
Warcraft Wiki (warcraft.wiki.gg) · rev 6931175 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 30 Oct 2026
Forever racial ability directory (rev 6950402)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6950402 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 30 Oct 2026
Escape Artist (rev 6906102)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6906102 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026
Eureka! (rev 6916665)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6916665 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026
WoW Forever Beta Development Notes — October 15 update (post 6)
Blizzard Entertainment · 16 Oct 2026 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026
Engineering Specialization (rev 6906108)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6906108 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026
Expansive Mind (rev 6906202)
Warcraft Wiki · rev 6906202 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Accessed: 25 Oct 2026