Alliance

Gnome

The inventors of Gnomeregan. Small, cunning and with the best escape ability in the game.

Capital: Ironforge
Starting zone: Dun Morogh
Leader: High Tinker Mekkatorque
Languages: Common, Gnomish
Mounts: Mechanostriders
Reputation: Gnomeregan Exiles

Open in the picker Abilities

Racial abilities

Method, Warcraft Tavern

Active

Escape Artist

Brief immunity to slows and roots

Activenew

Eureka!

The next 3 abilities are cheaper and 10% stronger

Passive

Expansive Mind

+5% maximum mana, rage or energy

Passive

Engineering Specialization

Engineering devices work more reliably

Own priest spells: Confounding Flash new, Contingency Plan new.

Classes you can play

Click a class and the picker opens that combination: the race abilities and everything about the class.

WarriorTo the picker

RogueTo the picker

newPriestTo the picker

MageTo the picker

WarlockTo the picker

Not available: Paladin, Hunter, Shaman, Druid.

What is new in Forever

Warcraft Tavern

Compared with Classic. Blizzard may still change the numbers before release.

New class: Priest, with two new spells of their own.
Eureka! (three abilities cheaper and stronger) replaced Arcane Resistance.
Expansive Mind now gives +5% to any resource: mana, rage or energy.

Story and choice

Story

The gnomes lost their underground city of Gnomeregan to the troggs and now live with the dwarves in Ironforge. High Tinker Mekkatorque dreams of taking their home back, and Gnomeregan itself awaits you as a dungeon.

TipExpansive Mind especially helps energy classes.

Best classes

MageExpansive Mind raises your mana pool, Eureka! gives a burst of damage.
WarlockEscape Artist gets you out of roots and slows in PvP.
PriestA new combination with two priest spells of its own.

This is the author’s opinion. Any allowed combination is playable.

Other races

Alliance

High Order Skyborne

Horde

Orc

Windshaper Skyborne