Gnome
Alliance race with 5 of the 9 classes, including the new Gnome Priest.
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Gnome classes
Open a class for its talent calculator, or a tree for its talents.
PriestNew in Forever
Not open to Gnome: Paladin, Hunter, Shaman and Druid.
Racial abilities
Escape Artist
Brief immunity to roots and snares. Duration not announced.
Eureka!
Reduced cost and 10% increased damage or healing on the next 3 spells or abilities. The cost cut has no published percent.
Expansive Mind
Maximum Mana, Rage, or Energy increased by 5%.
Engineering Specialization
More reliable engineering devices. No percent announced.
Naming a Gnome
You need a first and a last name, each 2-12 letters. The full name is unique per region, across Normal, PvP and RP.
All races
Alliance
- Human7 classes
- Dwarf6 classes
- Night Elf5 classes
- Gnome5 classes
- Skyborne (High Order)5 classes
Horde
- Orc6 classes
- Undead6 classes
- Tauren4 classes
- Troll7 classes
- Skyborne (Windshaper)5 classes
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Sources and what isn't confirmed
Not announced
- Numbers for Escape Artist, Eureka! and Engineering Specialization: the source leaves them out
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Sources
Blizzard, 22 Sep 2026
Updated 22 Sep 2026. Beta details can change in any build. About our data