Alliance raceGnome
Start with the class you want to play, then weigh these abilities against your priorities: recovery, survival, mobility and damage.
Community beta reference · Build 1.60.1.69876 · Checked September 18, 2026. Tooltip data does not establish the strongest race or prove in-game performance.
Available classes
Warrior
Rogue
Priest
Mage
WarlockRacial abilities
Full community beta descriptionsEscape Artist
2 min cooldownInstant, 2 min cooldown. Instantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.
Expansive Mind
Maximum Mana, Rage or Energy increased by 5%, whichever your class uses.
Engineering Specialization
Your gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.
Eureka!
2 min cooldownInstant, 2 min cooldown. Your next 3 damaging abilities cost less (50% less Mana, 40% less Rage, 20% less Energy; 15% less Mana for healers, who also heal 10% more) and deal 10% more damage.
What changed from Classic?
We have not completed a verified Classic comparison for Gnome. The beta descriptions above are a current reference, not a claim that every listed effect is new or unchanged.
Sources & scope
Blizzard’s Deep Dive explains the racial redesign and new class combinations. Ability text and class lists are adapted from Talents Forever’s September 18 export, attributed under CC BY 4.0. Game text and artwork belong to Blizzard Entertainment. These community records are not a Blizzard API or our own gameplay tests. Priest-specific racial spells need a separate class reference and are not included here.
The latest export corrects some descriptions and faction assignments. An export correction alone does not establish a new game balance change. No race is ranked as universally best.