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Gnomes in WoW Forever: Racials, Classes and Starting Zone

Gnomes belong to the Alliance. This page covers every racial with its values from the beta game data, the playable classes including the new combinations, and the first quests in the starting zone.

Racials: Gnomes

Escape Artist

Racial · Cooldown 2 min

Instantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.

Eureka! new in WoW Forever

Racial · Cooldown 2 min

The effect depends on your class:

  • Warrior: Your non-periodic damaging abilities have their Rage cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.
  • Rogue: Your non-periodic damaging abilities have their Energy cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.
  • Priest: Your non-periodic damaging or healing abilities have their Mana cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage or healing.
  • Mage: Your damaging abilities have their Mana cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.
  • Warlock: Your non-periodic damaging abilities have their Mana cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.

Engineering Specialization

Racial Passive

Your gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.

Expansive Mind

Racial Passive

The effect depends on your class:

  • Warrior: Maximum Rage increased by 5%.
  • Rogue: Maximum Energy increased by 5%.
  • Priest, Mage, Warlock: Maximum Mana increased by 5%.

Names, values and cooldowns are from the beta client (build 1.60.1) and may still change before launch. from game data

“new in WoW Forever”: the ability has a new spell ID in the game data that did not exist in Classic.

All races side by side: Racials compared.

Which classes can Gnomes play?

ClassStatusLeveling
Warrior● as in ClassicLeveling guide
Rogue● as in ClassicLeveling guide
Priest★ new in WoW ForeverLeveling guide
Mage● as in ClassicLeveling guide
Warlock● as in ClassicLeveling guide

Classes as announced by Blizzard, ★ = new combination in WoW Forever. official

Not playable: Paladin, Hunter, Shaman, Druid. All race and class combinations are listed under Races and Classes.

New in WoW Forever: Priest. This combination did not exist in Classic. official

Starting zone and first quests

Gnomes start in Dun Morogh; their capital is Ironforge.

The first quests in the starting zone, from our quest database (levels 1 to 5):

  1. Dwarven Outfitters Level 1
  2. A New Threat Level 2
  3. Guarded Thunderbrew Barrel Level 2
  4. Coldridge Valley Mail Delivery Level 3
  5. The Boar Hunter Level 3
  6. A Refugee's Quandary Level 3
  7. The Troll Cave Level 4
  8. Coldridge Valley Mail Delivery Level 4

All quests with levels and chains: Dun Morogh. For what comes next, see the Leveling guide.

FAQ

Which classes can Gnomes play in WoW Forever?

Warrior, Rogue, Priest, Mage and Warlock. New in WoW Forever: Priest.

What racials do Gnomes have in WoW Forever?

Active: Escape Artist, Eureka!. Passive: Engineering Specialization, Expansive Mind. Values from the beta game data (build 1.60.1).

Where do Gnomes start in WoW Forever?

In Dun Morogh, their starting zone. Their capital is Ironforge.

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Last updated: Oct 15, 2026. Data source: beta game data 1.60.1 (build 1.60.1.70338). Details may still change before launch.

Races and ClassesRacials comparedDun Morogh

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