What are the Gnome racials in WoW Forever?

Eureka (active): Reduces the mana cost of your next three damaging abilities by 50% and increases their damage or healing by 10%. Two-minute cooldown. Escape Artist (active): Escapes movement-impairing effects. Instant, two-minute cooldown. Expansive Mind (passive): 5% increased Mana, Rage or Energy. Engineering Specialization (passive): Engineering devices are more reliable.

Which classes can Gnome play in WoW Forever?

Warrior, Rogue, Mage, Warlock, Priest (new in Forever).

Gnome

Alliance

Eureka is a genuinely new resource racial, and Priest brings two Gnome-only spells with it.

Active racials

Active

Eureka

Reduces the mana cost of your next three damaging abilities by 50% and increases their damage or healing by 10%. Two-minute cooldown.

Active

Escape Artist

Escapes movement-impairing effects. Instant, two-minute cooldown.

Passive racials

Passive

Expansive Mind

5% increased Mana, Rage or Energy.

Passive

Engineering Specialization

Engineering devices are more reliable.

What Gnome is actually good at

Eureka is the standout: a cost reduction and a damage increase on the same button makes it one of the few racials that matters in a rotation rather than in an emergency. Gnome Priests also gain Confounding Flash and Contingency Plan from the Priest deep dive.

Classes Gnome can play

New in Forever: Priest.

WarriorRogueMageWarlockPriestNEW

Other races

Human Dwarf Night Elf Orc Troll Tauren Undead Skyborne

Class changes

Every ability and talent change, by spec.

Systems

Legacy, crates, camping and professions.

Levelling

Market rates before launch.

Market check · 2 October 2026

Rolling a Gnome? Here is what 1–60 costs

Levelling 1–60 takes about 150 hours of play by community estimates, and Blizzard has announced no WoW Token and no paid boost for Forever. These are the prices other sellers are already taking pre-orders at.

Gold$429 / 1,000gFrom $49 per 100g on the pre-order market. Full price board, by tier.Gold price board →Levelling 1–60$299 · about 14 days$420 with two pilots in shifts (about 7 days). Professions from $58.Levelling prices →In stock today395 WoW Classic accountsLevelled characters you can play tonight. Hand-checked, lifetime recovery warranty.Browse Classic accounts →

Market prices: pre-order listings on lfcarry.com, wowvendor.com, skycoach.gg, kingboost.net and others, checked 2 October 2026. Our own rates go up when realms open — no one can deliver Forever gold before 4 November.