Races and racials in WoW Forever

Gnome

Gnome is an Alliance race that can play 5 of the 9 classes.

Warrior
HunterNot playable
Mage
Rogue
PriestNew
Warlock
PaladinNot playable
DruidNot playable
ShamanNot playable

Gnome can newly play Priest in Forever.

Gnome racials

Engineering SpecializationYour gnomish ingenuity reduces the rate of engineering devices failing or backfiring when you use them by 20%.Classic comparison figure: Engineering skill increased by 15.
Changed
Escape ArtistInstantly escape the effects of any movement impairing effect and gain immunity to those effects for 3 sec.Cooldown: 2 minClassic comparison figure: Escape the effects of any immobilization or movement speed reduction effect. (cooldown 1 min)
Changed
Eureka!Your next 3 non-periodic damaging abilities have their Rage cost reduced by 10% and deal 10% more damage.Cooldown: 2 min
New
Expansive MindMaximum Rage increased by 5%.Classic comparison figure: Intelligence increased by 5%.
Changed

Removed in Forever

Removed Arcane Resistance Not in the Forever client.

Race and class combinations

New marks a combination that Classic Era does not allow.

Classes each race can play
Race	Warrior	Hunter	Mage	Rogue	Priest	Warlock	Paladin	Druid	Shaman
Alliance
Human		NEW
Dwarf									NEW
Night Elf
Gnome					NEW
High Order Skyborne	NEW	NEW	NEW	NEW				NEW
Horde
Orc			NEW
Undead							NEW
Tauren
Troll						NEW
Windshaper Skyborne	NEW	NEW		NEW				NEW	NEW

Source and build

official

Game client tables, Forever beta against Classic EraRead from the Forever beta client (1.60.1.70205) and set against the Classic Era client (1.15.9.70003) through wago.tools. Spell names and tooltips are Blizzard Entertainment content, shown for comparison.