Alliance

Gnome

Small, clever and hard to pin down: Escape Artist breaks roots and snares. Gnomes build the gadgets, goblins sell them cheaper.

Last verified: 27 Oct 2026

Racial traits

  • Escape Artist

    Instant, 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!

    Instant, 2 min cooldown. For 8 sec, your non-periodic damaging abilities cost 10% less (Mana, Rage or Energy) and deal 10% more damage. For Priests, it also applies to healing and to Power Word: Shield. Cannot be used while stealthed or invisible.

Playable classes

Starting zone

Dun Morogh · Levels 1-10

Classic data, to verifyLeveling route

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