Races
Faction, class options and the four racial traits of the ten playable races, with new race and class combinations marked.
- Human
Alliance · 7 classes - Dwarf
Alliance · 6 classes - Night Elf
Alliance · 5 classes - Gnome
Alliance · 5 classes - High Order SkyborneNew
Alliance · 5 classes - Orc
Horde · 6 classes - Undead
Horde · 6 classes - Tauren
Horde · 4 classes - Troll
Horde · 7 classes - Windshaper SkyborneNew
Horde · 5 classes
Gnome
| Faction | Alliance |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Gnome |
| Classes | Warrior, Rogue, PriestNew, Mage, Warlock |
Racial traits
| Active |  Escape Artist | Immune to movement-impairing effects for 3 seconds |
| Active |  Eureka! | Reduced cost and 10% increased damage or healing on next 3 spells or abilities |
| Passive |  Expansive Mind | Maximum Mana, Rage, or Energy increased by 5% |
| Passive |  Engineering Specialization | 20% reduced chance for engineering devices to fail or backfire |