Since the Legion expansion ended, World of Warcraft players have been able to take on the role of an allied race, a race that was previously only in non-playable form. But with some reputation and completed quests, you can play Battle for Azeroth expansion with them, with new ones added over time.
The Alliance was able to call upon the Void Elves, Dark Iron Dwarves, Lightforged Draenei, and Kul Tiran Humans, each with their own set of abilities to help separate them from their normal forms. With patch 8.3.0, the Gnome race now has a variant with the Mechagnome, which has more mechanics on its side than its meaty counterparts.
Their solo racial ability is:
While their racial liabilities include:
Combat Analysis: You collect and analyze combat data every 5 sec, increasing your primary stat by 50, stacking up to 8 times. Data disintegrates outside of combat.
Mastercraft: You work as a personal blacksmith's anvil, kitchen fire, and mining forge. In addition, your members include all the tools of the profession.
Emergency Failsafe: When you drop below 20% of your health, heal for 15% of your max health. This effect cannot occur more than once every 2,5 min.
Skeleton Pinkie: Allows you to open locked chests and doors at a similar level to yours.
Racial Passives are very cool, offering a lot of utility for craftsmen outside of battle as well as being very practical in battle. They can be used for all classes except Paladin, Shaman, and Druid.
To unlock them, you will need to complete a set of objectives similar to those of other allied races. These goals include:
You have purchased the Battle for Azeroth expansion.
Complete the achievement "The Mechagon Threat"
Achieve an Exalted Reputation with Rust Lightning Resistance
Complete a special questline with Rust Lightning Resistance
The requirements to unlock Mechagnomes are a bit more difficult than the Horde equivalent, the Vulpera, as you will need to complete the Mechagon Island questline introduced in patch 8.2.0, as well as a full dungeon. of the Mythic Level Operation: Mechagon dungeon on the island, which is one of the longest dungeons in the expansion.
Getting an Exalted Reputation will also require completing a few Daily Quests to upgrade your position with Rust Lightning Resistance, although the Emissary Quest Sets will help increase this much faster.
After completing the first three objectives, the game will offer you a quest with the Mechagnomes to complete, a unique quest that shows more about them as a race, with the gnomes and mechagnomes working together.
After completing this quest, the game will present you with the achievement “Allied Races: Mechagnome”, and the Mechagnomes, along with their allied Mechanostrider racing mount, will now be unlocked and available for use!
