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title: "Classic Hardcore Gnome Specs & Talents – WoWCensus"
description: "Gnome class builds and selected talents observed in Classic Hardcore nearby-player inspections."
url: "https://wowcensus.io/hardcore/gnome/"
---

# Classic Hardcore Gnome Specs & Talents – WoWCensus
## Gnome builds

Among Gnomes we've inspected, **Mage** is the most common class, with **Frost** leading among identified builds.

**15**Gnomes with talents

Top class: Mage (9 of 15 · 60%)

Top spec: Frost (7 players · 47%)

Top tank spec: None classified (No Protection build observed)

Median level: 41

## Most popular specs

1.  1 FrostMage **7**47%
2.  2 FireMage **2**13%
3.  3 DemonologyWarlock **2**13%
4.  4 AfflictionWarlock **1**7%
5.  5 CombatRogue **1**7%
6.  6 SubtletyRogue **1**7%

## Class mix of the sample

**Mage** 60%**Warlock** 27%**Rogue** 13%

## Hybrids & unknowns

Builds with points split across trees. Counted per class, never folded into a spec above.

1.  ~ WarlockHybrid / unknown **1**7%

### Talents by class

#### Mage

**9**inspected · 60%

Spec split

**Frost** 78%**Fire** 22%

Avg points per tree

Frost

23.6

Fire

7.3

Arcane

5.8

Most-picked talents

-   **Elemental Precision** Frost **100%**
    
-   **Cold Snap** Frost **78%**
    
-   **Ice Block** Frost **67%**
    
-   **Improved Blizzard** Frost **67%**
    
-   **Improved Frost Nova** Frost **67%**
    
-   **Improved Frostbolt** Frost **67%**
    

Median level 46

#### Warlock

**4**inspected · 27%

Spec split

**Affliction** 25%**Demonology** 50%**Hybrid** 25%

Avg points per tree

Affliction

9.8

Demonology

8.8

Destruction

5.3

Most-picked talents

-   **Improved Corruption** Affliction **75%**
    
-   **Demonic Embrace** Demonology **50%**
    
-   **Improved Sayaad** Demonology **50%**
    
-   **Bane** Destruction **25%**
    
-   **Cataclysm** Destruction **25%**
    
-   **Demonic Sacrifice** Demonology **25%**
    

Median level 21

#### Rogue

**2**inspected · 13%

Spec split

**Combat** 50%**Subtlety** 50%

Avg points per tree

Combat

13.5

Subtlety

9

Most-picked talents

-   **Aggression** Combat **50%**
    
-   **Blade Flurry** Combat **50%**
    
-   **Camouflage** Subtlety **50%**
    
-   **Deflection** Combat **50%**
    
-   **Dual Wield Specialization** Combat **50%**
    
-   **Elusiveness** Subtlety **50%**
    

Median level 27