Expansive Mind

Other versions of Expansive Mind: all 3 versions · Gnome racial, Warrior version, Passive · Gnome racial, Rogue version, Passive

Expansive Mind, a Gnome racial, was changed in WoW Forever: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Maximum Mana increased by 5%." Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Expansive Mind tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Expansive Mind

Racial Passive · Physical school

Intelligence increased by 5%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Expansive Mind

Racial Passive · Physical school

Maximum Mana increased by 5%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Intelligence increased by $s1%.	Maximum Mana increased by $s1%.
durationIndex	21	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 137, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 4, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 3, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 178, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Expansive Mind changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Expansive Mind

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Questions about Expansive Mind

Was Expansive Mind nerfed in WoW Forever?

Expansive Mind is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Maximum Mana increased by 5%."

What changed for Expansive Mind in WoW Forever?

Effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Maximum Mana increased by 5%." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which race has Expansive Mind in WoW Forever?

Expansive Mind is a Gnome racial in WoW Forever.

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