Yes, WoW has a lot of cliche fantasy races. Gnomes, Dwarves, Elves, Orcs, Tauren,
Humans. One could make an argument that any of them are generic or boring. However, WoW at least had their own unique visual takes on most of them.
The elves, for instance, are all quite original designs. Generic fantasy elves are literally just tall humans with pointed ears (sometimes barely even pointed ears).
WoW elves are quite different from that cliche, you certainly won't confuse a Blood Elf or Night Elf for a Tolkien elf. WoW orcs are generic 'big green monster guys', but again, they have a level of uniqueness to them that sets them apart from generic orcs. You won't confuse a depiction of a Warcraft orc for any other type of orc, generally.