Tasha's stat selection rules seemingly look to have made it in the game based on latest screenshots and tiktok videos, maybe in place or in addition of stat rolling, so technically speaking any race should work for any class if you don't mind leaving minor optimization on the table.
If they do dedicated weapon rules, you could also use more than just quarterstaff or spears, you can use battleaxes and longswords too, you'll just need to get the proficiency yourself like how woold elves get longsword.
Hey! In all honesty, I might just stuck with the classical 5e rules to spice up my playthrough. I like challenge and restrictions, they make the pay off so much more satisfying. Yet I am happy to have started this build discussion in the first place, because FrostyFardragon, Warlocke and others convinced me to at least think about my survivability. It is no fun when you die every 30 minutes! I think my second run will be with optional rules enabled though, just to get a taste.
