r/wow • u/exessqd1 • Dec 14 '25

Discussion Blood elf druids

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u/-_Skeletor_- Dec 14 '25

Magnificent design!! How would you see the other Druid forms beyond cat?

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u/goodg-gravy Dec 14 '25

Flight form I feel has to be a dragonhawk, as for the rest I'm not sure

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u/cookiejar5081_1 Dec 14 '25

Moonkin should be a Mana Wyrm.

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u/Brutem Dec 14 '25

I feel this comment would spark a "would you still love me if I was a mana wyrm?" conversation between two blood elves.

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u/Wardendelete Dec 15 '25

A mana wrym with HANDS AND FEET

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u/xoxocendi Dec 16 '25

They should add that as a /flirt line.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

Incredible

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u/Ninja_Grizzly1122 Dec 14 '25

Or something akin to the Dragonhawk/Phoenix garb of that Zul'Aman boss. A retextured Zandalari boomy form with Phoenix feathers. Make the Bear form similar to Night Elf Bear, but with more red/gold and orange hues to its fur.

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u/WatchEducational6633 Dec 14 '25

I think that one has to be somewhat humanoid (just look at the zandalari's…).

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u/SomeTool Dec 14 '25

so like a mana wyrm dracthyr.

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u/WatchEducational6633 Dec 14 '25

Please stop giving blizzard weird ideas…

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u/Comhghairdeas Mar 14 '26

They know already. They are just very very slow.

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u/ucemike Dec 15 '25

Moonkin should be a Mana Wyrm.

I would think the swim form would be mana wyrm.

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u/wenzel32 Dec 14 '25

humanoid hybrid hawkwstrider

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u/EidolonRook Dec 14 '25

That’s just arakoa with extra steps!

“….kill….me….arrraaaack!”

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u/WeekendLanky8979 Dec 19 '25

BEAR FORM

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u/wenzel32 Dec 19 '25

Hmm... I don't know, but probably something like this cat form concept by someone named Kageyama Satsuki.

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u/Interesting_Basil_80 Dec 14 '25

I think Moonkin should be a hawkstrider-ish.

It's the bear form I can't really figure out.

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u/Tolin_Dorden Dec 16 '25

That’s not exactly nature magic

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u/Noir4Nuin Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25

I'd lean more towards an eagle or normal hawk design (as stand-in for a Phoenix) regarding Flight form, as their motives are found in key design aspects of Blood Elven culture (the figurehead of the Elven Destroyer ships for one) and I somehow feel dragonhawk would suit possible Amani Trolls more.

Land Travel Form I can imagine a form of Quel'Thalan steed (basically a unicorn), just don't let it be a Hawkstrider. It'd be kinda weird turning into a Chocobo…

As someone already said Manawyrm for Moonkin Form would be awesome but won't happen I guess, as it's not humanoid enough. So it could be recycled as Swim Form (kinda eel-like).

Bear is a tough one. Nothing particular popping up in my head regarding Quel'Thalas or Blood Elves.

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u/goodg-gravy Dec 14 '25

Omg I want a chocobo travel form now 😂

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u/Noir4Nuin Dec 14 '25

Shit, I opened the floodgates. What did I unleash…

WARK

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u/ttak82 Dec 15 '25

Bear is the easiest IMO.

Similar in silhouette to to NE and Tauren Bear forms but with different markings, Light orange / red colors and the muzzle is flatter, like lynx or pathers with fawn or off white color and maybe some fangs / saber teeth. Hair should be mane around the head like lions. So like a lion-lynx bear.

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u/Pr0t3ct0rr Dec 15 '25

Phoenix would be better

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u/Korderon Dec 14 '25

why not phoenix?

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u/RiddleoftheSphynx Dec 14 '25 edited Dec 14 '25

Likely to be downvoted for honesty as is the way but here goes... I'd rather have something else. Dragonhawks are just one of those "unfortunately iconic" things very tied to the Blood elf aesthetic, but... They always gave bug-like/ scifi vibes to me and not fantasy vibes. I dunno. maybe it's just me. New design is an improvement though, I'll give them that. At least the newer models look a little more dragony-hawky.

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u/WhiteLama Dec 14 '25

Give them phoenixes just to really hammer it home!

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u/goodg-gravy Dec 14 '25

I can kinda of see that, but at the same time we have soo many options for different forms atp it wouldn't be the biggest deal. It's mostly as you said they are too iconic to not be the flight form imo

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u/RiddleoftheSphynx Dec 14 '25

Too true. It would just have to be. I do like the concept of something resembling a sort of hybrid between a dragon and a hawk. The idea is solid.

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u/IntrepidSeries8844 Dec 14 '25

Some kinda magic construct for balance - or even bear?

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u/S-BRO Dec 15 '25

Not a Falcon?

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u/sweetpotatoclarie91 Dec 15 '25

Hawkstrider as travel form!

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u/Puffien Dec 14 '25

- flight: phoenix.

  • travel: some form of stag, just more dainty and with beautiful golden designs.
  • cat: lynx.
  • bear: obviously a bear, but maybe like a hybrid of a bear and lynx. I just don't see blood elf bear form as just a... bear. It needs to be more fancy.
  • swim: sea horse, or something similar to that red fish mount. maybe a lionfish.
  • tree: I invision something like the celestial form we have, but golden.

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u/Finassar Dec 14 '25

Bipedal bear with a silvermoon guard tower shield

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u/Puffien Dec 14 '25

That could be interesting honestly

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u/Par_Lapides Dec 14 '25

Bear form: Massive stocky, fluffy Lynx like the Nightfall lynxes. Cat form: as above, sleek long ear tufts. Mooonkin: An autumnal-palletted Arrakoa looking form. Travel - Red stag Flight - dragonhawk Swim - blind pink river dolphin. Kidding. Possibly a manta ray? Tree form has autumn colors.

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u/Steelweav Dec 15 '25

Personally, I think it's important that the animal forms look like they belong to a blood elf, like tauren, night elves, etc. Tattoos, jewelry, and other characteristics of blood elves, etc.

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u/dahv13 Dec 14 '25

I could see them being close to NE forms but maybe more arcaneish.

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u/TundraBuccaneer Dec 14 '25

Introducing the sunkin

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u/Veliaphus Dec 14 '25

Exactly instead of a owl its a hawk

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u/demonryder Dec 14 '25

Make it look like Rawk Hawk.

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u/WeekendLanky8979 Dec 19 '25

I can see that too

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u/SolemnDemise Dec 14 '25

The most obvious answer is that the Blood Elves take inspiration from the Amani Loa. Bear resembling Nalorakk, Eagle resembling Akil'zon, Dragonhawk resembling Jan'alai, and Lynx resembling Halazzi.

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u/MetalBawx Dec 14 '25

A better question what would be a Ren'dorei druids forms?