Dracthyr (playable)
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- This article is about the playable race. For the dracthyr lore, see dracthyr.
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Character classes |
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Main language | Draconic |
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Starting zone | Forbidden Reach, Dragon Isles |
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The dracthyr are one of the playable races in World of Warcraft, introduced in Dragonflight. They are available to both the Alliance and the Horde, the second race in World of Warcraft to have this option after the pandaren. The dracthyr choose their faction at character creation. They are the only race that can select the Evoker class, which was their only available class during the Dragonflight expansion. As of patch 11.0.5, dracthyr of other classes can be created as well.
Originally starting at level 58, dracthyr start at level 10 since The War Within. Dracthyr have their own starting zone, the Forbidden Reach, although only evokers can go through the full starting experience - other classes have a very short version.
Dracthyr can alternate between a humanoid and draconic form[1] using [Visage]. Both forms can be customized. The aesthetic is not tied to the magic the dracthyr uses.[2] Dracthyr are also able to skyride with
[Soar].
Background
- Main article: Dracthyr#History
Creation screen description
Infused with the magic of the dragonflights, the dracthyr combine the resourcefulness of mortals with the power of dragons.
Opening cutscene
Players are first introduced via an animated cutscene, which depicts flashbacks of their last memories.
- Lightning strikes periodically reveal silhouettes of a dracthyr army. A blizzard surrounds your vision, while the sounds of battle fill your ears.
- Unknown male yells: Talons! To the fore!
- Unknown male says: Stay with me.
- Unknown female yells: On the flank! Move!
- A flash of Neltharion in his visage and wielding the Oathbinder appears.
- Unknown female yells: Ebon Scales! Fall back!
- Unknown male yells: Fall back!
- Unknown male yells: Retreat! Retreat!
- Raszageth yells: [roars]
- Raszageth devastates the army with her lightning breath. You see flashes of her leading proto-drakes in battle against the army and fighting in the sky with dragons, while interspersed with lingering visions of the War Creche.
- Unknown female yells: Argh!
- Unknown male yells: Argh!
- You blink repeatedly as you focus on a panicked dracthyr reaching out towards you. As silence falls, your vision settles upon the War Creche once again.
- Unknown male says: [echoing voice] Sleep...
- Shadows envelop your vision as you fall into stasis.
Character
Racial traits
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Activate to automatically assume your Visage when you leave combat or after Soaring. | |
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Reduces your falling speed. You can activate this ability with the jump key while falling. |
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Muster your strength and launch into the air. Cooldown begins when you land. |
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Switch between your Dracthyr and Visage forms. Switch between your Dracthyr and Visage forms. Your Visage emanates magic, significantly increasing out-of-combat health regeneration for your party. |
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With a powerful flap of your wings, you knock away enemies in front of you. | |
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Increases your mastery by 2.5%. | |
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Increases your Perception by 2%. Perception increases your ability to spot rare reagents while gathering. |
Classes
Notes
- The dracthyr are a "two form" race, like the worgen, though aren't forced into their natural form by simply being in combat. While most evoker abilities will dispel the visage, other classes can freely choose their form at any time.
- To supplement limited Transmogrification options in their natural form, they have worn armor that's customizable at the barber. Dracthyr only share the shoulder and belt appearances across their visage and dracthyr form. All armor pieces are visible on the visage form.
- The dracthyr were conceived before the evoker class.[3]
- Dragonflight is required to play the dracthyr evoker, and during the expansion players were limited to one dracthyr per realm as they are only available as a hero class. A player's first dracthyr can be created without additional restrictions, but creating another dracthyr character will require a pre-existing level 50 character on their realm of choice.[4]
- The dracthyr were created by Neltharion 20,000 years ago.[5]
- They had a racial trait,
[Familiar Skies], that was removed during Dragonflight.
Gallery
Playable dracthyr in the Forbidden Reach.
Patch changes
Patch 11.0.5 (2024-10-22): Dracthyr now have access to the hunter, mage, priest, rogue, warlock, and warrior classes.
[Tail Swipe] is no longer a racial ability for Drachtyr, but a class ability for Evokers.
Patch 11.0.0 (2024-07-23):
[Soar] is now fully identical to skyriding by default.
[Empowered Soaring],
[Expedited Takeoff], and
[Principles of Soaring] have been removed.
Patch 10.2.5 (2024-01-16):
- New Passive Ability: Empowered Soaring – Soar is now equivalent to dragonriding, granting access to vigor and all dragonriding abilities.
- New Passive Ability: Expedited Takeoff – Soar's cooldown is reduced to 10 seconds.
- Soar dragonriding will become available after learning dragonriding on the account and the Evoker has completed the Forbidden Reach starting experience.
[Familiar Skies] (Racial) has been removed.
Patch 10.0.2 (2022-11-15): Added.
References
- ^ 2022-04-19, WoW gets a new race and class with the Dracthyr Evoker in Dragonflight expansion. Blizzard Watch, retrieved on 2022-04-20
- ^ 2022-04-20, You Can Finally Play as a Dragon (Kind of) in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. IGN, retrieved on 2022-04-20
- ^ 2022-04-20, World of Warcraft Developers Break Down the New Dragonflight Expansion. IGN, retrieved on 2022-04-24
- ^ WoW Developer Interview with Brian Holinka (YouTube)
- ^
[10-70] Lessons From Our Past
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