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For the Classic voidwalker ability, see [Sacrifice].

Sacrifice is the act of giving up something in order to get or do something else or to help someone. Sacrificial magic was considered the greatest violation of life.[1]

When pushed to the brink, even the wild will make a necessary sacrifice for the greater good. Many wisps sacrificed themselves in order to defeat Archimonde at the end of the Third War.[2]

It is said that a sacrifice of life is the only way to ensure the saving of another.[3]

Influences

Demon

Experiments require resources. Thorngrin the Tender made sure that Kael'thas's botanists have the power and essence they need to reveal the naaru's secrets, even if that means untold numbers of living creatures must be sacrificed to obtain it.

Desperate to show his worth to the Burning Legion, Zevrim Thornhoof told his masters he could enslave the formidable ancients who still roamed Dire Maul. When his own power proved insufficient, Thornhoof turned to other living creatures for additional energy, butchering them atop his sacrificial altar and harvesting their essence in their final, agonizing moments.

Legends say that the caster would have the ability to summon forth a daemon by allowing his body to be sacrificed to enable its existence in the mortal plane.[4]

Fel magic

Fel magic requires a sacrifice (e.g. a living fish or two, a few strands of seaweed) to fuel it.[5]

On Draenor, nearly all of the Old Horde's draenei prisoners that still lived were brought to the base of the Dark Portal. Gul'dan began a ritual and instantly drained all of their life essences, creating the massive spike of power needed to bridge the distance between the two worlds.[6]

Holy

Redemption

“You seek to cure a child, but know that all things come at a cost.”

— Elune[7]

Stating that it is said that a sacrifice of life is the only way to ensure the saving of another, the demon Avrus Illwhisper ensured that no matter what, the moonstones will cure Relara. With his razor sharp claws, Avrus dug into his chest and removed his beating heart, placing it with the fallen moonstones. Miraculously, the satyr did not die. Instead, he was bathed in a warm light and transformed into Avrus the Redeemed.

The undead Leonid Barthalomew is revered by his Argent Dawn colleagues because of the sacrifices he made.[8]

Knights of the Silver Hand

Although the act of sacrifice is not exclusive to the Knights of the Silver Hand, they consider it to be a staple of their creed.[9] Keeper Tyr is one of the greatest examples of self-sacrifice.

As part of young paladins' training, Lord Lord Grayson Shadowbreaker of the Order of the Silver Hand put an emphasis on a different kind of sacrifice - donating money.[10]

Undeath

Death knights of the Scourge may sacrifice their followers to absorb their unholy energies and convert them into health for themselves.[11]

The sacrificial pits of Azjol-Nerub were used long ago to sacrifice enemy forces in exchange for success in battle. Scourge forces, especially acolytes of the Cult of the Damned, may sacrifice themselves at sacrificial pits to shed their bodies and become shades, invisible wraiths capable of spying on the enemy and detectable only through magic, to serve as the eyes and ears of Ner'zhul.[11]

Betraying the nerubian people, the crypt lords sacrificed the lifeblood of thousands to bolster the undead armies of Ner'zhul, winning an eternal life of servitude in his name.[12]

Alumeth ritualistically sacrificed himself, and his underlings were channeling power to his soul.[13]

Void and cults

The Twilight's Hammer cultists in Blackfathom Deeps sacrificed innocents to Aku'mai for power.[14]

In other cultures

Arakkoa

During Terokk's rule, Hazzik would've been sacrificed to the dark powers worshipped by his talonpriests, as he belonged to the lowest caste of arakkoa.[15]

Ogre

Bladespire ogres gave sacrifices to Gorgrom the Dragon-Eater.[16]

Orc

The Temple was the unholy place where orcs came to make sacrifices to their gods, and their necromancers and necrolytes of the land gathered to invoke the will of their dark masters. Necrolytes of the Old Horde had to sacrifice a portion of their soul to act as a magnet to bind lost souls to themselves to gain a mystic armor of invulnerability.[4]

During the Harvest Festival of Azeroth, both the Horde and Alliance give thanks to heroes for the sacrifices, in some cases ultimate sacrifices. The Horde acknowledges many heroes, but none exemplify strength and sacrifice more than Grommash Hellscream, while the Alliance honor the tragic tale of Uther Lightbringer.[17]

Troll

After the Great Sundering, famine and violence spread until the jungle trolls begged their gods for aid. One god answered: Hakkar the Soulflayer. He gave the jungle trolls great power, but in return he demanded that they sacrifice trolls in his name. As his hunger for blood grew, he ordered his priests, the Hakkari, to bring him physically into Azeroth so that he could feed directly on his victims.[18]

Forest trolls practice ritual sacrifices,[11] and the captured blood elf Ranger Lilatha thought they were going to sacrifice her.[19] Vilebranch trolls are known for performing sacrifices,[20] and the Vile Priestess Hexx was said to be preparing Elder Torntusk for a sacrifice to the faceless blood God, Hakkar.[21]

Ice trolls of the Drakkari Empire in Zul'Drak sacrificed their loa, spilling their blood and gaining their power.

Sacrifices are common place in Zandalari society.[22]

Metaphorical sense

In the TCG

Icon-TCG.png This section contains information from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game and is considered non-canon.

“To succeed, we must sacrifice. And by 'we,' I mean 'you.”

— Forang Deathrattle
  • It's typical magecraft to conjure a thing of such beauty (such as a  [Mana Jade]), only to sacrifice it.[24]
  • Paladins strongly believe self-sacrifice is a tool to be used for the greater good.[25]

Items and objects

Notes

  • Blackhand (from the alternate universe) sacrificed his own arm to the elements.[26]
  • High Priestess Azil instills terror in lesser cultists so that they will sacrifice themselves without hesitation when their masters command it.

References

 
  1. ^ N Warlock [35] Seeking the Soulstones: Doomguard says: Sacrificial magic was considered the greatest violation of life.
  2. ^  [Wisp Amulet]
  3. ^ A [7-30] In the Hands of the Perverse
  4. ^ a b Warcraft: Orcs & Humans manual
  5. ^ The Comic Volume 4 - Whispers: "Let me help you fight that monster...for fel magic is powerful...and we are near the sea. It requires but an insignificant sacrifice--a living fish or two, a few strands of seaweed--to fuel the magic."
  6. ^ World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2, pg. 116
  7. ^ A [7-30] He Who Would Be Forgiven
  8. ^ N [60D] Houses of the Holy
  9. ^ A Paladin [60] To Show Due Judgment
  10. ^ A Paladin [60] Emphasis on Sacrifice
  11. ^ a b c Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Game Manual
  12. ^ Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne game manual
  13. ^ B [25-30G5] No Rest For The Wicked
  14. ^ B [27D] Blackfathom Villainy
  15. ^ N [15-30] Hazzik's Bargain
  16. ^ B [20-30] Gorgrom the Dragon-Eater
  17. ^ B [1-70] Honoring a Hero
  18. ^ Troll Compendium/Jungle Trolls
  19. ^ H [1-30] Escape from the Catacombs
  20. ^ A [48] The Altar of Zul
  21. ^ H [51] Kidnapped Elder Torntusk!
  22. ^ A [35 Daily] Centuries in Sentries
  23. ^ Ner'zhul (tactics)#Adventure Guide
  24. ^ Mana Jade
  25. ^ Zaistor the Vigilant
  26. ^ N [100R] Blackhand's Secret - What do we have here? The legends ARE true. Blackhand sacrificed his own arm to the elements.
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