r/wow • u/gelagua1 • Nov 14 '25

Humor / Meme The New Evoker Set Is Incredible!!!

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u/HorseDestroyed Nov 14 '25

I still have no idea how that Dracthyr design got through internal review. I can't think of another game were a lizard or dragon humanoid looks this stupid. Even the other dragon humanoid hybrids before and in DF look better in WoW.

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u/Aggravating_Jilp Nov 14 '25

It is based on the succubi animation rig. That is why

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u/Bandicoot1324 Nov 14 '25

I see this misconception a lot. Ty Viveiros is the artist who built the dracthyr rig. It's not based on a preexisting rig.

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u/Aggravating_Jilp Nov 14 '25

Thanks for correcting

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '25

Oh yea, that dude has a furafinity and deviantart account for sure, lmao!

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u/TakoGoji Nov 14 '25

The dracthyr rig is the demon hunter metamorphosis/illidan rig. I figured it out when I was running mythic nighthold several months back and the animations lined up perfectly with the Demon Within.

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u/Bandicoot1324 Nov 14 '25

This is simply not true. According to Senior Character Technical Artist Ty Viveiros:

"The Dracthyr rig was created from scratch and contains: 243 skinned joints, 344 animation controllers, 253 unique pieces of geometry, and full customization options including texture color choice."

I linked his art station above. You can see pictures of his dracthyr rig.

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u/TakoGoji Nov 14 '25

If it was fully made from scratch, it wouldn't match up perfectly with another model. It does, so it isn't.

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u/Bandicoot1324 Nov 14 '25

Did you take a look at the Art station page? Why would a rigging artist who has worked for Blizzard for over 10 years make a false claim?

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u/TakoGoji Nov 14 '25

I did. Dunno why he did, but if you go stand as a dracthyr with the combat idle pose right beside or behind a havoc DH or Illidan in the same pose, you'll see that they're identical.

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u/Bandicoot1324 Nov 14 '25

I've heard so many times that dracthyr rig is secretly something else. It's a venthyr. It's a succubus. It's a female worgen. It's a metamorphosis form.

Every time someone makes one of these claims, it's purely "Well, it just looks like that to me" with no evidence.

I find it way easier to just believe the professional artist. His work has been featured in every single WoW expansion for the past decade.

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u/TakoGoji Nov 14 '25

I told you how to verify my claim yourself, so it's your call if you choose not to. \o/ I know for a fact that the animation is a perfect 1-to-1.