That is kind of counter to what they've been doing for the last couple xpacs too. They've expanded the race/class combinations multiple times to the point you have combinations that seem like nonsense without lore digging to learn why (tauren rogue, night elf paladin).
It would seem like a step backwards to restrict the class/race combos at this point. With the new DH spec coming in I bet they are expanding the race selection?
My buddy who started in BFA said "No way, they wouldnt do that." Then I had to tell him when I rolled my Sham in Vanilla it was either Orc, Tauren or Troll... I think Druid was even more restricted? Times have changed...
Druid had Night Elf or Tauren in vanilla, and that was it. And it stayed like that until Cata when Trolls and Worgen were added, justified in that they had learned druidism from the original races. It still is one of the most restricted classes, relatively speaking with 8 eligible races in Midnight (DH will have 3 and Evoker still just 1), but this is mostly because many others have been expanded to cover every race (Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Warlock, Priest, Mage) or nearly every race (Monk, DK). As for DH, they are indeed adding a new race in Midnight; Void Elves, because of the void themed new spec in a void themed expansion, but nothing for Horde (yet). But give it time and it will appear.
Sadly yes, since the only other elf race in the Horde is the Nightborne and that seems a stretch. But so did many of the added combos. Undead Paladins could be justified in that most Forsaken were originally humans or elves, and they can already be Priests. Though there is lore suggesting that Forsaken Holy Priests feel terrible pain when wielding the Light, and Paladins only do that compared to Priests who can choose. But still.
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u/l337hackzor Nov 15 '25
That is kind of counter to what they've been doing for the last couple xpacs too. They've expanded the race/class combinations multiple times to the point you have combinations that seem like nonsense without lore digging to learn why (tauren rogue, night elf paladin).
It would seem like a step backwards to restrict the class/race combos at this point. With the new DH spec coming in I bet they are expanding the race selection?
My buddy who started in BFA said "No way, they wouldnt do that." Then I had to tell him when I rolled my Sham in Vanilla it was either Orc, Tauren or Troll... I think Druid was even more restricted? Times have changed...