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- This article is about the playable race. For the dracthyr lore, see Dracthyr.
  Dracthyr | |
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| Character classes | Evoker |
| Main language | Draconic |
| Secondary language |
 Common Orcish |
| Starting zone | Forbidden Reach, Dragon Isles |
| Racial leader |
 Azurathel Cindrethresh |
| Racial mount |
 Vorquin |
Dracthyr Crest
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 unique in that they can only select the new Evoker class.
Dracthyr start out at level 58, and have their own starting zone, the Forbidden Reach. Dracthyr can alternate between a humanoid and draconic form.[1] Both forms can be customized. The aesthetic is not tied to the magic the dracthyr uses.[2] The form can be alternated even while in combat.[3]
Dracthyr are able to fly to a limited extent. This is similar to dragonriding, but not as advanced—they are able to jump off and dive, for instance, but there is no upgrade system for dracthyr themselves. Dracthyr can later gain access to dragonriding-proper, riding dragons in their visage forms.[3]
Character[]
Racial traits[]
Dracthyr using Wing Buffet racial ability.
 [Chosen Identity] - active - instant cast
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| Activate to automatically assume your Visage when you leave combat or after Soaring. | |
 [Glide] - active - instant cast
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| Reduces your falling speed. You can activate this ability with the jump key while falling. |
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 [Soar] - active - 1.5 sec cast - 5 min cooldown
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| Muster your strength and launch into the air. Cooldown begins when you land. |
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 [Tail Swipe] - active - instant cast - 1.5 min cooldown
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| Lash out with your tail, knocking enemies within 6 yds into the air. | |
 [Visage] - active - instant cast
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| Switch between your Dracthyr and Visage forms. Your Visage puts your party at ease, significantly increasing out of combat health regeneration. |
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 [Wing Buffet] - active - instant cast - 1.5 min cooldown
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| With a powerful flap of your wings, you knock away enemies in front of you. | |
 [Awakened] - passive
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| Increases your mastery by 2.5%. | |
 [Discerning Eye] - passive
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| Increases your Perception by 50. Perception increases the radius of tracking Mining and Herbalism nodes, and the chance of finding additional rare materials when gathering. | |
 [Familiar Skies] - passive
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| You fly 20% faster on continents that you have fully explored. | |
| [Principles of Soaring] - passive
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| While Soaring through the air, pointing yourself toward any given direction sends you in that direction. Pointing yourself downward grants more momentum. Evening out can transfer that momentum forward. Pointing yourself upward slows you down. When at your slowest, you will start to fall slowly toward the ground, forward and down. You also gain access to the following abilities:  [Surge Forward]Flap forward a short distance, gaining speed.  [Skyward Ascent]Flap upward, gaining height the cost of some momentum. |
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Notes[]
- Similar to the worgen, the dracthyr are going to be in dracthyr form when in combat. The armor that a dracthyr wears is a type of armor that will be able to be customizable at the barbershop. So dracthyr should be able to wear shoulders, tabards, and belts across their visage and dracthyr form. All armor pieces will be visible on the visage form.[3]
- The dracthyr were conceived before the evoker class.[4]
- Dragonflight is required to play the Dracthyr Evoker, and players are 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.[5]
- The dracthyr were created by Neltharion 20,000 years ago.[6]
Gallery[]
Playable dracthyr in Forbidden Reach.
Patch changes[]
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
- ^ a b c 2022-04-20, WORLD OF WARCRAFT: DRAGONFLIGHT INTERVIEW WITH JACKIE WILEY AND TINA WANG. Blizzplanet, retrieved on 2022-04-22
- ^ 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)
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[60-62] Lessons From Our Past
External links[]
Wowhead Alliance Wowhead Horde
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