Nope. Orc Druids don’t exist.
Rala Wildheart’s speech:
- Rala Wildheart says: The primal forces of Draenor are wild and untamed. They seem to resist any attempt at control.
- Shadow Hunter Askia says: Dat must make things difficult for ya on da battlefield.
- Rala Wildheart says: Not necessarily. I still have my teeth and claws.
The last part “Teeth and claws” implies a druid’s ability to shift into a cat/bear, her look : https://www.wowhead.com/npc=87566/rala-wildheart
Regardless, will there be orc druids?
Maybe, maybe not. Depends on if they ever want to explain how the Orcs on Draenor knew and gave praise to Lo’Gosh the Orcish name for Goldrinn an Ancient God of Azeroth.
Also the whole Blood Elf druidism rebuttal of High Botanist Freywinn is more of a herbalist (same as High Botanist Tel’arn) who’s researched high levels of herbalism (utilizing seeds as weapons, arcane transmutation).
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You clearly don’t pay attention.
More race/class combos of any sort is a win for an online RPG!
Also, there is an orc druid in Warspear, on Ashran island. So we know it happens.
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Yep. The guy a few posts above this mentioned her.
From the wowwiki for Loa.
Second paragraph: “All Wild gods are called Loa by the trolls, but not all Loa are Wild gods.”
It always bothered me that Orcs only had one healer class available to them before Monks were a thing. My friends have a guild Horde side and need the Orcs done for the “Classy” Achievement. Healer is my favorite role.
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I don’t use the botanist as an example of blood elf druids. I will however repeat my past statements that the Blood Elf race worldofwarcraft page does state they are moving beyond their arcane addiction. They helped in Suramar grow the Ar’candor tree which is a blend of nature and arcane. Since their close alliance with the Nightborne they could study it more with the help of Valewalker Farodin. We know that the Ar’candor Tree is a direct connection to the Emerald Dream. The Blood Elves have also spent a long time with the Zandalari, specifically the Reliquary has been researching archaeology sites around Zuldazar. So perhaps they could find a Loa that is a Wild God that could aid them as well. Then there’s Shadowlands where we could commune with the old highborne druids or wild gods that could also help the Blood Elves back into druidism.
Blood elf druids 
Sorry but what? The Arcan’dor isn’t a direct connection to the Emerald Dream, at all and never was connected.
Having a direct connection normally means that there has to be another location in the Emerald Dream to act as an anchor. An example of this is Tal’doren, the tree in the Worgen starting quests that the player goes to perform a ritual to control their inner rage.
Also, with the Blood Elves being allied with Nightborne doesn’t necessarily mean that they can replicate an Arcan’dor. For all we know, the seed that produced the arcan’dor is the last one, which storywise I think is the best decision since it’s symbolic of “last hope” for changing their race’s future.
Thus, the Arcan’dor isn’t of druidic origin but more of a genetically modified seed that supports the instability of Arcane magic.
Blood Elves, sadly aren’t a race that has a history with druidism. They’re descendants of the Highborne who focused only on Arcane magics, even the Elven druids who crafted the Runestones were retconned to be arcane magi in Chronicles.
The Vulperan have a better chance at being a druid than Blood Elves, mainly based on their location, lack of history, ability to adapt.
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I took a liberty with the connection as we do have to infuse the tree directly with the wild magic of the Emerald Dream. As we don’t have a constant window into the dream I can’t really say it’s not there. It is a mana tree after all and is a blend of the Emerald Dreams wild magic and the leylines of Azeroth. But I will admit I have no direct proof as we’ve not got to see much of the aftermath of Suramar or Shal’Aran.
I would also point out that Valewalker Farodin was not one of the only one of his kind. So like you said we don’t know if there are more seeds or not. But we do know that the Sin’dorei settled in Silvermoon and Quel’danas because of the leylines focal point. So it could be another place to grow an Arcan’dor tree.
As for the Highborne, all elves were Highborne until the sundering. Though I get your meaning, there were “tribes” within the racial nomenclature that denoted some more apt at arcane abilities where others were not natural prodigies. I’m simply stating that modern Sin’dorei could learn from the oldest druids from Highborne era, pre-sundering. As going to Malfurion at this point is very much not an option.
I’m not against Vulpera gaining druidism as well, as there is the case for them being descendents of a god wild god. But I don’t think Blood Elves should be an outright no. They have evolved quite a bit since the beginning of TBC and even more throughout the trials and tribulations of the horde. Eversong needs to be fixed, and arcane magic isn’t going to be able to do it. Which is why I think they could look back in history to learn from past druids and in the present with troll Loa, wild gods, the Arcan’dor trees, and whatever else Blizzard wants to cook up.
The day they make orc druids is the day they let other races become a demon hunter
I mean I don’t see the problem with allowing Draenei and Orcs become demon hunters. Both have been plagued by the Legion and demons for much longer than most.
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I think you’re confused on what being Highborne meant, Highborne wasn’t a race but a community of Night Elves. A community who were the upper echelon of their civilization and aligned with the Burning Legion.
There was a group of Highborne who saw this Legion as an enemy and so they begun an internal revolt; sparked by the Sunstrider’s ancestor: Dath’Remar.
Sin’dorei were the descendants of this faction who were forced from Kalimdor by Malfurion, essentially exiled for their Arcane practice.
The reason why Nightelves are able to play as a Mage is because a faction of Shen’dalar Highborne wanted to make amends and be accepted into their former society.
The reason why I can never see Blood Elves being druids is because they’re entire history is based around Magic consumption.
Except that it’s not anymore. After the re-igniting of the Sunwell they changed. It’s been 6 xpacs now of them changed from what they were introduced as, even the wow race page has been updated to state as such.
Do you only see bloodthirsty orcs drunk of demon blood when you look at the Orgimmar orcs? Because they are far from who they are portrayed as in WC2 and even WC3.
I stated as such above that Highborne was an amalgamation of elves including the night elves.
The Sunwell event took place over 12 years ago, but it doesn’t really mean that their race hasn’t all overcome their addiction. Granted, the BC starting zones haven’t been updated their stories.
Okay now were comparing apples to oranges. Let me explain:
The demon blood was meant to act as a drug; to whip them into a frenzy and enhance the Orcs abilities. When they were cut off from that source: clan warlocks, they descended into a lethargic state.
The ones who drank demon blood were never addicted to fel magic but were bound by it, spiritually and physically. Again Blizzard has never gone into depths about why but I’d estimate that it’s similar to taking performance enhancers and then not having access to it.
During WC3, they also meet that physically link in Mannoroth, who after being killed by Grom, freed themselves of that link.
And finally, you didn’t state that Highborne were Nightelves, you said: “As for the Highborne, all elves were Highborne until the sundering”
There was only one race of elves during that time period: Night Elves.
Highborne was a society of Night Elves; primarily Magic users. i.e. Azshara, Xavius, Vashj, Illidan, High Elf/Blood Elf ancestors
Those are two extremes. One actually makes sense and the other one is complete absurdity.
It would be OP
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I agree that all races should be able to be demon hunters.
And while it doesn’t make any sense, orcs should be druids, since humans are druids and that doesn’t make any sense either.
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There is an Orc Druid I’m Warspear. So apparently Blizzard thought it was a good idea and made sense themselves.
No, it doesn’t make sense but if there’s something bfa has shown it is that it doesn’t matter, since when devs want it they can create the most bizarre to serve their interests, even if it gut the lore.
And honestly, it’s not like it makes sense to be against Druid orcs after the antics of Druid humans.
But let’s not pretend that Druid orcs make sense because they don’t.
Blizzard can allow orcs to be druids and even paladins, with any retcon to explain and justify this joke.
If blizzard does, then it has made an effort to serve horde players.
Orcs have such respect and appreciation for nature that the greatest devastation suffered by Azeroth has the guaranteed presence of the orcs, who saw no limits in any act committed, if that allowed victory.
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