Fire Fire is an element stated to be related to fel , the primal force of chaos . Background . Before life began , before even the cosmos took shape , there was Light . . . and there was Void . The Light , in the form of a prismatic sea , swelled across all existence . The ocean of Light was dynamic and shifting . Yet some of its energies faded and dimmed as it expanded , leaving behind pockets of nothingness . From the absence of Light in these spaces , a new power coalesced and came to be . This power was the Void , a dark and vampiric force driven to devour all energy , to twist creation inward to feed upon itself . The Void grew and spread its influence , moving against the waves of Light . The tension between these two opposing yet inseparable energies eventually ignited a series of explosions , rupturing the fabric of creation and birthing a new realm into existence . In that moment , the physical universe was born . The energies released by the clash raged across the nascent cosmos , raw matter merging and spinning into primordial worlds without number . For long epochs , this ever - expanding universe — the Great Dark Beyond — broiled in a maelstrom of fire , fel , and magic . Denizens of the Cosmos . Elementals . Elementals are manifestations of volatile energy that are innately chaotic . Fire elementals are the creation of a simulacrum of the elements of fire . While these servants can be constructed and controlled by powerful mages , many have proved too difficult to hold in the summoner ' s power . Should they escape their creator these creatures rage uncontrollably , determined to destroy all those who are like the one that imprisoned them in this domain . Fires . Fire is fire . Despite that fact , there are those who seek to establish forms of fire and treat them as actual fire when regarding to World of Warcraft lore . It seems important to remember that these forms of fire should not be considered fire because they ' re merely forms of fire , not fire itself . It also seems important to remember that each form of fire is , technically , a combination of light and shadow as fire is , ultimately , the result of the clash between the two . Arcane Fire . Presumably , arcane fire is fire combined with the arcane , which mana is a measure of . One may channel demonic energies into a bolt of negative energy that will burn away mana reserves . Fel Fire . Fel flame is flame born from demonic magic . Because demons and , by extension , demonic magics are from the Twisting Nether , flame born from demonic magic ( fel flame ) comes from the Twisting Nether . Frostfire . The numbing effect that fire can have and the burning effect frost can have seems to be combined in the manifestation of fire known as Frostfire . Hell ' s Fire . Fire can be considered of hell . With hell ' s flames , you make a bargain . It costs little of yourself . Fel flame seems to represent hell ' s flames : With fel flames , a bargain would need to be made , for fel magic requires a sacrifice . Additionally , demonic fire is typically something that is derived from hell ( which the Twisting Nether seems to represent in World of Warcraft ) . Shadowflame . According to Dave Kosak , shadowflame is likely fel magic infused with shadow . However , it seems that shadowflame is actually a combination of shadow ( void ) and fire - a combination that doesn ' t seem possible to create . The void is dark and cold whereas fire is defined as light and heat . It seems that the void cannot be combined with light and heat because it would just suck the light and heat into non - existence . As such , fel magic itself seems to be shadowflame , which again , seems to be a combination of shadow and fire ( light and heat ) . Professions of the Cosmos . Magi . Magi , the masters of fire , are maniacs — pyromaniacs . While any worthy mage is an unparalleled expert in the use of magic and heavily dedicated to their craft , those who master the forces of fire tend to be a little more audacious than their peers . If a threat stands before them , the answer is always to neutralize it in a glorious blaze . A lifetime dedicated to the study of fiery forces only fuels their pyromania , and these mages take pride — even pleasure — in igniting their enemies in wild bursts of flame . Mistake their affinity for watching things burn as a lack of self - control at your own peril . Warlocks . Warlocks are magical practitioners that seek to understand fel - based magics , including destructive spells . Warlocks drop hellish rain from the sky to immolate the opposition and it is stated that the destruction warlock in particular is well - versed in discharging a dizzying array of shadow , fel , fire , and chaos magics upon opponents that rattle souls and conflagrate bodies . They require little motivation for the havoc they wreak , happy to revel in the destruction they cause — thrilled at any opportunity to watch the world erupt in discord around them .