Blood Knight The Blood Knights are an elite group of blood elf paladin s serving as Silvermoon ' s equivalent of the Knights of the Silver Hand . As high elves , many were members of the Church of Light . Many later became priests and a few became paladins . After the Third War , the majority of high elves became blood elves , and soon the race began to lose its light given powers . Thus they needed to find a new way to access the Light . They did this by sapping Light energy from the captive naaru M ' uru held beneath the Blood Knight headquarters . In a mad lust for power , Kael ' thas Sunstrider sent the felblood to attack Silvermoon City and seize M ' uru for his own personal uses . The Blood Knights are now pledged to aid A ' dal and the Shattered Sun Offensive in defeating Kil ' jaeden . History . Stealing the Light . From the official Burning Crusade website : Though many blood elves applauded the creation of the Blood Knights , just as many dislike their methods and their attitude , especially the Farstriders . Curiously the naaru don ' t express any sort of dislike for the blood knights and even allow them in their cities . Blood Knights , despite their capture of M ' uru , don ' t seem to have any enmity with the naaru of Shattrath City , some even living in the city . It is also important to note that not all blood elves abandoned their former ways to become Blood Knights . A very small minority of blood elves continued to follow their path as true Paladins of the Light . This minority has increased due to the events that came during and after the events at the Magister ' s Terrace . Treachery of the Prince . " For the dialog between Lady Liadrin and A ' dal , see : Lady Liadrin . " Travelling to Quel ' Thalas once more , Kael ' thas and his " felblood " minions entered Silvermoon , took M ' uru from his place under Blood Knight headquarters , and took the naaru to the Sunwell Plateau . In the empty chamber , the magisters that drained the Light energy stand around , dazed ; young initiates seeking to learn the powers of resurrection ( who would normally tap the power directly from M ' uru ) must instead collect the residual holy energies from the dazed magisters . Seeing Kael ' thas ' treachery for herself , Lady Liadrin travelled to Shattrath and met with A ' dal , who informed her that M ' uru had known his fate - to aid in the redemption of the people of Quel ' Thalas , as prophesied by Velen . With this new insight , Liadrin pledged herself and the Order to the Sha ' tar and the Shattered Sun Offensive , the army raised to battle Kael ' thas and his nefarious master , Kil ' jaeden . With Liadrin absent from Silvermoon , the duties of training aspiring Masters - normally undertaken by Liadrin herself - are now being handled by Lord Solanar Bloodwrath . Mu ' ru ' s death and the reawakening of the Sunwell through the use of his spark , has lead to the beginning of the path to redemption for the whole Sin ' dorei race . The Blood Knight Order has since embraced the Light and are on the way to becoming true Paladins . Campaign on Pandaria . Roughly two months following the discovery of Pandaria , Lor ' themar Theron leads a Blood Knight division to the myth - shrouded continent . The Blood Knights serve as either protectors of the Reliquary or as the personal honor guard of the regent lord himself in Kun - Lai Summit . The Blood Knights are additionally fielded on the Isle of Thunder , just as the Sunreaver Onslaught is near the point of breaching the stronghold of Lei Shen , the Thunder King . Furthermore , a Blood Knight regiment can be seen at the sin ' dorei base camp located at the Dawnseeker Promontory . Fighting the Iron Horde . The Blood Knights are the primary force of the Sunsworn , being personally led by Lady Liadrin herself . The Sunsworn hope to drive out the foul taint of demonic corruption in the region and allied with the Auchenai to defend the draenei ' s sacred area , Auchindoun , from agents of the Burning Legion . Primarily situated in Talador , members of the Order can be found all over Draenor , from Horde garrisons to maintaining a minor presence in Nagrand . Turmoil in the Horde and Pandaria . The Blood Knight order , following the banishment of Kil ' jaeden , now channel their power through the renewed Sunwell . With the increasing militarization of Garrosh Hellscream ' s reign , the Blood Knights initially lent considerable support to the Orcish Warchief , although following the purge of Dalaran , opinions have split between supporting the increasingly deranged orc and serving their country . They played a large role in the fight against Lei Shen ( the Thunder King ) , as part of the Sunreaver Onslaught . The Blood Knights mostly support the efforts of Regent Lord Lor ' themar Theron and his eventual support of the Darkspear Rebellion . Thus , they are present at the Battle of Orgrimmar and the defeat of Garrosh Hellscream . Alternate Draenor and the return of the Legion . The order played a major role in the war against the Iron Horde in the new , altered timeline after Garrosh ' s escape from captivity . With the escape of and the impending return of the Burning Legion , the Paladins of the Blood Knight Order will be needed more than ever before to combat the threat presented by the demonic forces of Sargeras . To that end , they fought alongside other Horde forces at the Battle on the Broken Shore . In the days thereafter , they would lend their support to the reformed Knights of the Silver Hand . Horde - specific paladin spells and items . There are a great number of similarities between Alliance and Horde paladins , but there are also major variations of the Horde paladins over their Alliance cousins . These are but a few : Blood - Tempered Ranseur . At level 20 , blood elf paladins receive a quest from Knight - Lord Bloodvalor in Silvermoon to create a spear that serves as both weapon and badge of office as a Blood Knight Adept . However , many have complained that the result - the - is weaker than both the sword , the quest reward for killing Dar ' Khan Drathir and the Alliance ' s own paladin weapon , the mace . However , the Blood Tempered Ranseur does have subtle advantages . The stat buffs are substantial ( + 6 Strength and Intellect , + 9 Stamina , as opposed to the Warblade ' s + 10 Strength , + 4 Stamina ( no Intellect bonus ) or the Verigan ' s Fist ' s + 7 Stamina , + 6 Intellect , and + 12 Spirit ( no Strength bonus ) ) , and the weapon is quicker , allowing more chances to interrupt enemy casting , as well as more chances to score crits . Also not to be overlooked from an RP aspect is the weapon ' s undeniable visual appeal and striking distinctiveness . Mounts . Like the Alliance , blood elf paladins receive their class - specific warhorse & charger mount at level 20 & 40 respectively . There are also variations in appearance . Alliance paladin horses are white , with blue livery and silver armor plating ( gold at 60 ) . Blood elf paladin horses are black , with red livery and brass armor plating . Blood Knight tabard . Upon completing the Charger quest , in addition to receiving the epic mount , blood elf paladins receive the to mark their promotion to the rank of Master in the Blood Knight order . This is the only mount quest on either side that provides a tabard in addition to the mount . Ranks of the Blood Knight Order . There are eight ranks within the Blood Knight Order . ( Six excluding Lady Liadrin ' s and Solanar Bloodwrath ' s exclusive , unattainable ranks of ' Lord ' and ' Matriarch ' ) Concerns and controversy . The introduction of paladins to the Horde along with shamans to the Alliance was initially controversial . The decision to eliminate faction - specific classes was explained by Blizzard as an attempt to refine and distinguish the two classes from one another . They had previously suffered from comparisons of their abilities , and the attempt to " balance " them and yet have them remain distinct led to the two classes becoming more and more similar to one another . The introduction of these classes to both sides would reduce the controversial issue of faction balance . Nevertheless , this decision has met with some criticism by players and even Blizzard employees have expressed that the decision was not an easy one . Notable . For a more detailed archive of blood knights see :