Ley walker It is an occult truth , known to all who study the ways of magic and spellcraft , that great lines of power crisscross the lands of Azeroth . These lines of magic are often harnessed for mighty magical purposes , from the creation of moonwell s to ( some say ) the powerful glowing dome in Dalaran . It is simply assumed that those with power eventually must seek out one of these sites . But those who study the mysteries of the ley lines discover something more . Certainly , there are lines of power that run across the land in a select few areas , but these are not the only lines — simply the most obvious . If these are thick , corded ropes of power , there are also tiny , web - thin threads that run between these great ley lines , connecting them in a vast net of pulsing , subtle power . The ley walker is a magician who has discovered this fact , and seeks to harness the power of these threads . A ley walker is aware that , every moment of every day , these threads permeate all things , passing through , around , above and below all things , carrying magical energy from the Well of Eternity to all things in the world . With diligent study and practice , ley walkers sense these powers . The sorcerous feats of which these men and women are capable are impressive . They are able to draw upon the skein of power to augment their spells , tap into this web to maintain spells past their normal durations , to heal themselves , and to protect their allies from magic . The ley walker ’ s attunement to the raw magical energies of the world grants her certain abilities not available to other spellcasters . Rather than paying for metamagic augmentation with her own powers , she may draw upon the power of the world to make the sacrifice of magical energy on her behalf . The ley walker is able to infuse the power of the ley lines into her spells . The ley walker may draw the power of the ley lines into herself , allowing them to knit her body closed . The ley walker is able to rapidly traverse the ley lines that connect every place in the world . The ley walker may snatch up the threads of ley line energy and affix them to herself or an ally within 30 feet , allowing magical energy to strike the threads and flow away . Of the arcane classes , magi , inscriber s and runemaster s are most likely to take this class , for they are the ones who treat this knowledge as truly important — they steep their magics in this world , rather than in the world of the dead , or in the Twisting Nether . Indeed , inscribers and runemasters understand the secrets of these ley lines better than most , and so this prestige class is a natural for them . Any of the divine spellcasters are likely to study this path as well , particularly druids , shamans and priests of Elune . In particular , this path is found among the night elves and the tauren , though many dwarven ley walkers have expanded the realms of understanding by studying the strange ley lines that crawl through the deep caverns . Most folk don ’ t know a ley walker from any other magician . It is only among societies of magicians ( such as the Kirin Tor ) or priestly orders that those who study these arts stand apart , for they tend to steep their magical discussion in terms of interaction with the ley lines of the world , much to the irritation of other magicians , who find this set of symbols to be useless to them . In such societies , ley walkers tend to have one of two reputations — crackpots who are obsessed with what is considered just a small facet of the magical knowledge in the world , or truly wise scholars and sages of a set of deep mysteries .