Druid ( lore ) Druids are spellcasters that harness nature ’ s raw energy for an incredible breadth of offensive and defensive abilities , as well as to restore life to the wounded . Through communion with nature and the demigod Cenarius , son of the moon goodess Elune and the demigod Malorne , druids are supernaturally endowed with the gift of shapeshifting , allowing them to take the form of all manner of nature ’ s creature and access powers as distinct as they are diverse . Background . Before life even began , before even the cosmos took shape , there was Light . . . and Void . In the form of a boundless prismatic sea , the Light swelled across all existence . The ocean of Light was dynamic and ever shifting . Yet as it expanded , some of its energies faded and dimmed , leaving behind pockets of cold 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 quickly grew and spread its influence , moving against the waves of Light . The mounting tension between these two opposing yet inseparable energies eventually ignited a series of catastrophic 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 of Light and Void raged across the nascent cosmos , raw matter merging and spinning into primordial worlds without number . The most common forms of life to appear were the elemental spirits — primordial beings of fire , water , earth , and air . These creatures were native to nearly every physical world . Occasionally , cloud of fractured Light gathered and gave shape to beings of far greater power , of far greater potential . Among them were the titans . Composed of the primordial matter from which the universe was born , the titans were godlike beings . Their spirits — known as world - souls — formed deep within the fiery core of a small number of worlds . These energies suffused the celestial bodies they have inhabited . Azeroth and the Old Gods . In an isolated corner of the Great Dark , a miraculous new world was taking shape . One day , it would be known as Azeroth . Eventually a group of Old Gods , the physical manifestations of the Void , slammed into Azeroth ' s surface , embedding themselves in different locations across the world . These Old Gods towered over the land , mountains of flesh , pockmarked with hundreds of gnashing maws and black , unfeeling eyes . A miasma of despair soon enveloped everything that lay in their writhing shadows . Discovery of Azeroth . Eventually , a titan known as Aggramar sensed something extraordinary : tranquil dreams of a lumbering world - soul , billowing across the cosmos . Nestled within the world ' s core was one of Aggramar ' s kin - one far more powerful than any yet encountered . The spirit was so mighty that Aggramar sensed its dream even through the din of activity that rattled across the world ' s surface . Yet as Aggramar drew closer to Azeroth and beheld the world , horror seized him . Void energies shrouded the world ' s surface like a layer of diseased flesh . From the ruined landscape rose the Old Gods . . Miraculously , the nascent titan ' s spirit remained uncorrupted , but Aggramar knew it was only a matter of time before it succumbed to the Void . Aggramar formulated a bold plan of attack : all members of the Pantheon would travel to Azeroth and purge the Black Empire that had claimed it . They would not , however , take action directly . Due to their forms , Aggramar feared the Pantheon would damage , or even kill , the world - soul . Instead , he proposed creating mighty constructs to act as the Pantheon ' s hands and prosecute their will against the Black Empire . Under the guidance of the great forger Khaz ' goroth , the Pantheon crafted an army of enormous servants from the crust of Azeroth itself . The members of the Pantheon imbued a number of their servants with their specific likeness and powers to lead the rest of the titan - forged . These empowered beings were called keepers . Though they would develop their own personalities in time , they would forever after bear the mark and abilities of their makers . One of them is known as Keeper Freya and the titan Eonar gave the construct command over Azeroth ' s flora and fauna . Fall of the Black Empire . As one , the keepers turned their riteous gaze on the heart of the Black Empire , the sprawling city built around the Old God Y ' Shaarj . By toppling the most powerful bastion on Azeroth , the keepers believed they could crush their enemies in one strike . However , Y ' Shaarj was more powerful than the keepers had expected . The Pantheon grew concerned that the Old God would overwhelm their servants . Despite the risk of harming the world , they decided to take direct action . Aman ' Thul himself reached down through Azeroth ' s sky and took hold of Y ' Shaarj ' s body . With a heave of his arm , he tore the Old God from the crust of the world . In that moment , Y ' Shaarj ' s bulk was ripped apart . The immensity of the Old God ' s death rattle shattered mountaintops and obliterated hundreds of titan - forged where they stood . Y ' Shaarj was dead , but its tendrils had bored more deeply through Azeroth than Aman ' Thul had ever imagined . In excising the Old God from the world , he had ripped an eternal wound in Azeroth ' s surface . Volatile arcane energies — the lifeblood of the nascent titan — erupted from the scar and roiled across the world . Forging of the Well of Eternity . The keeper ' s most pressing concern was the horrific scar left behind when Aman ' Thul had torn Y ' Shaarj from the world ' s crust . A constant stream of volatile arcane energy bled from the colossal rift , lashing out across the world . The keepers knew that , if left unattended , these energies would consume Azeroth over time . The keepers labored day and night , crafting magic wards around the gaping wound to staunch the escaping lifeblood . Eventually , the energies calmed and settled into balance . All that remained of the scar was an immense lake of energy that the keepers would call " the Well of Eternity " . Thereafter , the power of this fount would be infused in the ailing world , helping life to take root and bloom across the globe . Freya and the Wild Gods . As the titan - forged began shaping Azeroth , Keeper Freya set out to populate the world with organic life . To do so , she crafted the Emerald Dream , a vast and ever - shifting dimension of spirits and nature magic . Freya then wandered the world , searching for areas where the Well of Eternity ' s energies had coalsced . These regions created optimal conditions for the development of new flora and fauna . Frey shaped immense enclaves of nature at these places . The greatest creatures to emerge from these enclaves were the colossal animals known as the Wild Gods . Freya often wandered the physical world with the Wild Gods at her side . Yet there was one place she and the Wild Gods frequented more than any other : a massive forested peak called Mount Hyjal . It was on the slopes of Hyjal that Freya bound the spirits of her beloved Wild Gods to the Emerald Dream . Tied to the ethereal realm , they would come to symbolize the health and vitality of Azeroth . Guardians of Nature . Balance . The elements that carve form into the universe are fluid forces of nature . Some beings seek to bend the power of these natural elements to their will . Druids , however , worship the protecting spirits of nature . Long ago , nature ’ s equilibrium was thrown out of balance , leaving the world vulnerable to catastrophic events , including the first invasion of the Burning Legion . By leveraging the sacred powers of the moon , the sun , and the stars , balance druids access arcane and nature magics — made more potent still through shapeshifting , when the spellcaster takes the form of the moonkin — to aid in the fight against imbalance that threatens the natural order of all things . Feral . Feral druids also seek to curb imbalance in nature . They observe the fantastic intricacies of the physical world and the delicate fabric in which all living creatures are given purpose . Whether on land or in the sea , in a lush jungle or an uncultivated desert , death is part of the cycle which sustains life . Nature is an eternal dance between predator and prey . As a shapeshifter , the feral druid endlessly pursues a greater understanding of this truth . They seek a visceral connection to the wild , and in combat take the form of a deadly feline predator . Feral druids become ferocious , agile stalkers — ripping , biting , and bleeding their enemies dry . The forces of chaos are tamed by the druid ’ s primal fury . Guardian . Like their feral brothers and sisters , guardian druids attune themselves to nature through the animal kingdom . They commune with the wild to understand how life perseveres through adversity . They know that the creatures who survive are often those built to best protect themselves and their kin . In this , the guardian druid finds a deep and harmonious value in the steadfast — all the while recognizing that sturdiness requires an aggressive stance when danger comes near . Taking the form of a great bear , the guardian druid becomes a massive wall of fur , claw , tooth , and rage , aided by the forces of nature , standing between allies and any opposing threats . Restoration . The many gifts provided by nature must sometimes be reciprocated . Restoration druids seek order in the world by tending directly to its many life forms . Friend to flora and fauna alike , restoration druids celebrate birth and growth . Where there is decay , they bring rejuvenation . Where there is abatement , they summon regrowth . Life not only needs protection — it needs nourishment . To foster this harmony , the restoration druid builds a bond with the things that grow , gaining inspiration from the flower ’ s bloom , the seed ’ s sprout , the mushroom ’ s spores , and the tree ’ s growth . Like nature , the restoration druid perseveres through patience and persistence , the foundation upon which all life is built and sustained . They use this power to mend wounds and provide persistent remedies that keep their allies from falling . Speculation Section . Did Cenarius Teach Druidism to Repair the Damage caused by Galakrond ? The druids ' nature magic is the force opposing necromantic magic and , judging by the Chronicle , it seems that the first necromantic threat on Azeroth was Galakrond and his unliving proto - dragons . As such , perhaps Cenarius taught the first druid , Malfurion , to help repair the damage caused by Galakrond and his undead minions .