Blood magic

Blood magic is a form of tortured life magic that uses blood as a power source.Life Blood Someone who practices blood magic is often called a blood mage (or bloodmage), or blood wizard.Kasim Sharim (quest)
Despite their name, blood elven blood mages are not actually users of blood magic, as they use the fire and heat of what some fear to be demonic magic.
==As a magic school==
As the name suggests, bloodmages use blood to perform their rituals. All blood is different, and the correct combinations are required to perform certain tasks.The First Step (Blasted Lands) Contrary to popular belief, ancient and powerful bloodmages do not actually drink blood, but eat normal food like everybody else.A Bloodmage's Gotta Eat Too
On Azeroth, it is shunned by many as a dark and forgotten art. In that and many other ways, it shares some distinct characteristics with demonic magic.Bloodmage Lynnore#Quotes Blood magic can be used to teleport via bloodstone teleporters,Attune the Bloodstone scry for information,Blood RitualBlood to Thrive and resurrect the dead. In addition to true resurrection, it can also be used to create undead as seen with the followers of G'huun in Nazmir.
The death knights of the Scourge strive to master the life force of their enemies, as blood feeds their attacks and weakens their foes. They strip energy from their enemies, both fighting and fallen, which allows them to persevere where others fall exhausted.Lord Thorval#Lecture
Interestingly, several users of blood magic like the Blood Wizards, Bonechewer Blood Prophets, and Defias Blood Wizards are able to cast Bloodlust or a Bloodlust-like spell.
==Practitioners==
On Draenor, the Bleeding Hollow clan was fond of using blood in their spells, including a ritual to create dire orcsAltar Altercation and another to summon the powerful Blood Moon. They cut their own flesh, and Shadow Hunter Denjai described their magic as being like voodoo but hurting even more.Bloodied Blades of Zeth'Gol (Horde)
To survive the harsh desert lands of Tanaris the Sandfury trolls learned the secrets of blood magic - drinking blood allowed them to access the darkest voodoo powers. Several troll tribes including the Sandfury, Vilebranch and Gurubashi could deploy a class of warriors called the "Blood Drinkers", which wore heavy armor, used two-handed weapons and could leech blood from their enemies. Drakuru also had his own Blood Drinkers, which he used in Zul'Drak in the name of the Scourge. Hakkar the Soulflayer, the Loa of Blood, grows stronger with blood he consumes,Troll Compendium/Other Trolls and was the one who taught the Gurubashi trolls blood magic over a thousand years ago.World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth: The Eastern Kingdoms, pg. 55 Blood trolls worship the blood god G'huun and use blood magic. This magic corrupts the creatures around them and turns them into blood beasts.MMO-Champion: The Art of World of Warcraft Lorewalker Cho claims the Zandalari use blood magic,Chasing the Storm though the Zandalari themselves forbid it.Forbidden Practices This may be because of the proximity of the blood trolls to Zuldazar, or perhaps because of the Zandalari's historical fight against Hakkar. It is referred to as the old ways, and the Zandalari have only given in to the allure since Zuldazar's wall to the north fell.Offensively Defensive
The mogu were able flesh-shapers. They used a vital substance called anima to empower their blood golems. The Dokani clan mogu use blood magic.
The vampyr Darkfallen of the San'layn are known for their manipulation of blood magic.Magus Installation
The modern death knights can also specialize in manipulating blood, giving them the ability to carve into their enemies, sustaining themselves with deadly sanguine strikes, while using the bloody, shattered remains of the dead to fortify their own defenses.Legion Class Preview Series: Death Knight
In Alterac Valley, Lokholar the Ice Lord was summoned through a blood ritual.Lokholar the Ice Lord (quest)
Magister Astalor Bloodsworn used blood magic to empower Blood Golems in Talador during the war in Draenor.
==Notable users==
==Types==
==Notes==
*According to lead narrative designer Steve Danuser, the initial premise for the Shadowlands zone of Revendreth was to explore the origins of blood magic and vampirism, the idea being that the magic used by forces like the San'layn and blood trolls originated with Revendreth's venthyr. This concept is not touched on in-game; although the venthyr are described as vampiric,WoW Blog/Revendreth and the Venthyr Covenant they only use magic based on anima and not blood.
==Gallery==
File:Hematurge HS.jpg| in Hearthstone.
File:Blood Boil HS.jpg| in Hearthstone.
File:Blood Plague HS.jpg| in Hearthstone.
File:The Primus Runes of Blood HS.jpg| in Hearthstone.
File:Blood Ritualist HPG.jpg|"Blood Ritualist" ability in the Horde Player's Guide.
==See also==
*Blood Magic Ritual Dish
*Vampire
*Blood orb
==References==
Category:Magic schools
 
Category:Lore