Race ideas

Race ideas represents the best efforts of the Wowpedia community to create a fact-based analysis regarding why a race may or may not be included as a playable race as World of Warcraft expands. 
So far, 2 races were added in The Burning Crusade, 2 more in Cataclysm, 1 in Mists of Pandaria, 10 races were added with the allied race feature of Battle for Azeroth, and 1 in Dragonflight.
Please do not add any datamined content or speculation based on datamined content (see WP:DNP).
==Important information==
===Legend===
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Arguments that aren't neutral are preferred to be cited.
===Race qualification factors===
It is mandatory that new race sections are not added unless they have been agreed upon by majority consensus in the talk page.
When proposing new race ideas please use your common sense and try to stick to Humanoid-type races rather than monster types — the Scourge, for example.
This page includes races directly connected to current playable races as protospecies/protoraces or subraces/subspecies (as this concept has officially entered into the game with the introduction of allied races in Battle for Azeroth). Note that Blizzard in the past appeared to have had a policy of choosing original and unique races.
Race ideas that don't have enough reason to have a separate section, but are comparable to current playable races are listed in the Other sections at the bottom.
Most races with physical attributes that are not comparable to current playable races are most likely impossible as a playable race such as nonbipedal races, winged races and giant-sized races. However a few of those races have been established as ideas for playable races, naga, vrykul and a few four-legged humanoid races.
Also note that race ideas for draconic humanoid races, primate races, pig humanoids and feline/cat humanoids are listed together in sections as general ideas as they represent similar looking groups.
It is also a good idea to consider Wowpedia:Race speculation methods and the Wowpedia:Rumored races test.
===Making changes===
If you think something on this page is inaccurate, please check the discussion tab before you change it yourself. Let people know you think it is incorrect, and leave your ideas and sources for your information. Together, we can agree on how feasible it is. Only add verifiable and cited information. If something is added that lacks a source and proper citation, it will probably be viewed as speculation and will be removed or demoted to the neutral "?".
It is mandatory that anything other than minor edits are discussed through peer review here and agreed upon by group consensus. Please discuss ideas on the talk page if you feel there should be changes to the main article, so the page does not become a battle field for clashing ideas. 
==Arakkoa==
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==Cenarius's descendants==
===Cenarius's favored children===
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===Centaur===
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==Draenei/Eredar race variants==
The playable Draenei race are the eredar that fled Argus and later inhabited Draenor, additionally a variant of draenei is already a playable allied race, Lightforged draenei.
=== Broken/Krokul (and/or Lost One) ===
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==Drakonid (and/or idea for another draconic humanoid in general)==
Roasted Ram Patron - Drakonid.png|Drakonid
Kyrak.jpg|"Dragonman"
Magmaclaw Raider.png|Tarasek
Ambassador Fastrasz.png|Dragonspawn thick body type
Ruby Dragonspawn.png|Dragonspawn thin body type
The playable dracthyr are a draconic playable race in the Dragonflight expansion.
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==Drogbar==
Obrul the Thug.jpg|Drogbar in Thunder Totem.
Navarrogg.jpg|Drogbar, thinner version.
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==Dwarf race or protorace variants==
The playable Dwarf race is the one that is part of the Kingdom of Ironforge prior to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands which add Wildhammer dwarf to the regular dwarf playable race, additionally a variant of dwarves is already an allied race in the Battle for Azeroth expansion the Dark Iron dwarf.
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==Furbolg==
thumb|170px|Furbolg in the Azure Span.
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==Gnoll==
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==Gnome variants==
The playable Gnome race characters are from the faction that escaped the irradiation of Gnomeregan, additionally a variant of gnomes is a allied race the playable Mechagnome allied race from Mechagon.
===Leper gnome===
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== Goblin mutated versions ==
=== Gilgoblin ===
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=== Hobgoblin ===
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== Half-breeds ==
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===Half-ogre half-orc (also known as Mok'nathal)===
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==Hozen (and/or idea for a primate race in general)==
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==Human variants and protorace variants==
The playable Human race are specifically part of the Kingdom of Stormwind, additionally a variant of humans is an allied race, the Kul Tiran.
It should also be noted that the playable Worgen race are cursed humans from the Kingdom of Gilneas and that the playable Undead race are undead humans from the Forsaken faction.
=== Vrykul (and/or their related variants) ===
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==Jinyu (and/or Ankoan)==
Bold Karasshi 2.jpg|Jinyu a fish-like race from Pandaria.
Azuku.jpg|Ankoan a fish-like race from Nazjatar.
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==Kobold (and/or Snobold)==
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== Kyrian ==
Trainer Ikaros.png|Male kyrian
Klystere.png|Female kyrian
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==Mogu==
Harthak Flameseeker.jpg|Mogu in Mogu'shan Palace.
General Xing.jpg|Female mogu
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==Murloc (and/or their related variants)==
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==Naga==
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==Ogre==
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==Orc variants==
The playable Orc race is the one who's skin turned green from the taint of the drinking of the blood of Mannoroth, additionally a variant of orcs is already an allied race in the Battle for Azeroth expansion the Mag'har orc.
===Fel orc===
Blood Guard Porung.jpg|1)
Quartermaster Dekrok.jpg|2)
Magril the Seer.jpg|3)
Fel Touched Seer.jpg|3)
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Blackrock Whelper.jpg|1)
Malkar.jpg|2)
Taskmaster Banegore.jpg|3)
Hulking Brute.png|4)
ThrallStraightBack.jpg|5)
Gul'dan in legion.jpg|6)
==Quilboar (and/or idea for a pig humanoid in general)==
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==Saberon (and/or idea for a cat humanoid in general)==
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==Saurok==
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==Sethrak==
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== Sylvar ==
Surnol.png|Male sylvar
Lourn.png|Female sylvar
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== Tauren related race varients ==
The playable Tauren race are native to modern Kalimdor, additionally a tauren offshoot is already a playable allied race, Highmountain tauren from the Broken Isles.
=== Taunka ===
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==Tortollan==
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== Troll race variants==
The playable Troll race is the Jungle troll race specifically the player characters are part of the Darkspear tribe prior to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands which add sand troll and what seems to be dark troll customization options for the regular troll playable race, additionally a variant of trolls is an allied race, the Zandalari troll.
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==Tuskarr==
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== Undead variants as playable races or just more customization options ==
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== Venthyr ==
Sawn.png|Male venthyr
Venthyr Patron.png|Female venthyr
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==Other variants of current playable races==
Other unique variants of current playable races not separately listed above that are shown in-game are listed below:
Druid of the Flame.jpg||Druids of the Flame, night elves with red skin from the Firelands (also have a female version). Support player armor.
Tugar Bloodtotem.jpg|Fel corrupted Highmountain tauren are of the Bloodtotem tribe now known as the Feltotem tribe.
Selin Fireheart.jpg|Felblood elf demonicly altered blood elves (also have a female version).
Kyrtos Felborne.jpg|Felborne demonicly altered nightborne (also have a female version).
Infested Orc.jpg|Infested orc, closer in appearance to an orc than (have the same animations as male playable orc) the more heavily infested.
Pale Slasher.jpg|Pale orcs are little more than husks bent by dark magics (among the pale orcs exist pale dire orcs).
Sand Gnome.jpg|Sand gnome only seen in the Bone Wastes ().
Crimsonwood Conjurer.jpg|Witches from Drustvar are female humans twisted by dark magic.
Theryn.jpg|Withered and nightfallen are magic starved nightborne (nightfallen have both genders and the same animations as nightborne).
Wretched Devourer.jpg|Wretched magicly deformed high and blood elves (have the same animations as male playable undead).
Variants of a current playable race that is currently only seen as a single NPC in-game:
Ysera (Cataclysm).jpg|Dragon Ysera shapeshifted into a night elf, but with the body type of the female blood elf model.
High Exarch Turalyon.jpg|Lightforged human Turalyon (the only one, but with the Army of the Light joining the Alliance potentially more can be changed into lightforged).
Gallywix7.3.5-v2.jpg|Overweight goblin Jastor Gallywix (a body type can potentially be added as a race or as more customization options)
High Botanist Tel'arn.jpg|High Botanist Tel'arn has transformed himself to the point that he is scarcely recognizable as a nightborne elf.
 Night of the Dragon also established Skardyn cursed descendants of dwarves of the Dark Iron clan beneath Grim Batol.
Additionally there are factions of races who aren't established as physically distinct but can potentially be established as separate playable races in the future such as the Grimtotem tribe of tauren (they have unique tattoos) or the secretive Shen'dralar Highborne night elves.
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==Other unique humanoids comparable to playable races==
Unique humanoids with physical attributes comparable to current playable races not separately listed above that are shown in-game are listed below:
Grove Warden Yal.jpg|Botani a race of bark-skinned humanoids (have the same animations as male night elves).
Dredger gameinformer.jpg|Dredger a race from Revendreth.
Grummle.jpg|A typical Grummle from Pandaria is friendly to player characters (they use yaks as mounts). Sleeping Cricket is in Zuldazar and Merchant Woolhands is in Boralus.
Imp.jpg|Imp a race of demons (Grell are forest spirits similar in appearance to imps). A card Tiny Knight of Evil depicts a imp in armor riding a felhunter as a mount.
Director Deepwarden.jpg|K'thir are faceless one characters that can be created by corrupting humans (have the same animations as male playable undead).
Maw necromancer.png|Maw necromancer characters from the Maw (have the same animation as male playable human).
Lords of Dread.png|Nathrezim (have both genders) are comparable to playable dracthyr as winged humanoids that can disguise themselves as regular humanoids.
Dread Vanguard.jpg|Mo'arg a race of demons with multiple variations which are felguard, gan'arg (stunted mo'arg) and mo'arg engineers, fel lord and mo'arg brute.
Oomlot Shaman.jpg|Pygmy a race of small humanoids from Uldum and the Lost Isles.
Illidari Boneslicer.jpg|Satyr a race of demons native to Azeroth (there are females shown in Hearthstone, in Warcraft III: Reforged and in WoW: Legion concept art).
Incubus (warlock minion).png|Sayaad (have both genders) have bodies that are comparable to playable dracthyr.
Blackthorn Barbslinger.png|Spriggan from Ardenweald (have the same animation as male playable vulpera).
Stilios.png|Steward a race from Bastion.
Boss Bruggor.jpg|Trogg (and stone trogg) are a primitive cave-dwelling race (in Kul Tiras they are shown riding saurolisks). Trogg card art shows them wearing clothes.
Aiyu the Skillet.jpg|Virmen from Pandaria. Mean Streets of Gadgetzan showed of Virmen more comparable in appearance to player races.
High-Shaman Rakjak.jpg|Wolvar a wolverine-like race from Northrend (Frenzyheart Tribe and Rageclaw tribe can be befriended by players).
Calydus.jpg|Wyrmtongue a race of demons (there are wyrmtongue companion pets who are members of both player factions: Alliance Enthusiast and Horde Fanatic).
Shadowlands humanoids with same animations as current playable races but lacking physical attributes such as facial features:
Attendant Protector.png|Attendant Protectors from Oribos (have the same animation as male playable human).
Acquirer Ta'gosh.png|Broker a race from a unnamed realm (have the same animation as male playable draenei).
Brethlun the Brand.png|Maw guards and Soulrender Dormazain from the Maw (have the same animation as male playable kul tiran).
==Notes and other idea pages==
* Previous suppositions about the Alliance new race for The Burning Crusade expansion can be found here.
* Other ideas and in-depth arguments:
* Great sea race ideas
** Ogre ideas
* Pandaren ideas
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** Gigawolf1's race ideas by Gigawolf1
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===Hoaxes===
*Drakonids (TBC playable race hoax) (Hoax from the mmmorpg.com's forums)
==Fan concept gallery==
Alterac allied race fanart.png|Alteraci human
San'layn and high elf allied races fan concepts.jpg|San'layn and high elf
Mok'nathal and Broken allied races fan concepts.jpg|Mok'nathal and Broken
Allied Race fanart.png|Screen mockup with high elf, San'layn, vulpera and sethrak
Allied race Kyrian Venthyr and Sylvar fan concepts.jpg|Kyrian, Venthyr, and Sylvar
Allied race tortollans fan concept.png|Tortollan
Allied race Ogre and Naga fan concept.png|Naga and Ogre
Allied race Nerubian race concept.png|Nerubian
Allied races fan concepts.jpg|Arakkoa and Ogre
Allied race Drogbar fan concept.png|Drogbar
Allied race Wildhammer dwarves fan concept.png|Wildhammer dwarf
Allied race Alteraci humans fan concept.jpg|Alteraci human
==References==
Category:Rumors