Hey all, trying to come up with an attractive lots of iconic race class combos that deserve to have a unique class skin because that class has special meaning or deep connections to that race from either lore, previous expansions and games etc.
Iconic is def:
1. An institution amongst the race
2. A lore intensive section of the race (whether it's huge currently or not- looking at you NElf DHs)
3. It really is a different concept/base that stands out - whether it's popular for the race in lore or not (looking at you Sunwalkers)
I will give examples of the ones I think are a go and why some actually don’t need a class skin
I’ll go per race. Each Race has something like 2 - 4 or even 5 classes that have either heavy lore or involvement. Some of these need to stand out, but some of these are already the generic class
Human Iconic Classes
Warrior - needs no skin Arms and protection are literally modelled after then
Priest - again needs no skin the priest class disc/holy is modelled after humans
Paladin - same, class modelled after then
Mage- same, class is modelled after high elves (not playable) and human version of magecraft.
Blood Elf:
Mage: A blood mage skin and Phoenix fire mage skin - my opinion: skin the frost spec to blood, fire is pretty much been turned into a blood elf model
Hunter: Ranger Farstrider skin is a must. Survival if you skin Ranger will be swapping plant for dual world sword. BM and Mm will ha e different names, icons etc
Paladin - because they changed Blood Knight paladin to be like normal human ones. Presumably the humans and high elves have been developed together when these classes were introduced in the RTS and the lore over then revealed No skins needed
Priest: Sun Priest - I don't think this is really a thing, but it woudl be awesome if it was, maybe a minor sect that became hugely popular when those high elves became blood elves, and they can expand on that.
Warlock: warlocks are not iconic amongst blood elves, but amongst Illidari, you kinda sense Illidari that wiled spells can do pretty much things warlocks do but with fel magic instead, as a compromsie to not giving us a range DH spec, an Illidari DH warlock s kin
Night Elf:
Druid - no skin needed, the class every race place is modelled on their version of it. Although could have a Valewalker skin that's more arcane/nature focused
Priest - def Moon Priest skin needed
Demon Hunter - class also modelled on them via Illidan - we are literally playing the melee side ofodan on this class - no skin needed
Mage - Star Mage skin for the iconic Moonguard and Highborne night elf lore
Rogue -Warden skin maybe male avail too female night elves only
Hunter - sentinel skin
Orcs:
Shaman - class is modelled after their version, no skin needed
Warrior - while fury is modelled after them, Blademester skin might be interesting
Warlock - class is modelled after their version from WC2, no skin needed
Hunter - BM is def modelled after them, a proper Beast Master skin could work
Tauren:
Shaman - Tuaren shamanism and orc shamnism are very similar - no skin needed
Hunter - Tauren survival legion onwards was modelled on them and trolls.. I don't really see them as the bow type. No skin needed
Druid - while not quite as iconci in lore, it's time Tauren had a skin that felt more their own, Grove tender or somthing - rather than the night elf based arcane /nature balance - make it based on the seasons, swap arcane spells for earth vine spells.
Sunwalker priest and paladins - again not iconic in the terms of lorewise It isn't popular amongst Tauren at all, however it's so unique, and it def isn't priest or pala in the usual sense - those images just don't fit Tauren, they definitely need a class skin here. Sunwalker
Troll:
Shaman - Witch Doctor Skin
Priest - Loa Priest skin
Hunter - Shadow hunter skin
Warrior - Beserker skin
Dwarves:
Warrior: Mountain King/Barbarian skin
Hunter: Mountaineer skin
Shaman: Gryphon Rider skin - it's actually this that is popular amongst Wildhammers, not shaman in the sense of how orcs do it.
Priest: Titan priest - now this isn't exactly in lore, but maybe because Dwarves haven't been gven much attention, it would likely be new post RTS thing, cos during the RTS they did it like the humans.
Draenei:
Priest: Ancorite skin (they are unique enough to look and feel different from human priests - there shadow skin is based on outland Auchindouin death priests)
Paladin: Exarch Skin - again while same faith, they are alien enough to be different with a skin. Same spec names, just different spell names and effects colours perhaps?
Mage: Artificier mage - like a techno mage, while there is very little lore on deliving into them, we are told they are very gifted and it's a huge thing amongst them, blizz just haven't shown much of it - reminds me of the night elf mages/arcane wing and Moon Priests we didn't see hardly anything of till Legion/BFA but were huge in lore
Forsaken:
Priest: a death/shadow priest skin
Hunter: one entirely based on undeath (it will turn your pet undead)
There are so many others:
Nightborne:
Warrior : Duskguard skin lots of arcane effects in their abilities
Rogue: Spellblade skin with lots of arcane effects
Mage: Star mage skin like night elves
Priest: Moon Priest skin like night elves
Void elves:
Priest: Void Priest skin
Mage: Locus Walker skin
Rogue: Riftblade skin
Zandalari:
Priest: Loa Priest
Paladin: Loa Warrior skin
Druid: Gonker skin
KT
Shaman: Tidesage skin
Druid: Drust skin
Dark Irons:
Shaman: Thermatauge skin
Lightforged:
Priest: Xeranite skin
Hunter: Lightseeker skin
Other classes are not iconic to the troll race, nor does special unique lore exist.
Potential new race class combos that skins can actually make sense:
e.g.
Blood elf druid: Botanist skin
Nightborne druid: Valewalker skin
Nightborne/Night elf Shaman: Star Augur skin
Void elf paladin or DK: Void Knight skin
Night elf/Night borne Paladin: Night warrior skin
Night elf warlock: Illidari fel lord skin