Official High Elf Discussion Megathread

[Ardenaso]

she now looks more like a Silver Hand Paladin than a proper Blood Knight

[Rhlor]

she now looks more like a Silver Hand Paladin than a proper Blood Knight

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[Kallisto]

she now looks more like a Silver Hand Paladin than a proper Blood Knight

That's a major problem for paladins as well as 99% of paladin armour is basically designed around humans and nothing is for Belves, Dwarfs, Tauren. Draenei rightfully got armour for their design in BC and WoD though. (Zandalari not included due to how new they are)

[Varodoc]

I am seeing a lot of Silver Covenant transmogs, but I am surprised that there do not seem to be any Kirin Tor transmogs. Many Kirin Tor guards in Dalaran are actually High elves, after all, as many elves lived and still live in Dalaran to this day.

[Xilurm]

I just got this earlier.



Took it as a sign that maybe my Void Elf should stay looking like a High Elf. But then I realized that I can't even use it and all I got is a lame mace out of it. Made me sad.

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

Castle Nathria Heroic Cloth fits perfect with the Alliance Warfront stuff. Will be nice for High Elves.

Pretty sweet mog. Also the Wild Hunt Tabard gives major High Elf aesthetics as well -more Highvale given the more stitched look and forestey themes-



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I am seeing a lot of Silver Covenant transmogs, but I am surprised that there do not seem to be any Kirin Tor transmogs. Many Kirin Tor guards in Dalaran are actually High elves, after all, as many elves lived and still live in Dalaran to this day.

Given that the Kirin Tor is neutral, it is something both BE and VE players can pull off now; as for VE players specifically, maybe there's more interest on repping alliance than a neutral faction.

I used to have the same mog Kirin Tor Guardians have on my mage, kinda using another look for now.

[Kyriani]

That tabard is one of the reasons I am going with the Night Fae for my covenant!

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

That's a major problem for paladins as well as 99% of paladin armour is basically designed around humans and nothing is for Belves, Dwarfs, Tauren. Draenei rightfully got armour for their design in BC and WoD though. (Zandalari not included due to how new they are)

Trully a shame this recolor wasn't made available and we ended with the weird mustard one on the horde. It was perfect for Blood Knights



At best we have what Liadrin is wearing on the Warfront

https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/scree...dy-liadrin.jpg

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That tabard is one of the reasons I am going with the Night Fae for my covenant!

I'm very tempted myself XD, tbh none of the covenants fit my warrior aesthetically, so might as well!

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Oh, and speaking of unused armor in general, I found this compilation of unused Legion stuff :/ it's a lot!

https://imgur.com/a/t6RKl

[Lumineus]

That's a major problem for paladins as well as 99% of paladin armour is basically designed around humans and nothing is for Belves, Dwarfs, Tauren. Draenei rightfully got armour for their design in BC and WoD though. (Zandalari not included due to how new they are)

I mean... that set is literally a Blood Elf armor. It has phoenix wings on top of phoenix wings (on top of even more phoenix wings in the mythic/elite set). They should have just released the Blood Knight colorway to players.

[Ardenaso]

I mean... that set is literally a Blood Elf armor. It has phoenix wings on top of phoenix wings (on top of even more phoenix wings in the mythic/elite set). They should have just released the Blood Knight colorway to players.

that kinda looked more like the WC3 Lordaeronian armor, they have eagles too

[Varodoc]

Given that the Kirin Tor is neutral, it is something both BE and VE players can pull off now; as for VE players specifically, maybe there's more interest on repping alliance than a neutral faction.

I used to have the same mog Kirin Tor Guardians have on my mage, kinda using another look for now.

Actually I believe the Kirin Tor guardians are specifically High elves with blue eyes, not Blood elves, but oh well.

In fact I don't even understand why Blood elves have blue eyes now... what's that option supposed to represent? I don't remember seeing any Blood elf with blue eyes.

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

Actually I believe the Kirin Tor guardians are specifically High elves with blue eyes, not Blood elves, but oh well.

In fact I don't even understand why Blood elves have blue eyes now... what's that option supposed to represent? I don't remember seeing any Blood elf with blue eyes.

What I mean is that regardless of being High Elves, they are neutral -not alliance High Elves-, so I don't think people are that excited to rep for a neutral group, such as the Kirin Tor

As for why Blood Elves have blue yes, honestly I don't care; they always said that fel radiation would disappear with time, guess it did sooner rather than later.

Also there ARE blood elves with blue eyes tbh -one blacksmith and Astromancer Darnarian as well as some Sunreaver Frosthands during the Purge, so, they do exist-

[Vaedan]

Actually I believe the Kirin Tor guardians are specifically High elves with blue eyes, not Blood elves, but oh well.

In fact I don't even understand why Blood elves have blue eyes now... what's that option supposed to represent? I don't remember seeing any Blood elf with blue eyes.

It was actually never explained. I guess it's an option for players to fullfil their RP better. There are few theories made by community:

- elven eyes take color tied to power source they tap into. In the case of blue eyes, it would be most likely arcane
- restored Sunwell slowly cleanse blood elves of their fel taint, restoring their eyes to their uncorrupted form
- they are high elves who never tapped into fel and never got corrupted, but for some reason they decided to go Horde

Regarding the last example, there are some people who are after this fantasy, but I don't understand why exactly. Modern history of sin'dorei is all about accepting new path in order to survive. Horde elves were always defined by their pragmatism, not idealism. Not to mention that sin'dorei considered high elves disrespectful at best and traitors at worst. I can imagine that even if some high elf would like to rejoin Silvermoon, he/she would be pushed to accept new identity of sin'dorei to be welcomed back.

[Varodoc]

What I mean is that regardless of being High Elves, they are neutral -not alliance High Elves-, so I don't think people are that excited to rep for a neutral group, such as the Kirin Tor

As for why Blood Elves have blue yes, honestly I don't care; they always said that fel radiation would disappear with time, guess it did sooner rather than later.

Also there ARE blood elves with blue eyes tbh -one blacksmith and Astromancer Darnarian as well as some Sunreaver Frosthands during the Purge, so, they do exist-

I assumed the Fel radiation wearing off would lead into golden eyes (which were added in BfA), not blue eyes. They had blue eyes in the past because the Sunwell was a fount of pure Arcane energy, but now it's a source of Light energy.

I wonder how many of those NPCs you cited were supposed to have blue eyes, because my instinct tells me it was just an oversight from Blizzard.

It was actually never explained. I guess it's an option for players to fullfil their RP better. There are few theories made by community:

- elven eyes take color tied to power source they tap into. In the case of blue eyes, it would be most likely arcane
- restored Sunwell slowly cleanse blood elves of their fel taint, restoring their eyes to their uncorrupted form
- they are high elves who never tapped into fel and never got corrupted, but for some reason they decided to go Horde

Regarding the last example, there are some people who are after this fantasy, but I don't understand why exactly. Modern history of sin'dorei is all about accepting new path in order to survive. Horde elves were always defined by their pragmatism, not idealism. Not to mention that sin'dorei considered high elves disrespectful at best and traitors at worst. I can imagine that even if some high elf would like to rejoin Silvermoon, he/she would be pushed to accept new identity of sin'dorei to be welcomed back.

The funny thing is that Ion said, and I quote, "Blood elves have evolved past blue eyes" a short time before the reveal that Void elves would get fair skin options.

I mean, talk about a bait and switch lol.

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

I assumed the Fel radiation wearing off would lead into golden eyes (which were added in BfA), not blue eyes. They had blue eyes in the past because the Sunwell was a fount of pure Arcane energy, but now it's a source of Light energy.

IMO could have gone either way, since the Sunwell is both Light and Arcane, guess the thing is that gold appeared first and maybe because it cleansed the fel now the arcane blue can return.

I wonder how many of those NPCs you cited were supposed to have blue eyes, because my instinct tells me it was just an oversight from Blizzard.

Danuser stated there was a reason why the blacksmith had blue eyes, so we know there intentionality behind that one at least. Alas, they ARE in game, so we can't just dismiss them as bugs because they don't fit a narrative.

https://twitter.com/stevedanuser/sta...87595542433792

[elbleuet]

IMO could have gone either way, since the Sunwell is both Light and Arcane, guess the thing is that gold appeared first and maybe because it cleansed the fel now the arcane blue can return.

Danuser stated there was a reason why the blacksmith had blue eyes, so we know there intentionality behind that one at least. Alas, they ARE in game, so we can't just dismiss them as bugs because they don't fit a narrative.

https://twitter.com/stevedanuser/sta...87595542433792

There also are green eyed blood elves in some Alliance camps. Are blood elves part of it ? Just asking

[Vaedan]

The funny thing is that Ion said, and I quote, "Blood elves have evolved past blue eyes" a short time before the reveal that Void elves would get fair skin options.

I mean, talk about a bait and switch lol.

I guess there was some internal discussion on that matter between Ion's statement and their reveal of new customizations for blood and void elves. I feel that blue eyes for blood elves were actually kind of trade off for void elves getting fair skins... just imagine the outrage from blood elf fans if Blizzard announced new options for void elves and leaving blood elves with nothing new. To be honest, void elves got way more in this trade off, since eye color is just a detail, while skin colors make a big difference.

I actually don't really care that blood elves got blue eyes. For me, it's still blood elves, with history of mana tapping and use of fel and other pragmatic decisions they took in order to persevere. When it comes to eye colors, I'd be more happy if blood elves got orange and red eyes to more match their fiery theme. Siin'dorei fire mage or warlock would be pretty cool with orange/red eyes in my opinion, in the same way blood elf priests and paladin now use gold eyes.

[Rhlor]

There also are green eyed blood elves in some Alliance camps. Are blood elves part of it ? Just asking

blood elves in telogrus!

[Ardenaso]

There also are green eyed blood elves in some Alliance camps. Are blood elves part of it ? Just asking

yup Azara Goldenwing and Rovan Astalan

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- they are high elves who never tapped into fel and never got corrupted, but for some reason they decided to go Horde

Regarding the last example, there are some people who are after this fantasy, but I don't understand why exactly. Modern history of sin'dorei is all about accepting new path in order to survive. Horde elves were always defined by their pragmatism, not idealism. Not to mention that sin'dorei considered high elves disrespectful at best and traitors at worst. I can imagine that even if some high elf would like to rejoin Silvermoon, he/she would be pushed to accept new identity of sin'dorei to be welcomed back.

some neutral Dalarani civilians and/or some Highvale and at least some few 3-5 Allerians can return given if they didn't join the Silver Covenant or the 7th Legion

[shoc]

Actually I believe the Kirin Tor guardians are specifically High elves with blue eyes, not Blood elves, but oh well.

In fact I don't even understand why Blood elves have blue eyes now... what's that option supposed to represent? I don't remember seeing any Blood elf with blue eyes.

Because the effects of Fel affliction have worn off. Same reason they have yellow eyes now too. They are, and always have been High Elves. In MoP they were one treaty signature away from joining the Alliance if not for Jaina's purge of Dalaran. Even then though, they would have been Blood Elves in the Alliance - since the renaming of their people to Blood Elves was in remembrance of the genocide they suffered and not their relationship with other factions.