We will probably see a new Class during the Worldsoul Saga

[username993720]

Blademaster tease?

[Enrif]

looks like the standard dual weapon combat stance for the new ethereal models.

ethereal windwalking as blademasters would be a curveball.

[Nightshade711]

I am so hyped, the conditions are perfect for Ethereal race and class for Midnight, the way I see it they are queuing them up for the Midnight pre-order incentive. Lightforged and Void Elves were introduced in the last patch of Legion and were added in the BFA pre-patch as a pre-order incentive. And Demon Hunters similarly were released in the last month of WoD in the Legion pre-patch as a pre-order incentive too.

There's so much Ethereal art and concepts that work so perfectly with a new class. It's a perfect setup for a Tinker/Artificer spec, there's so many new examples of Ethereal magi-tech, including mechs, magi-tech weapons, magi-tech-alchemy, it's beautiful.

I agree. I think a Ethereal-based tech class would be great. It could be possible that we help them defeat Dimensius in 11.2, and in return they would come to Azeroth to aid us in repelling the void invasion on Azeroth - teaching us how to use the technology that defeated/weakened a void lord in the first place.

Also - Void Demon Hunters!! Let's gooo that would make a sick 3rd DH spec.

You know - now that I see the council (two of them representing the current specs and the third being void-based) could be a good lead-in to a third DH spec.
In theory, I could see blizzard expanding DHs out in Midnight (at a minimum to Void Elves) and adding a third DH spec instead of an entire new class.
But I'd be interested to see more about this council & how the void demon hunter uses void abilities.

[Ielenia]

even if they dont become playable theyre undeniably canon now

There's literally nothing about those demon hunters being void DHs.

All we know is that they're there. Nothing else. They could just be a group of regular DHs gone rogue who want something out of the manaforge.

[Nightshade711]

There's literally nothing about those demon hunters being void DHs.

All we know is that they're there. Nothing else. They could just be a group of regular DHs gone rogue who want something out of the manaforge.

I mean you look at the council, two of them represent current specs.

(Right is Havoc, left is Vengeance)

Then that leaves this guy:

Who currently wouldn't fit if that's the case.

It could be possible this would be used to set up a 3rd DH spec. But nothing has been datamined about them yet, so we'll have to see what abilities the void-looking one has.

[Ochinko]

Well with legion remix coming up aswell, introducing the third DH spec now could feel like some kind of homage to the class. Open up more classes and you're golden.

[Trazzle]

If that’s a shot of a raid/dungeon boss, could just be that, a NPC. We’ve had PLENTY of shaman and paladins as non standard races etc.

Secondly, personally, I could not give less ducks about our edgiest edge lords getting a new spec. DH but with voidy spells and effects… cool /shrug..

BUT I could totally see Blizz adding a void spec to DH to satiate the player bases interest in a new voidy class. I just hope if that’s what’s going on, please be a new DPS spec.

[username993720]

looks like the standard dual weapon combat stance for the new ethereal models.

ethereal windwalking as blademasters would be a curveball.

Looks kinda samurai-sh to me.

[Wyrt]

Eco-dome, mana forges, ethereals. Come on Blizzard, make the ethereals playable with Artificer as a class.

[PhaseThiefBlizzir]

My votes on void DH

[Eldryth]

I still think Void DH is a really weird thematic fit. Demon Hunters aren't Warlocks, who use whatever dark powers work- they've been very consistently defined by being fused with a demon, specifically. But even so, judging from the new raid fight, it definitely seems like they might go that direction anyway. Now that it's in the dungeon journal, the speculation that one is a Void DH and the others are based on the existing specs turned out to be right.


There's a few other interesting bosses in the new raid too, though. There's a "Forgeweaver" (I guess an Ethereal version of an Artificer) who uses sigils and technology (mostly Arcane Collectors, machines that harvest Arcane energy to attack you and fuel Dimensius), and a construct boss.

There's also a Soulbinder- I think the first non-Draenei one we've heard of. She also uses Arcane magic, but alongside soul manipulation. It sounds like they made her use technology too since the description talks about a "Soul Machine" (which I'd guess is the entire room you fight her in).

[Teriz]

That's quite the tease for a void-based DH spec.....

A 3rd DH spec would make sense, because it's kind of dumb that they have 2 specs where every other class at least has 3. DHs getting a void spec via Void Elves also makes sense. The abilities of that VE DH are pretty cool, and create a nice contrast versus the existing DH specs. I could definitely see them restructuring the class around this concept. This would also satisfy the desire for a void-based melee spec.

I would just hope that they somehow include Nightborne.

[Ielenia]

I mean you look at the council, two of them represent current specs.
https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/scree...g?maxWidth=900
(Right is Havoc, left is Vengeance)

Then that leaves this guy:
https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/scree...g?maxWidth=750
Who currently wouldn't fit if that's the case.

It could be possible this would be used to set up a 3rd DH spec. But nothing has been datamined about them yet, so we'll have to see what abilities the void-looking one has.

Let's be real: those two "representing current specs" is something, is that something confirmed by the developers, or just pure baseless player speculation based on wishful thinking because of a single image? Because, like I said, as far as I know, we have no information whatsoever about those demon hunters aside from "they're there".

[Eldryth]

Let's be real: those two "representing current specs" is something, is that something confirmed by the developers, or just pure baseless player speculation based on wishful thinking because of a single image? Because, like I said, as far as I know, we have no information whatsoever about those demon hunters aside from "they're there".

At this point, we have their dungeon journal entries. One uses Havoc abilities, one uses Vengeance abilities, and the third uses entirely new Void skills and has a Void meta form. It was speculation when that was posted, but it matched what we ended up getting.

[Nightshade711]

Let's be real: those two "representing current specs" is something, is that something confirmed by the developers, or just pure baseless player speculation based on wishful thinking because of a single image? Because, like I said, as far as I know, we have no information whatsoever about those demon hunters aside from "they're there".

Looking at the dungeon journal the other two are def representing the other two specs & has abilities from those specs. Where the third guy doesn't.
His metamorphosis model is 'unique' (but really just a havoc meta with void effects).

[Wyrt]

There's a few other interesting bosses in the new raid too, though. There's a "Forgeweaver" (I guess an Ethereal version of an Artificer) who uses sigils and technology (mostly Arcane Collectors, machines that harvest Arcane energy to attack you and fuel Dimensius), and a construct boss.

There's also a Soulbinder- I think the first non-Draenei one we've heard of. She also uses Arcane magic, but alongside soul manipulation. It sounds like they made her use technology too since the description talks about a "Soul Machine" (which I'd guess is the entire room you fight her in).

There were some troll Soulbinders too that bound souls to the stone golem things. Decidedly less tech-y than draenei Soulbinders binding souls to Vigilants or the Soul Machine of the ethereals.

[Teriz]

Hmmm there seems to be some quest line in 11.2 where the Illidari is trying to harness the power of the Void... Portergauge on X posted it;

https://x.com/Portergauge

[Eldryth]

Hmmm there seems to be some quest line in 11.2 where the Illidari is trying to harness the power of the Void... Portergauge on X posted it;

https://x.com/Portergauge

That's the name of the Void DH boss in question, so I guess there's a questline showing his corruption.

[Teriz]

That's the name of the Void DH boss in question, so I guess there's a questline showing his corruption.

Yeah, and keep in mind, Augmentation (and Evokers in general) got abilities from the raid boss Sarkareth.

[Wyrt]

Just give void demon hunters scythes so they can be full copies of FFXIV Reapers.