Summary

World of Warcraftrecently confirmed that Dracthyr will be able to choose other classes inThe War Within. While it likely won’t be right at launch,World of Warcraftfans can expect the race fromDragonflightto open up somewhere near the start of the expansion.

Dracthyr is currently the newestWorld of Warcraftrace, added inDragonflight. These shape-shifting creatures can currently only play Evoker – a dragon-themed class that can DPS and heal using the powers of the five dragonflights. With two different forms to customize, Dracthyr has the widest variety of character creation options ofany race inWorld of Warcraft.

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However, Dracthyr fans will soon be able to play their favorite race in a brand-new way. During a group interview at a recent content creator event tokick off theWorld of Warcraft: The War Withinalpha, game director Ion Hazzikostas confirmed plans to expand the classes available to Dracthyr sometime inThe War Within. He wasn’t able to give a timeframe, but according to the report by MrGM, who attended the summit, this change would likely take place in the early parts of the expansion. What’s more, Dracthyr will be able to freely fight in their draconic or visage forms while playing these other classes.

Dracthyr Can Pick Other Classes in WoW: The War Within

It remains to be seen what classes Dracthyr will have available to them, but recent trends can give players a pretty good guess. Right now, all classes except for Demon Hunter, Druid, Paladin, and Shaman are available to every race. Druid, Paladin, and Shaman would all require new assets, so access to these classes could go either way. They almost certainly won’t be able to be Demon Hunters, and Death Knights may require some explanation, but most other classes will definitely be available – especially considering theWorld of Warcraftrace already has voice lines for many of them.

The War Withinitself is also addingat least one new allied race toWorld of Warcraftin the form of the Earthen. These stone dwarves from Khaz’Algar will have access to every class except Demon Hunter, Druid, and Evoker, giving them a wide variety of options. As an Allied Race, players will likely have to unlock the ability to create Earthen characters after beatingThe War Within’s main campaign, so interested fans will have to wait and see what that unlock process looks like as the expansion releases.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight

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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.