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Are New Race Options for Paladins Coming in Midnight?
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12.12.2025 um 10:15
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Midnight sees the return of existing Night Elf, Void Elf, and Kul Tiran paladins -- but will players be able to play these combos soon?
WARNING: Midnight spoilers in this post!
Returning Paladin Characters
At the start of Midnight's story, we join paladins and priests from across Azeroth as they defend the Sunwell against Xal'atath and her Void army. This group has many of our usual suspects, with priest and paladin trainers from the capitol cities joined by notable major characters like Lady Liadrin, Turalyon, and Anduin Wrynn. Amidst the army of Light wielders, however, there are also a few very interesting faces returning to the spotlight -- paladins from races who do not have them as a player option.
Most notable of these is
Delas Moonfang
, a Priestess of the Moon who joined the Order of the Silver Hand to become a Night Elf Paladin during their order hall campaign in Legion. We also journeyed with her to meet her ancestral ghosts, who were also presented as Night Elf paladins. In Midnight, she shows up with a totally new armor set befitting her night elf culture, but also making her quite distinct from the typical ranged priestesses we see.
Long have I followed the path of the Light, and for many years I studied under the Priestesses of the Moon. Yet, I have always felt my education incomplete, and a yearning to know more.
When I walked into these halls, I finally felt a spark of what was missing. I believe that a new path lies before me.
I wish to become a paladin of the Silver Hand. Will you allow me to join you?
Also returning is
Hadwin
, a Kul Tiran paladin that we met during Dragonflight. Originally born in Drustvar, Hadwin felt a calling to the Light that led him to join the Silver Hand, and eventually become a member of the reformed Tyr's Guard. Despite coming from a culture like Kul Tiras with a religious background worshipping their mysterious Tidemother, Hadwin wields the Light in a more traditional sense during our quests with him, making him very distinctly a Paladin.
My dad wanted me to join the navy, and my mum hoped I'd be a tidepriest. But I'm cracking good at swinging a blunt object, if I do say so myself, and got on with the Order of Embers when Lady Waycrest asked for volunteers to fight witches in Drustvar.
But strange as it seems, I started to feel a connection to the Light working as an Inquisitor. I can't explain it. I worship the Tidemother! It caused me to seek out the Silver Hand and train as a paladin. But even then I wasn't satisfied. I came to the Dragon Isles to forge my own path and follow my own code, righting wrongs wherever I found them.
Travard and Koranos found me, and the rest is history.
Less notable in main story quests than the other two,
Aeonara Dawnshade
was introduced in the prologue patch for The War Within. During our brief visit to Telogrus, we meet a number of new void elf characters, including the iconic Lady Darkglen and a few former blood elves from TBC Silvermoon. Among those new faces is Aeonara, sporting the title "Wielder of the Eclipse" and later seen with paladin abilities like Consecration when Telogrus comes under attack by the Shadowguard.
Some look out into the night sky and see only darkness. But that is the only time the stars can shine.
So too is it for the ren'dorei. Our greatness comes from the fact that even within the darkest of shadows, we can still find ourselves.
Paladin Chargers for Void Elves and Kul Tirans
The mere presence of these NPCs likely would not be enough for speculation. After all, in an army of paladins from all previous expansions, it makes sense for even lesser known oddities like these three to show up.
In addition to these cameos, we also have some very conspicuous new spells: Chargers themed after Void Elves and Kul Tirans.
These spells are classified as Paladin spells, and contain the modifications for their various talent options like
Hoch zu Ross
and
Göttliche Sporen
. They do use existing mount models, however, and are very clearly coordinated to Aeonara and Hadwin's respective backstories.
These spells might just be for NPCs, but the amount of integration they have into the Paladin talent tree is certainly interesting. It wouldn't be the first time we've seen Blizzard teasing upcoming class features, as seen with
Devourer Demon Hunters and Augmentation Evokers
.
Other Unavailable Paladin Races
These NPCs in Midnight aren't the only time we've seen non-playable paladins either. Dating back even to Naxxramas in vanilla WoW, we have had undead like Zeliek wielding the Light in spite of their affliction. The appearance of undead paladins continued in Cataclysm when many Scarlet Crusaders were raised into undeath, complete with Judgment tier sets.
We've also seen these kinds of unique combinations in Hearthstone, where Gnomes and Worgen have paladin characters dating back to 2019. Hearthstone obviously acts as an alternate-universe twist on many canonical WoW storylines, but their inclusions are played very straight in their respective expansions.
Commander Rhyssa and the Lightfang Enforcer cards.
We even saw the addition of a Gnome Paladin hero portrait to Hearthstone's most recent expansion with none other than their leader, Gelbin Mekkatorque. While the premise is about a far-future Gnomeregan embracing the Light under the guidance of Gelbin's mechanical form, he is also shown alongside an army of mechanized gnome paladins.
While they don't have explicit instances of Paladin characters, we've seen groups like the trolls and orcs gain more affinity for the Light in recent years. In Dragonflight, we saw the orcs gain playable Priests for the first time. Through the connection to the 'elements within' as contrast to their typical Shaman practices, the mag'har seer Nakha was able to call upon the Light to become a Lok'osh: an orc priest. With the combination of the militaristic culture of the Orcs and the tendency for Shamans to engage in melee combat, it would be quite easy to justify an extension of the Lok'osh into player Paladin options.
Likewise, the Zandalari trolls have paladins through the worship of the loa Rezan -- a loa whose essence now resides inside of Vol'jin, former chieftain of the playable Darkspear trolls. When Vol'jin inevitably returns from his slumber in Ardenweald, it seems likely that his status as a loa will bring change to the Darkspear and their customs.
Winter Queen says: Intriguing... a mortal soul entwined with the essence of a loa.
Winter Queen says: I cannot say what fate will befall you, Vol'jin of the Darkspear. But I offer you this chance to one day be reborn anew.
Spirit of Vol'jin says: I be deeply honored, ya majesty. Champion, thank ya for all ya done for me... in life, and in death.
Spirit of Vol'jin says: Looks like ol' Vol'jin be startin' a new hunt... after I be gettin' some rest.
Despite being one of WoW's most iconic classes for over 20 years, Paladin continues to have some of the most restricted race options. Midnight is shaping up to be the ultimate spotlight for Paladin lore, and there is perhaps no better time than now to expand its options to the rest of the roster.
Do you think these NPC spells and appearances are a hint at a future patch reveal? What race would you most like to see gain Paladins as a class option? Let us know!
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