Garrison followers

The following is a list of followers possible in the commander's garrison.

Several followers are characters the heroes have met throughout Warcraft's history, while some were created as references to real people in the Warcraft community. The followers interface only shows followers the player can recruit on through meeting, quests, or achievements, however hundreds of followers exist and can be recruited randomly through the tavern every week.

Quality, experience and item level
Followers are hired anywhere from level 90 to 100 and come in three quality levels:, , and. Experience is gained by running missions, and a set amount of XP is required to gain levels, as seen in the table to the right. Follower quality affects the number and quantity of active abilities and passive traits followers have. Uncommon followers have one ability and one trait, rare followers have one ability and two traits, and epic followers have two abilities and three traits.

When hired, followers have a slim chance of being upgraded from their nominal quality (much like quest rewards), but even if they don't proc the bonus, they can still gain quality points once they reach level 100. It takes 60,000 XP to upgrade from uncommon to rare quality, and 120,000 XP to upgrade from rare to epic quality.

At level 100, the follower UI shows the average equipped item level of followers, which starts at 600 and can be increased up to the cap of 655 (in Patch 6.1: 670). Followers can have their armor sets and weapons upgraded with special follower-only tokens, which can be as specific mission rewards, found in salvage at the Salvage Yard, or from work orders at the Dwarven Bunker (for Alliance) or War Mill (for Horde). Having those two buildings constructed is the best way to quickly increase follower item levels. See Armor Enhancement Token and Weapon Enhancement Token for a full list of follower upgrade items. In Patch 6.1, salvage crates will no longer drop follower armor and weapons (615/630/645), but will still drop armor and weapon upgrade tokens (+3/6/9).

In order to gain full experience and be effective, followers should be sent on missions that are designed for their level (or item level) or lower, as their abilities and traits will lose effectiveness and they will gain substantially less experience if they are sent on missions above their level. Once two level 100 followers reach item level thresholds (specifically: 615, 630, 645, and 660), higher item-level follower missions are unlocked. These work just like higher follower level missions in that followers need to have the required item level to be fully effective. The table below breaks down the requirements:

Abilities
Abilities are restricted by class. Each ability counters one of 9 possible threats. Followers can use each ability once per mission (for example, a follower with Recklessness and Taunt could counter one Timed Battle threat and one Wild Aggression threat on the same mission, but if a mission had two separate Timed Battle threats, countering both of them would require two separate followers with appropriate counters).

Traits
Traits provide various benefits, such as increased mission success chance in certain circumstances or increased mission rewards.

Some followers have special traits that must be recruited for certain jobs, such as the Bodyguard trait which allows a follower to accompany heroes throughout Draenor. Phylarch the Evergreen is an example of a follower that is unique in having the only Evergreen trait, which allows him to work in the lumber mill.

Increased success chance traits
Duplicate traits from multiple followers stack with each other.

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 * Racial Preference (Alliance)
 * Ally of Argus
 * Canine Companion
 * Child of the Moon
 * Dwarvenborn
 * Gnome-Lover
 * Humanist


 * Slayer
 * Apex Predatorb
 * Beastslayer
 * Demonslayer
 * Furyslayer
 * Gronnslayer
 * Ogreslayer
 * Orcslayer
 * Primalslayer
 * Talonslayer

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 * Racial Preference (Horde)
 * Death Fascination
 * Child of Draenor
 * Economist
 * Elvenkind
 * Totemist
 * Voodoo Zealot


 * Environment
 * Cave Dweller
 * Cold-Blooded
 * Guerilla Fighter
 * Marshwalker
 * Mountaineer
 * Naturalist
 * Plainsrunner
 * Wastelander

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 * Racial Preference (Neutral)
 * Brew Aficionado
 * Bird Watchera
 * Mechano Affictionadoa
 * Ogre Buddya
 * Wildlinga


 * Mission Duration
 * Burst of Power
 * High Stamina


 * Other bonuses
 * Combat Experienceb
 * Demonic Knowledgeb
 * Master Assassinb
 * Mentorb (incorrectly categorized as increased rewards)

a: Trait is granted by a book (Guide to Arakkoa Relations, Grease Monkey Guide, Ogre Buddy Handbook, Winning with Wildlings)

b: Trait is exclusive to a single follower (Blook,, Harrison Jones, , Pallas)

Increased rewards traits

 * Apexis Attenuation
 * Extra Training
 * Fast Learner
 * Hearthstone Pro (gained from Hearthstone Strategy Guide)
 * Greasemonkey
 * Scavenger
 * Extreme Scavenger
 * Treasure Hunter (replaced by Extreme Scavenger in patch 7.0.3)

Special traits

 * Epic Mount (Mission Duration)
 * Dancer (Threat Counter; gained from Supreme Manual of Dance)

Profession traits
Some followers are guaranteed traits that make them suitable for employment in specific garrison buildings (after the building is upgraded to level 2). Other followers can randomly acquire these traits (except for bodyguard, Angler and Evergreen, which are special).

Normal upgrades
The following items increase the armor level of a follower by a specific amount, up to 675.
 * Armor Enhancement Token - Can be one of the following:
 * Braced Armor Enhancement (+3)
 * Fortified Armor Enhancement (+6)
 * Heavily Reinforced Armor Enhancement (+9)
 * Frozen Arms of a Hero (+50)

Pre-set levels
The following items increase the armor level of a follower to the armor level listed.
 * War Ravaged Armor Set (615)
 * Blackrock Armor Set (630)
 * Goredrenched Armor Set (645)

Normal upgrades
The following items increase the weapon level of a follower by a specific amount, up to 675.
 * Weapon Enhancement Token - Can be one of the following:
 * Balanced Weapon Enhancement (+3)
 * Striking Weapon Enhancement (+6)
 * Power Overrun Weapon Enhancement (+9)
 * Frozen Arms of a Hero (+50)

Pre-set levels
The following items increase the weapon level of a follower to the armor level listed.
 * War Ravaged Weaponry (615)
 * Blackrock Weaponry (630)
 * Goredrenched Weaponry (645)
 * Sanketsu (655)

Follower quality upgrade

 * The Blademaster's Necklace - Upgrades a follower to Epic quality.

Follower Weapons
Followers recruited from Headhunter's Harvest will change weapons as their item level increases.

Trivia

 * During the Third invasion of the Burning Legion, a great deal of followers can be seen outside of.
 * Millhouse Manastorm and Archmage Vargoth became champions of the Tirisgarde, and Thisalee Crow became a champion of the Cenarion Circle.
 * Meatball became a brawler in the Brawler's Guild yet again, and can be recruited as a champion by any Class Order.
 * Several followers appear in Stormwind Harbor and the Dranosh'ar Blockade during the quest To Be Prepared.
 * Circles of followers can be seen watching a duel between two other followers (Kiruud the Relentless against Seona Fireweaver for Alliance, and Annix Strifesprocket against Marius Sunshard for Horde), and can be asked for a duel themselves.
 * In Stormwind Harbor, these include Ramall Trueoak, Tessa Wybroff, Audra Stoneshield, Ciarra Neil, Navea the Purifier, Kihra, Antone Sula, Bridgette Hicks, Rorin Rivershade, Haagios, Fen Cinderpaw, Zelena Moonbreak, Eunna Young, Fingall Flamehammer, Lightshielder Baetrix, Niall Frostdrift, Kymba Quickwidget, Arctic Whitemace, Stormsinger Taalos, and Loranea.
 * In the Dranosh'ar Blockade, these include Neejala, Maska, Faala, Handel Shadereaver, Aila Dourblade, Dawn Mercurus, Arienne Black, Argonis Solheart, Shappa, Arcanist Druk'rog, Yaalo, Lonan, Utona Wolfeye, Karn Steelhoof, Pinkee Rizzo, Omril Keenedge, Sahale, Taela Shatterborne, and Rizza Brassrokkit.
 * Matthew Deyling is giving a lecture on several different classes of demons to Alliance Recruits, with Esmund Brightshield and Bloodrose conjuring images of them.
 * Len-Shu, Su-Lai Snowpetal, and Haomi are seen both preparing and eating the food prepared for outgoing Alliance adventurers.
 * Voraatios the Benedictive, Bemora and Loranea (who oddly appears in the dueling ring as well) are preparing light-infused crystals for the Alliance adventurers' weapons.
 * Alasdair Whitepeak, Kinndy Brightsocket, Doc Lightspanner, and Brother Zuo (a Horde follower previously) can be seen blessing bandages for the Alliance.
 * Lorcan Flintedge is found on Captain Angelica's departing battleship.
 * Mojo'kai, Sulaka, Rakkaha and Ja'kala are seen preparing Extra Thick Mojo in a cauldron for Horde soldiers.
 * Seleria Dawncaller, Merhean Sunfall and Lan'veros Furybrand are preparing Sun Spheres for the Horde adventurers' weapons.
 * Randomly selected followers can be seen as Weary-Eyed Mourners paying respects to the deceased King Varian Wrynn following the Battle for the Broken Shore, including Temura Ence, Malden, Yumanis Oakengrip, and Fargo Flintlocke.
 * Soulare of Andorhal moved to Lion's Rest in Stormwind City.
 * Anaeli, Lee Olesky, Kew Wyldheart, Noreen Trueflint, Abigail Wilson, Rumelda Bloodslur, and Dark Ranger Velonara all joined the Unseen Path and can be located at Trueshot Lodge.
 * Mina Kunis, Yiska, Sprynt Starkflange, and Gakkiz Blusterblast journeyed to the Temple of Five Dawns on the Wandering Isle to join the Order of the Broken Temple
 * Gravy joined the Earthen Ring, and can occasionally be seen roasting sausages in the Heart of Azeroth.
 * While she herself does not appear, Caelvana Duskwalker's footpads appear as a legendary item.