Aberration

For the worgen racial, see [Aberration]. For the mob found in Blackwing Descent, see Aberration (mob).

Aberrations describe a wide range of creatures. Many are related to the Void or the Old Gods, but not all. Previously, many of these were uncategorized, while others like voidwalkers were commonly categorized as demons.

While aberration is often used to describe a few specific races with similar characteristics, it does not mean that they are related or share any traits.

In World of Warcraft

This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

The aberration category was added in Patch 5.1. Primarily uncategorized creatures were retroactively changed to aberrations, but has since become the primary category of voidwalkers and similar creatures.

Besides various consistent categories (See below), aberrations include many unique creatures, such as Durumu and Il'gynoth.

Creatures named aberrations in the game are not always categorized as such, and more often than not are actually other types of creatures like undead or elemental, such as Mindless Aberration and Arcane Aberration.

Characteristics

• Most cannot be skinned.
  • A few select aberrations can be skinned.
• Capable of being banished by warlocks.
  • Could previously be feared by paladins.
• Like uncategorized creatures, aberrations cannot be tracked.

List of known aberrations

• Beastman
• Beholder
  • Beholder eye
  • Enchanted oculus
• Blood abomination
• Living fel wolf
• Fleshbeasts
• Haunt
• Oozes
  • Amber oozes
  • Black oozes
  • Blood oozes
  • Brown oozes
  • Fire oozes
  • Void oozes
  • Maldraxxus slimes
    • Plague House remnant
    • Animated flesh
  • Maw Stygian Slimes
  • Revendreth Filth Slimes
    • Amalgamation of Filth
• Psyfiend
• Tentacles
  • Eye stalks
  • Tentacles with a mouth
• Void beings
  • Void god
  • Void lord
    •  Old god
      • Faceless ones
        • C'Thrax
        • K'thir
      • Forgotten one
      • Maw creature
      • Merciless one
      • Sha
  • Void revenant
  • Void wolf
  • Voidcaller
  • Voidwalker
  • Voidwraith
• Wicker contructs
  • Wicker beast
  • Wicker behemoth
  • Wicker brute
  • Wicker men
• Devourers
• Memories
• Manifestations
• Maw Aberrations
  • Stygian Manifestations
  • Congealed Torment
  • Sorrowful Shade
  • Undulating Anomaly

In the RPG

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

An aberration has a bizarre anatomy, strange abilities, an alien mindset, or any combination of the three. They all eat, breathe and sleep. Aberrations can also be either ghostly, skeletal or withered.

Forgotten ones, nerubians, nerubian spiderlords, silithid and spiderling swarms are all aberrations.

Notes

• Despite nerubians being repeatedly called aberrations in the Warcraft RPG, still-living nerubians are consistently uncategorized, whereas the undead variant is classified as undead in World of Warcraft.
• In garrison missions, Aberration is an enemy type describing "creatures of the Void". It can be countered by the traits Voidslayer and Apex Predator.

Patch changes

• Patch 5.1.0 (2012-11-27): Aberration is now used as a classification, alongside others like Humanoid, Beast, Undead, etc.