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 Draenor 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[]

Follower experience
Level	XP
91	400
92	800
93	1,200
94	1,600
95	2,000
96	3,000
97	3,500
98	4,000
99	5,400
100	6,000
Rare	60,000
Epic	120,000

Followers are hired anywhere from level 90 to 100 and come in three quality levels: uncommon, rare, and epic. 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:

Levels and missions
Level	Item level	XP	Effective	Other notes
≥ +1	≥ +1	100%	Yes	Mission success > 100% = bonus XP
0	0	100%	Yes
-1 – -2	-1 – -14	50%	Partially	Abilities/traits worth less success chance
≤ -3	≤ -15	10%	No

Abilities and traits[]

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).

Threat	Counters
Threat
Danger Zones	-	Dash	Disengage	Blink	Roll	-	Leap of Faith	Sprint	Ghost Wolf	-	Heroic Leap
Deadly Minions	-	Entangling Roots	Freezing Trap	Polymorph	Paralysis	Repentance	Dominate Mind	Sap	Hex	Fear	-
Group Damage	-	Wild Growth	-	-	Chi Wave	Holy Radiance	Prayer of Healing	-	Chain Heal	Drain Life	-
Magic Debuff	Anti-Magic Shell	Nature's Cure	-	-	Detox	Cleanse	Dispel Magic	-	Purify Spirit	Singe Magic	-
Massive Strike	Bone Shield	Barkskin	Deterrance	Ice Block	Guard	Divine Shield	-	Evasion	-	Unending Resolve	Shield Wall
Minion Swarms	Death and Decay	Hurricane	Multi-Shot	Blizzard	-	Divine Storm	Mind Sear	Fan of Knives	Chain Lightning	Rain of Fire	Cleave
Powerful Spell	Mind Freeze	-	Counter Shot	Counterspell	Spear Hand Strike	Rebuke	-	Kick	Wind Shear	Spell Lock	Pummel
Timed Battle	Empower Rune Weapon	Berserk / Celestial Alignment / Innervate	Rapid Fire	Conjure Food / Time Warp	Energizing Brew / Mana Tea	Avenigng Wrath / Divine Plea	Shadowfiend	Marked for Death	Ascendance / Water Shield	Metamorphosis / Summon Infernal	Recklessness
Wild Aggression	Dark Command	Growl	Feign Death	-	Provoke	Reckoning	-	-	-	-	Taunt

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.

Racial Preference (Alliance)
- Ally of Argus
- Canine Companion
- Child of the Moon
- Dwarvenborn
- Gnome-Lover
- Humanist
Slayer
- Apex Predator^b
- Beastslayer
- Demonslayer
- Furyslayer
- Gronnslayer
- Ogreslayer
- Orcslayer
- Primalslayer
- Talonslayer
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
Racial Preference (Neutral)
- Brew Aficionado
- Bird Watcher^a
- Mechano Affictionado^a
- Ogre Buddy^a
- Wildling^a
Mission Duration
- Burst of Power
- High Stamina
Other bonuses
- Combat Experience^b
- Demonic Knowledge^b
- Master Assassin^b
- Mentor^b (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, Garona Halforcen, Harrison Jones, Oronok Torn-heart, 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).

Trait	Followers guaranteed to have it
Alchemy	Bruma Swiftstone Mulverick
Blacksmithing	Weaponsmith Na'Shra Rulkan
Enchanting	Ahm
Engineering	Kimzee Pinchwhistle Apprentice Artificer Andren
Herbalism	Shadow Hunter Rala Fiona
Inscription	Benjamin Gibb Admiral Taylor
Jewelcrafting	Olin Umberhide Artificer Romuul
Leatherworking	Ka'la Shelly Hamby
Mining	Lantresor of the Blade
Skinning	Goldmane the Skinner Dark Ranger Velonara Hulda Shadowblade
Tailoring	Pleasure-Bot 8000
Evergreen (Lumber Mill)	Exclusive to Phylarch the Evergreen, not available as a random trait
Angler	Exclusive to Nat Pagle, not available as a random trait
Bodyguard (Barracks)	Defender Illona Delvar Ironfist Aeda Brightdawn Vivianne Leorajh Talonpriest Ishaal Tormmok

List of followers[]

Follower upgrades[]

Armor item-level[]

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.

Weapon item-level[]

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.

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.

Class	Starting gear	Item Level 615	Item Level 630	Item Level 645
Blood Death Knight	[Darksteel Bastard Sword]	-	-	[Vengeful Gladiator's Greatsword]
Frost Death Knight	-	-	-	[Grievous Gladiator's Slicer] + [Tyrannical Gladiator's Slicer]
Unholy Death Knight	[Blackrock Champion's Axe]	-	-	[Shin'ka, Execution of Dominion]
Balance Druid	[Soul-Drain Dagger] + [Witch's Finger]	[Elementium Shank] + [Battle Tome]	[Warp Splinter's Thorn] + [Orb of the First Satyrs]	[Alysra's Razor] + [Ledger of Revolting Rituals]
Feral Druid	[Ursol's Claw]	[Anguish]	[Fandral's Flamescythe]	[Spire of Scarlet Pain]
Guardian Druid	[Wildfury Greatstaff]	[Mag'hari Chieftain's Staff]	[Thornwood Staff]	[Cataclysmic Gladiator's Staff]
Restoration Druid	[Ironbark Staff]	[Jinyu Meditation Staff]	[Jaina's Staff]	[Spire of Withering Dreams]
Beast Mastery Hunter
Marksmanship Hunter
Survival Hunter
Arcane Mage	[Flaming Quartz Staff]	-	[Nibelung]	[Visage of the Destroyer]
Fire Mage	[Thaumaturgist Staff]	[Brutal Gladiator's War Staff]	[Funeral Pyre]	[Ti'tahk, the Steps of Time]
Frost Mage	[Cold-Forged Shank] + [Raincaller Scepter]	[Light Earthforged Blade] + [Orb of the Soul-Eater]	[Keleseth's Blade of Evocation] + [Accursed Spine]	[Frozen Bonespike] + [Cataclysmic Gladiator's Endgame]
Brewmaster Monk	[Novice's Staff]	[Faded Forest Combat Staff]	[Silvery Sylvan Stave]	[Jalak's Maelstrom Staff]
Mistweaver Monk	[Jinyu Divining Rod]	[Rain Poppy Staff]	[Ruthless Gladiator's Energy Staff]	[Kor'kron Spire of Supremacy]
Windwalker Monk	[Sporeling Claw]	-	-	[Amun-Thoth, Sul's Spiritrending Talons]
Holy Paladin	[Scepter of the Unholy] + [Light's Shield]	[Mastersmith's Hammer] + [Templar Shield]	[War Mace of Unrequited Love] + [Bastion of Purity]	[Valius, Gavel of the Lightbringer] + [Norushen's Enigmatic Barrier]
Protection Paladin	[Sturdy Cobalt Quickblade] + [Bioluminescent Buckler]	[Honor's Call] + [Dreadmaul Shield]	[Crusader's Glory] + [Tortos' Discarded Shell]	[Quel'Delar, Lens of the Mind] + [Cataclysmic Gladiator's Barrier]
Retribution Paladin	[Destiny]	[Steelspark Greatsword]	[Quel'Delar, Might of the Faithful]	[Greatsword of Frozen Hells]
Discipline Priest	[Silvermoon War-Mace] + [Lunar Sphere]	[Blesswind Hammer] + [Consecrated Scepter]	[Ice Spire Scepter] + [Star-Heart Lamp]	[Valius, Gavel of the Lightbringer] + [Tornado-Summoning Censer]
Holy Priest
Shadow Priest	[Rod of the Void Caller]	[Crystalfire Staff]	[Enlightenment]	[Spire of Scarlet Pain]
Assassination Rogue	[Syndicate Dagger] + [Kobold Sticker]
Combat Rogue
Subtlety Rogue
Elemental Shaman	[Blade of the New Moon] + [Bloodspattered Shield]	[Brainsplinter] + [Zulian Swirling Shield]	[Electrowing Dagger] + [Blackhorn's Mighty Bulwark]
Enhancement Shaman
Restoration Shaman	[Tuning Knife] + [Kamagua Shield]	[Haunting Call] + [Yaungol Battle Barrier]	[Midnight Sun] + [Elementium Stormshield]	[Cataclysmic Gladiator's Shanker] + [Tyrannical Gladiator's Shield Wall]
Affliction Warlock
Demonology Warlock
Destruction Warlock
Arms Warrior
Fury Warrior
Protection Warrior