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- This article is about the playable race. For the Zandalari troll lore, see Zandalari troll.
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Character classes | Druid, Hunter, Mage, Monk, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warrior, Death Knight, Warlock |
Main language | Zandali |
Secondary language | Orcish |
Starting zone | Dazar'alor, Zuldazar |
Racial leader | Talanji |
Capital | Dazar'alor |
Racial mount | [Zandalari Direhorn] |
The Zandalari trolls are one of the playable Horde allied races in World of Warcraft, introduced in Battle for Azeroth. They are the progenitors of all trollkind, and as such rule an ancient, powerful empire upon the South Seas, after which they name themselves.
Talanji is their queen, and she rules from atop their capital, Dazar'alor. Whilst the Zandalari do ride raptors much like their Darkspear cousins, the preferred racial mount appears to be the Direhorn. As the original trolls, Zandalari speak the language of all their kind, Zandali, which is appropriately named after them. Orcish is also known as a secondary language.
Background[]
- Main article: Zandalari troll#History
Race preview[]
Descended from the first troll tribes, the Zandalari are an ancient kingdom steeped in ritual and superstition. Their warriors ride mighty dinosaurs into battle, and they possess one of the most formidable fleets in the known world. But as enemies encroach upon the borders of Zuldazar, unrest within the king's council threatens to topple the empire. If the heroes of the Horde can return stability to Zandalar, they would gain a powerful new ally.[1]
Creation screen description[]
The Zandalari are a proud people whose origins date back to the early days of Azeroth's history. Their fierce warriors ride dinosaurs into battle, and they possess one of the most formidable naval fleets in the known world.
Opening cutscene[]
Queen Talanji: De Zandalari have ruled dis land for thousands of years. With de loa's blessing, our sacred blades and mighty ships commanded de seas. But over time, our empire grew stagnant. We stood alone. Threats from without and within rose up to challenge us.. to test our faith. Now, I am queen. And together with de Horde, we take our rightful place among de great kingdoms of Azeroth. Zandalar forever!
Appearance[]
- Main article: Zandalari troll#Appearance & traits
Unlocking[]
In order to unlock the ability to play as Zandalari trolls, players must have a level 40 Horde character and complete the following recruitment questline:
- [40-70] A Royal Occasion
- [40-70] A Queen's Entourage
- [40-70] The Rite of Kings and Queens
- [40-70] The Instigator Among Us & [40-70] Quelling the Masses
- [40-70] Talanji's Mercy & [40-70] Heresy! & [40-70] Breaking the Faith
- [40-70] The New Zanchuli Council
- [40-70] The Council Has Spoken
- [40-70] Gaze of the Loa
- [40-70] Gaze of the Loa: Krag'wa
- [40-70] Gaze of the Loa: Gonk
- [40-70] Gaze of the Loa: Pa'ku
- [40-70] Gaze of the Loa: Bwonsamdi
- [40-70] Queen of the Zandalari
- [40-70] Allegiance of the Zandalari
Character[]
Racial traits[]
[City of Gold] - Passive |
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Loot additional coins from monsters. |
[Embrace of the Loa] - Active - 5 day cooldown |
Pray to a Loa and gain their favor. |
[Pterrordax Swoop] - Active - 15 min cooldown |
Can whistle up a Pterrordax to glide you to the ground. |
[Regeneratin'] - Active - 2.5 min cooldown |
Concentrate to heal quickly over a short time. |
Classes[]
Quotes[]
- Main articles: Jokes#Zandalari troll male, Jokes#Zandalari troll female
- Main articles: Flirt#Zandalari troll male, Flirt#Zandalari troll female
Notes and trivia[]
- With the exception of some custom animations such as spell casting, the females use jungle troll animations.
- The Zandalari troll model is a modified jungle troll model.[2]
- Due to their connection with the dinosaur loa, Zandalari druids use a raptor for [Travel Form], a pterrordax for [Flight Form], a humanoid pterrordax for [Moonkin Form], an ankylodon for [Bear Form], and a sabertusk for [Cat Form]. Their [Aquatic Form] appears to be a cross between a shark and a mosasaurus.
- Zandalari hunters begin with a direhorn pet without having to acquire the [Ancient Tome of Dinomancy].
- Zandalari were originally announced as an allied race at BlizzCon 2017, at which point the developers' intention was to make them available alongside Dark Iron dwarves at the release of Battle for Azeroth. At the time, the team did not believe they would be able to make Kul Tiran humans playable due to the art workload involved. However, as the development of the expansion progressed, the developers increasingly felt that since the main story of 8.0 revolved around befriending the Zandalari and Kul Tirans, making both races playable was what the story deserved. They realized they could make Kul Tirans an allied race if they stretched, but it wasn't going to be able to happen until patch 8.1.5. Once this was settled, it made the most sense from a story standpoint to pair the Kul Tirans with Zandalari. Thus, the Zandalari allied race was moved back until 8.1.5 so they could be released alongside Kul Tirans, while Mag'har orcs (the Horde allied race originally planned for 8.1.5) were moved forward to 8.0 as the Horde equivalent to Dark Irons.[3]
- On the PTR, their racial description originally read: Descended from the first troll tribes, the Zandalari are an ancient kingdom steeped in ritual and superstition. Their warriors ride mighty dinosaurs into battle, and they possess one of the most formidable fleets in the known world. But as enemies encroach upon the borders of Zuldazar, unrest within the king's council threatens to topple the empire. If the heroes of the Horde can return stability to Zandalar, they would gain a powerful new ally.[4]
- Playable Zandalari Trolls start out at Honored with the Zandalari Empire.
- Prior to the removal of reputation and achievement requirements to unlock allied races, unlocking Zandalari required Exalted reputation with the Zandalari Empire and the achievements [Zandalar Forever!] and [Tides of Vengeance].
- Although the combination was shown on a presentation during BlizzCon 2018, playable Zandalari could initially not be warlocks, since the Zandalari do not have a connection to fel magic.[5] Despite this, several Zandalari characters in-game do use warlock abilities (including Apprentice Valin'ini, Atal'zul Zealots, Innkeeper Rakakan, Quartermaster Boonzali, Shadra Betrayers, Witchdoctor Yoksa, the Zandalari Overlord, and Za'roco the Grifter). Playable Zandalari gained access to warlocks alongside all other races in patch 10.1.5.
Gallery[]
At BlizzCon 2018.
Patch changes[]
- Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11):
- Zandalari trolls now have access to the warlock class.
- No longer requires [Zandalar Forever!] and [Tides of Vengeance] to unlock.
- Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): No longer requires Exalted with Zandalari Empire to unlock.
- Patch 8.3.0 (2020-01-14): Zandalari trolls now have access to the death knight class.
- Patch 8.1.5 (2019-03-12): Added.
References[]
- ^ BOLSTER YOUR RANKS: COMING IN TIDES OF VENGEANCE (2019-02-13).
- ^ World of Warcraft 2017-11-18. Lost Codex BlizzCon Interview- November 18, 2017. YouTube. Retrieved on 2017-11-18.
- ^ World of Warcraft 2019-01-24. Live Developer Q&A with Ion Hazzikostas- January 24, 2019. YouTube. Retrieved on 2018-01-25.
- ^ MMO-Champion - Wintergrasp Play With The Blues, Patch 8.1.5 PTR - Build 29418
- ^ Ythisens 2018-11-06. Zandalari & Kul Tiran Allied Race Update. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved on 2018-11-07.
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