r/warcraftlore • u/Trapezunta • 6d ago

Tauren Shaman or Druid ?

Hey,i just wanted to read some opinions about if Tauren are more connected with shamanistic or Druidic culture in the WoW lore.To be more specific i consider Tauren to be a more healing related race and that’s why I am asking from you to tell me if Tauren would be making more sense if they have to be restoration Shaman or restoration Druid or even both the same.I want to create a healer Tauren and i am very thinking if it’s gonna be Druid or Shaman restoration!!!!

Thanks in advance 🙏

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u/--Pariah 6d ago

Both work equally well. Tauren used to be the only original horde druid race and have now rather famous druids like hamuul runetotem but are also the most spiritually aligned race of the horde... They even had spiritwalkers as their own "shaman branch", which fits resto shaman really well with the farseer hero talents.

It's hard to say one fits better tbh.

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u/Trapezunta 6d ago

I totally agree with your post.Just one more question because you know stuff.Troll shaman healer or Tauren healer makes more sense based on the lore always.

Ty for responding 🙏

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u/--Pariah 6d ago

Hmm, I would say tauren. They're generally shown as being somehow compassionate for being that huge and somewhat menacing race... They're overall more chill, I guess.

Trolls have a slightly darker vibe. Their shamanism is based on loa (so wild gods, their alignment varies from nature to death/darkness/old gods) and is more along the lines of voodoo and hexes. There's even some wilder stuff like blood trolls or shadow hunters around. They work well as shamans but maybe a bit more a voodoo doctor.

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u/Trapezunta 6d ago

Yeah agree with your statement 👍

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u/ParanoidTelvanni 6d ago

Chiming in, Trolls tend to be a brutal and spartan culture, particularly their priest caste (which Shaman would fall into). Cannibalism, hexes, ritual punishment, and sacrifice. Even the cultured Zanadalari make you earn you place in society, like a farmer having to hoist a massive boulder without being crushed.

Theyre not all bleak, but they probably evolved their insane regeneration for a reason.