Blood elf art

This page lists cards with card art depicting blood elves.

Lore

 * ''"We must put this behind us. We must enter a new chapter! And so I say to you that, as of this day, we are no longer ! In honor of the blood that was shed throughout this kingdom, in honor of the sacrifices of our brothers and sisters, our parents, and our children, in honor of ... as of this day we will take the name of our royal lineage! As of this day, we are sin'dorei! For !"
 * ''— proclaims the rise of the


 * ''The, or quel'dorei ("children of noble birth" in and "high elves" in ), are a race descended from the  night elves who left  and settled in the , founding Quel'Thalas.


 * ''The high elves were once a significant force on the continent, but in recent times their numbers have been dramatically reduced: almost 90% of their population was slaughtered during the . Following this, 90% of the surviving high elves changed their name to "" or sin'dorei (children of the blood in Thalassian) in remembrance of their fallen brethren, and no longer consider themselves high elven.

Infamous for their magical abilities and longstanding magic addiction, the blood elves are often considered cruel and superior. Like their capital of, blood elves often sport the characteristic colours of red and gold. Their eyes burn a neon green, a reminder of the demonic nature of their former power source. After the vast majority of their people were slain during the war with the, the nascent blood elves formed a bond with the undead, lead by their own former ranger-general of Silvermoon City, Sylvanas Windrunner, and were later inducted into the.

While most of the elves of Quel'Thalas took up the banner of the sin'dorei, a small portion did not. These few quel'dorei are the last of their kind, and many have since joined with the.