How to Build Illidan Stormrage in Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft

Choose Illidan’s Origins

For Illidan’s species, the guide recommends the Night Elf lineage. The expansion adds five elf lineages to the playable roster: Night Elf, Nightborne, High Elf, Blood Elf and Void Elf.

Night Elves gain Stealth proficiency at level 1 and can Hide as a Bonus Action in dim light or darkness. They receive Longstrider at level 3 and Pass Without Trace at level 5, with traits described as a stealth-focused take on the 2024 Wood Elf lineage.

For a background, the guide suggests Scribe, which provides +2 Dexterity, +1 Wisdom and the Skilled feat. Guide is another option, though its Magic Initiate (Druid) feat is presented as mostly flavorful and overlaps with the Night Elf’s Stealth proficiency.

Build Around Havoc

The new Demon Hunter is a Hero Class based on Ranger, and characters begin at level 3. Of its three specializations, Havoc is recommended for an Illidan-inspired character.

Havoc offers Weapon Mastery choices of Handaxes, Scimitars or Shortswords. The guide recommends a Scimitar alongside another preferred option, establishing the build’s weapon foundation. At level 1, the character replaces the Ranger’s Druidic Focus with a Demon Hunter Spellcasting Arcane Focus. At level 2, Deft Explorer offers WoW-related languages; the suggested choices are Darnassian and Eredun.

Pick Fighting Style And Spells

At level 2, the character gains the Ranger Fighting Style and access to the new Void Warrior option, which grants two Warlock cantrips. The guide suggests Void Hunter for cantrips such as Chill Touch or Eldritch Blast, or Defense for +1 AC.

Havoc grants Fel Rush at level 3 and Eye Beam at level 5. Blink becomes available at level 9, Fire Shield at level 13, and Conjure Volley at level 17.

Fel Rush increases speed by 30 feet and deals Fire damage to nearby characters. The provided description of Eye Beam is cut off, so its effect is not specified.

Fit Illidan Into A Campaign

Illidan is described as one of World of Warcraft’s most recognizable and powerful characters, known as its first Demon Hunter. His story involves betraying Azeroth’s trust to infiltrate and destroy the Burning Legion.

The guide characterizes him as a major anti-hero and says that makes him plausible in a team of heroes. It frames the build as an adaptation of his growth and rise, using official rules rather than relying heavily on homebrew.