Races of the Legion

The Burning Legion, for all it's strength and destructive power, is not made up of one particular race of demons. Rather, due to the works of Sargeras and later Kil'jaeden, the Legion is compromised of many different races, all of which contribute to the Legion in one form or another. Some demons are considered to be expendable fodder, soldiers to be used to destroy an opponent en-mass. Other demons are valued as strategists or generals.

There are a total of nineteen known demonic races that make up the bulk of the Legion's forces. This does not include the races that have formed into demonic cults such as the Shadow Council which would, if counted, bump the number of races within the Burning Legion up to twenty-nine.

Dark Titan
Dark Titans are members of the Titan race who have since become corrupted in their purpose and have turned on their brothers and sisters within the Pantheon. The most powerful of the Legion's races, these hulking beings are capable of great destruction, but due to the Legion's inability to corrupt the Titan race at will, the number of Dark Titans within the Legion is smaller than the numbers of any other demon force.

Known Dark Titans: Sargeras

Eredar
The Eredar are a species of powerful magic-wielders originally from the peaceful planet Argus. Convinced to join the Burning Legion an estimated 25,000 years ago by Sargeras, the Eredar have since become one of the most powerful races that make up the Burning Legion's vast army, with many of their fiercest and tenacious becoming commanders and generals among the Legion's forces.

Known Eredar: Archimonde the Defiler, Kil'jaeden the Deciever, Lady Sacrolash

Nathreziem
The Nathreziem are a species of intelligent and cunning demons which were enslaved by Kil'jaeden and brought into the ranks of the Burning Legion. Also known as Dreadlords, they are considered to be the tacticians of the Burning Legion, often using their enhanced mental abilities to corrupt and destroy their enemies from within. Despite the similarities the Nathreziem have with other demons within the Legion, they are unique in the sense that they cannot be killed on any planet other than their own unless struck by a very powerful death blow. Time and time again Nathreziem who have thought to have been slain have returned to plague the world again making them one of the most resilient races within the Legion.

Known Nathreziem: Mal'ganis, Varimathras, Balnazzar, Tichondrius

Annihilan
The Annihilan, also known as Pit Lords, are a powerful race of demons that were brought into the Legion by Archimonde. Formerly lead by Mannoroth these large, almost reptilian demons are filled with hate and bloodlust and are eager to turn their destructive power on any who oppose the Legions goal of universal conquest. With their large dual-bladed polearm weapons and oversized fists, they are capable of cutting entire swathes of death through enemy lines, something they showed during the War of the Ancients and the Second Invasion of Azeroth.

Known Annihilan: Mannoroth, Magtheridon, Brutallus

Ered'ruin
The Ered'ruin are an ancient demonic race, and one of the first that Sargeras brought into the Burning Legion. The race itself is divided into two separate classifications. The Doomguard which are hulking demonic creatures capable of flight and the Doomlord a much larger variation that act as generals and commanders of the Legion's armies.

Known Doomguards: Akkrilus, Artorius the Doombringer  Known Doomlords: Kazzak the Supreme, Kaz'rogal, Highlord Kruul

Mo'arg
The Mo'arg are an ancient race of demons and one of the original species to form the Burning Legion. They are considered the forgesmiths of the Legion's armies, their brute strength hiding a keen intellect which is used to forge the armor, weapons and structures that the Legion relies upon to crush any force that stands before them. Like the Ered'ruin they are split into two unique species, the Mo'arg themselves, who are the larger of the two and the Gan'arg who are shorter, no taller than a dwarf yet more craftier and perhaps more intelligent than their Mo'arg brethren.

Known Mo'arg: Forgemaster Morug, Gatewatcher Gyro-kill, Gatewatcher Iron-Hand

Imp
The Imp is the smallest of the demons that serve the Burning Legion. What they lack in size however they make up for with a keen intellect and a superior control over the forces of magic. Often employed to guard areas in large numbers, or to serve as the familiars of warlocks, these demons are rarely afraid of anything larger than them, the only thing known to scare an Imp above all else is a rainbow.

Known Imps: Impsy, Gazakroth, Pusillin

Wrathguard
The Wrathguard are a sub-species of the Eredar, created when Sargeras bestowed his demonic gift on the species to turn them into his loyal subjects. While they have a basic mastery over fire magic, the Wrathguard are mainly employed to serve as the guards, often wearing heavy armor and carrying two swords which they wield with calculated savagery.

Known Wrathguard: Warbringer Arix'Amal, Wrath-Scryer Soccothrates

Gan'arg
The Gan'arg are a subspecies of the Mo'arg. These stunted individuals, often no taller than a dwarf, are keen inventors and mechanics, often found building or servicing the structures and weapons that the Burning Legion relies upon to hold their positions throughout the universe.

Known Gan'arg: Zelfan, Fel Tinkerer Zortan