Field Guide to the Skeletons of Azeroth

By Simonmon Last Updated: 2018/03/20 Patch: 6.1.2

Field Guide to the Skeletons of AzerothTable of ContentsIntroductionSection A: Skeletons by FactionSection B: TriageNotesIntroductionSection A:

Draenei female skeleton:

Draenei male skeleton:

Dwarf female skeleton:

Dwarf male skeleton:

Gnome female skeleton:

Gnome male skeleton:

Human female skeleton:

Human male skeleton:

Night Elf female skeleton:

Night Elf male skeleton:

Worgen female skeleton in Human form:

Worgen male skeleton in Human form:

Worgen female skeleton in wolf form:

Worgen male skeleton in wolf form:

Return to Skeletons by Faction

Blood Elf female skeleton:

Blood Elf male skeleton:

Goblin female skeleton:

Goblin male skeleton:

Orc female skeleton:

Orc male skeleton:

Tauren female skeleton:

Tauren male skeleton:

Troll female skeleton:

Troll male skeleton:

Undead female skeleton:

Undead male skeleton:

Return to Skeletons by Faction

Pandaren female skeleton:

Pandaren male skeleton:

Section B: Triage 1. Does the skeleton have a head like a soccer ball and paddle-like hands and feet? 2. Does the skeleton have a tail? 3. Does the skeleton's skull have a snout? 4. Is the skeleton tiny, with a proportionally very large head? 5. Is the skeleton face up? 6. Is the skeleton face down? 7. Is the skeleton lying on its side facing the right? 8. Is the skeleton lying on its side facing the left? 1. Does the skeleton have a head like a soccer ball and paddle-like hands and feet?

Pandaren male skeleton:

Pandaren female skeleton:

Return to Triage2. Does the skeleton have a tail?

Draenei female skeleton:

Draenei male skeleton:

Return to Triage3. Does the skeleton's skull have a snout?

Is the skeleton lying face-down with both arms splayed out?
Yes. Then this is a male Tauren skeleton.

Tauren male skeleton:

Is the skeleton lying slightly on its right side facing to the left?
Yes. Then this is a male Worgen's skeleton in its wolf form.

Worgen male skeleton in wolf form:

Is the skeleton lying on its left side facing to the right?
Yes. Then this is either a female Tauren or a female Worgen.

If the skull is facing forward, both hands are parallel next to each other pointing forward, and the legs have a short, stocky appearance, then this is a female Tauren.

Tauren female skeleton:

If the skull is facing upwards, one hand is pointing upwards, while the other is at the chest, and the legs are long with very distinct knees and feet, then this is a female Worgen's skeleton in its wolf form.

Worgen female skeleton in wolf form:

Return to Triage4. Is the skeleton tiny, with a proportionally very large head?

Is the skull facing to the right?
Yes. Then this is a Gnome. If the skull is lying flat on its side facing to the right, then this is a male Gnome. If the skull is facing up, and only slanted slightly to the right, then this is a female Gnome.

Gnome male skeleton:	Gnome female skeleton:

Is the skull facing to the left?
Yes. Then this is a Goblin. If the arms are spread almost straight out, then this is a female Goblin. If the arms are slanted down toward the hips, then this is a male Goblin.

Goblin female skeleton:	Goblin male skeleton:

Return to Triage5. Is the skeleton face up?

If the knees are bent slightly to the left, one arm is down at the side and the other is folded across the chest, then this is a male Blood Elf.

Blood Elf male skeleton:

If the arms are splayed out fairly symmetrically, the arms are approximately as long as the legs, and the the skull is looking straight up, then this is a male Dwarf.

Dwarf male skeleton:

If the arms are splayed out, but the arm on the left is extended much higher, the legs are clearly longer than the arms, and the skull is facing to the left, then this is an Undead male.

Undead male skeleton:

Return to Triage6. Is the skeleton face down?

If both arms are splayed out from the sides, the legs are almost straight behind the body, and the head is facing to the left, then this is either a male Human, or a male Worgen in its Human form.

Human male skeleton:	Worgen male skeleton in Human form:

If the right arm is down at the side of the body, the left arm is bent at the elbow and pointing up, the left leg is bent at the knee, and the head is facing to the left, then this is a male Night Elf.

Night Elf male skeleton:

If both arms are angled down toward the sides, both legs are very straight, forming a strong trapezoidial shape with the pelvis, the rib cage is extraordinarily large and bulky, and the head is facing to the left, then this is a male Orc.

Orc male skeleton:

If the head is facing almost straight down but slightly to the left, the whole body is angled slightly to the left, both arms are down at the sides, the left leg is bent at the knee, and the right leg is slightly flexed at the knee with the knee pointing slightly to the left, then this is an Undead female.

Undead female skeleton:

Return to Triage7. Is the skeleton lying on its side facing the right?

If one hand is in front of the face, the other hand is down by the hip behind the body, and one knee is raised higher than the other, then this is a female Blood Elf.

Blood Elf female skeleton:

If the arms and legs appear very short and stunted, and both hands are parallel, pointed in front of the body, then this is a female dwarf.

Dwarf female skeleton:

If the knees are together, but one knee is bent so that the feet are quite far apart, approximately the distance of two feet between them, the hands are both extended in front of the body, but one hand is above the skull, then this is a female Human, or a female Worgen in its Human form.

Human female skeleton:	Worgen female skeleton in Human form:

If both knees are together, the feet are slightly apart, one arm is extended almost straight in front of the body, one is tucked under the body, and the skull is looking down at the knees, then this is a female orc.

Orc female skeleton:

If both knees are together, the toe of one foot is almost touching the heel of the other, and both elbows are bent with the hands close to the body, then this is a female Troll.

Troll female skeleton:

If both knees are together and strongly bent, both feet are together, and both arms are almost together with the elbows bent and the hands near the face as if the skeleton were merely taking a nap, then this is a male Troll.

Troll male skeleton:

Return to Triage8. Is the skeleton lying on its side facing the left?

Night Elf female skeleton:

Return to TriageNotes:Return to top.

Comments

Comment by nobodynpart

I would like to thank you for this guide. Though I never paid much attention to the skeletons after our raid wipes I could always determine which was mine as the lone male gnome much of the time. Now I can recognize the corpse races of my other guildies. I happened upon this just by browsing the other guides available. Good work and well done.

Comment by Herlehos

Great guide , very original ^^

It's not every day that a player takes pictures of the corpses of the other players ^^

Comment by heixia

A little odd but this guide is very thorough. You have my 5 stars.

Comment by ravensuzuki

I really hope this guide is updated after Legion is released. I can't wait to see the skeletons of Demon Hunters.

Comment by Atratzu

Oh ho!
You actually took the time to get screenshots of all the skeletons? Great guide! Mine was/is usually lodged into weird locations from mount and parkour mishaps.

Comment by nurseferatu

Ha! I am so glad that I am not the only one who tries to figure out what race that skeleton I come across is! Thanks for this :D

Comment by MrVolare

Great guide. Even better when you read it out loud in your best Sir David Attenborough impersonation.

Comment by xeracross

Great guide, I always wondered if you could tell the race of a player from their remains.

Comment by RejectedGalaxy

It really sucks you can only have 1 skeleton per person now. I havent seen a pile of skeletons in a LOOOONG time. Now it's just one here and there. Even in BG's there won't be many. Really disappointing honestly.

Comment by Cernunnas

This guide is SO GOOD! For years and years I thought to myself I needed to make a guide -or reference document, at least- like this. Today I decided to look it up and I find this! Well done!

Field Guide to the Skeletons of Azeroth

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