Zarhym explains Druid form colour combos

Doubtless Druids all around the world are still absorbing the new-look Night Elf cat form which was announced yesterday. We know Blizzard was going for something of a colour-coded approach, trying to match skins to that of their owners but what does it all mean? Well, blue Zarhym posted on the forums this morning and went into a little more detail.

It seems that rather than being able to go 'oh I'll have the white kitty with the cut pink gem on it's collar', that your form is actually linked to your toon's physical appearance. Yes, you can easily change how your bear or cat form will look but the only was to do this, in my understanding, is by visiting a barber shop and changing the skin tone (and/or hair) of your Druid in humanoid form.

Zarhym puts it better than I:

"Now that everyone has had a chance to check out the new art for druid cat and bear forms, we'd like to share with you the current break down of Tauren skin tones and Night Elf hair colors associated with each form color. Please note that, while we have attempted to associate each form color as carefully as possible, this list is subject to change before the next major content patch goes live. All options for skin tone (Tauren) and hair color (Night Elves) are listed below followed by the forms that will be associated with each set of tones/colors."

Click on the jump to see what your druid is going to look like.

Tauren Male

• Black/Black with White Belly/Black Spots will become Black Bear (top middle), Black Cat (top right)

• Dark Grey/Dark Grey with White Belly/Dark Grey Spots will become Grey Bear (bottom left), Black Cat (top right)

• Red-Brown/Red-Brown with White Belly/Red-Brown Spots will become Brown Bear (top right), Red Cat (top left)

• Yellow-Brown/Yellow-Brown with White Belly/Yellow-Brown Spots will become Yellow Bear (top left), Yellow Cat (top middle)

• Steel Grey/Steel Grey with White Belly/Steel Grey Spots will become Grey Bear (bottom left), White Cat (bottom right)

• Light Brown-Gre/Light Brown-Grey with White Belly/Light Brown-Grey Spots will become Yellow Bear (top left), Brown Cat (bottom left)

• White will become White Bear (bottom right), White Cat (bottom right)

Tauren Female

• Black / Black Spots will become Black Bear (top middle), Black Cat (top right)

• Dark Grey / Dark Grey Spots will become Grey Bear (bottom left), Black Cat (top right)

• Red-Brown / Red-Brown Spots will become Brown Bear (top right), Red Cat (top left)

• Light Brown/Light Brown Spots will become Yellow Bear (top left), Yellow Cat (top middle)

• Light Brown-Grey/Light Brown-Grey Spots will become Yellow Bear (top left), Brown Cat (bottom left)

• White will become White Bear (bottom right), White Cat (bottom right)

Night Elves (Male and Female)

• Greens: Yellow-Green/Green/Dark Green will become Violet Bear with Green Mane (bottom left), Blue Cat with Dark Mane (top right)

• Light Blues: Teal/Light Blue will become Blue Bear with Dark Mane (top left), Indigo Cat with Light Mane (far left)

• White will become White Bear (top middle), White Cat (top left)

• Dark Blue will become Black Bear (bottom right), Black Cat (bottom)

• Purple will become Red bear with Blue Mane (top right), Purple Cat (middle)

But if all of that that is not clear enough, Boubouille over at MMO Champion has posted a nice visual chart of caster, cat and bear forms for both Night Elves and Tauren.

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