The High Elves, or Quel'dorei ("Children of Noble Birth" in Darnassian and "High Elves" in Thalassian), are a race descended from the Highborne Night Elves who left Kalimdor and settled in the Eastern Kingdoms, founding Quel'thalas.
The High Elves were once a significant force on the continent, but in recent times their numbers have been dramatically reduced, 90% of their race having being slaughtered in the Third War. Following this, another 90% of the survivors changed their name to "Blood Elves" in remembrance of their fallen brethren, and no longer consider themselves High Elven. Around 25,000 true High Elves remain.
This is the next edition of the High Elf race pack.
The race changes apply to both the Male and Female species of the chosen race.
Each race change will attempt to include (unless otherwise noted);
- Complete race swap
- Customised skins (blue eyes, blue underwear, blue nail polish)
- Helm Fix
- Hoof/feet Fix (for applicable races)
- Sound replacement (Blood Elf copies, some exclusions)
This edit also made changes to a linked file, the BloodElfFemaleEyeGlowGreen BLP, I've recoloured it to blend in with both High Elven blue and Blood Elven green eye colours. With a bit more emphasis on the true race, High Elves

The main issue with these files, is the look of your selected races NPCs, this isn't something easily fixable and to successfully do it would require the reskinning of -a lot- of NPCs (~10,000+ to be rough)
If you find any other issues with any, don't hestitate to point them out.
All of the following race changes will need the respective Model Edit Fix matching your game version.
Race Changes
Alliance
Draenei to High Elf - 4.0
Night Elf to High Elf - 3.4 (outdated, may work for some.)
For now, 3.4+ is patch 3.0.2 exclusive. Using 3.4 with a version earlier than 3.0.2 will cause login issues and general game problems.
For those seeking a version prior to 3.0.2, seek version 2.0 located at the bottom of this post.
4.0 is for 3.0.8 only.
Modders, if you intend to release anything with my content all I ask for is the acknowledgment.
Installation Instuctions
- Download the appropriate race change file.
- Place file in the World of Warcraft/Data folder.
- Make sure you have downloaded a model edit fix for your game version.
- Follow the installation instructions for the MEFix.
- Load WoW. Log in.
- Enjoy.
Customisations are currently unavailable.
Previous versions
2.0 - TBC (2.0 - 2.4.3) complient.
Alliance
Draenei to High Elf - Complete.
Dwarf to High Elf - Lacking Sound replacement.
Gnome to High Elf - Lacking Sound replacement.
Human to High Elf - Lacking Sound replacement.
Night Elf to High Elf - Complete
Horde
Blood Elf to High Elf - Complete
Forsaken to High Elf - Lacking Sound replacement.
Orc to High Elf - Lacking Sound replacement.
Tauren to High Elf - Lacking Sound replacement.
Troll to High Elf - Lacking Sound Replacement.