Bat rider

For the Warcraft III unit, see Troll Batrider (Warcraft III).

Troll batrider portrait in Warcraft III.

“These wily ones will serve you well, mon. Their talent for destruction be mighty.”

— Vol'jin introducing a group of batriders to Rexxar

Bat riders (also written batriders or bat-riders) are, as the name suggests, airborne troops that ride on giant bats. The fire-obsessed batriders of the Darkspear troll tribe are often used as reconnaissance for the Horde since the aftermath of the Third War.

On the alternate Draenor, the Shadow Council deployed orc bat riders who threw fel firebombs.

The Forsaken use bat riders known as dread-riders in their army.

Elven bat riders of the Illidari were seen on the Broken Shore.

Known

Troll

•    Bat Rider Guard
•   Batrider Pele'keiki <Firebloom Collector>
•    Darkspear Bat Rider
•    Darkspear Bat Rider (Broken Shore)
•   Gundrak Bat Rider
•   Gurubashi Bat Rider
•   Heb'Drakkar Striker
•   Risen Drakkari Bat Rider

Orc

•   Felfire Batrider <Shadow Council>
•    Shadowgaze Batrider <Shadow Council>

Forsaken

•   Dread-Rider Barnes <Flight Master>
•   Dread-Rider Cortis
•   Dread-Rider Cullen
•   Dread-Rider Malwick
•   Dread-Rider Roth <Flight Master>
•    Forsaken Bat-Rider

Elf

•   Illidari Batrider <Illidari>

Removed from beta

The subject of this section did not make it out of the beta stages of Mists of Pandaria.

• Zandalari Bat-Rider

In the RPG

A bat rider in the Horde Player's Guide.

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

Expert at riding and caring for their special steeds — vampire bats — troll batriders are perceptive and dangerous foes. In battle, troll batriders use their flying mounts to swoop down upon enemy targets. When fighting alongside the Horde, batriders are often equipped with blazing torches and fire bombs with which they can set buildings, war engines, and other devices ablaze. These trolls wear simple leather vests of deep blue, studded with the teeth of various creatures, covering their lean bodies, leaving their taut muscles of their pale, sea-hued arms exposed. A thick belt around the creatures' waist holds several axes as well as a simple black scabbard with a short but wide sword. In wartime, the Horde sends batriders on missions against specific enemy targets. A well-equipped flight of batriders can wreak havoc and leave a trail of blazing buildings and dead people behind them. When targeting soldiers, batriders concentrate their attacks on lone warriors and small groups, preferring to swoop down on their targets and throw axes rather than engage them on the ground.