Ankoan art

Instructor Amano, an Ankoan in World of Warcraft.

This page lists cards with card art depicting ankoan.

Lore[edit | edit source]

This section uses content from the Warcraft Wiki.

The ankoan (sometimes pluralized as ankoans) are an ancient species of deep sea warriors that traverse the deepest and most dangerous parts of the ocean. Over the generations, they have been nearly hunted to extinction by the naga. So few of them remain that they know they can never rebuild their tribe's population, and those who remain have dedicated their lives to slaying naga.

The ankoan are an offshoot of the jinyu who left Pandaria a long time ago. Now their clans hunt in the depths of the ocean. They have been nearly hunted to extinction by the naga. The Waveblade clan has been fighting back against the naga for generations. However, they have recently taken the fight directly to the naga's doorstep in Nazjatar after their former leader was slain by Queen Azshara, and the Waveblade swore an oath to avenge them. The Waveblade clan was the only ankoan clan to take the fight directly to Azshara in Nazjatar. When Alliance forces arrived in Nazjatar, they befriended the Waveblade while the Horde allied with the Unshackled. The Unshackled leader Neri Sharpfin views the ankoan as impressive fighters but a bit standoffish. Since arriving in Nazjatar, the ankoan have taken up residence in Mezzamere.