World of Warcraft MEGA-FAQ

We will go into the basics of all the classes, but not too far, just a slightly deeper look at each class.

Here is a link to check talent trees and see how you may want to build your  character(s):

www.wowarmory.com
Warrior ——-

You play off a “rage” bar where you get more the more you fight. Unlike mana  and energy you build up rage, so it takes time to use abilities, instead of  the abilities ready to go to start.

You play off of three battle stances, can wear all armor eventually, and can hold shields. Go for gear that buffs your strength and stamina.

Mage —-

Mages specialize in what we call “burst” damage, or “nuking,” meaning you cast a spell for one big hit, rather than getting the same damage out of a ton of  hits. They provide only weak elements of protection, with turning enemies into sheep and such being the main defense.

You can also create portals for fast travel among cities. Focus on intellect, spirit, stamina, and anything involving spells. You can only wear cloth, so if an enemy gets in your face you are most likely going to die unless you have the abilities to escape.
Rogue —–

You will be tops in melee combat, as you can dual-wield and create high DPS, which is damage per second, meaning your output of damage is unmatched in  most cases. So long as you are alive the enemy is losing health.

Your main tool is stealth, meaning you are invisible to same-level enemies  until you come into contact or they are at a much higher level than you.  Through stealth you can choose several methods to begin a fight, as well as  solo much of the game with no outside help.

Your weakness is that your armor is eaten up by damage. But by getting items to buff your agility and stamina you can stay in a battle for a fair amount of time, and several of your abilites and talents can ensure survival even in losing battles.

If you want to play alone for most of the game except dungeons, go rogue.

Hunter ——

Hunters are the second class to allow for easily playing alone. This is the  only class to use ranged weapons to any effect as they fire much faster. Of course ranged combat is possible because of a pet, which acts likes a mini- tank for you.

You need to fish and cook to get food for your pet, unless you are okay buying the food from select vendors or the auction house. Unhappy pets like to dismiss and are not effective, content pets give no damage bonus, and well-fed pets deal 25% more damage. You can see their happiness level under their life bar and check their diet under the pet tab in the character window.

Against the environment you can rely on your mana pool and ranged attacks as  your pet and abilities can keep the enemies at bay. In player versus player  you could lean more to agility and stamina, just like a rogue, as the other  players will not attack your pet. At level 40 you can use mail armor.

Druid —–

Druids allow for shapeshifting of animal forms to determine abilities. For the most part a druid can do anything: rogue, tank, mage, heal. And of course choosing talents down one path over the others can allow for being almost the equal of the appropriate class.

For groups the druid, like all hybrids, can replace a downed component of the group. You can only wear cloth or leather, but your forms allow for different stats.
Paladin ——-

Yet another hybrid class with more emphasis on healing and protection of other players. Of course there is also the possibility of focusing on melee combat as well, but you cannot wield ranged weapons at all. You can wear plate armor at level 40.

I feel the heal component is too strong and a bit cheap, as there is almost no way to solo a paladin in PvP with my rogue, hunter, or DK.

Priest ——

Yes, your main goal is to keep your group alive. But that doesn’t mean you are helpless, you can yield powerful shadow magic. Focus on stamina, intellect, spirit, and any spell buffing equipment. Of course you only have cloth armor, so you have to keep yourself alive through your own spells.

You must watch out for the healing aggro you may pull in PvE.
Shaman ——

This class is for the most part Horde-only, as only Draenei can be shamans for the Alliance. Shamans can focus on melee, magic, or healing depending on the talent tree progression. You are limited to leather and cloth until 40 where you can wear mail armor.

This is probably the best class in the game, the most balanced at least, while requiring not a lot of micro-management of abilities.

Warlock ——-

This class can be one of the most powerful if played correctly. Warlocks are  mostly a mage in dark form, but beyond that they rely on stamina to act as  intellect in that stamina can be converted into mana. Aside from high stamina and powerful spells a warlock also possesses a minion to aid in battle. Of  course warlocks have no melee game to speak of and can only wear cloth. As stated above, focus on stamina and the other spell buffs.

Death Knight ————

With Wrath installed and once you get a level 55 character you can create a  Death Knight, or DK, in any race.

The training takes a while to get through, but you emerge with all blue equipment and are probably a level away from 59 and ready to hit the battle- grounds.

You have three paths, and I’ve been down two. From what I gather, frost is just going all tank; unholy allows for a pet and some nice abilities, but most of those abilities have little benefit for the micro-management involved; while Blood seems the only wise choice with self-healing and strong, passive  abilities that let you just fight.