Which class and race are good for beginners who have never played it?
I'm going to start playing WoW soon and there is so much stuff on the classes and races to read. So i wanted to know which class and race would you think would be good for a "noob" like me be good at starting off with. Like which one would not be to complicated and not so expensive(like high priced armor and weapons)
Now i would pretty much try out any class except for the archer type class, i try them but i just don't like bows and arrows for some reason.

warriors are pretty easy for beginners

Hunters, even though use bows and arrows, are the best (in my opinion) beginner class. If you sure you don't want a hunter, then choose a warlock. Even though a little more complex, they are really easy to handle and have a demon pet that helps soak up the damage.

i may try a hunter if people really say its good. but is a warlock like a mage type person, sorry for noob questions.

Here is a list.

Rogue - Very Easy and Cheap to roll, You just build up combo points then Eviscate away (If you are not counting the Poisons or fadeleaves)

Hunter - Send your Pet in Scatter shot then feign death.

Mage - Very easy and alot of fun if you go Frost spec as you will not waste a lot of mana.

warlock - Your minions can take the agro or give you and your party members good buffs, Also can sort of heal them selves with Health Stones and ress themselves with Soulstones.

Druid - A very good class, Feral is good if you want to Tank etc. Balance if you want to heal and Nature if you want to boost your spells.

Paladin - A great class IMO as i play Paladin, the Seals that the Paladin has can help alot if you run Out of mana in a battle you can use seal of wisdom, which Chance on hit is to Give you mana, and Seal of light is to Regain health on chance on hit. Go Retribution Specced on this, it helps you level faster.
Also Paladins can be Tanks aswell, with Plate armor at lvl 40+

Warrior - I cant say i have much knowlege with War's i know that they can hold a lot of Agro in dungeons especially after lvl 40 when they learn Plate mail.

Shaman - Again, i can not say i have had much Experience with this class as i started before the burning crusade launch and Shamans where a Horde only Class, apart from getting owned in STV by them while lvling. They are a Hybrid between War's and Mages.

Priest - Now most people /cower at the thought of rolling a priest, They are actually one of the best classes IMO, Thats probably because i rely on them alot when Tanking or DPSing, But really Shadow specced Priests are actually great and can do alot of damage.

The Descision is yours, My friend picked a rogue got it all the way to 63 and relised he wasn't cut out for that class so i advise you to pick wisely.

but is a warlock like a mage type person, sorry for noob questions.

Technically yes, they are in a nutshell mages gone bad.
They use Shadow spells instead of Fire, Frost and Arcane and they have a Minion that can own somebodies face.

uh warriors a very bad choice for noobs not only will he not know how to tank so get flamed alot its quite frustrating to lvl a warrior compared to other classes

locks pet really can't keep aggro unless you go demonology void walker can't tank to save its life

hunters a very easy class to play and so's mage sort of if you get the hang of it

paladins aren't too bad at low lvl since they can dps like other classes and heal as well but later on their dps isn't as good as other classes

Thanks for the list cab0ose, i think i may try a warlock because i like those kind of shadow spells and i also like having a minion. or i may try out the paladin because i like how they seem part warrior but they also have some spells. i'll think more about it though.

depends wat spec u go as lock afflic is best lvling demon is best pvp destruc is for people who like a challenge and u'll get alot of the your a lock your so over powered bla bla bla mines 55 i get it alot, paladins (loladins) i dunno i find them lame really just prolong their deaths, nearly dead bubble, heal, nearly dead stun heal, nearly dead loh, i fought 1 today on my lvl 26 rogue he was 35 first thing he did after i hit him he started hearthing after bubbling then that failed so stunned me and healed i beat him down again he healed again and i killed him, warriors in pvp at high lvl are alot of fun espically if you know wat ur doing

It always seems like that with warriors/paladins in games, at the beginning they are good but then they seem to die out later on untile you get to the high high lvls then they seem to be great(if you build them right). Me i always build my characters by how it would help me facing monsters or being in a party and fighting monster, im not really a fan of PvP, but those raids that i have seen on like utube seemed pretty fun.
i guess ill just have to try and make a character and test it out and if i don't like it ill just delete it and make another one.

most paladins in those raids heal warriors tank and locks do imba damage

Go rogue, you won't regret it =]

Pretty easy if you go combat.

It always seems like that with warriors/paladins in games, at the beginning they are good but then they seem to die out later on untile you get to the high high lvls then they seem to be great(if you build them right). Me i always build my characters by how it would help me facing monsters or being in a party and fighting monster, im not really a fan of PvP, but those raids that i have seen on like utube seemed pretty fun.
i guess ill just have to try and make a character and test it out and if i don't like it ill just delete it and make another one.

Yeah you may think that Palas Die down as they get a higher lvl but Paladins are one of the Leading Classes in Battle Grounds. They get even cooler the higher they go.... I can tell you that they are not a boring class as i would not have stayed a Pala for all this time. During Mid lvl they can turn from Mail armor to Plate mail, They get a Special Mount that only paladins can obtain at lvl 40 which costs 90 silver whereas if you where any other class apart from warlock it would cost you 100 gold. At 60 you also get a bunch of quests to get your Charger mount which is quite cool also. And when you reach 70 you get to Own some horde in AV (Or alliance if you go Horde).

And did i mention you get a spell that can heal on Chance on Hit. Also one where it regenerates mana on Chance on Hit.... This saves you cash if you are wanting to buy a Lifestealing enchant as it costs 100g+ for LS and the spell "Seal of Light" is better.

lol 100g at lvl 70 isn't alot and the epic mount is alot harder to get now because of TBC no one wants to do scholo or Diremaul anymore, anyway just try them for a while and see what you like as long as you learn wat to do quite quickly any class is easy

ok thanks for the help guys but i think im going to go paladin on my first character then maybe a warlock for my second one. Is there any good race that suits the paladins because i know the races give different bonuses to them.

Human Paladin would be my choice for a new player. Human area is nice and easy and the same goes for Paladins. Athough you will likely have to spec Holy with talent points at 60+. Then again, prot isnt bad either.

As a ex-warrior player i'm gonna have to say, dont roll a Warrior. Such a dull class to play they really are, athough I was prot spec. It all depends on what you want to do. Caster DPS (damage per second), go Mage you will nearly always be welcome in groups due to vendering up water / food (you can make your own) and AI (Arcane intelect) buff is a god send. Melee DPS, that spot im going to leave for a rogue so roll a rogue if melee is your thing.

Secondly, we have two "real" hybrid classes, Druid and Shaman. I guess you could put Paladin into the frame but they just dont do aswell as a Druid on anything other than healing (imo). I currently play a Shaman and its good fun, I'm enhancement (for now, at 70 i'll change to elemental depending on if I can be bothered to farm out new gear) which allows me to pump out some awesome dps and at times im on par with fury Warriors and Rogues. As for a Druid ive never bothered to make one but you are ALWAYS welcome in groups. There wont be a time your not, ever.

As for the rest of the classes, I cant say much for them. Hunters = bows which you don't like. Warlocks are decent in PvP (if you like PvP this could be a strong choice if you want easy-mode) Priests pump out some nice damage in Shadowform, and again if holy you will be welcome in most groups.

Well hope this helps, forgive me if I missed anything out, i'm tired.

Human Paladin would be my choice for a new player. Human area is nice and easy and the same goes for Paladins. Athough you will likely have to spec Holy with talent points at 60+. Then again, prot isnt bad either.

As a ex-warrior player i'm gonna have to say, dont roll a Warrior. Such a dull class to play they really are, athough I was prot spec. It all depends on what you want to do. Caster DPS (damage per second), go Mage you will nearly always be welcome in groups due to vendering up water / food (you can make your own) and AI (Arcane intelect) buff is a god send. Melee DPS, that spot im going to leave for a rogue so roll a rogue if melee is your thing.

Secondly, we have two "real" hybrid classes, Druid and Shaman. I guess you could put Paladin into the frame but they just dont do aswell as a Druid on anything other than healing (imo). I currently play a Shaman and its good fun, I'm enhancement (for now, at 70 i'll change to elemental depending on if I can be bothered to farm out new gear) which allows me to pump out some awesome dps and at times im on par with fury Warriors and Rogues. As for a Druid ive never bothered to make one but you are ALWAYS welcome in groups. There wont be a time your not, ever.

As for the rest of the classes, I cant say much for them. Hunters = bows which you don't like. Warlocks are decent in PvP (if you like PvP this could be a strong choice if you want easy-mode) Priests pump out some nice damage in Shadowform, and again if holy you will be welcome in most groups.

Well hope this helps, forgive me if I missed anything out, i'm tired.

this is what i hate about wow like i said everyones gonna call you a noob your class is so easy, if your getting your ass kicked by a warlock don't start going to everyone of their easy bla bla and in the damage meters i am usually above every class only classes that out damage me alot is dps druids their usually top and i'm usually right under

and human place i find is the worst as questing in northshire abbey won't even get you to lvl 10 while in other places it usually will

If you have TBC God go Draenai because the quests here are entertaining, Theres ones where you get to fly, Swim fast, Be in Travel form, A quest that allows u to ride a 100% mount around and a quest that allows you to disguise as a tree as well as some other exciting Quests....

As said above go Human if you dont have TBC the quests are simple and quick and also you have quick access to Westfall for lvl 10-18 then Duskwood 18-30 then STV 30-45....

And about the bonuses, They are usually Proffesion bonuses for Example. Draenai get +5 xp in Jewel Crafting, Where as Dwarf get +5 in Blacksmithing.

ok thanks a bunch yall, i think my fist character will be a human paladin(but if i get TBC then maybe i will pick draenai) but i have one more question, when i go to pick the server/realm whick one would be good for a first timer to pick?

it depends, PVP server = if your in a little higher lvl areas around 20+ any other player on the opposing fraction can attack you normal you need to type /pvp to get attacked i think its the same for RP but i just love pvp servers

im not really a fan of PvP stuff -_-

like i said its all due to preference i would of quit thing game long time ago if i wasn't on a pvp server

For new players I would recommend a Human Paladin and a Night Elf/Tauren Druid. They are both good characters to learn the game on. But it's really up to you and your preference. And any class and race go together fine. The only classes that suck with a race, you can't be! ^^

Tauren Rogue.


You can't go wrong with that ^_^.

Tauren can't be rogues, silly! :P
Althought that would be awesome :D

yeah it'd be like I'M NOT HERE DON'T LOOK AT ME!

this is what i hate about wow like i said everyones gonna call you a noob your class is so easy, if your getting your ass kicked by a warlock don't start going to everyone of their easy bla bla and in the damage meters i am usually above every class only classes that out damage me alot is dps druids their usually top and i'm usually right under

and human place i find is the worst as questing in northshire abbey won't even get you to lvl 10 while in other places it usually will

I've played most classes into at least their 40s (shaman and rogue being the exceptions) And I have to say, some classes ARE easier to play in pvp/pve. It doesn't mean the other class is less effective, or one is way overpowered, but they ARE easier to play in different situations. For example: It's MUCH easier to fight a rogue as a hunter than fighting a hunter as a rogue. Does that mean the rogue can't win? No. But the hunter certainly has the advantage.

And as for the second part of that post, it makes no sense. Northshire abbey is the beginning area. All beginning areas level you to 6 (or around it) .. not 10. Others include: Shadowglen (nightelf 1-6) Deathknell (UD 1-6) Valley of trials (orc/troll 1-6) Anvilmar(Dwarf/gnome 1-6) Camp Narache (tauren 1-6) Ammen vale (draenei 1-6) Sunstrider Isle (BE 1-6)... I don't see how you figure they get you to 10 unless you're grinding there for 4 levels..

I think woot means to call the place Elwynn forest as in the whole zone, the starting zones usually get me 10-12 and humans i was 11 when i left i think......humans arent bad at all.

Tauren can't be rogues, silly! :P
Althought that would be awesome :D

Tauren = Sneaky?

I could see that, actually... a bull-man sneaking around...
Good stuff. XD

I've played most classes into at least their 40s (shaman and rogue being the exceptions) And I have to say, some classes ARE easier to play in pvp/pve. It doesn't mean the other class is less effective, or one is way overpowered, but they ARE easier to play in different situations. For example: It's MUCH easier to fight a rogue as a hunter than fighting a hunter as a rogue. Does that mean the rogue can't win? No. But the hunter certainly has the advantage.

And as for the second part of that post, it makes no sense. Northshire abbey is the beginning area. All beginning areas level you to 6 (or around it) .. not 10. Others include: Shadowglen (nightelf 1-6) Deathknell (UD 1-6) Valley of trials (orc/troll 1-6) Anvilmar(Dwarf/gnome 1-6) Camp Narache (tauren 1-6) Ammen vale (draenei 1-6) Sunstrider Isle (BE 1-6)... I don't see how you figure they get you to 10 unless you're grinding there for 4 levels..

in brian kopps guide

I don’t do every quest out here; some are too hard
unless you have a group. Elewynn Forest is badly designed compared to the other start zones. You
can’t even hit level 12 here. I find this zone very tough. You could even follow my gnome/dwarf guide
and just go there instead if you’d like

Make an orc warrior super superr easy to play and very tanky or if you wanna play something abit more fun a little more difficult then go shadow priest like me =]

i prefer tauren warriors their alot of fun and when you see a giant tauren charging at you it makes you squeal

Heh, Elwynn is great for beginners. All of the quests there that you can get at once tend to point to the same area.. IE: The Kobold Candles/Gold dust in the same mine, walk a bit west of that mine, and find another quest chain that leads into, you guessed it.. That same mine. After those, you grab princess, and murloc quests from the famers. Run east, Take care of all of them in the camp. Run back west and turn them all in.

I've never seen difficulty in the elwynn quests to the point that I needed a group. (with the exception of hogger, he's a beast.) Even the murloc quests can be handled, so long as you don't try to do them ridiculously early.

Quite honestly though, I don't find most of those guides credible. Level 1-60 in 5 days isn't THAT impressive when you think game time.. I leveled my priest to 54-56 in 6 or so days game time, and I was playing a holy specced healer. (though I was shadow till about 20.)

hunter = easy mode good for beginners, still powerful in pvp
Warlock very easy early on aswell and very powerful in pvp

it's kinda funny to me being a long term player that 2 of the easier classes to lvl also are very good in pvp (imo)

well he did get to lvl 70 in 4 days and joana got to lvl 60 in 3 days and when i used his guide i was lvl 44 in 3days as so it definately worked

a world full of undercity.
a newer must face lonely.
a hunter will be the best choice.
with your pet , until lv60

The undercity was a friggin labyrinth when I first ventured there on my Horde toon. Alliance cities seem to be much more... organized.

youre forgetting that paladins, warlocks and druids get free mounts. well the druids dont get a free mount, they get a riding form, an epic riding form, a flight form and an epic flight form if I am not very much mistaken.

they get free flight form

youre forgetting that paladins, warlocks and druids get free mounts. well the druids dont get a free mount, they get a riding form, an epic riding form, a flight form and an epic flight form if I am not very much mistaken.

I dont think they get an epic riding or flight forms, but yes i would say they are definitly the eaiser classes and do turn out to be good pvpers other than the pallys, they dont do very well in WSG (the BG i do the most)

youre forgetting that paladins, warlocks and druids get free mounts. well the druids dont get a free mount, they get a riding form, an epic riding form, a flight form and an epic flight form if I am not very much mistaken.

yeah and its instant and can be used in combat so druids can just go, lol bai guys! and their off

be a warrior =D, lol but if you be a warrior dnt spec into prot ._. its boring as hell and its really hard to solo (grind questing) i would recommand goin into fury =D when people tell you to tank, tell them to fawk off and just out dps the other fkers and embarrass em

WhiteRose253 .... just....*Sigh*.

Yes, fury is good for solo'ing because you get constant damage and such, but a warriors roll in a group will ALWAYS be to tank. That will never change, just like a priests job will always be to heal in a group. Unless that miracle chance that they find an alternative healer and the priest can shadow form up, which is very rare but possible. Such as there's more than one warrior in the group, but you're still expected to hold agro and maintain it. Telling others to "fawk off" and out dps/embarass...that's just bad.
For one, don't get expected to get invited back into the group. Two - what would you accomplish? Your group would probably wipe because of your crappy tanking skills. You're not embarassing anyone but yourself if you do that.

i do hate people like that, on my shaman i'll heal if i'm the only person in the group that can i hate it but i will heal so it should be with warriors as well even if you hate tanking your gonna have to at 70 if you get into a raiding guild your most likely going to have to tank

be a warrior =D, lol but if you be a warrior dnt spec into prot ._. its boring as hell and its really hard to solo (grind questing) i would recommand goin into fury =D when people tell you to tank, tell them to fawk off and just out dps the other fkers and embarrass em

Rube brats like you should just solo in a corner until level 70, the community is better off without you.

Warrior is the beginner class of every game they have high HP and mid damage and high defence so its perfect for beginners but Fury 2 swords spec pwn or at lvl 60-70 Fist Fury T-T

Yes, warrior has high health, high armor, and mid damage (unless specced fury.. They put out tons of damage.) Sounds like the perfect choice for a beginner. The problem? Warrior is THE most gear dependant class in the game. (Better weapon=more white damage=more rage=more yellow damage/flurry=more white damage=more rage...) They can get pretty expensive. Especially if you spec fury or arms. Seeing as you'll need a shield for those times when people want you to tank. And if you're arms, a 1h as well, seeing as arms talents improve 2h use. (for the most part)

Though, that shouldn't deter you from rolling one, if you wanted to. Though money can become a problem, if you take up gathering professions, and sell all your materials on the auction house, you can make enough money to be decently geared (If you keep at the gathering.)

The classes I'd recommend for a beginner on the other hand, would be: Hunter
Mage
Paladin

They're the ones I had my easiest time with.
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And also, whiterose.. Unless you find a group that wants you to DPS, tank. There's more than one reason you shouldn't DPS. Fury warriors can normally out DPS a rogue if they go all out, the problem there, is that they don't have anything to manage their aggro. So they'll grab something, and not be able to get it off. And, if they stay in zerker stance, theyre going to get a beating. This creates trouble for the whole group, starting with the tank that can't draw aggro off the warrior, then the healer who has a much harder time healing someone who gets hurt 10% more.. Which gives everyone in the group problems, if they need a heal.

lol, well i am a fury warrior and i use a 2h weap =/ i don't even tank all the time and i am the only warrior in the group, but when i do tank i don't go into prot spec. I will tank in fury spec...think of this whoever can do the most dps can hold the agro...and actually the runs go faster since i dnt have a one hand sword and a shield and ill use taunt once awhile when a priest heals me.
we don't even wipe unless the person who pulls, pulls like 2-3mobs


p.s warriors own in pvp...even said to be better then rogues

Sure, the person doing most DPS will hold aggro. The problem there, is that Warriors in zerker stance can only hold aggro on a single target. They won't be able to tank any of the others. Also, they're going to cause problems for the healer, without having a shield to reduce damage, and in zerker stance, increasing damage more.

The situation you described: "unless the puller pulls 2-3 we don't wipe" Yeah.. you SHOULDN'T be wiping on 2-3 mobs. A LOT of pulls REQUIRE 2-3 mobs to be pulled.. It's just unavoidable, unless you have a bunch of mages to sheep. In defensive you can hang on to all 3 of the mobs, reduce damage significantly, and have others finish them off.. making it a lot easier on the healer if they only have to heal you.

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Also: If you're going to use a 2h.. Go arms and spec into mortal strike.. you won't regret it.

wait wait wait so in mobs...there is about hmm 3 guys in one(at least), and your telling me we have to take on bout 6-9 guys at once...jeez

you must be doing low lvl dungeons -_-

even if we have a warlock,mage,hunter,rogue to sleep,sheep,freeze,sap(including me tanking)
omg wheres our healer?:eye: taking on 65+elites

Well maybe you meant that we can take one mob on and the pats.

Thats why we take one mob at a time ;)


I wonder what off tanks do? and uhh why do we mark to show who to sap,sheep,freeze, or sleep hmm... and mark who to kill first then 2nd? well i don't know, oh well.


P.S don't ever Fear in Dungeons you will only just grab more mobs :[

rogue or mage

rogue or hunter would be the best choice for beginners

wait wait wait so in mobs...there is about hmm 3 guys in one(at least), and your telling me we have to take on bout 6-9 guys at once...jeez

you must be doing low lvl dungeons -_-

even if we have a warlock,mage,hunter,rogue to sleep,sheep,freeze,sap(including me tanking)
omg wheres our healer?:eye: taking on 65+elites

Well maybe you meant that we can take one mob on and the pats.

Thats why we take one mob at a time ;)


I wonder what off tanks do? and uhh why do we mark to show who to sap,sheep,freeze, or sleep hmm... and mark who to kill first then 2nd? well i don't know, oh well.


P.S don't ever Fear in Dungeons you will only just grab more mobs :[

actually fear comes very handy in some instances i do it quite often, when theres no mobs for it to aggro onto fear is great cus even if someone hits it it has a chance of not breaking etc

and i think a good example of what hes talking about is blood furnace where you have to take on the prisoners and if u have an affliction warlock like me in the group unless we have something being CC'd i'll dot everything up and attack main target with other spells your going to have to tank at least another 2 mobs off me and the instance goes alot quicker if the healer dosen't have to heal you extra so waste more mana and sit down more often and what if your not doing the most damage to keep aggro?

Sure, the person doing most DPS will hold aggro.

Isn't it based on the base weapon damage and not the DPS? As in, the raw attack power of the weapon determines the threat generated. So a slow weapon with really high attack has much more threat generated then a fast dagger with high DPS. :hmm:

this is my first time on this site but i got a question........i have a wow acc i am a rogue lvl 11 but im not sure if rogues can get good armours and weps...:hmm:

well, in WoW the armours kinda balance out, rogue armour gives evasion and bonuses dependent on rogues, they might be weak, but rogues are meant to be evasive. the weapons are weak, but again they are fast, rogues are pretty much in and out killers. not really great for beginners.

Best beginner is class IMO is warrior.

I'm a beginner and I made a warrior for my 1st char. I guess I'm doing good because I sometimes kill people 3+ levels above me. All I do is buy strength and stamina equips and then get free enchants in stormwind. Currently level 23 been playing for 1 week.

PvE wise, I guess the recommendations should be okay. But if you are into PvP, lawl.

Locks, Hunters, Droods and Rogues are about some of the most difficult to play classes in PvP.

Lock - You'll be busy like hell managing your pet and debuffing, DoT-ing, Nuking, Fearing, rah rah.

Hunter - Kiting is NOT easy. You have to manage a pet too.

Drood - Shapeshifting and managing 4 different spellbars... (Moonkin, Bear, Cat, Caster) You have to stun, heal, tank, stealth, DoT, nuke, etc. Of course, if things don't go your way, you can always run. Chances are, your opponent will NEVER catch you. (Cyclone > Travel Form/Aquatic Form = baibai!!)

Rogue - Stunlocking is NOT easy too.