Levels 1-20 are pretty easy leveling for anyone but if you really want to level fast, you might choose a “tank” character. For example, a Warrior has higher armor and can take more damage. They also have stronger melee attacks and they have the Rage ability which builds up making each attack stronger. This is a good character choice if you just want to run through smashing things and raking up the XP. They are good both in groups and solo. Paladins are also really good choices if you are looking for a tank or a class that can level quickly.

If you choose one of the two wow classes that have pets, you will also have a 2-man group to yourself plus it’s just cool to have some company following you around. Warlocks get there Imp (first pet) around level 2-4 when you complete the quest. Hunters can complete the quest to tame beasts at level 10.

There are several different spellcasters to choose from so if this is a route you want to take, then you should look over the different abilities of each one. Mages have to ability to teleport themselves or others. They have strong spells but very weak armor. Warlocks have really cool spells and they have pets which each have a different ability that can be very helpful. It’s all about what you really want.

Choosing the class is really not the hard part. It’s what you do with your character once you have it that makes it good or not. So go ahead and choose however you wish.

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Allowable equipment: Cloth, Leather, Mail, Plate, Shields
Allowable weapons: One- and Two-Handed Axes, Maces, Swords, Thrown, Daggers, Polearms

Strengths:

•    Able to equip all armor and almost all weapons
•    Takes the most damage before becoming incapacitated
•    Great close range melee skills
•    Lots of equipment options
•    Slaughter monsters

Weaknesses:

•    No healing abilities, relies on food or other players to heal
•    Very gear dependent class

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Allowable equipment: Cloth
Allowable weapons: Daggers, Wands, Staves (with training), Swords (with training)

Strengths:

•    Can use pets for fun and to attract enemy aggression
•    Can hand out Soulstones that allow self-resurrection
•    Can create healing potions in the form of Healthstones
•    Can summon other players using Ritual of Summoning
•    Can breathe underwater using Unending Breath
•    Can summon its own Felsteed horse rather than buying one for a lot of gold
•    Can use Eye of Killrogg to scout
•    Can take control of a Demon for a short amount of time
•    Can heal itself using Drain Life
•    Can solo very well by using a pet to act as a group of two characters complementing each others’ skills

Weaknesses:

•    Can only wear cloth armor
•    Very fragile and easily killed in certain situations
•    Soul Shards take up inventory space

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Allowable Equipment: Cloth, Leather, Shields, Mail (with training)
Allowable Weapons: One-Handed Maces, Staves, One-Handed Axes (with training), Daggers (with training)

Strengths:

•    Can heal themselves and other players
•    Can resurrect other players
•    Can get Wolf Form early on allowing them to travel very fast
•    Can recall back to their home location with Astral Recall
•    Receive a spell for breathing under water

Weaknesses:

•    Can only wear leather armor initially making them less able to absorb damage than the Paladin and Warrior

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Strengths:

•    Stealth abilities allow the Rogue to reach places more easily than most classes
•    Strong lock picking abilities/access as opposed to other classes
•    Sprint ability allows the Rogue to more easily escape battle and get a free short burst of speed in traveling

Weaknesses:

•    More susceptible to damage than Paladins/Warriors because Rogues can only wear cloth or leather armor

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Allowable Equipment: Cloth
Allowable Weapons: One-Handed Maces, Daggers, Staves, Wands

Strengths:

•    Most powerful Healing class
•    Can resurrect other players
•    Has powerful buffs
•    Can Charm humanoid monsters
•    Other players love playing with Priests

Weaknesses:

•    Can only wear cloth armor
•    Very fragile and easily killed in certain situations

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•    Allowable Equipment: Mail, Leather, Cloth, Shields, and Plate (with training at level 40)
•    Allowable Weapons: One- and Two-handed Maces, One- and Two-handed Swords (with training), Two-handed Axes

Strengths:

•    Can wear the heaviest of armors
•    A melee fighter that can also heal
•    Can resurrect other players
•    Auras can benefit the Paladin and party members
•    Can summon a custom armored Warhorse mount

Weaknesses:

•    Doesn’t have as many combat options and strengths as the Warrior
•    Cannot equip as many weapon types as the Warrior
•    Very gear dependant class

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You have different weapon options but common weapons are staves, wands and unarmed combat. Advanced weapon skills are daggers and one handed swords. Mages can only wear cloth armor. This is another thing that makes them a bit more fragile. Mages rely on food, bandages, and health potions to make up for this.

Mages are unique in the fact that they have powerful ranged attacks and great offensive magic. Mage spells are either arcane, frost or fire. Frost and fire spells are mostly offensive and the arcane spells can be both offensive and defensive. Mages also have teleport spells which also fall under the arcane category.

Another weakness of the mage is that when they run out of mana they have little ability to defend themselves. This makes mana potions very important for the mage when in combat. The good thing is mages can create food and drinks to replenish their health and mana and when they become higher levels they can create mana stones that will instantly restore mana. These are great for use during combat.

Some sample mage spells are:

Arcane intellect: Boosts mage’s intellect for a specified time.
Blizzard: This spell calls down ice shards over a widespread area.
Fireball: Shoots a long range blast of fire.
Frost Armor: Boosts armor and slows any enemies that hit the mage.
Frost Nova: Blasts nearby enemies with cold damage and roots them in place for a few seconds.
Mana Shield: Creates a shield that deducts hit points from the mana instead of the mage’s health.

Strengths:

•    Can Summon Food and Drink
•    Powerful Area of Effect Damage Spells
•    Can Teleport around

Weaknesses:

•    Has difficulty fighting monsters that resist spells
•    Very fragile and easily killed in certain situations
•    Can only wear cloth armor

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To become a hunter you either have to be a Dwarf, Tauren, Blood Elf, or Night Elf. Agility, intellect, Sprit and Stamina are the primary attributes of the hunter. One handed axes or daggers, guns or bows or the common weapon skills. The advanced weapon skill includes crossbows, spears and staves. It also includes fist weapons, one and two-handed swords and two-handed axes.

The hunter is a combat class and has armor made of cloth or leather, the hunters spells are used to enhance their natural abilities. Hunters have a buff spell called Aspects that they use on themselves to enhance their abilities. The hunter has spells that enhance their pets ability but also have control spells they can use on other beast to manage them.

A hunters pet plays a big role in their class and becomes a valuable companion. It is important to keep them happy so they won’t run away or turn on you. The hunter’s pet icon will tell you how happy the pet is rated. They will lose happiness when in battles but feeding the beasts on a regular schedule will replenish their happiness. The hunter can tame several pets, but can only have one with them at a time. The ones that are not with him are kept in stables which are found in most major cities. The hunter can change its companion when traveling through different worlds.

Spells and abilities

A spell that allows the hunter to shoot its bow or gun automatically until turned off is called an Auto Shot. The hunter is the only class that has this ability the rest have to fire each shot manually.

The spell Serpent Sting adds a component to the ranged attack that continues to inflict damage over time. The Revive Pets spell will restore your pet back to life with minimal health.

An attack that can damage its target and significantly slow it down is a Wing Clip spell. Aspect of the Pack is a spell that while active will make the hunter and its party move faster.

The hunter has two traps that can only be set out of combat and can only be used one at a time; they are The Freezing Trap and the Immolation trap. Both these traps only last for one minute. The freezing trap will freeze the first enemy it comes in contact with, if the target gets damaged the spell ends ahead of time. The Immolation trap is set on the ground and will burn the enemy to damage them over time.

Strengths:

•    Can tame and control various beasts
•    Can travel very fast using Aspect of Cheetah and share it with Aspect of the Pack
•    Has special abilities vs. beasts
•    Can use various beast special abilities
•    Good at chasing monsters or players that run away

Weaknesses:

•    Can initially only wear leather armor, making it less able to absorb damage than the Paladin and Warrior
•    Can’t wear plate armor
•    The Hunter has very few melee abilities, and is more effective at ranged combat

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If you want to be a druid then you need the race of Night Elf or Tauren. The primary attributes of this class are intellect, stamina and spirit. The most common weapon skills are staves, one handed maces or daggers and unarmed combat. Advanced weapon skills include daggers, fist weapons and spears.

Druids can wear cloth and leather armor. When it comes to spells, Druids have three categories; healing, buffs and offensive spells. They have healing spells both for immediate healing and also healing over time. Their offensive spells are good but are not the main strength of the Druid.

Spells

A spell that can only be used outside is one that temporary root it’s target in place and is called the Entangling Roots spell. The higher level the spell is the more damage it will do over time.

If a Druid wanted to decrease the armor of a target or prevent it from becoming invisible they would use a Faerie Fire spell.

Moonfire will blast the enemy and do damage to them and Starfire will send a bolt of damaging magic at its target.

The higher rank a druid is the more damage the spells will do.

Strengths:

•    Multiple play style options
•    Transform into animals that impress other players and add a lot of character and humor to the world
•    Several weapon options
•    Fast travel via aquatic and travel forms
•    The most powerful buff of all the classes

Weaknesses:

•    Restricted to Cloth and Leather Armor only
•    Forms are not as versatile as their counterpart classes, but might be considered as powerful

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