World of Warcraft Characters

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World of Warcraft (also known as WoW)

is one of the most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG). It spans multiple countries and has around 10 Million subscribers. But when it comes to choosing your World of Warcraft character, there are many choices before you, such as ten different races, nine classes, and the decision of Horde or Alliance Faction, etc.

So before picking your character, it is a good idea to do a little research before choosing a race, gender, etc. for one of the nine classes for World of Warcraft Characters. Because you'll soon find yourself picking a realm, exploring the landscape, fighting monsters, performing quests, building skills, and interacting with other players. Plus, with the right character, you'll have success: earning money, gaining experience (maybe a reputation) all while improving your skills and increasing your character's strength.

Leveling up your character from level 1 to level 70 is one of the most important goals for all World of Warcraft Characters. And to date, there are a lot of guides to help you during your journey.

So if you want to RULE in the World of Warcraft... it all begins with picking the right character! Learn the secret to picking the ultimate World of Warcraft Character! This will have everyone respecting, loving or fearing you!

The nine available World of Warcraft classes are: 

  1. The Hunter
  2. The Warrior
  3. The Rogue
  4. The Mage
  5. The Warlock
  6. The Paladin
  7. The Druid
  8. The Priest
  9. The Shaman

The Hunter Character 

The Hunter is a stalker, skilled in stealth, slipping through the woods like a ghost a deadly marksmen/archer capable of bringing down their enemies from a distance by means of a bow, crossbow, or gun with the help of an animal pet.

They are deeply in tune with nature, living on his/her knowledge of survival and skill. The Hunters are renowned for their amazing abilities to find their prey/enemies and bring them down, by the use of traps that damage or disable them.

Hunters possess a primal connection to all beasts and some of its mightiest are his allies. With this ability of taming and training the hunters create lifelong friendships with animal companions.

Available Races: Dwarf (Alliance), Night Elf (Alliance), Orc (Horde), Tauren (Horde), Troll (Horde), Draenei (Alliance/Burning Crusade), Blood Elves (Horde/Burning Crusade)

Attribute Bonuses: +3 Agility, +1 Stamina, +1 Spirit

The Mage Character 

The Mage wields powerful magic, controlling the elements of fire, frost and the arcane, which allows them to destroy or neutralize their enemies from afar. Among there powers is the ability to conjure food and water to replenish allies, burn or freeze their enemy where they stand and even travel across the world in an instant by opening arcane portals to distant lands.

More often then not the purpose of their magic is to create or change things, mostly damaging their enemies and boosting the power of their allies. They can cast down a single target or rain destruction down upon a large area.

Available Races: Gnomes (Alliance), Humans (Alliance), Undead (Horde), Trolls (Horde), Draenei (Alliance/Burning Crusade), Blood Elves (Alliance/Burning Crusade)

Attribute Bonuses: +3 Int, +2 Spirit

The Paladin Character 

The Paladin follow a righteous path, guardians of the Holy Light, healing their allies with holy auras, they use specific blessings to enhance their powers. Paladins use their heavy armor, mighty hammers and their divine abilities to aid those in need.

During battle, they can wield massive two-handed weapons, withstand the best of damaging blows while removing dangerous poisons, diseases, magical afflictions and healing others around them. They are very hard to kill, thanks to their assortment of defensive abilities. And they judge their enemies with a holy vengeance.

Available Races: Human (Alliance), Dwarf (Alliance), Draenei (Alliance/Burning Crusade), Blood Elves (Horde/Burning Crusade)

Attribute Bonuses: +2 Int, +2 Strength, +1 Spirit

The Priest Character 

The Priest is the master of healing and preserving life. Their ability range from healing wounded allies to wreaking terrible vengeance on their enemies through the use of the holy light or powers of the shadow to destroy them. During battle the Priest can shield, resurrect and through the use of spells, bolster their comrades.

They are highly desirable in any group battle, whether it's a PVP (player-vs-player) or PVE (player versus environment).

Available Races: Human, Night Elf, Dwarf, Undead, Troll, Draenei (Alliance/Burning Crusade), Blood Elves (Horde/Burning Crusade)

Attribute Bonuses: +2 Int, +3 Spirit

The Druid Character 

The Druid is a powerhouse character, they are the keepers of the world and masters of nature with a diverse array of abilities. Druids are able to change forms and with each form their abilities change. They are powerful healers, curing poisons and raising fallen allies in the heat of battle. Calling down blasts of energy, summoning swarms of insects, or trapping their foes in the earth.

Because they are masters of the wild, the Druid can shapeshift into a great bear, cat, or even sea lion, gaining their powers in combat or travel. Because of their ability to heal it-self and fellow allies, the Druid can also take on the role of a Priest.

These are just a few forms:

  • Normal form they fight with spells or weapons.

  • Bear form they fight as a Warrior with Rage.

  • Cat form becomes a Rogue with Energy and Stealth.

  • Moonkin form acts as a Mage.


The Druid has to be one of the most versatile World of Warcraft Characters.

Available Races: Night Elf (Alliance), Tauren (Horde)

Attribute Bonuses: +2 Intellect, +2 Spirit, +1 Strength

The Rogue Character 

The Rogue is a lightly armored, shadowy assassin that is extremely powerful when facing their foes, capable of dealing massive damage to their enemies in a flurry of attacks. Masters of assassination and stealth they avoid being seen by their enemies striking from the shadows. The Rogue are truly an unstoppable force, with their combined abilities of lock-picking, disarming hidden traps and crafting lethal poisons that cripple and reduces effectiveness of their enemies in battle.

The Rogue has had no problem finding a place in the world. Ideal spies, skilled with daggers and the art of silent death to those they can catch unaware. The Rogue's only code is the contract, and their word is only as good as the money that bought their services.

Available Races: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Orc, Undead, Gnome, Troll, Blood Elves (Horde/Burning Crusade)

Attribute Bonuses: +1 Str, +3 Agility, +1 Stamina

The Shaman Character 

The Shaman, spiritual leaders, masters of the elements, they use spells and totems that heal or enhance their allies in battle. And their utility spells can help make life easier for any party.

Shamans wear medium armor, and wield massive two-handed weapons in combat and can unleash the fury of the elements upon their foes. The Shaman is a jack of all trades that can fill any miss hole in the battle lines.

Available Races: Orc, Tauren, Troll, Draenei (Alliance/Burning Crusade)

Attribute Bonuses: +1 Str, +1 Stamina, +1 Int, +2 Spirit

The Warlock Character 

The Warlock once mages and shamans. Who in pursuit of ever-greater sources of power, abandoned their studies and delved into darker Shadow-based magic. Now masters of shadow, flame, and demonic power they excel at plaguing their enemies with disease or curses, hurl bolts of fire or shadow energy across battlefields, while summoning demons to aid them in combat.

The Warlock could be considered a sinister combination of the mage and the hunter, dealing magical damage like a mage and uses demonic pets much like the hunter. Their demonic powers can also protect or support their allies in battle, or even summon other players from across the world using ritual magic to conjure portals.

Available Races: Human, Orc, Undead, Gnome, Blood Elves (Horde/Burning Crusade)

Attribute Bonuses: +1 Stamina, +1 Int, +2 Spirit

The Warrior Character 

The Warrior is savage and has a reckless frenzy in battle, he has the ability to both inflict and absorb large amounts of damage while protecting allies from harm. Depending on rage, they excel at fighting multiple opponents at once. During group attacks the Warrior is a defensive, shielded tank, a powerhouse that deals damage that tops the damage meters while gaining rage from every blow dealt or received to unleash on his enemies.

Warriors compensate for their lack of magical abilities by using a wide variety of attacks that do everything from cripple to dealing a single blow causing massive amounts of damage. Their abilities lie in the art of close combat, they are no mere sword-swinger. The Warrior is a skilled combatant that combines strength with a knowledge of weaponry, that will leave any foe behind in little red pieces. They are masters of swords, spears, and weapons of all kinds. They are able to enhance their allies' fighting ability with battle shouts.

Available Races: Human, Dwarf, Night Elf, Gnome, Orc, Tauren, Undead, Troll, Draenei (Alliance/Burning Crusade)

Attribute Bonuses: +1 Str, +1 Stamina, +1 Int, +2 Spirit

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