Classic WoW Guide: Picking a Class (All 9 Classes Compared)

Classic WoW Guide: Picking a Class (All 9 Classes Compared)

[@HamsterWheelGaming]

From all the 'classic wow class guides' I've seen pop up over the years, this is probably one of the best out there. Well written, straight to the point, great presentation with the graphs and points for pve and pvp and all the info is on point. You've definitely earned another sub, keep up the great work!

[@countdowntoclassic]

100% agree - straight to the point and virtually no fluff was something that really made it stick out. Loved those graphs too!!

[@MajkaSrajka]

I have seen bunch of thumbnails about this stuff, but they were pretty underwhelming, to the point I was thinking about TL:DWing and commenting "just make a graphs instead of ranting for long. Huge props for production value! :)

[@Oakwin_mb]

To be fair he just read reddit comments about each of the classes.

[@jamesh7876]

He thinks paladins get a free mount at 60. This guide is full of lies.

[@AlexeiMotoRin]

nice channel ! last video six year ago , and after vanila announce you start doing your shit ! congratz hypocrite

[@piperar2014]

"Mages had a lot of downtime due to drinking." Makes it sound like mages are prone to alcoholism.

[@sickerpuppies]

1 year later and nobody has disagreed. I suspect your assessment was spot on.

[@jokerzx28]

Piper A R as a mage I can agree completely.

[@jthiggins4886]

I'm oom every fight

[@FinallyCarrot]

@plutoG You can definitely kill 5-10 mobs before running out of mana generally whether that's through AOE or a mix of single target and wanding. However from 40ish and onward I often had to drink twice to fill up my mana entirely, and even when getting a new rank of water it would still be 1-2k below my total mana pool

[@CarloRossiey]

@@FinallyCarrot thats why u ask a 60 mage in the city to make you 120 waters that are better for your level

[@N.Cherise]

I was planning to go for the class that has the most nostalgic feelings for me but then I realize that the only thing I did during vanilla was class-hopping..

[@itsdannyhoney]

Nena Cherise Hunters are the most nostalgic for me as they’ve been completely changed throughout the years and Vanilla and today hunters feel like a totally different classes.

[@xmunchiez]

Factsss, prob gonna go Druid since I Main’d Druids during BC

[@jcbsalexyahoo]

same lol im gonna go class/race i havent gone before >:)

[@mikekatt9144]

Nothing is sweeter than hopping around as a dwarven mage. :)

[@mfranks4731]

@@mikekatt9144 dwarfs cant be mages bud

[@Yhdyssanakoe]

Thanks for the guide! Got my choice down to: Warlock, Druid, Paladin, Priest, Warrior, Shaman, Rogue. Hunter or Mage...

[@lolosh99]

:D

[@scottagon]

At least you didn't hope to main a DeathKnight

[@Yhdyssanakoe]

@@scottagon my favourite class actually is dk so yikes

[@gregrenfroe197]

down to ... oh, al of them!!! Same here. I played druid and then a hunter in Vanilla.

[@chasedupuis6089]

I’m going undead warlock. Going to be grouped up with 2 of my cousins. One is going undead priest and the other is going tauren shaman. We’ll meet up around level 7 or so and then we are going to non stop play until we hit 30.

[@Sp00niez]

'Twas the night before classic, when all through the house, every creature watching classic guides and even the mouse

[@traderchad9000]

if this doesn't get 100 likes by launch tomorrow ill be disappointed lol

[@ape8572]

@@traderchad9000 you are disappointed

[@benjapizarro981]

@@ape8572 not anymore

[@estevanphillips6889]

Hunter - 1:01 Priest - 2:46 Druid - 4:09 Warrior - 5:52 Warlock - 7:15 Mage - 8:53 Rogue - 10:19 Paladin - 11:27 Shaman - 13:00

[@Jordan-Ramses]

If your warsong gultch premade has a flag defender they don't know wtf they're doing. Mid control is the way to go.

[@yooooo8600]

Scott Humphreys L

[@angelmendez6090]

Thanks

[@fancen]

ok

[@Layerlol]

Priest for me

[@ninjalacoon]

I have to stop watching these kinds of videos. They get me so hyped and yet the game is still so far from being re-released. The struggle is real.

[@thekidfrankie9]

Kronos 3

[@wkbassett]

same

[@markbd9775]

Light's Hope noob ;)

[@jrg305]

ninjalacoon the game is being rereleased? I played back in '04-08 haven't played since college. Why would they rerelease?

[@MysticMothman]

jrg305 yeah there will be classic servers

[@joericker5750]

"All classes are 10/10 would recommend " --IGN

[@connormccain7783]

"10/10 It's Okay" -IGN

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

IGN: 1/10-its not Call of Duty

[@SeruraRenge11]

As long as you're not playing a balance druid you can make it work.

[@criminon_]

9/10 - Too much water.

[@Golemoid]

William Brown balance was my favorite :(

[@nobledonkey17]

"You'll have a great time if you pick shaman" i guess we aren't gonna tell them about the water totem quest!?!

[@crenshawpete273]

I remember playing Shaman and thinking that was gonna be normal and everyone was going to have to do something like that.

[@serieSPsycho]

SHHHHHHH dont tell em

[@zm0rc]

@@crenshawpete273 now do that 4 times and you have the warlock experience for every. fucking. pet. water totem quest was nothing compared to lock quests.

[@kimjakobsen7250]

*vietnamesse flashbacks*

[@saif609]

@@serieSPsycho tell me please I cant wait for classic and cant even chose a character to play

[@benjammin2374]

Blizzcon comes, announces Classic launch in summer 19. And here I sit, watching video after video of classic game play. Summer is so far away :(

[@senbonzakurakageyoshi662]

Note so far as you think it is, it's almost holydays

[@Ilhtilior]

There are always some ways to play vanilla currently, pretty good to test things out and be ready 100% for release

[@chadhardt6136]

play something like light's hope to choose your class

[@TheSpeedywarmup]

I feel u bro, sitting here and can't wait!

[@MewcePewpz]

wow classic waiting room :/

[@fortpost1]

I literally just got Vietnam-like horrible flashbacks when you said "mana burn"

[@darkfallensexgod]

Haha. Now remember night elf priests shadowmelding at the entrance to Molten Core and mind controlling people into the lava?

[@mr.voidroy6869]

You could also mind control people out of battlegrounds. If they were fighting in the WG graveyard.

[@Gormfeld]

I have the same flashbacks, except they're of ganks in STV... the horror.... lol

[@paulkarlalarcon]

Oh God, flashback nightmares....

[@Lt.Mingus69]

Didn't hunters have their own mana burn...'viper sting' back in Vanilla?

[@gshiretracer8533]

Picking a class in vanilla is like dancing on mine field, you will regret this sooner or later...

[@kargozgaming]

lmao that is a legendary quote mate

[@Fioletowooki]

i already made a decision: Mage. Making food, water, portals and teleports.

[@Ziapperish]

I think i'll pick a mage because it's easy to move from one place to another and just be generally useful

[@Youre-absolutely-right]

@@Fioletowooki Cons: You'll look like shit all the way to naxxramas, if you wear your BiS items. But that's really the only downside to mage. If you don't care about that, you found your main.

[@fudgefudge8913]

@@Youre-absolutely-right I think another thing is.. you have to play frost spec for the first couple raids because of fire resist. Can't remember 100% though.

[@mrfool21]

Priest lacking mobility? I scoff at you non-priest peasants that have to SWIM in water! I've had some amazing pvp moments by trolling melees with Levitate!

[@schwann145]

Undead Shadow Priest at the Lumber Mill in Arathi Basin. Sooo much Mind Controlling, lol. Leave em with a SW:P after the landing if they didn't die. ;D

[@spacefrogbe231]

@Thelondonbadger good times :-)

[@8xMorladumx8]

*Cough cough* Seal form *Cough cough* ^_^ So many funny moments watching my mage and hunter friends swimming across a lake or to/from a coast while I synchronise swim around them XD

[@kev1734]

Hhahaha omg that's awesome. I hid from a ganking party once by /sitting in shallow water. no breath bar and all you could see was a little ripple circle lol I was shitting myself >_>

[@phizzle0713]

mrfool21 we shams had Jesus mode

[@madmartigan9720]

Doesn't matter which class I play when I'll probably suck in all of them :D

[@brie5016]

haha same

[@LuckyPhil88]

Warrior all the way, I don't care if it's a grind I will do it as a prot spec warrior. I am not worried about how long it will take, Classic is about the journey in my opinion.

[@buntings]

leveling as prot in vanilla was actually a lot faster. around 45-50. AoE leveling in both plaguelands.

[@PeasantKaitou]

@N0D3 Warrior leveling comprises of 3 things: The slowest 2H wpn u can find (typically a staff), fury's Blood Craze and Enrage talents (20 points in fury total) utilizing a /sit macro keybind which makes u take an automatic crit in combat, and stacking spirit gear to improve Blood Craze. Optionally bringing some food along helps as well. You really don't need a buddy to level as a warrior. In fact with the above setup, you level faster than rogues do on average.

[@tarissa5780]

Level as a dps spec. You'll be able to tank fine til endgame with just a onehander and a shield and your CDs. Proper pulls and CC in dungeons will make it easy. If you really want to level as prot go for it, but you'll level faster as a dps with a twohander, while still being able to slap on a shield and tank. :D Just want you to know you have this option if you really want to tank.

[@deusaiurs1669]

@@PeasantKaitou sit Macro Not work anymore in wow classic , sry bro

[@larrythebomb5001]

Rylan Burback ya that sit crit doesn’t work in vanilla check blizzards notes on that.

[@marccarter1350]

48 years old now. Gave up in WOTLK. So did my whole guild. Shit, there are 8 of us so far heading back to the same old server! Rouge back then, but feeling a healing druid this time around! Excited.

[@ahnoldshort5500]

marc carter awesome 👍🏽 we are under 3 weeks out, let the journey begin!

[@chrisk1458]

Same server? Germany, france, russia... they all have just 2 servers. One pvp and one pve one. Feels not classic enough

[@marccarter1350]

@@chrisk1458 As in we are going to play on the same one. The names have changed anyways. There were more servers. I think they will need to roll more out. But once the hype is over, things settle down, it may be enough. Time will tell. My guess is more will be added

[@chrisk1458]

marc carter Classic will fail cause sadly blizz isnt blizz anymore

[@marccarter1350]

@@chrisk1458 tell that to the packed servers over this weekend. It's looking very good thus far.

[@blackfalcon1324]

Paladin: 'You get a free mount at 60' Me: Paying 600 gold in donations and mats for the quest.

[@SP-gd3lz]

Shh

[@Wockes]

I lvled a Paladin to 60 in vanilla. It was the most boring thing I've ever done in WoW and at 60 the only thing you did was buff everyone every 5 min... Edit: to clarify 15 min raid buffs were added in patch 1.9 and will be in Classic

[@zsoltsiro1310]

😂😂😂 same but thank god Greater blessings existed later I was a Ret DPS in a guild but I couldn't raid a lot because well.. nostalrius incident. I believe I raided molten core twice soo yeah Can't wait to get back in!

[@Janxyu]

I leveled as a holy paladin and just loved it. Raid healed and just loved it. I cant wait!

[@Zaiqahal]

I knew it wasn't just me. I could never seriously get into being a Paladin. How did so many find it so enjoyable?

[@sharkpyro93]

because lore i guess

[@Janxyu]

As to WHY I first chose a paladin - it was the description of the class on the starter page. I read all, but when I saw the pally - I thought, there I wanna be that guy. Lore followed soon after and kept me being a pally. Why did I choose Holy? Certainly not because of dungeons or raids ... I'd never heard of those! But FLASH OF LIGHT! When I was questing I'd see this other person struggling and in danger of imminent death, I'd toss a heal across. It felt great, so I stayed Holy. And today my beloved pally and I still roam the wilds of Azerothoth - tossing out a heal as we pass the wounded! And it still feels great.

[@DirtPlay1ng]

THE LONGEST 4 HOURS IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, LETs GO BOISSSS

[@LionMartell]

First thing I’ll do in vanilla is bubble hearth

[@criminon_]

You can do that on retail still.

[@LionMartell]

Super Krusher yea but before you could do it and actually have enough time to hearth in the bubble. Last time I played in pandaria that was long gone

[@criminon_]

They added it back.

[@LionMartell]

Hah 👍🏼

[@Evilpricetag]

That trinket to call on a paladin that does this shortly after helping. Lol

[@abeixoyuz2268]

12:35 "leveling as a paladin was...pretty damn boring to be honest." 12:53 "and overall, pretty fun class to play in Classic." ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@fancen]

.,

[@deantimothy4386]

He’s right pallies are fun my OG toon in tbc.. but the leveling is mad slow

[@Valhalla.Studio]

The main thing I love about Vanilla is the music, the ambiance and the atmosphere in general.

[@Holdacious]

Back in Classic I always played a warrior or a hunter. But because of this guide I might be maining a warlock this coming summer :D

[@Baardnick]

@@shoban yeah, what did u choose?:)

[@Adamchevy]

I chose Warlock again!

[@TheOptionist]

What class to pick? Your favorite theme > meta/grafs What race to pick? Looks > Racials

[@Minimeister317]

Personally I found paladin leveling pretty enjoyable, cause they could solo most group quests unless there were multiple mobs around of course.

[@kargozgaming]

These views and recommendations are only opinions and are in no way perfect. There are many players more knowledgeable and more skilled than me and this is simply my interpretation based off my anecdotal experience playing on and off since 2006. I hope this guide can be helpful with the launch of Kronos 3 on the horizon and Classic WoW. Thanks for everything guys I really appreciate all the support.

[@goqsane]

IS WoW classic out?

[@fy8798]

Good video, but especially on Paladin, two major issues really need to be pointed out more: - Buffing having such a short duration means you are buffing more often than not. Check the duration, it's absolutely pathetic. - For serious raiding, you went Holy. The lack of a defense against fear and the lower mitigation meant that Protection was not useful unless you switched to another tank for over half(!) the bosses. You couldn't even help with all the taunt reliant bosses, such as the drakes or Four Horsemen. Retribution, meanwhile, was bad due to the threat being so high, and your damage being comparatively low. So if you want to raid and not heal, don't pick a Paladin. YOU WILL HOLD YOUR GROUP BACK IF YOU DO NOT PICK HOLY, unfortunately. In fact, if you use "buffs" as a strength, do notice that protection falls flat on its face because you cannot keep up threat AND buffs.

[@siveonfarcloud4190]

You need to be careful with the color pallet. The rogue and priest colors is very close to the unlit circles and made the it near impossible to distinguish in a laptop monitor! Always try to use colors with high contrast to improve legibility.

[@Timmahh85]

A great video with clear info, but was it me or did you skip quite lightly over the paladin and shaman pvp?

[@kulrigalestout]

I'm going with Shaman, because back in the day I started as an Arms Warrior. Without CC and amazing gear it was almost impossible to find a group, and I don't enjoy tanking, so I'll go with a more versatile and supportive class this time.

[@majormarketing6552]

What cc? Hex? Lol

[@kurisechan88]

Shaman were brought for Mana Tide totem and chain heals, and windfury totem. Most classes were brought for one or two utilities basically...shamans also had to do quests to get all their individual totems, but ghost wolf at 20 made up for it

[@joelg2751]

shaman is horde only sho you know

[@eaberrydc]

vanilla/bc shaman could do emergency off tanking with rockbiter and shield. I saved a few wipes in dungeons that way

[@DeSinc]

@@eaberrydc I remember all the discussions about whether a shaman could ever have a real viable offtank build. talking about all the talents you could choose and all the gear you could use etc.

[@Pokerface-tr1ds]

And when it comes to the Hunter... do not forget a very important thing in Classic. EVERYTHING has been rolled away by hunters.... because everything is a hunter item :P

[@jake06750]

I used to do that when I first started playing but I never roll on anything unless I absolutely must have it, if its a ranged weapon for example. Yet sometimes in dungeons I was in, I saw other classes all do the same thing at certain times, probably just to vendor or disenchant a gun that a priest couldn't use..

[@Elenrai]

Dammit its got stamina on it! CLEARLY a survival Hunter 1hander!

[@chrisnorman2992]

Lol I remember my NELF hunter rocked The Ravager until like level 50ish.

[@marksluimers4241]

Correction: 'humtar itam' - quote by Dkhunterdk

[@rokosbasilisk2894]

Druid is still the best class for post box dancing in bear form ofc.

[@Holland1994D]

Guys, just pick a class you want to play. These days there are more specs viable than back at vanilla, because people have figured out you can play those. Druid and paladin have know more specs which are viable than we thought at classic. Yes they are not the best. And for me it was always so fun to heal as a paladin when the healer died or to give extra support during critical situations. There is more than just raw numbers.

[@freddiet8639]

Paladin has come of the best defensive cool downs! Fuck the meta i play the class i want to play. Cant wait untill they nerf warrior so all the greasy kids stop playing my class 😂

[@DarthRevan260]

"Paladins are boring to level, you pretty much autoattack mobs to death" "Paladins are very fun to play in Vanilla" I have a cognitive dissonance

[@elunzz7326]

Vanilla fanboys...objectively speaking its pretty bad, but because its vanilla its fucking great.

[@DrinkingMud]

fun to play at 60 you goon

[@DarthRevan260]

@@DrinkingMud I highly doubt that. Besides, isn't Vanilla so popular among fans because it was a "fun experience" ALL THE WAY from 1 to 60?

[@DrinkingMud]

Levelling was fun yeah, granted probably not so much as a paladin, but i'd say 1-60 was one of vanilla's strong points and so much better than how levelling is handled now

[@DarthRevan260]

@@DrinkingMud Now you see my point. The author didn't say Paladin is fun in endgame specifically, he said it's fun to play Paladin, which is strange considering his description of Paladin's leveling process

[@ace4348]

You know that feeling of pure excitement that you felt as a kid looking at christmas tree lights? That's how I'm feeling right now at 25 years old watching this video realizing that classic releases in one month.

[@blboy129]

Two more weeks!!!

[@Dave-wt9cl]

and do its out

[@FaithlessDwarf]

Slight correction: the paladin 60 mount is not 'free', as you have to collect items to be able to get it. Otherwise, fantastic video! Keep up the good work!

[@davidhanousek9874]

Same for Warlock and his ,,free,, - quest Dreadsteed

[@ssjwes]

The mount quest was so fun(did both pal and wl) I think every class should have had one. Would have made more end game materials more valuable to more people(lvl 50-60 mats). Starting on your epic mount quest on both classes really made it feel like "you've made it!" first hitting level 60. Just grinding gold to get your epic mount on other characters felt underwhelming.

[@Socalatreyu1]

Hmmm i think just because i still have it. Pull out my old first pc i ever made in 04 and play wow classic on it.

[@A3racada3ra]

I loved playing my paladin back then. Yes, in raids you mainly buff and spam flash of light or holy light but it was still awesome. That moment you could pop divine favor (I think it was called like that) and give a critical heal without any mana cost was so satisfying. The same in PvP ... paired with an arms warrior it was insane. Or going offensively as a retribution pala. So fun to see horde melt down once you get that sweet procc and critluck in one go and oneshot rogues or clothies :D paired with some nice utilities from engineering PvP was a blast overall.

[@Suntzurvr]

Holy pally is a win, satisfying to roll the horde over and over

[@zacharybryant3865]

"Pre-60 warrior life is rough to say the least" - no truer words have ever been spoken... man I remember how tough it was but it remains my favorite class to this day.

[@DeathyGaming]

I use to run a Resto Bear Tank for Raiding back in the day, a real Unydying tank even with bad healers back then since rotations and how quick some healers went Oom.

[@LeeSwaggington]

I would run it for capture the flag too, was fairly successful, but haven't given it a go in classic yet, just vanilla

[@Derfholm]

This was a great video, albeit maybe a little bit too positive. You bring up all the good things about the feel of each class, but you're not being too honest about some of the rougher details. Eg. Warlocks having to carry soul shards around for fucking everything. Other than things like that, good job!

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

By the time I had my first level 60 character in Vanilla, I had played all the different classes. My first 60, however, was Druid. I leveled from 1-60 as feral, and it was a blast. I loved the class quests, and the day I hit 60 I did the MC attune solo by stealthing to the rock in blackrock. As much fun as I had leveling and healing with druid in Vanilla, I will probably go Priest when Classic releases, because it too was a blast and it was more sought after for dungeons and raids. Good video, thank you.

[@AhriFae]

I know both classes are quite saught after but was it too hard to find raid teams and so as a druid? And how about priests? I really cant decie which one to play

[@27Zangle]

@@AhriFae - Priests and Paladins were the most sought after. Most raids would have one druid for healing and would not allow any other druid class to play. You would usually see one Shaman as well.

[@fudgefudge8913]

@@27Zangle You have either Shaman or Pally.. so sought after heals depended on faction. Often more than one Shaman is used in bigger raids.. I think you might be thinking of TBC or something.

[@27Zangle]

@@fudgefudge8913 - I played both factions. two horde 60's and one alliance 60. This could also depend on server and guild. I know my guild(s) only had 1-2 Shamans for raids.

[@fudgefudge8913]

@@27Zangle True true. I still can't decide what I want to play, though. xD

[@ВасилийПетров-ы8й]

I've always found rogues super easy and fun to level so it's surprising to me that you placed them so low. As long as you keep your weapons up to date with quest rewards, dungeon drops or blue BoEs off the AH you're golden. Your toolkit gives you more than enough survivability as it is.

[@NachoBran_CandyCabbage]

It'll be fun getting into wow after a 5 year hiatus. I even convinced my brother and dad to get back into it with me. We've already decided on a prot warrior, holy priest, and arcane mage group comp. Don't know how many dungeons or raids we'll run, but we can't wait to get back into bgs.

[@papabeanguy]

Hunter supporting highest skill ceiling... oh how times have changed

[@mermeoth7178]

XD I think pressing kill command takes a lot of skill too these days

[@pokeman5000]

They didn't get the huntard stigma for no reason. A tard could play a hunter well. Guy prolly mains hunter tbh.

[@Zwiebel4]

Hunters were actually much harder to play than people give them credit for. Most hunters will just spam abilities and deal lackluster DPS, but if you truly want to maximize your DPS and at least be viable in raids, you have to carefully monitor your autoattacks and time your abilities to not interrupt autoattack cooldowns at the wrong moment. Considering how easy frost mages or destruction warlocks were to play in raids, hunters are one of the classes that require much more skill to be viable in raids.

[@mermeoth7178]

However, good equipped and well playing hunter were very powerful in pvp. For my warlock they wre hardest opponents. I remember once upon time during vanilla I joined to AB and I had premade team of 14 hunters on my side :D That day I broke my record in honor. Every battle was pretty much just camping alliance starting respawn :D Even in case we met alliance premade.

[@Zwiebel4]

Mermeoth dont forget that until pet normalization got introduced with the dire maul patch, hunter pets were completely broken as some rare pets had ridicolous 1 second attack cooldowns.

[@andreasvestervig6754]

Paladins did not get a free mount ad 60, cheaper then others, but not free

[@visha0203]

They did get a free mount at 40 tho

[@america795]

leveling a WAR always been a War!. War path is bloody but at the end u get the Glory feeling of becoming a True Warrior!

[@Jaguar2kicks]

Nothing else needs to be said. 2-Two Hand weapon, Enhancement Shaman. Get to lvl 60 and grind for TUF and win.

[@Merco81]

"Shadow Priests melt faces in PVP" (I get the reference :D)

[@12kidder1]

I was originally planning to play an Undead Rogue, but your description of the Feral/Resto hybrid druid sounds really fun. Gave me a lot to consider.

[@kiwago1172]

Coming from a guy who played on retail vanilla, feenix and nost for many years. You provided a very informed overview of all of the classes. I particularly liked the spell ranks that would see most use. Even illuding to use of shot walking. Will definitely check out more of your content.

[@agrume_music]

Hunter class gameplay is a hell to manage, the pet food management is something to think about everytime, the arrows numbers are something to always look at, the deadzone mastery is a pain to learn, the mana management can also be a big problem if you mess up. It's one of the strongest class of the game, but certainly the hardest one to understand the basics and learn how to deal with your weaknesses Pros : - Really big damage output - Good survivability if you mastered your mechanics - Strong PVE if you mastered your mechanics - Pet tanking Cons : - Learning the mecanics is a really tough process you'll learn in pain and death - Ressources management can be really annoying after several hours of gameplay - No survivability in melee combat which leads you to death against oppononents who manage to reach you.

[@Whackfear]

I'm going to be a Warlock, no matter what. I've always been a Warlock and always will be, but this is still a well made and interesting video, nonetheless.

[@freikinnewb122]

Great video. Definitely thinking of going warlock.

[@killval849]

great video man! Personally though I would have added Paladins to tier 1 top in raiding personally. The blessings and unlimited healing is top tier. Reducing threat, massive mana gains from them, might for extra melee damage etc.. their support is simply unmatched.

[@Embertaph]

And pretty much why most people who raided were Alliance.

[@LoreMaster007]

Don't forget judgments. Raid needs mana? Judgment of wisdom. Raid needs heals? Judgment of light!

[@LoreMaster007]

In basic vanilla was also like that. I don't think you could stack them. You only had a judgment but if you put the wisdom or light seal on you could put the debuff on the boss.

[@zsoltsiro1310]

@@LoreMaster007 yeees I was a Ret paladin in raids so I was doing the judging and helped with cleansing and the others just healed I love the paladins playstyle 💛

[@nadeemzafer6911]

I'm a Wrath baby but I already feel nostalgic. Great guide, definitely paid special attention to the hunter one.

[@general2109]

Us wrath babies got to play what was essentially the vanilla experience while leveling, so we should have an easier time than the post-Wrath people

[@terraint3697]

You might go hunter then? Honestly, hunter wasn't as bad in raids as people say it was. I do recommend it.

[@Hoytful]

Hunters are also very good at farming once you hit 60. You can farm higher end dungeons solo to make gold. I plan on having a paladin healer main but will have a Hunter alt because they are fun to play and are good money makers.

[@emilflorinpaun]

Overall, all classes are fun to play! :D Can't wait for the release!

[@danielhammer619]

so.. classic wow? you know what that means.. 2HANDED WINDFURY SHAMAN!!

[@sik3xploit]

lol classic wow means TANKING SHAMAN.

[@Grimdawn95]

You mean rockbiter? :p

[@ТеньЗверь]

@@sik3xploit yeah....na... It means being a shitty healer :P

[@eightysixyo]

f e a r e d in pvp bro

[@Archadies]

As someone who grinded to 60 from day 1 as a druid when getting a big hammer and auto attacking and keeping moonfire dots up was the fastest way to level. Be thankful that they are giving us end vanilla druids and not beginning vanilla druids. We were the absolute worst class to try and level. But god did I have fun doing it.

[@akhsdenlew1861]

Finally someone who really played druid during vanila.. i am sick of those idiots who never played vanila and they think that Vanila was "balanced" Vanila was extremely unbalanced and we loved it for it. Unfortunatly for druids, we were at the bottom of this balance.

[@korgaw8563]

You will start with bad druid btw

[@RW77777777]

I made my druid almost the same time I made my other characters, and I had 3-4 60s for years while my druid was still level 14 what they don't tell you is leveling druid lvl 1-19 is worse than pallies; but once you get cat you're great

[@akhsdenlew1861]

@elviade ?

[@samsalin]

I remember mind controlling people off cliffs in pvp as a priest, shit was great

[@carelesscribo3072]

Should be great once it comes out in the next 4-5 years.

[@zsoltsiro1310]

Blizzcon WoW classic demo will be available :) Early 2019 and you will be playing classic 💛💛

[@Trainwheel_Time]

...For 2 weeks with everyone else until you realize it's not magically going to make you 12 again and get fed up.

[@zsoltsiro1310]

If you have a job that don't allow you 2-3 hours of comfortable gametime you have a wrong job Relationship is a different issue so I'm gonna toss it aside before you mention it And also I have been playing on private servers so I don't have to be 12 again to play it I can play it today but not 8 hours a day but 2-3(and 0-24 on weekends 😎😎)

[@SuperYtc1]

@Zsolt Siro More like LATE 2019.

[@zsoltsiro1310]

@@SuperYtc1 yes game companies creates a demo for a game that will be released a year later you are amazing March or April and classic will be out

[@Jive33]

I’m going Mage. Porting and food/water is too priceless to pass up.

[@gstat3539]

Druids were my favorite, always fascinated me, especially night elf druids

[@Kiobao]

I've been really tempted to be a druid in vanilla and I love my druid in live, but I'm a boomkin at heart and I don't know how much I'll pvp. I was a hunter in vanilla which was also great at soloing and I love and sometimes miss the experience but maybe as an alt later haha

[@InquisitorSinCross]

Well, after all this years of saying "Priest will never be my main", I guess I will roll TWO priests instead (Holy for raids and Shadow for shits and giggles in PvP - who else remembers Backdraft stuns and Devouring Plague?)

[@OrcBit]

Great video mate!

[@garyphelps6048]

Warlocks had to farm up soul shards as some of their spells required them. Having to show up early for a raid so you could go farm them was common. This isn't reason enough to NOT make one but it is something to toss into the bucket of considerations.

[@Fliptality]

and the worst thing of all: they did not stack..... FUCKING OBNOXIOUS

[@Rhomeozon]

Screw it im just gonna level up every single class

[@ManzugsYT]

take u a year lol

[@bbKp3K]

@@ManzugsYT for each lul

[@SergeiIsaenko]

2005 Human Rogue... 2019 Undead Rogue. I died and came back.

[@dxd2006]

It's so tough to choose which to pick for vanilla. Building a good reputation early on is essential, and leveling your first character takes the longest. Gold farming is also essential to afford the important stuff later on. So I'm super torn between leveling first a warrior to be an early tank, or paladin because everyone loves blessings, or hunter for farming gold, or mage which is what I'd prefer to do in a raid.

[@RichyRich2607]

Pick Warrior, Rogue and Mage like 50% of all players in Classic :D

[@CameronWasmund]

what the hell does it mean when a class is "smooth and flavorful" is it a class or a dr. pepper

[@steeben009]

I am going to play paladin in the new season of mastery. Don't know why leveling speed should be an issue with firstly summoning stones, mages who can make portals for you, and minor speed on boots :D. Also paladins have increased speed talent..walking + mounts 8% (aka same as minor speed or mithril spurs on boots) in retribution talent tree. So no mobility issues at all.

[@veng3r663]

So Classic Balance Druids were not mentioned because they suck THAT much..??

[@ZanathKariashi]

the balance druid most people think of only existed for like 6 months of classic. (pretty good in pvp though, due to high armor and Star-fire not having a line of effect since it comes from directly above, so it was hard to figure out where the hell you were being shot from and a immune to a lot of CC's and good mobility). The classic classic Balance was a VERY different beast, since the balance tree buffed all aspects of the class and was meant to be played as a hybrid build that would cast/shapeshift throughout the battle, instead of focusing on just one aspect like Feral (forms) or resto (caster) did. Though a lot of people didn't like it since it made the spec feel unfocused...cause it was. It was the hybrid focused talent tree while Feral and resto were the specialization focused tree. Of course Innervate was 31 resto back then, so you pretty much were required to go resto as it was your most powerful group buff...though it's not as bad as it sounds since the talent trees were also set up different back then and it was possible to make a fairly strong caster or feral off-spec while doing so. When they re-did the trees they moved the good stuff much deeper into the tree and hurt the druid's hybrid playstyle quite a bit in the process. While also trying to shoe-horn balance into a caster dps spec...with no gear to support it but also trying to keep the melee range components the spec was supposed to have in a really janky format that became "Oomkin").

[@akhsdenlew1861]

Balance druids were useless and druids in general were useless. Trust me i've played druid for the whole vanila experience and i loved it for this exact reason. I was the worst class, i knew it, everyone knew it and it felt rewarding winning someone. And that someone would clap at me. I still remember beating a rogue in durotar and everyone was like LMAO u were beaten by a feral druid. ( i was 55, he was 58) I discussed it with more than 100 people and everybody agrees that druids were vanila's worst class. Balance druid on the other hand is not even a class, its an abomination in vanila.. a nothing. Do not listen to these sunshines which are pretending that vanila was perfect and balanced, it WAS NOT. Vanila is known for it's unbalanced features. Everything u wanna do as a druid, the other classes will do it better. U wanna cast? mages and warlocks will do it better. U wanna tank? warriors will do it better. U wanna heal? priests shamans and paladins will do it better U wanna meele dps? rogues and warriors will do it better. Druids were good in WSG cus they could carry the flag like noone else could. And the mark of the wild was a good buff. That's all. It's funny how many are claiming to know about feral druids or druids in general in vanila and how many are claiming that they played one back in the days, but in my server we literally had 3 feral druids including me and the rest of the druids were just pve afkers lol TONS of the other classes but only 3 ferals, while now the world is full of ferals.. i wonder why.

[@Dezomm]

Man, I'm gonna have such a hard time picking a class. They all seem so fun!

[@IBradFrazer]

This is what I remember from Vanilla: Warriors are trash until level 40-ish and you will be forced to tank dungeons even if you aren't a tank spec. Mages are very common due to it's PVP prowess (1 shot macros) and the ability to conjure food and water. Rogues are simply unstoppable in Vanilla PVP. Druids are useless unless you're a healing spec, everyone hated Balance Druids back then. Hunters are overall hard classes to play, not because they require a great deal of skill but simply because it's a money class. You must sacrifice a bag slot for a quiver or ammo pouch, restock on arrows or bullets every few hours which costs a small fortune every time, you must remember to constantly feed your pet and not all pets eat the same foods. I mained a Hunter for several years and they didn't become useful or practical until Cata in my opinion. Shamans are in the same boat as Druids, depending on what spec you pick you will either be very useful or very useless. Priests are only good if you're a healing spec, if you go Shadow you will be forced to switch to Holy as you will be healing most of the time anyways lol. Warlocks are in my opinion OP for PVE and PVP, you will also get into dungeons and raids rather easily with your summoning portal. And lastly, Paladins are a master buff class, you will be constantly applying buffs to people every few minutes, and you will either be a tank pally or a healing pally because Ret pally's were terrible in Vannila. These are my opinions and not facts:)

[@dailylegend]

For Warlocks you forget the constant need to farm soul shards, which was a pain, and basically like hunters 1 bag slot less.

[@Priapismx]

Human rogue in 2005, undead warlock in 2019. My body is ready

[@chaosakazero]

So you decayed overtime and gained mystical powers ?

[@ThunderSlav]

@@chaosakazero heheheh

[@brianwalsh288]

OOM man those bring back the days of trying to heal as a holy pally

[@Tom-he9zr]

Where literally all you did was spam flash of light?

[@MattSinz]

I'll be playing Warlock, it's the most interesting class imo. The free mount is also a nice bonus.

[@MrLex86]

Man as long as it took, it was super satisfying to finish the Warlock Epic mount quest. I always felt so proud of my epic mount.

[@DriftNick]

Warlock is cool until you start raiding then you are forced into a spec that just spams shadowbolts.

[@MattSinz]

That doesn't bother me.

[@jare3459]

thanks got me down to only 3 class to possible main (warlock,hunter,shaman) (maybe priest)

[@PastTense]

Pick whatever you want to play. At this point with how much knowledge there is there is going to be room for probably just about anyone.

[@leontarmann3449]

Hunter is the class you picked to use Autoshot in Molten Core to go afk during boss fights.

[@tibbar20111987]

and top dps charts nonetheless

[@skeptischism1324]

He says priests have below average raid heals.......then 2 seconds later says they usually top the charts in raid heals.....wtf? am i missing something or is that a big contradiction?? Its a good guide and all.....but just sayin......

[@eugenkrause5556]

This reminds me of how terribly boring Retribution really was. You pretty much just melee 24/7. I'm afraid a lot of people are going to start the game and realise it's not as glorious anymore as it was. I loved the BC expansion, but Ret was not good until Wrath.

[@lisavauhti7675]

*24k* *wievers* *and* *still* *kronos* *average* *pop* *is* *50*

[@vincewooo]

I remember the day when I played my warlock in Vanilla Wow, I use dot+wand all the way to level 60. My point is, wand is so important for casters in vanilla, especially at early level it makes your main weapon useless.

[@davidallen3158]

I remember my Warrior in AB going against an Undead Warlock. I couldn't even scratch him, while he dotted me up, sicked his blueberry on me and danced while I died. I immediately statrted a Warlock that day.

[@wurstwasser6567]

I Played a Warlock back in the real Vanilla days after Hunter and Warrior. Warrior i stopped at about lvl 20, Hunter i played up to 60 but never played the Hunter in Raids. Then i started the Warlock and that was a blast i loved my Warlock for years. Back in the days there were not many Warlocks you always had a safe place in every group. For me it was the best class in Vanilla WoW. Good old memories

[@TCook-zf5by]

Thanks for the vid. Im having a hard time deciding what to play when classic comes out.

[@slifersdisciple3504]

when you said you don't buy a lot? don't you have to constantly have food for the pet and arrows to buy as well? ... non the less hunter is going to be the main class to start with followed by the druid... great video :D

[@Ohrami]

Petru Bumbar Food for the pet is fairly inexpensive; most food will go toward healing yourself. Ammo is inexpensive as well but will be a much higher expense.

[@punkerguy805]

They weren't expensive... But having to fly to south shore on alliance to go to the AV vendor to get the swaggy frost arrows was a hassle :)

[@TrojanSalesmen1]

Shaman's.. still the only class with FROST SHOCK!.. and the loveable windfurry one shot

[@Vod89]

I remember when my first character was a druid....I think that I'm gonna to roll him again...It's so nostalgic :(

[@airmanfair]

_INSERT_ANY_CLASS_HERE_ are amazing, they do great in raids, they're wonderful in pvp ...

[@PleaseUseTheWiki]

Informative and good quality video production. Can't wait for more!

[@pho3nix-]

Leveling is significantly slower in vanilla even with the Hunter though, because of mana mitigation and regen.

[@Golemoid]

And that's fine because it was actually enjoyable, and every level felt like a huge accomplishment.

[@hamfistsman6267]

Druid is good because it doesn't get boring.

[@bubblehead772]

You forgot that hunters have to buy ammo and continously provide food for their pets.

[@dennissinned6299]

For PvE : Marksman or Beastmastur Hunter, Balance Druid, Discipline or Shadow Priest, Retribution Paladin, Demonology Warlock, Arcane Mage and Sublety Rogue. Played them in 2 accounts and loved them. But remember, Alliance and PVE only. Didn't like the shaman or the warrior. Warriors in Classic have to fight to the bitter end when they get adds while questing solo. And the one tip that nobody is mentioning : Wands. Priest, Warlock and Mage can PvE a ton using the wand to save on mana. Back in Classic, wands actually did damage, had autoshot, like a hunter's weapon but unlike the hunter's weapon, they never run out of ammo. Priest : Pain, Shield and wand. Mage : Arcane Missiles or Fire Blast, Mana Shield and wand. You get my drift :). Forget modern WoW.

[@eazye519]

Can't wait to play a mage again

[@dearberlin]

Leveling is great, but in raids all you throw are frost bolts. Not my way to go this time.

[@GamecockRock90]

I know I am playing rogue, hunter, warlock and warrior... just a matter of what order I play them in (and do I only make my rogue a 19 twink?????)

[@broed731]

pour one out for my balance druid homies :(

[@mpGreen03]

I CAN'T CHOOSE CLASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS kill me pls, never played wow or much mmo's, gonna play together with my bf but I can't choose between Druid, Shaman, Warlock or edgy priest.

[@BELIEVEINJESUS777]

I understand your struggle xD

[@27Zangle]

You need to decide what your end goals are going to be for Vanilla. You want to heal and actually get groups then Priest and Paladin are your main choices. You want to damage then Warrior, Shadow Priest, Mage, and Rogue were the ones that would fill the ranks fastest. Then they would take a couple hunters or locks and maybe a Shaman if you are lucky. Want to tank? Then Warrior it is! Once in a blue moon you would see a Druid or Paladin tank but it was rather rare. The problem with Vanilla is you are pigeon holed into certain classes if you want to actually be included and with that being said you are going to have to have a raid spec at all times. I love vanilla! I did Rogue, Mage, Paladin as my mains during vanilla. This time however, I think its going to be priest, warrior, hunter or paladin. Not sure yet. I also plan to only do battle grounds since I am married and have kids. There is no way I have time to get in on a raid unless my wife takes the kids to her moms for a weekend.

[@jojo-iz8gu]

I’m doing the same order I did 13 years ago: Druid first, then mage, then priest!

[@bast1an975]

Quality content with only 10K subs. Nice vid!

[@kargozgaming]

thank you very much babahall for the kind feedback :) have a great day