ULTIMATE Cataclysm Classic Class Picking Guide

The essential guide on how to pick a class in cataclysm classic. Answering the most frequently asked questions about death knight, druid, hunter, mage, paladin, priest, rogue, shaman, warlock and warrior.
How in demand will your class be? The top changes? Which classes do the most dps? Was the class any good? New talents and glyphs breakdown. Learn what to play and get your character leveled up fast in the prepatch ready for the cataclysm launch!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:14 Important Changes to all Classes!
1:43 Death Knight
4:24 Druid
5:44 Hunter
7:15 Mage
8:17 Paladin
9:51 Priest
11:12 Rogue
12:18 Shaman
13:40 Warlock
15:40 Warrior
17:06 Surprise!
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[@ponds812]

Great video,top tier editing you sir deserve more love. ty

[@Keygo]

Man I'm early! Keep up the classic content Meta! Thank you for not giving up on us

[@chipnizzle7956]

You make the most informative WoW videos by far. Love your content.

[@MetaGoblin]

Now that I've made this video the decision has become even harder for me 😂 DK, Warlock, Spriest, Warrior and Mage look so goated and fun to play!

[@seanjones7434]

It's got to be spriest, love the unique play style.

[@SavageGameHawk]

You forgot rogue (;

[@fakerLegend]

this is my best cata guide thank you

[@FlameWarProductions]

I spent a while compiling old forum posts and KZbin videos about classes to decide what I wanted to play, made quite the impressive collection of old data including pre-bis lists and optimal gearing routes. Then my GM messaged me and said I was playing Resto Shaman.

[@lockofmetal8894]

Doesn't sound to fun if your GM decides your class. But theres little context here so i'm not judging to much. Playing what you find most fun > whats most optimal everytime.

[@shadowbanned3044]

Did your GM also tell you what pronouns you are going to use now?

[@SevCars]

"...Then I started looking for a new guild.."

[@doziergames]

@@SevCars "... Then no guild wanted me cause I was playing an off meta class. Finally got invited to one and they are wiping on the first boss on Normal".

[@SavageGameHawk]

Damn imagine being neutered that hard

[@Robz00r]

On horde side, what would u pick as DK? ive watched alot saying Orc and Troll, but i think Bloodelf is a good option aswell? Because of the arcane torrent giving more runic

[@MetaGoblin]

Nah troll and orc will SIM higher

[@aic20]

the snapshotting from orc and troll racial just pump, but blood elf is fun in pvp with the aoe silence

[@audreypulzner8051]

Can't wait to start a goblin hunter and a worgan warrior

[@georgestaykov5358]

Hope you like front flips 😅

[@moraqt]

That warrior in the video is a gamer 😋

[@ltmof]

Will Cata classic be a new server and we all need to start from lvl 1? Or is this on existing server and increases lvl cap?

[@oliverandersson1991]

Same servers, same gdkp and parsing challenges and nothing like original cataclysm.

[@MD-ee2fq]

Its the continuation of the wrath classic servers

[@mjjw.8982]

Have No Idea about cata. Wasnt ecpecting that inplay IT.. but now many Friends try IT. Now im Not Sure to try blood DK or my Warrior. Never Played blood DK.. IS IT hard?^^

[@matthewkeating-od6rl]

Great vid

[@xbinzur6956]

Literally brand new to WoW so I’m jus doing whatever I want but using this as a reference point bc I was jus playin wotlk and only got to lvl 10😂

[@sel4ever1]

Felt this

[@jamie5mauser]

Please UH DK guide for cata!

[@Infernoblade1010]

Planned to play mage 2 months ago. Always mained plate dps/tank and want to change it up a bit. BY FIRE BE PURGED!!

[@Aeromuse]

I played fire mage when Cata was live back then for Dragon Soul. Burn them all my friend, its a fun spec.

[@c2thewick]

As a protector warrior since 2003, I'm playing a

[@blakksheepwildrift9564]

A nothing.

[@SevCars]

different game?

[@matthewframpton8737]

Determined to make Enh Shaman PVE a thing - but I know I am going to be mighty tempted to join the Dark Side as Ele

[@PregnantOrc]

Dual spec it. Don't let the enhance dream die. For a lot of gear your only competition will be hunters so it should not be to bad keeping it going.

[@MetaGoblin]

I've heard they are only mid tier in phase 1 but will have to wait for Sims.

[@decai6899]

@@MetaGoblin do keep in mind that LB weaving is a thing, and its a good 1k + dps gain in t11. This doesnt seem to be a thing on Private servers/ back in retail. So it could be a little better in classic

[@Stonemojo1]

I'm leveling a main enhance now got to 40... should I elemental?

[@matthewframpton8737]

@@Stonemojo1 A.) play what you like /enjoy. B.) Enh is one of the strongest leveling specs in the game so if you're having fun then stick with it.

[@keizhardy931]

Best class for a Dwarf and Tauren?

[@flo157g]

I usually always play hunter but the focus change is not mine. Now I don’t know what to play. I was thinking fire mage but we already have one so that’s out. Now I’m at a loss. Fuck focus. Maybe this video helps me choose smt else

[@captainahab2019]

You shoud pick a class that is fun to play primarily. I loved playing ret in wotlk but I think i might stop playing in cata. I don't like playing any melee dps in this expac :(

[@Seegurken]

Played rogue in tbc. Never got into any raids except kara. Had to reroll all up to get into some other raids

[@rossdonnelly7397]

What about Resto Sham/

[@metamorphichoe]

Warrior is weird in wotlk i liked tank but didnt like dps

[@Olli-Tech]

Lock & DK, here we go!

[@aggraman8063]

:( do you hate Resto Shaman? no comment on Earthliving weapon, no ranking for resto shaman

[@Stonemojo1]

when cata first released I played as resto, it was great.

[@HarryFromCyprus]

Feral druid was the best in cata and it was not even close

[@dylanfouts1646]

Rsham best healer in pvp by a mile

[@Garoslol]

Resto shaman so bad that it doesnt even get a tier rating.

[@aic20]

They’re actually S tier some of the best mana management, bloodlust, huge aoe heals, and the strongest healer defensive cd - spirit link totem

[@MetaGoblin]

lol would have to forget one

[@RealCecilion]

@@aic20they actually can’t be S tier cause pala and disc exist.

[@EB-bl6cc]

@@aic20 they're more like A tier, very good healers but not the best at anything

[@shadowbanned3044]

@@RealCecilion Disc isn't even that strong in cata. Holy pala is best tank healer while druid is the best aoe healer. Shaman is the only healer that is "best" at doing both when needed. If anything priest (holy and disc) were both bottom tier.

[@lukemarcantel1569]

Resto shaman is the best healer in arena btw

[@ploopyful]

they have the best comps, but hpal is actually the best heals for PVP

[@shadowbanned3044]

Resto shaman is a good healer in PvP but definitely not the best.

[@XPISTOS-ANESTH]

Eclipse on druid makes me want to vomit.......

[@Mscmann]

less RNG than WotLK Eclipse though

[@SkaterDragon69]

cant see the sub only video :(

[@MetaGoblin]

check discord ill reupload the vid again though

[@ghrodin8736]

:D

[@NotSoSwift]

Fire magex2. Affli lock. Prot pala. Combat rouge. S-priest. Fury warr. Unholy dk. Bring on cata. All horde ally can sugma

[@jackstrife3821]

This guy can be safely ignored. They are a known gold buyer/seller & know literally NOTHING of value about the game. Don't fall for their scams & definitely don't pay for a sh*tty EXP guide that you can otherwise find online for FREE.

[@MetaGoblin]

Source of me being a gold seller ?? 😂😂

[@dontrustylor]

He actually gives useful information consistently. I can not play for months, then come to his channel anytime and get information on the current game state

[@shadowbanned3044]

Looks like every content creator is using the same AI since literally every video about cata is the same on every channel. Everyone is literally covering the very same topics and giving exactly the same anwers lol...

[@vaenaris808]

or it’s just a heavily researched topic and everything is pretty much set in stone in terms of information. people have been playing this expansion for 14 years buddy we already know everything about it

[@shadowbanned3044]

@@vaenaris808 So that's the logical conclusion why every content creator answers the SAME questions with the SAME answers and doesn't even include different, partially even more interesting questions that nobody answered? That's 200 IQ logic right there.

[@MetaGoblin]

To be real we have to cover these heavily farmed topics to keep the bills paid. I would love to cover more niche topics and make more original videos but they just don't get views because the KZbin algorithm was designed by a fruit cake. If you want more original content check out these 2 playlists kzbin.info/aero/PLOLRpWOs-cgZ0arwLlgakpgowwgqY8gqI kzbin.info/aero/PLOLRpWOs-cgY7XDhN2NZIFI7H4ZWY2H3R

[@shadowbanned3044]

@@MetaGoblin I will play it so you can pay your bills :P

[@vaenaris808]

@@MetaGoblin what i dont understand is posting 4 minute wow doomer videos. they're not long enough to generate any real ad revenue and you dont even plug restedxp. it seems like you're just trying to stir up negative attention towards wow in the community with no clear motive behind it, best recent example is the one talking about all the cata bugs kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKe2kJ9rlpuco9E

[@hoffyc.h393]

fuck Blizzard to never release something in time, Cata should be out months ago and working good and Prepatch should be atleast 1+ month. I think Cata/MoP will be a good middle ground, have played all the Classic versions to Death and Retail isn't WoW anymore.

[@shadowbanned3044]

@@deenman23 Retail is difficult? Also, I don't think anyone above 20 IQ doesn't like retail. It's by far the most polished expansion, even tho still not perfect. The only issue it has are the "improvements" the filthy casuals were crying for years. Cross-faction and cross-server.

[@stillnotchill2560]

​@@shadowbanned3044 so if you don't like retail you're dumb? 😂 The irony of that statement. You literally think enjoying retail makes you smart hahahah

[@cactuss33ds]

literal years of incredible class art for this game all across the internet and you opt for terrible AI images. disappointing.

[@MetaGoblin]

Because it's copyright free you sausage 😂

[@cactuss33ds]

@@MetaGoblin you have zero clue how copyright laws work.

[@MetaGoblin]

@@cactuss33ds Yep. I only have 12 years of experience dealing with copyright issues 😂 Forgot the comment section always knows how to do my job better than I do 😂

[@damien678]

​​@@MetaGoblin You could ask artists for permission, or use official art. I understand not wanting to put in the effort and likely rejection of requests, and wanting something more unique than official stuff. But, as an artist, I think it'd be more worthwhile than using AI art. Good video btw, I appreciate the info!

[@MetaGoblin]

@@damien678 It's just not realistically practical to have to wait a few days for a confirmation reply and lose potential video growth as a consequence. It's KZbin thumbnails at the end of the day not an art gallery.

[@vepeu]

dont. just go outside

[@tims3370]

looked if you are sponsored by rested xp in the description, nope, cool will watch, see rested xp crap in the middle of video, yuk, dislike, gg

[@MetaGoblin]

Ciao

[@whosplayingyou29]

Like you should give at least a brief summary of the kind of information they recommend. We're basically being told "Google it"

[@shoop9274]

cataclysm is dead on arrival

[@Quadromil4]

coolstory

[@EB-bl6cc]

sod is dying so it will likely get better #s than previously thought because people are bored

[@shadowbanned3044]

Cataclysm is one of the best expansions if not even the best. I remembered TBC to be not good (just as it was) and WotLK being better but still not that good. The classic versions of it confirmed my memory by 100%. Let's see if I am also right with Cata here.

[@shoop9274]

@@shadowbanned3044 there is no way cataclysm classic will do better than wrath classic lol

[@shadowbanned3044]

​@@shoop9274 WotLK was only fun because of ICC. But that's about it. That's all that WotLK had to offer. Besides that Cataclysm is literally superior in every single aspect, especially dungeons, PvP and gameplay in general. Heck.. just the hunter rework alone catapults the expansion in another dimension of quality.

[@jjswigger8591]

damn didntknow pallies get dogshit in this phase

[@MetaGoblin]

They get stronger in firelands