WoW Classic - Complete Beginner Guide 2024

[@LuckyGhost]

Join Dungeons and Dragons legends in Dragonheir using my link: www.inflcr.co/SHJe7 DragonHier is now on Steam bit.ly/3unpbV9 use code "diceroll" while supplies last for limited exclusive rewards while you play! MMOs Sorted By Player Count!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3eWmn-LbNB1kNU WOW Classic Mistakes to Avoid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIilqYd4l6uEY5Y ▼TIMESTAMPS▼ 0:00 WOW Classic Beginner Guide 0:21 Faction 1:10 Roles 3:29 Classes 3:50 Warrior 5:50 Druid 6:41 Shaman 7:31 Paladin 8:22 Priest 9:17 Rogue 10:14 Hunter 11:35 Mage 12:31 Warlock 14:35 Classic WoW Tier List 15:21 Choosing Your Race 16:30 Gnomes 17:06 Dwarfs 17:37 Humans 18:01 Night Elf 18:18 Undead 18:55 Orcs 19:39 Trolls 20:22 Tauren 20:41 Quest Types 22:45 Leveling 24:21 Settings to Change 26:37 Sources of Healing (food, water, potion, bandage) 29:30 Enemy Types / Healthbars 31:43 Combat 34:22 Class Trainer 39:44 Respeccing 40:37 Weapon Training 44:01 Inventory 46:26 Auction House 51:00 Mail 53:24 Bank 54:36 How to Find NPCs in Town 55:45 Professions / How to Level Professions 1:01:05 Tailoring 1:01:45 Leatherworking 1:02:13 Blacksmithing 1:02:46 Enchanting 1:04:05 Engineering 1:04:54 Alchemy 1:05:29 Skinning 1:06:00 Mining 1:06:55 Herbalism 1:08:19 First Aid 1:09:44 Cooking 1:10:26 Fishing 1:11:28 Reputation / Rep Grinds 1:12:38 Fast Travel (Flight Paths, Zeppelins, Hearthstone, Teleport) 1:15:55 Death and Consequences 1:18:50 Repairing Your Armor 1:19:25 Gear / Armor / Jewelry / Trinkets / Weapons 1:20:45 Armor Weights ( Cloth, Leather, Mail, Plate) and Rarity 1:23:01 Stats (Strength, Agility, Stamina, Intellect, Spirit, Armor) 1:28:40 Resistances 1:29:40 User Interface / UI 1:30:17 Rested Experience 1:31:00 Buffs 1:33:20 Honor / Honorable Kills / Dishonorable Kills 1:34:59 Talents 1:36:16 Quest Log 1:37:29 World Map 1:39:24 Macros 1:40:49 Addons / Best Wow Classic Addons 1:49:47 Aggro / Aggressive / Threat table 1:52:34 Group Content ( Dungeons and Raids) and Guilds 1:57:31 Rotation 1:58:38 World Buffs 1:59:56 Mounts and How to Get Discounts 2:04:16 Choosing Your Server / Choosing Your Realm 2:07:32 Rune Engraving / Runes 2:08:50 If you made it here, leave a comment. I read them all!

[@Dumber0]

lv10 for talents, finally....was driving me crazy

[@danielgolubski8791]

Dude I treated this video like I was in college again. Best believe I took detailed notes! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video

[@seanryan7292]

❤

[@rayleigh5336]

As someone whos looking forward to start playing WoW classic with the season of discovery i cant explain how helpful this video was to me! Im also really surprised on how underrated the video is considering the Quality of it. So thanks for taking your time making this Video. Im sure it helped and will help a lot of new players like me.

[@LuckyGhost]

Thanks a ton!

[@nicholasarthur8841]

Such fond memories. I'll be thirty in July. World of Warcraft and Runescape were so huge in my childhood. Very tempting to try classic

[@nickyvissicky79]

Same boat - I’m 27. Jumped into WoW and can confidently say it is satiating all my nostalgia. It’s very reminiscent of how it was and there’s tons of people just like us playing. Definitely worth.

[@dmytrosprynsian9541]

As a completely new player to WOW I can't thank you more for this video. Everything is structured and explained so well. Amaizing work!

[@starchaser6024]

To be experiencing WoW for the first time, and for it to be classic wow.. amazing 🥰

[@maxmleblanc]

same here. ready to start levelingfor end game with my veteran wow friends

[@joelperez5471]

Hey, how has your experience been with WoW so far? I've been debating getting into WoW but wanted to hear some other new player experiences before!

[@dmytrosprynsian9541]

​@@joelperez5471 Hey, I played SoD actively for a month or so during phase 1 (lvl 25 max) and stopped as it became boring. Now it's in phase 3 and should have more things to do (also lvl 50 max now). While I stopped playing SoD, I switched to Classic wotlk. In which I got to about lvl 60-70 and stopped as well. I know that there is a lot to experience at lvl 80, but it was too repetitive for me, and I realized that I'm not enjoying it anymore. And I never tried Retail, so can't say anything about it. Overall, things I liked: - huge world without loading screens (interesting that they managed to achieve it so many years ago) - lore (it's WOW, I don't think this needs much explanation) - quite relaxing majority of the time (positive if that's what you're looking for) - nice community (at least in Classic) Things I didn't like: - you will suffer without addons and macros (I don't get why can't they just make it convenient without those) - too relaxing, you can watch a movie at the same time (majority of the time you will be killing mobs without active engagement in the gameplay) - becomes overly repetitive (like with many MMOs, make sure not to ask yourself why you still playing this :D ) As you can tell my experience was quite limited and I'm probably not the best source of information.

[@dmytrosprynsian9541]

@@joelperez5471 Hey, I'm sure I replied explaining my experience in details, but my comment is not showing for whatever reason. I will reply shorter then - SoD became boring for me in the middle of phase 1 and I switched to Classic wotlk where I got to lvl 65 or so and left as well. Overall experience was okay, but I lost interest to it faster comparing to other MMOs that I played.

[@HappySauce-jw9bf]

Thanks for such a comprehensive guide!

[@LuckyGhost]

thank you so much for the tip! glad you enjoyed it!

[@GlitteringMagic]

I’ve been playing wow since day 1, but man, this video was so well structured and spoken that I watched the whole thing without even realizing. Even though I already knew everything in the video, I still walked away feeling enlightened lol. You explain things so well, and your voice is pleasant to listen to. I also can’t imagine the amount of work that went into this video. Great, great job! If only I had this video back then on day 1, it would have been life changing 😂 Keep up the great work! I’ve no doubt you’ve helped tons of people with this one video!

[@Pedelty]

started 2 days ago, brand new player to WoW, this was packed full of really useful info that has really added to the experience!

[@theaveragenick5554]

Played this game so much back in the day. Was around 17 when I started. Had some of the best memories and met some of the best people through the game who I'm still friends with today. I'm 34 now and thinking of playing again for pure nostalgia.

[@mochabearry]

Wow Veteran here and will still happily listen to all of this. Always just love listening to WoW info. Gets me even more pumped up for SoD, oh man!!

[@HYMSeb]

Never thought I would spend 2 hours watching a guide but, by God this was good, thank you very much!

[@bigbabyjack]

This is my first time playing WoW and I can’t stress enough how helpful this video has been. I keep coming back to it. Thanks so much!

[@LuckyGhost]

so glad to hear it helped, and thanks so much for coming back and commenting !

[@ry_an_uk]

im only at 11mins, but wow. i am already impressed by how the video is build and how smoothly you explain everything. imma watch the whole thing now, probably no better guide out there! keep it up man! update: im done watching it now and it was absolutely insane. thank you very much for this guide, it really did help me alot!❤

[@LuckyGhost]

So glad to hear it!

[@matthewdillon7872]

Never played WoW in my life, friends have played for 8ish years and told me to try out Sod. This is the best guide I've ever seen for any game thank you so much man this game is so confusing for new players

[@frenchdream330]

I'm a wow veteran but i do enjoy your content, you are an ethical hard working streamer, been watching you since 2 years when you were playing TESO during covid :)

[@LuckyGhost]

I appreciate that! Thanks for joining me on my journey

[@Calciferno]

Cheers for the massive video, that would have taken a lot of work. Sometimes it's difficult not knowing what you need to know. That's why comprehensive guides like this are sooo good. Learned a lot especially about macros and available add-ons, I now feel ready for when SoD starts. For the Horde! 🤘

[@salttrader]

You weren't kidding that it is a complete guide, I have played since Vanilla but have been in and out since the end of MOP when our guild broke up. Very keen for SoD, excellent video.

[@Brosifer]

Amazing video! saved to watched later since I only got 20 mins in. First time ever trying WoW with a couple of buddies and this is really helping understand everthing needed! I don't feel like a nube now!

[@dubyy4140]

This is actually incredible, really appreciate the in depth explanation of everything in this video. Seriously, thank you.

[@LuckyGhost]

Glad it was helpful!

[@beanso88ify]

Appreciate the video dude! It took me a couple days but I made it to the end. As someone who played from 2005-2010 and just started again, I needed a good in depth explanation.

[@LuckyGhost]

Awesome! Welcome back!

[@Valcreee]

I just decided to play today for first time ever. I really appreciate this guide and will watch it fully before I start!

[@Zantsmith]

insert interstellar gif of Matthew McConaughey punching on the bookshelf from inside the blackhole crying dont do it no !

[@orcthebot]

the best up to date guide for wow classic and thanks for making it a real beginner guide, not like the ones that says beginner and acts like you already know all basic stuff...

[@AverageOl]

31 years old. Never played Wow before. This is now my bible

[@renragged]

WoW Classic. You think you want it, but you don't... No, we definitely want it. This is great. I'm excited about this Season of Discovery option. Thanks for the video!

[@Zephyr096]

Watched it all the way through, really helpful guide. Thanks a lot.

[@LegendarySilence]

My wife and I just started playing WoW Classic and we came into the problem of anytime we searched something to learn more about WoW, we were met with a bunch of advanced, end game guides. For example, I looked up "where to buy mounts" and the top 8 recommended videos were "Best Mounts in Game!!" And "How to Get the Rarest Mounts!" Things that really weren't applicable to us. Right as we were about to give up on this game, we found your guide and it uas helped so much, that we are not uninstalling and are instead moving forward with great passion! Thank you so much!

[@adgr5744]

I never ever played WoW and just wanted to play it for the first time with the new Season of Discovery and this video was very helpful with the classes and races Thanks alot

[@LuckyGhost]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@notavery]

this is an amazing guide! i've always played retail but classic always scared me weirdly enough because there's so many differences, yet its actually so much simpler. classic wow is older than me so i wasn't even able to experience its peak. thank you!

[@LuckyGhost]

Glad I could help!

[@scruffytlr789]

Having played in over 15 years and I feel fully ready to roll. Thank you very much!

[@jamesscheifley6607]

Thank you so much for this video. I got so lost and traveled in a level 10 to 15 zone and kept dying ! Once i found this guide i feel so much better now. Thank you so much!

[@allenjohnroe]

great video! i do a few things everytime i log a new character. 1 hit V, it turns on enemy healthbars (in large open world or multi raid pvp i hit shift v to show friendly HP bars) goto options by hitting esc or the computer at the bottom, under options i click auto loot. Then goto interface and turn off helm and cloak. Under action bars i just click all 4 bars not just the 2 the author here does. under combat i turn on "enable floating combat text, and select "scroll down". This makes outgoing damage and healing go up while incomming damage and healing goes down. I also use a multi button mouse with 12 thumb buttons so i do some fancy keybindings making them my auto run, personal/raid & groupbuffs. on my characters with healing i make the f1 through f8 buttons the action bar above my primary bar so i can just move up a row and off heal. I also go into the options on my chat settings and select "show class colors" on general and global settings, Dont forget to select lfg and any other channels under global you would like to join. good luck and may the wow gods bless you with epic loot.

[@LowPowerLvL]

I've been wanting to play for years but never got around it. This guide was perfectly executed. I will start tomorrow.

[@Thunsegen]

Thank you for this incredibly comprehensive video. Back to WoW after 16 years... I had forgotten most of it.

[@M3_22]

I went all the way through! Old Lineage 1 player in early 2000s. Been needing the itch scratched and even though not the same this is giving me some good vibes

[@blurryhm2013]

As a player looking for new MMO’s and etc , this video has really helped a lot , best spent 2 hours of my life

[@Sekii18]

I know the mayority of those concepts but it's because I have fucking 9 years playing the game. This is fucking amazing... the best guide that I ever see in life. I need to comment and leave a like just because of the work.

[@magnuswind04]

Thank you so much! I watched it all the way to the end - and i was not even bored! I learned so much!

[@kylebrett4125]

I am thinking of starting Wow Classic tomorrow because they are bringing in fresh servers. I have not played in 15 years I think. Thank you for this video

[@PmmGBalu]

dude this is a really cool video for beginners. I played wow for decades and know 99% of your explanations but its awesome for newbies

[@1Silverlining]

This is the BEST guide, I have ever watched!!

[@onurbaser]

Thank you Lucky Ghost! This video is awesome for someone like me coming from ESO. I will start WoW SoD, this is what I needed. Cheers...

[@joe-9718]

No matter how many views this gets, it'll be underappreciated just how much work went into it. Holy hot dang..

[@Gevezar]

as a new playler to wow this really helped me to start thank you

[@ttabood7462]

I haven't played the game in better than a decade and just recently heard about classic. This video is exceptional! Thank you.

[@LuckyGhost]

take your time and have a great time! and thanks for the kind words!1

[@Diana-ie4oq]

Can't thank you enough for this comprehensive explanation - I was so lost starting my first character & learned some of these the hard way

[@Bruno-rm4zq]

Tysm! Gonna get my popcorn and get ready to SoD! Never played nothing before BFA, so I can't wait. I do hope the best for classic cause I do feel like changing from retail.

[@taylorsoileau28]

You will love it. Classic is such a good game & SoD is such a good time to get into it!!! Fresh servers are amazing. So much fun!!!

[@moritzhoppe637]

Imma play wow for the first time when the fresh servers start later today and this is really helpful. Thank you.

[@kennymcintyre4791]

Started wow yesterday for the first time and quickly realize I would need a guide. I'm glad your guide was the first one I found, so well made. Now I think my challenge now will be to find people to play with that has patient for a noob 😉

[@Achilles789]

This was so helpful my friends got me to play wow classic and I’ve never played wow before. This video helped me so much so my friends didn’t have to tell me all this while their trying to play too

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

i have played classic on and off for like 10 years now and still watched this :D

[@uniquesoles]

Old wow vet and I heard about season of discovery so I’m starting again! It’s been years very excited and thanks for the awesome vid!!

[@LuckyGhost]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@timmeytim405]

I am going to start wow in 1 or 2 weeks and this video is absolutely huge for ne. Thanks a Lot!

[@TheGuachoCN]

I loved this video, this should be an illustrated book guide, it's so well explained and easily understood

[@raeanna451]

Great vid, thanks for going through the work and releasing this. Great info 👍

[@LuckyGhost]

My pleasure! Thanks for the kind words

[@caseyaston4273]

Planning on playing again so this refresher was nice.

[@sfbandyman]

Thank you for this! I just decided to give WoW a try today and this video helped tremendously!

[@taylorsoileau28]

Season of Discovery comes out Nov 30!! Make sure to log in. It will be very crowded first couple weeks but that’s a great thing because so many people to play & group with & easy to make friends you can play the entire season with!

[@estel-randir]

Thank you for this! I just recently started playing classic (right before SoD -- how stupid, I know!) but this was a great overview and I'm excited for what's to come.

[@marcosberges1387]

What a video mate! Congratulations and ty so much ❤🎉

[@chue9502]

This is my first time watching every ads pop up without skipping to show my gratitude to you

[@LuckyGhost]

Appreciate you!

[@rmpgdemon1871]

25:40 i feel called out. i have never considered doing this haha

[@sethgunn2385]

Great video Lucky I learned a lot about the game I've been playing off and on almost half my life time! Thanks

[@LuckyGhost]

Heck ya! Thats what I hoped for!

[@SillyPlanet92]

Amazing video. I watched the entire thing and plan on rewatching lol

[@LuckyGhost]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@11080chooiy]

the universe of Warcraft has been in my life since the RTS Orcs & Humans when it came out and I played it on MS-DOS and WoW since its launch (yes I am old-ish :D).. I want to thank You for this AMAZING video.. you Sir have done an amazing job in explaining the core of this game.. as an experienced player I most certainly will send Your video around to any new players wanting to start this epic journey.. the only thing I cannot agree with is the reading part hehehe :D you have got to READ the quests thoroughly :D I will definitely save Your video for my kids to learn off of.. RESPECT to You my friend! Lok'tar Ogar!!!

[@LuckyGhost]

Wow this is so kind and thank you so much for sharing!

[@Lynk-REC]

Awesome work man! Helped me alot.

[@ozimonn]

yo I watched it in like 3 days while levelling helped me out a lot as beginner. Huge thanks

[@flibjabber]

My hero. Just getting in to Wotlc classic and love you for making this video lol

[@sammspasm7421]

I'm heading towards my first launch to a wow server. Long time resisting the urge to join my friends and they finally managed to persuade me into it. Wish me luck

[@aguss3163]

La mejor guía que vi en toda mi vida. Mi ingles no es muy bueno, pero aún así me sirvió mucho, gracias!!

[@victorwong1836]

Thanks for the guide, me and my friends are starting WoW and this video really helps, Great Work!

[@alenl3083]

Ngl this genuinely helped me out so much with understanding and starting off WoW classic

[@fatdad9361]

Got to get back into the GAME. I miss it so bad! LIKED & SUBSCRIBED BROTHER! GOOD JOB lol

[@Sabamonster]

Two things worth mentioning also; Alliance (With possibly one exception on the Horde side) early game leveling is generally considered faster. The quests are generally closer together and you don't need to travel so much ground between them. Again, this is a generality but it holds true most of the time. Also, even if you have an aversion to playing with other people and you are used to soloing, do yourself a favor. Find a guild. While you can absolutely solo a lot of the stuff in the game if you really want to, the experience is going to be much more difficult and time-intensive. Being able to trade/barter items and have another body there to help you take stuff down is a godsend and will cut off a substantial chunk of the grind when leveling.

[@Alucardd-tt8eb]

16:29 this can also be a negative in certain situations. There have been many times when playing as a gnome where I couldn't cast on a target because I was too short to see them. I would often have to carry noggen fogger's or savory deviate delights to circumvent this, which wasn't hard but was a pain.

[@BulicSales]

Bro hand up good job explaining all to the people HUGE RESPECT MAN!!! thx for the guide!!!

[@fostbro]

YA BABY THE KING IS BACK

[@cptcaveman1986]

Wow! Thanks so much for the in-depth guide! Can't wait to jump in on sod

[@g1ggl3s93]

This is the best guide ever for me as a beginner, I appreciate the time you took to make this masterpiece. Thank you

[@vinknight]

awesome guide, youy're a legend! Thank you!

[@MraLshmmaLy]

as a person who wanted to try the game after the massive hype this is a huge help to me thahk you so much for this great video

[@alechall4763]

I’ve played retail (mildly) beginning starting in the final season of Shadowlands. I started SoD the other day and WOW🎉 I enjoy it so much more than retail. It seems way more social and adventurous. In retail I feel like I’m just constantly instanced out or sitting for a dungeon. I wish they could incorporate some of the positives of classic into retail.

[@Seids_89]

Fantastic video mate, incredible this game still has so many new players after so many years

[@Lifendason]

Wow, awesome video Ghost. I'm sure many folks will benefit from this.

[@andycastaneda2519]

This in an incredible guide. Great video!

[@TAC0FACE]

Great video! I watch a lot of you D4 stuff too! Even though I played WoW many years ago, I wanted to refresh myself. 1 day to SoD!!! wooooo hoooo, rolling Horde w my bros on the RP-PVP server so we can act like our chars

[@LuckyGhost]

heck ya, enjoy!

[@jetli3333]

WOW is back baby! Thanks so much

[@LuckyGhost]

You bet!

[@utubeeightlives]

Great Vid mate ... was on the fence weather to come back and have a look at "season o Discovery" , i think this has nudged me back into Azeroth :O)

[@TheManCaveMike]

as a first time new player to WOW, TY for this video

[@dasdingo10]

For settings, if you change strafing to A and D, you can still move your camera while holding right click

[@marcosjoaquinbergesbuxeda836]

What a video man. Saw it all. Congratulations

[@LuckyGhost]

Thanks a ton!

[@SiloHD]

holy shit thank you for making this! As someone who's considering starting in WoW (very late I know) this only made me want to play it more, it doesn't seem as confusing now

[@LuckyGhost]

Thats the goal! Love to hear it, and have fun!

[@llginsane27]

Just started playing on Saturday, very useful info, thanks for the guide!!

[@ZadquielLuisDavidMontillaBarra]

Man you are a legend too, thank you so much, very useful information.

[@wasd0109]

Thanks, was wondering why my skills were so weak and realized I never re assigned the stronger skill to the hotbar!

[@LuckyGhost]

No problem, glad I could help!

[@stephk8987]

New to wow/sod. Thank you so much for this. Extremely helpful!!

[@M3_22]

58:38 I have a warrior and I’m struggling choosing my professions haha I need help 😅

[@reesiekups]

Thanks for this!

[@JohnReyes-x4z]

Dude thank you! I’m a new player and your video helped me out a lot!

[@LuckyGhost]

Glad to hear it!

[@neuspeed79]

Having played a rogue in WOW vanilla for 10 years before I retired, I can say confidently Rogues do NOT have "great dps" nor is a class that is group-friendly. Lock picking was ALWAYS insignificant skill. Last, it was difficult to play a rogue because the class offers little group utility when compared to a mage, warlock, paladin, shaman, or druid. Play rogue ONLY if you PREFER to play alone and don't mind being hated by other players.

[@joshfloyd7755]

Thanks for the video! I'm a lvl 9 first time player.

[@LuckyGhost]

No problem! happy to help, hope you enjoy!

[@skoomas111]

nice guide :D really expanded my viewpoint about the game