Classic Era · Anniversary Realms
WoW Classic Class Guides
Nine classes, the way they were in 1.12. No hero talents, no borrowed power, no five paragraph intros about "synergy." Just the talent builds that actually got used, the races worth rolling, what to press at 60, and the quirks you only learn after a few hundred wipes. Pick your poison.
Druid
BothThe jack of all trades. Bear tanks, cat DPS, resto heals, and an Innervate every raid begs for.
Read the guide →Hunter
BothFaceroll leveling, a pet that tanks for you, and the best DPS per effort in the game. Just learn the dead zone.
Read the guide →Mage
BothFree food, free water, free portals, and enough AoE to farm gold in your sleep. Top raid DPS too.
Read the guide →Paladin
AllianceAlliance only. The blessing bot nobody respects until they raid without one. Bubble-hearth is undefeated.
Read the guide →Priest
BothThe best healer in the game and a Shadow leveler that never stops to drink. Race choice actually matters here.
Read the guide →Rogue
BothStunlock, vanish, and the top melee parse in the game. Sap a mob, pick your fights, never die.
Read the guide →Shaman
HordeHorde only. Windfury Totem wins the parse war single-handedly. Self-sufficient and brutal in a duel.
Read the guide →Warlock
BothDoT everything, fear the pack, drain its life. Healthstones, soulstones, and summons make you the raid utility king.
Read the guide →Warrior
BothMiserable to level, unstoppable at 60. The only real raid tank and the king of melee DPS. Bring a pocket healer.
Read the guide →Looking for retail builds instead?
These guides are for Classic Era and the Anniversary realms. If you are playing the current retail game, head over to the Midnight class guides for up to date talent loadouts, hero talents, and Mythic+ builds.