Warrior Class

Armoured veterans of countless battles, Warriors live at the front line. They fuel their attacks with rage built up in the thick of combat, and can specialise as a sturdy main tank, a heavy-hitting weapon master or a dual-wielding berserker. Simple to pick up, but rewarding to master.

• DPS
• Tank
• Melee
• No pet

Shape of the class

Strengths at a glance

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• Solo leveling 5

  Hits hard once geared, but leans heavily on gear and has little healing of its own, so early levelling involves plenty of downtime between fights.

• Dungeons & groups 7

  An excellent tank with strong defensive tools and useful group shouts, though the class brings few buffs beyond that.

• Raiding 9

  Tanks and melee damage dealers are needed in every raid, making Warriors one of the most consistently in-demand classes.

• PvP 7

  Strong burst and good gap closers make Warriors dangerous, but they struggle against kiting and rely heavily on gear and healer support.

• Farming 6

  Decent area damage once geared, but recovery pauses between pulls slow down grinding.

• Gold efficiency 6

  Weapon upgrades are flexible, but plate armour, weapon upgrades and tank repair bills make the class fairly expensive to keep up.

• Ease of play 6

  The basics are simple, but gear reliance and downtime make it a tougher first character, and tanking adds a real learning curve.

• Survivability 7

  Plate armour and strong defensive cooldowns make Warriors durable, but limited self-healing means long fights rely on bandages and healers.

• Mobility 7

  Excellent at closing the gap on targets, but there are few ways to escape once a fight turns bad.

• Profession_synergy 5

  Mining and Blacksmithing supply plate and weapons, but there is no class-specific profession bonus.

• Strong raid demand
• Strong PvP