Warcraft Class Guide. A Beginners Guide to Playing a Warrior.

Many new players start with Warriors as their first class. Indeed early in the game, whilst levelling up it can seem a simple class to play. However, once you start playing in groups and raids, the warrior takes on a whole new role.

There is only really one role for a Warrior in a group. That is \”Tank\”. Whereas most other character classes have a choice of role, the Warrior is dedicated to this one.

A tank is someone who is prepared to stand toe-to-toe with the biggest baddest foe in the room and take everything he chucks at you. And survive.

The Warrior is not really as damage causing class. In a raid your job will be to absorb damage. It\’s about being the spearhead of the team. Others behind you will perform the other two main roles.

Some of your team mates will be charged with keeping you healed. The main healing focus for priests and other healing classes in your raid will be the tank. You will be absorbing massive amounts of damage, therefore you will need constant healing.

Of course someone needs to be pouring on the most damage to the enemy you are fighting. While you are at the front getting hammered (and doing some hammering back) the ranged DPS (Damage per second) classes are causing as much damage as possible – normally from well behind you.

If the raid is a large one you will have other roles as well. \”Off tanks\” whose job it is to take threat off secondary enemies that are too much of a threat and need to be dealt with. Also \”CC\” classes – crowd control. These players have talents that freeze, stun, morph or otherwise manage to keep groups of the enemy from being able to co-ordinate.

The Warrior then. Taking on the largest meanest elite mobs in a battle to the death. You will need very high stamina and the heaviest plate armour you can get. You use \”threat\” to make sure that the main enemy is focussed on you.

Playing a Warrior is a tough task end game. The shout in most capital cities on most evenings is \”Experienced tank required\”, As a Warrior you have one role. Take the brunt of the attack and survive. Your raid will depend on it.

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