Choosing Which Race Is BestFor Your Alliance Warrior
Thinking of playing Warcraft, but don’t want to play the same thing as everybody else? A decent place to start is the warrior class, its simple enough to get into easily, and can still function in whichever roles you pursue. Before you roll your warrior, you should first give each of the races of a look over; it can have a pretty big impact on your endgame playing. I’ll go over the Alliance races here.
Beginning with the ubiquitous Humans, never a bad choice, warriors can be good at anything they try for. They have the Every Man for Himself ability, a free PvP Trinket, which is good for PvP, but also has uses in dispelling crowd controls in raids and instances. They’ve also got the increased expertise with swords and maces, good again in both PvP and raiding. That bonus to expertise makes gearing easier. Perception is purely PvP, making finding stealthed units easier to find. Finally, the bonus to reputation gains is pretty handy. In all, Humans are a very solid choice for warrior with its bonuses to ability scores and extra skills.
The next race on the list, Dwarves, is another great choice with a decent amount of utility. It too has a bonus to mace expertise, which can be useful for higher damage and threat output. There’s the Frost resistance, which is good for PvP and general leveling. I myself didn’t use Treasure Finding as much, but it can help with getting extra gold while leveling. The gun specialization isn’t quite as useful for warriors, but can be handy for pulling. Lastly, Stoneform blocks poison and bleed damage, and increases armor by 10%. It has uses in both PvE and PvP situations, making Dwarves another rounded choice for warriors.
Gnomes are a bit more PvP oriented, Escape Artist being more useful in PvP than in PvE. It can be useful for pulling mobs away from the raid or instance group, or catching something that’s pinned you in place. The bonus to engineering is great, as engineering is the best profession for PvP, hands down. The Gnome’s small size makes them a force ro be reckoned with, making them harder to target.
Night Elves main ability is Shadowmeld, useful for avoiding combat in PvE and a great thing for those with more imagination in PvP. Quickness makes gearing for tanking much easier, the bonus to dodge being good in PvP as well. The nature resist isn’t bad. Wisp form is pretty handy, keeping corpse run times down while leveling makes things easier.
Draenei aren’t focused, but are useful in any situation. They have a heal over time, Gift of the Naaru, allowing them to survive situations others wouldn’t, keeping stress on healers down too. They have a bonus to Jewelcrafting, one of the best ways to make gold in the game. Heroic Presence gives one percent bonus to hit for the whole group, making gearing easier on you and boosting the output of the whole group.
I hope this helps you make an intelligent choice in rolling your warrior, they’re a fun class. I didn’t mention it earlier, but keep in mind how your toon will look in endgame gear, each race looks cooler in certain gear than others. Try not to undercut too much on the auction and keep yourself geared well.
Wanting more World of Warcraft tips and info? Be sure to read my review of the iDemise Leveling Guide, or Be sure to read my farming guide for Warrior Gold.
