4. Character creation WoW: Warlords of Draenor Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Your first step in the game will be creating a character. You will use him/her for hundreds of hours, so it's better to do it well so you won't need to create another one because of bad decisions.
Race
First you must select your characters race. There are 13 available in the game. All of them are divided into two groups that represents different sides - the Alliance and the Horde. What is worth mentioning, those alliances cannot contact each other. So, if you play as part of the Horde, you won't be able to play with friends that have chosen the Alliance. Every group has different locations to explore at the beginning of the game, completely different missions and cities. So it's a good idea to create at least two characters from different groups to better know the game and have more fun from it.
Furthermore, every race has different starting location, available only for that race and with unique quests. Some of the later tasks differ between races as well. However, the race choice isn't too important. You should select in based on which do you like most visually.
First of the available fractions is the Alliance. It has the following races available:
- Human
- Dwarf
- Night Elf
- Gnome
- Draenei
- Worgen
In opposition to the Alliance stands the Horde. Here you can play as:
- Orc
- Forsaken
- Tauren
- Troll
- Blood Elf
- Goblin
A completely different type of race are the Pandaren. What is characteristic for them, they are available for both sides. When you create a Pandaren character you must simply choose for who will you fight. Pandarens from different fractions can't communicate with each other even when they are in the same city.
Character class
Choosing a character class is far more important. At the moment there are eleven classes available. The game style and available abilities and spells depend on the class you have chosen. When choosing, select a class that matches your play style. You might choose between close combat classes, ranged fighting classes, magic fighting classes and healing classes. Every class has its weaknesses and strong sides, none of them is superior to others. They are all well balanced.
Before you choose, you can see a short characteristic of all of them.
 | Warrior - A typical warrior fights in close combat. He has strong defence, deals a great amount of damage with melee weapons and has the ability of battle rage, that increases his base damage. He can change his stance and adapt to the situation on the battleground. |
 | Paladin - Paladin is a mix of warrior and priest. He can use heavy armor and healing spells, which makes him a perfect protector of other group members and a good tank. You can make him a typical offensive character as well. |
 | Hunter - A long range fighting class. It's a good choice for players that prefer to play alone. He is accompanied by a pet that helps him in combat. |
 | Rogue - Rogue is a class of choice for players that like to play more stealthy and likes to make a surprise attacks. He can hide from the enemies and backstab them and he gains combo points for consecutive attacks. |
 | Mage - This character deals a lot of damage from distance. His weakness is a small amount of hit points limited abilities to heal during the combat. If you level your character wisely, there won't be many enemies who will be able to come close to you anyway. |
 | Priest - Priest is supposed to heal and help other party members during the combat. He has a lot of healing spells and auras and some distance attacks as well. It is possible to focus this character on dealing heavy damage and he won't do it worse than mage or warlock. |
 | Shaman - It's a very versatile character. He can heal other party members, deals both long-distance and close damage. He can create totems that aid him and his allies on the battlefield. |
 | Warlock - Warlock is a dark version of the mage. He is accompanied by a demon, that aids him in combat. His main purpose is dealing long distance damage, but he can cast curses and weakening spells as well. |
 | Druid - This class is multi-talented, thanks to the ability to transform into different animals. Depends on what form you will become, you might take or deal damage. This ability allows druid to fast travel through land, see and air. |
 | Death Knight - A dark version of the warrior. He can wear heavy armor, deal damage in close combat and create runes that strengthens his equipment. |
 | Monk - It's the newest class and its use depends on the player. He can create powerful elixirs that aids combat. He can heal other players or focus on dealing damage. |