Wow Classes - What Are They And What Are Their Primary Abilities

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World of Warcraft classes are one of the most important elements of the game. Your choice of class will determine how your character will play the game. It determines what type of weapons and armor you use. And what spells, powers, skills, and abilities you will gain. As you can see, WoW classes are very important. Let's do a brief recap of the different classes.

* Druid: Very versatile. They can shape-shift to forms that allow them to play in different styles and roles.
* Hunter: Only class that can ranged weapons as their main source of inflicting damage. Great for kiting.
* Mage: The ranged magic class. Can inflict both direct and area of effect damage. Weak in health and armor.
* Paladin: Good single target healers, they are the Holy Warriors of the game. Versatile and durable.
* Priest: They are powerful healers and heal a whole group at once. Can specialize in shadow magic. Great for utility spells and mind tricks such as Mind Control (shadow spell).
* Rogue: Great for melee and also has good stealth ability.
* Shaman: Another versatile class. Can switch ...
... quickly from melee DPS to caster to healer. Can drop Totems on ground which is good for raids.
* Warlock: Ranged magic. Use dark magic, curses, and demons.. Can summon demons as combat pets.
* Warrior: Close combat fighters that usually are used as tanks because they can take a beating and inflict a beating. Very gear dependent, as gear is their primary means of giving and taking damage.
* Death Knight - Hero Class: Has casting abilities, can raise Undead. Inflicts powerful melee damage.

There you go, that's a quick synopsis of the classes you'll be using. Make sure to research each one in depth.
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