Story and Exploration
Follow quests across Azeroth, meet recurring characters and discover regions with their own histories and challenges.
What Players Can Explore
The exact features depend on the game version and realm.
Group Dungeons
Work with a small party to navigate encounters, coordinate interrupts and earn equipment suited to your character.
Raids and Progression
Join larger groups to learn boss mechanics, plan roles and progress through multi-stage encounters.
Player versus Player
Battlefields and arenas reward teamwork, positioning and adapting your build to the opposing team.
Classes and Roles
Choose a class and specialization that matches your preferred role: tank, healer or damage dealer.
Collections and Crafting
Collect appearances, mounts and achievements or spend time on professions and guild activities.
Two Factions
Alliance and Horde stories shape many parts of Azeroth.
The Alliance
A coalition of peoples with different histories and traditions. Stormwind is one of its best-known capitals.
The Horde
A diverse faction built around strength, survival and shared purpose. Orgrimmar is one of its best-known capitals.
Class Roles
Class names and available specializations vary by expansion and patch.
Warrior
Melee damage · Tank
Paladin
Melee damage · Tank · Healer
Hunter
Ranged and melee damage
Rogue
Melee damage · Control
Priest
Ranged damage · Healer
Death Knight
Melee damage · Tank
Shaman
Damage · Healer
Mage
Ranged damage · Control
Warlock
Ranged damage · Summons
Monk
Melee damage · Tank · Healer
Druid
Damage · Tank · Healer
Evoker
Ranged damage · Healer
Official and Community-Run Realms
Private realms are independently operated and may have custom content, progression and rules. They are not official Blizzard services.
Always check the realm operator's current documentation. A guide for one expansion or patch may not apply to another.