I’ll play my beloved pally as always since LK regardless of the current meta because that’s my favorite character 
DK if you want to play the main theme of this expansion. Death.
DH if you want to dominate without having to think.
I don’t understand why people change main each expansion. Priest has been my main since TBC. Sometimes she’s great, sometimes she’s awful. It evens out. AndI really couldn’t cope with learning a completely new class every time.
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Yeah, this is exactly why I have played druid for 14 years and mained it for 13 
Seriously though, this is assuming a very narrow audience, which again just reveal what is always said; You need to try it yourself.
I was adviced to roll hunter as a new player back in 2006. That was a very poor choice for me, and your guide would point me towards all the classes I enjoy the least(I have all classes).
Thanks for trying to give advice though, might be that someone find it usefull 
How the class plays can change to something that I dislike. Or I play a lot of it and get bored so try something new. I no longer have a main; just the character that I happen to be playing at that moment. I don’t think that I could go back to only having one character unless I was only subbed for a month around each major patch.
I recommend not doing this. I played a bunch of BFA beta and decided what classes I was going to play based on what I experienced. Then the expansion pre-patch hit and suddenly everything I was going to play was awful.
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Okay thanks for the laugh, was needed. DKs are either OP or at the complete bottom, calling it as one of the most reliable classes for both PvP and PvE meanwhile saying it’s a good class for the new players is just wrong I’m sorry.
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That’s the spirit! Never gonna change my beloved Pally
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Played monk since Mists. But have to agree, monks were a lot better and fun to play with MoP spec than the way the cut things out over the years. Feels like any other DPS class really which is sometimes boring.
However, specced well and using the right cooldowns and all, still feel monks can be good at taking down multiple mobs at once and very quickly as well. That and a lot of abilities are useable while moving. Balance druid just seems it needs more movement spells than having to stand still all the time.
Only issue is that monks need that higher gear to even get close to being as good as they were in mists. Start of expansion of low on gear and it’s like trying to get them through treacle sometimes and that’s not fun at all.
I would say druid. Reasons :
*4 spec all possible roles
*travel form get you out of combat fast and easy
*self heal in all spec
*stealth
*fast dungeon que as tank or heal
*Last but not least looking good 
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Jesus that’s a ton of bloated nonsense.
- You can’t predict what is good mythic+/raid wise, it’s numbers tuning and nothing more, dh could have easily been bad or mediocre during Legion.
- You can play whatever you want especially as casual player, tuning/balancing has never been that bad the last few years, meaningless for anything below mythic raiding.
- You will have enough time during the prepatch where the changes are
implemented to chose what you like and what not, no reason to push yourself to get into beta or something.
Nope.
BM Hunter. The choice is so simple.
Yep, agree, can’t go wrong with druids, not totally anyway.
And - Best class for the undescisive with 4 specs.
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Seems like well informed knowledgeable advice.
Seems to me like any class will be just fine and its only when you get to the mix/maxing of high level end game content that you start to notice any strong advantages and disadvantages.
best lore as well btw
I’d say a lot of the original post is opinions presented as facts, and half of these are wrong.
I’d say we need to discern what is the goal of the player.
I’m gonna state my opinion you might disagree but that’s how I see it:
Good levelling / soloing / outdoor content classes:
Hunter
Demon Hunter
Death Knight
Paladin
They don’t die easily and have tricks to deal with outdoor rares or old raid bosses whatever you need to solo.
Good classes if your end game goal is dps spot:
Rogue
Mage
Historically, always had at least 1 good spec in any content, raiding, dungeons or pvp.
Warlocks are good in raids but currently suffer in dungeons and no idea if that will change.
Demon Hunters and Warriors tend to be good too, DH is a new-ish class though so we don’t have enough long term data.
Good healer pick:
Paladin
I don’t remember last time people considered holy paladins trash, in any content (dungeon / raid / pvp), they might not be top pick but they’re never bad.
Good tank pick:
Monk
No matter how Blizzard changes them, they always end up being viable, and their current design makes them very easy to play.
If you’d rather play a self-healing tank, Death Knight. They had moments of being overnerfed, but are generally solid pick across most patches.
Specs you should AVOID picking not because they’re unplayable, but because they have history of being over nerfed, hated by the community, or having wide swing changes applied to them nobody likes. If you want to play them, sure, but play at your own risk and maybe get worse experience due to perception of these specs:
Enhancement Shaman
Survival Hunter
Feral Druid
Windwalker Monk
Shadow Priest
I’d say Ret Paladins, Elemental Shamans and Unholy / Frost Death Knights are close to making the list but a bit above, still risky but less risky.
From tanks, Druids and Demon Hunters have history of being considered worse than they really are, and Paladins a bit too.
From healers, I’d strongly recommend to NOT play Discipline as a newbie, it’s just harder to play than other healers and if you’re just starting out it’s better to learn the ropes on an easier spec.
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I love my Shadow Priest. For the Void Lords!
Seriously, I’ve read some of the replies that said how Spriests should be avoided because they are unplayable. In the current patch, we are a bit low on DMG, that’s true. But that means we are getting buffed in the future and probably reworked to satisfy the players. Also, the gameplay is extremly fun if you ask me. That’s why I’m sticking to this character trough the Shadowlands as well. #Peace
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I would hope so, because generally priests are considered a class that is “slow” to level so not very casual friendly. Personally I think Mage is the most “casual unfriendly” class because it’s very squishy, but both of them I wouldn’t recommend for a newbie if they want a class for levelling / soloing.
I had a low level Priest alt and just realized how many of their “convenience” is locked away as “lvl 100 talent” or something, I hope Shadowland’s lvl squish addresses this and gives helpful levelling talents earlier while leaving the other picks for later.
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