With the new expansion Dragonflight, World of Warcraft gets its 13th class. It can be hard to choose one. MeinMMO helps you decide who your “main” should be.
Update: There are initial assessments of the strength of the classes. You can find them in our Class Tier List for Dragonflight. The DPS rankings will be updated later with actual player numbers.
What will I find here? As each class has received detailed talent trees, many players are currently considering trying a different class, and with Dragonflight, some inactive players are returning to WoW.
So that you don’t have to read through each talent tree individually, we provide you with a brief overview of classes we can recommend. We list classes in different roles, give you a short overview of their playstyle, and outline pros and cons.
The newest addition to the classes in World of Warcraft is the Dracthyr Evokers. We will discuss them in a separate article later.
In the latest trailer, Blizzard showcases the most important features of Dragonflight:
Where do the recommendations come from? We examined the recommendations of various experts, including the class specialists from wowhead and YouTuber Bellular, who can finally praise WoW again after many years of criticism.
Bellular has released a video on YouTube, in which he ranks various classes based on specific criteria and makes recommendations:
- Gameplay: How well does the class play mechanically?
- Effectiveness: What does the class bring that doesn’t belong to its role?
- Strength: How well does a class perform in endgame content?
In addition, our own assessment is important. We have several active WoW players in the MeinMMO editorial team who play different roles and classes. So you will also find personal recommendations here.
5 classes you should play in Dragonflight
Warrior
Warriors are one of the oldest classes in the game and have always been known as “the tanks.” As a warrior, you stand in front of or close behind the opponent, getting beaten up or beating enemies with swords and axes – either as a wild berserker, skilled weapon specialist, or protective tank.
Plate-wearers have been a solid choice in almost every expansion and raid, with at least one of their specializations at the top. The talents of warriors make them an absolute top-tier class in Dragonflight, allowing them to build a rounded playstyle from a portfolio of interesting talents.
Druid
Druids are the jack-of-all-trades in World of Warcraft. They have a specialization for ranged combat, melee combat, healing, and tanking. Which playstyle you prefer is up to you – every playstyle is strong in Dragonflight.
With the new talents, druids also gain many abilities from the Covenants from Shadowlands as abilities, which many players claim are necessary for the class fantasy.
Warlock
As a warlock, you stand at range and bombard your opponents with a flood of demons, powerful fel spells, or deadly curses. You also take the most hits among all ranged classes.
Traditionally, warlocks have always had at least one specialization in the upper quarter of every DPS list. This is likely to be the case in Dragonflight as well. As a warlock, you are guaranteed to always have at least one spec that is strong.
Rogue
Rogues are nasty poisoners, murderers, and gunmen, regarded as one of the strongest melee DPS classes. As a rogue, you use daggers, swords, axes, or maces to take out opponents up close.
Similar to warlocks, at least one rogue spec is usually at the top of the DPS list. Since Dragonflight, all races can also be rogues, even Tauren. The same goes for warriors and mages.
Evoker
Evokers are the newest class in Dragonflight, and for that reason, we recommend them. With an unusual 30 meters range, Evokers are ranged damage dealers who can heal or deal damage.
Currently, the strength of Evokers cannot yet be assessed, but if you’re adventurous, you should definitely take a look at the class. You can find our Evoker guide with builds for DPS and healers on MeinMMO. A deeper assessment of the Evoker can be found here:
What about the other classes?
We have listed a selection of classes here that we can recommend if you want to try something new and with which you likely can’t go wrong. This does not mean that all other classes are automatically bad.
In general, the advice is: play the class that you enjoy the most. Dragonflight fully leverages old strengths. Feel free to try out multiple classes and play alternate characters.
Just before the release of Dragonflight and afterwards, Blizzard will continuously adjust the balancing. Accordingly, rankings and DPS lists can shift. You will later find the top performers in our current DPS list for World of Warcraft.
However, there are some exceptions. Just before the Beta, paladins fell short of expectations in almost all areas. As tanks, they feel a bit wooden and clunky, and as melee, they are only strong in niches and are often outperformed by other classes.
Furthermore, paladins are extremely cumbersome. If you’re used to more mobile classes, you’ll quickly be bothered by their very stationary playstyle. The only comfort is relatively strong support abilities like Hand of Protection and a resurrection in combat.
Currently, we can also hardly recommend shamans. They were strong in almost every area during Beta but have been adjusted again and are now in the middle of the pack. If they are buffed again, however, all specs are quite successful in terms of playstyle.
You can read more about the new expansion in our overview:
WoW Dragonflight: Release, Beta, new class – Everything we know
