Fortunately, most classes are considered anywhere from “Good” to “Excellent” for Hardcore, with the only class that is universally considered “Bad” or “Hard” being Warrior, due to their low amount of escapes, heavy gear reliance, and inability to fight multiple mobs at once. Every other class has much less reliance on gear and more options to escape bad situations.

Stealth, while also making it close to impossible for enemies to see you while in stealth. Finally, use your toolkit. Rogues have the ability to stun, bleed, poison and more. Stuns are majorly helpful since you canNight Elf is also viable if you are not concerned with raiding, but really doesn't have much special going for it. is a fun ability but nothing game breaking. Don't forget to level your defense skill! This is often overlooked and you should be letting mobs hit you sometimes (safely of course). Engineering has amazing tools such as Target Dummy, Iron Grenade, and Flying Tiger Goggles that can greatly improve the survivability of your character. Target Dummy specifically are an amazing tool that give classes a way to escape situations they otherwise wouldn’t be able to. for example Engineering would require materials that you'd need to be Mining to get, and Alchemy requires

Hardcore WoW is a new way to experience the game for Vanilla-Classic players where you have one life, and death means your run as a Hardcore character is over. Taking inspiration from Hardcore modes from other games, this challenge is designed to bring an extra layer of difficulty into the game, as well as rekindle the feeling of discovering the world for the first time again. Warriors and Rogues - Warriors and Rogues deal the highest damage of any classes at end game, as well as warriors being the best tanks. You cannot go wrong with either of these classes and they are desired for any group. If you plan to play in a group the majority of the time, then certainly look to work in , , and even . If you are more solo oriented then these typically are not worth the talent points. Many of the primary professions are viable for priest, with some taking more time to level and also possibly making more for you on the auction house or trade:of things from providing extra damage, boosting your damage via buffs or providing you with items that Mind Soothe and Mind Control and even Mind Vision are incredibly powerful, and great priests know how to utilize them effectively Though there's a lot that makes priests strong, they fall short compared to other classes in a few ways: Alchemy gives the benefit of never running out of potions, so you can use them liberally. As well as nice stat boosts such as Elixir of Lion's Strength, Elixir of Greater Intellect, Elixir of Fortitude etc. Several changes have been made to the core gameplay rules to facilitate a better gaming experience on these Permadeath Servers.

humanoids. As a side note, use a macro that equips a dagger when you ambush, but another macro that will equip your In classic hardcore death of characters are genuinely mourned, getting to level 40+ is a big challenge and you will always be dependent on groups. Wiping a dungeon is a huge mistake and everybody needs to fully focus to not cause stupid mistakes and the deletion of a bunch of well geared characters. As such, they are not recommended from an optimal play style point of view, but are still fun professions to do if you want a change of pace.Enchanting paired with Tailoring is also worth mentioning. Tailoring is great to create items to disenchant as well as give yourself the above mentioned upgrades, though enchanting takes significant time to level and enchants don't get very strong until way later. You will be able to make some gold enchanting other player's gear, as well as craft your own wands early ( Lesser Magic Wand and Greater Magic Wand). Level 50-60 - Noxious Shooter and Rod of Corrosion are awesome late game wands if you want to brave the dungeon(s) for them Players whose characters have never died before can ask to receive the Soul of Iron buff, which you can request from these NPCs. If you've accepted the challenge, you will also receive a new spell in your spellbook called "Soul of Iron" which is a /flex emote that turns you to stone. Human is also a great choice if you are not as concerned with raiding at 60. You also gain at level 10 and The Human Spirit is great for maintaining uptime added on to the already great sustain priests have. The main appeal of these realms are the following key features that will not be available in other versions of the game.