Make a Lasting Hero
Choose a race, faction, class, and specialization. A character made years ago can still be part of your adventures today.
A new player’s field guide
Enter Azeroth.
World of Warcraft can look enormous from the outside. This personal guide breaks it into human-sized choices: who you want to be, how you want to play, and what kind of story you want to chase.
The living world
A World Like No Other
World of Warcraft is not one straight campaign. It is a huge, persistent setting where your character can grow for years and your interests decide the route.
Play Your Way
Follow the story, collect appearances and mounts, craft, explore, decorate a home, tackle dungeons, or simply wander.
Share the Journey
Adventure alone, bring a few friends, join a guild, or meet other players while crossing a world that is always active.
The adventure ahead
Find Your Path
There is no single correct way to play. These are the major parts of the experience you will encounter.
Follow the Quest Markers
Quests introduce the people, conflicts, and regions of Azeroth. They also teach your abilities at a comfortable pace while taking you through the landscape.
Choose the Challenge
Open-world events, story chapters, delves, and dungeons let you choose between a quiet session and a coordinated group adventure.
Tank, Heal, or Deal Damage
Tanks protect the group, healers keep it standing, and damage dealers fight from up close or at range. Many classes can switch between roles.
Build a Life in the World
Gather materials, make useful items, collect armor appearances, hunt rare mounts and pets, or focus on the pieces of Azeroth that feel like home.
Interactive character builder
The Character Forge
Build a possible World of Warcraft hero in five steps. It is a playful starting point—not a replacement for the choices inside the game.
Pledge your allegiance
Choose a Faction
Choose your people
Select a Race
Choose your combat style
Select a Class
Focus your abilities
Select a Specialization
Pick up to two
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