Best class for pve and also soloing f2p tww

the exaltion

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hello

Im gonna start a fresh account for f2p ( and I plan to stay f2p forever )

I was wondering what's the class tier list for pve , solo hardest PvE contents and also pvp .
So kinda 3 lists , something tells me BM hunters should be top in PvE and hardcore PvE , but someone told me it's not really like that coz as lvl 20 it's all limited , so plz help me have a clearer mind about what I'm making .

Also I'm so sorry if uve seen threads like this 999999 times , so if it has been answered for 2025 , leave me a link to those threads .

Thank you so much
 
The BEST class/Spec to play is The one YOU enjoy playing the MOST.
As for functionality, you'll get as many answers as there are players.
It bears mentioning that: Once you kit them out & enchant + gem their gear; all F2P 20's are incredibly powerful.

Yes, of coarse, there are peak-performers; but for F2P ( unless your goals are achievements & farming & such )
I should think that emersion, class fantasy & deeply identifying with your toon is a paramount goal.
 
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If you're building and maintaining a F2P account for the long haul, then the calculation changes a bit. Some classes are really good RIGHT NOW but have not (historically) always been good and could, with one small change, end up awful.

That said, there are some classes that have historically been an "evergreen" choice for F2P. And they are (this is shocking I know) hybrid classes. Druids are the F2P S Tier class of all time. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. Shaman are also very good and Pallies too.

If you told me that class preferences didn't matter and I had to build a F2P toon from scratch and do everything without a carry account, I'd roll a NE Druid. Its an easy choice.

But in reality, you should play classes you like, first and foremost. Ask yourself "would I play this class even if it was the worst class at 20?" because thats always a likelihood. Its always possible that you spend weeks gearing, enchanting and gemming a toon, years accumulating achievement points and collectables and then blizzard just nerfs the shit out of your class. Would you still want to play it?
 
Whatever class you enjoy.
But if you're adamant on "solo content", avoid Mage and Rogue, they're agonizing when it comes to soloing content and dungeons.
 
the exaltion said:
I was wondering what's the class tier list for pve , solo hardest PvE contents and also pvp
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If you serious about pushing things to the limit and sticking to one class in pve and pvp there is only one choice for you: night elf hunter.
Historically the least effected class by class changes. Pets, slow, aggro control, range, solid defensives and a shadowmeld.
Peak form for pve & pvp. Pet collecting is a mini game of its own.

Other solid choice: paladin, druid, monk. All of them currently rely on some form of broken damage scaling, talent/spell, enchant to make em a solid choice.
Would pick paladin over druid if only had those 2 to choose. mainly because of on demand heal without shape shifting.

That being said it takes 2 hours leveling to 20. you bound to have everything eventually.
Consider paying 1 time to skip having a dagger in the dark by the name "Banked experience" if you plan on investing alot of time in to your character.
 
As has been said : all classes (well rogues and mages a bit less) are not just viable but excellent once geared, some classes have historically been more reliable than others (paladin and pet classes come first to mind but shaman, druid or DH too) and the best class is the one you enjoy the most, be that for immersion or gameplay purposes.

I'd just want to add : aside from buffs/nerfs that have and will affect the landscape of classes and specs at level 20, the overall scaling can mess things up big time.
For instance, the gap between DF and TWW when it comes to mob/boss health is fairly large (in most cases) and, if that were to happen again on an xpac with much less power level like SL was, soloing in itself becomes more of a pain.

Also, at level 20 it is insanely easy to play all 3 (or 2-4 for DH/Druid) specs and play other classes.
So prolly don't worry about it, play every class at level 20, get maybe the Pandaria ilvl 72 from gear vendors around the continent, toy around with talents, get a feel of what suits you better -again, either gameplay or immersion-wise- and it'll come naturally.

And no matter what happens, you'll be able to get most of the content done. Dungeons are the big variable but for the forseeable future most classes should be able to get it done.

(Finally as an aside, if what you really want is consistency and the -almost- guarantee you'll be able to down instances, pick paladin. Prot's toolkit makes it so they'll always have enough abilities to solo instances comfortably and can only really be messed up with by scaling. That said if Prot Pally can't solo, I'd bet not much else can.)
 
the exaltion said:
hello

Im gonna start a fresh account for f2p ( and I plan to stay f2p forever )

I was wondering what's the class tier list for pve , solo hardest PvE contents and also pvp .
So kinda 3 lists , something tells me BM hunters should be top in PvE and hardcore PvE , but someone told me it's not really like that coz as lvl 20 it's all limited , so plz help me have a clearer mind about what I'm making .

Also I'm so sorry if uve seen threads like this 999999 times , so if it has been answered for 2025 , leave me a link to those threads .

Thank you so much
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Unless you just want the achievemnet of being a pure F2P, which is fine if you do, I'd highly recommend paying for 1 month. You will save so much time on professions and there are some things you otherwise just can't buy with the F2P gold limits (eg the best Mechagon ring recipe).

Class-wise, Fury Warrior and MW Monk are superb, but only if you can get Lifestealing Enchant. BM Hunter is terrible at level 20 or below because you're missing so many of your abilities. Blizzard screwed low-level hunters hard with the talent rework in the TWW prepatch. Holy Priest is an option. Just spam Holy Nova. Druid is a good option, particularly at 13+ with Prowl. Shaman too.

Lastly, what's good will change. You will constantly get nerfed by Blizard and then something else will be good instead. Last expansion, the meta gear was WoD Warforged dungeon gear. Now it's a mix of TW gear and TBC dungeon gear. Apparently Blizzard is about to spank twinks hard in 11.1.7, at least in TW, but also in the Classic TW week we just had, Blizzard un-nerfed TW drops and didn't explain why. At level 11, TW gear was ilvl 60, then nerfed to ilvl 42 and last week back to ilvl 60, including existing drops that were ilvl 42.

Ignore the "play what you enjoy" comments because some classes are just terrible at 10-20. A good twink ideally has instant cast AoE and high movement speed.
 
orcgazmatron said:
The BEST class/Spec to play is The one YOU enjoy playing the MOST.
As for functionality, you'll get as many answers as there are players.
It bears mentioning that: Once you kit them out & enchant + gem their gear; all F2P 20's are incredibly powerful.

Yes, of coarse, there are peak-performers; but for F2P ( unless your goals are achievements & farming & such )
I should think that emersion, class fantasy & deeply identifying with your toon is a paramount goal.
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I know , I will definitely play what I like but I was more thinking like is there a class that can do more contents than other ones coz of strength, like do lvl 30 dungeons
 
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Chops said:
If you're building and maintaining a F2P account for the long haul, then the calculation changes a bit. Some classes are really good RIGHT NOW but have not (historically) always been good and could, with one small change, end up awful.

That said, there are some classes that have historically been an "evergreen" choice for F2P. And they are (this is shocking I know) hybrid classes. Druids are the F2P S Tier class of all time. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. Shaman are also very good and Pallies too.

If you told me that class preferences didn't matter and I had to build a F2P toon from scratch and do everything without a carry account, I'd roll a NE Druid. Its an easy choice.

But in reality, you should play classes you like, first and foremost. Ask yourself "would I play this class even if it was the worst class at 20?" because thats always a likelihood. Its always possible that you spend weeks gearing, enchanting and gemming a toon, years accumulating achievement points and collectables and then blizzard just nerfs the shit out of your class. Would you still want to play it?
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I know but like what class can push the limits and do what others can't ?
 
SPQR said:
If you serious about pushing things to the limit and sticking to one class in pve and pvp there is only one choice for you: night elf hunter.
Historically the least effected class by class changes. Pets, slow, aggro control, range, solid defensives and a shadowmeld.
Peak form for pve & pvp. Pet collecting is a mini game of its own.

Other solid choice: paladin, druid, monk. All of them currently rely on some form of broken damage scaling, talent/spell, enchant to make em a solid choice.
Would pick paladin over druid if only had those 2 to choose. mainly because of on demand heal without shape shifting.

That being said it takes 2 hours leveling to 20. you bound to have everything eventually.
Consider paying 1 time to skip having a dagger in the dark by the name "Banked experience" if you plan on investing alot of time in to your character.
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Ty , ye I'm kinda stuck between hunter , dk and paladin, do you think BM or mm bloodelf hunter is any good
 
cletus said:
Ignore the "play what you enjoy" comments because some classes are just terrible at 10-20. A good twink ideally has instant cast AoE and high movement speed.
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Absolutely terrible advice. Playing what you enjoy is the secret to long term enjoyment in this bracket. Especially for someone seeking an alternative endgame experience

This bracket and wow in general has an originality problem as it is with people chasing tier lists every minor content release without us actively promoting fotm specs only

Op will feel the most accomplished and have the most fun playing a class and spec they enjoy and are proud of. All classes and specs can clear dungeon content. Meta specs only matter if you’re really trying to push speedrun numbers.
 
the exaltion said:
Ty , ye I'm kinda stuck between hunter , dk and paladin, do you think BM or mm bloodelf hunter is any good
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Night elf was suggested for PvE specifically due to the shadow meld racial. Which allows you to drop combat and skip trash mobs

This greatly increases hunters efficiency in dungeon clearing speed as they can skip most packs.
 
BANKONE said:
Night elf was suggested for PvE specifically due to the shadow meld racial. Which allows you to drop combat and skip trash mobs

This greatly increases hunters efficiency in dungeon clearing speed as they can skip most packs.
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Ty vm , I have 1 more question , I do like hunters , but one reason I'm scared of going for it is later on if I want to farm dungeons ,I will have a problem finding a match , coz hunters are only dps .

I was thinking of going for Pala so I can roll for dos tank n heal
 
Also about realms , is draenor good for horde players like does it have active f2p base ? That queue for dungeons and pvp ?

Like approximately on average how long does it take to find a dungeon as DPS alone compared to 3 roles selected


I'm sry if my questions are annoying but I just kinda wanna have the knowledge
 
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the exaltion said:
Also about realms , is draenor good for horde players like does it have active f2p base ? That queue for dungeons and pvp ?

Like approximately on average how long does it take to find a dungeon as DPS alone compared to 3 roles selected


I'm sry if my questions are annoying but I just kinda wanna have the knowledge
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yeah everything is pretty much cross realm/cross faction etc these days so you dont haev to worry about all that as much. if you really want to choose a realm, id prolly advise argent dawn (EU) for a more "lively" scene at goldshire, lol. but really speaking, i think realm bsaed communities are a thing of the past; now its like cross realm communities and discords that connect everyone together, idk.

also as for dungeon queues, yeah, you really wanna pick something can offspec tank/heal for fsater queues. id advise choosing either pally or druid. also you can opt for int or agi gems from pvp vendor which is really nice. paladin is not the greatest in pvp atm, rdruid is bonkers. that being said, bg queues arent very great so yeah, maybe not that important but just something ffor you to consider.
 
the exaltion said:
I know but like what class can push the limits and do what others can't ?
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Druid Pally and Shaman, as I said, are traditionally the strongest and most likely to remain the strongest. If you're going F2P, I'm going to gently steer you away from Pally, however. Strength gem grind is rough. Its gonna take you a long time and youre still going to end up with +3 str gems while +4 stat agi and int gems are easily available for marks of honor from a pvp vendor. "I'll just play holy pally" well ok but then none of your bis gear is plate and you'll need a high level account to trigger legacy loot.

It sounds like you're leaning hunter, though, and theyre strong! and also fun. I, like @BANKONE, am going to recommend Night Elf for the Shadowmeld Vanish which will greatly speed up your dungeon runs. and dont forget your vanish ring, too, for extra pack skipping fun.
the exaltion said:
Like approximately on average how long does it take to find a dungeon as DPS alone compared to 3 roles selected
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If one of the things youre interested in doing is hard pve content, then dungeon ques are absolutely not a factor because nothing cool pve related involves waiting in a dungeon que.
 
Chops said:
Druid Pally and Shaman, as I said, are traditionally the strongest and most likely to remain the strongest. If you're going F2P, I'm going to gently steer you away from Pally, however. Strength gem grind is rough. Its gonna take you a long time and youre still going to end up with +3 str gems while +4 stat agi and int gems are easily available for marks of honor from a pvp vendor. "I'll just play holy pally" well ok but then none of your bis gear is plate and you'll need a high level account to trigger legacy loot.

It sounds like you're leaning hunter, though, and theyre strong! and also fun. I, like @BANKONE, am going to recommend Night Elf for the Shadowmeld Vanish which will greatly speed up your dungeon runs. and dont forget your vanish ring, too, for extra pack skipping fun.

If one of the things youre interested in doing is hard pve content, then dungeon ques are absolutely not a factor because nothing cool pve related involves waiting in a dungeon que.
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But if I'm trying to do dungeons , are there huge difference between only find one as DPS or all 3 roles
 
My goal in game will be to get all mogs and all mounts n pets ( ofc the ones available to f2p )
The thought of farming dungeons is coz I wanna get best dungeon gears .
I haven't played wow after mop so idk how it's n I'm starting a totally fresh acc
 
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