Knowing your class is probably the single biggest thing you can do to improve your leveling time, but it would be impossible to detail specs and strategies for every single class in the game here, so make sure to look up some class-specific information after you read this. My blog also has occasional posts about leveling specific classes, so you can check that out too.

One thing a lot of people do is start following a leveling guide they get online, and find themselves struggling to down the mobs. This is a problem caused by the fact that most speed-levelers use the easiest classes for leveling, such as Hunter. Even if you are just doing quests as they come, you can encounter this problem. The secret here is to get a few levels ahead of the content you are on, and always quest on green or nearly-green mobs.

Minimizing downtime is another secret to quick leveling. This means you need to use mana and health-conserving tactics. Casters, use your wands! Hybrids, use melee specs! And if you are losing health quickly, start using crowd control abilities such as stuns and snares. If you are losing more than 15% of either to a single mob, you are probably doing something wrong. And don’t forget to carry and use Food and Water!

One thing that can slow people down is being under-geared. Make sure you are wearing good gear for your level; you can get it from the auction house, quests, or instances, but don’t let your gear fall behind. (Speaking of instances, make sure to use the new Dungeon Finder system to do level-appropriate instances. They are great experience per hour AND provide amazing gear.)

This can lead to the alternative problem of spending too much time in capital cities looking at the AH; the trick is to mail EVERYTHING of white quality or better to an alt exclusively for handling AH matters. Sell EVERYTHING, and you should have zero problem affording top-end gear at all times.

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Humans can excel in any class they roll, with its abilities being spread out, but not focused. Starting with Every Man for Himself, the PvP trinket in a racial, it has uses in PvE situations, too. Freeing up a trinket slot endgame is nice, too. The bonus to sword and mace expertise is great, making gearing easier and increasing damage and threat output. The ability Perception is great for PvP; it allows you to see stealthed units from farther away, giving you and extra chance to react. Lastly, the bonus to reputation gains is very nice, you’ll be grinding lots of reputation at max level.

Dwarven racials are just as balanced as Humans, allowing them to excel at tanking and PvP. The main ability, Stoneform, grants a ten percent bonus to your armor score, and removes and bleed and poison debuffs on you. This has uses in both PvP and PvE, and should be remembered in both situations. Next thing is the bonus to mace expertise, increasing both your dps and threat output, very nice. The only other racial worth mentioning, is the bonus to frost resist, nice in PvP.

Gnomes are a bit of a wild card, the racials being mainly PvP oriented. Their ability, Escape Artist, allows them to drop any movement impairing debuffs, essentially half of a PvP trinket. Their Arcane resistance is generally useful for PvP against mages, but their biggest bonus isn’t actually on their racials list. Their small size makes them harder to target in PvP situations. Though, if you roll Gnome everybody will assume you’re rude and that you like to gank. Still, Gnomes are a good choice for PvP.

Night Elves bring a bit of the rogue class to warriors, with Shadowmeld and the bonus to evasion. It has many obvious uses for PvP, but it’s a great way to drop threat or stay unnoticed in PvE. Then there’s the bonus to nature resist, always fun. Night Elves are a better choice for PvP than PvE, in my opinion.

Lastly, Draenei have the heal over time Gift of the Naaru, with use in any situation. There’s the bonus to shadow resistance, always welcome. Then there’s Heroic Presence, with the 1% bonus to hit. Hit is an amazing stat, and should never be overlooked. The bonus to Jewelcrafting can be nice too. Draenei look completely awesome endgame, too.

This should give you a better idea of where to start in your adventures in Azeroth, I hope you enjoy playing. Before you go though, remember not to undercut someone in the Auction House, and to stay geared. Have fun with your warriors!

Wanting more WoW tips and info? Check out my review of the iDemise Leveling Guide, or check out my farming guide for Warrior Gold.