COMPLETE World of Warcraft Beginners Guide (Retail & Classic)

How To Play World of Warcraft for Beginners to WoW Classic and WoW Retail - a 2025 WoW Starter Guide.

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𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦
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𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗜 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗦 & 𝗨𝗜

𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗜 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗦

00:00 Intro
0:54 Free Trial and Monthly Subscription
1:40 Expansions, 2 Types of WoW & what to buy?
3:43 Retail WoW or Classic WoW?
5:06 Why 2 Versions of Classic WoW In Launcher?
5:43 Server Types of Classic WoW - Season of Discovery, Classic Era, Hardcore
7:57 How to Install & Launch WoW
9:30 Classic Server Choice - Normal, PVP, RP & RPPVP
11:21 Retail Server Choice
12:54 Horde & Alliance - Race
14:24 Roles in WoW - Tanks, Healers, Melee DPS, Range DPS
16:09 Picking Your Class
16:50 Warrior - Tank and Melee DPS
17:07 Paladin - Tank and Melee DPS
17:23 Hunter - Range DPS and Melee DPS
17:53 Rogue - Melee DPS
18:05 Priest - Healer & Range DPS
18:22 Death Knight - Tank and Melee DPS
18:42 Shaman - Healer, Melee DPS and Range DPS
18:54 Mage - Range DPS
19:05 Warlock - Range DPS
19:20 Monk - Tank, Healer and Melee DPS
19:37 Druid - Tank, Healer, Melee DPS and Range DPS
19:57 Demon Hunter - Tank and Melee DPS
20:11 Evoker - Healer and Range DPS
20:35 Don't worry about strongest class
21:02 Name, Appearance and Tutorial Zone (Exile Reach)
22:45 UI Intro - Unitframes, Actionbars, EXP Bar
24:37 UI Intro - Chat Panel, how to chat
28:43 Microbar - Character Pane
30:45 Microbar - Spellbook, Dragging Abilities Onto Actionbar, Professions
32:13 Microbar - Specialization & Talents
33:20 Microbar - Questlog & Understanding Quest Objectives
33:52 Microbar - Guilds & Communities
34:07 Microbar - Group Finder and playing with other players
34:55 Microbar - Collections (Mounts, Pets, Toys, Heirlooms, Transmog)
36:37 Microbar - Adventure Guide (Traveler Log, Dungeon Guide, Raid Guide)
38:43 Microbar - In-game cash shop and WoW Token (gold for subscription)
39:51 Microbar - Game Menu
40:12 UI Intro - Objectives and Quest Pane
40:32 UI Intro - Minimap and Opening World Map
41:24 UI Intro - Buffs & Debuffs
41:46 Differences in Classic WoW vs Retail WoW UI
45:07 Edit Mode for Retail WoW - move & scale elements
47:10 MUST DO Settings - Strafe Keybinds
48:44 MUST DO Settings - Auto Loot
48:58 MUST DO Settings - Combined Bags
49:36 MUST DO Settings - Camera Following Style
50:00 BEST Way To Control Camera
51:35 Panning Camera - Left Mouse vs Right Mouse button
52:30 Moving forward with only mouse
53:35 Actionbars - More Actionbars and recommended settings
55:10 Combat and Personal Resource Display
56:17 Zooming In and Out - Importance of Zoomed Out Angle
59:25 Interacting with enemies
1:01:59 Retail WoW keybinds
1:05:07 Classic WoW keybinds
1:06:10 Retail WoW Specializations and Talent Trees, Toggling Warmode
1:08:47 Classic WoW Talents - No Specializations
1:10:14 Unlearning Talents in Retail WoW vs Classic WoW
1:11:00 Combat rotations
1:13:40 City Guards
1:15:23 Questgivers
1:15:54 Vendors (Buy & Sell)
1:16:55 Innkeeper & Hearthstone
1:17:54 Flightmaster
1:18:40 Bankers
1:19:14 Auction House NPCs
1:19:54 Gear Repairs
1:21:07 Gear and Equipment in WoW
1:26:04 Enchanting gear
1:27:24 Rarity of gear
1:28:24 Intro to WoW Leveling
1:29:30 Importance of logging out at inn or city while leveling
1:30:48 Best beginner way to level - questing
1:31:57 Dying in WoW - Spirit Healer vs Finding corpse
1:34:09 Fast Travel - Flying
1:35:07 Fast Travel - Hearthstone
1:35:45 Fast Travel - Portals
1:36:29 Fast Travel - Zepplin, Ships and Trams
1:37:38 Fast Travel - Summoning Stone
1:38:25 Land and Flyng Mounts
1:39:34 Retail WoW - Learn Mount Automatically
1:39:58 Classic WoW - Mounting and Training Your Riding Skills
1:41:24 Collecting Mounts As Endgame
1:41:49 Buffs and Debuffs
1:45:03 What To Do at Max Level?
1:47:03 Group Finder - PVE and PVP Groups
1:48:12 Importance of Guilds
1:49:44 Intro to Professions, Trainers, Leveling Professions
1:53:15 WoW Auction House - WoW Token, Buying & Selling, Bids and Buyouts
1:57:30 WoW Banks - Personal & Guild Bank
1:59:20 WoW Mail System - Send Items, Gold and Cash on Delivery (COD)
2:01:36 WoW Addons
2:04:04 How to install addons and must-have addons
2:07:25 #1 Beginner WoW Website

[quaziiwow]

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𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦


𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗜 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗦 & 𝗨𝗜

𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗜 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗢𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦

[Abox-hhib]

My main fear of getting into an MMO is not having anyone to play with. But I just started playing wow yesterday and im loving it.

[mrns]

I started playing this 20 years ago when it first came out. Then deployed to Iraq and quit and haven’t played since. Now I’m coming back!

[Freeunner]

I just started today and this guide was great. Grew up watching my dad play and now we are playing together getting ready for the new expansion

[PatriotMindsets]

This is an exceptional beginner's guide. You cover major game systems in a way that assumes the viewer has zero knowledge. Most experienced WoW creator-players assume that the viewer knows more than they necessary may.

[jmpopa]

Ive never played and watched a few beginners guide but this is by far the most helpful and makes the game seem less intimidating. Thanks!

[kaiburofficial]

This is probably one of the best introductory guides to WoW ever. No fluff, no obnoxious editing, just simple and to the point. I've been playing on and off since 2019, and now I'm ready to really dig into this game. This guide has clarified and confirmed so much knowledge I've had to find for myself all on my own, completely in the dark. Sir, you deserve an award! For what ever it may be worth to you, you have my absolute thanks!! EZ Sub and EZ like!

[aliihsanyesilyer]

The moment i saw the length of the video and the time stamps, i liked, subscribed, commented, and now will watch the entire thing. Gotta support that effort somehow.

[Taison]

A fellow Tichondrius player.
Back in 2004-2008 a common war shout was "Tich is not 4 you!" Pvp was intense back then.

[RoxxyBoxxy]

I haven't played WOW since I was 13 and it first came out. It was one of my favorite ways to pass time. However I was sharing an account with my brother and he thought it would be funny to steal all my gold and belongings and leave my charter nude and broke. I ended up quitting after that. It wasn't until I realized WOW was still a thing 20 years later so I decided to get an account of my own. Now that I'm all grown up. I'm trying to remember what to do! I've missed so much. It was all overwhelming at first but this guide really helped. Thank you!

[rasheedmatt]

THIS is a begginer guide. I'm surpirsed he didnt go over the Terms and Conditions. Great Video!

[jitk]

It’s kinda crazy that it’s a two hour tutorial for the basics of a 20 year old game. At the same time I have found that shorter ones leave me asking questions haha.

[Emmanuel-ktfx]

Trying to play wow for the first time. This video is the only beginners guide video. Totally make senses and will show u a lot.

[alhk]

As a former Top 25 U.S. Wow Raider (Blood DK) who hasn’t played since Mists of Pandaria… this has convinced me to play again! I remember everything you have talked about, it was truly riveting to follow along. Well done, great comprehensive guide.

[iamkeeblerstudios]

I started wow last year and keep coming back to it but overall I found it so overwhelming as a new player. this video is AWESOME and helped fill in the gaps of knowledge that I lacked and makes me excited to play some more. so glad I found your channel. thanks!

[andreass]

Returning player here after 15yrs! Your guides and videos are super helpful and so well structured. Well done! Keep it up

[Shelby]

Very thorough guide, thank you very much! I'm starting on WOW Classic, then will try retail later, I feel I'm gonna enjoy both. I love the old mmorpg style of classic, very nostalgic, I think after becoming experienced with Classic I'll enjoy the new content and updates of retail

[zickbone]

just a quick note on druid, when performing your role you will be spending time shapeshifted in to an animal form (except healer) melee - "cat" tank - "bear" ranged dps "moonkin" a bi pedal owl looking creature. the races have different variations on the base form.
and druid gets a aquatic form for faster swim speed, and travel form and flight form both are alternatives to mounts and flying mounts. something to keep in mind, so you dont get disappointed that you have to be in an animal form most of the time while playing (the character costumazation affects the look of the animals (colors, patters ect.), don't know to what extent now days tho, since i completed all the mage tower challenges, but i think they added if not all at least some version of the special forms you earned from beating that challenge back in the day)

[AmandaPelland]

I consider myself as a WoW veteran and your video is just wonderful for beginners. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. ☺

[yaquto]

Thanks a lot for this beautiful video! Your detailed explaination of this game was really what i needed as a beginner!