Hey guys so im making this post because im sort of in a bind when it comes to picking a main, to be honest I’ve been playing Shaman and its nice, but I wanna play only ranged, no melee, no healing or tanking, just ranged and it kind of boiled down to lock and mage and was wondering between these two which would be better to learn as someone who hasnt really played any complicated classes and looking to push keys with pugs and pug raid as well?
hunter is your best choice
I assume you meant ranged not Ranger (Hunter is the only Ranger option)
From a casual perspective, Lock offers more variety while Mage offers more.. 
shazam It’s flashy and fun but sometimes the specs just feel like a fresh coat of paint on the same car, while Warlock specs are completely different vehicles.
Unless you really dislike pets and/or damage over time mechanics, I’d roll Warlock.
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Hunter and just pretend your survival spec doesn’t exist like 99% of the rest of the playerbase who can’t handle the superior and best hunter spec.
Locks are pretty popular and for good reason: they have a brez, a portal for party members, lock rocks and they can put out some astonishing damage. Destruction also has the advantage that it’s pretty easy to pull off… though you might have an issue if you need a bunch of mobility.
Warlock would definitely be my pick between those two.
BM Hunter is easiest. Destro Warlock is another easy and tankier spec if you can get past the fact that it’s less mobile than BM Hunter.
Oh you just mean “ranged” class.
Mage, easy. Frost/Frostfire. It rules.
I respectfully disagree with Hunter, they don’t bring much to the table, they die too quickly. Locks are much better-equipped for survival, and at least one is wanted in every raid, especially pugs which seem to change members (and therefore summon) each boss. You bring health stones which everyone loves. Destruction is also easy, probably easier than Beast Mastery depending on your build.
You can revive others in combat, which is more important than lust, which the million shamans who are also applying will bring anyway. Having 2 lusters is rarely beneficial, having 2 brez is significantly better than having 1, because if the brez character dies, you’d be out of luck.