What's good Race + Class combo?

I am planning on leveling all races and all classes cuz I like questing and leveling characters.

My question is what race + class combo goes well together?
I got my own thoughts on this matter but would like everyone’s input if possible since choosing a character and leveling to max level is a commitment.

I am playing the alliance at the moment but also interested in the horde characters as well.

12 classes in WOW, 10 races including the allied races so far +1 coming soon. But DH can only be NE or BE so it’s 11 classes and 10 races we can choose from.

  1. human?
  2. dwarf?
  3. gnome?
  4. night elf?
  5. worgen?
  6. draenei?
  7. lightForged draenei?
  8. void elf?
  9. dark iron dwarf?
  10. panda?

What would you play and why?

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Man its hard to say because a lot of classes are watered down from what they use to be. If we actually got class fantasy back, I think a Gnome Mage/Rogue would be cool. Dwarf Paladin/Hunter/Shaman looks like it would be a lot of fun. I dig small races, but Goblins aren’t as cool as Gnomes.

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depends really… if your pvping, then goblin, tauren, pandaren, void elf, and dark iron are great. otherwise, i recommend going with interesting lore/rp combos. but imo, anything goblin or pandaren. they’re all good… though looking up lore for the race/classes is good if your indecisive… like i frequently am. xD

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The fact that Orc Warrior isn’t a possibility on your list is surely an error, sir.

Also, I advocate for Worgen Druid and Draenei Priest (personally). Void Elf Hunter, maybe, as well? They’ve got some mail sets that work really well with their ‘natural’ color palette.

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Female Dwarf Rogue

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Troll hunter’s a good one, especially with dinosaurs.

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what about others? what would you choose for human, night elf, draenei, worgen…etc.?

going for the lore/rp combos mostly as race skills get buffed or nerfed depending on expansions

Oh don’t get me wrong, I am interested in the horde characters as well. What would you recommend?

Why? plz elaborate.

I agree. Trolls best fit the hunter class but what about others?

Make something other than a pandaren monk will ya?
It gets old.

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Draenei Paladin.

There’s a lot but here goes.

Human: warrior or rogue
Orc: Warrior or shaman
Tauren: warrior, shaman or hunter
Night Elf: Druid or Priest
Gnome: Rogue or Warlock
Blood Elf: Paladin or mage
Void Elf: Rogue or Warlock
Worgen: Druid or Warrior

Dwarf: Warrior or Paladin
Draenei: Priest or Paladin
Forsaken: Rogue or Warlock
Highmountain Tauren: Shaman or Druid
Nightborne: Mage or Priest
Dark Iron Dwarf: Mage or Shaman
Lightforged Draenei: Paladin or Priest
Goblin: Rogue or Shaman

Pandaren: Shaman or Monk

One of my monks are pandaren, fight me.

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If I was leveling Alliance toons I would level them as,

  1. Human - DK
  2. Dwarf - Shaman
  3. Gnome - Rogue or Hunter
  4. Night elf - Demon hunter or Druid
  5. Worgen - Druid
  6. Draenei - Priest
  7. Lightforged Draenei - Paladin
  8. Void elf? - Priest(shadow) or Mage
  9. Dark Iron Dwarf? - Warrior
  10. Pandaren? - Monk

With Kul Tiran coming, I’d make mine a Monk or Rogue.

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Oh wow! thanks for the thorough thinking. This helps a lot!
Thank you for taking your time!

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Human - Warrior, Mage, Paladin or Priest
Dwarf - Warrior or Hunter
Gnome - Mage or Warlock
Night Elf - Druid, Demon Hunter, Hunter or Rogue
Worgen - Death Knight or Rogue
Draenei - Paladin or Priest
Lightforged - Paladin or Priest
Void Elf - Mage, Warlock or Priest
Dark Iron - Shaman or Warrior
Pandaren - Monk

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Pandaren Demon Hunters are the most lore-friendly race/class combination.

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Dwarf. The answer is always, ‘Dwarf’.

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Dark Iron, Anything they can be since they are really awesome and OP (the Mole Machine is about the best general use racial, if that character will be questing/collecting.)

Gnome DK, just because Gnome and DK.

I think I am seeing the pattern now. Thanks everyone.

One more question though. I’ve already leveled some characters and I think I need to delete some if I am to make space and organize characters; but the characters that I am thinking of deleting, they’ve done some achievements like exalted faction reps and some Loremaster achievements. Will I still have them even after I delete the characters that have done the achievements? or will I lose them?
It’s minor really, but it will be nice if I could keep them.

Orc - Warrior (Any)
Undead - Warlock (any really)
Tauren - Shaman (Elemental)
Troll - Hunter (Survival)
Goblin - rogue
Worgen - Druid (Animalseption)
Blood Elf - Priest (holy)
Night elf - Druid (any)
Dreanei - Paladin (any)
Dwarf - Hunter (Beast Master)
Nightfallen - Mage (arcane)
Highmountain Tauren - Hunter (Survival) ((They were involved with survival hunter quest chain))
Maghar Orc - Warrior (arms)
Void Elf - Priest (shadow)

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(a) The last time I remember seeing a blue post on this topic, Female Dwarf Rogue was the rarest race/class combination in the entire game. Granted, I don’t think I’ve seen any blue posts about this in about 10 years, but it was the rarest of the rare at some point in time. (These days I wonder if Undead Hunters are rarer)

(b) You’ll be everyone’s best friend during the Valentine’s Day event.

Tauren, any class.

(And yep, I read your whole post)

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