This document summarizes the different classes available in World of Warcraft. There are 12 classes total that vary in armor type, roles, available races, and specializations. Classes include plate-wearing Death Knights and Warriors; mail-wearing Hunters and Shamans; leather-wearing Druids, Monks, Rogues; and cloth-wearing Mages, Priests, and Warlocks. Each class has different melee damage, ranged damage, healing, and tanking specializations and are available to different playable races depending on the class.

1. WORLD OF WARCRAFT
CLASSES
Key:
Armor: Cloth < Leather < Mail < Plate
DPS: Damage-per-second, Damage dealers M=Melee, R=Ranged
Heal: Group Healers
Tank: Group Punching Bag, is hit by the boss while everyone attacks
Aggro: to get the attention of an enemy mob
Mob: Hostile, Monster, Enemy
Alliance Race, Horde Race, Both Factions

2. DEATH KNIGHT (UNLOCKED AT LEVEL 55)
• Plate Armor. Melee Fighter. Undead Theme.
• Races: All but Pandaren
• Specs: Blood Tank, Frost/Plague MDPS

3. DRUID
• Leather Armor. Ranged or Melee Fighter. Shapeshifting/Nature Theme
• Races: Night Elf, Worgen, Tauren, Troll
• Specs: Guardian Tank, Restoration Heal, Feral MDPS, Balance RDPS

4. HUNTER
• Mail Armor. Ranged Fighter. Ranger Theme.
• Races: All but Gnome
• Specs: Beast Mastery/Marksmanship/Survival RDPS

5. MAGE
• Cloth Armor. Ranged Fighter. Mage Theme.
• Races: All but Tauren
• Specs: Arcane/Fire/Frost RDPS

6. MONK
• Leather Armor. Melee Fighter. Monk Themed.
• Races: All but Worgen, Goblin
• Specs: Brewmaster Tank, Mistweaver Heal, Windwalker MDPS

7. PALADIN
• Plate Armor. Melee Fighter. Holy Warrior Theme.
• Races: Human, Dwarf, Draenei, Tauren, Blood Elf
• Specs: Protection Tank, Holy Heal, Retribution MDPS

8. PRIEST
• Cloth Armor. Ranged Fighter. Holy Magic Themed (Unless Shadow).
• Races: All but Orc
• Specs: Holy/Discipline Heals, Shadow RDPS

9. ROGUE
• Leather Armor. Melee Fighter. Assassin Themed.
• Races: All but Draenei, Tauren
• Specs: Assassination/Combat/Sublety MDPS

10. SHAMAN
• Mail Armor. Ranged or Melee Fighter. Elemental Theme.
• Races: Dwarf, Draenei, Pandaren, Orc, Troll, Tauren, Goblin
• Specs: Restoration Heal, Enhancement MDPS, Elemental RDPS

11. WARLOCK
• Cloth Armor. Ranged Fighter. Dark Magic Themed.
• Races: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Worgen, Orc, Troll, Undead, Blood Elf, Goblin
• Specs: Affliction/Demonology/Destruction RDPS

12. WARRIOR
• Plate Armor. Melee Fighter. Warrior Themed.
• Races: All
• Specs: Protection Tank, Arms/Fury MDPS