Considering starting a World of Warcraft account? You want to play something useful, but isn’t overplayed? Give warrior a shot, it’s welcome everywhere, and can fill two roles, tank and dps. First things first, you’ll have to give each race a look over, I’ll start with the alliance races.

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.

The next race on the list, Dwarves, is another great choice with a decent amount of utility. It too has a bonus to mace expertise, which can be useful for higher damage and threat output. There’s the Frost resistance, which is good for PvP and general leveling. I myself didn’t use Treasure Finding as much, but it can help with getting extra gold while leveling. The gun specialization isn’t quite as useful for warriors, but can be handy for pulling. Lastly, Stoneform blocks poison and bleed damage, and increases armor by 10%. It has uses in both PvE and PvP situations, making Dwarves another rounded choice for warriors.

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.

The Draenei racials don’t making you more effective at anything in particular, but make the whole experience generally easier. Gift of the Naaru can keep you alive in a pinch while leveling, while tanking, and in PvP too. It’s a good ability, and should probably be used if you’re even considering it. The bonus to Jewelcrafting is nice because the profession is really useful for making gold and even gearing. The shadow resist isn’t bad. Heroic Presence is awesome, a passive bonus to hit for the entire party.

All in all, the Alliance races have many solid choices for warriors. Remember your role in the situation, get good gear, and you’re well on your way to being a dominating force in whatever you bring your warrior too. Have fun with it, and don’t stand in the fire!

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