---
title: 'The BEST Class in Classic'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=w2yoBc6flyw'
video_id: 'w2yoBc6flyw'
date: 2026-08-27
duration_sec: 77
channel: 'Xaryu'
---

# The BEST Class in Classic

> Source: [The BEST Class in Classic](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w2yoBc6flyw)

## Summary

The video compares the Mage and Warrior classes in Classic WoW, highlighting the Mage's versatility but also its weaknesses, and argues that the Warrior might be a stronger overall choice.

### Key Points

- **Mage's Strengths** [00:02] — The Mage excels in AOE damage, caster damage in raids, gold farming, world PVP, and provides free food, water, and portals.
- **Mage's Weaknesses** [00:32] — The Mage's main weaknesses are one-button rotations at endgame and the Arcane tree not being a viable spec.
- **Arcane Spec Limitations** [00:45] — Arcane isn't playable because there's no Arcane Blast button; it only supports Arcane Fire and Arcane Frost.
- **Warrior's Versatility** [00:59] — The Warrior is versatile: Protection works, Fury/Prot is viable, Fury is top DPS, and Arms is good for PvP. The speaker would rank Warrior higher than Mage.

## Transcript

the most changes based on like viability, play style, um how fun it is to play, like that kind of stuff. >> I often call it the original hero class can just do everything, can't it? Best AOE damage, best caster damage in raids,
best gold farmer, best world PVP class, free food and water, portals for the free food and water, portals for the whole group. The mage is incredible in vanilla, but as far as mage goes, it's really just
the one button rotations at endgame and the arcane tree not really being its own thing. The second most well I actually Yeah, exactly what I said before he said that is those are the two things like one button rotation in endgame. Arcane
just isn't a playable spec because you don't have arcane bl like there's no actual button to press. It's just you just support arcane fire, arcane frost. I really expected warrior first. The thing about warrior is like prot can
work. You can fury prot. You can fury in top DPS. You can arms for PvP. I feel of everything you would want. I don't know. There's no one button rotation problems. There's no spec problems where you can't do anything with it. I would
definitely put warrior higher than mage after playing a lot of both for