[0:00] Picking a main at the start of a new
[0:01] expansion can always be very stressful.
[0:03] You're looking at almost 40 different
[0:04] specs wondering, are they going to be
[0:06] fun long term? Will they actually be
[0:08] good in raids, PvP, or Mythic Plus?
[0:10] Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen, to
[0:12] the channel. My name is Sky, and today's
[0:13] video we're going to be breaking down
[0:14] the safest classes to main [music]
[0:16] overall in Midnight World of Warcraft.
[0:18] Most of us have lives now. We don't have
[0:21] 3 or 4 hours to play every single day.
[0:23] We're looking at something that's
[0:24] reliable, versatile, and still fun
[0:26] months down the line from now. Also,
[0:29] don't forget to stick around until the
[0:30] end of the video to see how you can earn
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[0:33] Midnight from the Comeback Kids.
[0:36] Starting off first, you can't have a
[0:37] safe classes to main list without druid
[0:39] because it covers basically every role
[0:41] and play style the game can offer. Melee
[0:44] and range DPS, a healer, and a tank. Not
[0:47] only that, all four specs are in a
[0:49] really healthy spot heading into
[0:51] Midnight right now. So, things are
[0:52] looking great for Druid. Where a lot of
[0:54] classes got simplified to the point of
[0:56] feeling way too stripped down, Druid
[0:58] feels like a very smart pruning and an
[1:00] improvement rather than a downgrade.
[1:02] They trimmed out bloat, reduced
[1:04] maintenance on specs like feral and
[1:06] balance, and made each spec more
[1:08] intuitive without gutting all of their
[1:10] identity. Another reason I love druid as
[1:12] a class is because they bring universal
[1:14] value to any group regardless of the
[1:16] spec. You have a battle resurrection.
[1:18] You bring strong off healing roots and
[1:21] knockbacks as well as your own group
[1:22] buff with Mark of the Wild. There's no
[1:24] situation where you won't want a druid
[1:27] in your group, which will make them
[1:28] highly valuable and sought after when
[1:30] you're looking for parties.
[1:31] Gameplay-wise, druid gives you four very
[1:34] different identities. Feral is the fast,
[1:36] aggressive melee DPS that revolves
[1:38] around bleeds and finishers. In
[1:40] Midnight, they removed a ton of clunk
[1:41] and snapshotting, speeding up combo
[1:43] point generation and giving them better
[1:45] cleave tools, so it feels more fluid and
[1:48] less punishing. For balance, you're
[1:50] still that mobile caster with incredible
[1:52] AoE damage. They made Eclipse now a
[1:54] button that you pressed, which instantly
[1:56] gets all of your damage rolling. The
[1:58] rotation is still clean, and you have an
[2:00] updated rotational identity trying to
[2:03] stay in Eclipse as long as you can. For
[2:05] Guardian, you're a very sturdy, low
[2:07] stress tank that has great self- sustain
[2:09] that just refuses to die. They have
[2:11] streamlined talents, improved berserk
[2:13] integration, and more reliable
[2:15] mitigation, making it easier to live and
[2:17] easier to play overall. For restoration,
[2:19] you're still that mobile sustain healer
[2:21] with a simple kit that just works. They
[2:23] remove minor maintenance spells and
[2:25] leaned more into that true heal overtime
[2:28] effect value, making Resto more
[2:30] straightforward and consistent in group
[2:31] content. The Druid's Toolkit is probably
[2:33] the biggest safety net in this video.
[2:36] You can fill any role in the game. You
[2:37] have a wide variety of gameplay styles
[2:39] that will always keep things fresh. You
[2:42] always have a spot in any group content
[2:44] because your group buff and battle
[2:45] resurrection is invaluable. And you can
[2:47] pivot between all of this without a
[2:49] class and starting over. If your goal is
[2:52] to pick a class that will always be
[2:54] wanted, always have a job, and let you
[2:56] swap play styles without abandoning your
[2:58] main, druid is one of, if not the safest
[3:01] class you can pick in all of World of
[3:03] Warcraft. Moving on, next we have the
[3:06] death knight. This is another extremely
[3:08] safe class to main in Midnight because
[3:10] you get two great melee DPS play styles
[3:12] with all three specs trending in a nice
[3:14] direction. In particular, what people
[3:16] are loving about Death Knight is that
[3:17] Frost's DK got pretty much an overhaul
[3:19] at the end of the War Within in the
[3:20] final season and Unholy Death Knight got
[3:22] a complete rework top to bottom. So, if
[3:24] you were an investor stock into anybody
[3:27] right now, Death Knight is looking very,
[3:29] very fresh and exciting. The slow,
[3:32] heavyhitting juggernaut identity is
[3:34] back, but with smoother rotations, way
[3:36] thematic build design, and less
[3:38] pointless setup than ever before. When
[3:40] it comes to group utility and social
[3:42] value, death knight has always held its
[3:44] own. You have death grip to group up
[3:46] range mobs and mythic plus or raids,
[3:48] anti-magic zone, probably the best
[3:50] durability and self-sustain for any
[3:52] class in the game, very solid crowd
[3:55] control for groups, and a battle
[3:56] resurrection if need be. They may not
[3:58] have a dozen buttons of supports like
[4:01] shamans or paladins, but they definitely
[4:03] still offer great tools for groups that
[4:04] you would want for anybody out there.
[4:06] When it comes to gameplay diversity,
[4:07] it's probably better than it's ever been
[4:09] for Death Knight. Unholy got a massive
[4:11] overhaul, and is arguably one of the
[4:13] most improved specs in Midnight. They've
[4:15] removed festering wounds, reworked AoE,
[4:17] so it's not locked behind death and
[4:19] decay, and they leaned fully into that
[4:21] platewearing necromancer fantasy. You're
[4:24] summoning ghouls, skeletal mages, and
[4:26] the gameplay loop is cleaner, more
[4:28] thematic, and way more fun. Frost didn't
[4:31] get a redesign or update because they
[4:32] already got one in the massive rework in
[4:35] 11.2. The spec absolutely dominated at
[4:37] the end of the war within due to this
[4:39] overhaul in mythic plus and is probably
[4:41] the most fun I've ever had playing Frost
[4:43] Death Knight. The rework has done
[4:45] wonders and the stock on Frost is very
[4:47] very high right now. Even Blood Death
[4:49] Knight saw some updates. They
[4:50] streamlined some of their survivability
[4:52] tools and made them less spiky in terms
[4:54] of damage taken. They cleaned up the
[4:56] button bloat problem and of course their
[4:58] self-healing and uptime has been
[4:59] increased as well. Blood Death Knight is
[5:01] still incredible for pickup groups and
[5:03] lower keys and even now higher keys,
[5:05] even though it's not technically always
[5:07] meta. You got to know, ladies and
[5:08] gentlemen, death knight is safe because
[5:10] you get two DPS specs that have been
[5:11] completely overhauled the last 6 months,
[5:14] and a solid and hopeful tanking spec
[5:16] heading into the new expansion. If you
[5:18] want a class that embodies the, you
[5:20] know, unstoppable juggernaut fantasy,
[5:22] they bring valuable group tools and
[5:24] gives you multiple ways to play without
[5:26] losing an identity. Death Knight is a
[5:28] fantastic and safe pick heading into
[5:31] Midnight. Next up, we do have to talk
[5:33] about the Paladin. And this is another
[5:35] incredibly safe class you can main
[5:36] heading into this new expansion. As a
[5:38] Paladin, you get access to all three
[5:40] major roles, being tank, healer, and
[5:43] DPS. I will say openly, I think holy and
[5:45] retribution paladin are trending in a
[5:47] very good direction right now. But it is
[5:49] important to know that protection
[5:50] paladin can use some work. Nevertheless
[5:52] though, if you're looking for a class
[5:54] that can heal, tank, and deal damage all
[5:56] under the same roof, Paladin is a great
[5:58] choice. Paladin also brings, of course,
[6:00] some of the strongest universal support
[6:02] tools in the game. You've got all their
[6:03] blessings, lay on hands, strong off
[6:06] healing, crowd control defensives, a
[6:08] battle resurrection, and in a lot of
[6:09] cases, you have literal wipe saving
[6:12] buttons that instantly can stabilize a
[6:14] party or raid if you actually consider
[6:17] that as value. Paladin's tools are
[6:19] extremely high impact when used
[6:22] properly, which always makes them very
[6:24] desirable to have in mythic plus or
[6:26] raids. If a healer pulls threat, you use
[6:28] blessing of protection on them. If your
[6:30] tank gets rooted, you blessing of
[6:31] freedom them. You need to heal yourself
[6:33] to stay alive, you can lay on hands or
[6:35] word of glory. There's always going to
[6:37] be a moment when you press a button and
[6:38] everyone in the party just thanks you
[6:40] for it. Gameplay-wise, Paladin gives you
[6:42] three very distinct identities that all
[6:45] feel solid right now. Protection is
[6:47] still that tank with solid sustain and I
[6:49] think the spec is finally getting some
[6:51] quality of life updates. Mastery no
[6:53] longer forces you to stand in your
[6:55] consecrate. Hammer of wrath got
[6:56] reworked. Word of glory is more
[6:58] forgiving with mana. And I would say
[7:00] from a raw gameplay perspective,
[7:02] protection paladin feels a bit cleaner.
[7:04] They just need to fix their ability to
[7:06] have more onuse defensives and this can
[7:08] be a very strong tanking spec.
[7:09] Retribution continues to lean into that
[7:11] fast explosive style. Executioner
[7:13] sentence got redesigned. Hammer of Wrath
[7:15] isn't a separate button anymore, and
[7:17] Crusade saw some updates to make it more
[7:19] consistent. The result is a spec that
[7:21] absolutely still slams during its
[7:23] cooldown windows, but with less awkward
[7:25] maintenance and a more straightforward
[7:26] gameplay loop, if you can believe that
[7:28] for Retribution Paladin. Holy Paladin
[7:31] probably saw the biggest cleanup for all
[7:33] of Paladin specs. Light of Dawn no
[7:35] longer is just stuck to five players in
[7:37] front of you. Now it hits everyone
[7:39] around you in a 40 radius, which is
[7:41] awesome. Holy Shock and Judgment have
[7:43] shorter cooldowns. Divine Toll and Prism
[7:45] are now a choice node. Talents got
[7:47] reworked and adjusted to be very very
[7:49] good. And there are no longer
[7:51] overbearing amounts of proced creating a
[7:52] weird like passive miniame in your
[7:54] rotation. This is probably the most
[7:56] beginnerfriendly version of Holy we've
[7:58] seen in a while. And I've been really
[8:00] enjoying playing it with me and my
[8:02] buddies on the midnight beta so far. The
[8:04] big reason Paladin is safe is because it
[8:06] checks every box you care about when
[8:08] you're choosing a long-term main. Three
[8:10] viable roles, three very different
[8:13] gameplay styles, tons of high impact
[8:15] group tools, and enough redesign work
[8:17] here that all three specs feel fresh
[8:19] without looking unrecognizable. If
[8:22] you're looking for a class that
[8:23] guarantees you a spot, gives you
[8:24] powerful group tools, and lets you swap
[8:26] role-play styles without ever switching
[8:28] a main, paladin is one of the most safe
[8:30] and reliable picks you can make in the
[8:33] new expansion. Next up, we do have to
[8:35] talk about the demon hunter. And just
[8:36] like the others on this list, it's
[8:38] extremely safe pick going into Midnight
[8:40] because it offers two very distinct and
[8:43] highly functional roles with, of course,
[8:46] the new spec on the block being the
[8:47] Devour Demon Hunter. What people are
[8:50] really responding to well with Demon
[8:51] Hunter right now is that the class did
[8:53] not lose its identity at Midnight. It
[8:55] just became simpler, faster, and less
[8:58] punishing. Demon Hunter is one of the
[9:00] most plug-andplay classes in the game.
[9:02] And when it comes to group content, you
[9:03] bring Chaos Brand, which is that nice
[9:05] magic damage debuff, strong AoE stops
[9:08] and interrupts, very consistent sustain
[9:10] for yourself, and brand new new and
[9:12] improved survivability tools, high
[9:14] mobility to dodge mechanics. Listen,
[9:16] even if Demon Hunter isn't the number
[9:17] one tank or DPS at a given moment, Chaos
[9:20] Brand alone guarantees that many raid
[9:23] groups will at least want one Demon
[9:25] Hunter because it directly increases
[9:27] everyone else's damage. When it comes to
[9:29] gameplay diversity, I think Havoc
[9:31] continues to be that accessible
[9:33] explosive dash around the area spec.
[9:36] They removed a bunch of bloated talents,
[9:38] merged defensive buttons, and simplified
[9:40] fury generation. Not only that, they're
[9:42] probably have one of the best Apex
[9:43] talent designs in the game, which I
[9:45] really, really love right now. Vengeance
[9:48] also saw some pretty major changes to
[9:50] push it away from being the, you know,
[9:52] ramp to survive play style it had
[9:54] before. Defensives no longer spike based
[9:57] on uptime. Spirit bomb has a reliable
[9:59] cooldown and survivability is much less
[10:01] volatile. I would say overall they are
[10:04] still that highly mobile, consistent and
[10:06] easy to pilot pickup tank. And then
[10:08] lastly, you have the devourer who's all
[10:10] about big setups getting into
[10:12] metamorphosis to release some nuclear
[10:14] damage upon your enemies. You have
[10:16] collapsing stars and void-based magic.
[10:19] You're highly mobile and this is going
[10:20] to be a very interesting spec coming
[10:22] into World of Warcraft and I think we're
[10:24] all excited to see what this bad boy can
[10:26] do. Demon Hunter is safe because it's
[10:28] one of the cleanest, most reliable
[10:30] toolkits in the game. And all three
[10:31] specs are trending in a very good
[10:34] direction. You have good self- sustain,
[10:36] so solo content is easy, you have Chaos
[10:38] Brand for group content with two
[10:39] different role types. If you're looking
[10:41] to flex for your group, if you want a
[10:43] class that feels good to play, always
[10:45] has a spot because of that debuff and
[10:47] gives you two fun play styles that isn't
[10:48] going anywhere, demon hunter is one of
[10:50] the safest picks in Midnight. And
[10:52] lastly, we have the Shaman. And this is
[10:55] going to be another extremely safe class
[10:58] you can main going into a new expansion
[11:00] and is personally going to be my main
[11:02] heading into Midnight. Across the board,
[11:05] all three specs receive very meaningful
[11:07] updates that trimmed a lot of bloat,
[11:09] reduced randomness, and smoothed out a
[11:11] lot of their rotations without erasing
[11:12] their core identity. If there are any
[11:14] class specs in the game that got the
[11:16] best tuning, hands down, elemental and
[11:18] enhancement are amongst the best of the
[11:21] best. They both saw a ton of cleanup
[11:23] that makes them feel more consistent and
[11:25] makes them substantially more fun in my
[11:27] opinion. If you're the type of player
[11:29] who loves having different flavors of
[11:30] gameplay without r-rolling, Shaman could
[11:32] be a strong pick. You got to know that
[11:34] Shaman is one of, if not the best group
[11:37] support class in the entire game, and
[11:40] that alone makes them very safe to
[11:42] invest in. You bring blood lust, your
[11:44] new raid buff, strong off healing,
[11:46] consistent interrupts, and crowd control
[11:48] with your totems and knockups. the
[11:50] shortest cooldown kick in the game and
[11:52] the whole suite of totems that can
[11:54] stabilize poles and boost your party's
[11:57] survivability. Shaman's utility is very
[12:00] high impact and you can instantly turn a
[12:02] bad pole into a recovered one with a
[12:04] press of a couple buttons. As a shaman,
[12:07] you always feel like you have tools to
[12:09] help your group succeed and groups love
[12:11] having you because when things go wrong,
[12:13] you can actually fix it. Gameplaywise,
[12:16] Shaman gives you three very distinct
[12:18] identities that all feel very refreshed
[12:20] going into Midnight. Elemental, you're
[12:22] still that range nuker that alternates
[12:24] between single target and cleave, but
[12:26] Blizzard removed a ton of random procs
[12:28] and fishing mechanics and made the
[12:29] rotation much more predictable and
[12:31] reliable. I'm loving the new iterations
[12:34] and updates to flame shock and the AoE
[12:36] lava burst. Ascendants and storm keeper
[12:38] aren't the entire spec anymore. And
[12:40] while that lowers peak burst a bit, it
[12:42] makes elemental way more consistent and
[12:45] streamlined than ever before.
[12:47] Enhancement remains that fast toemic
[12:49] melee brawler, but with infinitely
[12:52] better flow than before. Feral spirits
[12:54] became passive, and it's tied to a
[12:56] couple of your abilities like sundering
[12:57] and doom winds. They have tons of
[12:59] rotational effects that got merged and
[13:01] simplified, and I personally think it is
[13:03] the best enhancement has felt in the
[13:05] last three expansions. There is one spec
[13:08] for shaman that could use a little bit
[13:10] of help and I do think it's a
[13:12] restoration. Healing tide and ascendants
[13:14] are a choice node and they probably got
[13:16] pruned a little too much out of most the
[13:18] healers. I will say personally I'm
[13:20] liking the direction they're heading
[13:22] with restoration shaman but they still
[13:24] need another major cooldown and some
[13:26] additional helps to be able to get
[13:27] through those healing checks solo
[13:29] because right now they can use it. The
[13:31] reason I would say Shaman is such a safe
[13:33] bet is because he gives you three very
[13:34] different play styles, high impact group
[13:37] tools, and one of the strongest support
[13:39] identities in the game, all without
[13:41] being mechanically overwhelming. Now,
[13:43] whether you want to throw lightning,
[13:45] swing axes, or keep a raid together with
[13:47] healing, you're always going to be
[13:48] contributing towards something
[13:49] meaningful and everything is trending
[13:51] healthy into Midnight for Shaman. If you
[13:53] want a class that's fun to play, brings
[13:55] value, and gives you multiple ways to
[13:56] engage with endgame content. Shaman is
[13:58] one of the most reliable and flexible
[14:00] long-term investments you can make in
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