If you've never played a MMORPG before, relax. Yeah, seriously, follow this newbie guide and soon you'll be telling noobs where to go.

World of Warcraft is very easy to get started in and to have fun with. If you're a MMORPG veteran, this guide should help get you up to speed quickly. This guide should help give you a general idea of what to expect as you begin playing.

If you find some of the terminology a little daunting, there's a glossary which should help explain some of the more common terms. There is also a list of acronyms to look through, to find one that you might not understand.

Several guides to help you get started

• Picking a Server
• Character Creation
• Intro Fly-thru and Starting Areas
• Name and selection circle colors
• Getting Better
• Quests
• Obtaining Wealth
• Rest
• Fighting and Dying
• Travel
• Items
• Parties
• Instanced Dungeons
• Chat and Interface
• Tips for New Players

Class specific articles

Classese
Class races	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Quests	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Abilities	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Trainers	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Specializations	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Talents	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Glyphs	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Talent builds	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Tactics	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Armor sets	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Starting a	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
PvE	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
PvP	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr
Useful macros	Dk	Dr	Hu	Ma	Mo	Pa	Pr	Ro	Sh	Wl	Wr

Read more about the early levels of the eleven classes!

• Starting a death knight
• Starting a druid
• Starting a hunter
• Starting a mage
• Starting a monk
• Starting a paladin
• Starting a priest
• Starting a rogue
• Starting a shaman
• Starting a warrior
• Starting a warlock

See also

• Returning players guide
• World of Warcraft Beginner's Guide

External Links

WoW Insider What every brand new WoW player should know by Michael Gray Mar 15th 2012 at 3:00PM

WoW Insider Getting started with World of Warcraft by Michael Gray Mar 8th 2012 at 12:00PM

WoW Insider WoW Rookie: 8 tips the veterans use in their gameplay by Michael Gray Aug 25th 2011 at 9:00AM (ignore tip #5 as it is bad advice)

WoW Insider WoW Rookie: Mind your manners by Lisa Poisso Jan 21st 2009 at 7:30PM

Guide to guides

WoW Insider WoW Insider's WoW Rookie Guide