Ranged can mean several things in World of Warcraft:

• An adjective used to describe a weapon, spell, or ability that is used primarily at a distance from the target.
• Ranged may also describe a class whose abilities are primarily ranged. For the opposite of ranged, see melee.
• The old Ranged equipment slot on the character info window or paper doll which was removed with the Mists of Pandaria expansion.
  • Ranged weapons are now equipped like any other weapon, so a player must make a choice between a ranged weapon and another type (pretty much only hunters use a ranged weapon as their primary, but some casters might use wands).
  • Ranged weapons also had their minimum use distance removed.

Ranged weapons

Typical ranged weapons include:

• Bow
• Crossbow
• Gun
• Thrown weapon
• Wand

Ranged classes

Typical ranged classes include:

• Hunter
• Mage
• Priest
• Warlock
• Balance-specced Druid
• Elemental-specced Shaman

See also

• Caster
• Category:World of Warcraft ranged items

External links

News

WoW Insider BlizzCon 2011: Goodbye, ranged slot by Alex Ziebart Oct 21st 2011 7:30PM