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Class Builds
Talent builds for all nine classes, one for leveling 1–60 and one for farming gold, with stats and a rotation.
This hub holds 18 build guides, two for each of the nine classes on a vanilla-era realm: a leveling build for 1–60 and a farming build for solo gold at or near 60. Every guide gives the talent split with points per level band, the stat priority, gear, the fight loop, the zones or camps that suit it and the ForeverBot settings.
The splits are the proven ones: 31/20/0 Arms for leveling a Warrior and 21/30/0 with Sweeping Strikes for farming; 17/0/34 and 10/0/41 Frost for the Mage; 31/20/0 Beast Mastery and 21/30/0 Marksmanship for the Hunter; Combat Swords for the Rogue; Shadow for the Priest; 30/21/0 Affliction and 20/31/0 Demonology drain tanking for the Warlock; Retribution and Protection for the Paladin; Enhancement for the Shaman; Feral Combat for the Druid. Good starting points are the Warrior leveling build, the Mage farming build, the Hunter farming build and the Warlock leveling build.
In ForeverBot, a build changes only a few settings: Eat below HP and Drink below mana, which each guide gives as a range for its class, and the Targets list, which should hold mobs your spec can handle. The zones themselves are in the leveling routes hub.
Warrior Builds
Warrior · Leveling 1–60
Warrior Leveling Build 1–60: Arms Talents, Stats and Rotation for Vanilla WoW
A warrior leveling build for vanilla WoW: 31/20/0 Arms into Sweeping Strikes and Mortal Strike, with talent order, stats, gear, rotation and where to level.
Warrior · Gold farming
Warrior Farming Build for Vanilla WoW: 21/30/0 Sweeping Strikes, Stats and Solo Gold Camps
A warrior farming build for vanilla WoW: 21/30/0 with Sweeping Strikes, Death Wish and Piercing Howl, plus stats, gear, pull loop and the camps that pay.
Mage Builds
Mage · Leveling 1–60
Mage Leveling Build 1–60: Frost Talents, Stats and Rotation for Vanilla WoW
A mage leveling build for vanilla WoW: 17/0/34 Frost with Arcane support, Ice Barrier at 40, talent order, stats, gear, the Frostbolt loop and where to level.
Mage · Gold farming
Mage Farming Build for Vanilla WoW: 10/0/41 Frost AoE Talents, Stats and Pull Loop
A mage farming build for vanilla WoW: 10/0/41 Frost AoE with Improved Blizzard, Arctic Reach and Ice Barrier, plus stats, gear, the pull loop and camps.
Hunter Builds
Hunter · Leveling 1–60
Hunter Leveling Build 1–60: Beast Mastery Talents, Stats, Pets and Rotation for Vanilla WoW
A hunter leveling build for vanilla WoW: 31/20/0 Beast Mastery with Bestial Wrath at 40, talent order, stats, gear, pet choice, the shot loop and zones.
Hunter · Gold farming
Hunter Farming Build for Vanilla WoW: 21/30/0 Marksmanship Talents, Stats and Leather Farms
A hunter farming build for vanilla WoW: 21/30/0 Marksmanship with Intimidation and Barrage, plus stats, gear, pet choice, the pull loop and the farms that pay.
Rogue Builds
Rogue · Leveling 1–60
Rogue Leveling Build 1–60: Combat Swords Talents, Stats and Rotation for Vanilla WoW
A rogue leveling build for vanilla WoW: 15/31/5 Combat Swords with Blade Flurry and Adrenaline Rush, plus talent order, stats, gear, rotation and zones.
Rogue · Gold farming
Rogue Farming Build for Vanilla WoW: Combat Stealth Talents for Pickpocketing and Solo Gold
A rogue farming build for vanilla WoW: 0/31/20 Combat Swords with Improved Sap and Initiative for pickpocketing, lockboxes, stats, gear and camps.
Priest Builds
Priest · Leveling 1–60
Priest Leveling Build 1–60: Shadow Talents, Stats and Rotation for Vanilla WoW
A priest leveling build for vanilla WoW: 20/0/31 Shadow with Spirit Tap, Mind Flay and Shadowform at 40, plus talent order, stats, gear, rotation and zones.
Priest · Gold farming
Priest Farming Build for Vanilla WoW: Shadow Talents with Vampiric Embrace for Solo Gold
A priest farming build for vanilla WoW: 15/0/36 Shadow with Vampiric Embrace sustain, Shadowform and Silence, plus stats, gear and the camps that pay at 60.
Warlock Builds
Warlock · Leveling 1–60
Warlock Leveling Build 1–60: Affliction Drain Tank Talents, Stats and Rotation for Vanilla WoW
A warlock leveling build for vanilla WoW: 30/21/0 Affliction drain tanking with a Voidwalker, plus talent order, stats, gear, rotation and where to level.
Warlock · Gold farming
Warlock Farming Build for Vanilla WoW: Demonology Soul Link Drain Tank Talents for Solo Gold
A warlock farming build for vanilla WoW: 20/31/0 Demonology with Soul Link and a Voidwalker or Felhunter for multi-mob drain tanking, stats, gear and camps.
Paladin Builds
Paladin · Leveling 1–60
Paladin Leveling Build 1–60: Retribution Talents, Stats and Rotation for Vanilla WoW
A paladin leveling build for vanilla WoW: 11/5/35 Retribution with Seal of Command, talent order, stats, gear, the pull loop and where to level as Alliance.
Paladin · Gold farming
Paladin Farming Build: Protection AoE Talents, Consecration Pulls and Gear for Vanilla WoW
A paladin farming build for vanilla WoW: 11/35/5 Protection with Holy Shield, Blessing of Sanctuary and Consecration for AoE pulls, with gear and camps.
Shaman Builds
Shaman · Leveling 1–60
Shaman Leveling Build 1–60: Enhancement Talents, Stats and Stormstrike Rotation for Vanilla WoW
A shaman leveling build for vanilla WoW: 0/31/20 Enhancement with Stormstrike and a two-hander, talent order, stats, gear, the pull loop and Horde zones.
Shaman · Gold farming
Shaman Farming Build: Enhancement Talents, Nature's Swiftness and Solo Gold Farms for Vanilla WoW
A shaman farming build for vanilla WoW: 0/30/21 Enhancement with Nature's Swiftness, a solo pull loop, stats, gear, gathering tips and Horde farm spots.
Druid Builds
Druid · Leveling 1–60
Druid Leveling Build 1–60: Feral Combat Talents, Stats and Cat Rotation for Vanilla WoW
A druid leveling build for vanilla WoW: 14/32/5 Feral Combat with cat form for damage and bear form for safety, talent order, stats, gear and the pull loop.
Druid · Gold farming
Druid Farming Build: Feral Talents, Prowl Herb Runs and Bear Pulls for Solo Gold in Vanilla WoW
A druid farming build for vanilla WoW: 0/30/21 Feral with Nature's Swiftness, cat Prowl for herbs and nodes, bear form for pulls, gear and farm routes.
Frequently asked questions
What does a talent split like 31/20/0 mean?
It is the number of points in each of the class's three talent trees, in the order the client shows them. For a Warrior, 31/20/0 means 31 points in Arms, 20 in Fury and none in Protection; for a Mage, 17/0/34 means 17 in Arcane, none in Fire and 34 in Frost. A level 60 character has 51 points in total.
Which class is best for solo gold farming?
For dense camps of melee humanoids, a Frost Mage with 10/0/41 kills five or six mobs in the time a melee class kills one. Hunters lose almost no time to rest, let the pet take the hits and skin every beast. A Warrior can farm, but it earns less per hour than a Mage or a Hunter because every pull costs health and food.
Do I need to respec between leveling and farming?
Not always. A Mage can farm with the 17/0/34 leveling split, and 10/0/41 is simply the more focused choice if you only farm at 60. A Warrior who mostly farms single elite targets is better off keeping 31/20/0 Arms with Mortal Strike; the farming guides say for each class what the respec buys.