| Want to roll a warrior but don't know what race you | | | | dependent on what weapon you are using; with an ax |
| should make him or her? Well, that's all right. We're | | | | in hand, Orcs are superior, but with anything else Troll |
| here to help. This article will help you figure it out, | | | | pulls ahead on the meters. Draenei is another top |
| whether you are looking to tank, deal damage, PvP, or | | | | choice, if you aren't already grouped with one, thanks |
| just be a decent all-around warrior. We will discuss the | | | | to their +Hit aura. Other viable DPS races are Human |
| viability of the most popular races for each, starting | | | | and Dwarf, although they also have limited choice for |
| with.... | | | | weapons. |
| Tanking. Possibly the rarest 'archetype' in the game, as | | | | PvP is all about getting every advantage you can, so |
| far as player population goes. A good tank can | | | | rather than mentioning all the racial abilities that are |
| always find a party, for anything from Ragefire Chasm | | | | handy for PvP, we'll just stick to the top tier ones. Well, |
| to Icecrown Citadel. So what races make the best | | | | the single best PvP racial in the game right now is |
| warrior tanks? The first you're going to want to look at | | | | Human's "Every Man For Himself". Being able to use |
| is Tauren. The extra health they have goes a good | | | | two PvE trinkets can result in a massive boost to your |
| ways, especially on a warrior. The second race you're | | | | burst damage potential. The runner-up is Tauren, |
| going to want to consider is Night Elf, surprisingly | | | | thanks to their health bonus and War Stomp. And |
| enough. That extra 2% evasion of melee attacks is | | | | though they were weakened in the last patch, Undead |
| probably the best tank racial in the game. Whichever | | | | are still very competitive PvPers. |
| you choose, though, you'll make an excellent tank. | | | | The last thing we are going to help with is "All-around" |
| Second up is damage dealing, also known as "DPS". | | | | races. Tauren and Draenei are probably the best |
| DPS warriors have a lot more viable options if they | | | | races to go for if you either plan to do a variety of |
| want a race with relevant racial abilities, but there are | | | | things, or are not sure what you want to do. Tauren's |
| still some that are the 'best' choices. Those two are | | | | extra health is a boon for any player, and the +Hit aura |
| Troll and Orc respectively. Which is superior is | | | | of a Draenei is always of benefit. |