As of now, World of Warcraft has 12 unique classes for players to choose. Most of the classes are broken down into three different specializations, though some classes only have two. Every other expansion has added a new class to the game; Wrath of the Lich King added Death Knights, Mists of Pandaria added Monks, and Legion added Demon Hunters. However, the past two expansions broke that trend, and Blizzard has not added a new class to World of Warcraft since 2016.
World of Warcraft's seventh expansion, Battle for Azeroth, chose to add six new races to play as instead of a new class. The usual trend would have meant that the eighth expansion, Shadowlands, would add a class; but Shadowlands came and there was no new class in sight. Now, World of Warcraft's ninth expansion looms on the horizon, and players are left wondering whether Blizzard will finally add a 13th class to the game or if the ninth expansion will skip it as well. There are so many fantasy classes that WoW could pull from, some of which would surely shakeup the meta.
What World of Warcraft Needs to Get RIght in its Ninth Expansion
World of Warcraft fans have been calling for the inclusion of dark ranger as a playable class for a long time now. Dark rangers are undead archers in service to the Forsaken or Sylvanas Windrunner, and they serve to manipulate their foes. They are made up of Quel'Thalas rangers that were forcibly raised as undead, and they enjoy inciting hatred within the enemy. They serve the Forsaken as elite agents or personal guards to Sylvanas, and while some of them joined Sylvanas when she betrayed the Horde, the majority stayed within the Horde.
As a playable class, the dark ranger could utilize bows, and their main focus could be as a ranged
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