HORDES OF AZEROTH
THE AZEROTH SURVIVAL JOURNALHordes of Azeroth
FIELD EDITION
0.6.2
Official Hordes of Azeroth project promotional illustration

HORDES OF AZEROTH / THE SURVIVAL JOURNAL

One more stage.
One better decision.

Nine classes. A horde that will not wait.
A field guide to the choices that bring you home.

Find your class →Read the tier board ↗

Official project promotional artwork, not a gameplay screenshot. Release 0.6.2 / reviewed 3 November 2026.

01 / BEGINLearn one Normal stage02 / BUILDConnect a class engine03 / BRING IT HOMEGear, extraction and backups

THE CURRENT EDITION / 0.6.2

Same Azeroth.
Different rules.

New Paladin and Hunter interactions, condition-based class revisions and a clearer finish-versus-endless choice. The old twenty-floor progression has been replaced by levels and shorter stages.

Read the author’s release notes ↗

A COMPASS, NOT A SIMULATOR

What would make
the next run better?

Choose the way you want to learn. These shortlists explain a starting point rather than scoring an imaginary character.

Learn one route before another.

Use Normal to learn the starter, one matching effect and a reliable escape. These are editorial starting points, not simulated builds.

PaladinMany hits, many Holy interactionsPriestRecovery, Shield and a chosen Holy or Decay payoff

NINE CLASSES. DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.

Find your
way through.

Each class guide connects a starter, three specialization directions and a next-run experiment. Class symbols are Warcraft UI illustrations.

9 of 9 classes shown

MELEE / 3 ROUTES

Warrior

Bleed into a close-range payoff

SUSTAIN / 3 ROUTES

Paladin

Many hits, many Holy interactions

RANGED / 3 ROUTES

Hunter

Pets, marked targets or a prepared trap route

MELEE / 3 ROUTES

Rogue

Repeated hits feed Poison or chained finishers

SUSTAIN / 3 ROUTES

Priest

Recovery, Shield and a chosen Holy or Decay payoff

HYBRID / 3 ROUTES

Shaman

Static discharge, repeated hits or a totem position

RANGED / 3 ROUTES

Mage

Frost control, Burning pressure or a Blink cycle

PETS / 3 ROUTES

Warlock

Afflictions feed damage while demons hold pressure

HYBRID / 3 ROUTES

Druid

Match the form to the spells you chose

MORE THAN THE BUILD

The decisions
between runs.

FIELD NOTE / 01

Beginner Guide: Your First Clear

Start with the right client, a simple damage loop and a short Normal run. Learn what comes home before chasing Mythic.

Read the guide →FIELD NOTE / 02

Gear, Extraction & Backup Guide

Know the difference between carrying loot, extracting it and protecting the local characters that hold your progress.

Read the guide →FIELD NOTE / 03

Co-op, Mythic & Progression Guide

Plan a two-to-four-player run, understand the current level structure and separate rewards from an endless personal test.

Read the guide →

SOURCE DESK / REVIEWED 3 NOVEMBER 2026

Know the version.
Know the boundary.

Release v0.6.2, published 2 November, is our current reference. The author’s release notes take precedence over older class-preview tooltips. Recommendations are original qualitative analysis; we have not measured class win rates or playtested these builds.

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