Suggested path
New to World of Warcraft
From character creation to your first group content — the fundamentals, without assuming you already speak Warcraft.
For players stepping onto Azeroth for the first time.
Follow the stages in any order — nothing here is required or locked.
What you'll learn
- Create a character and understand classes and specializations
- Level through quests and your first dungeons
- Know what tank, healer, and DPS mean inside a group
- Set up a clean, helpful interface
Suggested Path
Stages, not requirements — jump to whatever you need.
Welcome to Azeroth
Everything before your first group.
Questing and leveling
Follow the campaign marker, let zones teach you mechanics, and don't worry about finishing every quest.
Controls and the camera
Movement, keybinds, targeting, and camera habits that make everything else easier.
Practice · Create a character and play the first few quests at your own pace — no destination required.
Understanding Your Character
What the buttons and numbers actually mean.
The three group roles
Tank holds the fight, healer keeps it standing, DPS ends it. Every spec serves at least one.
Playing With Others
Your first dungeons, and the habits groups quietly rely on.
Group etiquette
Follow the tank, stay with the group, speak up early, and never pull packs you didn't mean to.
Practice · Complete a dungeon and identify which player is the tank, the healer, and the DPS.
Building Your Toolkit
A clean interface and a few trustworthy resources.
Resources worth bookmarking
Wowhead, Icy Veins, and the other references the crew actually uses — collected at the bottom of the Academy page.
Where to Go Next
Follow whatever sounds fun — there is no correct order from here.
Upcoming New Player Sessions
Live sessions on the crew calendar that support this course.
No sessions are scheduled for this course right now. Check the Academy calendar or ask the crew.
Need a hand?
Ask the Crew
Stuck on a stage, or want someone to practice with? The Learning Board exists for exactly this.
Keep Exploring
More lessons from the Academy library on this course.
Where to next?