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This page mainly is an annotated collection of links to resources that I found useful for playing (or learning to play) World of Warcraft.

Knowledge bases

Wowpedia 
My main source of information about World of Warcraft. Extremely useful if you need to read up on certain quests, instances, where to find characters, etc.
Wowhead 
This database site comes second for me right after Wowpedia. The site's most useful feature are the user comments. I consult these if the corresponding Wowpedia article is out of date or simply does not contain the information that I seek.
Thottbot 
Another database site with user comments. Somehow Thottbot seems to attract less relevant or useful comments than Wowhead, which is why I consult Thottbot only if I don't find anything at the other two sites first. If you have difficulty finding an elusive mob, Thottbot often has useful maps that indicate where the mob is wandering.
Allakhazam 
Yet another database site with comments. For me this is merely a last-resort site if no useful information is available on the other three sites.
Buffed 
A database site in German. I visit this if I need to find out the German name of something.
noxxic.com 
Provides useful overview information about every class and talent build (spec), such as: stats and their priority, which gems and enchants to use, how to reforge gear, and which are useful glyphs


Druid

General

Druid 
Wowpedia article on the Druid class
Shifting Perspectives 
WoW Insider article series related to the Druid class
The Fluid Druid 
Druid-centric blog by Alaron.
Feral Aggression 
A Kitty blog.
The Druid Wiki 
Druid-centric wiki.
The Daily Druid 
Another Druid blog.
Big Bear Butt 
Feral Druid blog.
Druid Guides 
WoW Insider list of various guides and resources specific to the Druid class.


Feral cat

The Fluid Druid's 4.0.1/Cataclysm Feral DPS Guide 
Very good guide that covers not only talents but also glyphs, enchants and reforging. As the title already says, the information provided is geared toward Cataclysm but may be still slighty inaccurate because the article is written with patch 4.0.1 currently active.
Cat 101 
WoW Insider 101 article on the Druid cat form. The information provided is current for WotLK.
Gearing a new cat druid at 80 
Article from the WoW Insider blog "Shifting Perspectives". The information provided is current for WotLK.
Toskk's Feral DPS Gear Methodology 
An online cat DPS calculator
Rawr 
Windows program for calculating cat DPS
Cat in the Cap 
Article about the cap values of various stats such as hit, expertise, etc., for feral cats.


Feral bear

Bear 101 
WoW Insider 101 article on the Druid bear form. The information provided is current for WotLK.
Gearing a new bear at 80 
Article from the WoW Insider blog "Shifting Perspectives". The information provided is current for WotLK.


Restoration

Restoration 101 
WoW Insider 101 article on the Druid tree form. The information provided is current for WotLK.
Gearing a new restoration druid at 80 
Article from the WoW Insider blog "Shifting Perspectives". The information provided is current for WotLK.
Gemming Your Resto Druid 
Blog article


Paladin

General

Paladin 
Wowpedia article on the Paladin class
The Light and How to Swing It 
WoW Insider article series related to the Paladin class
Paladin Guides 
WoW Insider list of various guides and resources specific to the Paladin class.


Retribution

Retribution 101 
WoW Insider 101 article on Retribution Paladins. The information provided is current for WotLK.
Retribution 102 
WoW Insider 101 article on Retribution Paladins. The information provided is current for WotLK.


Protection

tankadin.com 
Blog + guides for Tankadins.
Paladins as Tanks 
Wowpedia article on Tankadins with a couple of nice YouTube videos by Caine.


General

Spiritual Guidance 
WoW Insider article series related to the Priest class
Priest Guides 
WoW Insider list of various guides and resources specific to the Priest class.


Priest

General

Priest 
Wowpedia article on the Priest class


Shadow

Holy

Holy 101 
WoW Insider 101 article on Holy Priest. The information provided is current for WotLK.
Gear guide for fresh 80 healing priests 
Article from the WoW Insider blog "Spiritual Guidance". The information provided is current for WotLK.


Mage

General

Mage 
Wowpedia article on the Mage class
Arcane Brilliance 
WoW Insider article series related to the Mage class


Fire

Fire 101 
Article from the WoW Insider blog "Arcane Brilliance". The information provided is current for WotLK.


Roles

Healing

Tanking

tankspot.com 
Website about tanking in general.
Caine's Corner 
Blog about tanking in general.
Caine's channel on YouTube 
Various videos about tanking in general. Outstanding in quality of both video and sound.
ThinkTank 
Theorycrafting and strategy of the various tanking classes


DPS

Professions

Combat

Attack Table 
Wowpedia article with details about the Attack Table
Critical Strike 
Wowpedia article on how Critical Strike works
Bleed 
Wowpedia article on how Bleed damage works


Macros

See the "References" section on the WoWMacros page.


Other topics

Gold Capped 
WoW Insider article series related to making money/gold at the Auction House
wowecon.com 
Auction House price database
How not to be seen 
WoW Insider article on how stealth/prowl works
El's Extreme Anglin 
A site dedicated to fishing in World of Warcraft
warcraftpets.com 
Database of WoW vanity pets & companions
Gem Finder 
Site that helps finding the best gem
WoW Popular 
Site that lists the most popular Talent Builds, Glyphs, Enchants and Gems for a class, spec or playstyle. Popularity is determined by scanning the Armory.
Warcraft Overachiever 
Collects guides and other useful information about WoW achievements


Blizzard

Battle.net 
Login page
General Discussion Forum 
This forum should list the most important announcements, e.g. on patch day
Realm Status 
Lists all EU realms and whether they are up or down
The EU Armory 
The Armory is a searchable database of information for World of Warcraft. The information is taken straight from the real servers.
Patches 
List of World of Warcraft client patches on macgamefiles.com


Addons

Addon Spotlight 
WoW Insider column with articles that highlight specific addons
Reader UI of the Week 
WoW Insider column where each week a reader-submitted UI is discussed (more or less) in-depth