WoW's best expansion will return in 2026, and players on WoW Classic 20th Anniversary can choose to transfer their characters to WoW TBC Classic Anniversary.

WoW TBC Anniversary features many changes compared to the original game, especially in terms of classes. If you want to smoothly join raids, it's best to choose a popular class.

Clothies Classes

Warlock

Warlocks received a huge buff in TBC, transforming from a primary curse-casting role into one of the best and most consistent DPS in the entire expansion.

Shadow path under Destruction specialization is the meta choice. Although Destruction tree gains the new fire spell Incinerate, Shadow path offers a clearer gear upgrade path and various buffs that increase Shadow damage.

Warlock boasts top-tier single-target and AoE damage in the game, but its gameplay is somewhat repetitive, primarily involving applying curses and casting Shadow Bolt, and its high damage also makes it prone to attracting boss aggro. However, Warlock is one of the few stackable DPS classes in TBC, meaning raids may need multiple Warlocks.

Affliction specialization offers Shadow Embrace debuff and the Imp's Stamina buff, useful against certain high-damage bosses in the early game, but its damage is significantly lower than Destruction Warlock, making it more of a support class.

Mage

Mage is no longer the only excellent spellcaster in TBC. In raids, it primarily comes in two specializations: Arcane and Fire, depending on the raid's needs.

Arcane specialization requires significant resource support to perform well. It relies on Shadow Priest's Vampiric Touch, Mana Tide Totem, and Arcane Brilliance from a party mage to regenerate mana. Therefore, a raid typically brings a maximum of two Arcane Mage.

With sufficient support, Arcane Mages can be top-tier DPS, especially during Tier 5 set era, but they weaken in Tier 6 and the later stages of Sunwell Plateau.

Fire specialization gradually strengthens with each expansion, only competing with Arcane Mages in the later stages of TBC, by which time the overall DPS of Mages has been surpassed by other classes.

Priest

Shadow Priests are one of the biggest winners of TBC. They provide the raid with Shadow Weaving (increases the target's shadow damage taken by 10%), Misery (increases the target's spell damage taken by 5%), and most importantly, Vampiric Touch. Therefore, a raid almost always needs one Shadow Priest, possibly two depending on the raid composition, but rarely more.

However, Shadow Priest has low damage output, and its gear scaling is poor because DoTs and channeling spells don't benefit from haste and crit.

Holy Priest gains the powerful group healing spell Circle of Healing. Although this spell has a high mana cost, it still has a place in the raid.

Discipline Priest's support capabilities are very strong, providing useful skills such as Improved Divine Spirit, Power Infusion, and Pain Suppression.

Leather Class

Druid

Feral Druid tank receives a significant boost. It's the tank with the highest single-target threat in TBC, generating massive threat with Mangle crits, and also possesses high health and armor, making it a highly sought-after main tank in TBC.

In terms of DPS, Feral Druid no longer needs Manual Crowd Pummeler and can provide Leader of the Pack buff. However, its damage isn't top-tier, and its function overlaps with Feral Tanks, so it's more often seen as a tank in a raid, unless it's a raid with many Melee.

provides a 5% spell critical strike chance through Moonkin Aura, Insect Swarm, and Improved Faerie Fire. However, its damage is low, and its scaling is average; it's a typical raid support, and usually a raid will only have one.

Restoration Druid is an excellent healer, capable of providing HoT effects to the team, usually working in conjunction with a tank.

Mail Classes

Hunter

Beast Mastery Hunter, with skills like Steady Shot and Kill Command, is a powerful single-target damage dealer throughout. Tier 4 set also provides significant armor penetration and Misdirection skill for controlling boss threat.

However, its skill damage is not affected by attack power, resulting in weak AoE capabilities, and its power drops significantly once the pet dies.

Survival Hunter's Expose Weakness talent provides a substantial attack power boost to the raid based on Hunter's agility. While its damage is lower than BM Hunter's, it significantly increases the raid's overall damage output.

Shaman

Enhancement Shaman provides powerful support skills such as Windfury Totem and Unleashed Rage (10%), and its damage is consistent. An Enhancement Shaman is almost mandatory for melee groups; a raid needs at least one, and possibly two depending on the number of melee.

Elemental Shaman's Totem of Wrath provides the party with 3% spell hit and critical strike chance. Its damage is good in the early stages of Tier 4, but the gear-based improvement is average.

Restoration Shaman's Chain Heal and Mana Tide Totem are crucial support spells.

Plate Classes

Paladin

Protection Paladin went from being almost nonexistent in WoW Classic 20th Anniversary to becoming the best AoE tank in TBC. It has Spiritual Attunement to alleviate mana consumption, a taunt skill, and a ranged Avenger's Shield to draw threat. It is comparable to Feral Druid. The tank composition is common and essential for all raids.

Retribution Paladins provide numerous buffs, and their damage is also effective in raids, though usually only one is needed. Holy Paladins are powerful single-target healers, primarily providing powerful healing and blessings; only one is needed in a raid.

Warriors

Dual-wielding Arms Warriors can acquire Blood Frenzy spell, which increases physical damage taken by 4%, so Arms Warriors are almost indispensable in 25-man raids.

Fury Warriors have higher overall damage than Arms Warriors, but require the best gear and items traded with WoW TBC Classic Anniversary gold to fully realize their value, and can completely surpass Arms Warriors in the later stages of TBC.

Protection Warriors are inferior to Feral Druids and Protection Paladins in single-target damage and AoE threat generation. While they can still perform all tasks, they are not the optimal choice for minimizing raid size.

Most classes are effective in raids, but if you want to consistently participate in raids, it's best to join a guild.

Just yesterday, December 10th, EA FC 26 released the ultimate TOTW 13 lineup. How about it? Are there any players you like? How much overlap is there with your predicted lineup? If you're happy with the lineup, then start acquiring those player cards!

Unless you're a complete beginner, you should know the main ways to obtain player cards or packs in FC 26. The key is that the game releases new events almost every day, and a slight oversight can lead to missing out on a chance to earn rewards.

Based on this, we will introduce Joga Bonito Challenge 3 event, which was released at the same time as TOTW 13. It only lasts for three days, but the reward is a Prime Gold Players Pack!

Joga Bonito In FC 26

First, you need to know that Joga Bonito is a recent promotional event held by FIFA 26 for Ultimate Team, themed around street football, emphasizing style and creativity.

The event introduced Joga Bonito players and accompanying 5-star skill moves, special hero versions of some players' cards, and a series of playable SBCs, objectives, and evolutions.

Joga Bonito Challenge 3 is one of all Joga Bonito SBCs; the previous Challenge 1 and 2 were held on December 5th and 7th, respectively.

How To Complete Joga Bonito Challenge 3?

SBC events don't require you to participate in matches and win; you only need to assemble a team according to the requirements. However, if you don't have enough players, these requirements can be difficult to meet!

Here are all the requirements for Joga Bonito Challenge 3:

• Number of players on the team: 11
• Maximum number of players from the same league: 4
• Maximum number of players from the same club: 3
• Minimum number of Gold players: 9
• Minimum number of Rare or TOTW players: 3
• Minimum player rating: Silver
• Minimum team chemistry: 31

The minimum player rating being Silver means that all players on the team must be of Silver or Gold rarity. Therefore, this SBC is quite difficult, requiring at least 4000 to 9000 coins, and it ends on December 13th, so time is of the essence!

Why Should You Participate In This SBC?

Although this event only rewards you with a non-tradable card pack, its rarity is relatively high, giving you a chance to pull better cards or players from TOTW 13. This will help expand your club and complete more SBCs.

For example, alongside the start of Joga Bonito Challenge 3, FUT 26 also launched other SBCs, including Primera División Crown League and 86+ Campaign Mix Upgrade.

Both of these SBCs last longer than Joga Bonito Challenge 3 (7 days), so you have plenty of time to use the rewards from the latter to complete them.

Primera División Crown League

This SBC is divided into two parts, rewarding you with different player cards after you meet their respective requirements. The specific challenges and rewards are as follows:

Part 1:

• Minimum Team of the Week players: 1
• Minimum Team Rating: 81
• Reward: Joga Bonito Hernán López

Part 2:

• Minimum Team of the Week players: 1
• Minimum Team Rating: 85
• Reward: Joga Bonito Exequiel Zeballos

86+ Campaign Mix Upgrade

This challenge is also divided into two parts, rewarding you with different game card packs. The specific details are as follows:

Part 1:

• Minimum Team Rating: 83
• Reward: Small Electrum Players Pack

Part 2:

• Minimum Team Rating: 85
• Minimum Team of the Week players: 1
• Reward: Jumbo Premium Gold Pack

After completing both parts, you will also receive an additional 86+ Campaign Mix Upgrade Pack. The player cards from this pack are expected to come from the following series:

• Ratings Reload
• Ultimate Scream
• UEFA Primetime
• Festival of Football: Captains
• FC Pro Live

Although the rewards from Joga Bonito Challenge 3 aren't extensive, they can definitely help you complete these two SBCs and unlock more cards. So don't miss this opportunity!

How To Improve Your Player Cards?

Even if some players who help you to complete SBCs are mediocre or don't fit your team, you shouldn't give up on them. Instead, you can try to strengthen them in subsequent evolution events.

For example, Keep Composed, which was launched at the same time as Joga Bonito Challenge 3, is a good opportunity.

This evolution, which runs for 3 weeks starting December 10th, can help improve your players' dribbling and composure. The specific attribute increases are as follows:

• Overall: +1 OVR
• Attributes: +12 Agility, +12 Balance, +12 Dribbling, +15 Reactions
• PlayStyle+: Press Proven+ PlayStyle+

Of course, participation requires sufficient points or coins, and your evolving player must meet the following requirements:

• Maximum OVR: 85
• Position: Cannot be a goalkeeper
• Maximum number of PlayStyles: 10
• Maximum number of PlayStyle+: 1 (none is also acceptable)

If the player you obtained from Joga Bonito Challenge 3 reward pack meets the criteria, you can give it a try. If not, don't worry, FC 26 will host new evolutions later.

That's all the information for this update. We hope you successfully complete this challenge within the given time!