Variant class

Variant classes are slightly altered core classes, creating classes that are somewhat different than the standard druid, hunter, warlock, mage, etc. A variant class takes one of the existing base classes and alters it slightly — usually swapping one class feature for another, or performing some other minor alterations. These variant classes allow a larger range of customization and represent slightly different concepts. In a way, the healer and arcanist classes already present variant classes: they have different paths. The healer class, for instance, has four variants: the druid, priest, shaman and witch doctor. The arcanist class, has four variants: the inscriber, mage, necromancer and warlock.

Variant classes are RPG classes.

Arcanist Barbarian Healer Hunter Paladin Rogue Runemaster Scout Tinker Warrior

• Mage
• Arcane alchemist
• Elementalist
• Focused mage
• Necromancer
• Uncorrupted necromancer
• Warlock
• Hidden warlock
• Shadowmage
• Uncorrupted warlock
• Inscriber
• Dark inscriber
• None
• Druid
• Aquatic druid
• Druid of the nightmare
• Lone druid
• Totemic druid
• Druid of the Claw
• Druid of the Talon
• Druid of the Fang
• Priest
• None
• Shaman
• Aquatic shaman
• Battle shaman
• Far Seer
• Witch Doctor
• None
• Melee hunter
• Wandering hunter
• Auradin
• Contender
• Lone wolf runemaster
• Dungeoneer
• None
• None

Prestige class Enchanter

• Martial enchanter

There are variant classes that are race-specific.

• Ex-paladin - Not so much a true variant or class, but a penalized paladin (blocked from Light-given abilities).
• Ex-barbarian - Not so much a true variant or class, but a penalized barbarian (loses certain wild abilities).

Druid of the Claw, Druid of the Talon, and Druid of the Fang are alterations of the totemic druid.