How to Play Azeroth Survivors
Your first run, your first class, and where your progress goes — in game v0.143.0 terms.
Your first three minutes
Open the game and pick a hero
Open the game embedded on our homepage — it runs on the official engine — in a current Chrome, Edge or Safari and press Play. Choose a race, gender, class and zone. Racials matter: Gnomes get luck, Orcs get Blood Fury, Undead cheat death.
Move, dodge, collect
Steer with WASD. Your spells cast themselves — your job is positioning: kite the horde inside your auto-cast range, pick up the experience wisps and gold the dead leave behind, and watch the top timeline for scheduled boss spawns.
Draft every level-up
Each level-up deals three loot-colored cards: new spells, higher ranks or passive buffs. Take what fills the gaps in your kit. Bosses enrage below 30% health; the final boss ends the zone — then endless mode opens, and the run pays talent XP to your class for between-run growth.
Choosing your first class
New player? Take Paladin or Warrior — the community's standard recommendation as the easiest classes to finish a zone with. Once the loop clicks, the current S tier (Hunter, Warlock, Mage) is where the ceiling is. Full ranking in our tier list; pick comparisons in best class.
| Class | Tier · role | What it plays like |
|---|---|---|
| Hunter | Tier S · Ranged | Kills from a safe distance with pets soaking free damage, and the scariest single-target crits in the game |
| Warlock | Tier S · Ranged | Damage-over-time that jumps from corpse to corpse, demons that fight for you and self-healing from your own DoTs. Snowballs hard once a few talents are online. |
| Mage | Tier S · Ranged | The fastest screen-clear in the game and three very different capstones |
| Paladin | Tier A · Melee | One of the two easiest classes to finish a zone with |
| Warrior | Tier A · Melee | Straightforward melee and, alongside Paladin, the easiest pick to survive your first full zone. |
| Shaman | Tier A · Hybrid | A-tier hybrid whose totem-and-pet style suits players who like letting procs do the work. |
| Priest | Tier B · Ranged | A capable ranged pick sitting in B tier on the current ranking |
| Druid | Tier B · Hybrid | A flexible hybrid in B tier on the current ranking; worth it if its shapeshift kit clicks for you. |
| Rogue | Tier B · Melee | Melee B tier on the current ranking |
Tier and roles from game v0.142.0 ranking (azerothsurvivorsgame.com, read 2026-11-10).
Controls & the rest of the UI
- Movement: WASD (gamepad support is listed among the game's extras). Your abilities auto-cast — no action bars.
- Rerolls: level-up drafts can be rerolled — spend them when all three cards miss your build.
- Gold & caches: kills drop gold; caches are the between-wave treat — both feed the run loop documented in guide sites' basics.
- Luck: a stat some racials (Gnome) and gear affect — it nudges the quality of what drops and drafts.
- Slash commands & shortcuts: built-ins for save backup and quick actions, per the guide sites' commands reference.
System names follow the guide sites' “how to play” basics for game 0.142.0 (controls, gold, caches, rerolls, luck, talents, endless mode); mechanical details stay as the game documents them.
The 13 zones, in unlock order
Each zone runs a wave schedule toward a final boss that ends the zone; after the final boss dies you can keep going in endless mode. Elwynn Forest's final boss arrives at 16:00.
| # | Zone | Final boss |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Elwynn Forest | Edwin VanCleef |
| 02 | Duskwood | Morbent Fel |
| 03 | Warsong Gulch | Lord Kazzak |
| 04 | Un'Goro Crater | King Mosh |
| 05 | Arathi Basin | Lord Aliden Perenolde |
| 06 | Feralas | King Gordok |
| 07 | Gurubashi Arena | Hakkar the Soulflayer |
| 08 | Scarlet Monastery | High Inquisitor Whitemane |
| 09 | Alterac Valley | Azuregos |
| 10 | Blackrock Mountain | Nefarian |
| 11 | Scholomance | Darkmaster Gandling |
| 12 | Gates of Ahn'Qiraj | C'Thun |
| 13 | Naxxramas | Kel'Thuzad |
Zone order and final bosses as documented on game v0.142.0 by azerothsurvivorsgame.com (read 2026-11-10); current game v0.143.0.
Where your saves live
Every run pays talent experience to your class, so progress persists even when a run ends badly. Between runs you unlock talent milestones, capstones, gear, zones and achievements. The game also ships save-file backup through built-in slash commands and shortcuts — worth using, because a browser save lives in that browser's profile for the site you play on, and clearing the site's data wipes it.
Beginner FAQ
How do I start Azeroth Survivors?
Open the official site wow.aethus.pl in a current Chrome, Edge or Safari (the game needs WebGPU), press Play, pick a race, class and zone, and move with WASD. Your spells cast themselves from there.
What is the easiest class for beginners?
Paladin or Warrior — community guides recommend both as the easiest classes to finish a zone with. Once you know the loop, Hunter, Warlock and Mage are the current S-tier picks.
How do I unlock more zones?
Zones unlock in order from Elwynn Forest (01) to Naxxramas (13) as you progress, and every run pays talent experience to your class, unlocking talent milestones, capstones, gear, zones and achievements between runs.
Where are saves stored in Azeroth Survivors?
Progress persists between runs (talent XP per class), and the game has built-in save-file backup via slash commands and shortcuts. In the browser, saves live in your browser profile for the site you play on — clearing that site's data can wipe them.
Can I play with friends?
Yes — co-op for up to 5 players in one run, in the browser version, since game v0.114.0.