Batten down the hatches, it’s List Time! I don’t know if you realize this, but there are approximately 1.5 million WoW blogs out there. They cover theory, specific classes, patches, everything. So how is one to find their way amongst an ocean of reading on WoW? Well, in my own little way I’ll try to help by giving you some insight into my favorites. There are many, many more than I read, but it’s only the Top 5. The Best of the Best, at least for me. In no particular order, here they are!

1. Resto4Life

It’s best to start from the beginning. This is the first blog I ever read on a regular basis. It may have been the first blog I read period. I am a Resto Druid, after all. Her blog is also the reason that I am writing this today. If I hadn’t found her blog, I might have never started my own. Phaelia’s blog screams quality from front to back. The formatting is always impeccable, and it’s liberally sprinkled with both interesting and useful images. If you are a Resto Druid, this is one of the first places you should always go, IMO. Phaelia keeps her blog fresh by using a nice variety of posts from light, fun stuff to hardcore theorycrafting. If there is one thing I couldn’t tackle, it’s hardcore WoW math. Phaelia does it, and does it well. Phaelia even took issue with one of my posts once, but I still love her blog all the same. (And in retrospect, I may have been a bit harsh…I’ll remedy that some day soon!)

2. Big Bear Butt Blogger

If you read WoW blogs at all, there’s a good chance you already know about this one. This is usually the first blog I read, every day. Part of that is due to the alphabetization of my Google reader list, but it still counts! If he was the Really Big Bear Butt Blogger I’d probably still read him first or second. BBB is great for a lot of the same reasons that I like most blogs. Variety and quality. He’s not afraid to steer away from strictly WoW topics, and at the same time can churn out a gear-centric or strategy type post as well as anyone. His blog can also make me laugh, as few can. I’m notoriously stoic. If you’re a feral druid, or a WoW player at all really, you should read this blog. You can even hear BBB on the WoW Insider Show on WCRadio.

3. World of Matticus

Matt’s blog is one of the best, IMO, from a true “reference” stand point. If there is something I want to know about raiding, healing, or game mechanics in general, WoM is one of the first places I go. Matt has personally helped myself and my guild as we learn the ropes in SSC, and his blog has been an invaluable resource to me for quite some time. Matt’s blog is not only a great source for WoW knowledge, but also tremendously helpful if you write a blog and need some help. He’s great at both promoting and helping the WoW blogging community at large. He really knows his stuff, and his site has a unique, clean, and easily navigable design.

4. Tobold’s MMORPG Blog

If I want pure, unadulterated opinion, this is where I go. Tobold always has interesting, thoughtful ideas about both WoW and the MMORPG industry in general. Yes, I know it is not ALL about WoW, but there is a lot of great info about WoW and other games to be found here. Heck, you can even find out about Age of Conan here if you like. Now, don’t expect any nice design when you hit this blog, it’s all about the content. When you get down to it, though, he has some of the best content out there. He’s like the Bill Moyer’s of WoW, he can make anything interesting.

5. Banana Shoulders

While I Phalia’s blog was the first I ever read, Siha’s Paladin blog was the second. I know, it seems odd. Why would I read a Paladin-centric blog anyhow? Well, in my experience, Siha puts up some of the most USEFUL posts out there. if you check out her site today, you’ll find some great stuff like her guide to the 2.4 dailies (which she was putting up LONG before anyone else) and stuff like one of my most often visited posts, her Jewelcrafting Quick Reference Sheet. Heck, I read it whenever I can, and my highest level Paladin is 8. That’s got to say SOMETHING about the quality of her blog, right?

This is by no means a list of the only blogs I read. I’m sometimes intimidated when I open up my Reader and see how many new posts have stacked up over night! There are a lot of great bloggers out there, and it was tough to list just my top 5. I read blogs of every type there is, and there are at least 30 that I read EVERY post.  That says a lot both about the breadth of WoW and the WoW blogging community.  Thanks for reading!

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