Armor

Armor can mean two things in World of Warcraft: Classic:

1. An item that can be used to prevent damage and equipped in the many armor slots (back, shoulder, chest, wrist, hands, legs, feet, and off-hand for shield). This sort of armor contributes to the armor attribute.
2. The armor attribute. Some non-armor items may grant an armor attribute bonus.

Types

Four armor types are available for characters to equip:

• Cloth - Priest, Mage, Warlock
• Leather - Rogue, Druid, Hunter, Shaman
• Mail - Warrior, Paladin, Hunter (with training, atlevel 40), Shaman (with training, at level 40)
• Plate - Warrior (with training, at level 40), Paladin (with training, at level 40)
• Shield - Warrior, Paladin, Shaman

Slots

There are eight core slots that a character can equip armor items into and - depending on their class - a character can optionally carry a shield in their off hand. The eight slots for equipping armor are the head, shoulder, chest, waist, legs, feet, wrist, and hands.