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Warrior Builds

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Warriors are rage-fuelled melee fighters that excel as tanks or two-handed/dual-wield damage dealers. Forever makes Tactical Mastery baseline so stance dancing keeps rage, reworks Slam into an 18 sec cooldown strike (Improved Slam, now an Arms tier 6 talent, no longer resets your swing), and adds Spearing Strike, an Arms talent for dismounting and hitting giants.

Arms: Two-hander leveling with Anger Management (level 20)

A two-handed leveling build that heads straight for Anger Management, which in Forever generates Rage in combat as well as slowing Rage loss. Improved Heroic Strike at 3/3 takes 3 Rage off your Rage dump, and 2 points of Deflection add a little parry.

Charge in, use Bloodrage, and keep Battle Shout up. Between Charge and Anger Management's trickle you rarely start a fight with an empty bar, so you can Rend straight away on anything that will live a while. Press Overpower every time the target dodges and put spare Rage into Heroic Strike. You learn Slam and Cleave at 20: Slam hits hard, but its 1.5 sec cast delays your next swing, so start it right after a swing lands. If a pull goes wrong, Tactical Mastery (level 14) keeps up to 10 Rage when you drop into Defensive Stance, and Improved Tactical Mastery keeps up to 15 more.

Arms: Anger Management with Improved Rend (level 20)

For dungeon runs at 20: the same Anger Management core, but with 3 points in Improved Rend, which makes Rend's bleed 35% stronger, since enemies live longer when someone else tanks. Those 3 points also unlock Deep Wounds for your next point at level 21.

Let the tank get a few hits in first; Heroic Strike causes a high amount of threat, so hold it until the tank has a lead. Rend the tank's target on anything bigger than a trash mob, Overpower whenever it dodges, and Slam right after a swing when Slam is off cooldown. When two enemies stand together and nothing crowd-controlled is nearby, use Cleave instead of Heroic Strike. Anger Management keeps Rage coming even when you aren't taking hits, which is exactly the situation in a group.

Arms: Two-hander leveling to Sweeping Strikes (level 30)

Keeps the level-20 leveling build and adds Improved Charge, Improved Overpower, then Two-Handed Weapon Specialization and Impale in tier 4, and Sweeping Strikes. In Forever's tree Impale doesn't need Deep Wounds, so the build gets bigger crits without spending 6 points on the Improved Rend and Deep Wounds path.

Open with Charge, which needs Battle Stance and gives 12 Rage at rank 2 (level 26), more with Improved Charge, then Bloodrage and Rend or Battle Shout. Improved Overpower adds 50% crit chance to Overpower, so it usually crits and Impale makes it hit harder: press it every time it lights up. Since the 1 October build a critical strike with a basic attack generates 75% more Rage, so a build that crits this often runs dry less. From level 24, save some Rage as the enemy nears 20% health and finish with Execute, which turns extra Rage into extra damage. On two enemies, start with Sweeping Strikes, then use Cleave or Heroic Strike as usual. Intercept and Berserker Rage (both level 30) only work in Berserker Stance, which adds 3% crit but makes you take 10% more damage and has no Overpower, so while you solo you mostly stay in Battle Stance and switch only to Intercept a runner.

Arms: Deep Wounds and Impale for dungeons (level 30)

A dungeon damage build with Deep Wounds, Impale and Sweeping Strikes for packs. At 3/3 Deep Wounds makes every critical strike bleed the target for 60% of your weapon's average damage over 12 sec, and Impale at 2/2 adds 20% to your abilities' critical strike damage bonus.

Once the tank has threat, Rend the main target on long fights, press Overpower on every dodge and use Slam right after a swing when it is ready. Every crit, from Overpower, Execute or plain swings, starts a Deep Wounds bleed, Impale makes ability crits hit harder, and since the 1 October build a crit with a basic attack also gives 75% more Rage. Before a pack, use Sweeping Strikes, then Cleave with spare Rage. Save Rage for Execute once the target drops to 20% health. Overpower and Sweeping Strikes need Battle Stance, so Arms stays there; Berserker Stance (30) adds 3% crit for 10% more damage taken but locks you out of both. Tactical Mastery and Improved Tactical Mastery keep Rage whenever you do change stance.

Arms: Deflection and Anger Management for PvP (level 20)

A level 20 PvP build that spends on Rage and survival instead of Improved Rend. Five points of Deflection add 5% parry against melee classes, and Anger Management keeps Rage coming while casters and Hunters keep you at range. Compared with the dungeon build you give up Improved Rend and the path to Deep Wounds, which pay off on long fights against a target that stands still, not against players who move and heal. Improved Charge and Improved Overpower come at 30.

Open with Charge while you are still out of combat, then Hamstring at once so the target can't walk out of melee range. Use Bloodrage after Charge, never before: it puts you in combat, and Charge can't be used in combat. Rend the target, press Overpower whenever they dodge, and spend spare Rage on Heroic Strike. Slam has a cast time, so use it only when the target stands and fights you. Disarm needs Defensive Stance: use it on Rogues, Warriors, Paladins and Shamans when they start hitting hard. Against several melee players, Thunder Clap makes them attack slower and Retaliation punishes every hit they land from the front. When you are losing, change to Defensive Stance; Tactical Mastery and Improved Tactical Mastery mean you keep Rage when you do.

Arms: Improved Overpower and Impale for PvP (level 30)

At 30 the PvP build keeps 5 points of Deflection, maxes Improved Charge and Improved Overpower, and spends tier 4 on Two-Handed Weapon Specialization and both ranks of Impale, so the Overpower crits you get against dodging Rogues and Hunters hit harder. Compared with the dungeon build it skips Improved Rend and Deep Wounds, whose bleeds pay off on targets that stand still; the points buy parry, opening Rage and a reliable Overpower crit instead. Spearing Strike's tooltip no longer dismounts a mounted target in the 1 October build, so it has lost its PvP job and this build skips it. Sweeping Strikes keeps you on the road to Mortal Strike at 40.

Charge opens with more Rage from rank 2 (level 26) and Improved Charge; follow with Hamstring and Rend. Intercept (level 30) is your gap closer once combat has started and stuns for 3 sec, so use it on a player who breaks away or on a healer; it needs Berserker Stance. Berserker Rage (level 30, also Berserker Stance) makes you immune to Fear and Incapacitate effects for 10 sec: press it before a Warlock or Priest gets their Fear off. Press Overpower on every dodge: Improved Overpower adds 50% crit chance to it and Impale makes the crit bigger. Keep Rage in hand as the target nears 20% health for Execute (level 24), which turns extra Rage into extra damage. Intimidating Shout (level 22) sends up to 5 enemies within 8 yards fleeing: use it to break up a group protecting a healer or to escape a fight you can't win. Use Sweeping Strikes before you swing into two players standing together. Stances matter: Charge, Overpower, Sweeping Strikes and Retaliation need Battle Stance, Intercept and Berserker Rage need Berserker Stance, and Disarm needs Defensive Stance. Berserker Stance adds crit but makes you take 10% more damage, so only stay in it when you are the one chasing.

Fury: Cruelty and Unbridled Wrath with Piercing Howl (level 20)

Five points each in Cruelty, for 5% more melee crit, and Unbridled Wrath, for a 60% chance of extra Rage on each weapon hit, then Piercing Howl as an escape when a pull goes wrong. Piercing Howl is the only one you press; the rest work on their own.

A two-hander is still the simple choice at 20: Unbridled Wrath now gives 1 Rage per proc whatever you wield, and since the 1 October build a critical strike with a basic attack gives 75% more Rage, which Cruelty's extra crits feed. Charge in, Bloodrage, keep Battle Shout up, and use Heroic Strike whenever you have spare Rage. Slam (learned at 20) hits hard but its 1.5 sec cast delays your next swing, so use it right after a swing lands. Press Overpower on dodges and Rend enemies that will live a while; Rend now tags an enemy to you the moment it lands, which helps when another player is after the same one. If you pull too many, Piercing Howl slows everything near you by 50% for 6 sec so you can walk away, and it also stops two fleeing enemies at once. Fury's damage talents, Enrage and Death Wish, come at 25 and 30.

Fury: Cruelty and Furious Precision for dual wield (level 20)

The same Cruelty and Unbridled Wrath core, with a point of Furious Precision, the talent that replaced Boundless Rage in the 1 October build, for a better off-hand hit chance. A queued Heroic Strike no longer raises your off-hand hit chance since that build, so this is now how a dual-wielder makes the off-hand land. With a two-hander, put the point in Piercing Howl or Blood Craze instead.

Give the tank a moment to build threat, then use Cleave whenever two enemies stand together and nothing crowd-controlled is next to them, and Heroic Strike on single targets. Both cause extra threat, so ease off if an enemy turns toward you. Slam right after a swing when it is ready, Overpower on dodges (it needs Battle Stance), and Rend bosses and elites. Shout Battle Shout for the whole party before each pull. Furious Precision only helps with a weapon in each hand; if you use a two-hander, take Piercing Howl or Blood Craze instead.

Fury: Enrage and Death Wish leveling (level 30)

Builds on the level-20 leveling build with Blood Craze, a point of Lingering Rage, 5 points of Enrage and Death Wish. Solo you are hit all the time, so Enrage's 10% Physical damage bonus is up for most of each fight, and Death Wish adds 20% more for 30 sec when you need a fast kill. Improved Cleave, which this build used to take, isn't in the 1 October talent tree. Improved Slam is an Arms talent in Forever's tree, so Fury's Slam keeps delaying your swing.

Charge, Bloodrage and Battle Shout as before. Enrage triggers from being hit, so it is active through most solo fights; press Death Wish on a dangerous enemy or when two come at once, and remember you take 5% more damage while it lasts. Slam still delays your swing, so start it right after a swing lands. Spend spare Rage on Heroic Strike, or Cleave when two enemies are together, and save some for Execute once the enemy drops to 20% health. Blood Craze heals you a little after crits and big hits, and Lingering Rage keeps your Rage a little longer between pulls. Berserker Rage (level 30) gives extra Rage while you are being hit, but it needs Berserker Stance, where you take 10% more damage. If you pull too many, Piercing Howl slows everything around you so you can get away. Flurry, which now needs Death Wish, and Gore Drinker, which needs 5 points in Enrage, open at 35, above the current level 30 cap.

Fury: Dual-wield Death Wish for dungeons (level 30)

A dungeon build for two one-handed weapons: Furious Precision makes your off-hand hit more often, Dual Wield Specialization adds off-hand damage and Rage, Raging Blows makes Cleave cheaper, Booming Voice makes Battle Shout reach further for less Rage, and Death Wish adds a 20% Physical damage burst for bosses and big pulls.

Furious Precision and Dual Wield Specialization only help if you actually use two weapons; with a two-hander, put Furious Precision's 3 points into Blood Craze and Dual Wield Specialization's 4 into Enrage instead. Once the tank has the pull, use Death Wish on bosses and dangerous packs, remembering it makes you take more damage. Cleave on two or more enemies, Heroic Strike on single targets, Slam right after a swing when it is ready, and Execute when the target is at 20% health or less. Since the 1 October build a critical strike with a basic attack gives 75% more Rage, and with two weapons you swing often enough to feel it. Berserker Stance (30) adds 3% crit and 10% more damage taken, which is fine while the tank holds threat; Execute and Hamstring work in it, but Overpower needs Battle Stance. Keep Battle Shout up for the party. Whirlwind, which hits with both weapons and costs less with Raging Blows, comes at 36, above the current level 30 cap.

Fury: Cruelty, Unbridled Wrath and Piercing Howl for PvP (level 20)

Cruelty for crits, Unbridled Wrath for Rage, and Piercing Howl, the only way a warrior can slow several players at once at this level. Iron Will, which this build used to take, moved to the Protection tree in the 1 October build, and the Fury talent in its old place, Lingering Rage, only delays Rage decay after a fight. So at 20 the PvP build shares its points with the leveling build; what changes is how you use them.

Charge while out of combat, Hamstring at once, then Bloodrage. Spend Rage on Heroic Strike, Overpower on dodges and Slam when the target stands and fights, since Slam has a cast time; Cruelty's crits help you finish players before they heal, and since the 1 October build each crit with a basic attack gives 75% more Rage. Use Piercing Howl the moment two or more enemies are near you, when a target is about to get out of reach, or to slow melee players so you can get away. Disarm melee players who start winning the damage race (it needs Defensive Stance), and use Retaliation (Battle Stance) when several melee players are hitting you from the front.

Fury: Death Wish and Enrage for PvP (level 30)

The level 30 Fury PvP build keeps Cruelty, Unbridled Wrath and Piercing Howl, adds Blood Craze, a point of Booming Voice, 5 points of Enrage, which triggers from the hits you take, and Death Wish for a burst that also makes you immune to Fear. Compared with the dungeon build it skips Furious Precision and Dual Wield Specialization, trading off-hand damage for healing and damage that grow while players hit you. Berserker Rage, now learned at 30, adds a second answer to Fear.

Open with Charge, Hamstring and Bloodrage as at 20. Use Death Wish when you commit to a kill, and hold it against a Warlock or Priest until they start their Fear or right before you close in, since it makes you immune to Fear effects. Berserker Rage (level 30) does the same against Fear and Incapacitate effects for 10 sec on a 30 sec cooldown, so between the two you nearly always have an answer to a Fear. Intercept (level 30) catches players mid-fight and stuns them for 3 sec. Intercept and Berserker Rage both need Berserker Stance, which adds crit but makes you take 10% more damage, so most fights at 30 end up there. Save Rage for Execute (level 24) once the target drops to 20% health. Piercing Howl slows everyone near you, and Intimidating Shout (level 22) sends up to 5 enemies within 8 yards fleeing when a fight turns against you. Enrage triggers from being hit, so you hit harder while you trade blows, and Blood Craze heals you a little after their crits.

Protection: Sword and board leveling (level 20)

Levels with a one-handed weapon and a shield in Defensive Stance. Shield Specialization turns every block into Rage, Improved Revenge makes Revenge hit 60% harder, Improved Bloodrage adds Rage at the start of a pull, and Master of Defense gives Rage from dodges and parries too. Toughness, which this build used to take, isn't in the 1 October talent tree.

Charge in (Charge needs Battle Stance), switch to Defensive Stance (Tactical Mastery keeps up to 10 Rage when you do), and use Bloodrage. Put up Shield Block whenever the enemy is swinging at you, then press Revenge each time it lights up after a block, dodge or parry; Improved Revenge makes it your best hit, and with this build blocks, dodges and parries all feed your Rage. Rend anything that will last, and use Heroic Strike with spare Rage. Since the 1 October build Rend and Sunder Armor tag an enemy to you the moment they land. You kill more slowly than a two-hander and Defensive Stance lowers your damage, but you take less damage, sit down to eat less often, and can handle two or three enemies at once with Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout.

Protection: Dungeon tank at 20 (level 20)

Shield Specialization and Master of Defense turn blocks, dodges and parries into Rage, Improved Bloodrage adds more at the start of a pull, and Improved Thunder Clap makes your pack opener cheaper. Rage is what limits a tank's threat at this level, so every point here buys Rage.

Rage is the limit at this level, so Charge the first enemy, switch to Defensive Stance and Bloodrage straight away. On packs, Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout put some threat on everything nearby, then tab between enemies with Sunder Armor and Revenge. On single targets, stack Sunder Armor and keep Shield Block up so Revenge stays available and blocks give you Rage; with Master of Defense, dodges and parries can give you Rage too. Improved Thunder Clap makes your pack opener cheaper, so open every pack of two or more with it. Use Taunt on anything that runs at the healer and Mocking Blow when Taunt is on cooldown. Ask for crowd control on big packs; you have no area taunt until Challenging Shout at 26.

Protection: Sword and board leveling to Concussion Blow (level 30)

Stays all Protection: Master of Defense for Rage from dodges and parries, 3 points of Improved Revenge for 60% more Revenge damage, 3 points of Anticipation for Defense Skill, Last Stand for bad pulls, Vanguard so you can Charge without leaving Defensive Stance, Improved Disarm for elites, and Concussion Blow, a 5 sec stun that leads to Shield Slam at 40.

The loop is the same as at 20: Charge, Defensive Stance, Bloodrage, then Shield Block and Revenge, with Heroic Strike for spare Rage. With Vanguard you stay in Defensive Stance between pulls and Charge the next enemy straight from it. Improved Revenge makes Revenge your best hit for its cost. Use Concussion Blow to stop a caster or take a hard-hitting enemy out of the fight for a few seconds, and Disarm elites that hit hard with a weapon; Improved Disarm brings it back 20 sec sooner. Execute (24) needs Battle or Berserker Stance, so it is only worth a switch on an enemy you can finish in one hit. Keep Last Stand for pulls that go wrong, and from 28 you also have Shield Wall. Focused Rage, which now sits in tier 5 at 30, is a good next point. The build also tanks dungeons well; for dedicated tanking, compare it with the tank build below.

Protection: Dungeon tank at 30 (level 30)

Adds Defiance for 15% more threat in Defensive Stance with a shield, the second rank of Master of Defense, Last Stand, a point of Improved Revenge, cheaper Sunder Armor and a point of Focused Rage, which the 1 October build moved up to tier 5 so Protection gets it sooner. Improved Shield Block and Improved Taunt aren't in Forever's talent tree, so those points go into threat and Rage.

Sunder Armor rank 2 (level 22) and Revenge rank 2 (level 24) raise your threat, Defiance adds 15% on top of Defensive Stance's own bonus, and Improved Sunder Armor and Focused Rage make your attacks cheaper to repeat. Open with Charge, Defensive Stance and Bloodrage, then Thunder Clap on packs, and tab-Sunder and Revenge across them. Blizzard's 1 October known issues say Demoralizing Shout doesn't cause threat at the moment, so use it for the damage it saves the group, not to grab a pack. Keep Shield Block rolling on hard hitters and Shield Bash dangerous casts. Challenging Shout (26) pulls everything within 10 yd back to you when a pull falls apart. Use Shield Wall (28) and Last Stand before your health gets low, not after. Concussion Blow and more ranks of Focused Rage are the next points; Bastion moved down to tier 6 at 35.

Protection: Shield, Iron Will and Last Stand for PvP (level 20)

A sword-and-board build for staying alive: Shield Specialization for blocks and Rage, Iron Will to shorten the stuns and fears used on you by 15%, and Last Stand, your emergency health button. Iron Will moved back to the Protection tree in the 1 October build and Toughness is gone, so this build trades Improved Bloodrage and armor for less time stunned or feared. Compared with the dungeon tank build it gives up Improved Thunder Clap and Master of Defense. It suits flag carrying and holding a point more than killing.

Charge from Battle Stance while out of combat and Hamstring at once, since Hamstring doesn't work in Defensive Stance, then change to Defensive Stance: you take 10% less damage and every block gives you Rage. Keep Shield Block up while a melee player is hitting you, and press Revenge each time it lights up after a block, dodge or parry. Shield Bash is your interrupt and works in Battle and Defensive Stance: save it for a heal or a Fear, since it also locks out that spell school. Disarm melee players who hit hard. Iron Will gets you back into the fight sooner after a stun or a fear. Press Last Stand when several players focus you, before your health is low, and hold Retaliation (Battle Stance) for when melee players surround you. You kill slowly, so your job is to stay alive, protect your healers and hold objectives.

Protection: Concussion Blow and Improved Shield Bash for PvP (level 30)

At 30 the PvP build keeps Shield Specialization, Iron Will and Last Stand, and adds 3 points of Improved Revenge for damage, Improved Disarm to take weapons away more often, Vanguard so you can Charge without leaving Defensive Stance, Improved Shield Bash, which the 1 October build moved up to tier 4 and which makes every Shield Bash silence for 3 sec, and Concussion Blow, a 5 sec stun. Compared with the dungeon tank build it skips Defiance, Improved Thunder Clap and Improved Sunder Armor, which help against dungeon enemies, for control that works on players.

The loop is the same as at 20: Defensive Stance, Shield Block against melee, Revenge whenever it lights up, and Shield Bash for heals and Fears, now with a silence on top. With Vanguard you Charge from Defensive Stance, so you never have to leave it to open a fight. Concussion Blow is your best control: stun a healer, then Shield Bash the next cast they start, or stun a flag carrier so your team can catch up. Intercept (level 30) closes the gap mid-fight with a 3 sec stun, but it needs Berserker Stance, so using it means leaving your shield stance. Intimidating Shout (level 22) sends up to 5 enemies within 8 yards fleeing when players swarm you or a friendly flag carrier. Last Stand and Shield Wall (level 28, 60% less damage taken for 12 sec) are your two big defensive buttons; use one at a time so you have another when the next wave comes. Hamstring and Execute (level 24) need Battle or Berserker Stance, so in Defensive Stance Concussion Blow and Shield Bash are your control.

Checked against WoW Forever beta build 1.60.1.70170.

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