Warrior in WoW: Forever

What changed for Warriors in Forever

• Victory Rush (level 20) and Tactical Mastery (level 14) are learned from the trainer. You keep Rage when switching stances without spending talent points.
• Rage generation reworked. Armor no longer reduces Rage gained from damage taken, Rage from hits follows weapon speed, and critical strikes grant 100% more Rage.
• Weaponmaster merges the old weapon specialization talents so you can swap between swords, axes, maces and polearms without respeccing.
• Spearing Strike (Arms, 16-point) deals bonus damage to Giants, Dragonkin and mounted enemies and can dismount players in PvP.
• Fury gains Boundless Rage (+30 max Rage), Reckless Swings at 16 points, and Bloodthirst now grants movement speed instead of healing.
• Protection gets Vanguard (Charge in Defensive Stance), Master of Defense (Rage on dodge and parry), Shield Specialization granting 5 Rage on block, and Improved Thunder Clap moved into the tree.

Specs and builds

Three trees, three jobs. Arms for leveling and two-hander burst, Fury for raid damage once gear arrives, Protection for every dungeon group that needs a tank.

Leveling 1–60

• Level Arms. Pick up Tactical Mastery at 14 and Victory Rush at 20 from the trainer, then chain pulls so Victory Rush keeps you topped off.
• Keep a shield and one-hander in your bags from level 15. You can tank Hall of Thanes or Ragefire Chasm in Arms with Defensive Stance while leveling.
• Warriors level slower than pet classes. Group up: a Warrior plus a Priest or Shaman is one of the fastest duos in the game.
• First Aid is not optional. Bandage between pulls and save your food for the long ones.

Dungeon role

• Tank in Defensive Stance with a shield. Thunder Clap and Demoralizing Shout on every pack, Sunder Armor on the kill target, Revenge whenever it lights up.
• Vanguard means you can Charge in Defensive Stance: open every pull with it and you will hold threat before the casters start.
• As DPS, Battle Shout for the group and watch your threat on the first three seconds of a pull. Let the tank get a Sunder in.

Raid prep for December 9

• Protection Warriors are a core tank for Barrow Deeps and Hyjal Summit. Collect every stamina and defense piece from Blackmaw Hold and Shaper's Terrace.
• Fury DPS wants two fast one-handers and hit rating: hit is unified across melee, ranged and spells now, so any hit gear works.
• Onyxia's Lair asks for fire resistance. Start collecting pieces at 60; the guild bank will hold crafted resistance gear.

Professions

Mining and Blacksmithing while leveling so you can craft your own plate and weapons. Engineering is the endgame pick for Protection utility.

Sources

Talent names and values reflect Blizzard's deep dives and the launch build and may change with hotfixes. Builds are The Outfit's recommendations, not official Blizzard guidance.