Improved Rend 1/3
Leveling 1–60
Melee damageWarrior Arms Leveling Build
You fight with a two-handed weapon and choose where to spend your Rage. Watch for Overpower opportunities, but keep enough control of the fight to land your interrupts. Select your level in the calculator to see which talents the build takes by that point.
Talent order by levelTalent calculator ↓
View the full talent progression
Improved Rend 3/3 · Deflection 2/5 · Improved Overpower 2/2 · Improved Charge 2/2 · Improved Tactical Mastery 2/3
Improved Rend 3/3 · Deflection 2/5 · Improved Overpower 2/2 · Improved Charge 2/2 · Improved Tactical Mastery 3/3 · Deep Wounds 3/3 · Spearing Strike 1/1 · Anger Management 1/1 · Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3 · Sweeping Strikes 1/1
Improved Rend 3/3 · Deflection 2/5 · Improved Overpower 2/2 · Improved Charge 2/2 · Improved Tactical Mastery 3/3 · Deep Wounds 3/3 · Spearing Strike 1/1 · Anger Management 1/1 · Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3 · Sweeping Strikes 1/1 · Improved Heroic Strike 3/3 · Impale 2/2 · Improved Slam 2/2 · Bloodthrill 2/2 · Mortal Strike 1/1
Improved Rend 3/3 · Deflection 2/5 · Improved Overpower 2/2 · Improved Charge 2/2 · Improved Tactical Mastery 3/3 · Deep Wounds 3/3 · Spearing Strike 1/1 · Anger Management 1/1 · Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3 · Sweeping Strikes 1/1 · Improved Heroic Strike 3/3 · Impale 2/2 · Improved Slam 2/2 · Bloodthrill 2/2 · Mortal Strike 1/1 · Cruelty 5/5 · Unbridled Wrath 5/5
Improved Rend 3/3 · Deflection 2/5 · Improved Overpower 2/2 · Improved Charge 2/2 · Improved Tactical Mastery 3/3 · Deep Wounds 3/3 · Spearing Strike 1/1 · Anger Management 1/1 · Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3 · Sweeping Strikes 1/1 · Improved Heroic Strike 3/3 · Impale 2/2 · Improved Slam 2/2 · Bloodthrill 2/2 · Mortal Strike 1/1 · Cruelty 5/5 · Unbridled Wrath 5/5 · Blood Craze 3/3 · Piercing Howl 1/1 · Lingering Rage 1/5 · Enrage 5/5
Interactive talent calculator
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Core talents
- Level 25: Spearing Strike
- Level 26: Anger Management
- Level 30: Sweeping Strikes
- Level 40: Mortal Strike
- Level 54: Piercing Howl
Playstyle and rotation
Leveling priority
- Open with Charge and keep Rend active.
- Use Heroic Strike only with excess Rage.
- Take every Overpower window; combine enemies for Sweeping Strikes.
Important notes
A slow two-handed weapon with high weapon damage improves the whole loop.
Racial abilities for your class
- Human · Ruthless
Increases spell and ability critical strike chance by 1%, regardless of weapon type.
- Human · The Human Spirit
Increases Spirit by 10%.
- Dwarf · Artisan’s Precision
Increases hit chance with spells and attacks by 1%.
- Orc · Blood Fury
Increases attack power and spell power by 10% for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.
- Orc · Command
Increases damage dealt by Hunter and Warlock pets by 5%.
- Undead · Touch of the Grave
Damaging spells and attacks can drain Health. Proc chance: 30% for casters, 20% for Paladins, Rogues and Warriors; internal cooldown 15 seconds. Does not scale with Shadow-damage increases.
- Tauren · Plainsrunning
Movement speed rises by 2% per 5 seconds moving, up to 60%. Damage or standing still reduces the effect. Does not increase mounted speed.
- Tauren · Endurance
Increases total Health by 5%.
- Troll · Berserking
Increases spell casting and attack speed by 10% for 15 seconds.
- Skyborne · Read Ley Line
Alliance: increases Health and Mana regeneration by 50% for 15 seconds. Using it at a leyline grants Attuned for 1 hour, raising the bonus to 100%. Attuned persists through death. Cannot be used during Innervate; Innervate replaces the effect. Castable while moving. Removed on entering a raid.
- Skyborne · Skysight
Horde: increases movement speed by 15% for 15 seconds. Using it at an elemental convergence grants Charged for 1 hour, raising the bonus to 30%. Charged persists through death. Castable while moving. Removed on entering a raid.
- Skyborne · Wind Blessed
Increases melee, ranged and spell haste by 2%.