WOW FOREVER · CLASS GUIDE

Warrior

At the heart of every battle.

As a Warrior, you fight up close. Your hits generate Rage for attacks, control or protection. Choose your weapon and stance for the job, and decide when to press forward or prepare for a dangerous hit.

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RoleTank · Damage

ResourceRage

ArmourHeavy armour and shields

Talent treesArms · Fury · Protection

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Guides for your specialization

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Suitability · + solid · ++ good · +++ especially strong

DamageSolo+++Group++

WarriorArms

Warrior Arms Leveling Build

You fight with a two-handed weapon and choose where to spend your Rage. This leveling build uses: Mortal Strike.

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WarriorFury

Warrior Fury Leveling Build

Keep your attacks going with Bloodthirst and your weapons.

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WarriorProtection

Warrior Protection Leveling Build

You decide where the enemies stand and keep them away from your group. This leveling build uses: Shield Slam.

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Playstyle at a glance

As a Warrior, you stand where the fighting is fiercest. You wear heavy armour, master different weapons and turn blows taken and dealt into Rage. Depending on your talents, you hold enemies back with shield and endurance or break their lines with powerful melee attacks.

Playing your class

01
Open the fight under control and build Rage.
02
Match stance, interrupts and mobility to the threat.
03
Spend Rage on pressure or survival before the moment passes.

Key milestones

Levels 1–901

Rage and weapons

Learn to build Rage and fight in melee with different weapons.

Around level 1002

Defensive Stance

The classic Warrior quest expands your tools for tanking and controlled combat.

From level 1003

Spend talent points

Arms, Fury and Protection create distinctly different roles and rhythms.

Abilities at a glance

The latest development notes make Battle Shout raid-wide.

ABILITIES BY LEVEL

Abilities & unlocks

01Arms

Level	Ability	Acquisition
1	Battle Stance Changes combat stance, altering the tools and reactions available.	Trainer
1	Heroic Strike An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
4	Charge Changes your position or temporarily improves mobility.	Trainer
4	Rend Afflicts the target with a harmful effect that usually acts over time.	Trainer
6	Thunder Clap This ability belongs to Arms training and becomes available at level 6.	Trainer
8	Hamstring This ability belongs to Arms training and becomes available at level 8.	Trainer
12	Overpower An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
16	Mocking Blow Draws enemy attention to you and helps control threat.	Trainer
20	Retaliation This ability belongs to Arms training and becomes available at level 20.	Trainer
25	Spearing Strike An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Talent unlock
30	Sweeping Strikes This ability belongs to Arms training and becomes available at level 30.	Talent unlock
40	Mortal Strike An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Talent unlock
—	Tactical Mastery Tactical Mastery	Trainer
—	Victory Rush Victory Rush	Trainer

02Fury

Level	Ability	Acquisition
1	Battle Shout The latest development notes make Battle Shout raid-wide.	Trainer
14	Demoralizing Shout This ability belongs to Fury training and becomes available at level 14.	Trainer
20	Cleave An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
20	Slam An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
20	Piercing Howl This ability belongs to Fury training and becomes available at level 20.	Talent unlock
22	Intimidating Shout This ability belongs to Fury training and becomes available at level 22.	Trainer
24	Execute An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
26	Challenging Shout Draws enemy attention to you and helps control threat.	Trainer
30	Berserker Stance Changes combat stance, altering the tools and reactions available.	Class quest
30	Intercept Changes your position or temporarily improves mobility.	Trainer
30	Death Wish This ability belongs to Fury training and becomes available at level 30.	Talent unlock
32	Berserker Rage This ability belongs to Fury training and becomes available at level 32.	Trainer
36	Whirlwind An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
38	Pummel An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
40	Bloodthirst This ability belongs to Fury training and becomes available at level 40.	Talent unlock
50	Recklessness This ability belongs to Fury training and becomes available at level 50.	Trainer

03Protection

Level	Ability	Acquisition
10	Bloodrage This ability belongs to Protection training and becomes available at level 10.	Trainer
10	Defensive Stance Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Class quest
10	Sunder Armor Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
10	Taunt Draws enemy attention to you and helps control threat.	Trainer
12	Shield Bash Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
14	Revenge An offensive ability that deals direct damage or empowers an attack.	Trainer
16	Shield Block Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
18	Disarm This ability belongs to Protection training and becomes available at level 18.	Trainer
20	Last Stand This ability belongs to Protection training and becomes available at level 20.	Talent unlock
28	Shield Wall Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Trainer
30	Concussion Blow This ability belongs to Protection training and becomes available at level 30.	Talent unlock
40	Shield Slam Temporarily improves defence or protects against particular attacks.	Talent unlock

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%.

Racial abilities for your class