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Popular Builds: Warrior — Talents · WoW Classic

The most popular builds for each specialization: raids and dungeons, PvP and leveling. Open any build in the talent calculator to see every point, or in theorycrafting to test it.

The list grows with the community: new builds appear here based on how often they are used and how popular they are among wowcalc.net players.

Arms

2
  • Mortal Strike Duelist

    PvPDamage dealer

    Arms: 31, Fury: 20, Protection: 0

    Battleground Arms: Mortal Strike cuts healing, Improved Hamstring can pin a target in place and Axe Specialization adds crits, while Fury brings Piercing Howl and Enrage.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Anger Management
    • 5/5Axe Specialization
    • 1/1Sweeping Strikes
    • 3/3Improved Hamstring
    • 1/1Mortal Strike
  • Sweeping Strikes Wanderer

    LevelingDamage dealer

    Arms: 31, Fury: 20, Protection: 0

    The classic road to 60: Tactical Mastery and Anger Management for Rage, Sweeping Strikes for double pulls and Mortal Strike to finish quests faster.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Anger Management
    • 5/5Two-Handed Weapon Specialization
    • 5/5Axe Specialization
    • 1/1Sweeping Strikes
    • 1/1Mortal Strike

    Talent order included

Fury

4
  • Flurry Berserker

    PvEDamage dealer

    Arms: 17, Fury: 34, Protection: 0

    The raid standard for dual wielders: Bloodthirst, Flurry and Death Wish turn every critical strike into faster swings, and Impale makes those crits hit harder.

    Key talents

    • 2/2Impale
    • 5/5Dual Wield Specialization
    • 1/1Death Wish
    • 5/5Flurry
    • 1/1Bloodthirst

    Talent order included

  • Windfury Greatblade

    PvEDamage dealer

    Arms: 20, Fury: 31, Protection: 0

    Two-handed Fury for Horde raids: Bloodthirst and Flurry around one slow weapon, with Two-Handed Weapon Specialization and Impale so every Windfury Totem proc lands hard.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Anger Management
    • 3/5Two-Handed Weapon Specialization
    • 1/1Death Wish
    • 5/5Flurry
    • 1/1Bloodthirst
  • Slam Juggernaut

    PvEDamage dealer

    Arms: 19, Fury: 32, Protection: 0

    Improved Slam makes Slam quick enough to weave between the swings of a slow two-hander, while Bloodthirst and Flurry carry the rest of the rotation.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Anger Management
    • 5/5Improved Slam
    • 1/1Death Wish
    • 5/5Flurry
    • 1/1Bloodthirst
  • Bloodthirst Off-Tank

    PvETank

    Arms: 0, Fury: 31, Protection: 20

    Fury/Protection for off-tanking: dual-wield Bloodthirst threat, plus Defiance, Shield Specialization and Last Stand to survive when the boss turns to you.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Piercing Howl
    • 1/1Death Wish
    • 5/5Flurry
    • 1/1Bloodthirst
    • 1/1Last Stand

Protection

2
  • Shield Slam Bulwark

    PvETank

    Arms: 17, Fury: 3, Protection: 31

    A raid main tank built for mitigation: Shield Slam, Last Stand and full Toughness, with Deep Wounds and Impale from Arms adding threat.

    Key talents

    • 2/2Impale
    • 1/1Last Stand
    • 1/1Concussion Blow
    • 5/5One-Handed Weapon Specialization
    • 1/1Shield Slam

    Talent order included

  • Dungeon Shield-Bearer

    PvETank

    Arms: 17, Fury: 3, Protection: 31

    Tuned for fast dungeon pulls: Improved Revenge and Improved Shield Bash for control, Shield Slam for threat and Deep Wounds for extra damage.

    Key talents

    • 1/1Anger Management
    • 1/1Concussion Blow
    • 2/2Improved Shield Bash
    • 5/5One-Handed Weapon Specialization
    • 1/1Shield Slam