If you like all types of combat from Melee to tanking then consider being a Warrior. I’ll introduce some of the unique aspects of the Warrior in the following WoW Warrior guide.
Warriors are fantastic tanks but don’t let this limit you as they are also good at other types of combat. Their almost unlimited choice in weapons and armor make them fantastic at Melee DPS. Warriors actually have a larger selection of armor and weapons than any other class.
Let’s start out in the WoW Warrior guide by looking at some of their strengths.
Selection of Armor & Weapons: Warriors can wear pretty much any kind of armor including plate armor at level 40. Other than wands they can have just about any weapon. They can dual wield at level 20.
High Hit Points
DPS to Tank: Warriors can switch mid combat from DPS to Tanking.
Now let’s check out some of their weaknesses and some challenges they face.
Gear Dependent: Warriors are really gear dependent, meaning to be effective you’ll need to have the right gear.
Threat Reducing: They don’t have any real means of reducing threat
Healing: They don’t have healing abilities
Three unique stances define the abilities of the Warrior, and are listed below.
Battle Stance: This is the most balanced of the three.
Defensive Stance: This one’s particularly good for taking damage.
Berserker Stance: This is a completely offensive stance and maximizes damage output.
The following part of the WoW Warrior guide will look at the three types of talent builds; Arms, Fury and Protection and their various talents.
Arms: Talents
Deep Wounds: Fantastic for inflicting damage.
Taste for Blood, Improved Overpower, and Unrelenting Assault: Particularly good for Melee.
Sudden Death: Combined with Mortal Strike you’ll be able to cause massive damage to enemies in very short time.
Trauma: Increases your output.
Fury: Talents
This one’s very gear dependent and shouldn’t be used for group play or raids. But it’s good for inflicting quick damage. Here’re some talents:
Cruelty, Armored to the Teeth: This is an essential talent.
Enrage: Really good for when leveling and playing solo.
Flurry
Bloodthirst: If you do play a raid then this will help keep you alive by helping you inflict massive damage and heals quickly.
Titans Grip: Wield two handed weapons, Whirlwinds and Slams
The Protection build is particularly good for defensive play. Here are the talents.
Incite
Warbringer: Makes the Warrior basically unstoppable in PvP.
Gag Order: Another excellent talent for PvP.
Gearing up right is beyond the scope of this WoW Warrior guide, just be aware of the fact that Warriors are very gear dependent and it’s important to gear up right.