Warrior
Arms
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Arms Warrior
The Arms specialization of the Warrior in Classic Era focuses on big melee hits, especially with a two-handed weapon.
The Warrior is a melee fighter who uses rage: they generate it by hitting and taking damage, and switch stances depending on the situation. Arms is for players who enjoy powerful hits and fighting other players.
A playstyle built on big hits
Mortal StrikeArms · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 10 secRequires: Sweeping Strikes (1 rank)A vicious strike that deals weapon damage plus 160 and reduces the effectiveness of any healing on the target by 50% for 10 seconds. is the last talent of the tree: it deals heavy damage and reduces healing received by the target by 50%. ImpaleArms · Row 4 · 2 ranksRequires: Deep Wounds (3 ranks)Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your abilities in Battle, Defensive and Berserker Stance by 10% / 20%. increases the critical strike damage of your abilities, and Deep WoundsArms · Row 3 · 3 ranksRequires: Improved Rend (3 ranks)Your critical strikes make the target bleed for 20% / 40% / 60% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 seconds. makes the target bleed after a critical strike.
Tactical MasteryArms · Row 2 · 5 ranksYou keep up to 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 rage when you change stances. lets you keep rage when switching stances, and Sweeping StrikesArms · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 30 sec cooldownYour next 5 melee attacks also strike an additional nearby opponent. makes your next attacks also hit a nearby enemy.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, the Arms Warrior deals melee damage. They strengthen their group with Battle ShoutInstant · Duration 2 minIncreases the melee attack power of party members within 20 yards by 232 for 2 minutes. and help reduce bosses' armor with Sunder ArmorInstant · Duration 30 secReduces the target's armor by 450 per application and causes a high amount of threat. Stacks up to 5 times; lasts 30 seconds..
