Warrior
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Warrior Arms
Strengths
- Versatility: according to Blizzard, the Warrior can deal damage as well as withstand it.
- Rage: critical strikes generate more rage, and armor no longer reduces the rage generated by hits taken.
- Weapon of choice: WeaponmasterArms · Row 5 · 5 ranksGrants a bonus depending on the weapon. Axe or polearm: increases your critical strike chance by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%. Mace or staff: your attacks ignore 3% / 6% / 9% / 12% / 15% of the target's armor. Sword: your successful melee attacks have a 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% chance to trigger an extra attack. strengthens axes and polearms, maces and staves, or swords.
- Multiple targets: Sweeping StrikesArms · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 30 sec cooldownYour next 5 melee attacks also strike an additional nearby opponent., available with all 21 points in the specialization, lets your next attacks also hit a nearby enemy.
Weaknesses
- Recovery: according to Blizzard, the Warrior lacks tools to recover quickly after taking too much damage.
- Advanced talents out of reach: Improved SlamArms · Row 6 · 2 ranksReduces the cast time and global cooldown of Slam by 0.25 / 0.5 second and its cooldown by 2.5 / 5 seconds. Slam no longer interrupts or delays your melee attacks.Slam: cast time −0.5 sec, global cooldown −0.5 sec, cooldown −5 sec and Improved HamstringArms · Row 6 · 3 ranksDuration 5 secGives Hamstring a 5% / 10% / 15% chance to immobilize the target for 5 seconds. (26 points) and 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. (31 points) are not available at level 30.
- Limited choices: with 21 points, only one point can be placed in the fifth row, between BloodthrillArms · Row 5 · 2 ranksYour main-hand melee attacks against a target affected by your Rend have a 10% / 20% chance to let you use Overpower., Sweeping StrikesArms · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 30 sec cooldownYour next 5 melee attacks also strike an additional nearby opponent. and WeaponmasterArms · Row 5 · 5 ranksGrants a bonus depending on the weapon. Axe or polearm: increases your critical strike chance by 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5%. Mace or staff: your attacks ignore 3% / 6% / 9% / 12% / 15% of the target's armor. Sword: your successful melee attacks have a 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% chance to trigger an extra attack..
