Warrior
Protection
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Warrior
PvP
In PvP, the Warrior deals heavy melee damage, but depends a lot on their group, especially their healers.
Class tools
- Approach: ChargeInstant · 15 sec cooldownBattle Stance, out of combat: charges an enemy 8 to 25 yards away, generates 15 rage and stuns it for 1.5 seconds. and InterceptInstant · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 3 secBerserker Stance: charges an enemy 8 to 25 yards away, dealing damage based on your attack power and stunning it for 3 seconds. let you reach an enemy quickly, and InterveneInstant · 30 sec cooldownDefensive Stance: rushes to a party member 8 to 25 yards away, intercepting the next melee or ranged attack against them and reducing their total threat by 10%. lets you protect an ally.
- Slows: HamstringInstant · Duration 15 secBattle or Berserker Stance: maims the enemy, reducing its movement speed by 50% for 15 seconds. slows the target so it stays in range.
- Interrupts: PummelInstant · 10 sec cooldownBerserker Stance: pummels the target, interrupting spellcasting; spells of that school cannot be cast for 4 seconds. and Shield BashInstant · 12 sec cooldownBattle or Defensive Stance: bashes the target with your shield, dazing it and interrupting spellcasting; spells of that school cannot be cast for 6 seconds. interrupt spells, and Spell ReflectionInstant · 10 sec cooldown · Duration 5 secBattle or Defensive Stance: raises your shield to reflect the next spell cast on you. Lasts 5 seconds. reflects a spell back at its caster.
- Control: Intimidating ShoutInstant · 2 min cooldown · Duration 8 secMakes up to 5 enemies within 8 yards cower in fear for 8 seconds; the targeted enemy cannot move. makes nearby enemies flee, and DisarmInstant · 1 min cooldown · Duration 10 secDefensive Stance: disarms the enemy's main hand and ranged weapons for 10 seconds. disarms an opponent.
- Invulnerabilities: Shattering Throw1.5 sec cast · 5 min cooldown · Duration 10 secBattle Stance: throws your weapon at the enemy, dealing damage equal to 50% of your attack power and reducing its armor by 20% for 10 seconds, or removing any invulnerability. removes the target's invulnerability effects.
By specialization
Arms
Mortal StrikeArms · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 6 sec cooldown · Duration 10 secRequires: Sweeping Strikes (1 rank)A vicious strike that deals weapon damage plus 380 and wounds the target, reducing the effectiveness of healing on it by 50% for 10 seconds. deals heavy damage and reduces the healing received by the target by 50%. Improved HamstringArms · Row 6 · 3 ranksGives Hamstring a 5% / 10% / 15% chance to immobilize the target for 5 seconds. can immobilize the target, Second WindArms · Row 7 · 2 ranksWhenever you are stunned or immobilized, you generate 10 / 20 rage and 5% / 10% of your total health over 10 seconds. restores rage and health after a stun, and BladestormArms · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 1 min 30 sec cooldown · Duration 6 secInstantly performs a Whirlwind on up to 4 nearby targets, then one every second for 6 seconds. During Bladestorm you can move but cannot use other abilities, and you cannot be stopped unless killed. cannot be stopped. Arms is the Warrior specialization designed for PvP.
Fury
Piercing HowlFury · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · Duration 6 secDazes all enemies within 10 yards, reducing their movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds. slows all nearby enemies, Blood CrazeFury · Row 3 · 3 ranksRegenerates 2% / 4% / 6% of your total health over 6 seconds after you are critically hit. restores health after you take a critical strike, and Heroic FuryFury · Row 9 · 1 rankInstant · 45 sec cooldownRemoves all immobilization effects and refreshes the cooldown of Intercept. removes immobilizing effects.
Protection
Concussion BlowProtection · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 5 secStuns the opponent for 5 seconds and deals damage equal to 38% of your attack power. and ShockwaveProtection · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 20 sec cooldown · Duration 4 secSends a wave of force in front of you, dealing damage equal to 75% of your attack power and stunning all enemies in a 10-yard frontal cone for 4 seconds. stun the opponent, and Gag OrderProtection · Row 5 · 2 ranksGives Shield Bash and Heroic Throw a 50% / 100% chance to silence the target for 3 seconds, and increases the damage of Shield Slam by 5% / 10%. lets Shield BashInstant · 12 sec cooldownBattle or Defensive Stance: bashes the target with your shield, dazing it and interrupting spellcasting; spells of that school cannot be cast for 6 seconds. silence the target.
Key takeaways
In PvP, the Warrior benefits from using HamstringInstant · Duration 15 secBattle or Berserker Stance: maims the enemy, reducing its movement speed by 50% for 15 seconds. as soon as they reach their target, then chaining their most powerful attacks.
