Hello guys. Today we bring you the PvE Weapons Warrior guide updated to Patch 8.1 in which we will see the talents, abilities and tips for this class.
Warrior Weapons
In this guide we will talk about the talents, skills and rotation of the Weapon Warrior in patch 8.1. As I always tell you in all my guides, this is an orientation on how you can take a Warrior with weapons and get performance, but with the use of his character each player acquires the skill and way of playing appropriate to him and decides at all times what talents and skills to use. No guide is to the letter since everything depends a lot on the team that we carry at that time and also on who we are going to face.
I also have to tell you that all this can change at any time both on my part and because some talents or abilities change throughout this expansion that has just begun. If that happens, I will keep you posted. Let's go to the mess!
A battle-hardened master of two-handed weapons, they use mobility and relentless attacks to take down their opponents. Weapon warriors wait for the best time to strike their enemies with overwhelming force. Warriors are the bravest fighters on the battlefield, and their fearlessness in combat instills courage in allies and terror in enemies. Experts in the handling of all types of melee weaponry and possessors of incredible physical strength and skill, the warriors are perfectly prepared to fight in the front line and act as commanders on the battlefield.
The weapons warrior is very versatile and adapts very well to all types of combat. The only thing I find a bit lacking is that he has few abilities to heal himself during combat.
Talents
Here you have the build of the talents that I am currently using with my Warrior weapons both for mythical dungeons and for the new Battle for Dazar'alor raid. Anyway, at the moment we have a lot of ease to be able to change talents depending on the boss we are going to face, so if one of them is not to your liking, you can try any other that you think you can do better.
Talents for mythicals +
- Level One: Skullcrusher
- Level One: Double Stormy Charge / Discharge
- Level One: Battle Fervor / Massacre
- Level One: Defensive attitude
- Level One: belligerent
- Level One: Avatar
- Level One: Anger control
Talents for the new Battle of Dazar'alor raid
- Level One: Skullcrusher
- Level One: Double load
- Level One: Battle Fervor
- Level One: Defensive Stance / Bouncing Stride
- Level One: belligerent
- Level One: Enter to kill
- Level One: Anger control
Level One
- War machine: Your auto attacks generate 10% more Rage. Killing an enemy instantly generates 10 Rage points and increases your movement speed by 30% for 8 seconds.
- Sudden death: Your attacks have a chance to cause your next Execute to cost no rage, can be used against any target regardless of their health level, and deal damage as if you had spent 40 rage points.
- Skull Crusher: Pummel an enemy's skull, dealing (84% of attack power) points of physical damage. Generate 20 rage points.
I have chosen Skull Crusher because it is the one that convinces me the most to maintain the rotation and allows me to generate anger.
Level One
- Double load: Increases the maximum number of Charge charges by 1 and reduces its cooldown by 3 seconds.
- Impending victory: Instantly attacks the target, dealing (39.312% of attack power) points of damage and healing you for 20% of your maximum health. Killing an enemy that grants experience or honor resets the cooldown of Impending Victory.
- Stormy discharge: Throw your weapon at an enemy, dealing (16.38% of attack power) points of physical damage and stunning them for 4 seconds.
I have chosen Double load for the mobility it gives me.
Level One
- Slaughter: You can now use Execute on targets below 35% of their health.
- Battle fervor: Whirlwind deals 10% more damage and Slam hits your primary target.
- Tear: Wounds the target for an instant (23.2128% of attack power) physical damage and an additional (81.12% of attack power) bleed damage over 12 seconds.
Here I have opted for Battle fervor since he is the one I find the best in most of the fights.
Level One
- Second wind: Restores 6% health every 1 second when you have not taken damage for 5 seconds.
- Bouncing stride: Reduces the cooldown of Heroic Leap by 15 seconds, and Heroic Leap now also increases your running speed by 70% for 3 seconds.
- Defensive attitude: A defensive combat state that reduces all damage you take by 20%, and all damage you deal by 10%. Lasts until canceled.
Here I have chosen Defensive attitude for most of the encounters to take advantage of its damage reduction, although in some encounters that need more mobility we can also use Bouncing stride.
Level One
- Collateral damage: When your abilities deal damage to a second target by Sweeping Strikes, you recover 20% of their Rage cost.
- BelligerentHit the ground and break the armor of all enemies within 8 yards, dealing (150% of attack power) points of physical damage and increasing your damage dealt to them by 30% for 10 seconds.
- Crack: Hit all enemies in front of you with a sweeping attack that deals (45% of attack power) points of physical damage. Hitting 3 or more targets causes Deep Wounds.
This time the talent that I like the most for my game is Belligerent And it complements very well with Bladestorm.
Level One
- Go in to kill: Colossal Smash increases your Haste by 10%, or 20% if the target's health is below 20%. Lasts 10 seconds.
- Avatar: Transform into a Colossus for 20 seconds, causing you to deal 20% more damage and remove all Rooting and Snapping effects. Generate 20 rage points.
- Deadly calm: Reduces the Rage cost of your abilities by 100% for 6 seconds.
This time I have chosen Go in to kill for most encounters.
level 100
- Anger control: Every 20 rage points you spend reduces the remaining cooldown of Warbringer and Bladestorm Colossus Smash and Bladestorm by 1 second.
- DreadnoughtOverwhelm has 2 charges and increases the damage of your next Mortal Strike by an additional 10%.
- Devastating: Launches a spinning weapon at the target location, dealing [7 * (44.226% of attack power)] points of damage to all enemies within 8 yards over 7 seconds. Generates 7 rage points each time it deals damage.
This time I have chosen Anger control which is the one that convinces me the most and sustains the entire fight very well.
Priority statistics
These are the statistics that I carry with my warrior weapons but you already know that nothing is to the letter and that depending on the character, his equipment etc, these statistics may vary. For all this, the best thing is to do a simulation with our character and find out which ones are the best for you at that moment.
Haste - Strength - Critical Strike - Versatility - Mastery
Skills
- Overwhelm: Overwhelms the enemy for (75.6% of Attack power) damage. of physical damage. It cannot be blocked, dodged or parried. Increases the damage of your next Mortal Strike by 20%. Stacks up to 2 times.
- Victory attack: Attacks the target, dealing (40% of Attack power). damage and heal you for 20% of your maximum health. Can only be used for the next 20 sec after killing an enemy that grants experience or honor.
- Load: Charge into an enemy, dealing (11.466% of Attack power) p. Physical damage, roots it for 1 sec. Generate 20 rage points.
- Onslaught: Hit an opponent for (60% of Attack power) damage. of physical damage.
- Run: Attempts to finish off an enemy, dealing up to [2.0 * (87% of Attack power)%] p. physical damage based on rage expended. Can only be used on enemies below 20% health.
- death Punch: A vicious blow that deals (119% of Attack power) p. physical damage and reduces the effectiveness of healing on the target by 25% for 10 sec.
- Sweep strokes: For 12 sec your damaging abilities against a single target hit 1 extra target within 8, dealing 75% damage to me.
- Deep wounds: Mortal Strike, Execute, and Bladestorm all apply Deep Wounds, inflicting 9. Bleed damage over 6 sec.
- Heroic throw: Throw your weapon at the enemy, dealing (8.2212% of Attack power) p. of physical damage. It generates a large amount of threat.
- Heroic jump: Leap into the air to a targeted location, striking with destructive force, dealing (10.2211% of Attack power) p. Physical damage to all enemies within 8 yards.
- Tactical: For each point of Rage spent on damaging abilities you have a 1.40% chance to reset the remaining cooldown of Overwhelm.
- Whirlwind: Unleash a whirlwind of steel that hits all enemies within 8, dealing [3 * (11.6% of Attack power)] for me. of physical damage.
- Spanking: Hits the target, interrupting spell casting and preventing spells of that school from being cast for 4 sec.
Defensive
- Summoning howl: Releases a howl that increases the maximum health of all party or raid members within 15 yards by 40% for 10 sec.
- Raging anger: You become enraged, removing Fear, Strike, and disabling effects while granting you immunity to all of them for 6 sec.
- Death by sword: Increases your Parry chance by 100% and reduces all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec.
Offensive
- Bladestorm: You become an unstoppable storm with a destructive force that hits all targets in a radius of 8 for [7 * (50% of Attack power)%] p. Physical damage over 6 sec. You are immune to the effects of movement reduction and loss of control, but you can use defensive abilities and avoid attacks.
- Colossal smash: Crushes the enemy's armor, dealing (150% of Attack power) p. Physical damage and increases your damage dealt to him by 30% for 10 sec.
Team Battle for Dazar'alor
| Helmet | Tempered Jade Helm | Jadefire Masters |
| Neck | Heart of Azeroth | Artefact |
| shoulders | Dinosaur Pauldrons | mekkatorque |
| Back | Shroud of the exulting loa | Conclave of the Chosen |
| Chest | Breastplate of the Deathbound | King Rastakhan |
| Dolls | Bone Splinter Vambraces | grong |
| Gloves | Crusader grinders | Champion of the Light |
| Waist | Deck Plate Girdle | Lady Jaina Valiant |
| Legs | Forgotten thunder lizard legplates | Conclave of the Chosen |
| Feet | Coinage Stampers | Opulence |
| Ring 1 | Band of blows from the flanks | Jadefire Masters |
| Ring 2 | Seal of the Lady Admiral | Lady Jaina Valiant |
| Trinket 1 | Ultra-special fabricator of arcvoltaic reactions and interactions | mekkatorque |
| Trinket 2 | Grong's Primal Rage | grong |
| Arma | Breaker | Champion of the Light |
Enchantments and gems
Enchantments
- Enchant Ring - Pact of Haste: Permanently enchant a ring to increase Haste by 37.
- Enchant Ring - Pact of Critical Strike: Permanently enchant a ring to increase Critical Strike by 37.
- Enchant Weapon - Gale Strikes: Permanently enchant a weapon to sometimes increase your attack speed by 15% for 15 sec when using abilities and melee or ranged attacks.
- Enchant Weapon - Deadly Navigation: Permanently enchant a weapon to sometimes increase Critical Strike by 50. for 30 sec. It accumulates up to 5 times. Upon reaching 5 stacks, all stacks are consumed to grant you 600. critical strike for 10 sec.
Gems
- Quick owl: +40 Haste.
- Lethal Amberfire: +40 critical strike.
Flasks, potions, food, and augmentation runes
Flasks
- Hangover flask: Increases Strength by 238. for 1 hour. Counts as a guardian and battle elixir. The effect persists beyond death. (3 Second Cooldown)
Potions
- Battle Potion of Strength: Increases your Strength by 900. for 25 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)
- Potion of Boiling Blood: Infuses your blood with heat for 25 sec, giving your melee attacks a chance to create a burst of blood for 14383. Physical damage divided among all nearby enemies. (1 Min Cooldown)
Meal
- Captain's Bountiful Feast: Prepare a Lavish Captain's Feast to feed up to 35 people in your gang or party! Restore 166257 p. of health and 83129 p. mana over 20 sec. You must remain seated while eating. If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and gain 100. of a statistic for 1 hour.
- Swamp fish and chips: Restores 166257 p. of health and 83129 p. mana over 20 sec. You must remain seated while eating. If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and gain 55. Haste for 1 hour.
- Syrupy leg: Restores 166257 p. of health and 83129 p. mana over 20 sec. You must remain seated while eating. If you spend at least 10 seconds eating you will become well fed and gain 55. critical strike for 1 hour.
Runes
- Battle Damaged Augment Rune: Increases Agility, Intellect, and Strength by 60. for 1 hour. Rune of augmentation.
Rotation and practical tips
Against 1 target
Against 2 - 3 objective
Against 3 - 5 goals
Use Death by sword to reduce damage or direct physical attacks.
Use Summoning howl when there is great damage in the whole group.
Weapon-specific Azerite Traits
- Crushing Assault: Your melee abilities have a chance to increase the damage of your next Slam by 11860. and reduce 20 p. its cost of anger.
- Striking the anvil: The Tactical effect enhances your next Overwhelm, causing it to deal 2306. additional damage and reduce the remaining cooldown of Mortal Strike by 1.5 seconds.
- Seismic wave: Overwhelm causes a seismic wave that inflicts 1704 damage. Physical damage to enemies in a 10 yd line.
- Proof of Might: When Colossal Smash is depleted, your Strength is increased by 68. for every 10 p. of Rage spent during Colossal Smash. Lasts 12 sec.
- Warlord- Colossal Smash deals 10344. additional damage and generates 10. of anger.
- Impending storm: When you use Bladestorm, you gain 1% movement speed and 5 every 241 sec. of strength. This effect stacks. Lasts 6 sec.
Useful addons
- Recount/Skada Damage Meter - Addon to measure dps, agro generated, deaths, healings, damage received, etc.
- Deadly Boss Mods - Addon that warns us of the abilities of the gang leaders
- weakauras - It graphically shows us information about the combat.
- Omen - Aggro meter.
- GTFO - It alerts us if we are receiving damage or making a mistake.
- Parrot o Mik's Scrolling Battle Text - They show us the floating battle text while we are in combat (incoming healings, damage from your spells, etc.).
- ElvUI - Addon that modifies our entire interface.
- bigwigs - It indicates the times of all the skills of each boss.