Overview
A weapon-driven fighter who manages Rage, stances and positioning. Build for damage or use a shield and defensive tools to control enemies for the group.
- Role
- Melee DPS · Tank
- Primary stats
- Strength · weapon damage
- Combat range
- Melee
- Resource
- Rage
For a first Warrior, start with a two-handed Arms route if you want clear attacks and flexible solo play. Pick Fury when you have two competitive one-handed weapons and enjoy managing a busier Rage budget. Choose Protection when tanking dungeons is the point of your character, rather than expecting a damage build to become a dedicated shield tank by changing stance.
Reviewed November 2, 2026. All three 51-point allocations below were entered in the current Forever calculator and checked for legal rows, prerequisites and totals. They are practical starting builds, not simulated rankings or claims of live level-60 raid testing. Later beta changes take precedence over the original class announcement.
Choose Your Warrior Route
A route for the way you will play
| Route | Choose it for | Budget and tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| Arms · 31/20/0 | Solo questing, a strong two-hander and deliberate cleave. | Rend/Overpower/Slam support; no Bloodthirst or Flurry. |
| Fury · 16/35/0 | Dual-wield combat with two current weapons. | Off-hand support, Bloodthirst and Gore Drinker; more gear dependence. |
| Protection · 11/5/35 | Learning dungeon pulls and keeping enemies on you. | Shield-dependent threat and survival; slower solo kills can be the tradeoff. |
The numbers always mean Arms / Fury / Protection. Your first ordinary talent point arrives at 10 and the budget reaches 51 at 60. The Talented Legacy perk can move access earlier without raising that maximum; follow the point order if your level labels differ. Change talents at a class trainer. Dual Specialization opens at 40.
Keep a shield even as DPS. You can need Shield Bash, Shield Wall or an emergency tank set. Having the shield in your bags is only preparation: stance, equipped weapon and available Rage still decide whether a defensive action can be used.
Current Talent Trees and Complete Builds
Arms is expanded first. Open Fury or Protection for the other allocations. These diagrams use current Forever talent positions and original game textures; they remain readable without a third-party calculator script.
Arms · 31/20/0Two-handed leveling and controlled cleave. Open by default.
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1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon A vicious strike that deals weapon damage plus 85 and wounds the target, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 10 sec.
Requires 30 points in Arms Talents; Requires 1 point in Sweeping Strikes0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Gives your Hamstring ability a 15% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
Requires 25 points in Arms Talents1/5
Allocated: 1/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Weapons Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Polearm: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace/Staff: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor. Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target.
Requires 20 points in Arms Talents1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Battle Stance Your next 5 melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.
Requires 20 points in Arms Talents2/2
Allocated: 2/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your abilities by 20%.
Requires 15 points in Arms Talents; Requires 3 points in Deep Wounds3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 3%.
Requires 15 points in Arms Talents1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Requires Battle Stance A brutal attack that deals 40% weapon damage. Deals an additional 80% weapon damage against Giants, Dragonkin, and mounted targets. Mounted targets are dismounted.
Requires 15 points in Arms Talents3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Your critical strikes cause your opponent to Bleed, dealing 60% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.
Requires 10 points in Arms Talents; Requires 3 points in Improved Rend0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Generates 1 Rage every 3 sec while in combat, and reduces Rage loss while out of combat by 30%.
Requires 10 points in Arms Talents; Requires 5 points in Improved Tactical Mastery2/2
Allocated: 2/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the critical strike chance of your Overpower ability by 50%.
Requires 5 points in Arms Talents5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Tactical Mastery lets you retain up to an additional 15 Rage when you change stances.
Requires 5 points in Arms Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the Rage generated by your Charge ability by 6.
Requires 5 points in Arms Talents3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the Bleed damage done by your Rend ability by 35%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.2/5
Allocated: 2/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your Parry chance by 5%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the cost of your Heroic Strike ability by 3 Rage.
First row; no earlier talent points required.5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Grants your Main Hand melee attacks against enemies afflicted by your Rend a 20% chance to allow an activation of Overpower.
Requires 20 points in Arms Talents2/2
Allocated: 2/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the global cooldown and cast time of your Slam ability by 0.50 sec. In addition, Slam no longer interrupts or delays your melee swing and Slam's cooldown is reduced by 3.0 sec.
Requires 25 points in Arms Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the cooldown of your Intercept ability by 10 sec.
Requires 20 points in Fury Talents0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
When activated, increases your Physical damage done by 20% and makes you immune to Fear effects, but increases all damage you take by 5%. Lasts 30 sec.
Requires 20 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your melee attack speed by 25% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
Requires 25 points in Fury Talents; Requires 1 point in Death Wish0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Instantly attack the target causing damage equal to 45% of your Attack Power plus 30 and increasing your movement speed by 10% for 10 sec.
Requires 30 points in Fury Talents4/5
Allocated: 4/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Gives you a 30% chance to deal 10% increased Physical damage for 12 sec after being the victim of any damaging attack. (Proc chance: 30%)
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the Rage cost of your Execute ability by 5.
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 25% and the Rage generated by your off-hand attacks by 50%.
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Regenerates 3% of your total Health over 6 sec after being the victim of a critical strike or suffering more than 20% of your maximum Health from a single attack.
Requires 10 points in Fury Talents1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Causes all enemies within 10 yds to be Dazed, reducing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.
Requires 10 points in Fury Talents5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Gives you a 60% chance to generate 1 additional Rage when you deal melee damage with a weapon.
Requires 5 points in Fury Talents1/5
Allocated: 1/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the area of effect of your Shouts by 50% and reduces their Rage cost by 25%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 5%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your chance to hit with off-hand attacks by 10%.
Requires 10 points in Fury Talents1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the Rage cost of your Cleave and Whirlwind abilities by 3.
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Your Berserker Rage ability will instantly generate 10 Rage and has a 100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when activated.
Requires 20 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the time before your Rage begins to decay after leaving combat by 10 sec.
Requires 5 points in Fury Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Your Enrage, Berserker Rage, Bloodrage, Death Wish, and Bloodthirst abilities cause your next 3 melee attacks to restore 1.0% of your maximum Health.
Requires 25 points in Fury Talents; Requires 5 points in EnrageOpen this exact allocation in the Forever calculator ↗
Complete allocation as text
- Arms: Improved Rend 3/3
- Arms: Deflection 2/5
- Arms: Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5
- Arms: Deep Wounds 3/3
- Arms: Improved Overpower 2/2
- Arms: Spearing Strike 1/1
- Arms: Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 3/3
- Arms: Impale 2/2
- Arms: Sweeping Strikes 1/1
- Arms: Bloodthrill 5/5
- Arms: Improved Slam 2/2
- Arms: Weaponmaster 1/5
- Arms: Mortal Strike 1/1
- Fury: Cruelty 5/5
- Fury: Unbridled Wrath 5/5
- Fury: Blood Craze 3/3
- Fury: Piercing Howl 1/1
- Fury: Booming Voice 1/5
- Fury: Raging Blows 1/1
- Fury: Enrage 4/5
Fury · 16/35/0Dual wield, Bloodthirst, Flurry and talented recovery.
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0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the cooldown of your Intercept ability by 10 sec.
Requires 20 points in Fury Talents1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
When activated, increases your Physical damage done by 20% and makes you immune to Fear effects, but increases all damage you take by 5%. Lasts 30 sec.
Requires 20 points in Fury Talents5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your melee attack speed by 25% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
Requires 25 points in Fury Talents; Requires 1 point in Death Wish1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Instantly attack the target causing damage equal to 45% of your Attack Power plus 30 and increasing your movement speed by 10% for 10 sec.
Requires 30 points in Fury Talents5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Gives you a 30% chance to deal 10% increased Physical damage for 12 sec after being the victim of any damaging attack. (Proc chance: 30%)
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the Rage cost of your Execute ability by 5.
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 25% and the Rage generated by your off-hand attacks by 50%.
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents2/3
Allocated: 2/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Regenerates 3% of your total Health over 6 sec after being the victim of a critical strike or suffering more than 20% of your maximum Health from a single attack.
Requires 10 points in Fury Talents0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Causes all enemies within 10 yds to be Dazed, reducing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.
Requires 10 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Gives you a 60% chance to generate 1 additional Rage when you deal melee damage with a weapon.
Requires 5 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the area of effect of your Shouts by 50% and reduces their Rage cost by 25%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 5%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your chance to hit with off-hand attacks by 10%.
Requires 10 points in Fury Talents1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the Rage cost of your Cleave and Whirlwind abilities by 3.
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Your Berserker Rage ability will instantly generate 10 Rage and has a 100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when activated.
Requires 20 points in Fury Talents5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the time before your Rage begins to decay after leaving combat by 10 sec.
Requires 5 points in Fury Talents2/2
Allocated: 2/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Your Enrage, Berserker Rage, Bloodrage, Death Wish, and Bloodthirst abilities cause your next 3 melee attacks to restore 1.0% of your maximum Health.
Requires 25 points in Fury Talents; Requires 5 points in Enrage0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon A vicious strike that deals weapon damage plus 85 and wounds the target, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 10 sec.
Requires 30 points in Arms Talents; Requires 1 point in Sweeping Strikes0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Gives your Hamstring ability a 15% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
Requires 25 points in Arms Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Weapons Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Polearm: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace/Staff: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor. Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target.
Requires 20 points in Arms Talents0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Battle Stance Your next 5 melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.
Requires 20 points in Arms Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your abilities by 20%.
Requires 15 points in Arms Talents; Requires 3 points in Deep Wounds0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 3%.
Requires 15 points in Arms Talents0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Requires Battle Stance A brutal attack that deals 40% weapon damage. Deals an additional 80% weapon damage against Giants, Dragonkin, and mounted targets. Mounted targets are dismounted.
Requires 15 points in Arms Talents3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Your critical strikes cause your opponent to Bleed, dealing 60% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.
Requires 10 points in Arms Talents; Requires 3 points in Improved Rend1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Generates 1 Rage every 3 sec while in combat, and reduces Rage loss while out of combat by 30%.
Requires 10 points in Arms Talents; Requires 5 points in Improved Tactical Mastery2/2
Allocated: 2/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the critical strike chance of your Overpower ability by 50%.
Requires 5 points in Arms Talents5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Tactical Mastery lets you retain up to an additional 15 Rage when you change stances.
Requires 5 points in Arms Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the Rage generated by your Charge ability by 6.
Requires 5 points in Arms Talents3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the Bleed damage done by your Rend ability by 35%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.2/5
Allocated: 2/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your Parry chance by 5%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the cost of your Heroic Strike ability by 3 Rage.
First row; no earlier talent points required.0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Grants your Main Hand melee attacks against enemies afflicted by your Rend a 20% chance to allow an activation of Overpower.
Requires 20 points in Arms Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the global cooldown and cast time of your Slam ability by 0.50 sec. In addition, Slam no longer interrupts or delays your melee swing and Slam's cooldown is reduced by 3.0 sec.
Requires 25 points in Arms TalentsOpen this exact allocation in the Forever calculator ↗
Complete allocation as text
- Fury: Cruelty 5/5
- Fury: Lingering Rage 5/5
- Fury: Furious Precision 3/3
- Fury: Blood Craze 2/3
- Fury: Raging Blows 1/1
- Fury: Dual Wield Specialization 5/5
- Fury: Death Wish 1/1
- Fury: Enrage 5/5
- Fury: Flurry 5/5
- Fury: Bloodthirst 1/1
- Fury: Gore Drinker 2/2
- Arms: Improved Rend 3/3
- Arms: Deflection 2/5
- Arms: Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5
- Arms: Deep Wounds 3/3
- Arms: Improved Overpower 2/2
- Arms: Anger Management 1/1
Protection · 11/5/35Dedicated shield route with Shield Slam and shorter Shield Wall.
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1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Slam the target with your shield, causing 421 to 439 damage, increased by your Block Value, and has a 50% chance of dispelling 1 magic effect on the target. Causes a very high amount of threat.
Requires 30 points in Protection Talents; Requires 1 point in Concussion Blow3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the Rage cost of your offensive abilities by 3.
Requires 20 points in Protection Talents5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases all damage you deal by 10% while a shield is equipped.
Requires 25 points in Protection Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Gives your Shield Bash ability a 100% chance to Silence the target for 3 sec.
Requires 15 points in Protection Talents2/2
Allocated: 2/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the cooldown of your Shield Wall ability by 11.0 min.
Requires 20 points in Protection Talents1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Stuns the target for 5 sec.
Requires 20 points in Protection Talents1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Your Charge ability is now usable while in Defensive Stance.
Requires 15 points in Protection Talents0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the cooldown of your Disarm ability by 20 secs.
Requires 10 points in Protection Talents3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the Rage cost of your Sunder Armor ability by 3.
Requires 15 points in Protection Talents3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases damage dealt by your Revenge ability by 60%. (Proc chance: 15%)
Requires 5 points in Protection Talents1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
When activated, this ability temporarily grants you 30% of your maximum health for 20 sec. After the effect expires, the health is lost.
Requires 10 points in Protection Talents2/2
Allocated: 2/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Grants you a 100% chance to generate 5 Rage when you Dodge or Parry while a shield is equipped.
Requires 10 points in Protection Talents; Requires 5 points in Shield Specialization0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the Rage cost of your Thunder Clap ability by 6.
Requires 5 points in Protection Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases all the Rage generated by your Bloodrage ability by 50%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your Defense Skill by 20.
Requires 5 points in Protection Talents5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your chance to Block attacks with your shield by 5% and grants you a 100% chance to generate 5 Rage when you Block.
First row; no earlier talent points required.3/3
Allocated: 3/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Defensive Stance Increases all threat generated in Defensive stance by an additional 15% while a shield is equipped.
Requires 10 points in Protection Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the duration of Stun and Fear effects inflicted on you by 15%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon A vicious strike that deals weapon damage plus 85 and wounds the target, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 10 sec.
Requires 30 points in Arms Talents; Requires 1 point in Sweeping Strikes0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Gives your Hamstring ability a 15% chance to immobilize the target for 5 sec.
Requires 25 points in Arms Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Weapons Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Polearm: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace/Staff: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor. Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target.
Requires 20 points in Arms Talents0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Battle Stance Your next 5 melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.
Requires 20 points in Arms Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your abilities by 20%.
Requires 15 points in Arms Talents; Requires 3 points in Deep Wounds0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 3%.
Requires 15 points in Arms Talents0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Requires Battle Stance A brutal attack that deals 40% weapon damage. Deals an additional 80% weapon damage against Giants, Dragonkin, and mounted targets. Mounted targets are dismounted.
Requires 15 points in Arms Talents0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Your critical strikes cause your opponent to Bleed, dealing 60% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.
Requires 10 points in Arms Talents; Requires 3 points in Improved Rend1/1
Allocated: 1/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Generates 1 Rage every 3 sec while in combat, and reduces Rage loss while out of combat by 30%.
Requires 10 points in Arms Talents; Requires 5 points in Improved Tactical Mastery0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the critical strike chance of your Overpower ability by 50%.
Requires 5 points in Arms Talents5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Tactical Mastery lets you retain up to an additional 15 Rage when you change stances.
Requires 5 points in Arms Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the Rage generated by your Charge ability by 6.
Requires 5 points in Arms Talents0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the Bleed damage done by your Rend ability by 35%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your Parry chance by 5%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the cost of your Heroic Strike ability by 3 Rage.
First row; no earlier talent points required.0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Grants your Main Hand melee attacks against enemies afflicted by your Rend a 20% chance to allow an activation of Overpower.
Requires 20 points in Arms Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the global cooldown and cast time of your Slam ability by 0.50 sec. In addition, Slam no longer interrupts or delays your melee swing and Slam's cooldown is reduced by 3.0 sec.
Requires 25 points in Arms TalentsShow the remaining support tree
0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the cooldown of your Intercept ability by 10 sec.
Requires 20 points in Fury Talents0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
When activated, increases your Physical damage done by 20% and makes you immune to Fear effects, but increases all damage you take by 5%. Lasts 30 sec.
Requires 20 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your melee attack speed by 25% for your next 3 swings after dealing a melee critical strike.
Requires 25 points in Fury Talents; Requires 1 point in Death Wish0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Instantly attack the target causing damage equal to 45% of your Attack Power plus 30 and increasing your movement speed by 10% for 10 sec.
Requires 30 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Gives you a 30% chance to deal 10% increased Physical damage for 12 sec after being the victim of any damaging attack. (Proc chance: 30%)
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the Rage cost of your Execute ability by 5.
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the damage done by your off-hand weapon by 25% and the Rage generated by your off-hand attacks by 50%.
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Regenerates 3% of your total Health over 6 sec after being the victim of a critical strike or suffering more than 20% of your maximum Health from a single attack.
Requires 10 points in Fury Talents0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Causes all enemies within 10 yds to be Dazed, reducing movement speed by 50% for 6 sec.
Requires 10 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Gives you a 60% chance to generate 1 additional Rage when you deal melee damage with a weapon.
Requires 5 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the area of effect of your Shouts by 50% and reduces their Rage cost by 25%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.5/5
Allocated: 5/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Requires Melee Weapon Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 5%.
First row; no earlier talent points required.0/3
Allocated: 0/3. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases your chance to hit with off-hand attacks by 10%.
Requires 10 points in Fury Talents0/1
Allocated: 0/1. Maximum-rank reference:
Reduces the Rage cost of your Cleave and Whirlwind abilities by 3.
Requires 15 points in Fury Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Your Berserker Rage ability will instantly generate 10 Rage and has a 100% chance to remove all movement impairing effects when activated.
Requires 20 points in Fury Talents0/5
Allocated: 0/5. Maximum-rank reference:
Increases the time before your Rage begins to decay after leaving combat by 10 sec.
Requires 5 points in Fury Talents0/2
Allocated: 0/2. Maximum-rank reference:
Your Enrage, Berserker Rage, Bloodrage, Death Wish, and Bloodthirst abilities cause your next 3 melee attacks to restore 1.0% of your maximum Health.
Requires 25 points in Fury Talents; Requires 5 points in EnrageOpen this exact allocation in the Forever calculator ↗
Complete allocation as text
- Protection: Shield Specialization 5/5
- Protection: Improved Revenge 3/3
- Protection: Anticipation 5/5
- Protection: Last Stand 1/1
- Protection: Master of Defense 2/2
- Protection: Defiance 3/3
- Protection: Vanguard 1/1
- Protection: Improved Sunder Armor 3/3
- Protection: Concussion Blow 1/1
- Protection: Focused Rage 3/3
- Protection: Improved Shield Wall 2/2
- Protection: Bastion 5/5
- Protection: Shield Slam 1/1
- Arms: Deflection 5/5
- Arms: Improved Tactical Mastery 5/5
- Arms: Anger Management 1/1
- Fury: Cruelty 5/5
Why the Arms allocation has only 1/5 Weaponmaster: it spends deeply on Bloodthrill and Improved Slam for an active Rend/Overpower/Slam playstyle, then takes Fury utility and Rage support. It deliberately gives up the rest of Weaponmaster. For a weapon-focused alternative, move four late Fury points from Enrage into Weaponmaster after Mortal Strike, producing 35/16/0; at 1/5, only the first-rank weapon bonus applies.
The Fury plan instead reaches 35 points to take Gore Drinker 2/2. That is a real allocation choice: the recovery effect is not part of baseline Bloodthirst. Protection takes a shield-dependent defensive core and two points in Improved Shield Wall, rather than importing the old Toughness tree.
Leveling Talents: Every Point, in Order
Choose one route below and keep to its order until a milestone. Splitting early points between two trees delays the attacks that make that route work. A finished 51-point image alone does not tell a level-22 player what to buy next.
Arms point order · levels 10–60
One ordinary point per level
| Level | Talent reached |
|---|---|
| 10–12 | Improved Rend → 3/3 |
| 13–14 | Deflection → 2/5 |
| 15–19 | Improved Tactical Mastery → 5/5 |
| 20–22 | Deep Wounds → 3/3 |
| 23–24 | Improved Overpower → 2/2 |
| 25 | Spearing Strike → 1/1 |
| 26–28 | Two-Handed Weapon Specialization → 3/3 |
| 29 | Impale → 1/2 |
| 30 | Sweeping Strikes → 1/1 |
| 31–35 | Bloodthrill → 5/5 |
| 36–37 | Improved Slam → 2/2 |
| 38 | Impale → 2/2 |
| 39 | Weaponmaster → 1/5 |
| 40 | Mortal Strike → 1/1 |
| 41–45 | Cruelty → 5/5 |
| 46–50 | Unbridled Wrath → 5/5 |
| 51–53 | Blood Craze → 3/3 |
| 54 | Piercing Howl → 1/1 |
| 55 | Booming Voice → 1/5 |
| 56 | Raging Blows → 1/1 |
| 57–60 | Enrage → 4/5 |
Fury point order · levels 10–60
One ordinary point per level
| Level | Talent reached |
|---|---|
| 10–14 | Cruelty → 5/5 |
| 15–19 | Lingering Rage → 5/5 |
| 20–22 | Furious Precision → 3/3 |
| 23–24 | Blood Craze → 2/3 |
| 25 | Raging Blows → 1/1 |
| 26–29 | Dual Wield Specialization → 4/5 |
| 30 | Death Wish → 1/1 |
| 31 | Dual Wield Specialization → 5/5 |
| 32–34 | Enrage → 3/5 |
| 35–39 | Flurry → 5/5 |
| 40 | Bloodthirst → 1/1 |
| 41–42 | Enrage → 5/5 |
| 43–44 | Gore Drinker → 2/2 |
| 45–47 | Improved Rend → 3/3 |
| 48–49 | Deflection → 2/5 |
| 50–54 | Improved Tactical Mastery → 5/5 |
| 55–57 | Deep Wounds → 3/3 |
| 58–59 | Improved Overpower → 2/2 |
| 60 | Anger Management → 1/1 |
Protection point order · levels 10–60
One ordinary point per level
| Level | Talent reached |
|---|---|
| 10–14 | Shield Specialization → 5/5 |
| 15–17 | Improved Revenge → 3/3 |
| 18–19 | Anticipation → 2/5 |
| 20 | Last Stand → 1/1 |
| 21–22 | Master of Defense → 2/2 |
| 23–24 | Defiance → 2/3 |
| 25 | Vanguard → 1/1 |
| 26–28 | Improved Sunder Armor → 3/3 |
| 29 | Defiance → 3/3 |
| 30 | Concussion Blow → 1/1 |
| 31–33 | Focused Rage → 3/3 |
| 34 | Improved Shield Wall → 1/2 |
| 35–39 | Bastion → 5/5 |
| 40 | Shield Slam → 1/1 |
| 41 | Improved Shield Wall → 2/2 |
| 42–44 | Anticipation → 5/5 |
| 45–49 | Deflection → 5/5 |
| 50–54 | Improved Tactical Mastery → 5/5 |
| 55 | Anger Management → 1/1 |
| 56–60 | Cruelty → 5/5 |
Arms milestones: Spearing Strike at 25, Sweeping Strikes at 30, Bloodthrill through 35, Improved Slam at 36–37 and Mortal Strike at 40. Improved Tactical Mastery is complete at 19; this route does not take Anger Management. Its final Fury points add utility, not Bloodthirst or Flurry.
Fury milestones: off-hand hit talents at 20–22, Raging Blows at 25, Death Wish at 30, Flurry at 35–39 and Bloodthirst at 40. Gore Drinker arrives at 43–44. Before dual wield and its supporting talents, use the best weapon you can actually equip rather than accepting a badly underleveled off-hand just to imitate the final build.
Protection milestones: Last Stand at 20, Vanguard at 25, Concussion Blow at 30, Focused Rage at 31–33 and Shield Slam at 40. The 40–44 sequence finishes the shield core before adding Arms support. Shield Bash is available well before Shield Slam: do not confuse your interrupt with your capstone damage button.
Rage and Stances: The Decisions Behind the Buttons
Incoming-damage Rage now ignores your actual armor and absorption. Wear your armor and accept Power Word: Shield. The October 8 global correction uses a level-dependent expected armor range of 20%–40%, superseding the first announcement’s fixed 50% assumption. Avoidable damage remains avoidable; generating Rage is not a reason to stand in it.
Outgoing Rage is normalized around weapon speed, and the October 1 revision increased the extra Rage from critical strikes to 100% more. A larger weapon hit is therefore not a promise of proportionally larger Rage under the old Classic formula. Judge the weapon’s damage and relevant stats separately from that assumption.
Tactical Mastery is baseline at 14: a stance change retains up to ten Rage. Improved Tactical Mastery raises the limit by three per point, to 25 at 5/5. This is retained Rage, not a grant. If you have 50 and change stance with a ten-Rage limit, you have discarded 40; switching again does not refund it.
Before you press a stance-dependent action
| Action | Requirement | Practical consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Charge | Battle Stance; not in combat. Vanguard adds Defensive Stance access. | A Vanguard tank does not gain unrestricted in-combat Charge. |
| Overpower / Sweeping Strikes / Spearing Strike | Battle Stance. | Reserve the stance change for a real opportunity. |
| Whirlwind / Pummel | Berserker Stance. | Plan the next interrupt before moving out of that stance. |
| Shield Block / Shield Wall | Defensive Stance and a shield for shield actions. | A two-handed damage setup is not ready to use the whole defensive kit. |
| Shield Bash | Shield; Battle or Defensive Stance. | Useful before Pummel and in a tank setup. |
Before a stance change, know the action you are buying. An available Overpower may justify a change to Battle Stance; dumping most of a full Rage bar merely because the proc lit up may not. A tank who leaves Defensive Stance also changes the conditions for shield-dependent threat talents. Keep the next required interrupt and defensive action accessible.
Arms Rotation: Rend, Overpower and Controlled Cleave
Early levels: Charge when legal, keep Battle Shout useful, start auto-attacks and spend Rage only after protecting your next important action. Rend earns its cost when the enemy lives long enough for the bleed to matter. React to Overpower when it becomes available; train its ranks and the other attacks you use.
- Use a real Overpower opportunity.
Battle Stance is required. Bloodthrill later lets main-hand attacks against your Rend target activate it; a dodge is no longer the only possible reason it lights up. Do not wait for a proc on an un-Rended target and assume the talent failed.
- Keep Mortal Strike available once learned.
It is the central six-second attack at 40. Reserve its Rage instead of queueing Heroic Strike just before it comes ready. Its healing reduction also matters against enemies or players being healed.
- Fit talented Slam into a safe stationary moment.
Improved Slam changes cast time, global cooldown and swing interaction. At 2/2 it prevents Slam from delaying your melee swing and reduces the base 18-second cooldown by three seconds. Move for danger before finishing an extra cast.
- Spend extra Rage deliberately.
Heroic Strike replaces the next main-hand swing; it spends Rage and changes the normal white-swing resource flow. On multiple safe targets, Cleave and Sweeping Strikes can convert the same attacking time into useful extra damage. Neither justifies breaking crowd control.
Two durable enemies: arrange them together without facing their attacks into a vulnerable party member, activate Sweeping Strikes in Battle Stance, and make the copied attacks count. Cleave spends more than an ordinary swing, so leave enough for the next essential ability. A nearby neutral pack is not a free second target.
Execute range: Execute becomes available below 20% enemy health and converts extra Rage into damage. Use the opportunity to finish an important target, but do not spend everything into a target about to become immune or die before your hit. On a chain of easy quest mobs, preserving enough for the next controlled pull can be more useful than overkilling the current one.
Spearing Strike is a Battle Stance utility attack as well as damage: it dismounts, and its bonus applies to Giants, Dragonkin and mounted enemies. It no longer requires a two-handed weapon. Check the current target and stance rather than pressing it as an interchangeable filler on cooldown.
Fury Rotation: Protect the Next Bloodthirst
Keep both weapon skills current and stand behind a dungeon target when the tank can hold it steady. Use Bloodthirst once learned and Whirlwind when its target access and stance are safe. Whirlwind already attacks with both weapons in Forever; Raging Blows reduces its and Cleave’s Rage costs rather than enabling the second weapon.
- Maintain attacking time and required utility.
Stay in range without standing in frontal attacks. Interrupt a dangerous cast and refresh Battle Shout when needed. A damage sequence cannot compensate for a preventable death or a missed group-saving interrupt.
- Budget for Bloodthirst and Whirlwind.
Bloodthirst has a six-second cooldown; Whirlwind has ten seconds and requires Berserker Stance. When Rage is scarce, avoid spending the next core attack’s cost on Heroic Strike. Whirlwind also reaches nearby targets, including ones you should not hit.
- Use Death Wish for an actual attack window.
It increases physical damage but also increases damage taken. Pair it with reliable target access, not an imminent forced retreat. Do not ask a struggling healer to absorb its defensive cost just because the cooldown is ready.
- Use surplus spenders and Execute with context.
Cleave suits several legitimate melee targets; Heroic Strike suits excess Rage on one. Queueing Heroic Strike no longer gives the off-hand the old hit benefit. At low enemy health, Execute can consume the budget you otherwise reserve.
Understand the healing: Bloodthirst itself gives movement speed, not a direct heal. Gore Drinker makes specified activations, including Bloodthirst, cause the next three melee attacks to restore health. If you cannot land those attacks, the talent has not supplied an immediate emergency recovery. Blood Craze is a separate triggered regeneration effect.
Furious Precision grants off-hand hit chance; Dual Wield Specialization affects off-hand damage and Rage. Neither is a universal hit bonus to every attack. Do not add the off-hand-specific number to main-hand hit or use an Era Heroic Strike queue guide to explain your current misses.
Protection: From the First Pull to a Lost Target
Equip a shield and one-handed weapon, use Defensive Stance and give the group a clear first target. Vanguard permits Charge in that stance after talenting it; before that point, a ranged pull or an intentional stance change may be the cleaner start. Check the healer’s position and mana before spending a mobility button.
- Establish the first target and account for the rest.
Use Shield Slam after 40 and Revenge when its activation is available. Sunder Armor supplies threat and an armor reduction on a durable target. At lower levels these earlier tools carry the pull; do not wait for the capstone to start learning target control.
- Apply area pressure without assuming it is unlimited.
Thunder Clap is usable in Defensive Stance, but the current spell affects up to four targets. On larger packs, look for an enemy outside that coverage. Switch targets to put useful threat where the group is actually dealing damage.
- Keep resources for the dangerous action.
Shield Block, Shield Bash and your next core threat attack all compete for access. Shield Block is charge-limited protection, not a permanent barrier. Use it for incoming melee attacks that matter; it cannot interrupt a caster.
- Recover a lost target decisively.
Identify who it is attacking, Taunt when valid and follow with real threat. Taunt is a recovery button, not a long-term replacement for attacks. If several enemies escape, control the most dangerous one and ask for focus rather than chasing every nameplate in a circle.
Shield conditions are part of the build. Defiance’s extra threat and Master of Defense’s dodge/parry Rage require the shield. Removing it to raise damage turns off those benefits. Armor is no longer a penalty to incoming Rage, so deliberately downgrading your protection to “get hit harder” is not the solution.
Last Stand temporarily increases maximum health; plan for its expiration and the heal needed before it ends. Shield Wall is for substantial incoming damage, with a shorter cooldown in this allocation. Retaliation, Recklessness and Shield Wall no longer share a cooldown, but Recklessness increases damage taken and Retaliation does not counter attacks from behind. Different cooldowns solve different problems.
Weapon Upgrades: Concrete Items to Compare
These are verified Forever entries and useful comparisons, not an exhaustive level-60 BiS list. The database has changed rewards and missing entries; actual availability, quest access and your current weapon determine whether a detour is worth it. An item’s level is not automatically its equip requirement, and starting a class quest does not mean a solo character can finish every encounter at that level.
Named equipment with the correct Forever icon and item reference
| Item | Verified comparison | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Cruel Barb | One-hand sword · requires 19 · 2.80 speed · +12 Attack Power. | Edwin VanCleef entry lists this drop. A main-hand damage or shield-set candidate, subject to access. |
| Wingblade | Main-hand sword · 2.20 speed · 5 Agility / 2 Stamina. | Compare its full stats with your current main-hand. Cannot fill an off-hand slot. |
| Commander's Crest | Shield · requires 21 · 585 armor · 12 block. | Commander Springvale drop; an early shield-set comparison, not a required farm. |
| Shield of Thorsen | Shield · requires 25 · 7 Strength and bonus armor. | Bind-on-equip alternative: compare cost against an available quest or dungeon shield. |
| Whirlwind Axe | Two-hand axe · 3.60 speed · 102–154 listed damage. | Whirlwind class-reward choice. Compare the quest journey and your existing weapon. |
| Whirlwind Warhammer | Two-hand mace · 3.40 speed · 97–146 listed damage. | Same class-reward family; a different Weaponmaster effect, not the axe’s crit benefit. |
| Whirlwind Sword | Two-hand sword · 2.90 speed · 82–124 listed damage. | Similar listed DPS but different swing damage and weapon-type effect. |
| Sword of the Magistrate | Two-hand sword · requires 36 · 3.30 speed. | Bind-on-equip alternative. Do not spend heavily for a small or short-lived upgrade. |
| Aegis of the Scarlet Commander | Shield · requires 39 · 1548 armor · 23 block. | Scarlet Commander Mograine drop; compare for a level-40 tank set. |
| Axe of Rin'ji | One-hand axe · requires 48 · 1.90 speed. | Later bind-on-equip comparison for a shield set or dual-wield pair; train the skill. |
The three Whirlwind rewards illustrate why weapon DPS alone is incomplete: similar listed DPS comes with different speed and attack damage. Arms’ weapon-damage attacks and Weaponmaster’s weapon-type benefit change the comparison. Check the whole equipped set and your allocated rank. The current Axe, Warhammer and Sword all carry 16 Strength and 15 Stamina; they do not all gain the same Weaponmaster effect.
For Fury, compare both weapons, their skill progress and any main-hand-only restriction. Wingblade is a main-hand weapon; it is not a valid off-hand recommendation. Cruel Barb is listed as one-hand. A shield upgrade matters to Protection through armor, block and survival, not only the Strength shown beside it.
Stats and Enchants: Damage Set Versus Shield Set
Read the item for its job
| Decision | Damage set | Protection set |
|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Keep damage and weapon skill current; compare both weapons for Fury. | A usable one-hander with current skill; reliable threat matters. |
| Strength / attack power | Supports physical attacks; read actual item effects. | Useful for damage/threat alongside survival. |
| Stamina / armor | Enough health to recover mistakes and survive quest pulls. | Core practical survival; armor does not penalize incoming Rage. |
| Hit / critical chance | Separate off-hand talents from general hit. | Missed control and attacks matter; do not discard defense for one stat. |
| Defense / block | Keep a separate tank set rather than sacrificing a major weapon upgrade for defensive stats on a damage assignment. | Compare defensive effects against the enemies you are preparing to tank. |
Choose hit and Defense goals for the level and type of enemy you plan to fight. Opponent level and the type of attack matter, and off-hand hit talents do not cover all attacks. For dungeon tanking, a weapon upgrade that makes control easier can be useful, but it does not replace enough health and mitigation to survive the pull.
Use this enchant reference to plan upgrades for equipment you expect to keep. Each named enchant links to its current Forever spell. Apply costly enchants to pieces you expect to keep; you do not need an endgame enchant on every temporary quest reward.
Minor Speed currently lists 4% movement speed in Forever. Do not copy the old percentage from another version. Crusader is a proc with healing and temporary Strength, not a permanent 100-Strength stat line. The Threat glove enchant is for a threat objective; Greater Strength is the straightforward damage alternative.
Macros You Can Copy and Actually Use
This target-attack helper starts auto-attacking even when you cannot yet afford Heroic Strike. Heroic Strike is still queued on the next melee swing; repeated presses are not a free instant damage rotation.
#showtooltip Heroic Strike
/startattack
/cast Heroic StrikeThe mouseover Pummel macro attempts a valid hostile mouseover, otherwise your selected target. It does not change you into Berserker Stance, equip a shield or remove the Rage requirement. Before Pummel is trained, use your shield-and-stance setup for Shield Bash instead.
#showtooltip Pummel
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][] PummelKeep stance and equipment recovery on deliberate binds. A single “do everything” macro that changes your weapon, dumps Rage through a stance change and then tries an unavailable action can fail exactly when you need it most. Test a new bind on a safe target before relying on it in a dungeon.
Common Problems and What to Change
Fix the cause rather than adding another button
| Problem | Likely check | Useful change |
|---|---|---|
| Always short of Rage | Heroic Strike queued before core attacks; frequent wasteful stance changes. | Stop using a surplus spender as the first priority. Watch the retained-Rage limit. |
| Off-hand keeps missing | Wrong expectation from off-hand talent vs main-hand hit; outdated weapon skill. | Train both skills; inspect Furious Precision rather than the old queue exploit. |
| Overpower is not lighting up | No qualifying opportunity, no Rend on the target, or Bloodthrill not yet learned. | Check the target’s Rend and your actual talent rank. |
| Fury healing did not save me | Gore Drinker is not allocated, or subsequent melee attacks never landed. | Separate the trigger from the recovery hits; heal before the pull when needed. |
| Tank loses the fifth enemy | Thunder Clap’s four-target limit, split damage or no follow-up threat. | Track uncovered targets, tab useful attacks and ask for a clear first kill. |
| Shield button is unavailable | Shield missing, wrong stance, insufficient Rage or ability not learned. | Fix the setup; do not add repeated macro lines hoping to bypass a requirement. |
| Dying while saving food time | Pulling into danger for Rage or relying on a future Victory Rush activation. | Recover first. Victory Rush needs a qualifying kill and a usable activation window. |
For the route between class milestones, use our Forever leveling guide. If you are still deciding whether the resource and weapon management suit you, compare the class overview and playstyle quiz. A preference match is not a damage ranking.
Sources and Update Notes
The current Forever Warrior calculator supplied talent rows, prerequisites and rank references; the three linked allocations were entered and their 51-point totals verified on November 2. Item and enchant links use the Forever database rather than Retail or Classic Era.
Blizzard’s Priest and Warrior class deep dive establishes the redesign. Its initial values are superseded where the official beta update thread changed them, especially the October 1 tree revision, October 8 Rage normalization correction and October 16 fixes. The latest staff posts retrieved for this review were the October 27 racial clarifications.
Cover: Blizzard’s Dwarf character presentation, used as game artwork rather than a representation of the example equipment. Game art and spell textures © Blizzard Entertainment.
