Arms Warrior in WoW Forever

Last verified: 16 Oct 2026

Big two-hander, big crits, big repair bill. Arms turns Rage into profit, one Overpower at a time.

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Leveling21/0/0 at level 30 (beta; Mobalytics). Warcraft Tavern lists 26/0/0 with 5 Talented legacy points.Open the calculator
PvETo verify in game—
PvPTo verify in game (a community Arms PvP leveling build exists on Mobalytics, only levels 10-19 published)—

Rotation

Short
  1. in, keep up, use between pulls.
  2. early on targets that will live through it.
  3. whenever it lights up; Victory Rush after a kill.
  4. right after an auto-attack; when Rage is high.
  5. Packs: (level 30), , .

Stat priority

  • PvE: Weapon Damage › Hit › Crit › Strength › Agility › Stamina (guides disagree, beta)
  • PvP: To verify in game

PvP notes

Warcraft Tavern calls Arms the PvP warrior pick (, , ). Mobalytics' level 30 dueling list puts Warrior in C tier: hard to stay on targets.

  • Mining + Blacksmithing for leveling gear; Engineering is the alternative (great on Gnomes). Keep First Aid up; Cooking and Fishing for food.

Recent changes

  • 2026-10-15 — October 15 patch: no longer suffers spell pushback; is raid-wide.
  • 2026-10-08 — is required again to reach ; no longer scales with off-hand Attack Power.
  • 2026-10-01 — no longer needs a two-handed weapon but now requires . Crits from basic attacks give +100% Rage.
  • 2026-09-24 — cooldown 18 s (was 15); cuts it by 1.5/3 s; proc chance 4-20% (was 2-10%).

Built from the beta and public guides · last verified 16 Oct 2026

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