Welcome, brave Warriors of Azeroth! As we march into Phase 2 of the Season of Discovery, it's time to sharpen your blades and hone your battle tactics. Whether you're an Arms enthusiast or a Fury fanatic, this guide will equip you with the knowledge to maximize your damage output and conquer the most formidable foes. Let's dive into the essentials of Warrior DPS mastery.

 

• Consumables
• Arms Warrior Pre-BIS List
• Arms Warrior Talents and Runes
• Arms Warrior BIS List
• Arms Warrior Rotation
• Fury Warrior Pre-BIS List
• Fury Warrior BIS List
• Fury Warrior Talents and Runes
• Fury Warrior Rotation

 

↖ Consumables

First up is consumables. Both Arms and Fury players will benefit from these power-ups:

• Strength Elixirs (Scroll of Strength III (BiS), Gagon Strength (Mid tier), Elixir of Ogre Strength (Budget))
• Other Elixirs (Elixir of Agility, Elixir of Fortitude, Elixir of Greater Defense)
• Food Buffs (Dragonbreath Chili is BiS but Tender Wolf Steak, Monster Omelet work well too)
• Potions (Great Rage Pots for rage management / various protection pots for elemental resistances)
• Enhancements (Solid Sharpening Stones or Shadow Oil for weapon buffs / High Yield Radiation Bombs if Engineer)

 

↖ Arms Warrior Pre-BIS List

Here's what you need during Phase 2:

• Helm – Raging Berserker's Helm
• Shoulders – Failed Flying Experiment
• Chest – Warforged Chestplate
• Main Hand – Bonebiter Axe (Alliance) or Whirlwind Axe (Horde)
• Accessories – Protector's Bands, Avengers Void Pearl, Rune of Duty
• Ranged – Naga Heartpiercer Bow

 

↖ Arms Warrior Talents and Runes

Talents:

• Heroic Strike > Rend > Tactical Mastery > Anger Management > Overpower
• Deep Wounds > Impale > Two-handed Weapon Specialization
• Sweeping Strikes > Axe Specialization > Mortal Strike

 

Runes:

• Chest: Flagellation
• Legs: Frenzy Assault 
• Hands: Endless Rage 
• Waist: Precise Timing 
• Feet: Rallying Cry

 

↖ Arms Warrior BIS List

Once inside the raid, you'll want to target these drops:

• Helm – Tempered Interference Negating Helmet
• Necklace – Nera Peace Officer Torque
• Shoulders – Trogg Slayer's Pauldrons
• Weapon - Thermoplug's Rocket Cleaver.
• Rings/Trinkets - Hypercharged Gear of Devastation, Gyromatic Experiment 420B

 

↖ Arms Warrior Rotation

The rotation focuses on maximizing flagellation uptime and using your abilities as follows:

1. Stack Sunder Armor if necessary.
2. Activate Blood Rage to start flagellation.
3. Use Slam on cooldown.
4. Overpower when available.
5. Mortal Strike as a rage dump.
6. Whirlwind in cleave situations.
7. Execute spam during the final phase.

 

↖ Fury Warrior Pre-BIS List

For Fury Warriors:

• Helm: Raging Berserker's Helm
• Shoulders: Failed Flying Experiment
• Chest: War Forged Chestplate
• Main Hand: Protector's Sword (Horde) or Legionnaire's Sword (Horde)
• Off Hand: Sanguine Skull Crusher
• Accessories and Ranged are similar to Arms setup.

 

↖ Fury Warrior BIS List

In raids, your best options are:

• Helm: Tempered Interference Negating Helmet
• Necklace: Nera Peace Officer Torque
• Shoulders: Trog Slayer's Pauldrons
• Main Hand: Mecha-Torq's Arcano Shredder Fist Weapon
• Off Hand: Sanguine Skull Crusher

 

↖ Fury Warrior Talents and Runes

Talents should enhance your dual-wielding and enrage capabilities:

• Cruelty, Unbridled Wrath, Improved Battle Shout
• Dual Wield Specialization, Enrage, Death Wish
• Flurry, Bloodthirst

 

Runes include:

• Chest: Flagellation
• Legs: Consumed by Rage
• Hands: Single-Minded Fury
• Waist: Blood Surge
• Feet: Enrage Regeneration

 

↖ Fury Warrior Rotation

Fury rotation prioritizes keeping up buffs and using procs:

1. Sunder Armor if no priest with Homunculus.
2. Pop Blood Rage for flagellation.
3. Use Berserker's Rage for additional flagellation uptime.
4. Death Wish in the last 30 seconds or twice if the fight is long.
5. Slam only on Blood Surge procs.
6. Bloodthirst on cooldown.
7. Whirlwind and rage dump with Heroic Strike or Cleave.
8. Execute phase: spam Execute with Heroic Strike queued.

 

And there you have it! With this guide at your fingertips, you'll be well on your way to becoming the ultimate Warrior DPS machine in Phase 2 of Season of Discovery. Whether you're cleaving through hordes or focusing down bosses, remember to play what you enjoy and let the good times roll. Now go forth and conquer!