The Arms Specialization is the 2-handed weapon-wielding melee damage-dealer of the Warrior Class inWorld of Warcraft Classic Wrath of the Lich King.They have good single-target and multi-target damage, and some of the best 2-target Cleave damage in the game. They provide theTraumaandBlood Frenzydebuffs on targets that aids with other physical damage dealers and classes that apply bleeds.
At the beginning of the expansion, their performance is excellent, and they maintain moderate damage later on as well. But other classes' damage increases much more as there is access to better gear. In the later phases ofWoW WotLK Classic, Fury becomes the go-to spec for DPS Warriors as more Armor Penetration and Crit Rating becomes available.
The Races that are preferred for Arms Warriors are Draenei for the Alliance and Orc for the Horde.
Best Talent Build For Arms Warrior
The talent build for Arms Warriors that will be used for all of Wrath Classic is shown in the image below.
Best Arms Warrior Glyphs
Major Glyphs
Glyph of Rendingis a great boost to bleed damage and helps with managing the Bleed effect fromRendeffect.Glyph of Heroic Strikehelps with rage generation. AndGlyph of Executionis a flat damage boost toExecute.
Minor Glyphs
Glyph of Thunder Clapincreases range and can improve AoE damage.Glyph of Bloodrageprovides a minor benefit to help mitigate damage.
The third Minor Glyph is often a choice between the following:
Stat Priority For Arms Warrior
The biggest contributor to Arms Warrior damage is the DPS on the Main Hand Weapon. In general, when choosing between pieces of gear it’s usually better to go for the item with a higher item level as it will have more stats overall. There are Hit Rating and Expertise caps that are also important to reach, and to a lesser extent Armor Penetration as well.
1Strengthprovides2Attack Powerand1Agilityprovides2 Armor. 62.5Agilitywill increase theCritical Strike Chanceby 1%. Critical Strike Rating is important to generate more rage and it benefits theImpaleTalent and Critical Hits also applyDeep Wounds. Armor Penetration reduces the armor of a target to a maximum of 100%.
Arms Warrior Hit Rating Cap
TheHit Rating Capthat Arms Warriors need in order to never miss a skill is8% (263 Hit Rating). against a Level 83 target. Draenei provide the passive buffHeroic Presencefor all party members, reducing the hit rating requirement to 7% (230 Hit Rating).
Arms Warrior Expertise Rating Cap
TheExpertise Rating Capthat Arms Warriors need in order to never have a skill be dodged or parried is6.5% (214 Expertise Rating).This can be further reduced depending on the Human racial traitsSword SpecializationandMace Specializationas well as the Orc racial traitAxe Specialization.
The TalentStrength of Armsalso provides expertise. Depending on your gear in later phases it is easy to obtain the cap and this talent can be changed for another one.
Skill Rotation For Arms Warrior
The main thing to prioritize while playing Arms Warrior is to maintainRend, 5 stacks ofSunder Armoron the main target, and keepBattle ShoutorCommanding Shout(whichever is needed more).
After those three factors are taken care of, prioritize the use ofOverpoweras soon as it is available and thenExecutewhen it is made available bySudden Death.
If the above are taken care of, follow this skill priority:
ForCleavescenarios with 2-3 targets continue to maintainRendon all targets followed by usingSweeping Strikesand replacingHeroic StrikeforCleave.
ForMulti-Targetscenarios with more than 3 targets maintainRendon the main target usThunder Clapfollowed byBladestorm,Sweeping Strikes, andCleave. Then follow the main skill priority.
Best In Slot Gear, Gems, and Enchants
The best in slot, or BiS, gear for both Arms and Fury Warriors are essentially the same, except that Arms has less options for weapons. We’ve compiled the best gear including which gems to socket and which enchants to apply for each slot all in one list.
