Arms Warrior Guide for Midnight Season 2 (Patch 12.1)

by Fouren

Updated 1 week ago

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About the Spec

This is a melee fighter whose primary stat is Strength. The Arms Warrior wields two-handed weapons (axe, sword, mace, polearm).

The defining trait of the Arms Warrior is building up and efficiently spending Rage to empower their damaging abilities.

Strengths

Easy to learn.
One of the best specs for dealing damage in the “Execute” phase.
High two-target damage thanks to Sweeping Strikes.
A class buff that increases the attack power of all party or raid members by 5%.

Weaknesses

You need to track Rage generation and cooldowns for maximum efficiency.
Weak group crowd-control utility.

Stat Priority

Warrior Arms Stats Priority

Strength

Critical Strike

Haste

Mastery

Versatility

Talents

Warrior Arms Mythic+ Build

No talent data

Rotation (Ability Priority)

Warrior Arms Opener

Warrior Arms Abilities Priority

Single Target

Avatar — on cooldown
Bladestorm
Champion's Might
Mortal Strike
Execute — during Sudden Death
Overpower
Rend — to apply or refresh if less than 5 seconds remain on the debuff
Slam

AoE

Rend — to apply the debuff
Avatar — during or right before Colossus Smash
Colossus Smash
Sweeping Strikes — when you have no charges
Bladestorm
Execute — during Sudden Death
Cleave
Overpower
Mortal Strike
Rend — Refresh if less than 4 seconds remain on the debuff
Execute — if nothing else is available

Best in Slot (BiS)

Don't forget to explore our class pages, where not only the best items in the slot are available, but also other alternatives for any class, spec or situation:

Warrior: Gear

Two-Handed Weapon

Maze-Roa, Fury of the Chieftain

Head

Hardened Horns of the Jade Warlord

Neck

Reliquary of the Akir's Doom

Shoulders

Shoulderplate of the Forgotten Sacrifice

Back

Silken Voodoo Pelerine

Chest

Cuirass of the Jade Warlord

Wrists

Bracers of the Spellbreaker

Hands

Ornate Gauntlets of the Jade Warlord

Waist

Belt of Venomous Regrets

Legs

Greaves of the Jade Warlord

Feet

March of the Spellbreaker

Ring

Vile Signet of Atrox

Ring

Amani Chieftain's Band

Trinket

Zul'jin's Guillotine Strike

Trinket

Insatiable Heart of Ula'tek

Enchants, Gems, Consumables

Enchants

Weapon

Enchant Weapon – Ren'dorei Insight

Head

Enchant Helm – Ascended Hex of Self-Healing

Shoulders

Enchant Shoulder – Blessing of Amirdrassil

Chest

Enchant Chest – Mark of the World Soul

Legs

Blood Knight Armor Kit

Feet

Enchant Boots – Feline Swiftness

Ring

Enchant Ring – Nature's Wrath

Gems

Meta Gem

Fathomless Eternal Song Diamond

Primary

Flawless Garnet of Speed

Alternative

Flawless Chrysolite of Death

Consumables

Flask

Flask of the Sundered Sun

Combat Potion

Potential of Light

Healing Potion

Moonlight Healing Potion

Weapon Buff

Thalassian Phoenix Oil

Augment Rune

Void-Touched Augment Rune

Food

Feast of the Blossoming

Leveling

Single Target:

Open the fight with Charge for an instant gap-closer and starting Rage generation.
Use Victory Rush right after killing the previous mob to deal damage and restore health.
Cast Execute when the target is low on health.
Press Colossus Smash to significantly weaken the target's armor.
Use Mortal Strike on cooldown.
Fill downtime with Overpower and Slam.

Multiple Targets (AoE):

Always turn on Sweeping Strikes when you are facing 2 or more targets.
Use Cleave to hit a group of enemies.
Cast Bladestorm to deal massive AoE damage in large packs.

Handy Tips for Mythic+ Keys

Thanks to Charge and Heroic Leap, you have high mobility. This helps you avoid dangerous zones (void zones) or quickly engage a new group of enemies.

Spell Reflection lets you reduce incoming magic damage or reflect a spell back at the enemy. Try to use it before taking heavy magic damage from bosses or dangerous mobs.

Using Intimidating Shout lets you interrupt several enemies casting spells at once. Try to use this ability when you need to stop dangerous casts in a large pack of monsters.

Macros

1. Pummel on focus or mouseover

#showtooltip Pummel
/cast [mod:shift, @focus][@mouseover, harm, nodead][] Pummel

2. Heroic Leap at cursor

#showtooltip Heroic Leap
/cast [@cursor] Heroic Leap

3. Execute on mouseover

#showtooltip Execute
/cast [@mouseover, harm, exists][@target] Execute

4. Cancel Bladestorm

#showtooltip Bladestorm
/cancelaura Bladestorm
/cast Bladestorm

5. Use on-use trinkets

#showtooltip
/use 13
/use 14

Author

Fouren

Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.