MoP Classic Arms Warrior — Guide (Phase 5)
viewsAbout the Class
Arms Warrior is a melee fighter with a two-handed weapon that runs on rage.
All damage is built around the armor-ignoring 
Colossus Smash window: into it you feed 
Mortal Strike, 
Slam and 
Overpower, and that is where all the burst comes from. The spec brings strong cleave, a powerful execute phase and raid utility through 
Skull Banner, 
Rallying Cry and 
Vigilance. It is a durable and very mobile melee slot in any composition.
Strengths
- Exceptional cleave and area damage.
- Strong execute phase that noticeably speeds up fights.
- Very durable and survives almost any mechanic.
- Excellent mobility and uptime.
- Brings Skull Banner and Rallying Cry to the raid.
- Powerful burst windows aligned with Colossus Smash.
Weaknesses
- Resource issues: rage is often in short supply.
- Heavily gear-dependent.
- Damage is locked tight to the Colossus Smash window, so downtime hurts a lot.
- Losing contact with the target is punished harshly.
Stat Priority
- 1Hit to the 7.5% cap
- 2Expertise to the 7.5% cap
- 3Strength
- 4Critical Strike rating
- 5Mastery
- 6Haste
Caps: 7.5% hit — special attacks stop missing; 7.5% expertise — attacks stop being dodged. The 15% cap is not needed: bosses do not parry attacks from behind.
Talents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
The opener is a set sequence of abilities you use as you engage an enemy. Memorising it helps initiate your rotation in the most optimal way possible.
- 1
Battle Shout - 2
Potion of Mogu Power - 3
Charge - 4Skull Banner
- 5
Recklessness - 6
Bloodbath - 7Colossus Smash
- 8Mortal Strike
- 9Slam
- 10Overpower
- 11Mortal Strike
- 12
Heroic Strike
- Colossus Smash — on cooldown, the armor-ignore window defines all your damage
- Mortal Strike — the main rage spender, applies a healing debuff
Dragon Roar — always crits and ignores armor
Execute — best damage per rage below 20% health- Overpower — cheap, and with
Taste for Blood and 
Sudden Death even free - Slam — filler inside Colossus Smash and when rage is above 80
Heroic Throw — ranged filler that keeps the rage flowing- Battle Shout or
Commanding Shout — keep the buff up, it also generates rage - Heroic Strike — rage dump, only when it is capped
Important Abilities
Juggernaut the cooldown is shorter
Enrage and removes fear and stunBest in Slot (BiS)
Best in Slot (BiS)Tier 16 Set — Battlegear of the Prehistoric Marauder
Tier 16 Set — Battlegear of the Prehistoric MarauderThe 2-piece bonus is strongly recommended; the 4-piece bonus is skipped in favor of higher-item-level off-set pieces.
Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Enchants
Gems
ConsumablesRaces
Best Professions
Synapse Springs — the largest stat boost of all professions.
Socket Bracer and 
Socket Gloves — two extra gems, and the better the gems available, the stronger they are.
Two 
Bold Serpent's Eye give more strength than ordinary cuts.
Fur Lining - Strength on the bracers is stronger than the standard enchant.
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.
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