TBC Classic Fury Warrior Guide (Phase 3)

Fury Warrior is a plate-wearing melee fighter who dual-wields weapons. It is the warrior's best DPS specialization. Compared to Classic, warriors have generally been weakened, but with good gear and the right group, Fury remains one of the top options for area and multi-target damage.

• Battle Shout or Commanding Shout — keep the one you're responsible for up the entire fight
• Demoralizing Shout — heavily cuts enemies' physical damage
• Bloodrage — keep it up constantly and refresh in the last seconds so you don't lose the stacks
• Bloodthirst — on cooldown; during the execute phase — if 30 rage has built up between Execute
• Execute — on a target below 20% health
• Whirlwind — on excess rage
• Heroic Strike — at rage above 60, when your main abilities are on cooldown
• Hamstring — only when rage is capped and there's nothing else to press

Multi-Target Priority

• Sweeping Strikes — on cooldown, when you can hit multiple targets
• Whirlwind
• Bloodthirst
• Execute — on a target below 20% health
• Cleave — if it hits multiple targets and you have enough rage

On AoE, a warrior pulls threat very easily, so let the tanks build threat before you begin.

• Sweeping Strikes — the main multi-target cooldown
• Last Stand — a temporary pool of health in case of heavy damage
• Insane Strength Potion and Haste Potion — pair them with your other cooldowns
• Mighty Rage Potion — a sharp burst of rage

Rage management is an important part of playing a warrior. Know the cost of your abilities, keep the rage bar in view, and think a couple of buttons ahead. Before big cooldowns it's better to stockpile rage: skipping one Heroic Strike or Whirlwind for a reserve under cooldowns is usually more profitable. But you also mustn't let it hit the cap.

Human

• Sword Specialization increases expertise rating with swords by 5.
• Mace Specialization increases expertise rating with maces by 5.
• The Human Spirit increases spirit by 10%.
• Perception sharply increases stealth detection for 20 seconds. 3-minute cooldown.
• Diplomacy increases reputation gained by 10%.

Dwarf

• Stoneform removes and prevents bleeds, poisons, and diseases for 8 seconds and increases armor. 3-minute cooldown.
• Gun Specialization increases critical strike chance by 1% when wielding a gun.
• Frost Resistance increases frost resistance by 10.
• Find Treasure marks nearby chests on the minimap.

Night Elf

• Quickness increases dodge chance by 1%.
• Shadowmeld goes into stealth while you stand still. It doesn't work in combat.
• Nature Resistance increases nature resistance by 10.
• Wisp Spirit turns you into a wisp after death and speeds up ghost movement by 50%.

Gnome

• Escape Artist instantly removes roots and slows. 2-minute cooldown.
• Expansive Mind increases intellect by 5%.
• Arcane Resistance increases arcane resistance by 10.
• Engineering Specialization increases engineering skill by 15.

Draenei

• Heroic Presence increases the entire party's hit chance by 1% within 30 yards.
• Gift of the Naaru heals the target over 15 seconds.
• Shadow Resistance increases shadow resistance by 10.
• Gemcutting increases jewelcrafting skill by 5.

Orc

• Axe Specialization increases expertise rating with axes by 5.
• Blood Fury increases attack power for 15 seconds, but during that time healing received is reduced by 50%. 2-minute cooldown.
• Hardiness increases the chance to resist stun by 15%.
• Command increases pet damage by 5%.

Undead

• Will of the Forsaken grants 5 seconds of immunity to fear, charm, and sleep and removes already-applied effects. 2-minute cooldown.
• Cannibalize restores 7% of health every 2 seconds for 10 seconds by eating a nearby corpse.
• Shadow Resistance increases shadow resistance by 10.
• Touch of the Grave triples the time you can spend underwater.

Tauren

• War Stomp stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds. 0.5-second cast, 2-minute cooldown.
• Endurance increases health pool by 5%.
• Nature Resistance increases nature resistance by 10.
• Cultivation increases herbalism skill by 15.

Troll

• Berserking increases attack speed by 10–30% depending on how hurt you are, for 10 seconds. 3-minute cooldown.
• Beast Slaying increases damage against beasts by 5%.
• Bow Specialization increases critical strike chance by 1% when wielding a bow.
• Throwing Specialization increases critical strike chance by 1% when wielding a thrown weapon.
• Regeneration increases health regeneration by 10% and allows it to work directly in combat.

Blacksmithing

Crafted weapons hold up until the late stages of the expansion, so the profession is recommended for anyone who wants to squeeze out maximum damage. It also provides Adamantite Weightstone, Adamantite Sharpening Stone, and Greater Rune of Warding.

Engineering

There's no benefit for the main spec, but the profession provides a lot of useful things: Rocket Boots Xtreme, explosives, and stamina trinkets for tanking — Goblin Rocket Launcher and Gnomish Poultryizer hold up for almost all of TBC.

Enchanting

Provides Enchant Ring - Stats — a total of +8 to all stats: a bit of health, attack power, and critical strike rating.

Jewelcrafting

Provides Crimson Sun and Stone of Blades — gems slightly better than the regular ones.

Leatherworking

A decent option if there's no one else in your group to bring Drums of Battle. Crafted gear at the start is also handy, but it's quickly replaced.

Alchemy

Provides Oil of Immolation — free AoE damage.