Arm Yourself With the Best Leveling Build For Your Warrior!
Like most classes, Warriors start becoming more fun and complex once you hit level 30, level 40, and beyond.
Not to mention, getting to level 58 means you can get into Outland and experience the newer content, awesome looking surroundings, and of course… killer gear that makes the Old World’s greens look like greys.
So with your taste buds whet with talk of high level fun, lets look at the best arms spec build for Warriors.
Before we do though, I need to talk about dual wield vs 2 handers.
There’s really not more to say than Arms is built for 2 hand use, and Fury for dual wield. You could do a dual wield build with Arms, but you won’t level as quick.
We’re choosing 2h weapons with our arms build because the talent tree is built for it. The talents you get are weapon damage plus bonus damage, and logically you’ll want to choose a weapon that has the highest single hit damage you can find (this is nice for PvP too if you indulge!).
Full arms talent build 51/20
Full arms talent build 51/20
Arms Warrior Leveling Build:
This build is a 51/20 warrior build – 51 points in Arms, obviously, and 20 points in Fury to pick up a few key talents once you’re maxed in Arms.
Start by picking up Improved Heroic Strike and Improved Rend.
These two abilities at level 15 will have your DPS chugging along nicely at a discounted rage cost. Leave Deflection alone for a little while, we’ll come back to it.
Next, pick up Improved Charge, and then to open up the next line, go back and pick up 3 points in Deflection.
Max out the third row to pick up some more key abilities like Anger Management for rage generation, and the awesome Deep Wounds ability.
Just note here how much more effective deep wounds is with a good slow and powerful 2h weapon. The more damage your weapon causes the more damage deep wounds will cause.
From here keep working towards your 51 points, going back to pick up another point in Deflection whenever you can’t open up the next row.
Go with Poleaxe specialization over maces or swords – for one the pay off is bigger for crits, and then there’s the fact that you’ve got a more varied weapon choice between axes and poles, rather than just swords or just maces.
Mortal Strikes is an awesome pick, and nobody doubts a point here, followed up soon after maxing out Improved Mortal Strikes. Again, you need a big, dumb, slow 2h weapon here to use the full potential of this talent…
Pair IMS with Juggernaught, and you get guaranteed crits after the charge. Just remember you need 30 rage built up in 10 seconds…
The next notable talents before you reach 51 points are Blood Frenzy and Wrecking Crew – fill out both and you’ll be dealing out MONSTROUS single target DPS.
While I’m talking about single target DPS, Arms warrior specs like this one are very much geared towards leveling or one on one encounters. If any of you are making the switch from a protection warrior build, just keep in mind you can’t solo group quests any more, and unintended adds can be your downfall.
You’ll also actually spend some time eating and recuperating compared to protection, but while you will be “stopping”, keep in mind you’re killing is much faster than the guys in the protection camp.
The last skill in the arms tree is great against multiple targets, but there’s no problem using it whenever you have excess rage for some instant weapon damage. Inefficient, yes, but handy nonetheless.
After hitting the top of the arms tree, what next?
We just want to optimize our damage, and the fury tree is the obvious place to look.
As you see in my build, I’ve chosen:
- Cruelty 5/5 — 5% extra crit chance.
- Improved Demoralizing Shout 5/5 — 40% increased reduction in attack power
- Unbridled Wrath 5/5 — for the extra rage
- Commanding Presence 5/5 — the extra attack power.
At the end of the day this build can be varied slightly to your own liking, but if you keep my noted suggestions, I’m certain you’ll level faster than ever with this Arms warrior build.
If you need more help with leveling, check out my Horde Leveling Guide front page where I compare some popular guides.
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