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Arms is the Melee DPS specialization of the Warrior in WoW: Forever. This page summarizes its talent tree as it appears in the game client (build 1.60.1.70753); the role is the one stated by the Icy Veins guide for the specialization.
In our level-60 simulation (180 seconds on a stationary boss, raid buffs, best known gear), Arms Warrior ranks #7 of 20 DPS specs with 709 DPS. #1 is Affliction Warlock (907 DPS). A stationary boss does not tell everything: group utility and moving fights matter too.
Our simulator's build uses 51 points, split Arms 31 / Fury 20. The talents that weigh the most in the simulation: Mortal Strike, Bloodthrill, Improved Slam. Open this build in the talent calculator →
Without raid items, the best set the simulator finds gives 698 DPS, −1.5% against the set that includes raid items. Stat priority: Weapon Damage > Hit Chance > Strength. Full gear and enchantments →
Opening: Mortal Strike on cooldown (30 rage): it is the main strike ; Slam when ready (15 s cooldown, 10 s with Improved Slam at rank 2), right after the main-hand swing and without delaying the next one ; Overpower when it lights up: after a target dodge, or from Bloodthrill. Full rotation →
The top race in our simulation: High Order Skyborne / Windshaper Skyborne. All races of the class →
The first talent point comes at level 10, then one per level up to 51 at level 60. The guide gives the talent order step by step (derived from the level-60 build, not tested while leveling), the dungeons of each level band and the spec's best item in each. See the leveling →
Our dungeon finder shows, for every dungeon, the best item for this spec according to the simulator's stat weights. Best dungeon items →
Our level-60 simulator build (51 points), the one used for the ranking: talents, gear and rotation are on the ranking page.
Gear, rotation and damage by ability for this level-60 build: Warrior Arms →
The class's three trees, with the talents of the level-60 build (51 points) in colour and all the others in grey. The small number on the left of each row is the points you must have spent in the tree to reach it, and each talent's badge shows the points invested. This section is fixed: it does not move and does not depend on the calculator.
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Rank 3/3: Reduces the cost of your Heroic Strike ability by 3 Rage.
Rank 3/3: Increases the Bleed damage done by your Rend ability by 35%.
Rank 3/3: Tactical Mastery lets you retain up to an additional 15 Rage when you change stances.
Rank 2/2: Increases the critical strike chance of your Overpower ability by 50%.
Rank 1/1: Generates 1 Rage every 3 sec while in combat, and reduces Rage loss while out of combat by 30%.
Rank 3/3: Your critical strikes cause your opponent to Bleed, dealing 60% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.
Rank 3/3: Increases the damage you deal with two-handed melee weapons by 6%.
Rank 2/2: Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your abilities by 20%.
Rank 2/2: Grants your Main Hand melee attacks against enemies afflicted by your Rend a 20% chance to allow an activation of Overpower.
Rank 1/1: Your next 5 melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.
Rank 5/5: Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Polearm: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace/Staff: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor. Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target.
Rank 2/2: Reduces the global cooldown and cast time of your Slam ability by -0.50 sec. In addition, Slam no longer interrupts or delays your melee swing and Slam's cooldown is reduced by -5.0 sec.
Rank 1/1: A vicious strike that deals weapon damage plus 85 and wounds the target, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 10 sec.
Rank 5/5: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 5%.
Rank 5/5: Increases the time before your Rage begins to decay after leaving combat by 10 sec.
Rank 5/5: Gives you a 60% chance to generate 1 additional Rage when you deal melee damage with a weapon.
Rank 3/3: Increases your chance to hit with off-hand attacks by 10%.
Rank 2/3: Regenerates 2% of your total Health over 6 sec after being the victim of a critical strike or suffering more than 20% of your maximum Health from a single attack.
The first talent point comes at level 10, then one per level: 1 point at level 10, 11 at level 20, 21 at level 30, 31 at level 40, 41 at level 50 and 51 at level 60. A row of a tree opens for every 5 points spent in that tree.
Derived order: we computed it from our simulator's level-60 build, following the tree rules (rows, prerequisites) and taking at each point the talent the simulation values most. It was not tested while leveling a character: it is a starting point, not a proven leveling build, to be revisited with the released game's data.
Levels 1 to 9: no talent point yet, the first one comes at level 10.
Take: Cruelty. See the tree at this step →
Take: Cruelty ×4, Improved Rend ×3, Unbridled Wrath ×3. See the tree at this step →
Take: Unbridled Wrath ×2, Improved Heroic Strike ×3, Improved Overpower ×2, Improved Tactical Mastery ×2, Deep Wounds. See the tree at this step →
Take: Deep Wounds ×2, Improved Tactical Mastery, Anger Management, Impale ×2, Two-Handed Weapon Specialization ×3, Bloodthrill. See the tree at this step →
Take: Bloodthrill, Weaponmaster ×5, Improved Slam ×2, Lingering Rage ×2. See the tree at this step →
Take: Lingering Rage ×3, Furious Precision ×3, Blood Craze ×2, Sweeping Strikes, Mortal Strike. See the tree at this step →
51 points: Arms 31 / Fury 20
The talents that weigh the most in the simulation: Mortal Strike, Bloodthrill, Improved Slam.
See the full tree →The best set the simulator finds among the known dungeon and profession items, raid excluded: 698 DPS, −1.5% against the set that includes raid items (709 DPS).
Full gear, enchantments included →
Figures come from our simulator, not from players: they move with patches.
| Stat | DPS gained | Relative value | |
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| Strength per point | 0.478 | 2.2 | |
| Crit per rating point | 0.429 | 1.98 | |
| Agility per point | 0.335 | 1.54 | |
| Attack power per point | 0.217 | 1.0 | |
| Haste per rating point | 0.078 | 0.36 | |
| Intellect per point | 0.0 | no effect | |
| Spirit per point | 0.0 | no effect | |
| Hit per rating point | 0.0 | no effect |
Measured by the simulator on the character above: the DPS gained by one more point of each stat, with the same random draws on both sides. The relative value compares each stat with one point of attack power. Crit, hit and haste are counted per rating point, like Strength or Agility, so they compare directly; they respect the caps: hit at the cap adds nothing. A value near zero or negative is within the margin of error or tied to a limit (mana, cap).
DPS gained when points of each stat are added on top of the simulated gear. Click a stat (or its row in the table) to bring its curve forward; the ring marks the estimated cap, past which every point is worth less than 20% of what it gave at the start.
Our simulator's priority at level 60, set against what Icy Veins recommends. Their guides are written before launch, for level 30 and for leveling: we keep what everyone agrees on, adopt what the simulation confirmed at level 60 and say where the two differ.
Agreed: Rend to feed Bloodthrill, Overpower, Slam after the swing (tested: Rend + Bloodthrill add 34 DPS, Rend alone loses DPS). Different against a boss: Execute is worth it at level 60 under 20% health, and Spearing Strike (40% weapon damage) stays out.
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FishingThe gear our optimizer picks for this specialization among the items known so far (dungeons, the few raid items already known and crafted gear, which can be bought or made for you: prices and materials are not taken into account), with item effects simulated. Nothing is hand-picked: it is the result of the ranking's computation, and it will change as new items are discovered.
Enchantments up to skill 300, valued by the simulator when they give flat stats or flat weapon damage. The character does not need the profession: they can be bought or applied by an enchanter; Leatherworking armor kits (chest, legs, feet, hands) and Engineering scopes are counted too. A kit and an enchantment share the same permanent slot: a piece carries one or the other, and the legs, which have no enchantment, get the kit; spell-proc enchants (Crusader, Fiery Weapon...) and school damage are not simulated. The client data has no ring enchantment up to skill 300.
Icy Veins guide dated 2026-11-03, read on September 21, 2026.
The three best of each category, measured by the simulator on the character above. Only one scroll and one elixir or flask can be worn at a time: each gain is the DPS this consumable brings alone, compared with an empty slot, the rest of the set unchanged. Gains in the same category therefore do not add up. The row marked with a dot is the one in the simulated set.
These are the deepest talents in the tree: they require 30 points already spent in the specialization. Official game text, at maximum rank.
A vicious strike that deals weapon damage plus 85 and wounds the target, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 10 sec.
Open Warrior in the talent calculator
Spend your 51 points, compare the three specializations and share your build by link.
Talent data comes from the game client. The level-60 build, gear, stats and rotation come from our simulator and are validated by DPS measurements; the rotation is compared with the Icy Veins guides, written before launch for level 30. Healing is not simulated. This data will change with future patches.
