Arms is the Melee DPS specialization of the Warrior in WoW: Forever. This page summarizes its talent tree as it appears in the beta client (build 1.60.1.69913); the role is the one stated by the Icy Veins guide for the specialization.
The class's three trees, with the talents the Icy Veins guide recommends at level 20 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. Point counts are shown when the guide states them; otherwise only the talents are named. This section is fixed: it does not move and does not depend on the calculator.
Icy Veins: +5% melee critical strike chance.
Icy Veins: chance to generate extra Rage, 2 extra with two-handed weapons.
Icy Veins: slows nearby enemies by 50%.
In order of importance, according to Icy Veins.
Icy Veins: specific level-20 items will be added once items and their drop sources are found in the beta.
What the Icy Veins guide lists for this specialization.
No source publishes a best-in-slot list or enchants for this specialization yet: the Icy Veins Forever guides only cover level 20 for now and do not detail them. The dungeon items below are ranked by rule from the stat priority and are not a best-in-slot list. This section will be filled when a source publishes them, with nothing invented on our side.
Icy Veins guide dated 2026-09-17, read on September 21, 2026.
A shortlist: the best item for each slot across the known dungeons, from this specialization's stat priority. Open a dungeon to see all its items filtered.
| Slot | Item | Stats | Drops from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-hand | +20 Strength · +10 Stamina · 38.93 DPS (3.4 s) | Scarlet Monastery | |
| One-hand | +5 Strength · 23.12 DPS (2.4 s) | Razorfen Kraul | |
| Main hand | +2 Strength · +3 Stamina · 16.69 DPS (2.4 s) | Shadowfang Keep | |
| Off hand | +6 Spirit · 20.63 DPS (1.9 s) | Gnomeregan | |
| Head | +13 Strength · +8 Stamina · +14 Critical Strike · +213 Armor | Scarlet Monastery | |
| Legs | +21 Strength · +10 Stamina · +236 Armor | Scarlet Monastery | |
| Waist | +12 Strength · +10 Stamina · +136 Armor | Scarlet Monastery | |
| Hands | +12 Strength · +10 Agility · +153 Armor | Scarlet Monastery | |
| Chest | +10 Strength · +4 Stamina · +194 Armor | Wailing Caverns | |
| Wrists | +8 Strength · +3 Stamina · +95 Armor | Razorfen Kraul |
Ragefire Chasm · Deadmines · Wailing Caverns · Shadowfang Keep · Blackfathom Deeps · Stormwind Stockade · Gnomeregan · Scarlet Monastery · Razorfen Kraul
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.
Talents you take only once, with their tier (official text at maximum rank).
Generates 1 Rage every 3 sec while in combat, and reduces Rage loss while out of combat by 30%.
A brutal attack that deals 40% weapon damage. Deals an additional 80% weapon damage against Giants, Dragonkin, and mounted targets. Mounted targets are dismounted.
Your next 5 melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.
Each line is a tier of the tree; in brackets, the talent's maximum rank.
| Tier | The tree tier by tier |
|---|---|
| 1 | Improved Heroic Strike (3) · Deflection (5) · Improved Rend (3) |
| 2 | Improved Charge (2) · Improved Tactical Mastery (5) · Improved Overpower (2) |
| 3 | Anger Management (1) · Deep Wounds (3) |
| 4 | Spearing Strike (1) · Two-Handed Weapon Specialization (3) · Impale (2) |
| 5 | Bloodthrill (5) · Sweeping Strikes (1) · Weaponmaster (5) |
| 6 | Improved Slam (2) · Improved Hamstring (3) |
| 7 | Mortal Strike (1) |
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This page gives no rotation or spell priority: the client does not provide them and we do not invent them. The data will change when the game launches on November 4, 2026.