For as long as war has raged, heroes from every race have aimed to master the art of battle. Warriors combine strength, leadership, and a vast knowledge of arms and armor to wreak havoc in glorious combat. Some protect from the front lines with shields, locking down enemies while allies support the warrior from behind with spell and bow. Others forgo the shield and unleash their rage at the closest threat with a variety of deadly weapons.

The warrior’s battle cries embolden friends and leave foes cowering in fear. With legendary precision, warriors target the smallest gaps in armor and slice at hamstrings in a blur of steel.

Every dragon slain, corrupted tyrant toppled, and demon banished from Azeroth has trembled in the face of these lords of war.

Warrior Information

Warriors equip themselves carefully for combat and engage their enemies head-on, letting attacks glance off their heavy armor. They use diverse combat tactics and a wide variety of weapon types to protect their more vulnerable allies. Warriors must carefully master their rage – the power behind their strongest attacks – in order to maximize their effectiveness in combat.

  • Type Tank, Melee Damage Dealer
  • Standard Bars Health, Rage
  • Available Armor Cloth, Leather, Mail, Plate, Shields
  • Available Weapons Bows, Crossbows, Daggers, Fist Weapons, Guns, One-Handed Axes, One-Handed Maces, One-Handed Swords, Polearms, Staves, Two-Handed Axes, Two-Handed Maces, Two-Handed Swords
Warrior Talents

Warrior talents can improve their already considerable defenses with a shield, increase their deadliness with two-handed weapons, or bolster their savagery while dual-wielding.

Warrior Talent Specialization
Warrior Features
Defense

Mighty warriors depend on their heavy armor, shields, and battle prowess to defend themselves and ensure enemies don’t focus on their softer-skinned allies.

Melee damage

Weapon mastery is a staple of warrior training, and they are capable of delivering high damage with enormous two-handed weapons or by wielding two weapons.

Rage

As warriors deal or take damage, their rage grows, allowing them to deliver truly crushing attacks in the heat of battle.

Stances

By changing their stance during battle, warriors can adjust their focus in combat, dealing greater damage, defending more carefully against enemy attacks, or striking a balance between the two.

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Redeath
Ravencrest
Redeath
13/07/2012
@Suutari:
blizzard love only mages , palas and rogs ...
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Ikerno
Shattered Hand
Ikerno
01/04/2012
Defense
Mighty warriors depend on their heavy armor, shields, and battle prowess to defend themselves and ensure enemies don’t focus on their softer-skinned allies

yeah right we have the best defense in pvp so we can "protect" our allies better, troll face, try nerf warrior some more next patch blizz pls so this class can finally disappear from arena, and pls make more lengendary weapons/give more abilities to rogues/mages/ferals, they can't have enough of those to make other classes look like vuip.
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Allacess
Frostmane
Allacess
02/04/2012
@Ikerno: This was clearly aimed at pvp, or not. Warriors are not nearly close to as bad as you describe them, no they are not the best pvp class atm, but they are still more than competible in pve, and warriors are still really good tanks for physical fights with the critical block from mastery and being able to mitigate every singe blow by atleast 30%
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Dezray
Bronzebeard
Dezray
02/04/2012
@Allacess: i agree, warriors don't have the best utility but even me playing on my warrior i normally come in the top 2 or 3 in BG leader boards, people just need to know how to play them.
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Ikerno
Shattered Hand
Ikerno
02/04/2012
@Allacess: u do realise there are ppls in this game who never do pve, put it in your own words us class is only good against ai in an online game and you dont know half how bad warriors are in all aspects of pvp in this game right now
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Ikerno
Shattered Hand
Ikerno
02/04/2012
@Dezray: hey man i dont want to be rude or anything but i just like to point out your warrior have never been even 1550 in any arena bracket, well id like to write a few more actually alot about how difficult warriors, esp how hard it is in finding teammates, but my answer to you is, just as the pve guy above said, even pve guy knows warriors sucks at pvp, so why should those who know pvp more than well enjoy warrior as their teammate?
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Hastelol
Outland
Hastelol
03/08/2012
@Ikerno: yeah nerf them cmon
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Jáson
Kilrogg
Jáson
29/03/2012
awsome at dps
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Konomse
Silvermoon
Konomse
29/03/2012
awsome
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Chíamera
Nordrassil
Chíamera
26/03/2012
Arms warr....i so loved mine...that love is now gone=((..in bgs...and arenas u need to hire a personal healer...no, 2 of them...and maybe u can kill some1 alone...

And for all of ya Hordies out there...u better run when u see me xD
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Frrostclaw
Terokkar
Frrostclaw
16/05/2012
@Chíamera: yeh man, dk's are the beasts now, there like the better warrior ;)
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Hammershock
Anachronos
Hammershock
20/03/2012
Best tanks ;)
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Ashoka
Dentarg
Ashoka
18/03/2012
Thx Komuko
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Ashoka
Dentarg
Ashoka
18/03/2012
How do I use a bow at the warriors you have to learn
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Komuko
Silvermoon
Komuko
18/03/2012
@Ashoka: when you click "p" there is a "shoot" ability, drag i into the actionbar an click on it when you want to shoot (the same with throw weapons but "throw instead of "shoot").
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Kataramia
Dentarg
Kataramia
18/03/2012
How do I use a bow at the warriors you have to learn
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Duannaqt
Sylvanas
Duannaqt
18/03/2012
@Kataramia: when you click "p" there is a "shoot" ability, drag i into the actionbar an click on it when you want to shoot (the same with throw weapons but "throw instead of "shoot"").
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Hastelol
Outland
Hastelol
05/08/2012
@Kataramia: retard! u just answered ur own !@#$ing question !
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Komuko
Silvermoon
Komuko
18/03/2012
i plan to make a night elf fury warrior is there a better race to it (on the alliance side) or what?
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Marlir
Hellscream
Marlir
20/03/2012
@Komuko: DWARFS!! There not better, but cool'er
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Allacess
Frostmane
Allacess
02/04/2012
@Komuko: In terms of DPS, Worgen provide the strongest racials, as they give you 1% crit. Other than that humans give 3 expertise with swords and axes, dwarfs give 3 expertise with maces and draenei give 1% hit
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Allacess
Frostmane
Allacess
02/04/2012
@Marlir: Don't mislead new players to think that dwarfs are any good for dps, dwarfs are only good for tanking, and even then they are beat by Night Elfs
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Liontauren
Bloodscalp
Liontauren
17/03/2012
tauren warrior :D!
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Blurpeh
Lightbringer
Blurpeh
17/03/2012
Used to require skill...where has this class gone? D:
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Allacess
Frostmane
Allacess
02/04/2012
@Blurpeh: Playing on a higher level a warrior still takes some skill to get the maximum out of. It's all about ragecontrol and timing your cooldown correctly.
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Taurentox
Vek'nilash
Taurentox
13/03/2012
Guys whats the best class to be if you give him looms and everything cause i wanna start over and want to know whats the best class with looms?
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Tragoedia
Aggramar
Tragoedia
14/03/2012
@Taurentox: do a tank class (Warrior, Paladin or Druid)
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Smallsoldier
Silvermoon
Smallsoldier
09/03/2012
Warrior is the best class in wow. I like the gnome warrior but actually Orc warrior is the most bad !@# looking.
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Exerioz
Mazrigos
Exerioz
15/03/2012
@Smallsoldier: Actually they have the best racials for melee dps
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Allacess
Frostmane
Allacess
02/04/2012
@Exerioz: If i remember coorectly, Bloody Fury is 1000 AP @ lvl 85

1000AP/120 sec cd gives 8.333 AP per second

The difference between 8.333 AP per second and 1% crit is not that big, but Blood Fury can end up lining up godly with for example pot and recklessness
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Whybanned
Sylvanas
Whybanned
08/03/2012
The Best Class
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Marlir
Hellscream
Marlir
20/03/2012
@Whybanned: ...Evar
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Oglyligth
Quel'Thalas
Oglyligth
03/03/2012
The new season 12 gear looks epic on a warrior:)
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Swordoffire
Arathor
Swordoffire
02/03/2012
but deathknights and paladins watch out blizzard is gonna nerve you coming expension making the warrior at the same level as a deathknight in dps sry warriors rule
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Swordoffire
Arathor
Swordoffire
02/03/2012
they never should nerved the arms build wr was more competive then agianst paladins and such blizzards own fault i qeus
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Kvoutas
Darksorrow
Kvoutas
21/02/2012
Paladins and death knights are more better.
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Zarkil
Stormscale
Zarkil
26/02/2012
@Kvoutas: uhmm your wromg on so many levels paladins and death knights suck there the easiest class in the game i own them i duels to , it's not exactly rocket science isit , first off your level 65 blood elf dk blood elves are the worst melee class in the game . so then kid quit the game or shut the flying fk up noob .
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Tharagorh
Twisting Nether
Tharagorh
28/02/2012
@Kvoutas: No. The correct thing to write here is: "Paladin and death knights are 100% facerolling and can therefore easily take out a Warrior with a 5 button job or death strike spamming".
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Warrday
Outland
Warrday
29/02/2012
That is not correct !
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Papertonk
Twisting Nether
Papertonk
05/03/2012
@Warrday: i find it funny that so many warriors hate pallies so much, i have a warrior as well as palladin and DK, and TBH none of them are easier then others, but if i had too choose, for pvp i think warrior are the easiest too get kills with by far, it require 1 macro to get 2-3 hit kills while dk and pally acctually have too do something,