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Warrior · Melee DPS

Warrior raid guide · SoD

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Overview

The Warrior is a Season of Discovery class that can play melee DPS, tank. It is C tier on our ladder: 11.7% of the top players, average item level 77.

Strengths

  • Very present at the top: 11.7% of the 609 top players we read play it.
  • Top players stack Attack Power (53.3% of their secondary stats).

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Builds

Warrior · Raid

BalancedRaid
Open build

When to use it

What the 71 top Raid players we read are using. Average item level 77. Talent points 26/19/6.

Raid build

71 top profilesAverage item level 77Fury 26 · Arms 19 · Protection 6

Talent trees

Arms

18
3/320%3/3
11%5/59.9%
2/239%3/3
48%2/2
1.4%5.6%0/54.2%
0/50/3
5.6%

Fury

27
5/55/5
0/532%
41%4.2%2.8%5/5
34%31%5/5
0/51/127%
0/25/5
1/1

Protection

0
18%17%
20%5.6%1.4%
18%17%1.4%17%
17%1.4%5.6%
11%18%1.4%
18%
18%

Gold, what most of the top players take (with its rank); the rest shows the share of players who take it.

Secondary stat split

  1. 1. Attack Power 53%
  2. 2. Spirit 47%

Gear by slot

  • Main hand

    • Corrupted Ashbringerilvl 100 · 23%
    • Blade of Inquisitionilvl 86 · 6%
    • Thrash Bladeilvl 53 · 4%

    ✦ Crusader (32%)

  • Off hand

    • The Face of Deathilvl 90 · 4%
    • Deathbringerilvl 75 · 3%
    • Thrash Bladeilvl 53 · 3%

    ✦ Crusader (15%)

  • Ranged / relic

    • Fratley's Spurilvl 94 · 8%
    • Starter's Pistolilvl 96 · 8%
    • Soulstringilvl 85 · 7%

  • Trinket

    • Hand of Justiceilvl 63 · 20%
    • Speedstoneilvl 80 · 20%
    • Cinders of the Fallen Crusadeilvl 96 · 17%

  • Head

    • Lightbreaker Greathelmilvl 98 · 28%
    • Jaws of Mightilvl 66 · 10%
    • Dreadnaught Hornsilvl 88 · 8%

    ✦ Stamina +20/Strength +10/Agility +10 (35%)

  • Neck

    • Hope of Herodilvl 98 · 14%
    • Stormrage's Talisman of Seethingilvl 92 · 13%
    • Gnomeregan Peace Officer's Torqueilvl 45 · 8%

  • Shoulders

    • Lightbreaker Shouldersilvl 98 · 30%
    • Pauldrons of Mightilvl 66 · 13%
    • Dreadnaught Shouldersilvl 86 · 10%

    ✦ Attack Power +26 and +1% Critical Strike (18%)

  • Back

    • Qiraji Silk Scarfilvl 73 · 13%
    • Scarlet Commander's Capeilvl 98 · 13%
    • Shroud of Dominionilvl 90 · 7%

    ✦ +5 Agility (27%)

  • Chest

    • Lightbreaker Cuirassilvl 98 · 24%
    • Hauberk of Mightilvl 66 · 15%
    • Dreadnaught Cuirassilvl 92 · 8%

    ✦ Living Stats (28%)

  • Wrists

    • Lightbreaker Wristsilvl 98 · 27%
    • Dreadnaught Wristsilvl 88 · 11%
    • Armguards of Mightilvl 66 · 11%

    ✦ Strength +9 (39%)

  • Hands

    • Lightbreaker Gripsilvl 98 · 27%
    • Dreadnaught Gripsilvl 88 · 13%
    • Hands of Mightilvl 66 · 13%

    ✦ +15 Strength (28%)

  • Waist

    • Lightbreaker Beltilvl 98 · 13%
    • Dreadnaught Beltilvl 88 · 8%
    • Onslaught Girdleilvl 77 · 8%

  • Legs

    • Lightbreaker Tassetsilvl 98 · 30%
    • Leggings of Mightilvl 66 · 13%
    • Wailing Berserker's Legplatesilvl 55 · 6%

    ✦ Stamina +20/Strength +10/Agility +10 (32%)

  • Feet

    • Dreadnaught Greavesilvl 86 · 30%
    • Treads of Mightilvl 66 · 10%
    • Wailing Berserker's Battlebootsilvl 55 · 7%

    ✦ Agility +7 (31%)

  • Ring

    • Band of the Dreadnaughtilvl 92 · 46%
    • Band of Unnatural Forcesilvl 85 · 11%
    • Master Dragonslayer's Ringilvl 83 · 11%

Abilities

  • Mortal StrikeA vicious strike that deals weapon damage plus 93 and wounds the target, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 10 sec.
  • BloodthirstInstantly attack the target causing damage equal to 46% of your attack power. In addition, the next 5 successful melee attacks will restore 10 health. This effect lasts 8 sec.
  • Shield SlamSlam the target with your shield, causing 299 to 313 damage, modified by twice your shield block value, and has a 50% chance of dispelling 1 magic effect on the target. Also causes a high amount of threat. Hitting a target with Shield Slam also grants you 4 Attack Power for each point of your defense skill beyond 300. Lasts 15 sec.

Strategy

1In the raid

In raids, your damage on the adds and the boss decides whether the enrage timer is met.

  • Stay behind the boss, out of its frontal and its tail.
  • Use your cooldowns and potions on the execute phase of the boss.

2Gear of the best-equipped

Secondary stat split of the top players: Attack Power 53.3% > Spirit 46.7%.

  • Main hand: Corrupted Ashbringer (22.5%) · Crusader
  • Off hand: The Face of Death (4.2%) · Crusader
  • Ranged / relic: Fratley's Spur (8.5%)
  • Trinket: Hand of Justice (19.7%)
  • Head: Lightbreaker Greathelm (28.2%) · Stamina +20/Strength +10/Agility +10
  • Neck: Hope of Herod (14.1%)
  • Shoulders: Lightbreaker Shoulders (29.6%) · Attack Power +26 and +1% Critical Strike
  • Back: Qiraji Silk Scarf (12.7%) · +5 Agility

Tips

  • In raids, your damage on the adds and the boss decides whether the enrage timer is met.
  • Use your interrupts and stuns on the casters the raid leader assigns you.
  • Bring weapon enhancements and buff food to every raid.

Changelog

  1. Guide created for patch 1.15.9.

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