Warrior
WarriorPlate-wearing melee fighter that builds Rage from dealing and taking damage. Arms and Fury deal damage with two-handed or dual-wielded weapons; Protection is the classic main tank.
Specializations
- ArmsDamage
- PvE DPS (raid): B
- PvE dungeon DPS (beta lvl 30): A
- PvP (battleground/open world): B
- Arms PvE (raid & dungeons) (Raid)
- Arms PvP (PvP)
- Arms leveling (Leveling)
- FuryDamage
- PvE DPS (raid): S
- PvE dungeon DPS (beta lvl 30): A
- PvP (battleground/open world): B
- Fury raid (Raid)
- Fury dungeons (Dungeon)
- Fury PvP (PvP)
- Fury leveling (Leveling)
- ProtectionTank
- PvE tanks: A
- PvP (battleground/open world): C
- Protection raid (standard) (Raid)
- Protection dungeons (deep Protection) (Dungeon)
- Protection PvP (PvP)
- Protection leveling (deep Protection) (Leveling)
Arms
Fury
ProtectionVerified builds from Forever guides; the link opens the build in the talent calculator with reasoning and point order.
- Armor
- Plate
- Roles
- Damage, Tank
- Playable races
- 10
- Talent trees
- 52 talents · 10 new · 37 changed
- New and now trainable abilities
- 5
Talent trees
The three trees hold 52 talents; 10 are new and 37 changed compared with Classic Era. The first talent point comes at level 10, 51 in total by level 60. The complete tree with every rank is in the talent calculator.
- Arms17 talents · 3 new · 10 changed
- Fury17 talents · 4 new · 12 changed
- Protection18 talents · 3 new · 15 changed
Tier ratings
As of November 1, 2026. The tiers consolidate several tier lists and a level-60 simulation; details, sources and reasoning on the rankings page.
| Specializations | PvE DPS (raid) | PvE tanks | PvE dungeon DPS (beta lvl 30) | PvP (battleground/open world) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms | B | – | AC–A | BB–A |
| Fury | SA–S | – | A | BB–A |
| Protection | – | AA–S | – | C |
Beta/PTR state before the 4 November 2026 launch. The sources rely on the level-30 beta, talent analysis and simulations – there are no raid logs yet. Ratings will change after launch.
Playable races
10 races can play Warrior: 5 on the Alliance, 5 on the Horde.
- ●Human
- ●Dwarf
- ●Night Elf
- ●Gnome
- ●High Order SkyborneNew combination
- ●Orc
- ●Undead
- ●Tauren
- ●Troll
- ●Windshaper SkyborneNew combination
New in Forever
- Now trainable: Improved Cleave (level 1)
- Now trainable: Improved Overpower (level 1)
- Now trainable: Toughness (level 1)
- Now trainable: Tactical Mastery (level 14)
- New ability: Victory Rush (level 20)
- Reworked talent trees: 10 new and 37 changed talents compared with Classic Era
- New race options: High Order Skyborne, Windshaper Skyborne
New and now trainable abilities
5 abilities are new at the class trainer or trainable without a talent for the first time. Numbers are for the lowest rank.
- Improved CleaveLevel 1Now trainableReduces the Rage cost of your Cleave ability by 3.
- Improved OverpowerLevel 1Now trainableIncreases the critical strike chance of your Overpower ability by 50%.
- ToughnessLevel 1Now trainableIncreases your Armor value from items by 10%.
- Tactical MasteryLevel 14Now trainableYou retain up to [Improved Tactical Mastery: 25 / 10] Rage when you change Stances.
- Victory RushLevel 20NewInstantly attack the target causing (1 + $apm * 15 / 100) damage and healing you for 10% of your maximum health. Only useable within 20 sec after you kill a non-trivial enemy.
Raid buffs and debuffs
What Warrior contributes in dungeons and raids. Whether your roster covers everything is checked by the raid setup planner.
- Battle ShoutBuff+140 melee attack power, 20 yards, 3 min
- Sunder ArmorDebuff−450 armor per stack, up to 5 stacks (−2,250), 30 sec
- Demoralizing ShoutDebuff−210 melee attack power of enemies within 10 yards, 45 sec
- Thunder ClapDebuff+20% time between enemy attacks, 30 sec, up to 4 targets, 6 sec cooldown
Legacy challenges
With Warrior you can complete these challenges of the Legacy system (1 point each): Warrior: level 25, Warrior: level 45, Warrior: level 60. More in the Legacy guide.
Further reading
- Open class guideClass guide: specs, changes, tier lists and builds with sources
- Open talent calculatorTalent calculator: plan the tree and share it as a link
- Open rankingsRankings: ratings in PvE, PvP and dungeons
- Raid buffs and debuffsRaid setup planner: check the buffs and debuffs of your roster
- InstancesRaid planner: find a group for dungeons and raids