Fury Warrior guide

Melee DPSWarrior · WoW Forever

Beta guide, level 30. The WoW Forever beta stops at level 30, so this guide and its build cover levels 1 to 30. We update it for level 60 after launch on November 4.

Fury wields two weapons and turns crits into speed and Rage. It is the warrior spec most raids want. Forever adds Furious Precision (+10% off-hand hit chance), which takes the sting out of dual wield misses, and Gore Drinker, which heals you a little after Enrage, Bloodrage, Death Wish or Bloodthirst.

Strengths

The strongest warrior damage once gear catches up
Furious Precision makes dual wielding miss far less in Forever
Fast attacks mean steady Rage and lots of crits

Weaknesses

Needs two good weapons and plenty of hit gear
Death Wish makes you take 5% more damage
Very gear dependent: weak early, great later

Talent build (level 30) 0/21/0

Fury 21 points

Cruelty5/5
Unbridled Wrath5/5
Furious Precision3/3
Piercing Howl1/1
Blood Craze1/3
Dual Wield Specialization5/5
Death Wish1/1

21 points in Fury: Cruelty and Unbridled Wrath for crit and Rage, Furious Precision and Dual Wield Specialization for the off-hand, and Death Wish at 30. Flurry and Bloodthirst come after launch.

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Key talents

Furious Precision: New in Forever: +10% hit chance with off-hand attacks.
Dual Wield Specialization: +25% off-hand damage and more Rage from off-hand hits.
Cruelty: +5% crit with melee attacks.
Unbridled Wrath: 60% chance for 1 extra Rage on every weapon hit.
Death Wish: +20% physical damage for 30 sec, immune to fear, but you take 5% more damage.

New in Forever: Fury talents

Lingering RageIncreases the time before your Rage begins to decay after leaving combat by 10 sec.
Furious PrecisionIncreases your chance to hit with off-hand attacks by 10%.
Raging BlowsReduces the Rage cost of your Cleave and Whirlwind abilities by 3.
Gore DrinkerYour Enrage, Berserker Rage, Bloodrage, Death Wish, and Bloodthirst abilities cause your next 3 melee attacks to restore 1.0% of your maximum Health.

Rotation

Keep Battle Shout up.
Sunder Armor to 5 stacks if nobody else does.
Bloodthirst on cooldown once you have it.
Whirlwind on cooldown in Berserker Stance once you learn it.
Execute below 20% health.
Heroic Strike (or Cleave with two or more targets) with extra Rage so it never caps.

Several enemies

Cleave as your Rage dump.
Whirlwind on cooldown once you learn it.
Piercing Howl to slow the pack if you need to kite.

Cooldowns

Death Wish: Line it up with Recklessness, ideally in the execute phase.
Recklessness (learned later): Huge crit window. Save it for when Execute is up.
Berserker Rage (learned later): Breaks fear and gives Rage.

Stats

No simulations for Forever yet. Hit first: dual wield misses a lot, even with Furious Precision. Then Strength/Attack Power and crit.

Best races

Alliance

Human: Ruthless: +1% crit, always on.
Gnome: Eureka!: abilities cost 10% less and deal 10% more for 8 sec, plus 5% more Rage.
Night Elf: Elune's Light: +10% crit for 15 sec.

Horde

Orc: Blood Fury: an Attack Power burst for 15 sec.
Troll: Berserking: +10% attack speed, which means more Rage and procs.
Undead: Touch of the Grave drains health on hits, and Will of the Forsaken breaks fear.

Professions

Blacksmithing or Engineering, with Mining. Herbalism plus Alchemy if you want your own potions for raids.

Leveling

Fury levels fine at 30 with two decent weapons, but it is hungrier for gear than Arms. If your weapons are weak, level as Arms and switch for dungeons and raids.