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Arms Warrior

Damage specialisation · Tier S in Mythic+, 10.5% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsACTIVEPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and builds

Opener

The order abilities first landed across 4 top-parsing pulls, with the median time into the fight. The percentage is how many of those parses used the ability at all — a step at 100% is the opener, one at 60% is a choice some players make.

  1. 1Wrecking Throw+0.2s50%
  2. 2Charge+0.4s100%
  3. 3Cleave+1.2s100%
  4. 4Avatar+2.3s100%
  5. 5Colossus Smash+2.3s100%
  6. 6Voracious Heart of Ula'tek+2.5s75%
  7. 7Execute+3.6s100%
  8. 8Bladestorm+4.1s100%
  9. 9Mortal Strike+4.8s100%
  10. 10Storm Bolt+4.8s75%

What follows what

What was pressed next, counted over every observed pair. This is the closest a log gets to a priority list — but it describes behaviour, not a rule: a player casting Execute because it lit up looks the same here as one following a plan.

  • Mortal Strike70 casts→Mortal Strike34%Overpower21%Heroic Strike16%
  • Overpower35 casts→Cleave24%Execute15%Mortal Strike15%
  • Execute30 casts→Mortal Strike33%Bladestorm23%Overpower23%
  • Heroic Strike19 casts→Execute32%Overpower26%Mortal Strike21%
  • Cleave18 casts→Mortal Strike22%Overpower17%Slam17%
  • Slam17 casts→Mortal Strike44%Execute25%Slam19%

Ability usage

Casts per minute across 12 top-parsing kills in The Venomous Abyss. Per minute rather than totals, so a long fight does not read as a heavily used ability.

Single target

3 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

  1. 1Mortal Strike17.9per min
  2. 2Execute13.3per min
  3. 3Heroic Strike7.4per min
  4. 4Overpower6.9per min
  5. 5Cleave3.3per min

Multi-target

6 fights with substantial add damage

  1. 1Mortal Strike18.0per min
  2. 2Execute13.1per min
  3. 3Overpower8.3per min
  4. 4Heroic Strike5.6per min
  5. 5Cleave3.4per min
  6. 6Slam1.0per min

Fights are sorted by how much damage landed on boss units rather than by a hand-kept list of which encounter is the AoE one, so the split stays right after a retune. Fights in between are left out of both columns.

Updated 30/08/2026. These are observed casts, not a recommended priority — the order reflects how often an ability came up, which is not the same as when to press it.

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Haste35.0%882 avg
  • Critical Strike32.8%840 avg
  • Mastery18.0%458 avg
  • Versatility14.1%335 avg

What PvE players are playing

Talent choices across 491 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • War Machine90%

    420 players · Class

  • Shockwave88%

    413 players · Class

  • Critical Thinking87%

    409 players · Specialization

  • Intimidating Shout86%

    403 players · Class

  • Leeching Strikes86%

    403 players · Class

  • Powerful Momentum82%

    384 players · Specialization

  • Champion's Spear80%

    373 players · Class

  • Interpose80%

    373 players · Class

  • Javelineer78%

    367 players · Class

  • Fast Footwork78%

    365 players · Class

  • Crushing Force77%

    359 players · Class

  • Bloodsurge72%

    339 players · Specialization

  • Battlelord71%

    333 players · Specialization

  • Bloodborne67%

    313 players · Specialization

  • Second Wind60%

    279 players · Class

  • Shattering Throw38%

    178 players · Class

  • Rumbling Earth36%

    167 players · Class

  • Cleave32%

    151 players · Specialization

  • Mass Execution28%

    133 players · Specialization

  • Martial Prowess26%

    121 players · Specialization

  • Dreadnaught25%

    118 players · Specialization

  • Frothing Berserker25%

    117 players · Class

  • Fervor of Battle24%

    113 players · Specialization

  • Resonant Voice24%

    112 players · Class

  • Barbaric Training24%

    110 players · Class

  • Stance Mastery21%

    96 players · Class

  • Overwhelming Rage19%

    88 players · Class

  • Thunder Clap17%

    79 players · Class

  • Collateral Damage16%

    75 players · Specialization

Near-universal picks (59)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Armored to the Teeth100%

    468 players · Class

  • Heroic Leap100%

    468 players · Class

  • Impending Victory100%

    468 players · Class

  • Pain and Gain100%

    468 players · Class

  • Reinforced Plates100%

    468 players · Class

  • Cruel Strikes100%

    467 players · Class

  • Anger Management100%

    466 players · Class

  • Double Time100%

    466 players · Class

  • Spell Reflection100%

    466 players · Class

  • Wild Strikes100%

    466 players · Class

  • Honed Reflexes99%

    464 players · Class

  • Rallying Cry99%

    464 players · Class

  • Bounding Stride99%

    463 players · Class

  • Storm Bolt99%

    461 players · Class

  • Battlefield Commander98%

    458 players · Class

  • Avatar96%

    450 players · Specialization

Rarely taken (113)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Crackling Thunder10%

    48 players · Class

  • Fatality6.0%

    28 players · Specialization

  • Master Tactician6.0%

    28 players · Specialization

  • Arterial Bleed4.1%

    19 players · Hero

  • Boneshaker4.1%

    19 players · Hero

  • Celeritous Conclusion4.1%

    19 players · Hero

  • Colossal Might4.1%

    19 players · Hero

  • Cut to the Bone4.1%

    19 players · Hero

  • Decimator4.1%

    19 players · Hero

  • Demolish4.1%

    19 players · Hero

  • Dominance of the Colossus4.1%

    19 players · Hero

  • Martial Expert4.1%

    19 players · Hero

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Bizentein

    silvermoon · EU3,766

  • Khawarr

    zuljin · US3,748

  • Rockystorm

    stormrage · US3,694

  • Bjornzerker

    moon-guard · US3,681

  • Cps

    kazzak · EU3,673

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • WowheadpveRotation, stat priority, gear and consumables. The most complete free PvE reference.
  • Icy VeinspveRotation walkthroughs and talent reasoning, written for players learning a spec.
  • Raider.IOpveMythic+ routes, affix planning and dungeon-by-dungeon breakdowns.

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