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Arms Warrior

Damage specialisation · Tier S in Mythic+, 10.2% 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. 1Charge+0.4s100%
  2. 2Cleave+1.1s100%
  3. 3Colossus Smash+2.2s100%
  4. 4
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek
+2.4s
75%
  • 5Avatar+2.5s100%
  • 6Execute+4s75%
  • 7Bladestorm+4s100%
  • 8Mortal Strike+4.8s100%
  • 9Storm 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 Strike74 casts→Mortal Strike37%Overpower17%Heroic Strike15%
    • Overpower36 casts→Overpower22%Mortal Strike19%Cleave17%
    • Execute31 casts→Mortal Strike39%Bladestorm19%Overpower16%
    • Heroic Strike18 casts→Overpower33%Execute28%Mortal Strike22%
    • Slam17 casts→Mortal Strike31%Execute19%Slam19%
    • Cleave16 casts→Overpower19%Mortal Strike19%Colossus Smash19%

    Ability usage

    Casts per minute across 20 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

    5 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

    1. 1Mortal Strike17.7per min
    2. 2Execute12.7per min
    3. 3Overpower8.1per min
    4. 4Heroic Strike7.6per min
    5. 5Cleave2.9per min

    Multi-target

    10 fights with substantial add damage

    1. 1Mortal Strike18.0per min
    2. 2Execute13.4per min
    3. 3Overpower7.9per min
    4. 4Heroic Strike

    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 31/08/2026. 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.

    • Critical Strike36.2%981 avg
    • Haste34.9%1,100 avg
    • Mastery19.8%701 avg
    • Versatility9.1%563 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 553 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.

    • Shockwave88%

      466 players · Class

    • Critical Thinking87%

      460 players · Specialization

    • Leeching Strikes87%

      457 players · Class

    • Intimidating Shout84%

      445 players · Class

    • Improved Sweeping Strikes83%

      435 players · Specialization

    • Fast Footwork79%

      414 players · Class

    • Interpose78%

      413 players · Class

    • Champion's Spear78%

      410 players · Class

    • Javelineer76%

      402 players · Class

    • Crushing Force75%

      393 players · Class

    • Bloodsurge72%

      381 players · Specialization

    • Battlelord69%

      365 players · Specialization

    • Bloodborne67%

      354 players · Specialization

    • Second Wind60%

      314 players · Class

    • Shattering Throw38%

      198 players · Class

    • Rumbling Earth35%

      187 players · Class

    • Cleave34%

      178 players · Specialization

    • Mass Execution28%

      147 players · Specialization

    • Dreadnaught28%

      145 players · Specialization

    • Frothing Berserker26%

      138 players · Class

    • Resonant Voice26%

      135 players · Class

    • Barbaric Training25%

      134 players · Class

    • Martial Prowess25%

      134 players · Specialization

    • Fervor of Battle25%

      133 players · Specialization

    • Stance Mastery22%

      118 players · Class

    • Overwhelming Rage20%

      107 players · Class

    • Collateral Damage17%

      92 players · Specialization

    • Thunder Clap15%

      81 players · Class

    Near-universal picks (60)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Heroic Leap100%

      527 players · Class

    • Impending Victory100%

      527 players · Class

    • Pain and Gain100%

      527 players · Class

    Rarely taken (129)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Crackling Thunder9.3%

      49 players · Class

    • Fatality7.4%

      39 players · Specialization

    • Battlelord6.5%

      34 players · Specialization

    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

    • Statikkw

      area-52 · US3,678

    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.

    Other Warrior specs

    • Fury
    • Protection
    5.6per min
  • 5Cleave3.9per min
  • 6Slam0.8per min
  • Reinforced Plates100%

    527 players · Class

  • Armored to the Teeth100%

    526 players · Class

  • Double Time100%

    525 players · Class

  • Spell Reflection100%

    525 players · Class

  • Cruel Strikes99%

    523 players · Class

  • Honed Reflexes99%

    523 players · Class

  • Wild Strikes99%

    523 players · Class

  • Anger Management99%

    522 players · Class

  • Rallying Cry99%

    522 players · Class

  • Bounding Stride99%

    521 players · Class

  • Storm Bolt98%

    517 players · Class

  • Battlefield Commander97%

    513 players · Class

  • Battle Stance97%

    512 players · Class

  • Arterial Bleed4.4%

    23 players · Hero

  • Boneshaker4.4%

    23 players · Hero

  • Colossal Might4.4%

    23 players · Hero

  • Demolish4.4%

    23 players · Hero

  • Dominance of the Colossus4.4%

    23 players · Hero

  • Martial Expert4.4%

    23 players · Hero

  • Mountain of Muscle and Scars4.4%

    23 players · Hero

  • No Stranger to Pain4.4%

    23 players · Hero

  • Practiced Strikes4.4%

    23 players · Hero