Thursday 14 April 2011

Warrior Builds

Not every WoW player likes tanking but for those who do, there are no serious objections in my book in leveling your Warrior as a Protection Warrior. It is not one of my preferred Warrior Builds but you can get some pretty good damage abilities by way of Revenge and Shield Slam and of course further along the higher levels, Shockwave is pretty awesome to have.

As you should know by now however, I am always heavily into the damage aspect and also leveling my characters quickly so I reckon that closer investigation of the Fury talent tree is worthwhile. You will eventually have the ability to equip not one but two, two-handed weapons but while you wait for that to happen; continue to equip two one handed weapons.

Here are some Warrior Builds for you to choose from. Both will serve you well and it is just up to you and your preferences. The first spec takes both Deep Wounds of Arms and Impale and the second spec has even more of the Fury talent tree associated with it!

First and foremost as a minimum starting point, I recommend that you take Improved Charge in the Arms Tree. After that is a 5% crit rating thanks to the Fury tree and you are now on your way! Swinging all those weapons around is hard work so you want to maximize your efforts and not miss your target very much! To help with that, try and get Precision and Weapon Mastery and Death Wish which will all improve your accuracy. The bonus of Death Wish is that it includes a cool damage boost as well. A good Warrior also thoroughly enjoys slicing and dicing their foes into mush and taking Flurry makes you feel all "Roguey" but just in plate armor!

Another great double edged ability for you to take next is the awesome Blood Thirst. Not only does it sound cool but it also restores health over time and really kicks butt in the damage dealing department. You will surely know too that Warriors don't really have many life giving abilities to speak of so this ability alone makes it perfect and extremely helpful for leveling.

Next, you have some more choices to make between some other sweet damage dealing talents. It is a good idea to sweep down the tree at later levels to pick up the ones you have missed but it is vital to get Rampage as soon as you possibly can. Not only does it only cost a single, solitary talent point but the damage boost you get as a result of it is more than significant!

Many WoW players heavily criticized the Warriors practically useless ability of Slam and in response to that, Blizzard have improved it to the point where you get a 20% to instant cast and the damage is much heavier too. The Warrior can also struggle unfairly at times when fighting multiple mobs so thanks to Cleave and Whirlwind this tree gives another great damage boost.

Now for the exciting finale! Let me tell you a little more about Titan's Grip! Once you have this ability, you get to equip and wield two sets of two handed weapons! This feature alone will not only substantially change the way you play the game but also cater to your cosmetic and pride needs when you see your Warrior looking meaner than ever with two major damage dealing two handed weapons at once! Brings a proud tear to the eye doesn't it? The only downfall to this is obviously the big hit you will take to your hit rating to make up for it but if you can manage to improve your hit rating high enough before you take it, the pros will certainly outweigh the cons!