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Arms Warrior

Damage specialisation · Tier S in PvP, 7.7% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

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.

  • Versatility41.8%921 avg
  • Haste35.0%797 avg
  • Critical Strike11.8%291 avg
  • Mastery11.4%266 avg

150

Synced Blitz players

1,949

Average rating sampled

2,405

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Sharpen Blade

Sharpen Blade

69%

Colossus Smash causes your next Mortal Strike to deal 15% increased damage and reduce healing taken by 50% for 4 sec.

104 players

Storm of Destruction

Storm of Destruction

52%

Bladestorm, Ravager, and Demolish now snare all targets you hit by 60% for 6 sec and decrease their healing taken by 50% for 10 sec.

78 players

Disarm

Disarm

36%

Disarm the enemy's weapons and shield for 5 sec. Disarmed creatures deal significantly reduced damage.

54 players

Berserker Roar

Berserker Roar

29%

Berserker Shout also reduces the duration of the next crowd control effect within 5 sec by 50% on group members within 24 yds.

44 players

Dragon Charge

Dragon Charge

8%

Run at high speed at a distance in front of you. All enemies in your path will take 2,922 Physical damage and be knocked back.

12 players

Rebound

Rebound

7%

Spell Reflection reflects the next 2 incoming spells cast on you and reflected spells deal 100% extra damage to the attacker. Spell Reflection's cooldown is increased by 10 sec.

10 players

Safeguard

Safeguard

5%

Intervene now has 2 charges and reduces the ally's damage taken by 20% for 5 sec. Intervene's cooldown is increased by 10 sec.

7 players

Master and Commander

Master and Commander

3%

Cooldown of Rallying Cry reduced by 120 sec.

5 players

Demolition

Demolition

1%

Reduces the cooldown of your Shattering Throw or Wrecking Throw by 50% and increases its damage to absorb shields by an additional 250%.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Armored to the Teeth
    Armored to the Teeth100%

    Gain Strength equal to 20% of your Armor.

  • Cruel Strikes
    Cruel Strikes100%

    Critical strike chance increased by 4% and critical strike damage of Execute increased by 20%.

  • Heroic Leap

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

66% equipped · 288 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cloak

13% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Cuirass of the Jade Warlord

67% equipped · 292 ilvl

Arms Warrior enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness71%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina67%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul63%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 255 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.

  • Critical Thinking89%

    223 players · Specialization

  • Shockwave89%

    223 players · Class

  • Crushing Combo88%

    221 players · Specialization

  • Leeching Strikes88%

    221 players · Class

  • Champion's Spear84%

    209 players · Class

  • Crushing Force82%

    204 players · Class

  • Fast Footwork81%

    203 players · Class

  • Javelineer81%

    203 players · Class

  • Interpose80%

    201 players · Class

  • Bloodsurge79%

    197 players · Specialization

  • Powerful Momentum79%

    197 players · Specialization

  • Battlelord75%

    188 players · Specialization

  • Second Wind66%

    166 players · Class

  • Bloodborne64%

    159 players · Specialization

  • Mass Execution44%

    109 players · Specialization

  • Martial Prowess42%

    104 players · Specialization

  • Rumbling Earth35%

    87 players · Class

  • Cleave29%

    73 players · Specialization

  • Dreadnaught28%

    69 players · Specialization

  • Shattering Throw26%

    66 players · Class

  • Frothing Berserker23%

    58 players · Class

  • Barbaric Training21%

    53 players · Class

  • Resonant Voice20%

    51 players · Class

  • Fervor of Battle20%

    50 players · Specialization

  • Stance Mastery18%

    46 players · Class

  • Overwhelming Rage16%

    40 players · Class

  • Thunder Clap15%

    38 players · Class

Near-universal picks (60)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Armored to the Teeth100%

    250 players · Class

  • Cruel Strikes100%

    250 players · Class

  • Heroic Leap100%

    250 players · Class

Rarely taken (109)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Collateral Damage11%

    27 players · Specialization

  • Crackling Thunder10%

    26 players · Class

  • Fatality8.8%

    22 players · Specialization

Import a real build

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

  • Orbsorbsorbs

    tichondrius · US2,405

  • Dpoy

    tichondrius · US2,385

  • Colard

    ravencrest · EU2,359

  • Tempor

    the-underbog · US2,295

  • Lilpumpah

    ravencrest · EU2,276

Learn the spec

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

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Warrior specs

  • Fury
  • Protection
Heroic Leap
100%

Leap through the air toward a target location, slamming down with destructive force to deal 1,000 Physical damage to all enemies within 8 yards.

  • Reinforced Plates
    Reinforced Plates100%

    Stamina increased by 20% and Armor increased by 20%.

  • Wild Strikes
    Wild Strikes100%

    Haste increased by 2% and your auto-attack critical strikes increase your auto-attack speed by 20% for 10 sec.

  • Survival

    • Impending Victory
      Impending Victory100%

      Instantly attack the target, causing 1,808 damage and healing you for 30% of your maximum health. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Impending Victory and makes it cost no Rage.

    • Pain and Gain
      Pain and Gain100%

      When you take any damage, heal for 2.0% of your maximum health. This can only occur once every 10 sec.

    • Spell Reflection
      Spell Reflection100%

      Raise your weapon, reflecting the first spell cast on you and reducing magic damage you take by 20% for 5 sec.

    • Rallying Cry
      Rallying Cry99%

      Lets loose a rallying cry, granting all party or raid members within 40 yards 10% temporary and maximum health for 10 sec. Health granted increased by 50% when not in a raid.

    • Bladestorm
      Bladestorm98%

      Become an unstoppable storm of destructive force, striking all nearby enemies for 100,332 Physical damage over 4.9 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. You are immune to movement impairing and loss of control effects, but can use defensive abilities and can avoid attacks.

    Control & mobility

    • Storm Bolt
      Storm Bolt100%

      Hurls your weapon at an enemy, causing 1,001 Physical damage and stunning for 4 sec.

    • Honed Reflexes
      Honed Reflexes99%

      Cooldown of Die By the Sword, Intervene, Interpose, Spell Reflection, Storm Bolt, and Pummel reduced by 10%. Successfully interrupting an enemy increases the damage you deal to them by 5% for 10 sec.

    • Bounding Stride
      Bounding Stride98%

      Reduces the cooldown of Heroic Leap by 15 sec and Heroic Leap also increases your movement speed by 70% for 3 sec.

    • Berserker Shout
      Berserker Shout96%

      Cooldown of Berserker Rage is reduced by 50% and Berseker Rage removes all movement speed-impairing effects.

    • Relentless Pursuit
      Relentless Pursuit94%

      Charge increases your movement speed by 70% for 3 sec. Charge removes all movement impairing effects, this effect cannot occur more than once every 30 sec.

    Chest

    Venomous Aspirant's Chestplate

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Warboots

    66% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Dunkers

    6% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Handguards

    34% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Plate Handguards

    27% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Helm

    47% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Tempered Horns of the Jade Warlord

    17% equipped · 321 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Legguards

    63% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Greaves of the Jade Warlord

    15% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Battleaxe

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Claymore

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Necklace

    60% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    14% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    36% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    40% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Ring

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    5% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Raging Pauldrons of the Jade Warlord

    71% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Pauldrons

    8% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    9% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    8% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    41% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    17% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Greatbelt

    59% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Girdle

    7% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards

    64% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Armguards

    9% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei
    63%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt63%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed56%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity53%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk21%
  • Arms Warrior gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control73%
    • Flawless Quick Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Haste40%
    • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility17%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery13%
    • Prismatic Socket12%
    • Flawless Quick Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Haste11%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility8%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat7%
    Impending Victory100%

    250 players · Class

  • Pain and Gain100%

    250 players · Class

  • Reinforced Plates100%

    250 players · Class

  • Wild Strikes100%

    250 players · Class

  • Double Time100%

    249 players · Class

  • Spell Reflection100%

    249 players · Class

  • Storm Bolt100%

    249 players · Class

  • Honed Reflexes99%

    248 players · Class

  • Rallying Cry99%

    247 players · Class

  • Battle Stance98%

    246 players · Class

  • Battle Stance98%

    246 players · Class

  • Bladestorm98%

    246 players · Specialization

  • Bounding Stride98%

    246 players · Class

  • Master Tactician6.4%

    16 players · Specialization

  • Arterial Bleed4.0%

    10 players · Hero

  • Boneshaker4.0%

    10 players · Hero

  • Celeritous Conclusion4.0%

    10 players · Hero

  • Colossal Might4.0%

    10 players · Hero

  • Cut to the Bone4.0%

    10 players · Hero

  • Decimator4.0%

    10 players · Hero

  • Demolish4.0%

    10 players · Hero

  • Dominance of the Colossus4.0%

    10 players · Hero