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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.

    • Haste35.0%885 avg
    • Critical Strike33.4%856 avg
    • Mastery18.1%460 avg
    • Versatility13.5%322 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 497 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%

      425 players · Class

    • Shockwave88%

      418 players · Class

    • Critical Thinking87%

      414 players · Specialization

    • Intimidating Shout86%

      408 players · Class

    • Leeching Strikes86%

      408 players · Class

    • Powerful Momentum82%

      389 players · Specialization

    • Champion's Spear80%

      377 players · Class

    • Interpose80%

      377 players · Class

    • Javelineer78%

      371 players · Class

    • Fast Footwork78%

      370 players · Class

    • Crushing Force77%

      363 players · Class

    • Bloodsurge72%

      343 players · Specialization

    • Battlelord71%

      336 players · Specialization

    • Bloodborne67%

      317 players · Specialization

    • Second Wind60%

      283 players · Class

    • Shattering Throw38%

      180 players · Class

    • Rumbling Earth36%

      170 players · Class

    • Cleave32%

      154 players · Specialization

    • Mass Execution28%

      135 players · Specialization

    • Martial Prowess26%

      123 players · Specialization

    • Dreadnaught26%

      121 players · Specialization

    • Frothing Berserker25%

      118 players · Class

    • Fervor of Battle24%

      115 players · Specialization

    • Resonant Voice24%

      114 players · Class

    • Barbaric Training24%

      112 players · Class

    • Stance Mastery21%

      98 players · Class

    • Overwhelming Rage19%

      90 players · Class

    • Thunder Clap17%

      80 players · Class

    • Collateral Damage16%

      76 players · Specialization

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

      474 players · Class

    • Heroic Leap100%

      474 players · Class

    • Impending Victory100%

      474 players · Class

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

      49 players · Class

    • Fatality6.1%

      29 players · Specialization

    • Master Tactician6.1%

      29 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

    • 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.

    Other Warrior specs

    • Fury
    • Protection
    5.6per min
  • 5Cleave3.6per min
  • 6Slam1.0per min
  • Pain and Gain100%

    474 players · Class

  • Reinforced Plates100%

    474 players · Class

  • Cruel Strikes100%

    473 players · Class

  • Anger Management100%

    472 players · Class

  • Double Time100%

    472 players · Class

  • Spell Reflection100%

    472 players · Class

  • Wild Strikes100%

    472 players · Class

  • Honed Reflexes99%

    470 players · Class

  • Rallying Cry99%

    470 players · Class

  • Bounding Stride99%

    469 players · Class

  • Storm Bolt99%

    467 players · Class

  • Battlefield Commander98%

    464 players · Class

  • Avatar96%

    456 players · Specialization

  • Arterial Bleed4.0%

    19 players · Hero

  • Boneshaker4.0%

    19 players · Hero

  • Celeritous Conclusion4.0%

    19 players · Hero

  • Colossal Might4.0%

    19 players · Hero

  • Cut to the Bone4.0%

    19 players · Hero

  • Decimator4.0%

    19 players · Hero

  • Demolish4.0%

    19 players · Hero

  • Dominance of the Colossus4.0%

    19 players · Hero

  • Martial Expert4.0%

    19 players · Hero