Warrior in WoW Forever

What's different from Classic

• Rage. From damage taken and your swings. Slower weapons give more Rage a swing, so it comes in at a steady rate. Out of combat you lose 1.25 Rage a second.
• Victory Rush. Baseline, Arms tab. Instant, 30 sec cooldown: a melee hit that heals 10% of your max health, within 20 sec of a non-trivial kill.
• Tactical Mastery. A passive in the Arms tab now, not a talent: keep up to 10 Rage when you change stances, and Improved Tactical Mastery adds up to 15 more.
• Intercept. Unchanged from Classic: level 30 in the Fury tab, ranks at 42 and 52. Improved Intercept stays in the Fury tree.
• Slam. A new rank 1 at 20; Classic's four ranks follow at 30, 38, 46 and 54, one rank number higher. 15 sec cooldown now, down from 18 in Blizzard's 2 Nov notes (Classic had none).
• Thunder Clap. Works in Battle or Defensive Stance. Rank 4 slows attacks 20% for 22 sec on up to 4 targets (Classic 10%). Xaryu's stream via a reader; the Classic number from the files.
• Bloodrage. Still there, Protection tab: 20% of your base health for 10 Rage, plus 10 more over 10 sec.
• Shield Wall. Changed: 15 min cooldown, 60% less damage for 12 sec (Classic 30 min, 75% for 10 sec). No shared cooldown with Retaliation and Recklessness any more: each has its own timer, and Blizzard's Class Highlights video (1:14) says so. Two readers flagged it first.
• Shield Block. Changed: 2 charges and 7 sec (Classic 1 block for 5 sec). Still 10 Rage, 5 sec cooldown, Defensive Stance.

Talent-by-talent: 12 new, 35 changed, 2 moved and 5 unchanged. Spellbook: 4 new spells and 24 with changed ranks or numbers. Full detail on the Warrior changes page.

New Warrior talents

• Spearing Strike (Arms row 4, 1 rank): A brutal attack that deals 40% weapon damage. Deals an additional 80% weapon damage against Giants, Dragonkin, and mounted targets. Mounted targets are dismounted.
• Bloodthrill (Arms row 5, 2 ranks): Grants your Main Hand melee attacks against enemies afflicted by your Rend a 20% chance to allow an activation of Overpower.
• Weaponmaster (Arms row 5, 5 ranks): Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Polearm: Increases your critical strike chance by 5%. Mace/Staff: Your attacks ignore 15% of your target's armor. Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 5% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target.
• Lingering Rage (Fury row 2, 5 ranks): Increases the time before your Rage begins to decay after leaving combat by 10 sec.
• Furious Precision (Fury row 3, 3 ranks): Increases your chance to hit with off-hand attacks by 10%.
• Raging Blows (Fury row 4, 1 rank): Reduces the Rage cost of your Cleave and Whirlwind abilities by 3.
• Reckless Swings (Fury row 4, 1 rank): Your next 4 melee attacks generate 5 additional Rage. Lasts 8 seconds.
• Gore Drinker (Fury row 5, 2 ranks): Your Enrage, Berserker Rage, Bloodrage, Death Wish, and Bloodthirst abilities cause your next 3 melee attacks to restore 1.0% of your maximum Health.
• Improved Whirlwind (Fury row 6, 2 ranks): Reduces the cooldown of your Whirlwind ability by 2 seconds and increases the damage it deals to the closest enemy by 30%.
• Master of Defense (Protection row 3, 2 ranks): Grants you a 100% chance to generate 5 Rage when you Dodge or Parry while a shield is equipped.
• Vanguard (Protection row 4, 1 rank): Your Charge ability is now usable while in Defensive Stance.
• Focused Rage (Protection row 5, 3 ranks): Reduces the Rage cost of your offensive abilities by 3.

31-point talents

• Mortal Strike (Arms): A vicious strike that deals weapon damage plus 85 and wounds the target, reducing the effectiveness of any healing by 50% for 10 sec. · 30 Rage | Melee Range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown
• Bloodthirst (Fury): Instantly attack the target causing damage equal to 45% of your Attack Power plus 30 and increasing your movement speed by 10% for 10 sec. · 30 Rage | Melee Range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown
• Shield Slam (Protection): Slam the target with your shield, causing 421 to 439 damage, increased by your Block Value, and has a 50% chance of dispelling 1 magic effect on the target. Causes a very high amount of threat. · 20 Rage | Melee Range | Instant | 6 sec cooldown | Requires Shields

New spells in the Warrior book

• Spearing Strike (Learned at level 25): A brutal attack that deals 40% weapon damage. Deals an additional 80% weapon damage against Giants, Dragonkin, and mounted targets. Mounted targets are dismounted.
• Victory Rush (Learned at level 20): Instantly attack the target causing 15% of Attack Power damage and healing you for 10% of your maximum health. Only useable within 20 sec after you kill a non-trivial enemy.
• Reckless Swings (Learned at level 25): Your next 4 melee attacks generate 5 additional Rage. Lasts 8 seconds.
• Slam (Learned at level 20): Slams the opponent, causing weapon damage plus 16.