Warrior · Fury · row 1

Cruelty

Changed from Classic5 ranks
Cruelty
Rank 5/5Fury
Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 5%.

Every rank of Cruelty

RankEffectSource
1Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 1%.client
2Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 2%.client
3Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 3%.client
4Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 4%.client
5Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 5%.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Fury, row 1, column 3. Available from your first talent point. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 14 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Competes with: Booming Voice in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameCrueltyCruelty
PositionFury row 1, col 3Fury row 1, col 3
Ranks55
Rank 1 textIncreases your chance to get a critical strike with melee weapons by 1%.Improves your chance to get a critical strike with melee attacks by 1%.

Builds that take Cruelty

Questions players ask

Where is Cruelty in the Warrior talent tree?
Fury tree, row 1, column 3. It is available as soon as you have your first talent point at level 10.
Is Cruelty new in WoW Forever?
Cruelty existed in Classic (Fury row 1, 5 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Increases your chance to get a critical strike with melee weapons by 1%.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.