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Warrior · Arms · row 3

Deep Wounds

Changed from Classic3 ranks
Deep Wounds
Rank 3/3Arms
Requires 10 points in Arms Talents
Requires Improved Rend
Your critical strikes cause your opponent to Bleed, dealing 60% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.

Every rank of Deep Wounds

RankEffectSource
1Your critical strikes cause your opponent to Bleed, dealing 20% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.client
2Your critical strikes cause your opponent to Bleed, dealing 40% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.client
3Your critical strikes cause your opponent to Bleed, dealing 60% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Arms, row 3, column 3. Needs 10 points in Arms first. The earliest you can finish all 3 ranks is level 22 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Prerequisite: Improved Rend at 3/3.
  • Unlocks: Impale (requires Deep Wounds at full rank).
  • Competes with: Anger Management in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameDeep WoundsDeep Wounds
PositionArms row 3, col 3Arms row 3, col 3
Ranks33
Rank 1 textYour critical strikes cause the opponent to bleed, dealing 20% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.Your critical strikes cause your opponent to Bleed, dealing 20% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.

Builds that take Deep Wounds

Questions players ask

Where is Deep Wounds in the Warrior talent tree?
Arms tree, row 3, column 3. You need 10 points spent in Arms before you can learn it, and Improved Rend must be at full rank first.
Is Deep Wounds new in WoW Forever?
Deep Wounds existed in Classic (Arms row 3, 3 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Your critical strikes cause the opponent to bleed, dealing 20% of your melee weapon's average damage over 12 sec.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.