Warrior · Arms · row 6

Improved Slam

Changed from Classic2 ranksHotfix 2026-11-02
Improved Slam
Rank 2/2Arms
Requires 25 points in Arms Talents
Reduces the global cooldown and cast time of your Slam ability by 0.50 sec. In addition, Slam no longer interrupts or delays your melee swing and Slam's cooldown is reduced by 5.0 sec.

Every rank of Improved Slam

RankEffectSource
1Reduces the global cooldown and cast time of your Slam ability by 0.25 sec. In addition, Slam no longer interrupts or delays your melee swing and Slam's cooldown is reduced by 2.5 sec.client
2Reduces the global cooldown and cast time of your Slam ability by 0.50 sec. In addition, Slam no longer interrupts or delays your melee swing and Slam's cooldown is reduced by 5.0 sec.client

Requirements and position

  • Tree: Arms, row 6, column 1. Needs 25 points in Arms first. The earliest you can finish all 2 ranks is level 36 if you put every point into this tree.
  • Competes with: Improved Hamstring in the same row.

Classic comparison

Classic 1.12WoW Forever
NameImproved SlamImproved Slam
PositionFury row 5, col 1Arms row 6, col 1
Ranks52
Rank 1 textDecreases the casting time of your Slam ability by 0.1 sec.Reduces the global cooldown and cast time of your Slam ability by 0.25 sec. In addition, Slam no longer interrupts or delays your melee swing and Slam's cooldown is reduced by 2.5 sec.

Spells this talent affects

  • Slam · 5 ranks, learned at 20

Builds that take Improved Slam

Questions players ask

Where is Improved Slam in the Warrior talent tree?
Arms tree, row 6, column 1. You need 25 points spent in Arms before you can learn it.
Is Improved Slam new in WoW Forever?
Improved Slam existed in Classic (Fury row 5, 5 ranks). In Forever it was changed: Classic read "Decreases the casting time of your Slam ability by 0.1 sec.".

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.