Warrior · Arms · row 5

Sweeping Strikes

Same as Classic1 rankActive ability

Sweeping Strikes

Rank 1/1Arms

30 Rage | Instant | 30 sec cooldown | Requires Battle Stance

Requires 20 points in Arms Talents

Your next 5 melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.

Every rank of Sweeping Strikes

Rank	Effect	Source
1	Your next 5 melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.	client

Tree: Arms, row 5, column 2. Needs 20 points in Arms first. The earliest you can finish all 1 rank is level 30 if you put every point into this tree.
Unlocks: Mortal Strike (requires Sweeping Strikes at full rank).
Competes with: Bloodthrill, Weaponmaster in the same row.

	Classic 1.12	WoW Forever
Name	Sweeping Strikes	Sweeping Strikes
Position	Arms row 5, col 2	Arms row 5, col 2
Ranks	1	1
Rank 1 text	Your next 5 melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.	Your next 5 melee attacks strike an additional nearby opponent.

Where is Sweeping Strikes in the Warrior talent tree?

Arms tree, row 5, column 2. You need 20 points spent in Arms before you can learn it.

Is Sweeping Strikes new in WoW Forever?

No. Sweeping Strikes works the same as in Classic 1.12, where it was in Arms row 5 with 1 ranks.

Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.