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RSS feedWarrior · Arms · row 5
Weaponmaster
New in Forever5 ranks
Weaponmaster
Rank 5/5Arms
Requires 20 points in Arms Talents
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.
Every rank of Weaponmaster
| Rank | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Polearm: Increases your critical strike chance by 1%. Mace/Staff: Your attacks ignore 3% of your target's armor. Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 1% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. | client |
| 2 | Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Polearm: Increases your critical strike chance by 2%. Mace/Staff: Your attacks ignore 6% of your target's armor. Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 2% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. | client |
| 3 | Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Polearm: Increases your critical strike chance by 3%. Mace/Staff: Your attacks ignore 9% of your target's armor. Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 3% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. | client |
| 4 | Gives your melee weapon attacks a benefit depending on the weapon. Axe/Polearm: Increases your critical strike chance by 4%. Mace/Staff: Your attacks ignore 12% of your target's armor. Sword: Your successful melee attacks have a 4% chance to trigger an extra attack on the target. | client |
| 5 | 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. | client |
Requirements and position
- Tree: Arms, row 5, column 3. Needs 20 points in Arms first. The earliest you can finish all 5 ranks is level 34 if you put every point into this tree.
- Competes with: Bloodthrill, Sweeping Strikes in the same row.
Classic comparison
Weaponmaster is new in WoW Forever. Nothing in Classic 1.12 does this for Warriors; it takes the slot of Axe Specialization,Mace Specialization,Polearm Specialization,Sword Specialization.
Builds that take Weaponmaster
Questions players ask
Where is Weaponmaster in the Warrior talent tree?
Arms tree, row 5, column 3. You need 20 points spent in Arms before you can learn it.
Is Weaponmaster new in WoW Forever?
Yes. Weaponmaster has no Classic 1.12 counterpart.
Snapshot 2026-11-03, client 1.60.1.70753.