Warrior in WoW Forever

Confirmed race choices

These are the new combinations named in the sources below, not a complete list of every Warrior race.

Selected beta changes and issue history #

The cards retain their source dates. Read the current official summary below before using older class notes. Numeric client build and independent gameplay retests remain unavailable.

• November 2 development notes: Roots that come from procs now follow diminishing returns: Frostbite, Entrapment, Improved Wing Clip, Counterattack and Improved Hamstring.
• October 15 beta update: Battle Shout is raid-wide and Slam no longer suffers spell pushback. Overpower works against much lower-level enemies again, and Lingering Rage no longer stops health regeneration after combat.
• October 8 beta update: Blizzard reports fixes to Rage gained from damage: Stamina, critical/crushing hits and absorbs no longer distort the calculation as before. Armor assumptions are retuned by level.
• October 8 beta update: October 8 fixes incoming-damage Rage calculations involving Stamina, critical/crushing hits and absorbs; its armor baseline varies from 20% to 40% by level. Demoralizing Shout generates threat again. Deep Wounds is required for Impale, its off-hand Attack Power scaling bug is corrected, and Last Stand grants the intended health. Blizzard describes Deep Wounds as a rolling damage-over-time effect that does not scale with Attack Power.
• September 24 development notes: Sunder threat is corrected; Protection swaps Bastion and Focused Rage positions.
• September 24 known issues: The on-next-attack spell-queue issue remains listed.

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Current official class design and beta changes #

The September 30 Fury description is superseded by the October 1 update: Improved Cleave and Boundless Rage are removed; Lingering Rage, Furious Precision and Gore Drinker are added. Whirlwind strikes with both weapons without Raging Blows; Dual Wield Specialization no longer supplies off-hand hit.

The later October 1 Warrior correction gives critical hits 100% extra Rage, superseding the same post’s earlier 75% statement. Berserker Rage moves to level 30 and Bloodthirst’s Attack Power ratio becomes 45%.

Source conflict: the October 1 development notes report fixing Dual Wield Specialization granting hit to both hands, while the known-issues list retains that bug entry. No independent fixed-build result is established.

Skyborne Warrior works with either faction choice #

Choose High Order for Alliance or Windshaper for Horde at character creation. Either can be Warrior, with the announced Zephras Isle experience covering levels 1–12.

Plan group size before locking a build #

Barrow Deeps is announced for 10 players and Hyjal Summit for 20, with new raids opening December 9. Those numbers support recruitment and scheduling, but do not tell us how many Warriors a raid needs. Encounter and class testing must come before a composition recommendation.

Official Arms, Fury and Protection descriptions #

Blizzard’s September 30 article describes Spearing Strike and Vanguard. October 1 supersedes its older Fury details: Boundless Rage and Improved Cleave are removed; Lingering Rage, Furious Precision and Gore Drinker are added. The historical third-party calculator has no numeric build provenance and does not establish a current build or point allocation.

Recheck taunt reliability and weapon skill #

The Deep Dive identifies Warrior taunts among the tools that can benefit from combined hit chance. Weapon-skill items still exist but supply less skill per item, so familiar Classic equipment priorities need fresh testing.

For a tanking test, record the target level, weapon skill, hit stat and ability tooltip. Coordinate crowd control before large pulls and compare threat under the same conditions. The announcement provides no numerical hit cap or optimal pull size.

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