Fury Warrior guide for WoW Forever

The Fury Warrior in WoW Forever is the berserker: two weapons, fast swings and a Rage bar that fills with every critical strike. The rotation is quick and reactive, and Cleave and Whirlwind make Fury one of the best specs against several enemies. This guide covers the level 30 build, rotation, Rage, stance dancing, stats, weapons and races.

Role	Melee damage with two weapons
Build at level 30	26 points in Fury, with the 5 extra points from Talented
Key talents	Cruelty, Unbridled Wrath, Furious Precision, Dual Wield Specialization, Enrage, Death Wish
Strength	Quick, reactive rotation, very strong cleave
Weakness	A PvE kit that does nothing for your own survival
Leveling	Warrior leveling guide, Warrior level build
Other specs	Arms Warrior, Protection Warrior

What changes for Fury

• Cruelty gives 5% more critical strike chance with melee attacks at 5/5.
• Unbridled Wrath now has a 60% chance to give 1 extra Rage on every melee hit at 5/5.
• Furious Precision is new. 10% more chance to hit with your off-hand at 3/3.
• Dual Wield Specialization does more. 25% more off-hand damage and 50% more Rage from off-hand attacks.
• Enrage gives a 30% chance for 10% more physical damage for 12 seconds after you take a hit.
• Death Wish gives 20% more physical damage and Fear immunity for 30 seconds, but you take 5% more damage.
• Bloodthirst is no longer based on your weapon. It deals 45% of your attack power plus 30, which makes it strong with one-handed weapons, and gives 10% movement speed.

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
Every critical strike gives a burst of Rage, so the rotation stays lively	Berserker Stance and Death Wish make you easier to kill
Cleave and Whirlwind make Fury unmatched against packs	Nothing in the spec helps you against players
Recklessness and Death Wish for big burst	Whirlwind hits everything around you, so your tank must keep up

The level 30 build

This build uses 26 points: the 21 points of level 30 plus 5 from Talented in the Legacy system. Without Talented, stop at 21 points; the Warrior level build gives the order per level. Open the build in the talent calculator.

Talent	Points
Cruelty	5/5
Unbridled Wrath	5/5
Furious Precision	3/3
Blood Craze	2/3
Dual Wield Specialization	5/5
Enrage	5/5
Death Wish	1/1

After level 30 come Flurry, for 25% more attack speed after a critical strike, and Bloodthirst at the bottom of the tree.

What the key talents do

Talent	What it does in Forever
Cruelty	5% more critical strike chance. More crits means more Rage
Unbridled Wrath	A 60% chance for 1 extra Rage on every hit
Furious Precision	10% more hit chance with your off-hand
Dual Wield Specialization	25% more off-hand damage and 50% more Rage from it
Enrage	10% more physical damage for 12 seconds, often enough to matter
Death Wish	A strong damage cooldown, and even stronger with Recklessness
Flurry	25% more attack speed for 3 swings after a critical strike. After level 30
Bloodthirst	An instant attack based on attack power instead of weapon damage. After level 30

Rotation

1. Spend extra Rage on Heroic Strike, or Cleave against several enemies, so it is never wasted.
2. Keep Battle Shout up.
3. Stack Sunder Armor.
4. Execute when the target is low enough.
5. Bloodthirst, once you have it.
6. Whirlwind, once you have it.
7. Hamstring when nothing else is ready and you have Rage to spare.

Stance dancing. Rend scales better in Forever and Overpower costs little Rage, so short trips to Battle Stance for Rend and Overpower can pay off. You lose most of your Rage when you switch, so do not build Rage in Battle Stance and keep the trip short.

Cooldowns and utility

• Retaliation and Shield Wall when you are the target.
• Berserker Rage to ignore Fear and Incapacitate effects.
• Recklessness is the strongest damage cooldown in the game.
• Death Wish only for Fury, strongest together with Recklessness.
• Bloodrage freely, for extra Rage.

Movement

Stay on the boss. Out of combat, Charge gives Rage and puts you in the fight at once, but switching stances to use it drains most of your Rage, so it is often only worth it when the tank is ahead of you. In combat you have Intercept, which works in Berserker Stance but costs Rage.

Rage

Rage is everything. With endless Rage you would never stop pressing buttons, so plan ahead and keep enough for your important attacks. If a Heroic Strike leaves Bloodthirst or Whirlwind waiting for a second or two, that was a mistake. Keep your Rage moving: never full, never empty.

Stats and gear

The exact order at level 60 follows after the launch. These stats help a Fury Warrior:

• Hit chance. A miss deals nothing and gives no Rage.
• Critical strike chance. More damage and more Rage, one of the best stats you can get. Agility adds some critical strike chance too.
• Strength and attack power. Your main stat: 1 Strength gives 2 attack power, so Strength is worth more per point.

Armor. Plate is ideal, but Mail or Leather with the right stats can be better. Forever has no penalty for wearing a lighter armor type, you just have less Armor. Blacksmiths make good leveling gear for every Warrior spec, and dungeons have plenty more.

Weapons. The most important part of your gear. You dual wield, ideally with a slow, hard-hitting main hand. A ranged weapon only counts for its stats.

Races and professions

Every race can play a Warrior. Every pick works, but some are stronger.

Faction	Race	Why
Alliance	Human	Ruthless: 2% more critical strike chance. The strongest pick
Alliance	Dwarf	More critical strike damage, but much weaker than Human
Alliance	Gnome	A burst cooldown that can be very strong
Alliance	Night Elf	Elune’s Light, a critical strike cooldown for Rage and damage on demand
Alliance	High Order Skyborne	Wind Blessed: Haste, which is rare and strong for you
Horde	Orc	Blood Fury for attack power and extra critical strike chance
Horde	Troll	More damage to Beasts and Berserking for attack speed on demand
Horde	Undead	Touch of the Grave deals damage and heals you a little
Horde	Tauren	War Stomp, more critical strike damage and Plainsrunning for speed while you keep moving
Horde	Windshaper Skyborne	Haste and a speed cooldown that comes in handy

Professions. Blacksmithing makes some of the best Mail and Plate gear, much of it only for Blacksmiths. Engineering has useful gadgets for every spec.