Classes

LEVELING GUIDE

WoW Forever Arms Warrior Leveling Guide

Arms levels with a simple loop: in, apply and , then finish with . All your damage comes from your weapon, so keeping your two-hander current matters most, and more out-of-combat healing plus strong two-handers from dungeon quests make it far smoother than before. at 20 makes managing health while questing much easier.

Recommended talents

Level 20 · Arms7/4/0

Recommended professions

  • Mining
    Gathers the ore Blacksmithing needs as you quest, and unlocks , the melee attack power camp object.
  • Blacksmithing
    Lets you craft chain armor and two-handers to wear right away as you level, including the Veteran's chain pieces you want at 20.

ROUTELevel-by-level route

  1. 5

    Levels 1–5

    Getting started

    • Pick up Mining and Blacksmithing right away and craft armor from the ore you mine.
    • Cast before each pull and keep it up the whole fight.
    • Go easy on : it costs rage and the swing it replaces generates none, so rage runs dry fast at low levels.
    • From level 4, open with and apply . now hits harder and can critically strike, making it a core Arms ability.

    Gear to pick up

    New abilities

  2. 9

    Levels 6–9

    Two-hander and Thunder Clap

    • All your damage comes from your weapon. Craft at 6 to switch to a two-hander, and keep upgrading so it never falls behind.
    • , learned at 6, slows attack speed by 20%. Keep it on every pull to take much less damage.
    • Open every pull with → → .

    Gear to pick up

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (8)

  3. 12

    Levels 10–12

    First talents

    • Put your level 10–11 points into to cut the rage cost of , then from 12 put three points into to boost .
    • Once you have , apply it a few times after until the mob dies.
    • Swap to at 11.
    • at 12 is your most rage-efficient attack; don't miss its procs.

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 10–112/3
    • Lv 121/3

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (10) · (12)

  4. 16

    Levels 13–16

    Collect dungeon quests

    • Dungeon mobs give little XP; the XP is in the dungeon quests. Grab every quest before going in, and share them to get invited more easily.
    • Pick up a two-hander such as or from the Ragefire Chasm and The Hall of Thanes quests. Dungeon quest rewards have been upgraded a lot; is now a blue item.
    • Spend your level 15–16 points on to greatly raise the crit chance of .
    • Keep up in dungeons too; its large attack speed slow greatly cuts the damage your tank takes.

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 13–143/3
    • Lv 15–162/2

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (16)

    Dungeons for this range

  5. 19

    Levels 17–19

    Dungeon gear

    • From 17, put every remaining point into . You can't reach deep into the Arms tree before 20, so extra crit is worth more.
    • Farm Wailing Caverns, The Deadmines and Ruins of Lordaeron for Strength mail and two-handers. Dungeon loot is stronger now, so a run can be worth it for one item even without quests.

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 17–193/5

    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (18)

    Dungeons for this range

  6. 20

    Level 20

    Level 20: finishing gear

    • heals 10% of your max health and changes the pace of questing. Use it whenever it is available.
    • You also learn and now. Only use right after a swing.
    • Finish your weapon with from a Ruins of Lordaeron quest or from a Wailing Caverns quest.
    • Craft and with Blacksmithing.
    • The class-quest chest has no level requirement and adds a lot of stamina at 20, but you will need help to finish the chain.

    Gear to pick up

    Talents

    • Lv 204/5
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    New abilities

    Rank upgrades

    (20)

ROTATIONHow to fight

  1. 1Cast before engaging and keep it up.
  2. 2Open with .
  3. 3Apply and keep it up; on packs, keep it on every target.
  4. 4Use if you just swung; if a swing is about to land, skip it.
  5. 5Keep the slow up.
  6. 6Use as soon as it procs.
  7. 7Use whenever it is available.
  8. 8Fill gaps with until the mob dies.
  9. 9With spare rage, use , or on packs.

GEARLevel-20 target gear

Dungeon drops, quest rewards and crafted items worth chasing at level 20 for this spec, by slot, best stats for the spec first.

Head

Neck

Shoulder

Back

Chest

Wrist

Hands

Waist

Legs

Feet

Finger

Two-Hand

Ranged

CLASS QUESTSClass quests

  • Class chest quest (“Brutal Armor” / “Fire Hardened Mail”)

    Starts at 20 from the warrior trainer in Orgrimmar or Stormwind. It sends you through slightly higher zones and the first part of Razorfen Kraul, so it is meant for about level 28. The reward has no level requirement and gives a big stamina boost at 20, so a geared group of 20s can take it on.
    • Class quest
      “Brutal Armor” (Horde)
    • Class quest
      “Fire Hardened Mail” (Alliance)

CAMPINGCamping

  • from Mining is the best pick, but it doesn't stack with a paladin's Blessing of Might; in a group with a paladin, take from Blacksmithing instead.
  • Tailoring and Enchanting camps give Spirit and mana regen, which do almost nothing for a warrior.