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Fury Warriors may be the most fearsome melee damage dealers there is inWrath of the Lich King Classic. They are often seen as top-tier in terms of the damage charts for both Single-Target and Multi-Target encounters. While they may not start out as the highest damage dealers, by the end of the expansion they will likely top the charts in any melee encounter.
In this expansion you’ll see them strolling around casually wielding two massive 2-handed weapons. They don’t provide much in terms of utility specific to this specialization, but like most DPS Warriors if given a shield can still be a secondary tank for some niche moments.
The preferred Race for Fury Warriors inWoW WotLK Classicare typically as follows:
For the Alliance they have 3 good options: Humans forMace SpecializationandSword Specializationwhich reduce the Expertise requirements by 3 for each respective weapon. Dwarves for a strongerMace Specialization. And Draenei for a 1% hit rating fromHeroic Presence.
While the Horde provides Orc Fury Warriors with the 5 expertise bonus fromAxe Specializationand the attack power buff Blood Fury. If you plan on not wielding Axes then Trolls are a worthy choice for the haste buffBerserking.
Best Talent Build For Fury Warrior
Variations
Depending on group composition and your current stat priorities the talents below can be freely customized, examples of such changes could be as follows:
Best Fury Warrior Glyphs
Major Glyphs
Being a key aspect of the damage rotation,Glyph of Whirlwindis mandatory.Glyph of Heroic Strikecan also be used for increased damage. Finally,Glyph of Rendingcan be used forSingle-Targetencounters orGlyph of CleavingforMulti-Targetencounters
Minor Glyphs
Glyph of Bloodragewillprovide a minor benefit to help mitigate damage from usingBloodrage. Depending on the needs of your group,Glyph of CommandorGlyph of Battlecan be used interchangeably or one could be swapped out forGlyph of Chargefor slightly better mobility.
Stat Priority For Fury Warrior
The most important stat for Fury Warriors isHit RatingandStrength. It is still also necessary to reach certain thresholds withExpertiseandArmor Penetration, but generally, an item with higher item level will be a better piece of gear due to it having higher stats overall.
If you have to prioritize one piece of gear over another, follow this order:
Fury Warrior Hit Rating Cap
Making sure your abilities hit is the number one most important thing. Fortunately, it is made easier to obtain with the talentPrecision. With 3 points in this talent only165 Hit Ratingis needed. The Draenei passive racial traitHeroic Presencealso provides1% hit rating, now requiring only132 Hit Rating. In later phases it is very easy to obtain the threshold and removing points fromPrecisionand into other ones can be beneficial.
Fury Warrior Expertise Cap
All melee attacks against a level 83 enemy have a6.5% chance to dodgeorparry. Expertise reduces the chance that an attack will be dodged or parried. Having26 Expertise(214 expertise rating) will overcome this factor.1 Expertiseequals8.2 expertise ratingwhich equals a0.25% reduction in dodge or parry.
The Human racial traitsSword SpecializationandMace Specializationas well as the OrcAxe Specializationand DwarfMace Specializationreduce the amount of Expertise needed (189vs173expertise rating, respectively).
Skill Rotation For Fury Warrior
Fury Warriors don’t necessarily have a specific rotation to follow, much like their Arms brothers it comes down to managing rage and prioritizing skills.
To start, maintain eitherBattle ShoutorCommanding Shout; use whichever the group requires more. Within the priority of the skills below, make sure that 5 stacks ofSunder ArmorandDemoralizing Shoutis also maintained on the primary target.
For Single-Target encounters follow this priority:
For Multi-Target encounters the only things that change areWhirlwindis a higher priority thanBloodthirst, and useCleaveas a replacement forHeroic Strike
Best In Slot Gear, Gems, and Enchants
The best in slot, or BiS, gear for both Fury and Arms Warriors are basically the same, except that Fury has more options for weapons and that they can dual wield 2-handed weapons. We’ve compiled the best gear including which gems to socket and which enchants to apply for each slotall in one list.
