WoW Forever

    Warrior leveling guide 1–60

    Level as Arms with a two-handed weapon, lean on Victory Rush between pulls and grab Spearing Strike at 25.

    Based on betaChecked Patch Beta (Nov 2 build)

    At a glance

    RoleMelee DPS while leveling
    Key gear
    • A two-handed weapon; Rage from your hits now scales with weapon speed
    Tips
    • Victory Rush (level 20) heals 10% of your health after each kill, so chain pulls instead of eating.
    • From level 14 you keep 10 Rage when changing stances, so switch to Berserker or Defensive Stance freely.
    • Critical strikes give extra Rage; crit gear helps your Rage flow.

    Talent plan by level

    LevelsTalentTreePointsWhy
    10–24Arms talents up to the next milestoneArms15Fill the tree toward the milestone talent below.
    25Spearing StrikeArms1/1A strong instant hit on a 20-second cooldown; doubles damage against mounted enemies, dragons and giants.

    About this path

    Any spec can level. This guide follows Arms, using the talents and changes Blizzard has confirmed for WoW Forever.

    Arms is built around a single big two-handed weapon, which gives you large hits and Rage from each swing. Spearing Strike at 16 points adds a strong extra attack, and Weaponmaster rewards sticking with one weapon type.

    Leveling tips

    • Use Victory Rush after every kill. It’s free healing and damage, and it keeps your downtime low.
    • Stance dance early. Tactical Mastery is baseline at level 14, so you keep 10 Rage when switching stances.
    • Pull carefully. Warriors still struggle to recover from a bad pull. Bandages and food help between fights.
    • Thunder Clap works in Defensive Stance now, which helps when you pick up extra enemies.

    Talent plan

    You get your first talent point at level 10 and one per level after that, so the milestone talents arrive at 20 (11 points), 25 (16 points), 30 (21 points) and 40 (31 points). The table above shows the milestone talents Blizzard has confirmed. A full point-by-point order will be added once we’ve checked the talent tree in the live game after launch on November 4.

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