Vanilla Wow Prot Warrior Best In Slot

• Added Phase 2 BiS Equipment
• Added Phase 3 BiS Equipment
• Reviewed Talent Builds, Consumables, and Rotations

1. Weapon Stats - Warrior's DPS depends primarily on his Weapons. You should aim to upgrade them before upgrading any other gear piece. The most important Weapon Stat to look for, as a Fury Warrior, is the Weapon's DPS.

2. Weapon Skill - Increases your chance to Hit, decreases enemy's chance to Block, Dodge, and Parry, and counteracts Glancing Blow Penalty. You should aim to get 308 Weapon Skill (if you pick Orc/Human, all you'll need is 3 additional points).

3. Hit Chance - Increases your chance to Hit a Target, which positively affects your DPS (both directly as more hits = more damage, and indirectly as more hits = more Rage = more Special Attacks = more damage).

4. Critical Strike - Gives you a chance to deal additional (critical) Damage with all your attacks. It also effectively increases the uptime of your Flurry.

5. Attack Power/Strength - Increases Damage you deal to your enemies. Warrior's Strength to Damage proportion is calculated as follows: 1 Str = 2 AP, and 14 AP = 1 Weapon DPS (so, 7 Str = 1 Weapon DPS).

6. Agility - Increases your Critical Strike chance, providing you with higher Flurry uptimes and generally increasing your DPS.

Fury Warrior Dual Wield PvE DPS Build

Arms Tree:

• 3/3Improved Heroic Strike
• 3/3Improved Rend
• 5/5Tactical Mastery - Very strong Talent that enables you to swap stances during combat without any significant Rage loss. Without it, Stance Dancing would not be possible.
• 1/1Anger Management - This talent might surprise you because it has a property that is not shown in the tooltip. It generates 1 point of Rage every 3 seconds, making it one of the strongest Warrior Talents. It also synergizes well with Bloodrage, allowing you to stack on Rage before combat starts.
• 3/3Deep Wounds - Bleeding effects ignore Armor, making this Talent even better than it looks.
• 2/2Impale - This provides you with 20% Critical Strike Damage bonus from all your abilities for just 2 Talent points, a bargain to say the least.

Fury Tree:

• 5/5Cruelty - Warrior has a very strong Critical Strike synergy, so there is no real alternative here.
• 5/5Unbridled Wrath - 40% chance to generate 1 point of Rage after dealing melee Damage with a Weapon. Strong Talent that synergizes with Dual-Wielding (2 weapons = more hits = more Rage generated with it).
• 5/5Improved Battle Shout - This is an altruistic choice, as it lets you boost your group's DPS (if it consists of melee characters, as it should) at the cost of a global Cooldown and 10 Rage.
• 5/5Dual Wielding Specialization - This decreases Off-Hand weapon Damage penalty, making it deal 62,5% damage instead of standard 50%.
• 2/2Improved Execute
• 5/5Enrage - Great Talent for PvP, and a 'don't really want to spend my points on nothing, but I have to if I want to unlock the next one' Talent for PvE. However, it has some minor applications when you are forced to act as an off-Tank.
• 1/1 Death Wish - Very strong offensive Cooldown. Just be careful when you use it during AoE-heavy encounters.
• 5/5Flurry - The reason why you spent 5 points on Enrage. If you have a decent Critical Strik chance, this will significantly boost your DPS. After gearing up in higher Raid Tiers, you'll be able to maintain Flurry at all times.
• 1/1 Bloodthirst - Powerful instant ability on a short Cooldown, and a strong DPS contributor with a very minor Health regen effect attached.

Fury Warrior Two-Hander PvE DPS Build

Arms Tree:

• 2/3Improved Heroic Strike
• 3/3Improved Rend
• 5/5Tactical Mastery
• 1/2Improved Overpower - makes your Overpower Crit 25% more often, making it worth a Stance swap. Remember to use it when at low Rage or you will lose DPS. It also works as a reliable Flurry activator.
• 1/1Anger Management
• 3/3Deep Wounds
• 3/5Two-Handed Weapon Specialization - Flat Damage increase, sadly you can't afford to spend more than 3 points on it.
• 2/2Impale

Fury Tree:

• 5/5Cruelty
• 5/5Unbridled Wrath
• 3/3Improved Cleave - This Talent increases your Cleave Damage by a bit. Even though it only increases Bonus, not total Cleave's Damage, it still beats other choices when it comes to DPS boost.
• 1/1Piercing Howl - This can be used to CC adds if needed (some additional utility is always nice).
• 1/5Improved Battle Shout - point has to go somewhere.
• 5/5Enrage
• 4/5Improved Slam - Slam deals Weapon Damage which makes it very strong with a slow Two-Handed Weapon and this Talent significantly decreases Slam's Casting Time. Also, Slam does not eat a Weapon Swing, unlike Heroic Strike, which makes it preferable as a Rage spender ability.
• 1/1 Death Wish
• 5/5Flurry
• 1/1 Bloodthirst

• Pre-Raid - Ironfoe (Drop from Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, Blackrock Depths) /Dal'Rend's Sacred Charge (Drop from Warchief Rend Blackhand, Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Ironfoe / Deathbringer / Vis'kag the Bloodletter (Last two drop from Onyxia, Onyxia's Lair)
• Phase 2 - Empyrean Demolisher (Drop from Lord Kazzak, Blasted Lands World Boss) / High Warlord's Blade/High Warlord's Cleaver (Rank 14 PvP Reward)
• Phase 3 - Empyrean Demolisher / High Warlord's Blade/High Warlord's Cleaver
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Felstriker / Dal'Rend's Tribal Guardian (Both drop from Warchief Rend Blackhand, Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Brutality Blade (Drop from Garr, Molten Core)
• Phase 2 - High Warlord's Quickblade / High Warlord's Cleaver / High Warlord's Cleaver (Rank 14 PvP Reward)
• Phase 3 - High Warlord's Quickblade / High Warlord's Cleaver / High Warlord's Cleaver
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Blackbone of Shahram (Drop from General Drakkisath, Upper Blackrock Spire) / Arcanite Reaper (Blacksmithing Recipe)
• Phase 1 - Bonereaver's Edge (Drop from Ragnaros, Upper Molten Core)
• Phase 2 - Bonereaver's Edge
• Phase 3 - Bonereaver's Edge
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Blackcrow / Riphook (Both drop from Shadow Hunter Vosh'gajin, Lower Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Striker's Mark (Drop from Magmadar, Molten Core)
• Phase 2 - Striker's Mark
• Phase 3 - Striker's Mark
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Hand of Justice (Drop from Emperor Dagran Thaurissan, Blackrock Depths)
• Phase 1 - Hand of Justice
• Phase 2 - Hand of Justice
• Phase 3 - Drake Fang Talisman (Drop from Ebonroc, Blackwing Lair)
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Blackhand's Breadth (Quest Reward from 'For the Horde!' / 'General Drakkisath's Demise', Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Blackhand's Breadth
• Phase 2 - Blackhand's Breadth
• Phase 3 - Blackhand's Breadth
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Mark of Fordring (Quest Reward from 'In Dreams', Western Plaguelands)
• Phase 1 - Onyxia Tooth Pendant (Quest Reward from 'For All To See' / 'Celebrating Good Times', Onyxia's Lair)
• Phase 2 - Onyxia Tooth Pendant
• Phase 3 - Onyxia Tooth Pendant
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Blackstone Ring (Drop from Princess Theradras, Maraudon)
• Phase 1 - Blackstone Ring
• Phase 2 - Don Julio's Band (Alterac Valley Reputation Reward - Exalted)
• Phase 3 - Don Julio's Band
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Painweaver Band (Drop from General Drakkisath, Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Painweaver Band /Quick Strine Ring (Drop from Multiple Bosses, Molten Core)
• Phase 2 - Quick Strine Ring
• Phase 3 - Master Dragonslayer's Ring (Quest Reward from 'The Lord of Blackrock' / 'The Lord of Blackrock', Blackwing Lair)
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Lionheart Helm (Blacksmithing Recipe)
• Phase 1 - Lionheart Helm
• Phase 2 - Lionheart Helm
• Phase 3 - Lionheart Helm
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Savage Gladiator Chain (Drop from Gorosh the Dervish, Blackrock Depths)
• Phase 1 - Savage Gladiator Chain
• Phase 2 - Savage Gladiator Chain / Warlord's Plate Armor (Rank 13 PvP Reward)
• Phase 3 - Savage Gladiator Chain / Warlord's Plate Armor
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Devilsaur Leggings (Leatherworking Recipe)
• Phase 1 - Devilsaur Leggings
• Phase 2 - Legionnaire's Plate Leggings (Rank 8 PvP Reward) / General's Plate Leggings (Rank 12 PvP Reward)
• Phase 3 - Legionnaire's Plate Leggings / General's Plate Leggings
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Devilsaur Gauntlets (Leatherworking Recipe) /Edgemaster's Handguards (if you don't have Weapon Skill racial; World Drop Epic)
• Phase 1 - Devilsaur Gauntlets /Flameguard Gauntlets (Drop from Magmadar, Molten Core)
• Phase 2 - Blood Guard's Plate Gauntlets (Rank 7 PvP Reward) / General's Plate Gauntlets (Rank 12 PvP Reward)
• Phase 3 - Blood Guard's Plate Gauntlets / General's Plate Gauntlets
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Bloodmail Boots (Side Bosses, Scholomance)
• Phase 1 - Bloodmail Boots
• Phase 2 - Bloodmail Boots / General's Plate Boots (Rank 12 PvP Reward)
• Phase 3 - Chromatic Boots (Drop from Chromaggus, Blackwing Lair) / General's Plate Boots
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Truestrike Shoulders (Drop from Pyroguard Emberseer, Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Truestrike Shoulders
• Phase 2 - Champion's Plate Shoulders (Rank 10 PvP Reward) / Warlord's Plate Shoulders (Rank 13 PvP Reward)
• Phase 3 - TBA
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Battleborn Armbraces (Drop from Warchief Rend Blackhand, Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Wristguards of Stability (Drop from Flamewalker Bosses, Molten Core)
• Phase 2 - Wristguards of Stability / Berserker Bracers (Warsong Gulch Reputation Reward - Exalted)
• Phase 3 - Wristguards of Stability / Berserker Bracers
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Brigam Girdle (Drop from General Drakkisath, Upper Blackrock Spire)
• Phase 1 - Onslaught Girdle (Drop from Ragnaros, Molten Core)
• Phase 2 - Onslaught Girdle
• Phase 3 - Onslaught Girdle
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

• Pre-Raid - Cape of the Black Baron (Drop from Baron Rivendare, Stratholme)
• Phase 1 - Cape of the Black Baron
• Phase 2 - Puissant Cape (Drop from Azuregos, Azshara World Boss)
• Phase 3 - Puissant Cape
• Phase 4 - TBA
• Phase 5 - TBA
• Phase 6 - TBA

1. Execute if Target below 20% Health

2. Bloodthirst on Cooldown

3. Whirlwind on Cooldown

4. Heroic Strike / Slam(If using 2-Hander) to dump excess Rage

5. Hamstring to dump excess Rage

1. Whirlwind on Cooldown

2. Execute on priority Target if it is below 20% Health

3. Bloodthirst on Cooldown

4. Cleave to dumb excess Rage

5. Hamstring to dump excess Rage

1. If you want to deal more Damage and stand out from your Raid competition, Stack Consumables. Spending some additional Gold or a few extra hours grinding might secure you a spot in a Raid, as Raid leaders prefer dedicated and well-prepared players.

2. Use Macros. You should add a /startattack macro to all your offensive abilities. Other macros, like /cancelaura 'x', Weapon Swaps (/equip 'WeaponName') and even mouseovers (/cast [target=mouseover, exists] AbilityName; AbilityName) are worth considering as well.

3. Always try to improve. Get an addon that tracks your performance and try to optimize your equipment and rotation.

END NOTE

This Guide should help you to prepare yourself for that legendary Vanilla Raiding Experience and allow you to progress through Raid Tiers efficiently and with a good amount of fun.

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