Warriors were a force in Vanilla and Classic, dominating both PvE and PvP with their damage. How does it look in WoW: Forever?
- Possible Races: Orcs, Undead, Tauren, Trolls, Skyborn, Humans, Dwarves, Night Elves, Gnomes
- Possible Roles: Tank, Melee DPS
- Resources: Rage
- Greatest Feature: Warriors switch between different stances in combat to optimally adapt to offensive or defensive situations.
- Available Weapons: Daggers, One-Handed Swords, Two-Handed Swords, One-Handed Axes, Two-Handed Axes, One-Handed Maces, Two-Handed Maces, Polearms, Fist Weapons, Staves, Shields, Bows, Crossbows, Firearms, Throwing Weapons
Official Description: Warriors never stop training and strive for perfection in armed combat. No matter what their standing once was, they now stand equal side by side to prove themselves with absolute commitment in a glorious battle. Many warriors serve as mercenaries, while others evolve into adventurers and fortune seekers who constantly seek danger. A typical warrior is strong, tough, and extremely violent.
What are the Strengths? In classic WoW, it was long the meta to build entire raids around the warrior class. After all, there was no other class that scaled as well with World Buffs, potions, gear, and so on. Even tanking warriors spec’d deep into the Fury tree to bind enemies primarily through damage rather than survivability.
However, the Rage citizen in Forever will not be as dominant due to a variety of changes. Nonetheless, he remains a staple in WoW’s endgame and even loses some weaknesses. Especially in fights against multiple durable targets, Blizzard claims there is no other class that can deal as much cleave damage against several durable opponents as the warrior.
Additionally, the many revisions for the Protection tree make every Berserker a survivable tank with high threat generation and solid damage. There could be no better candidate for the main tank position. And leveling is not as hard as it used to be for the warrior.
What are the Weaknesses? Put a healer behind a well-equipped warrior and you can turn the world upside down. Alone, however, warriors have comparatively a hard time, especially when their gear is not at absolute top level. This applies to both PvE and PvP. Other classes simply have an easier time when playing solo.
Looking at the Arms talent tree, there are still open questions. It feels quite clunky until level 30. Fury and Protection make a significantly better impression. It doesn’t help that class designers are still looking for the optimal balancing scale regarding the Rage resource. On one hand, frustrating rage gaps lurk, on the other hand, the over-dominant warrior of the past, who crushes everything in his path, awaits.
The warrior is ideal for: Anyone who wants to make a difference in dungeons, raids, and battlegrounds with support at their back – as a tank or as a strong damage dealer. Those who wanted to get the most out of the warrior in the past had to go the extra mile, for example, with regard to the honor system, essential world drops, or professions. Whether this will also be the case in Forever remains unclear.
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