Cataclysm Classic Fury Warrior Guide
Welcome to our Fury Warrior guide for Cataclysm Classic, tailored for PvE content. Here, you will learn how all you need to know to play Fury Warrior proficiently. Click the links below to navigate the guide or read this page for a short introduction.
Cataclysm Classic Fury Warrior Overview
Rather than using a single weapon, Fury chooses to wield a weapon in each hand. You can choose between Titan's Grip, which allows you to wield a 2-handed weapon in each hand, or Single-Minded Fury, which increases your damage dealt when wielding two 1-handed weapons instead. Fury has a very active playstyle, always having an ability ready to use. Unfortunately, this spec does not start off strong and requires very high end-game gear to fully unlock its potential.
Is Fury Warrior Viable in Cataclysm
Fury Warrior is an average DPS class in Cataclysm PvE content. Similar to previous expansions, Fury starts of very weak early on and scales up throughout the expansions lifespan, becoming fairly powerful towards the end. Fury Warrior is great in 10-man raid groups as it can cover numerous buffs and debuffs. That being said Fury is still a melee DPS with limited unique utility, making it unlikely that many groups will bring multiple DPS Warriors to a raid, especially when you can just play the much more powerful Arms spec instead.
- High burst damage with cooldowns such as Death Wish
- Not reliant on resources; can sustain combat infinitely.
- Satisfying, simple rotation that feels rewarding to play.
- Very weak overall due to several nerfs during original Cataclysm.
- Very gear dependent, being nearly unplayable without full raiding gear.
- Brings no utility to the raid, only damage.
Best Races for Fury Warrior in Cataclysm
Alliance Fury Warriors best option is Worgen as Viciousness offers the most total stats, and Darkflight gives you movement speed utility. Humans are decent second choice as they offer Mace Specialization and Sword Specialization, which gives 3 Expertise whenever you are using a Sword or Mace. They will also have access to Will to Survive, which is one of the best racials in the game for PvP content.
Horde Fury Warriors have a few contenders for the best race. Goblins are a strong choice, offering Time is Money, Rocket Jump and Rocket Barrage. Orcs remain a solid choice as well, offering Axe Specialization and Blood Fury. Both choices are very close with Goblin being better overall.
Best Professions for Fury Warrior
Cataclysm balances most professions to be an equal amount of bonus stats, with most professions giving an average of 80 stats increase. That being said, there are always certain advantages and disadvantages to each profession, making certain professions slightly stronger than others.
- Engineering — Engineering remains the best in slot profession thanks to the new tinker Synapse Springs. Grounded Plasma Shield, another new tinker, is a decent on use defensive shield that can save your life. Nitro Boosts remain a solid option for movement speed bursts during fights.
- Blacksmithing — Allows you to add an additional socket to your gloves and bracers with Socket Gloves and Socket Bracer. While this is about the same stats gain as most other professions early on, once epic gems are introduced this profession becomes much stronger.
Warrior Addons and Macros
Addons and Macros can greatly improve your quality of life during Cataclysm. Listed below are some of our recommendations on Addons and Macros to help get the most out of your time playing the game.
Changelog
- 17 Sep. 2024 (pre-raid gear page): Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 17 Sep. 2024 (leveling page): Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 17 Sep. 2024 (gear page): Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 17 Sep. 2024 (enchants page): Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 17 Sep. 2024 (stats page): Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 17 Sep. 2024 (spells page): Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 17 Sep. 2024 (rotation page): Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 17 Sep. 2024 (talents page): Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 17 Sep. 2024 (this page): Reviewed for Phase 3.
- 30 Jul. 2024 (pre-raid gear page): Page updated for phase two.
- 30 Jul. 2024 (leveling page): Page reviewed for phase two.
- 30 Jul. 2024 (gear page): Page reviewed for phase two.
- 30 Jul. 2024 (enchants page): Page reviewed for phase two.
- 30 Jul. 2024 (stats page): Page reviewed for phase two.
- 30 Jul. 2024 (spells page): Page reviewed for phase two.
- 30 Jul. 2024 (rotation page): Page reviewed for phase two.
- 30 Jul. 2024 (talents page): Page reviewed for phase two.
- 30 Jul. 2024 (this page): Page reviewed for phase two.
- 20 May 2024 (pre-raid gear page): Added page.
- 20 May 2024 (gear page): Added page.
- 20 May 2024 (this page): Updated for Phase 1 release.
- 15 May 2024 (enchants page): Added page.
- 15 May 2024 (stats page): Added page.
- 15 May 2024 (rotation page): Added page.
- 15 May 2024 (talents page): Added page.
- 08 May 2024 (leveling page): Added page.
- 08 May 2024 (spells page): Added page.
- 28 Apr. 2024 (this page): Guide added.
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This guide has been written by Abide, TBC veteran for nearly a decade. Abide is a Warrior tank and multi-class expert currently playing on Faerlina as Horde. You can find him in the the Icy Veins Discord. You can also see him live on Twitch.
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