World of Warcraft: Forever Fury Warrior Guide

Fury has a fairly straightforward rotation, with Bloodthirst and Whirlwind as your main attacks. Most of the decisions come from how much Rage you can spend between them. A few auto attack crits can give you room for extra Heroic Strike uses, while a run of misses can leave you saving everything for your next Bloodthirst. Flurry speeds up your swings after a melee crit, so your combat pace can change quite a bit during a fight on the fly.

Fury also works well against small groups, since Whirlwind is already part of your normal rotation and hits nearby enemies with both weapons. Add Cleave when you have the Rage, and you can deal greatt damage to up to four targets while focusing one enemy down. Death Wish gives you a major damage cooldown for a tougher pull or a boss, especially when you can spend most of its duration attacking.

The biggest concern at Level 60 is whether Fury can generate enough Rage to use Bloodthirst and Whirlwind on cooldown. Higher weapon damage won't increase the Rage from each swing, so weapon upgrades won't let you keep adding attacks in the same way they did in Classic.

Fury does have more frequent swings through Flurry, and a chance to generate additional Rage from melee attacks through Unbridled Wrath; Dual Wield Specialization also increases the Rage generated by your offhand attacks. These give Fury more ways to generate Rage, but we still need proper endgame testing to see whether that supports using your main abilities on cooldown and how much remains for Heroic Strike or Cleave.

Rage fuels most of your attacks. You generate it through auto attacks, taking damage, and abilities such as Charge and Bloodrage. It gradually decays outside combat, so carrying Rage from one enemy to the next lets you start the next fight with more attacks available.

Rage from auto attacks is based on weapon speed, with critical auto attacks generating twice the normal amount. Increasing the damage of a swing doesn't increase its Rage gain. Bloodthirst and Whirlwind spend Rage without generating any themselves, so a string of ability critical strikes won't refill your bar.

Heroic Strike and Cleave replace your next main hand auto attack. They cost Rage and also give up the Rage that swing would normally generate, making them more expensive than their listed costs suggest. Use them when you have Rage to spare, since overspending can leave you unable to use your main attacks. Your offhand can still swing and generate Rage.

Your stance changes the abilities you can use and provides its own combat bonuses. You can switch during a fight, but doing so can cost you Rage. Tactical Mastery lets you retain up to 10 Rage when changing stances, and Improved Tactical Mastery can raise that limit to 25. Spend Rage above your retained amount before switching when you can do so without delaying the ability you need.

• Battle Stance gives you access to Charge and Overpower, making it important for starting fights and using your procs.
• Berserker Stance increases your Critical Strike Chance but also increases the damage you take. It gives you access to Whirlwind, Pummel, and Intercept.
• Defensive Stance reduces the damage you take and deal while increasing your threat. It gives you access to Taunt, along with shield abilities such as Shield Block and Shield Wall.

Fury normally stays in Berserker Stance during sustained combat so Whirlwind and Pummel are available.

Bloodthirst is an instant attack that scales with your Attack Power. Whirlwind attacks with both weapons and can hit up to four nearby enemies. Both abilities are part of your single target rotation.

Flurry increases your attack speed for the next three swings after a melee critical strike. Both auto attacks and melee abilities can activate it, so an ability critical strike can speed up your swings even though it doesn't generate the Rage of a normal auto attack.

Death Wish increases your Physical damage, grants immunity to Fear, and increases the damage you take for its duration. Use it when you can stay in melee and keep attacking for most of the buff. Having Rage saved beforehand also lets you spend more of that time using your main abilities.

Battle Shout increases your group's Attack Power, while Sunder Armor reduces an enemy's Armor to help everyone dealing physical damage. Coordinate Sunder Armor with your group so you're not spending Rage on a debuff another Warrior is already maintaining.

Pummel is your interrupt in Berserker Stance. Shield Bash provides an alternative in Battle Stance or Defensive Stance, but requires a shield. Keeping a one handed weapon and shield ready also lets you use Shield Wall or take over an enemy with Taunt if the tank needs help. Both abilities require Defensive Stance, though Taunt itself doesn't require a shield.