World of Warcraft: Forever Fury Warrior - Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities

Fury fights with two weapons, using Whirlwind and Bloodthirst as its main attacks while melee critical strikes activate Flurry. Most of your rotation takes place in Berserker Stance.

Rage limits how many attacks you can use, so work down the priorities below and save enough for your next important ability. Heroic Strike and Cleave are for extra Rage after those attacks, rather than buttons to queue on every swing.

You should work your way down this priority list, but make sure to consider saving Rage instead of spending it on a lower priority attack, if it would delay one higher on the list. Use Reckless Swings when you need more Rage, have health to spare, and can keep attacking.

1. Maintain Buffs and Debuffs
   • Battle Shout: Keep the Attack Power buff active on yourself and nearby group members.
   • Sunder Armor: Build five stacks at the start of the pull. Refresh them before they expire if you're responsible for the Armor debuff.
   • Demoralizing Shout: Maintain its melee Attack Power reduction when needed and nobody else is covering it.
   • Thunder Clap: Maintain the attack speed reduction when needed. Use it in Battle Stance; it affects up to four nearby enemies.
2. Whirlwind
   • Use it whenever it's ready, including during the execute phase.
3. Bloodthirst
   • Save 30 Rage for it when it's about to come off cooldown, without delaying Whirlwind. During the execute phase, use it ahead of Execute if you have more than 2,000 Attack Power.
4. Execute
   • Only available when the target is at 20% health or lower.
5. Overpower
   • When a proc is available and you have less than 25 Rage, switch to Battle Stance to use it.
6. Spearing Strike, if talented
   • Use it against Giants and Dragonkin when you're already in Battle Stance.
7. Rend
   • Apply it while you're in Battle Stance, letting the existing bleed finish before refreshing it.
8. Hamstring
   • Use spare Rage to fish for Windfury procs (if you have a Shaman in your party) and crits that refresh Flurry charges when your higher priority attacks are unavailable.
9. Heroic Strike
   • Queue it only with extra Rage, leaving enough for your higher-priority attacks.

Keep enemies close enough for Whirlwind to hit them, and give the tank time to gather the pack before starting. It hits up to four nearby enemies, while Cleave adds damage to a second enemy when you have Rage to spare. Use Reckless Swings when you need more Rage, have health to spare, and can keep attacking.

1. Whirlwind
   • Use it whenever it's ready, including during the execute phase.
2. Bloodthirst
   • Use it on your main target between Whirlwind uses. During the execute phase, use it ahead of Execute if you have more than 2,000 Attack Power.
3. Execute
   • Use it on a target at 20% health or lower, without delaying your next Whirlwind.
4. Cleave
   • Use it instead of Heroic Strike when a second enemy is in range and you have extra Rage.

• Whirlwind
  • Attacks up to four enemies within 8 yards with both weapons and requires Berserker Stance. It costs 25 Rage before bonuses, with Raging Blows reducing its Rage cost.
  • Improved Whirlwind reduces its cooldown to 8 seconds and increases its damage against the closest enemy by 30%. Use it ahead of Bloodthirst and Execute, even against a single target and during the execute phase.
• Bloodthirst
  • Is an instant attack with a 6-second cooldown and a 30 Rage cost. Its damage scales with Attack Power, and it increases your movement speed by 10% for 10 seconds. Use it after Whirlwind, and keep it ahead of Execute during the execute phase if you have more than 2,000 Attack Power.
• Execute
  • Becomes available when the enemy is at 20% health or lower and works in Battle Stance or Berserker Stance. It costs 15 Rage before talent bonuses and spends your remaining Rage for additional damage, so one cast can empty most or all of your bar. Improved Execute reduces the initial cost, making it easier to use as Rage comes in.
• Overpower
  • Becomes available after an enemy dodges, costs 5 Rage, and can't be blocked, dodged, or parried. It requires Battle Stance, so only switch for a proc when you're below 25 Rage. Improved Overpower increases its Critical Strike Chance.
• Spearing Strike, if talented
  • Is an instant attack in Battle Stance with a 20-second cooldown and a 15 Rage cost. Its bonus weapon damage against Giants and Dragonkin makes it worth using when you're already in Battle Stance against those enemies.
• Rend
  • Deals bleed damage that scales with Attack Power and can critically strike. Apply it while you're already in Battle Stance, letting the existing bleed finish before refreshing it. Skip a new application if the enemy is about to die.
• Flurry
  • Increases your attack speed for the next three swings after a melee critical strike, including crits from your auto attacks and melee abilities.
• Dual Wield Specialization
  • Increases the damage and Rage generated by your offhand attacks. Furious Precision instead improves the offhand's Hit Chance, while Unbridled Wrath can generate additional Rage from weapon hits.
• Hamstring
  • Costs 10 Rage and deals a small amount of damage while slowing the target. Use it to fish for Windfury procs when you have Rage left after your main attacks. Its crits can refresh Flurry charges and, with Deep Wounds, add bleed damage. Don't spend Rage on another attempt when you need it for a higher-priority attack.
• Heroic Strike
  • Adds damage to your next main hand swing, with Improved Heroic Strike reducing its Rage cost. It replaces that auto attack rather than adding a separate hit between swings, so you pay its Rage cost and give up the Rage that swing would normally generate. Queue it when you can afford that cost without delaying your other attacks.
• Cleave
  • Also replaces your next main hand auto attack, but hits a second nearby enemy. Raging Blows can reduce its Rage cost. Use it in place of Heroic Strike when both enemies are in range, while still leaving enough Rage for your main attacks.

• Bloodrage
  • Trades 20% of your base health for 10 Rage immediately and another 10 over 10 seconds, with a 1-minute cooldown. Use it when you have room for the Rage and need it for your attacks, including at the start of a pull.
• Reckless Swings
  • Costs 25% of your base health and makes your next four melee attacks generate 5 additional Rage each. The effect lasts 8 seconds and the ability has a 15-second cooldown, so use it when you have room for the extra Rage, enough health to pay the cost, and can keep attacking.
• Death Wish
  • Increases Physical damage by 20% and grants Fear immunity for 30 seconds, but also increases all damage taken by 5%. It costs 10 Rage and has a 3-minute cooldown. Use it when you can stay on the target and attack for most of the buff, with Rage saved beforehand for your main attacks.
• Recklessness
  • Grants 100% additional Critical Strike Chance and prevents Fear for 15 seconds, but also increases damage taken by 20%. It requires Berserker Stance to activate and has a 30-minute cooldown, so use it when you can stay in melee and safely benefit from the extra crits. Make sure you have Rage available to spend during it.

• Berserker Rage
  • Removes and grants temporary immunity to Fear and Incapacitate effects, while increasing the Rage you generate from taking damage. It requires Berserker Stance and has a 30-second cooldown. Save it for a Fear when one is coming.
  • Improved Berserker Rage can add immediate Rage generation and remove movement impairing effects, giving the ability another use when you're slowed or rooted.
• Retaliation
  • Counterattacks enemies that hit you with melee attacks from the front for 15 seconds, up to 30 counterattacks. It requires Battle Stance and has a 15-minute cooldown. It can help when melee enemies are attacking you, but does little for your damage while the tank has their attention.
• Shield Wall
  • Reduces damage taken by 60% for 12 seconds, but requires Defensive Stance and a shield. Keep a one handed weapon and shield ready to equip for emergencies, and use it before the hit you're trying to survive. It has a 15-minute cooldown.
• Victory Rush
  • Is a free attack that heals 10% of your maximum health after killing a nontrivial enemy. You have 20 seconds to use it, and the ability has a 30-second cooldown. Use the opportunity while fighting adds or moving through a dungeon, particularly when you're missing health.
• Gore Drinker, if talented
  • This talent lets Enrage, Berserker Rage, Bloodrage, Death Wish, and Bloodthirst cause your next three melee attacks to restore health.

Recklessness, Shield Wall, and Retaliation have separate cooldowns, so using one doesn't lock you out of the others.

Keep enough Rage available when you're responsible for stopping a cast, and account for the stance change before the spell is nearly finished.

• Pummel
  • Is your interrupt in Berserker Stance and doesn't require a shield.
• Shield Bash
  • Gives you an alternative in Battle Stance or Defensive Stance with a shield equipped.
• Disarm
  • Can reduce the damage from an enemy's weapon attacks when it's susceptible, but requires Defensive Stance.
• Intimidating Shout
  • Makes your target cower and nearby enemies flee. It can buy time during a bad pull, though fleeing enemies can reach other packs, so check what's around you before using it.
• Piercing Howl, if talented
  • Slows nearby enemies by 50% for 6 seconds. It can help you get away from several enemies or keep them from reaching a party member.
• Taunt
  • Requires Defensive Stance and can pull an enemy back onto you when the group needs emergency help.
• Mocking Blow
  • Forces an enemy to attack you temporarily and requires Battle Stance.
• Challenging Shout
  • Forces nearby enemies to attack you temporarily.

• Charge
  • Closes the gap and generates Rage before combat in Battle Stance.
• Intercept
  • Gives you another way to reach an enemy and briefly stun it during combat, but requires Berserker Stance and costs Rage. Improved Intercept can shorten its cooldown.

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