Arms Warrior DPS Crucible of Storms Raid Guide — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.5

1. Disclaimer

This page will be a rough outline of the bosses and mechanics in the Crucible of Storms raid. This page will focus primarily on how an Arms Warrior can optimize its performance within the Crucible of Storms, rather than a step by step guide to each encounter. More tips will be added once Mythic difficulty is released.

2. Arms Warriors in Crucible of Storms

Arms Warriors are primarily sustained single-target damage dealers, able to put out consistent damage as long as they are not pulled off the target for any length of time. They are also adept at frequent multi-target cleave, between two and five targets. Rallying Cry is a very useful group cooldown, and should be planned alongside healing cooldowns to mitigate raid wide damage.

3. Talent Cheatsheet

4. The Restless Cabal

4.1. Talents

• Level 15: Sudden Death
• Level 30: Double Time
• Level 45: Fervor of Battle
• Level 60: Defensive Stance
• Level 75: Collateral Damage
• Level 90: In For The Kill
• Level 100: Anger Management

4.2. Tips

• Due to there being at least two targets available at all times, Sweeping Strikes should be used as often as possible, alongside Collateral Damage for better Rage management. Be wary of hitting players afflicted by Cerebral Assault however, as they appear hostile and are unable to be healed for the duration.
• Use Heroic Leap to get away from the raid when targeted by Crushing Doubt, without having to deal with the slow.
• Colossus Smash generally should not be delayed more than a few seconds for Promises of Power, depending on the total length of the encounter. Be extremely wary of using Lurker's Insidious Gift or Legplates of Unbound Anguish during that debuff, as their self-inflicted damage can very easily kill you at high stacks. Defensive Stance may be used to mitigate incoming damage when at high stacks, as their damage increase will make up for its reduction.

More tips will be added after the raid is released and once Mythic difficulty becomes available.

5. Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void

5.1. Talents

• Level 15: Sudden Death
• Level 30: Double Time
• Level 45: Fervor of Battle
• Level 60: Defensive Stance
• Level 75: Warbreaker
• Level 90: Avatar
• Level 100: Ravager

5.2. Tips

• Arms Warriors may only use the Tempest Caller relic.
• Align Warbreaker and Bladestorm with Primordial Mindbender deaths in Phase 1 and 2, in order to AoE the Swarming Voidspawn they create.
• Try to avoid cleaving via Whirlwind during Gift of N'Zoth: Lunacy when the boss hits 100 energy in Phase 3, as all players will be able to damage one another for 5 seconds. This may be a good time to use Rallying Cry.

More tips will be added after the raid is released and once Mythic difficulty becomes available.

6. Changelog