Arms Warrior DPS Mythic+ Tips — Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0)

The multi-target Colossus build focuses on Cleave and Mortal Strike to greatly reduce the cooldown on Demolish. Because of this, Execute is rarely used.

Pre-Patch talent builds are currently very limited, due to lacking the extra talent points available at Level 90, therefore there are not many meaningful talent swaps. Leveling up in the expansion will open up significantly more room for customization.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

This Slayer build is fully focused on maximizing multitarget damage from Overpower and Dreadnaught, with Execute only used to consume Sudden Death. Note that several Beta changes, such as Sudden Death triggering Reap the Storm, are also not currently available on live servers.

Pre-Patch talent builds are currently very limited, due to lacking the extra talent points available at Level 90, therefore there are not many meaningful talent swaps. Leveling up in the expansion will open up significantly more room for customization.

Be sure to make use of the 'Export Talents' button to import the best build directly into your game!

Pummel is the Warrior version of kick, frequently used in Mythic+ to stop enemy casts for the benefit of the group and especially the tank. Because it is sometimes necessary to interrupt targets other than the one you are actively attacking, it is highly recommended to use a focus or mouseover macro.

Slayer has the unique ability to use Pummel during Bladestorm, which normally cannot be done.

• /cast [@focus,exists,nodead][@mouseover,exists,nodead] [] Pummel

This macro will kick your focus target if you have one, mouseover if you have no Focus target, and your primary target if you have neither of those.

To quickly set a focus target in hectic scenarios, we also recommend a Focus Mouseover macro.

• /focus [@mouseover]

Make sure that your UI shows your Focus Target's casts clearly so that you are always able to kick it on cooldown or in coordination with the rest of your group.

Not technically an interrupt, Spell Reflection is an incredibly powerful personal tool, which can deflect or reflect the damage and negative effect of many enemy spells, but only when they are cast on the Warrior.

New in Midnight, Wrecking Throw now provides a ranged silence when paired with Javelineer!

Storm Bolt and Shockwave are single and multi-target stuns, often called "stops" due to their use in stopping enemy actions. Easier to talent into than the past; these are core talents in any Mythic+ build.

Intimidating Shout is another AoE stop, fearing targets instead of stunning them. This has several limitations, causing targets to run away and potentially call allies, some targets being immune to the condition outright, and competing with Piercing Howl. Because of this, the talent is not always taken in Mythic+ builds, but can be added as desired.

Piercing Howl can be used as AoE slows, though this is not something that is regularly needed in most content. Hamstring is the non-talented, single-target alternative, which is typically enough to cover any slowing needs. New in Midnight, Piercing Howl also provides a minor speed buff to allies, which is not particularly important for countering mechanics, but can speed up downtime between pulls.

Battle Shout increases the damage output of all melee classes and Hunters by 5% and should always be active.

Rallying Cry is a group-wide defensive cooldown, useful in helping yourself or allies survive incoming damage. New in Midnight, its effect is now increased by 50% in small group content.

Berserker Rage and Berserker Shout removes fear and disorient effects, which are not very common in the modern game. The shout version applies to allies but suffers several limitations: requiring an extra talent point, having a very limited range that often misses casters, and only able to be used reactively after the fear effect has been applied rather than pre-emptively immuning it. As a result, it is rarely used, though the new Fearless talent can be situationally useful.

Shockwave with Rumbling Earth should be available frequently enough to handle this mechanic, with backup Pummel or Storm Bolt as needed. Intimidating Shout can be taken as well, but should not be necessary and may not reliably affect the correct targets in larger pulls.

Simply using Impending Victory may not remove the effect outright, but will help reduce the healing burden enough for healers to catch up.

There is no particular trick here; simply kill the mob as quickly as possible to gain its buff!

There is no particular trick here; simply soak the orb of another player to gain a mastery and leech buff!