Fury Warrior DPS Guide (Legion 7.3.5)

Table of Contents

• ×Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. What has Changed for Fury Warrior in Patch 7.3.2?
  • 3. What has Changed for Fury Warrior in Patch 7.3?
  • 4. What has Changed for Arms Warrior in Patch 7.2.5?
  • 5. Fury Warrior's Strengths
  • 6. Fury Warrior's Weaknesses
  • 7. Viability of Fury Warrior in the Current Patch
  • 8. Contents
  • 9. ChangeLog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. The Basics of Fury Warrior
  • 2. Talent Choices for Fury Warriors
  • 3. Stat Choices for Fury Warriors
  • 4. Basic Rotation for Fury Warriors
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Spell Summary of Fury Warrior
  • 2. Fury Warrior's Main Resource
  • 3. Basic Abilities of a Fury Warrior
  • 4. Important Procs for a Fury Warrior
  • 5. Offensive Cooldowns of a Fury Warrior
  • 6. ChangeLog
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices
  • 2. Talent Cheat Sheet for Fury Warrior
    • 2.1. Open World, Levelling and Questing
    • 2.2. Dungeons and Raids
  • 3. Tier 1 (Level 15) Talents for Fury Warrior
  • 4. Tier 2 (Level 30) Talents for Fury Warrior
  • 5. Tier 3 (Level 45) Talents for Fury Warrior
  • 6. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents for Fury Warrior
  • 7. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents for Fury Warrior
  • 8. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents for Fury Warrior
  • 9. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents for Fury Warrior
  • 10. ChangeLog
• +Artifact Traits and Relics
  • 1. Artifact Progression for Fury Warrior
    • 1.1. Early Progression
    • 1.2. Patch 7.2 Post 35 Trait Path
  • 2. Fury Warrior Artifact Ability
  • 3. Relic Choices for Fury Warrior
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Netherlight Crucible Relic Paths
  • 1. Optimization between Light/Shadow Tier 2 and Relic Tier 3 Choices for Fury Warrior
  • 2. Light/Shadow Tier 2 Options for Fury Warrior
    • 2.1. Best
    • 2.2. Good
    • 2.3. Weak
  • 3. Tier 3 Priorities for Fury Warrior
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Single-Target Rotation for Fury Warrior
    • 1.1. Execute Usage
    • 1.2. Using Massacre with Soul of the Battlelord.
    • 1.3. Cooldown Rotation during Battle Cry
  • 2. Opening Rotation for Fury Warrior
  • 3. Multiple-Target Rotation for Fury Warrior
    • 3.1. Execute in Multiple-Target Situations
  • 4. Important Notes for Fury Warrior
    • 4.1. Tier 1 Talents
    • 4.2. Cooldowns
      • 4.2.1. Usage Order
      • 4.2.2. Battle Cry
      • 4.2.3. Bladestorm
      • 4.2.4. Odyn's Fury
  • 5. Mastering your Fury Warrior
    • 5.1. Rage Management
    • 5.2. Enrage
    • 5.3. Movement and Mobility
    • 5.4. Sustain and Defense
  • 6. Tier 19 Set Bonuses for Fury Warrior
  • 7. Tier 20 Set Bonuses for Fury Warrior
    • 7.1. Tier 20 Trinket Optimization
  • 8. Tier 21 Set Bonuses for Fury Warrior
  • 9. ChangeLog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. The Basics of Stats for Fury Warrior
    • 1.1. Getting a Better Understanding
    • 1.2. Statistics
    • 1.3. Breakpoints
  • 2. ChangeLog
• +Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Fury Warrior
  • 2. Enchants for Fury Warrior
  • 3. Consumables for Fury Warrior
  • 4. ChangeLog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros for Fury Warriors
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Warriors
      • 1.1.1. Bladestorm Cancelaura Macro
      • 1.1.2. Pummel Macro
      • 1.1.3. Heroic Leap Spam
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Fury Warriors
      • 1.2.1. Bladestorm / Berserker Rage Macro
      • 1.2.2. Offensive Cooldown Macro
  • 2. Addons recommended for Fury Warriors
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Warriors
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.3. GTFO
      • 2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.1.5. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.6. TellMeWhen
      • 2.1.7. Raeli's Spell Announcer
      • 2.1.8. Recount / Skada / Details!
      • 2.1.9. Omen Threat Meter
    • 2.2. Specific Addons for Fury Warriors
  • 3. ChangeLog
• +Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot
  • 1. Raid Best in Slot List for Fury Warrior
    • 1.1. Extra Notes
    • 1.2. Trinkets
    • 1.3. Pantheon Trinkets
    • 1.4. Tier Bonus Combinations
    • 1.5. Evaluating Upgrades with dynamic Item Levels
  • 2. Racial Bonuses for Fury Warrior
  • 3. Legendary Items for Fury Warrior
    • 3.1. 7.1.5 Legendaries
    • 3.2. 7.2 Legendaries
    • 3.3. 7.2.5 Legendaries
    • 3.4. 7.3.2 Legendaries
    • 3.5. Recommended Choices
  • 4. Loot Competition for Fury Warrior
  • 5. ChangeLog
• +Battle for Azeroth
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. Basic Mechanical Changes for Fury Warrior in BfA
  • 3. Baseline Abilities & Changes for Fury Warrior in BfA
  • 4. The BfA Fury Warrior Talent Tree
    • 4.1. Level 15
    • 4.2. Level 30
    • 4.3. Level 45
    • 4.4. Level 60
    • 4.5. Level 75
    • 4.6. Level 90
    • 4.7. Level 100
  • 5. Azerite Traits for Fury Warrior
  • 6. The Base Rotation for Fury Warrior in BfA
  • 7. Multi-Target Rotation for Fury Warrior in BfA
  • 8. Cooldown Usage
  • 9. ChangeLog

General Information

Welcome to our Fury Warrior DPS guide for World of Warcraft Legion 7.3.5. Here, you will learn everything you need to know about playing a Fury Warrior in a raid environment and in Mythic+ dungeons.

About Our Author and Reviewer

This guide has been written by Wordup, a frequent theorycrafter involved in a number of class communities. He is also an experienced player who has been in the world top 100 since the days of Sunwell, currently raiding in Echoes. You can also follow him on Twitter.

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Archimtiros, one of the best DPS Warriors in the world, who raids in Infinity. You can follow him on Twitter.

1. Class Overview

Coming into Legion, Fury has seen some quality of life changes to bring it up to speed and attempt to get away from some of the more limiting factors of the past, whilst still maintaining that core focus on Enrage. Boasting very strong sustained damage with frequent burst windows and a robust toolkit through talents allowing you to tailor your output for different situations, it is a very powerful and very versatile Melee Specialization.

2. What has Changed for Fury Warrior in Patch 7.3.2?

Fury remains largely the same with the addition of the new Pantheon trinkets from Antorus, the new legendary Insignia of the Grand Army and the Tier 21 set bonuses.

3. What has Changed for Fury Warrior in Patch 7.3?

Execute damage has been increased by 20%, whilst Juggernaut has been reduced down to 3% (from 5%). This is a slight buff to shorter Execute phases, and a slight nerf to longer Execute phases. This has no rotational impact and doesn't change anything important for Fury going into the patch.

4. What has Changed for Arms Warrior in Patch 7.2.5?

• All damage has been increased by 5% to compensate for losses in certain trinket choices.
• Draught of Souls damage has been reduced by 15% for Fury Warriors.
• Frenzy has been buffed to 15 seconds, up from 10.
• The Juggernaut has been increased to 8 seconds, from 6.
• Two new legendaries have been added, Valarjar Berserkers in the Leg slot, and Soul of the Battlelord in the Ring slot.
• The Fury Tier 19 4-piece bonus now only increases Enrage duration by 1 second (down from 1.5)

5. Fury Warrior's Strengths

• Very high, frequent bursts of heavy damage.
• Frequently available cooldown that has a large impact on output.
• Can switch targets without any major downsides.
• Exceptional burst AoE with Odyn's Fury.

6. Fury Warrior's Weaknesses

• Can often be hindered by bad proc chains limiting Enrage.
• AoE limited by talents and cooldowns.
• Still limited by using the T19 trinket Convergence of Fates.

7. Viability of Fury Warrior in the Current Patch

Fury comes into Antorus with a number of powerful new effects available to them in the Pantheon trinket Khaz'goroth's Courage and the Tier 21 bonuses to accentuate their burst windows via Rampage damage. For single target and burst fights, this could shine especially if there is room to capitalise on the extremely well scaling Execute windows, in particular if complimented by the Soul of the Battlelord legendary. Fights could however not give room to make use of this, which could relegate Fury below Arms. It is also very much reliant on using Convergence of Fates two tiers on, and is a very important equip for Fury.

8. Contents

To make it easy to navigate the guide, we have split it into 11 pages:

• Easy Mode: TL;DR to own without reading much;
• Spell Summary: see a summary of all your useful spells;
• Builds and Talents: learn how to choose your talents;
• Artifact Traits and Relics: discover how to level up your Artifact;
• Netherlight Crucible Relic Paths: choose the right paths on your Netherlight Crucible;
• Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities: master your rotation and your cooldowns;
• Stat Priority: read up on the respective values of your statistics;
• Gems, Enchants, and Consumables: choose the best gems, enchantments, etc.;
• Macros and Addons: step up your game with useful macros and addons;
• Gear, Legendaries, and Best in Slot: find the best gear you can wear;
• Battle for Azeroth: learn how to play your class in Battle for Azeroth.

9. ChangeLog

• 10 Jun. 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Talent image updated.
• 08 Jun. 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Talents updated for build 26788.
• 05 Jun. 2018 (Battle for Azeroth page): Page added.
• 16 Dec. 2017 (gear page): Updated following Convergence change and Antorus trinket updates.
• 28 Nov. 2017 (Netherlight Crucible page): Updated for Antorus release.
• 28 Nov. 2017 (rotation page): Updated for Antorus release.
• 28 Nov. 2017 (stats page): Updated for Antorus launch.
• 28 Nov. 2017 (this page): Updated for Antorus release.
• 28 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Updated for Antorus with new trinket and pantheon evaluations.
• 28 Nov. 2017 (easy mode page): Updated for Antorus release.
• 28 Nov. 2017 (talents page): Updated for Antorus release. Revised Tier 5 and 6 talent explanations.
• 12 Nov. 2017 (gear page): Improved paragraph for Jeweled Signet of Melandrus.
• 25 Oct. 2017 (gear page): Added note to indicate Convergence of Fates is still relevant following patch 7.3.2 changes.
• 26 Sep. 2017 (gear page): Updated Trinket sections to go along with Crucible setups & added note to clarify Draught of Souls is still very weak; also brought Racial sims up to date.
• 12 Sep. 2017 (Netherlight Crucible page): Added Netherlight Crucible page for Fury Warrior.
• 11 Sep. 2017 (enchants page): Removed recommendation for Saber's Eye.
• 28 Aug. 2017 (enchants page): Added Lightforged Augment Rune and new 7.3 epic gems.
• 28 Aug. 2017 (stats page): No changes needed for Patch 7.3.
• 28 Aug. 2017 (rotation page): No changes needed for Patch 7.3.
• 28 Aug. 2017 (talents page): Added Lightforged Augment Rune and new 7.3 epic gems.
• 28 Aug. 2017 (this page): Updated for Patch 7.3 Execute change.
• 18 Jul. 2017 (gear page): Changed bracers in BiS list as item is not present in-game.
• 24 Jun. 2017 (gear page): Incorrect legendary Belt effect fixed.
• 16 Jun. 2017 (this page): Updated note regarding Draught of Souls nerf.
• 14 Jun. 2017 (gear page): Added note regarding Tier 19/20 2/4pc combinations.
• 13 Jun. 2017 (gear page): Updated with new simulations including Tomb of Sargeras gear, new Trinket recommendations and additional Patch 7.2.5 Legendaries.
• 13 Jun. 2017 (enchants page): Updated to reflect Strength no longer being the dominant well fed buff.
• 13 Jun. 2017 (rotation page): Updated to clarify all new 7.2.5 additions, including new Tier 20 bonuses and Execute management, alongside Frothing Berserker management.
• 13 Jun. 2017 (artifact page): Updated for Patch 7.2.5 with new Relic item level values.
• 13 Jun. 2017 (talents page): Updated talent changes, but no significant alterations to selections in Patch 7.2.5.
• 13 Jun. 2017 (spells page): Page reviewed and deemed updated for 7.2.5.
• 13 Jun. 2017 (easy mode page): Updated to reflect current stat weights and rotational changes.
• 13 Jun. 2017 (this page): Updated to highlight Patch 7.2.5 changes.
• 13 Jun. 2017 (stats page): Updated for 7.2.5 to indicate the reduction in Strength value in Tomb of Sargeras gear and Haste/Mastery relationship.
• 23 May 2017 (rotation page): Clarified Execute phase with Tier 19 4-piece bonus.
• 13 May 2017 (enchants page): 30% Haste note should no longer be there, removed.
• 28 Mar. 2017 (enchants page): Updated for 7.2 with removal of breakpoints and new feasts.
• 27 Mar. 2017 (artifact page): Updated with 7.2 Artifact path.
• 27 Mar. 2017 (gear page): Added 7.2 legendary changes.
• 27 Mar. 2017 (rotation page): No changes needed for Patch 7.2.
• 27 Mar. 2017 (talents page): No changes needed for Patch 7.2.
• 27 Mar. 2017 (this page): Updated for 7.2.
• 27 Mar. 2017 (stats page): Updated for 7.2 (removed Haste breakpoint).
• 29 Jan. 2017 (rotation page): Updated for Draught of Souls being on the GCD, and note on Rampage usage with Frothing Berserker.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (enchants page): Updated for new Mastery options with consumables.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (stats page): Updated with new breakpoints for Haste with 7.1.5.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (gear page): Added trinket sims.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (rotation page): Updated for 7.1.5 with new Nighthold information.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (easy mode page): Altered for 7.1.5 changes to reflect new optimal choices.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (artifact page): Checked and confirmed for Patch 7.1.5.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (this page): Added summary of Patch 7.1.5 changes and updated viability section.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (talents page): Updated for 7.1.5 talent changes.
• 10 Jan. 2017 (gear page): Updated gear pages for 7.1.5 Nighthold gear, more to follow regarding Trinkets.
• 06 Jan. 2017 (rotation page): Moved Inner Rage Raging Blow up in the priority, and improved the talent rotation checkboxes.
• 26 Nov. 2016 (easy mode page): Added section for easier playstyle.
• 27 Oct. 2016 (gear page): Added extra notes about the Jeweled Signet of Melandrus.
• 25 Oct. 2016 (talents page): Updated description of Warpaint. It now reduces the damage taken increase from Enrage to 15%.
• 25 Oct. 2016 (gear page): Updated BiS trinkets and added trinket simulations.
• 25 Oct. 2016 (enchants page): Added a mention about Potion of Prolonged Power.
• 30 Sep. 2016 (gear page): Another pass on BiS.
• 28 Sep. 2016 (gear page): Updated BiS.
• 21 Sep. 2016 (enchants page): Made Potion of the Old War the potion of choice.
• 18 Sep. 2016 (stats page): New stat priority and new stat weights.
• 18 Sep. 2016 (enchants page): Removed mentions of breakpoints.
• 18 Sep. 2016 (gear page): Re-did weight calculations with new weights.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (artifact page): Added.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (gear page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (enchants page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (talents page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (spells page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (stats page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (rotation page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 29 Aug. 2016 (this page): Updated for Legion's launch.
• 27 Jul. 2016 (stats page): Added notes about updated stat priorities for advanced gearing in HFC. Removed reference to class trinket breakpoint to go along with that.
• 27 Jul. 2016 (enchants page): Updated Haste/Crit/Mastery explanations to match the updated notes on the stats page.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (gear page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (spells page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (talents page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (rotation page): Improved explanations of Dragon Roar's usage.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (rotation page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (addons page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (stats page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (enchants page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (this page): Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
• 19 Jul. 2016 (gear page): Removed trinket sims and added BiS recommendations.

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