Fury Warrior DPS Mythic+ Tips — Shadowlands 9.0.5

Mythic+ Dungeons, especially high level ones, make up the highest level of competitive PvE content that WoW has to offer aside from Mythic raiding.

Fury Warriors are currently very strong in Mythic+, bringing strong burst, sustained cleave, and respectable single-target damage. They falter in terms of defensive and group utility in the highest of keys, but can reliably complete +15 dungeons without issue, and push even higher with the right group setup.

Because the majority of Mythic+ revolves around dealing with multiple targets, Fury follows the basic multi-target priority laid out in the Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities page. The key difference is in predicting the layout of the dungeon, and knowing when to save cooldowns versus when to use them. Smartly saving your cooldowns when a target is about to die, and instead using it on a fresh pack which will survive the duration of your burst damage is far more efficient and will help your group finish on time.

If you are unfamiliar with Mythic+ and its associated general mechanics, you can read more about it on our Shadowlands Mythic+ Season 1 page below.

Below are the suggested talents for Mythic+, and although there is one primary dungeon build, a couple talents can shift slightly depending on your preferences.

Level	Choices
15	✗ War Machine	✗ Sudden Death	✓ Fresh Meat
25	✓ Double Time	✗ Impending Victory	? Storm Bolt
30	✓ Massacre	✗ Frenzy	✗ Onslaught
35	✗ Furious Charge	? Bounding Stride	✓ Warpaint
40	✗ Seethe	? Frothing Berserker	✓ Cruelty
45	✗ Meat Cleaver	✗ Dragon Roar	✓ Bladestorm
50	✓ Anger Management	✗ Reckless Abandon	✗ Siegebreaker

Fury Warriors have some, but not a lot, of talent choices in Mythic+, with the flexibility to bring extra mobility, utility, and tailor their damage to the expected situation. Due to the buff from Whirlwind, all of Fury's abilities will cleave up to 5 targets, making the spec very well suited to dealing sustained multi-target damage, especially effective with groups that pull small packs quickly, rather than creating large groups to burst down all at once.

• Level 15: Fresh Meat is incredibly useful for reliably opening combat with and then maintaining Enrage, as it can be tab targeted to proc Enrage on each target.
• Level 25: Double Time is a staple for both mobility and rage generation leading to more damage, although Storm Bolt can be taken when stuns are needed to lock down difficult opponents.
• Level 30: Massacre is the main choice simply due to less competitive talents. Frenzy continually falls off due to changing targets frequently, and Onslaught can be decent, but difficult to work into an already cluttered rotation.
• Level 35: Warpaint is a moderate, but very consistent amount of damage reduction. The high active time combined with Fury's own natural healing will help take pressure off your healer, especially in higher keys. For less dangerous situations though, Bounding Stride is the best alternative.
• Level 40: Cruelty is technically the strongest, although Raging Blow is not used nearly as much in AoE as single-target. Frothing Berserker may be a little burstier, as the extra Rage generation will help launch more Rampage casts.
• Level 45: Bladestorm is the go-to AoE talent, now that Dragon Roar deals reduced damage to secondary targets.
• Level 50: Anger Management helps Recklessness align with Bladestorm, significantly increasing burst AoE potential. Siegebreaker remains fairly strong in sustained cleave, but Mythic+ dungeons typically favor better cooldown frequency..

For the most part, your rotation will remain the same as normal in Mythic+ dungeons. Because of the nature of dungeons, however, with mobs dying constantly and there sometimes being downtime in between packs, we recommend taking the following extra considerations.

Note that the information below specifically pertains to Mythic+. If you require more general information, you should go to the main Rotation page below.

1. Open with Charge whenever possible
2. Bloodthirst
3. Whirlwind when the buff is not active
4. Recklessness
5. Condemn / Spear of Bastion / Ancient Aftershock
6. Rampage
7. Bladestorm
8. Whirlwind
9. Bloodthirst
10. Rampage
11. Whirlwind
12. Bloodthirst

Battle Shout increases attack power by 5%, which applies to all melee specs and Warrior abilities, even those which do not deal purely Physical damage.

Pummel is crucial in Mythic+ as interrupting dangerous spell casts is of the utmost importance.

Rallying Cry applies to the entire party, making it a strong defensive tool during periods of group-wide damage, or a personal cooldown as needed.

Spell Reflection is exceptional in Mythic+, either for reducing the damage of powerful debuffs, or reflecting high damage and debilitating effects. Although the ability can be used quite often due to its low cooldown, properly identifying which abilities should be reflected is key, as it can completely nullify dangerous effects and render some enemies completely harmless.

Storm Bolt is another useful tool in stopping enemy attacks and spellcasts, although it comes at the cost of Double Time, which is a very strong mobility option. Intimidating Shout can also be used as a faux stun, but much less reliably.

Currently the best choice of legendary for Mythic+ dungeons is Signet of Tormented Kings, as the extra Bladestorm procs contribue a great deal of extra damage when facing multiple targets. Judgment of the Arbiter is also a good choice when paired with another player also using the effect.

Covenants are a major system in Shadowlands, requiring players to make a choice between four different factions to align with. As each grants a different special ability and customization options, choosing between them can be very difficult for players. Below, we have outlined a brief overview of each Covenant in Mythic+, in order of how well they perform, though it is extremely important to understand that the difference between each amounts to a small difference in total performance — less than 10% under ideal conditions, so players can safely choose any of the four and still be not only successful, but competitive inside Mythic+.

Night Fae offers Ancient Aftershock, which is a strong multi-target attack which also knocks down enemies and generates Rage over time. While it is the strongest Covenant inside of the AoE heavy Mythic+ dungeons, it is also harder to use effectively than many of the other options. The AoE attack has a long cooldown and leaves behind a ground effect which enemies must remain in to take damage and generate rage, and while it does continually knock down enemy targets, it is still possible for them to escape the field and deprive you of those advantages. The signature ability, Soulshape is also only moderately useful, due to the high amount of mobility Warriors already have and the inability to attack while transformed.

Kyrian grants Spear of Bastion, which is a ranged AoE attack that tethers enemies for a short time. While only very slightly weaker than Night Fae, the Spear has an advantage in a lower cooldown and dealing immediate damage, rather than over the span of 12 seconds, making it much easier to use effectively and gain full value every time it is cast. This makes it a very competitive choice and actually narrows the already small gap between the two Covenants. The signature ability, Phial of Serenity is also the most useful secondary ability, as having an extra on-demand heal is always beneficial, with the added bonus of removing a wide variety of deadly and debilitating debuffs.

Venthyr replaces Execute with Condemn, which deals more damage and is useable at the beginning of encounters as well as the end. While the strongest sustained single target choice, it falters in Mythic+ due to infrequent sustained execute phases and lack of burst AoE. That said, the Covenant as a whole is still only a few percent behind Night Fae and Kyrian in terms of total damage done, and it does contribute a good deal of priority damage to bosses and other important targets. The signature ability, Door of Shadows is only moderately useful, due to the cast time and high amount of instant mobility Warriors already have, although Soulbinds can enhance it with other effects, such as disorienting nearby enemies.

Necrolord teaches Conqueror's Banner, which is a group Critical Strike buff on a long cooldown. Because of its group-buffing nature, it can be difficult to put a value on exactly how strong the ability will be, as not everyone values Critical Strike the same and will not always have cooldowns aligned with it, but it is generally considered the weakest Covenant abilities for a few reasons. First and foremost, it has a long duration and a long cooldown, which means proper placement is key, and missing a use severely diminishes its total effectiveness, a situation which is exacerbated by the immobile ground effect requiring the group remain within the area to gain full value. When factoring the group buff, the Covenant is not actually far behind other choices, but the increased amount of effort required to make effective use out of the ability does not make it a very endearing choice. The signature ability, Fleshcraft is surprisingly strong though, even more so due to the regular corpses available in dungeons to amplify it even further.

Remember that no matter what your choice, there really is not a profound difference between Covenants, and they can all be successful in regular Mythic+ dungeons. If you are in a push group competing for world records, you may have a strategy which favors one or another, but in terms of total damage output, you should not feel bad about taking one over another.

When choosing your trinkets, there are two avenues of approach. The first is maximizing burst in conjuction with your cooldowns, while the second is maximizing single target in order to perform better on bosses. We recommend simulating yourself on Raidbots using the Patchwerk option for raids and single-target, and DungeonSlice (Mythic+/AoE Fights) Fight Styles. Usually, we recommend using trinkets that proc stats, rather than single-target damage dealers.

You can also get a quick overview of good Mythic+ Trinkets on our Gearing page, specifically the Simulation chart for multi-target scenarios.