TBC Classic Warrior Weapons Guide

Depending on their race, Warriors will start with a one-handed Sword, Axe, or Mace. They will know how to use some of weapon skills from the start, but require training in the missing one. Also, they know Daggers and Unarmed from the start. Every other weapon skill has to be learned from the various weapon masters shown below.

Most of the weapon skills listed above can be bought at early as Level 10, with Polearms being trained at Level 20.

Remember that no matter how good a weapon is at a given level, it will quickly be outclassed by common weapons of higher level, so be wary of wasting a lot of time chasing for the perfect low-level weapon.

As a Warrior, you can use every single type of non-Wand weapon in TBC Classic. Each type of weapon has its unique perks and downsides, which we will talk about below.

Axes, both one-handed and two-handed, are the preferred weapons for Orc players, due to their +5 Expertise skill for Axes from their racial, Axe Specialization. This extra skill is a huge boost against boss-level enemies. There are also many high profile Axes for leveling Warriors, such as Whirlwind Axe and Arcanite Reaper.

Swords, one-handed and two-handed, are the best weapons for Human players, as they gain +5 Expertise skill when using Swords from their racial, Sword Specialization.

Maces are also great for Human Warriors because of Mace Specialization, also granting +5 Expertise skill when using Maces.

Staves are quite similar to Maces, but unlike those they do not have an Arms talent specialization at all. All of them are two-handed weapons, and more often than not they have caster-oriented stats. This being said, there are a few notable staves that you should look for on your way to Level 60, such as Crescent Staff and Resurgence Rod.

Polearms are also two-handed-only weapons, and Poleaxe Specialization is quite good. Unfortunately there are not many weapons of this kind in the game, and there are no races with Polearm bonuses, which makes them a niche weapon type for Warriors.

Daggers are often neglected by Warriors due to their very fast attack speeds and lower damage output, but depending on your current weapons Daggers can be good upgrades, especially when tanking.

Tanking Warriors benefit more from faster weapons than slow ones because these provide steadier Rage generation, and more ability to quickly dump extra Rage with Heroic Strike when needed.

While there are a few Fist weapons Warriors can use in TBC Classic while leveling, they are few and far between. If you get a good one, such as Vilerend Slicer, feel free to use it!

While not technically a weapon, Shields will still be taking a weapon slot, and improve your defensive capabilities a lot by increasing your Armor while also often carrying other useful stats.

You should always have a Shield available in your inventory for tanking and other situations that demand you to play more defensively, such as when running away from enemies you cannot defeat.

Your weapon, as a Warrior, is by far the most impactful piece of your gear while leveling, and as such, looking for weapon upgrades is the main thing to be mindful of.

Dual-wielding, while viable, is not recommended (even for Fury builds) due to Hit and Rage generation limitations that will lower your damage significantly while you lack max-level gear.

Finally, for tanking, it is important that you use your highest DPS one-hander, in order to get better Rage and Threat generation — faster weapons are slightly better, as well. Also, look for high Armor and high-stat Shields.

While you will change weapons many times during your 1-70 journey, some interesting weapons you might find as you level up are as follows:

• There are many Slow / High DPS weapons sold by Weapon Vendor NPCs, such as the early Large Axe, or the late game Bullova if you did not manage to get anything better by this point.
• Crescent Staff (Horde) and Staff of Westfall (Alliance) are dungeon quest rewards, from Leaders of the Fang and The Defias Brotherhood respectively. Because they are quest rewards, you are guaranteed to get them from your first full dungeon run, and they can last you for a very long time.
• For tanking, you will want to use a one-hander and Shield. Try to get Meteor Shard and combine it with Commander's Crest, both of which drop from Shadowfang Keep.
• Whirlwind Axe is the best weapon at Level 30 and, even if you obtain it later, it is still a weapon you can possibly use until the 50s. If you are speed leveling, we would discourage you from pursuing it unless you have high-level help, as the time spent on its quest will tend to outweigh its DPS gain on your quest to 70.
• If you are running dungeons, make sure to pick up Corpsemaker from Razorfen Kraul and Ravager from Scarlet Monastery: Armory, as these are incredible weapons that will serve you well for quite a few levels. Ravager is amazing for a very long period, due to its proc. It causes a long whirlwind effect which deals periodic area of effect damage to everything around you.
• For tanking and dual-wielding Warriors, Sword of Omen and Vanquisher's Sword can both be obtained easily from the Into The Scarlet Monastery and Bring the End / Bring the Light quests respectively, around Level 40. Combine them with Aegis of the Scarlet Commander for tanking.
• Maraudon has a lot of good two-handed weapons for Warriors, such as Princess Theradras' Scepter, Gatorbite Axe, and even the guaranteed Resurgence Rod, from the Corruption of Earth and Seed quest. Keep in mind that if you choose the Rod, you miss out on the alternative quest reward, Thrash Blade, which is one of the best one-hand weapons in the game before entering Outland.

• In Hellfire Peninsula, you can get either a 2-handed Axe or Sword. Rage Reaver, the Axe, is obtained from the first quest available to players in the zone, Felspark Ravine or The Path of Anguish depending on your faction. Helboar Carving Blade can be claimed from the quest Testing the Antidote.
• Terrokar Forest offers both a 2-handed Axe and Mace. The Axe, Edge of Inevitability, can be gained from The Final Code / The Final Code while the Spiked Destroyer Mace is a reward from Kill the Shadow Council! / Kill the Shadow Council!.
• If you are running dungeons, you can get Hatebringer from Ghaz'an in Underbog. Tavarok in Mana Tombs also drops Shaarde the Greater, which is a very strong Sword.
• In Nagrand, the The Ring of Blood: The Final Challenge, the final quest of the Ring of Blood questchain, offers a very strong axe: Honed Voidaxe.
• Netherstorm has a few very strong weapons, both an Axe and a Sword. Sunfury Blade is one of the few Swords available while leveling from the quest Kick Them While They're Down. An extremely strong Axe, The Burning Crusader, can be gotten from the quest Nexus-King Salhadaar at the end of a main quest chain in the zone.

Warriors have a gigantic amount of end-game weapons at their disposal, as they can use everything except Wands. Depending on what you are looking for, there are many different sources of weapon upgrades, but you will mostly find them inside dungeons and raids, with the occasional quest reward thrown in.

For end-game gearing information, please refer to our Best in Slot gear guides for Warriors: