Arms Warrior DPS Mythic+ Tips — The War Within (11.0.7)

This build is recommended for any level of Mythic+, with strong damage spikes and greater survivability, but requiring more setup and stricter positioning.

Colossus leverages frequent use of Mortal Strike for frequent use of Demolish, generating strong single and multitarget damage, alongside a host of passive damage and defensive buffs. While slightly more technical due to requiring good placement of Ravager and being mindful of the lack of movement during Demolish, the build offers strong priority and low target cleave damage.

While it is recommended that you run the build as listed, there are a few changes that can be made to suit personal personal preference:

• Overwhelming Rage is not necessary, as Arms very rarely Rage starves or caps resources, making it an easy point to drop for more customization.
• Intimidating Shout is the main pick for many players, offering more Crowd Control, though it is rarely needed thanks to the low cooldown on Shockwave via Rumbling Earth.
• Honed Reflexes allows several utility abilities to be used slightly more often, though the amount is so small, it is often difficult to ascertain whether it will have any value at all.
• Fast Footwork and Intervene are common picks for increased mobility.
• Uproar is an almost even trade with Armored to the Teeth in multitarget, though reducing priority damage without any real upside.
• Endurance Training is very nice but also very expensive to take in terms of lost damage due to competing against powerful Tier 3 talents.

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

This build is recommended for any level of Mythic+, focusing on balanced single and multitarget damage.

Slayer balances single and multitarget damage in a very straightforward and simple generalist build that requires little preemptive planning or proper positioning, making it easy to play and effective at all keystone levels.

While it is recommended that you run the build as listed, there are a few changes that can be made to suit personal personal preference:

• Overwhelming Rage is not necessary, as Arms very rarely Rage starves or caps resources, making it an easy point to drop for more customization.
• Intimidating Shout is the main pick for many players, offering more Crowd Control, though it is rarely needed thanks to the low cooldown on Shockwave via Rumbling Earth.
• Honed Reflexes allows several utility abilities to be used slightly more often, though the amount is so small, it is often difficult to ascertain whether it will have any value at all.
• Fast Footwork and Intervene are common picks for increased mobility.
• Endurance Training is very nice but also very expensive to take in terms of lost damage due to competing against powerful Tier 3 talents.

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

This build is recommended for coordinated high-level Mythic+ key levels, focusing on further increased maintaining Juggernaut to increase priority damage against powerful single targets and bosses.

This Slayer variant exchanges a small amount of multitarget damage for more single-target capability, which is generally considered a good tradeoff in higher-level Mythic+, where boss damage checks become more important. However, it is important to note that this build focuses on maintaining Juggernaut, both on bosses and between pulls, so the build is best used by experienced players in coordinated groups to help avoid continually restacking the buff.

While it is recommended that you run the build as listed, there are a few changes that can be made to suit personal personal preference:

• Overwhelming Rage is not necessary, as Arms very rarely Rage starves or caps resources, making it an easy point to drop for more customization.
• Intimidating Shout is the main pick for many players, offering more Crowd Control, though it is rarely needed thanks to the low cooldown on Shockwave via Rumbling Earth.
• Honed Reflexes allows several utility abilities to be used slightly more often, though the amount is so small, it is often difficult to ascertain whether it will have any value at all.
• Fast Footwork and Intervene are common picks for increased mobility.
• Endurance Training is very nice but also very expensive to take in terms of lost damage due to competing against powerful Tier 3 talents.

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] [] Interrupt

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.

Storm Bolt and Shockwave are single and multitarget 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, as well as some targets being immune to the condition outright. It is also limited to five targets, so there are times when it may not necessarily stop all of the enemies you want it to. Because of this, the talent is not always taken in Mythic+ builds, but can be added as desired.

Piercing Howl and Crackling Thunder can both 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.

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.

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.

• Warriors can use Heroic Leap to avoid having to stand in Grasping Blood at all, though the timing is very tight. A much more reliable strategy is to leap into the blood and then use Storm Bolt or Shockwave on the newly formed mob to break themselves out once the pull has ended.

• Several targeted and ground effect spells can be reflected, including Poison Bolt and Web Bolt.

• Splice can be reflected, while Umbral Weave will be deflected and prevent the root. It is typically better to reflect Splice, but because it is cast twice per cycle, the timing is very tight: try to pre-cast Spell Reflect just before the first Splice is cast in order for the cooldown to be available again before the second.

• Several targeted and ground effect spells can be reflected, including Grimweave Blast, Umbral Weave, Web Bolt, Void Rush, and Poison Bolt.

• Shadow Bolt can be reflected back to the boss.

• Several targeted and ground effect spells can be reflected, including Animated Darkness, Tormenting Beam, Shadow Bolt, and Web Bolt.

• The Depth's Grasp tentacle stuns can be immuned with Spell Reflect or Bladestorm, allowing a small amount of emergency clear.

• Several targeted and ground effect spells can be reflected, including Lava Fist, Shadowflame Bolt, and Shadowflame Slash.

• Fetid Gas pools, Frostbolt Volley, Noxious Fog, Enfeeble, Frozen Binds, and Razorshard Ice puddles can all be reflected or deflected to ignore their effects.

• Several targeted and ground effect spells can be reflected, including Frostbolt, Drain Fluids, Necrotic Bolt, Spew Disease, Disease Cloud, Clinging Darkness, and Shadow Well.

• Anima Puddle, Acid Expulsion void zones, and Decomposing Acid puddles can all be reflected or deflected.

• Several targeted and ground effect spells can be reflected, including Bramble Burst, Spirit Bolt, Soul Split, Anima Slash, Anima Injection, Volatile Acid, Debilitating Poison, and Overgrowth.

• No boss spells may be reflected or deflected, so use it as a general damage reduction cooldown instead.

• Several targeted and ground effect spells can be reflected, including Water Bolt, Cursed Slash, and Brackish Bolt.

• Molten Metal can be reflected back to the boss.

• Several targeted and ground effect spells can be reflected, including Shield Stampede, Stone Bolt, Arcing Void, Alloy Bolt, Censoring Gear, and Shadow Claw.

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.

Bitter Immunity will remove the debuff, though it is not a great strategy as the affix happens much more frequently than the cooldown allows, which means healers will still need a plan to cover the other sets. This often results in holding the cooldown for emergencies that rarely ever come, effectively wasting the talent point. Instead, simply using Impending Victory will help reduce the healing burden enough to quickly remove the debuff.

Smart use of Charge and Heroic Leap can help reach Shattered Essence crystals more quickly, but proper positioning should be all that is needed.

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