Arms Warrior

Arms Warrior puts 31 points into Arms, 10 points into Fury and 10 points into Protection by level 60, with no respec on the way.

Key talents: Mortal Strike at 45.

By our sim, this build gets you from 10 to 60 in about 27% less time than playing with no talents.

At level 40 most of your ability damage comes from Overpower (35%), Slam (34%) and Deep Wounds (11%).

Each talent gets a tier for how much it helps this build level, by our sim: S best, A strong, B solid, C small, Filler needed to reach deeper talents.

1. 10-35
   First, filler points:

   • Improved Rend 1-3B
   • Improved Heroic Strike 1-3B
   • Deflection 1-5
   • Improved Overpower 1-2
   • Deep Wounds 1-3
   • Spearing Strike 1
   • Two-Handed Weapon Specialization 1-3
   • Impale 1-2
   • Bloodthrill 1-3

   

   Improved Slam 1 B

   Arms, at level 35. B tier: a solid point for leveling.
2. 36-37
   

   Bloodthrill 4-5 S

   Arms. S tier: one of this build's best points for leveling.
3. 38-42
   

   Cruelty 1-5 A

   Fury. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
4. 43-45
   First, filler points:

   • Improved Slam 2B
   • Sweeping Strikes 1

   

   Mortal Strike 1 A

   Arms, at level 45. A tier: a strong point for leveling.
5. 46-50
   

   Unbridled Wrath 1-5 C

   Fury. C tier: a small gain for leveling.
6. 51-60
   First, filler points:

   • Anticipation 1-5

   

   Toughness 1-5 C

   Protection, at level 56. C tier: a small gain for leveling.

1. 
   Overpower

   after the mob dodges or Bloodthrill lights it up
2. 
   Slam

   on cooldown, pauses auto attacks 1.3 s
3. 
   Spearing Strike

   on cooldown
4. 
   Rend

   once per mob
5. 
   Victory Rush

   right after each kill, on the next mob

Share of your ability damage

• Overpower35%
• Slam34%
• Deep Wounds11%
• Spearing Strike9%
• Rend8%
• Victory Rush3%

What our sim found levels best at this level with this build: DoTs once per mob, cooldowns on cooldown, and the rest on your best filler. Auto attacks are always on, so they are not listed.

Strength > Stamina > Attack power > Agility > Spirit

• Strength1.00
• Stamina0.78
• Attack power0.50
• Agility0.35
• Spirit0.09

1% crit is worth about 6 Strength. 1% hit is worth about 5 Strength.

Stat values like Pawn: point for point, your best stat is 1.00 and the rest are worth that share of it. MP5 is mana regen per 5 seconds, as item tooltips show it. Your own gear shifts these: the Character page works them out for you.

• This build assumes a two-handed sword. Talents for other weapon types are skipped.
• Put Rend on each mob once: most mobs die before it needs refreshing.
• Watch for Overpower: it only lights up after the mob dodges or Bloodthrill lights it up, and it is cheap damage.
• At level 40, for the same item budget, Strength helps most, then attack power. Look for gear with those first.
• Some points (Deflection, Sweeping Strikes and Anticipation) are filler to reach the next tier; they do little for leveling on their own.

How this is made: a typical character at each level (Classic-like stats, quest greens for gear) pulling same-level mobs one at a time, with downtime counted. It is an early version, refined as players’ combat logs measure what each talent really does. Weapon assumed: two-handed sword.