WoW Warrior Guide

Adam last updated this WoW Warrior Guide on: Monday, Mar 8th 2010

Hi, good . The Warrior class is one of the most popular amongst players of World of Warcraft. After reading this WoW Warrior Guide, you will see why.

These fighters are the kings of melee battle. They are proficient at all weaponry (except wands, idols, and sigils) and are able to wear any type of armor, with plate armor becoming available at Level 40. Whether you need the Warrior to act as a fierce assailant or as an armored tank, this class fits the bill. Best of all, due to the Warrior’s strong abilities with both weapons and armor, they can be a lethal combination of the two.

I'd like to point out in this WoW Warrior Guide, because I think it's important, that the Warrior’s ferocity is also measured in the amount of rage built up when delivering or receiving blows from the opposing faction. As a matter of fact, the Warrior’s fighting ability depends on rage.

Many fighting abilities of a Warrior are dependent upon any of three combat stances that may be employed: Battle Stance, Berserker Stance, and Defensive Stance. Though the Warrior is relatively easy to play because of the variety of accessible weaponry and armor, these stances are the key to true success, as is the ability to monitor rage.

Battle Stance is the standard of the Warrior. The Defensive Stance, as you might expect, is more for absorbing than delivering damage. It is best for tanking. However, if someone else is tanking and you feel the need to get in some licks, the Berserker Stance will deal heavy blows to the opposition.

Granted, the Warrior isn’t able to protect himself as well when taking this stance, but that’s why someone else is tanking. The ease at which you can begin the game using a Warrior is appealing, but the Warrior’s skills may take some time to master.

A Warrior may also assume several races including: Draenei, Dwarf, Gnome, Human, Night Elf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, and Undead. The Warrior’s talent trees are those of Protection, Fury, and Arms.

As previously mentioned in this WoW Warrior Guide, rage is the Warrior’s mana. The rage bar is bare until delivering and receiving damage in battle. When not in battle, the rage bar empties again. Because fighting is necessary to build and maintain rage, leading to success while fighting, a good strategy for someone playing the Warrior class is to build rage on a weaker combatant before taking on more powerful enemies.

While Hunters, Mages, Rogues, and Warlocks are adept at avoiding strikes, the Warrior is not, making this class very reliant on equipment. The positive side of this is that a Warrior’s dependence on armor makes them a prized tanking ally in group battle. Get ready; if you are playing a Warrior, you will be asked to tank… many times. It’s nice to feel wanted, though, isn’t it?

Strengths, weaknesses, races, and abilities have been introduced in the WoW Warrior Guide. Now it is up to you to decide if this battle machine is the right class for you while exploring the realms of World of Warcraft.

I hope you found this WoW Warrior Guide of help.