DPS Rotation & Cooldowns

This rotation offers a general priority list for Arms Warrior abilities, along with key cooldowns at the bottom. It's based on a standard build and is here to help while we work on a smarter, build-aware system. If you are very new to the game or this class, we added info on the new assisted rotation features at the bottom of this guide. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch (12.0.1).

Single Target

Ensure Battle Stance is active before combat begins.

• RendView detailsApply or refresh if < 4 seconds remaining.
• RavagerView detailsUse before Colossus Smash.
• AvatarView detailsUse before or with Colossus Smash.
• Colossus Smash
• DemolishView detailsUse during Colossus Smash.
• OverpowerView detailsUse with 2 charges.
• Mortal StrikeView detailsUse with 2 stacks of Executioners Precision.
• ExecuteView detailsUse with Sudden Death proc.
• Mortal Strike
• ExecuteView detailsConsume Sudden Death procs.
• Bladestorm
• Storm BoltView detailsUse during Bladestorm.
• Overpower
• SlamView detailsUse as filler.

Maintain Rend and prioritize Colossus Smash with Avatar and Ravager. Use Mortal Strike and Execute effectively, filling gaps with Overpower and Slam.

AoE

• RendView detailsApply or refresh if < 4 seconds remaining.
• Ravager
• Sweeping StrikesView detailsUse if Broad Strokes is not talented or Colossus Smash is on cooldown.
• Avatar
• Colossus Smash
• Demolish
• OverpowerView detailsUse with 2 charges.
• Cleave
• Bladestorm
• Mortal Strike
• Overpower
• ExecuteView detailsUse as filler.

For AoE, maintain Rend and prioritize Colossus Smash with Avatar and Ravager. Use Cleave and Bladestorm for multi-target damage, filling gaps with Overpower and Execute.

Cooldowns

• Colossus SmashView detailsUse on cooldown or align with key damage phases.
• AvatarView detailsUse with Colossus Smash for synergy.
• BladestormView detailsUse on cooldown or with add groups.
• RavagerView detailsAlign with Colossus Smash for maximum effect.
• DemolishView detailsUse on cooldown, monitor timers for alignment.

Use Colossus Smash and Avatar together for burst. Bladestorm and Ravager excel in AoE, while Demolish should be used consistently for added damage.

New to Class? Try Assisted Rotation

Patch 11.1.7 introduced new features that make it eaiser to pick and play new characters. These new settings can be enabled from settings » gameplay enhancements:

• Single-Button Assistant
• Assisted Highlight
• Cooldown Manager

If you are new to World of Warcraft or a certain class, enabling Assisted Highlight and Cooldown Manager can help you learn which abilities to prioritize and use.

While the Single-Button Assistant can be a much easier and more accessible way to play the game, it does come with a slight performance hit due to a small GCD penalty, as you will have to wait 25% longer in between spells and abilities.

To see which specs are best with the Single-Button Assistant feature, you can check out our DPS Rankings which uses SimC to sim every class using this feature.