World of Warcraft: Forever · class guide
Warrior: Changes
What has changed for the Warrior in the Forever beta, newest first. The rest of this guide describes the class as it plays now (client build 1.60.1.70425).
Last updated 2026-10-16, checked 2026-10-16.
- : Battle Shout now buffs the whole raid, not just your party.
- : Damage and spell pushback no longer interrupt or push back Slam's cast.
- : Ruthless changed to +2% crit on every attack, replacing Sword Specialization.
- : Earth Fury changed to +2% critical damage and healing, replacing Mace Specialization.
- : Quickness movement speed now stacks with other speed increases.
- : Eureka! changed from a buff for the next 3 attacks to an 8-second buff with no charges.
- : Blood Fury cooldown changed from 2 to 3 minutes and its healing penalty was removed.
- : Savage changed to +1% crit, replacing Axe Specialization.
- : Shatter Curse now dispels Curses and Banes and cuts magic damage taken by 5%.
- : Touch of the Grave's proc chance and cooldown were adjusted; figures not given.
- : Tauren Endurance changed from +1% hit to +5% health and 2% critical damage and healing.
- : Troll Regeneration bonuses were doubled to 20%.
- : Lingering Rage no longer stops health regeneration after combat.
- : Weaponmaster's sword extra attack no longer triggers from Shield Bash or Shield Slam.
- : Improved Berserker Rage was fixed; it was not removing movement impairments.
- : Build 70291 fixed three rage-from-damage-taken bugs: player health used instead of a creature's, crits and crushing blows, and absorbs; rage is now balanced on 20-40% armour by level.
- : Weapon swaps within one global cooldown work again (build 70291).
- : Demoralizing Shout now puts some threat on every enemy it hits (build 70291); before that it caused no threat.
- : Spearing Strike dismounts targets again (build 70291).
- : Last Stand grants the correct amount of health again (build 70291); it had been giving the wrong amount.
- : Impale requires Deep Wounds again (build 70291).
- : Deep Wounds no longer scales with the off-hand weapon's attack power (build 70291).
- : Crits with a basic attack now give 100% more rage.
- : Fury was rebuilt for levelling: Whirlwind always hits with both weapons without a talent, Bloodthirst scales at 45% of attack power (up from 35%), Flurry needs Death Wish instead of Enrage, and three new talents arrived. Protection's early rows were reshuffled and Toughness was removed.
- : Precision, Boundless Rage and Improved Cleave were removed from the Warrior tree.
- : Unbridled Wrath no longer doubles for two-handed weapons.
- : Berserker Rage is learned at level 30 instead of 32.
- : Dual Wield Specialization stopped giving hit.
- : Furious Precision was added in row 3.
- : Booming Voice also cuts shout rage costs by 5–25%, and shout durations became baseline.
- : Raging Blows now makes Cleave and Whirlwind cost 3 less rage; its off-hand Whirlwind effect became baseline.
- : Gore Drinker was added.
- : Lingering Rage was added.
- : Blood Craze no longer triggers from Bloodthirst.
- : Anticipation moved to row 2.
- : Iron Will moved from Fury into Protection row 1.
- : Improved Bloodrage moved from row 2 to row 1.
- : Improved Revenge moved to row 2.
- : Improved Disarm moved to row 3.
- : Improved Shield Bash moved to row 4.
- : Improved Berserker Rage moved from row 6 to row 5.
- : Crits with a basic attack gave 75% more rage.
- : Eureka! no longer helps Rend's bleed.
- : Dungeon quest XP was cut; it still pays about 2.2 times Classic's.
- : Known issue: mobs can parry and block from behind at close range.
- : Respawn rates were raised in Hillsbrad, Ashenvale, Wetlands, Duskwood and Thousand Needles.
- : Rend now tags a mob to you instantly.
- : Sunder Armor now tags a mob instantly.
- : Spearing Strike works with any weapon but needs Battle Stance.
- : A queued Heroic Strike stopped raising off-hand hit chance.
- : Dual Wield Specialization's off-hand rage bonus was halved from 20–100% to 10–50%.
- : Sunder Armor threat scaling with attack power was fixed on every rank.
- : Bloodthrill's Overpower chance was raised from 2–10% to 4–20%.
- : Bastion and Focused Rage swapped rows.
- : Focused Rage moved up to row 5 to help Protection level, swapping rows with Bastion.
- Earlier builds: Client build 70170 removed Fury's Precision.
- Earlier builds: Client build 70170 stopped Spearing Strike dismounting targets.
- Earlier builds: Client build 70170 removed "considered in combat" from Bloodrage's tooltip.
- Earlier builds: Client build 70170 removed Impale's Deep Wounds prerequisite.
Still open
- Damage-taken rage bug: fixed in build 70291. Measure rage per hit taken at 10-20 and compare it with the old numbers.
- Rage from damage taken and absorbs: live in beta (Blizzard: absorbs are ignored, as if none were active). Test with a Priest's Power Word: Shield on, and see whether your real armour matters or the curve just assumes 20-40%.
- Dual Wield Specialization: the client says +10–50% off-hand rage; Blizzard's patch note read like a removal. Measure off-hand rage per swing with and without the talent.
- Improved Slam: the 70205 tooltip says a 3-second cooldown cut at both ranks. Is rank 1 really 3 seconds?
- Bloodrage and combat: its tooltip lost "considered in combat" in 70170; whether it still puts you in combat is disputed. Test Charge after Bloodrage.
- Skyborne stance quest: is The Skybreaker Bulwark the Skyborne Defensive Stance quest, or do Skyborne go to the Bartleby and Uzzek chains?
- Demoralizing Shout threat (fixed, amount not stated): measure it against Thunder Clap. Parries from behind (known issue) is still open.
- Everything above level 30 is untested until the beta cap rises.