Fury Warriors are plate-armored behemoths that charge head-first into battle with a gigantic sword in each hand – they are the only spec in the game that can dual-wield two-handed weapons. Those who witness their attack claim that the Titans themselves bestowed upon these soldiers the strength to carry out their will and the most heinous of weapons. They bring supreme weapon expertise to the battlefield, severing their adversaries in half.

Fury Warriors were the top dog of Classic and one of the most powerful DPS specs in TBC, a trend that continues in Wrath of the Lich King. It takes them a long to achieve their full potential, but their amazing scaling finally drives them to heights other classes can only dream of. Fury Warriors are one of the finest single target DPS specs in the game during the last two raid tiers of the expansion, and possibly the best cleave DPS spec in the game.

This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about raiding as a Fury Warrior in PvE content. Everything from talents and equipment to ability rotations and macros will be covered. You will be topping DPS meters and receiving incredible treasure by the end of this guide!

Fury Warrior Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

• Unmatched cleave damage
  Fury Warriors are the kings of cleave damage. Any fight with 3-4 targets for you to attack, you’ll consistently be at the top of the damage meters, thanks to Cleave and Whirlwind — even though we unfortunately no longer have access to Sweeping Strikes.
• Top-tier single target damage
  While a few specs have a little advantage in terms of raw single target damage, there is no doubting that Fury Warriors are top tier in this category. You’ll constantly be around the top of the DPS meters if you play well.
• Simple rotation
  While WotLK made many specs’ DPS rotations more difficult, things didn’t change all that much for Fury Warriors, who still have one of the easiest rotations. That makes it a simple class to learn, since it does not require sophisticated macros or addons to perform properly, which is especially important if your Fury Warrior is merely an alt you play infrequently.
• Great mobility for a melee class
  There’s a decent amount of movement in WotLK raids compared to previous expansions, and Warriors are arguably the least bothered by this out of all melee DPS specs. Your Intercept, which you can use twice in a row thanks to the Fury-exclusive Heroic Fury, will get you to your target instantly, any time.

Weaknesses

• Very little & situational utility
  While utility becomes less important in Wrath, compared to TBC at least, it’s still an important aspect of every class & spec out there, and Fury Warriors are unfortunately pretty limited in that department. A lot of a Fury Warrior’s utility, such as Battle Shout, is no longer unique to Warriors, leaving us with just Shattering Throw as far as unique utility is concerned.
• Highly reliant on gear
  As stated in the Strengths section, Fury Warriors are powerful and deliver enormous damage. However, this is due primarily to their tremendous scaling – their initial damage isn’t really noteworthy. This means they’re weaker in the beginning and only become the unstoppable powerhouses they’re known for later in the expansion, when they’re stocked with great armor penetration gear and powerful two-handed weapons.
  

Fury Warrior Utility

Fury Warriors, in addition to their damage, contribute the following raid bonuses and debuffs to a raid:

Shattering ThrowOnly Warriors have this completely unique functionality. Reducing the target’s armor by 20% offers a little damage boost for yourself and the raid, and it stacks with 100% armor penetration, contrary to popular belief. However, the 10 second duration is relatively restricted, and the 5-minute cooldown means you can only use it once every fight, usually during Heroism / Bloodlust.

Increased attack power (does not stack) – Battle Shout
Only Warriors have this completely unique functionality. Reducing the target’s armor by 20% offers a little damage boost for yourself and the raid, and it stacks with 100% armor penetration, contrary to popular belief. However, the 10 second duration is relatively restricted, and the 5-minute cooldown means you can only use it once every fight, usually during Heroism / Bloodlust.

5% physical crit (does not stack) – Rampage
Only Warriors have this completely unique functionality. Reducing the target’s armor by 20% offers a little damage boost for yourself and the raid, and it stacks with 100% armor penetration, contrary to popular belief. However, the 10 second duration is relatively restricted, and the 5-minute cooldown means you can only use it once every fight, usually during Heroism / Bloodlust.

increased health (does not stack) – Commanding Shout
This is an absolute must-have for your raid. Unfortunately, in Wrath, it no longer stacks with a Warlock’s Blood Pact, which they acquire while using an Imp pet. However, only Destruction Warlocks – the weakest Warlock specialty in Wrath — often utilize Imps, therefore it will frequently fall on you to maintain this bonus. Just make sure your raid is already benefiting from your Battle Shout’s attack power bonus, since you can only apply one of your shout buffs at a time.

20% armor reduction (does not stack) – Sunder Armor

An absolute must-have, significantly enhancing your raid’s DPS. It no longer stacks with a Rogue’s Expose Armor, although this isn’t a big deal because Warriors have a far better time keeping it up. Given that most raids will not have a Protection Warrior providing this debuff, it’s likely that you’ll be responsible for keeping this critical debuff on the target.

Reduced attack power (does not stack) – Demoralizing Shout
This debuff is a must-have, as it significantly reduces boss damage. Feral Druids may bring it with Demoralizing Roar, and Warlocks can bring it with Curse of Weakness, like with previous expansions. Because the Improved Demoralizing Shout talent is on the Fury tree, you may have to maintain it up yourself if your Feral Druid does not take it up.

20% attack speed slow (does not stack) – Thunder Clap
This debuff is a must-have, greatly decreasing boss damage. However, it is available to numerous other classes, and Fury Warriors often do not have the luxury of being able to take up the Improved Thunder Clap skill, therefore you will most likely not be the one to apply this debuff.